50 Books like Playing with Fire

The Tearsmith

by Erin Doom

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

3.58

71k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

The Tearsmith 95%

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

by Erin Doom 2020

3.58

71k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

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 96%

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

by J. Lynn 2013

4.13

170k+ ratings

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

After

by Anna Todd • 2014

A disciplined freshman with a five-year plan collides with campus's brooding British rebel.

3.72

379k+

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope 🏫 College Campus 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Push And Pull Romance

After 96%

A disciplined freshman with a five-year plan collides with campus's brooding British rebel.

by Anna Todd 2014

3.72

379k+ ratings

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope 🏫 College Campus 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Push And Pull Romance

Fall With Me

by Lucy Smoke • 2023

Her new stepbrother is a monster, and the only man who makes her feel alive.

4.06

1k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonded Lovers

Fall With Me 95%

Her new stepbrother is a monster, and the only man who makes her feel alive.

by Lucy Smoke 2023

4.06

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonded Lovers

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

Eat Your Heart Out

by Eden O'Neill • 2023

His way to her stepfather runs straight through her. He never planned to need her more.

4.12

5k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance 🥀 Wounded Heroine

Eat Your Heart Out 95%

His way to her stepfather runs straight through her. He never planned to need her more.

by Eden O'Neill 2023

4.12

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance 🥀 Wounded Heroine

Hateful Vows

by C. Hallman • 2024

At an elite university, the cruelest heir targets an outcast until hatred becomes dark obsession.

3.67

3k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Bully Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hateful Vows 94%

At an elite university, the cruelest heir targets an outcast until hatred becomes dark obsession.

by C. Hallman 2024

3.67

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Bully Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

All My Kisses for You

by Monica Murphy • 2024

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

3.86

11k+

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

All My Kisses for You 94%

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

by Monica Murphy 2024

3.86

11k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Bad Boys Break Hearts

by Micalea Smeltzer • 2020

A scholarship kid collides with the baseball star she abandoned at eleven.

3.65

18k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn 🏫 College Campus

Bad Boys Break Hearts 94%

A scholarship kid collides with the baseball star she abandoned at eleven.

by Micalea Smeltzer 2020

3.65

18k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn 🏫 College Campus

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles (2008) Paperback

by Simone Elkeles • 2007

He's back from juvie. She still limps. Their small town can't hold the secret between them.

3.99

44k+

💕 Ya Contemporary Romance 😈 Bad Reputation Hero 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🔒 Forced Proximity 💢 Enemies To Lovers

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles (2008) Paperback Summary

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles (2008) Paperback 96%

He's back from juvie. She still limps. Their small town can't hold the secret between them.

by Simone Elkeles 2007

3.99

44k+ ratings

💕 Ya Contemporary Romance 😈 Bad Reputation Hero 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🔒 Forced Proximity 💢 Enemies To Lovers

The Love of My Next Life

by Brit Benson • 2022

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

4.12

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

The Love of My Next Life 95%

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

by Brit Benson 2022

4.12

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

Hawke

by Jescie Hall

Her fiancé brings an ex-con home. The attraction is instant. The secrets could kill them both.

4.02

63k+

⛓️ Ex-Con Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Angsty

Hawke 95%

Her fiancé brings an ex-con home. The attraction is instant. The secrets could kill them both.

by Jescie Hall 2022

4.02

63k+ ratings

⛓️ Ex-Con Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Angsty

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 94%

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

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 94%

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 Peer and the Puppet

by B.B. Reid • 2018

An outlaw racer moves in with her cruel stepbrother, and their hatred becomes a dangerous addiction.

4.04

13k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🛏️ Stepbrother Romance 💎 Wealthy Elite 🏫 Private Academy

The Peer and the Puppet 94%

An outlaw racer moves in with her cruel stepbrother, and their hatred becomes a dangerous addiction.

by B.B. Reid 2018

4.04

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🛏️ Stepbrother Romance 💎 Wealthy Elite 🏫 Private Academy

Wrath of an Exile

by Monty Jay

An arsonist and the exile she once hunted are drawn together in a deadly town rivalry.

4.21

13k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Wrath of an Exile 94%

An arsonist and the exile she once hunted are drawn together in a deadly town rivalry.

by Monty Jay

4.21

13k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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

Losing Traction

by Amo Jones • 2016

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

4.25

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Losing Traction 94%

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

by Amo Jones 2016

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Only With You

by E. Salvador

A fire forces a college senior to room with the British basketball star she's hated for years.

