36 Books like Secretly Yours

The Love Haters

by Katherine Center

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

3.79

155k+

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

The Love Haters 93%

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

by Katherine Center 2025

3.79

155k+ ratings

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

She Likes Piña Coladas

by Brittanee Nicole • 2021

Six years of searching end when her travel ad brings back the one-night stranger.

3.87

2k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 🔍 Missed Connections ✈️ Travel Romance 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

She Likes Piña Coladas 95%

Six years of searching end when her travel ad brings back the one-night stranger.

by Brittanee Nicole 2021

3.87

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 🔍 Missed Connections ✈️ Travel Romance 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

That Kind of Guy

by Stephanie Archer • 2021

To buy her restaurant, she fake-dates the smug mayoral candidate she's spent years despising.

3.74

45k+

🤝 Fake Relationship 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining 😂 Comedic Banter

That Kind of Guy 94%

To buy her restaurant, she fake-dates the smug mayoral candidate she's spent years despising.

by Stephanie Archer 2021

3.74

45k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Relationship 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining 😂 Comedic Banter

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 93%

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

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry • 2022

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

4.09

1.6M+

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Book Lovers 93%

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

by Emily Henry 2022

4.09

1.6M+ ratings

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Beach Read

by Emily Henry • 2020

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

3.97

1.7M+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Beach Read 93%

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

by Emily Henry 2020

3.97

1.7M+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

It Happened One Summer

by Tessa Bailey • 2021

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

3.90

724k+

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

It Happened One Summer 93%

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

by Tessa Bailey 2021

3.90

724k+ ratings

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

Denim & Diamonds

by Penelope Ward • 2025

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

4.16

5k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Denim & Diamonds 93%

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

by Penelope Ward 2025

4.16

5k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Daydreamer

by Susie Tate • 2024

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

3.93

31k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

Daydreamer 93%

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

by Susie Tate 2024

3.93

31k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

There’s Pumpkin About You

by Athena Carstairs • 2025

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

3.44

4k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

There’s Pumpkin About You 93%

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

by Athena Carstairs 2025

3.44

4k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

Fall into Temptation

by Lucy Score • 2016

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

4.13

52k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

Fall into Temptation 93%

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

by Lucy Score 2016

4.13

52k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

Love on the Brain

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

Her NASA dream job teams her with the grad school enemy she swore she'd never forgive.

3.90

653k+

🧬 Women In Stem 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💼 Workplace Romance

Love on the Brain 93%

Her NASA dream job teams her with the grad school enemy she swore she'd never forgive.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022

3.90

653k+ ratings

🧬 Women In Stem 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💼 Workplace Romance

Book Boyfriend

by Emily Wibberley • 2025

A fantasy fan's convention escape becomes a duel with her office nemesis for the hero's dinner.

3.26

3k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎟️ Fan Convention

Book Boyfriend 93%

A fantasy fan's convention escape becomes a duel with her office nemesis for the hero's dinner.

by Emily Wibberley 2025

3.26

3k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎟️ Fan Convention

Playing for Keeps

by R.L. Mathewson • 2011

A shy teacher's war with her neighbor over destroyed tulips masks an attraction neither will admit.

4.02

116k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🧲 Opposites Attract

Playing for Keeps 93%

A shy teacher's war with her neighbor over destroyed tulips masks an attraction neither will admit.

by R.L. Mathewson 2011

4.02

116k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🧲 Opposites Attract

The Flatshare

by Beth O'Leary • 2019

An editor and a night nurse share a flat but never meet, falling in love through kitchen notes.

3.98

463k+

🏠 Forced Proximity 🐌 Slow Burn Romance ✍️ Written Correspondence ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed

The Flatshare 93%

An editor and a night nurse share a flat but never meet, falling in love through kitchen notes.

by Beth O'Leary 2019

3.98

463k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 🐌 Slow Burn Romance ✍️ Written Correspondence ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed

Fix Her Up

by Tessa Bailey • 2019

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

3.58

189k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

Fix Her Up 93%

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

by Tessa Bailey 2019

3.58

189k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

The Hating Game

by Sally Thorne • 2016

Rival assistants. One promotion. A game of hate that feels suspiciously like love.

3.86

839k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Banter

The Hating Game 93%

Rival assistants. One promotion. A game of hate that feels suspiciously like love.

by Sally Thorne 2016

3.86

839k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Banter

By a Thread

by Lucy Score • 2020

A fired waitress walks into his fashion magazine as the grumpy heir's most forbidden temptation.

4.07

179k+

💥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity

By a Thread 93%

A fired waitress walks into his fashion magazine as the grumpy heir's most forbidden temptation.

by Lucy Score 2020

4.07

179k+ ratings

💥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity

The Spanish Love Deception

by Elena Armas • 2021

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

3.79

822k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Spanish Love Deception 93%

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

by Elena Armas 2021

3.79

822k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Well Met

by Jen DeLuca • 2019

Reluctant tavern wench. Rigid Faire organizer. Their fake handfasting feels anything but pretend.

