34 Books like Ready or Not

The Night We Met

by Abby Jimenez

His best friend's girlfriend is struggling, so he shovels her car at 3 a.m. in secret.

3.98

296k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💭 Mutual Pining 🖤 Angsty Contemporary ❄️ Snowy Minnesota 🏠 Found Family

The Night We Met 92%

His best friend's girlfriend is struggling, so he shovels her car at 3 a.m. in secret.

by Abby Jimenez 2026

3.98

296k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💭 Mutual Pining 🖤 Angsty Contemporary ❄️ Snowy Minnesota 🏠 Found Family

Seven of Hearts

by Maggie C. Gates • 2025

A nanny's secret night with her best friend's brother turns permanent when two pink lines appear.

3.86

11k+

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 💕 Best Friend's Brother 💞 Co-Parenting To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Found Family

Seven of Hearts 95%

A nanny's secret night with her best friend's brother turns permanent when two pink lines appear.

by Maggie C. Gates 2025

3.86

11k+ ratings

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 💕 Best Friend's Brother 💞 Co-Parenting To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Found Family

First Comes Love

by Emily Goodwin • 2016

Her brother's best friend was supposed to be one mistake. Then the test came back positive.

3.81

6k+

🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 👯 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Bad Boy Reformed 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💋 Steamy

First Comes Love 94%

Her brother's best friend was supposed to be one mistake. Then the test came back positive.

by Emily Goodwin 2016

3.81

6k+ ratings

🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 👯 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Bad Boy Reformed 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💋 Steamy

The Wild Card

by Piper Rayne • 2026

Pregnant by her brother's best friend, a podcast host moves in with the notorious playboy pitcher.

4.09

13k+

🍼 Accidental Pregnancy 👥 Brother's Best Friend ⚾ Baseball Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Wild Card 93%

Pregnant by her brother's best friend, a podcast host moves in with the notorious playboy pitcher.

by Piper Rayne 2026

4.09

13k+ ratings

🍼 Accidental Pregnancy 👥 Brother's Best Friend ⚾ Baseball Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Friend Zone

by Abby Jimenez • 2019

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

3.90

455k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

The Friend Zone 93%

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

by Abby Jimenez 2019

3.90

455k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

Addicted to You

by Krista Ritchie • 2013

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

3.70

197k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Addicted to You 93%

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

by Krista Ritchie 2013

3.70

197k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Waiting on You

by Nikki Ash • 2025

A London fling, an unexpected pregnancy, and the man who crosses an ocean to find her.

3.99

3k+

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ✈️ Vacation Fling 💔 Emotional Healing

Waiting on You 93%

A London fling, an unexpected pregnancy, and the man who crosses an ocean to find her.

by Nikki Ash 2025

3.99

3k+ ratings

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ✈️ Vacation Fling 💔 Emotional Healing

The Rules of Dating

by Penelope Ward • 2022

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

4.06

14k+

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Rules of Dating 92%

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

by Penelope Ward 2022

4.06

14k+ ratings

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

Reasons Not To Fall In Love

by Kirsty Moseley • 2014

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

3.72

1k+

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

Reasons Not To Fall In Love 92%

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

by Kirsty Moseley 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

Another Life

by Kristin Hannah • 2004

A childless woman bonds with a pregnant teen, until the birth threatens to break them.

4.18

113k+

🫂 Found Family 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 💘 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 💔 Infertility

Another Life 92%

A childless woman bonds with a pregnant teen, until the birth threatens to break them.

by Kristin Hannah 2004

4.18

113k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 💘 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 💔 Infertility

Maybe in Another Life

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2015

One night out in Los Angeles, one choice, and her life splits in two.

3.79

397k+

🚪 Sliding Doors 💞 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 👩‍👧 Single Mother Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

Maybe in Another Life 92%

One night out in Los Angeles, one choice, and her life splits in two.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2015

3.79

397k+ ratings

🚪 Sliding Doors 💞 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 👩‍👧 Single Mother Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

By the Letter

by Julia Wolf • 2025

The billionaire who ruined her career is the man who left her pregnant after one night.

4.10

9k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💼 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

By the Letter 92%

The billionaire who ruined her career is the man who left her pregnant after one night.

by Julia Wolf 2025

4.10

9k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💼 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Trouble With Love

by Kat T. Masen • 2021

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

4.31

7k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

The Trouble With Love 92%

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

by Kat T. Masen 2021

4.31

7k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

Nothing More

by Anna Todd • 2016

Landon Gibson fixes things. Nora won't be fixed. That's exactly why he falls for her.

3.50

17k+

🫶 Nice Guy Hero 🔐 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing 🫂 Found Family

Nothing More 92%

Landon Gibson fixes things. Nora won't be fixed. That's exactly why he falls for her.

by Anna Todd 2016

3.50

17k+ ratings

🫶 Nice Guy Hero 🔐 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing 🫂 Found Family

If We Ever Meet Again

by Ana Huang • 2020

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

3.54

71k+

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

If We Ever Meet Again 92%

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

by Ana Huang 2020

3.54

71k+ ratings

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

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 92%

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

One-Star Romance

by Laura Hankin • 2024

When her best friend gets engaged, a jaded writer meets the best man she loves to hate.

