50 Books like Pieces of the Night

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

by Jennifer Hartmann

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

4.16

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak Summary

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak 96%

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023

4.16

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Girl in the Love Song 96%

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

Bright Side

by Kim Holden • 2014

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

4.29

63k+

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

Bright Side 96%

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

by Kim Holden 2014

4.29

63k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

Between Never and Forever

by Brit Benson • 2023

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

4.21

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Between Never and Forever 94%

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

by Brit Benson 2023

4.21

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

If You Stayed

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2025

Her cruel husband's new architect is her first love, and he doesn't remember her at all.

4.20

10k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts 💭 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Found Family

If You Stayed 94%

Her cruel husband's new architect is her first love, and he doesn't remember her at all.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2025

4.20

10k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts 💭 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Found Family

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 94%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

Full Tilt

by Emma Scott • 2016

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

4.36

40k+

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Full Tilt 94%

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

by Emma Scott 2016

4.36

40k+ ratings

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Boy & His Ribbon

by Pepper Winters • 2018

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

4.40

11k+

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Boy & His Ribbon 94%

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

by Pepper Winters 2018

4.40

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

Unperfect

by Susie Tate • 2021

Desperate and homeless, she hides her past from a gruff boss who makes vanishing impossible.

4.05

31k+

🏢 Grumpy Boss Romance 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🚫 Surviving Abuse

Unperfect 94%

Desperate and homeless, she hides her past from a gruff boss who makes vanishing impossible.

by Susie Tate 2021

4.05

31k+ ratings

🏢 Grumpy Boss Romance 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🚫 Surviving Abuse

Maybe Someday

by Colleen Hoover • 2022

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

3.96

675k+

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

Maybe Someday 95%

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

by Colleen Hoover 2022

3.96

675k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

Just The Way You Are

by Aimee Brown • 2019

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

4.22

389

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Just The Way You Are 95%

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

by Aimee Brown 2019

4.22

389 ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Where There's a Will

by Jessie Walker

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

4.25

9k+

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Where There's a Will 94%

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

by Jessie Walker 2021

4.25

9k+ ratings

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Dream On

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2025

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

4.07

11k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

Dream On 94%

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2025

4.07

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

The Air He Breathes

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2015

A widow and a grieving recluse use each other as stand-ins for their dead spouses.

4.12

75k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 😢 Tearjerker Romance

The Air He Breathes 94%

A widow and a grieving recluse use each other as stand-ins for their dead spouses.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2015

4.12

75k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 😢 Tearjerker Romance

Dreamland

by Nicholas Sparks • 2022

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

3.95

105k+

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

Dreamland 94%

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

by Nicholas Sparks 2022

3.95

105k+ ratings

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

A Wish for Us

by Tillie Cole • 2018

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

4.32

26k+

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

A Wish for Us 94%

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

by Tillie Cole 2018

4.32

26k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

Be Here Now

by Julia Goda • 2015

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

3.77

251

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Be Here Now 94%

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

by Julia Goda 2015

3.77

251 ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Leo

by Mia Sheridan • 2013

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

3.97

43k+

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Leo 94%

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

by Mia Sheridan 2013

3.97

43k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Close to You

by Nissa Renzo

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

3.74

9k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

Close to You 94%

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

by Nissa Renzo 2026

3.74

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

His Darling Freckles

by Alecsa Kayser

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

3.83

395

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

His Darling Freckles 95%

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

by Alecsa Kayser

3.83

395 ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

The Muse

by Jewel E. Ann • 2026

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

4.24

2k+

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

The Muse 95%

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

by Jewel E. Ann 2026

4.24

2k+ ratings

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

Wild Card

by Karina Halle • 2017

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

3.78

7k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Wild Card 94%

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

by Karina Halle 2017

3.78

7k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Pretty Reckless

by L.J. Shen • 2019

She destroyed his sister's future. Now he's her foster brother, and hate feels like desire.

4.04

83k+

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥀 Dark Romance 🏫 High School Romance 👑 Mean Girl Redemption

Pretty Reckless 94%

She destroyed his sister's future. Now he's her foster brother, and hate feels like desire.

by L.J. Shen 2019

4.04

83k+ ratings

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥀 Dark Romance 🏫 High School Romance 👑 Mean Girl Redemption

Unnatural

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

3.94

6k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

Unnatural 94%

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

3.94

6k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

After the Shut Up Ring

by Cate C. Wells • 2024

She refuses her groom at the altar. Her best friend's brother has quietly loved her for years.