3.82

78k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🏡 Small Town America

Well Met 93%

Reluctant tavern wench. Rigid Faire organizer. Their fake handfasting feels anything but pretend.

by Jen DeLuca 2019

3.82

78k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🏡 Small Town America

The Reason I Married Him

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

He was jilted. She's losing the family farm. The fix: a wedding, no feelings allowed.

4.06

48k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🗣️ Small Town Gossip 🏡 Forced Proximity

The Reason I Married Him 93%

He was jilted. She's losing the family farm. The fix: a wedding, no feelings allowed.

by Meghan Quinn 2024

4.06

48k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🗣️ Small Town Gossip 🏡 Forced Proximity

Story of My Life

by Lucy Score

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

4.16

143k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

Story of My Life 92%

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

by Lucy Score 2025

4.16

143k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

Nowhere but Here

by Renee Carlino • 2014

A journalist in Napa to interview a reclusive winemaker falls for the vineyard's charming handyman.

3.91

10k+

🎭 Secret Identity 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

Nowhere but Here 93%

A journalist in Napa to interview a reclusive winemaker falls for the vineyard's charming handyman.

by Renee Carlino 2014

3.91

10k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Identity 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

When in Rome

by Sarah Adams • 2022

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

3.87

225k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

When in Rome 93%

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

by Sarah Adams 2022

3.87

225k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

One Bossy Date

by Nicole Snow • 2022

A Hawaii hookup becomes her billionaire boss, and keeping it professional was never the plan.

4.24

11k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏨 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Hero

One Bossy Date 93%

A Hawaii hookup becomes her billionaire boss, and keeping it professional was never the plan.

by Nicole Snow 2022

4.24

11k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏨 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Hero

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum

by Jaimie Admans • 2025

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

4.31

259

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum Summary

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum 93%

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

by Jaimie Admans 2025

4.31

259 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

The Rom-Commers

by Katherine Center • 2024

A rom-com writer lands a dream job with a cynical legend who doesn't believe in love.

4.04

244k+

🎬 Hollywood ✍️ Writing A Romance ☀️🌧️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

The Rom-Commers 92%

A rom-com writer lands a dream job with a cynical legend who doesn't believe in love.

by Katherine Center 2024

4.04

244k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood ✍️ Writing A Romance ☀️🌧️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

You Deserve Each Other

by Sarah Hogle • 2020

Engaged and miserable, Naomi and Nicholas wage a petty war, daring each other to end it.

3.86

145k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👿 Meddling In-Laws 💬 Witty Banter

You Deserve Each Other 92%

Engaged and miserable, Naomi and Nicholas wage a petty war, daring each other to end it.

by Sarah Hogle 2020

3.86

145k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👿 Meddling In-Laws 💬 Witty Banter

He Falls First

by Jill Shalvis • 2025

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

4.10

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

He Falls First 92%

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

by Jill Shalvis 2025

4.10

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

Hello Single Dad

by Kelsie Hoss • 2021

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

3.95

15k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Hello Single Dad 92%

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

by Kelsie Hoss 2021

3.95

15k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

The Sweetest Fix

by Tessa Bailey • 2021

After missing her big break, a dancer targets a grumpy baker to reach his famous father.

3.90

7k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤐 Hidden Motives 🔥 Steamy Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🍪 Bakery

The Sweetest Fix 92%

After missing her big break, a dancer targets a grumpy baker to reach his famous father.

by Tessa Bailey 2021

3.90

7k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤐 Hidden Motives 🔥 Steamy Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🍪 Bakery

If Only You

by Chloe Liese • 2023

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

4.02

21k+

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

If Only You 92%

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

by Chloe Liese 2023

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

Loving Romeo

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

4.03

37k+

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Loving Romeo 92%

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

by Laura Pavlov 2024

4.03

37k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry • 2021

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

3.84

1.8M+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

People We Meet on Vacation 92%

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

by Emily Henry 2021

3.84

1.8M+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

The Unhoneymooners

by Christina Lauren • 2019

A food-poisoning outbreak spares only her and her nemesis, forcing them into a fake Maui honeymoon.

3.89

1.2M+

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🚪 Forced Proximity 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

The Unhoneymooners 92%

A food-poisoning outbreak spares only her and her nemesis, forcing them into a fake Maui honeymoon.

by Christina Lauren 2019

3.89

1.2M+ ratings

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🚪 Forced Proximity 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood • 2021

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

4.09

2.0M+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 💬 Witty Banter 🔥 Steamy Romance

The Love Hypothesis 92%

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

by Ali Hazelwood 2021

4.09

2.0M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 💬 Witty Banter 🔥 Steamy Romance

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