3.63

24k+

🔥 Slow Burn 🧲 Opposites Attract 💒 Wedding Party Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💬 Witty Banter

One-Star Romance 92%

When her best friend gets engaged, a jaded writer meets the best man she loves to hate.

by Laura Hankin 2024

3.63

24k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 🧲 Opposites Attract 💒 Wedding Party Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💬 Witty Banter

June First

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2022

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

4.11

40k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

June First 92%

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2022

4.11

40k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

The Anti-Boyfriend

by Penelope Ward • 2020

A single mom and her playboy neighbor agree to intimacy without commitment, no feelings allowed.

3.86

16k+

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💔 Reformed Playboy 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Anti-Boyfriend 92%

A single mom and her playboy neighbor agree to intimacy without commitment, no feelings allowed.

by Penelope Ward 2020

3.86

16k+ ratings

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💔 Reformed Playboy 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

My Favorite Kidnapper

by Melanie Moreland • 2023

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

3.94

8k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

My Favorite Kidnapper 92%

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

by Melanie Moreland 2023

3.94

8k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

The Off Limits Rule

by Sarah Adams • 2020

Her brother drew a line at his best friend. She's about to cross it.

3.66

77k+

👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👦 Single Parent 💬 Playful Banter 🏡 Found Family 🚪 Closed Door Romance

The Off Limits Rule 92%

Her brother drew a line at his best friend. She's about to cross it.

by Sarah Adams 2020

3.66

77k+ ratings

👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👦 Single Parent 💬 Playful Banter 🏡 Found Family 🚪 Closed Door Romance

Beautiful Oblivion

by Jamie McGuire • 2014

Between a distant boyfriend and a persistent tattoo artist, Cami's loyalty is all she has left.

4.08

82k+

💕 New Adult Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Tortured Hero 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

Beautiful Oblivion 92%

Between a distant boyfriend and a persistent tattoo artist, Cami's loyalty is all she has left.

by Jamie McGuire 2014

4.08

82k+ ratings

💕 New Adult Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Tortured Hero 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

The Best Worst Thing

by Lauren Okie • 2025

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

3.91

18k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter

The Best Worst Thing 92%

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

by Lauren Okie 2025

3.91

18k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino • 2015

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

4.03

169k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Before We Were Strangers 91%

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

by Renee Carlino 2015

4.03

169k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Poker Face

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

4.00

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Poker Face 91%

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021

4.00

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Inappropriate

by Vi Keeland • 2020

A fired anchor's drunken email to the CEO sparks a connection the workplace won't allow.

4.13

37k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🥰 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty

Inappropriate 91%

A fired anchor's drunken email to the CEO sparks a connection the workplace won't allow.

by Vi Keeland 2020

4.13

37k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🥰 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty

Perfection

by R.L. Mathewson • 2011

Zoe's life implodes. Her rigid neighbor offers a distraction: no-strings sex, zero complications.

4.12

67k+

🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 👶 Surprise Pregnancy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Perfection 91%

Zoe's life implodes. Her rigid neighbor offers a distraction: no-strings sex, zero complications.

by R.L. Mathewson 2011

4.12

67k+ ratings

🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 👶 Surprise Pregnancy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Slow Dance

by Rainbow Rowell • 2024

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

3.66

74k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero

Slow Dance 91%

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

by Rainbow Rowell 2024

3.66

74k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero

Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney • 2021

A novelist swipes right on a warehouse worker. Her best friend falls for a lifelong friend.

3.52

503k+

📱 Millennial Fiction 👭 Female Friendship 🔄 Cross-Class Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌊 Coastal Ireland

Beautiful World, Where Are You 91%

A novelist swipes right on a warehouse worker. Her best friend falls for a lifelong friend.

by Sally Rooney 2021

3.52

503k+ ratings

📱 Millennial Fiction 👭 Female Friendship 🔄 Cross-Class Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌊 Coastal Ireland

Emma of 83rd Street

by Audrey Bellezza • 2023

Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.

3.75

19k+

📚 Austen Retelling 🏙️ Upper East Side 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Matchmaking

Emma of 83rd Street 91%

Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.

by Audrey Bellezza 2023

3.75

19k+ ratings

📚 Austen Retelling 🏙️ Upper East Side 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Matchmaking

A Sudden Response

by R.L. Mathewson • 2011

EMT partners, best friends, never lovers. Until she takes the hit meant for him.

4.04

12k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 👧 Childhood Friends 🚑 Workplace Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

A Sudden Response 91%

EMT partners, best friends, never lovers. Until she takes the hit meant for him.

by R.L. Mathewson 2011

4.04

12k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 👧 Childhood Friends 🚑 Workplace Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Let It Be Me

by Kait Nolan • 2021

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

4.22

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance

Let It Be Me 91%

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

by Kait Nolan 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance

Sap & Secrets

by Daphne Elliot • 2026

An emergency delivery makes a paramedic a father, but the guarded mother won't let him in.

3.64

13k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚒 Firefighter Hero 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Sap & Secrets 91%

An emergency delivery makes a paramedic a father, but the guarded mother won't let him in.

by Daphne Elliot 2026

3.64

13k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚒 Firefighter Hero 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 91%

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

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