38 Books like Thank You for Listening

Don't Be In Love

by Liana Cincotti

A one-night stand in London becomes her new classmate: her roommate's longtime crush.

3.81

18k+

✈️ Study Abroad Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Triangle 💬 Witty Banter

Don't Be In Love 92%

A one-night stand in London becomes her new classmate: her roommate's longtime crush.

by Liana Cincotti 2022

3.81

18k+ ratings

✈️ Study Abroad Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Triangle 💬 Witty Banter

My Favorite Half-Night Stand

by Christina Lauren • 2018

After sleeping with her best friend, she lets him match with her fake profile online.

3.70

122k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🎓 Academia 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

My Favorite Half-Night Stand 94%

After sleeping with her best friend, she lets him match with her fake profile online.

by Christina Lauren 2018

3.70

122k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🎓 Academia 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

Call Me Maybe

by Cara Bastone • 2020

One call for tech support. One all-night conversation. Two strangers who don't want to say goodbye.

3.94

35k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤷 Mistaken Identity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💚 Gentle Hero 💬 Banter Chemistry

Call Me Maybe 93%

One call for tech support. One all-night conversation. Two strangers who don't want to say goodbye.

by Cara Bastone 2020

3.94

35k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤷 Mistaken Identity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💚 Gentle Hero 💬 Banter Chemistry

Romantic Comedy

by Curtis Sittenfeld • 2023

A comedy writer swears ordinary women never land celebrities, until a pop star hosts her show.

3.62

248k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract

Romantic Comedy 93%

A comedy writer swears ordinary women never land celebrities, until a pop star hosts her show.

by Curtis Sittenfeld 2023

3.62

248k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract

Honeyed Fables

by Whitney Dean • 2025

A guarded bookseller hires a stranger, unaware he's a corporate heir spying on her shop.

3.62

181

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Bookish Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Grieving Heroine

Honeyed Fables 93%

A guarded bookseller hires a stranger, unaware he's a corporate heir spying on her shop.

by Whitney Dean 2025

3.62

181 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Bookish Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Grieving Heroine

The Arrogant One

by Marni Mann • 2025

One night with a stranger leaves him hooked, but she's the critic reviewing his family's restaurant.

4.16

8k+

🎭 Secret Identity 🍽️ Food Critic Romance 🔥 One-Night Stand 🥰 He Falls First 💘 Strangers To Lovers

The Arrogant One 93%

One night with a stranger leaves him hooked, but she's the critic reviewing his family's restaurant.

by Marni Mann 2025

4.16

8k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Identity 🍽️ Food Critic Romance 🔥 One-Night Stand 🥰 He Falls First 💘 Strangers To Lovers

The Bet

by Max Monroe • 2021

She measures risk. He chases it. A bachelorette party makes them both gamble on love.

4.09

16k+

🎭 Playboy Hero 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 💋 One Night Stand 💬 Flirty Banter 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Bet 92%

She measures risk. He chases it. A bachelorette party makes them both gamble on love.

by Max Monroe 2021

4.09

16k+ ratings

🎭 Playboy Hero 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 💋 One Night Stand 💬 Flirty Banter 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Exception to the Rule

by Christina Lauren • 2024

Ten years of anonymous Valentine's emails. They know each other's secrets. Not each other's names.

4.20

192k+

✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎓 College Romance

The Exception to the Rule 92%

Ten years of anonymous Valentine's emails. They know each other's secrets. Not each other's names.

by Christina Lauren 2024

4.20

192k+ ratings

✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎓 College Romance

What Could Go Wrong?

by Jessica Fowler • 2026

A photographer sleeps with a bartender, bolts, lands at his Wyoming wedding with his ex.

3.89

3k+

🏠 Forced Proximity 🌙 One Night Stand 💒 Destination Wedding 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

What Could Go Wrong? 92%

A photographer sleeps with a bartender, bolts, lands at his Wyoming wedding with his ex.

by Jessica Fowler 2026

3.89

3k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 🌙 One Night Stand 💒 Destination Wedding 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Bananapants

by Penny Reid • 2024

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

4.01

6k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Forced Proximity

Bananapants 92%

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

by Penny Reid 2024

4.01

6k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Forced Proximity

P.S. from Paris

by Marc Levy • 2015

A dating app mishap in Paris pairs a runaway actress with a novelist guarding a secret.

3.71

35k+

🎭 Hidden Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 📱 Dating App Meet Cute 🏨 Forced Proximity

P.S. from Paris 92%

A dating app mishap in Paris pairs a runaway actress with a novelist guarding a secret.

by Marc Levy 2015

3.71

35k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 📱 Dating App Meet Cute 🏨 Forced Proximity

Battle of the Bookstores

by Ali Brady • 2025

Two bookstore rivals compete for one job, unaware they're anonymous online soulmates.

3.83

34k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivalry 📖 Bookish Romance 🎭 Secret Identity ☕ Cozy Bookshop Vibes

Battle of the Bookstores 92%

Two bookstore rivals compete for one job, unaware they're anonymous online soulmates.

by Ali Brady 2025

3.83

34k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivalry 📖 Bookish Romance 🎭 Secret Identity ☕ Cozy Bookshop Vibes

Slow Burn Summer

by Josie Silver • 2025

An actress with nothing left pretends to write a bestseller. The lie changes her life.