4.20

8k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 College Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Tutor Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Only With You 95%

A fire forces a college senior to room with the British basketball star she's hated for years.

by E. Salvador 2024

4.20

8k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 College Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Tutor Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Bully

by Penelope Douglas • 2013

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

3.84

231k+

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

Bully 95%

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

by Penelope Douglas 2013

3.84

231k+ ratings

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

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 95%

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

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

Nothing Left to Lose

by Kirsty Moseley • 2013

A scarred senator's daughter gets a SWAT officer as her fake boyfriend who challenges her walls.

4.26

16k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🕯️ Slow Burn Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity

Nothing Left to Lose 94%

A scarred senator's daughter gets a SWAT officer as her fake boyfriend who challenges her walls.

by Kirsty Moseley 2013

4.26

16k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🕯️ Slow Burn Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hopeless

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

4.22

690k+

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Hopeless 94%

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.22

690k+ ratings

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Fiery Little Thing

by Avina St. Graves • 2024

She steals. He burns. A brutal reform school locks the lifelong enemies in the same cage.

3.64

6k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏫 Reform School 💀 Obsessive Love

Fiery Little Thing 94%

She steals. He burns. A brutal reform school locks the lifelong enemies in the same cage.

by Avina St. Graves 2024

3.64

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏫 Reform School 💀 Obsessive Love

Where We Left Off

by Sapphire Hale • 2022

A rainstorm reunites her with the ex-best friend she's about to call stepbrother.

3.11

9k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 High School Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🩹 Trauma Healing

Where We Left Off 94%

A rainstorm reunites her with the ex-best friend she's about to call stepbrother.

by Sapphire Hale 2022

3.11

9k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 High School Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🩹 Trauma Healing

Clone

by Aleksandra Negrońska • 2022

Following her twin to England, she falls for a student president hiding brutal family secrets.

4.39

28k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👥 Found Family 👯 Twin Sisters 📚 Dark Academia

Clone 94%

Following her twin to England, she falls for a student president hiding brutal family secrets.

by Aleksandra Negrońska 2022

4.39

28k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👥 Found Family 👯 Twin Sisters 📚 Dark Academia

Broken Hill High

by Sheridan Anne • 2019

Tora lands in her bully's house. Surviving Nate Ryder means resisting the boy beneath the monster.

3.96

6k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Bad Boy Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trauma Healing

Broken Hill High 95%

Tora lands in her bully's house. Surviving Nate Ryder means resisting the boy beneath the monster.

by Sheridan Anne 2019

3.96

6k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Bad Boy Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trauma Healing

Disgrace

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2018

A pastor's daughter returns home divorced and collides with the town outcast over a broken car.

4.31

33k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Broken Hero 🐢 Slow Burn 😇😈 Good Girl X Bad Boy

Disgrace 95%

A pastor's daughter returns home divorced and collides with the town outcast over a broken car.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2018

4.31

33k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Broken Hero 🐢 Slow Burn 😇😈 Good Girl X Bad Boy

The Lies We Steal

by Monty Jay

A scholarship thief refuses to run from the campus predator who claims her as his.

3.62

53k+

📚 Dark Academia 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die

The Lies We Steal 94%

A scholarship thief refuses to run from the campus predator who claims her as his.

by Monty Jay 2021

3.62

53k+ ratings

📚 Dark Academia 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die

Burnout

by Rebecca Jenshak • 2024

When a motocross racer enlists a gymnast to train him, their friction sparks an attraction.

3.89

33k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Injury Recovery 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏅 Athlete Heroine 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Obligations

Burnout 94%

When a motocross racer enlists a gymnast to train him, their friction sparks an attraction.

by Rebecca Jenshak 2024

3.89

33k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Injury Recovery 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏅 Athlete Heroine 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Obligations

Undeniably Convenient

by J. Saman • 2024

A trauma surgeon's baby pact with her ex-flame boss comes with one rule: no romance.

4.09

11k+

🩺 Medical Romance 👶 Co-Parenting Pact 💔 Second Chance 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity

Undeniably Convenient 94%

A trauma surgeon's baby pact with her ex-flame boss comes with one rule: no romance.

by J. Saman 2024

4.09

11k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Romance 👶 Co-Parenting Pact 💔 Second Chance 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity

My Dark Romeo

by Parker S. Huntington • 2023

A scandalous kiss forces a Southern heiress to marry a cold billionaire who only wants vengeance.