3.69

4k+

🫂 Best Friend's Brother 👩‍👧‍👧 Single Mother Romance 💕 Childhood Crush 🩹 Abuse Recovery 🤍 Hurt Comfort

After the Shut Up Ring 94%

She refuses her groom at the altar. Her best friend's brother has quietly loved her for years.

by Cate C. Wells 2024

3.69

4k+ ratings

🫂 Best Friend's Brother 👩‍👧‍👧 Single Mother Romance 💕 Childhood Crush 🩹 Abuse Recovery 🤍 Hurt Comfort

The Boy & His Ribbon

by Pepper Winters • 2018

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

4.40

11k+

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Boy & His Ribbon 94%

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

by Pepper Winters 2018

4.40

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin

by Mariana Zapata • 2015

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

3.85

37k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin 94%

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

by Mariana Zapata 2015

3.85

37k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan • 2016

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

4.16

704k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Archer's Voice 95%

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

by Mia Sheridan 2016

4.16

704k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

The Wreckage of Us

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2020

A broke goth takes a ranch job. The town's womanizing rock star just met his undoing.

4.05

17k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 🎸 Rock Star Romance

The Wreckage of Us 95%

A broke goth takes a ranch job. The town's womanizing rock star just met his undoing.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2020

4.05

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 🎸 Rock Star Romance

Catch the Sun

by Jennifer Hartmann

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

4.24

39k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Catch the Sun 94%

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024

4.24

39k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Easy

by Tammara Webber • 2012

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

4.07

230k+

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Easy 94%

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

by Tammara Webber 2012

4.07

230k+ ratings

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

The Future Saints

by Ashley Winstead • 2026

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

3.78

22k+

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

The Future Saints 94%

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

by Ashley Winstead 2026

3.78

22k+ ratings

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

Don't Kiss the Bride

by Carian Cole • 2021

Trapped by her mother's hoard, a sick teen marries a gruff older man for health insurance.

4.03

35k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Don't Kiss the Bride 94%

Trapped by her mother's hoard, a sick teen marries a gruff older man for health insurance.

by Carian Cole 2021

4.03

35k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Until You

by Catharina Maura • 2021

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

3.86

38k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Until You 94%

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

by Catharina Maura 2021

3.86

38k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Sweet Thing

by Renee Carlino • 2013

A grieving pianist inherits a café and a musician roommate she's desperate not to fall for.

3.94

19k+

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🌅 Bittersweet Romance

Sweet Thing 94%

A grieving pianist inherits a café and a musician roommate she's desperate not to fall for.

by Renee Carlino 2013

3.94

19k+ ratings

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🌅 Bittersweet Romance

Dirty Letters

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

4.02

50k+

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

Dirty Letters 94%

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.02

50k+ ratings

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

Talking at Night

by Claire Daverley

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

3.90

75k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

Talking at Night 94%

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

by Claire Daverley 2023

3.90

75k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

Love Notes

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

3.98

572

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Love Notes 95%

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.98

572 ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Finding Home

by Lauren Rowe • 2025

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

4.16

3k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Finding Home 95%

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

by Lauren Rowe 2025

4.16

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

I Dreamt That You Loved Me

by Emery Rose • 2025

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

4.24

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

I Dreamt That You Loved Me 94%

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

by Emery Rose 2025

4.24

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Whispered Prayers of a Girl

by Alex Grayson • 2017

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

4.35

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

Whispered Prayers of a Girl 94%

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

by Alex Grayson 2017

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

Evvie Drake Starts Over

by Linda Holmes • 2019

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

3.82

158k+

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

Evvie Drake Starts Over 94%

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

by Linda Holmes 2019

3.82

158k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

No Tomorrow

by Carian Cole • 2018

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

4.15

22k+

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

No Tomorrow 94%

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

by Carian Cole 2018

4.15

22k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

The Sea of Tranquility

by Katja Millay • 2012

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

4.28

89k+

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

The Sea of Tranquility 94%

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

by Katja Millay 2012

4.28

89k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

Next of Kin

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2022

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

3.74

62k+

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Next of Kin 94%

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2022

3.74

62k+ ratings

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Midnight Stage

by Sheridan Anne

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

4.04

5k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Midnight Stage 94%

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

by Sheridan Anne 2024

4.04

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Wait for You

by J. Lynn • 2013

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

4.13

170k+

🎓 College Romance 🖤 Trauma Healing 💔 Broken Heroine 🩹 Patient Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Wait for You 94%

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

by J. Lynn 2013

4.13

170k+ ratings

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