50 Books like Smoky Darling

Birthday Girl

by Penelope Douglas

She moved in with her boyfriend and his estranged father. The wrong man felt like home.

3.92

501k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance

Birthday Girl 94%

She moved in with her boyfriend and his estranged father. The wrong man felt like home.

by Penelope Douglas 2018

3.92

501k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance

Things We Never Got Over

by Lucy Score • 2022

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

4.12

1.1M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Things We Never Got Over 96%

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

by Lucy Score 2022

4.12

1.1M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Mountain Boss

by S.J. Tilly • 2025

A woman handyman arrives at a remote lodge; the boss expected a man, not a temptation.

4.05

27k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 😤 Grumpy Boss 🕯️ Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Mountain Boss 95%

A woman handyman arrives at a remote lodge; the boss expected a man, not a temptation.

by S.J. Tilly 2025

4.05

27k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 😤 Grumpy Boss 🕯️ Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

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

Fragile Sanctuary

by Catherine Cowles • 2024

She survived the fire that killed her family. Now someone is determined to finish the job.

4.16

78k+

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🛡️ Grumpy Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Threat

Fragile Sanctuary 94%

She survived the fire that killed her family. Now someone is determined to finish the job.

by Catherine Cowles 2024

4.16

78k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🛡️ Grumpy Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Threat

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

My Killer Vacation

by Tessa Bailey • 2022

A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.

3.58

144k+

🏖️ Vacation Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Beach Town

My Killer Vacation 94%

A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.

by Tessa Bailey 2022

3.58

144k+ ratings

🏖️ Vacation Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Beach Town

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

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

Beautiful Monster

by Sara Cate • 2020

A nineteen-year-old artist. Her forty-year-old neighbor. One mural, and every line blurs.

3.77

10k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Beautiful Monster 94%

A nineteen-year-old artist. Her forty-year-old neighbor. One mural, and every line blurs.

by Sara Cate 2020

3.77

10k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Luna and the Lie

by Mariana Zapata • 2018

She lied for her boss. Now his debt forces him into the family she barely survived.

4.06

71k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👔 Grumpy Boss Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Luna and the Lie 94%

She lied for her boss. Now his debt forces him into the family she barely survived.

by Mariana Zapata 2018

4.06

71k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👔 Grumpy Boss Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Done and Dusted

by Lyla Sage • 2023

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

3.79

305k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

Done and Dusted 94%

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

by Lyla Sage 2023

3.79

305k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

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 95%

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

More of You

by A.L. Jackson • 2018

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

4.06

7k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

More of You 94%

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

by A.L. Jackson 2018

4.06

7k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

Bourbon & Lies

by Victoria Wilder

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

4.04

66k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero

Bourbon & Lies 94%

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

by Victoria Wilder 2024

4.04

66k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero

Beneath the Stars

by Emily McIntire • 2020

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

3.89

28k+

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Beneath the Stars 93%

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

by Emily McIntire 2020

3.89

28k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Ruin

by Jolie Vines • 2022

She owns the island that cages him. He's the captive she was never supposed to touch.

3.92

7k+

💢 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⛓️ Captive Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Ruin 93%

She owns the island that cages him. He's the captive she was never supposed to touch.

by Jolie Vines 2022

3.92

7k+ ratings

💢 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⛓️ Captive Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

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 93%

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

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

Property of the Mountain Man

by Gemma Weir • 2021

A year of quiet coffee-shop longing erupts when the possessive mountain man finally claims her.

3.68

19k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Possessive Alpha Hero ⏳ Age Gap Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏔️ Mountain Man Hero

Property of the Mountain Man 93%

A year of quiet coffee-shop longing erupts when the possessive mountain man finally claims her.

by Gemma Weir 2021

3.68

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Possessive Alpha Hero ⏳ Age Gap Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏔️ Mountain Man Hero

Small Town Swoon

by Melanie Harlow • 2024

To unlock his heart a Hollywood actor returns home igniting his sister's best friend's secret crush.

4.15

17k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 💘 Childhood Crush 🤫 Secret Relationship

Small Town Swoon 93%

To unlock his heart a Hollywood actor returns home igniting his sister's best friend's secret crush.

by Melanie Harlow 2024

4.15

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 💘 Childhood Crush 🤫 Secret Relationship

Cash

by Jessica Peterson • 2024

She inherits a Texas ranch and its surly cowboy foreman. The catch: she must stay a year.

3.93

101k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family

Cash 93%

She inherits a Texas ranch and its surly cowboy foreman. The catch: she must stay a year.

by Jessica Peterson 2024

3.93

101k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family

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 93%

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

Off to the Races

by Elsie Silver • 2021

A disgraced rancher and his sharp-tongued horse trainer can't stop fighting, or falling.

3.69

188k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 🏇 Horse Racing World

Off to the Races 93%

A disgraced rancher and his sharp-tongued horse trainer can't stop fighting, or falling.

by Elsie Silver 2021

3.69

188k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 🏇 Horse Racing World

All Rhodes Lead Here

by Mariana Zapata • 2021

She's starting over in the mountains. He's the game warden who wants her gone.