3.71

128k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🧊 Ice King Hero 💰 Billionaire Revenge 🔥 Forced Proximity

My Dark Romeo 94%

A scandalous kiss forces a Southern heiress to marry a cold billionaire who only wants vengeance.

by Parker S. Huntington 2023

3.71

128k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🧊 Ice King Hero 💰 Billionaire Revenge 🔥 Forced Proximity

Beautiful Disaster

by Jamie McGuire • 2011

A bet traps a guarded freshman with a notorious campus fighter for a month.

4.00

709k+

🎓 College Romance ⚡ Bad Boy Good Girl 🛏️ Forced Proximity 😤 Jealous Possessive Hero ❤️‍🩹 Reformed Playboy

Beautiful Disaster 94%

A bet traps a guarded freshman with a notorious campus fighter for a month.

by Jamie McGuire 2011

4.00

709k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ⚡ Bad Boy Good Girl 🛏️ Forced Proximity 😤 Jealous Possessive Hero ❤️‍🩹 Reformed Playboy

Dirty English

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2015

A survivor with strict rules about men meets her match: a tattooed British fighter next door.

3.92

30k+

🥊 Fighter Hero 🌸 Survivor Heroine 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty

Dirty English 94%

A survivor with strict rules about men meets her match: a tattooed British fighter next door.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2015

3.92

30k+ ratings

🥊 Fighter Hero 🌸 Survivor Heroine 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Truly Madly Deeply 94%

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Green Light

by Jescie Hall

The man she once scammed is now her stepbrother, and he has their sex tape.

3.93

15k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🚫 Stepbrother Romance

Green Light 94%

The man she once scammed is now her stepbrother, and he has their sex tape.

by Jescie Hall 2024

3.93

15k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🚫 Stepbrother Romance

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

Show Me You Remember

by Hannah Cowan • 2026

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

3.96

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Show Me You Remember 95%

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

by Hannah Cowan 2026

3.96

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Red Zone

by Riley Paige • 2025

A coach's daughter becomes the star quarterback's image manager, but he's playing to win her heart.

3.96

6k+

🏈 College Sports Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📸 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Red Zone 94%

A coach's daughter becomes the star quarterback's image manager, but he's playing to win her heart.

by Riley Paige 2025

3.96

6k+ ratings

🏈 College Sports Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📸 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

19k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Stay with Me 94%

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.01

19k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Cruel King

by Rina Kent • 2019

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

3.89

103k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

Cruel King 94%

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

by Rina Kent 2019

3.89

103k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

The Muse

by L.M. Halloran • 2017

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

4.00

2k+

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😩 Angsty Romance

The Muse 94%

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

by L.M. Halloran 2017

4.00

2k+ ratings

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😩 Angsty Romance

Obligation

by Gemma Weir • 2023

An unwanted daughter is forced to marry a ruthless stranger who tracks her every move.

3.83

3k+

🤝 Arranged Marriage ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🎓 College Romance

Obligation 95%

An unwanted daughter is forced to marry a ruthless stranger who tracks her every move.

by Gemma Weir 2023

3.83

3k+ ratings

🤝 Arranged Marriage ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🎓 College Romance

Defy

by L.J. Shen • 2016

When a teacher crashes into her student's car, one cover-up ignites a forbidden affair.

3.84

49k+

🎭 Teacher Student Romance 🗝️ Secret Relationship ⚡ Age Gap Romance 🥊 Underground Fighter 💔 Angsty Romance

Defy 95%

When a teacher crashes into her student's car, one cover-up ignites a forbidden affair.

by L.J. Shen 2016

3.84

49k+ ratings

🎭 Teacher Student Romance 🗝️ Secret Relationship ⚡ Age Gap Romance 🥊 Underground Fighter 💔 Angsty Romance

Torment

by Dylan Page

Her biker stepbrother called it protection. She called it a cage. Now he demands everything.

3.95

25k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🕸️ Grooming ⚔️ Rival Gangs

Torment 94%

Her biker stepbrother called it protection. She called it a cage. Now he demands everything.

by Dylan Page 2021

3.95

25k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🕸️ Grooming ⚔️ Rival Gangs

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%

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by Carian Cole 2021

4.03

35k+ ratings

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

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3.94

968

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by Hattie Jude 2021

3.94

968 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🥀 Traumatized Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Tough Sh*t

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He's the cruel king of an all-boys school; she's the maid's daughter who refuses to kneel.

4.17

4k+

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Tough Sh*t 94%

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by Sheridan Anne 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

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

4.07

11k+

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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

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