4.21

169k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👦 Single Dad 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

All Rhodes Lead Here 93%

She's starting over in the mountains. He's the game warden who wants her gone.

by Mariana Zapata 2021

4.21

169k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👦 Single Dad 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Chasing the Wild

by Elliott Rose

Her ex's father is a gruff cowboy. A blizzard traps them together for two forbidden weeks.

3.85

82k+

🖤 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Taboo Romance ❄️ Snowbound Together 🤠 Grumpy Cowboy 💔 Trauma Healing

Chasing the Wild 94%

Her ex's father is a gruff cowboy. A blizzard traps them together for two forbidden weeks.

by Elliott Rose 2024

3.85

82k+ ratings

🖤 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Taboo Romance ❄️ Snowbound Together 🤠 Grumpy Cowboy 💔 Trauma Healing

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

Here With Me

by Samantha Young • 2021

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

4.12

14k+

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Here With Me 94%

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

by Samantha Young 2021

4.12

14k+ ratings

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

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 93%

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

Sexy Dirty Cowboy

by Elle Thorpe • 2020

To protect an ex-con bullfighter, a detective becomes his fake wife in a one-bed Wyoming cabin.

4.30

2k+

🐴 Ranch Romance 🔗 Ex-Con Hero 👮‍♀️ Detective Heroine 🏙️ City Girl On Ranch 💪 Protector Heroine

Sexy Dirty Cowboy 93%

To protect an ex-con bullfighter, a detective becomes his fake wife in a one-bed Wyoming cabin.

by Elle Thorpe 2020

4.30

2k+ ratings

🐴 Ranch Romance 🔗 Ex-Con Hero 👮‍♀️ Detective Heroine 🏙️ City Girl On Ranch 💪 Protector Heroine

Don't Take the Girl

by L.A. Ferro • 2025

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

4.00

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets

Don't Take the Girl 93%

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

by L.A. Ferro 2025

4.00

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets

Lunamare

by Pepper Winters • 2023

She rescued a Turkish boy from the sea. Now loving him could get him deported.

4.36

3k+

🚫❤️ Forbidden Love ⏳ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😔 Tortured Hero

Lunamare 93%

She rescued a Turkish boy from the sea. Now loving him could get him deported.

by Pepper Winters 2023

4.36

3k+ ratings

🚫❤️ Forbidden Love ⏳ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😔 Tortured Hero

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 93%

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

Pretend You're Mine

by Lucy Score • 2015

Broke and stranded, she agrees to fake-date a soldier who buried his heart with his wife.

4.22

110k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🪖 Military Romance

Pretend You're Mine 93%

Broke and stranded, she agrees to fake-date a soldier who buried his heart with his wife.

by Lucy Score 2015

4.22

110k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🪖 Military Romance

The Striker

by Ana Huang • 2024

Training with his rival was the coach's order. Wanting the rival's sister is his own risk.

3.75

142k+

⚽ Soccer Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧍 Brother's Teammate 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Reformed Playboy

The Striker 93%

Training with his rival was the coach's order. Wanting the rival's sister is his own risk.

by Ana Huang 2024

3.75

142k+ ratings

⚽ Soccer Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧍 Brother's Teammate 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Reformed Playboy

Juniper Hill

by Devney Perry • 2022

A single mom with a secret moves above a guarded small-town chef's garage.

4.12

128k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mom ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍🍳 Chef Hero 🫂 Found Family

Juniper Hill 93%

A single mom with a secret moves above a guarded small-town chef's garage.

by Devney Perry 2022

4.12

128k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mom ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍🍳 Chef Hero 🫂 Found Family

Slashes in the Snow

by M. Never • 2019

An heiress begs her estranged biker stepbrother for protection, igniting a forbidden fire.

3.92

5k+

🏍️ Biker Romance 👥 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance

Slashes in the Snow 93%

An heiress begs her estranged biker stepbrother for protection, igniting a forbidden fire.

by M. Never 2019

3.92

5k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Romance 👥 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance

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 93%

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

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 94%

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

Forever Never

by Lucy Score • 2021

A hunted artist on frozen Mackinac Island hides across from the cop who always loved her.

3.96

100k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👫 Ex's Brother ⛓️ Light BDSM

Forever Never 94%

A hunted artist on frozen Mackinac Island hides across from the cop who always loved her.

by Lucy Score 2021

3.96

100k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👫 Ex's Brother ⛓️ Light BDSM

Wild Love

by Elsie Silver

Fired, she comes home to work for her brother's billionaire best friend, newly a single dad.

3.98

485k+

🌄 Small Town Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💼 Workplace Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers

Wild Love 93%

Fired, she comes home to work for her brother's billionaire best friend, newly a single dad.

by Elsie Silver 2024

3.98

485k+ ratings

🌄 Small Town Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💼 Workplace Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers

Some Kind of Famous

by Ava Wilder • 2025

A faded singer and a guarded handyman's renovation sparks a love neither expected.

3.53

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🎨 Artist Hero

Some Kind of Famous 93%

A faded singer and a guarded handyman's renovation sparks a love neither expected.

by Ava Wilder 2025

3.53

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🎨 Artist 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 93%

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

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