3.40

10k+

📚 Publishing World 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond

Slow Burn Summer 92%

An actress with nothing left pretends to write a bestseller. The lie changes her life.

by Josie Silver 2025

3.40

10k+ ratings

📚 Publishing World 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond

Attachments

by Rainbow Rowell • 2011

He reads her emails for a living. Falling in love was never part of the job.

3.86

210k+

🏢 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 👀 Unseen Connection 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Attachments 93%

He reads her emails for a living. Falling in love was never part of the job.

by Rainbow Rowell 2011

3.86

210k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 👀 Unseen Connection 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Hate Mail

by Donna Marchetti • 2024

A meteorologist must find her childhood pen pal when a new hate letter reignites their rivalry.

3.89

56k+

🖋️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Hate Mail 93%

A meteorologist must find her childhood pen pal when a new hate letter reignites their rivalry.

by Donna Marchetti 2024

3.89

56k+ ratings

🖋️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Part of Your World

by Abby Jimenez

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

4.25

893k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Part of Your World 92%

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

by Abby Jimenez 2022

4.25

893k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 92%

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

Wrong Text, Right Love

by Claudia Y. Burgoa • 2020

When a sex therapist drunk-texts her ex, a guarded tech billionaire answers. He's her new neighbor.

3.76

7k+

📱 Wrong Number Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🖤 Reclusive Hero

Wrong Text, Right Love 92%

When a sex therapist drunk-texts her ex, a guarded tech billionaire answers. He's her new neighbor.

by Claudia Y. Burgoa 2020

3.76

7k+ ratings

📱 Wrong Number Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🖤 Reclusive Hero

Business or Pleasure

by Rachel Lynn Solomon • 2023

Her worst one-night stand is the actor she's ghostwriting for, and he wants lessons.

3.72

36k+

🛏️ Intimacy Lessons 💥 Disastrous One-Night Stand 🎭 Actor Hero ✍️ Writer Heroine 🔥 Sex-Positive Romance

Business or Pleasure 92%

Her worst one-night stand is the actor she's ghostwriting for, and he wants lessons.

by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2023

3.72

36k+ ratings

🛏️ Intimacy Lessons 💥 Disastrous One-Night Stand 🎭 Actor Hero ✍️ Writer Heroine 🔥 Sex-Positive Romance

British Bedmate

by Penelope Ward • 2017

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

4.11

24k+

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Widowed Heroine

British Bedmate 92%

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

by Penelope Ward 2017

4.11

24k+ ratings

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Widowed Heroine

The Neighbor Favor

by Kristina Forest • 2023

The author who ghosted her is now her neighbor, coaching her in love.

3.83

36k+

💌 Epistolary Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🏠 Neighbor Romance 🎭 Secret Identity Romance 💋 Flirting Lessons

The Neighbor Favor 92%

The author who ghosted her is now her neighbor, coaching her in love.

by Kristina Forest 2023

3.83

36k+ ratings

💌 Epistolary Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🏠 Neighbor Romance 🎭 Secret Identity Romance 💋 Flirting Lessons

Love Redesigned

by Lauren Asher • 2023

Reunited by a crash, a billionaire and his rival restore a historic house, risking a second chance.

3.99

162k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💞 Second Chance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Love Redesigned 92%

Reunited by a crash, a billionaire and his rival restore a historic house, risking a second chance.

by Lauren Asher 2023

3.99

162k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💞 Second Chance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Is She Really Going Out with Him?

by Sophie Cousens • 2024

Her children pick her dates for a column. The problem? She wants her infuriating younger coworker.

4.06

82k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Post-Divorce Romance 💼 Workplace Rivalry 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Is She Really Going Out with Him? Summary

Is She Really Going Out with Him? 92%

Her children pick her dates for a column. The problem? She wants her infuriating younger coworker.

by Sophie Cousens 2024

4.06

82k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Post-Divorce Romance 💼 Workplace Rivalry 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Romance 💬 Witty Banter

You Belong with Me

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2024

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

3.66

10k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Second Chance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy

You Belong with Me 92%

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2024

3.66

10k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Second Chance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy

For the Record

by Emma Lord • 2025

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

3.60

5k+

🎵 Music Industry Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

For the Record 92%

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

by Emma Lord 2025

3.60

5k+ ratings

🎵 Music Industry Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

Austenland

by Shannon Hale • 2007

A Darcy-obsessed New Yorker inherits a trip to an immersive Regency resort where love is scripted.

3.56

91k+

🎩 Austen-Inspired Romance 💞 Love Triangle 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Austenland 92%

A Darcy-obsessed New Yorker inherits a trip to an immersive Regency resort where love is scripted.

by Shannon Hale 2007

3.56

91k+ ratings

🎩 Austen-Inspired Romance 💞 Love Triangle 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💬 Witty Banter

First-Time Caller

by B.K. Borison

A single mom's hotline confession goes viral. The host who falls for her must play matchmaker.

3.92

300k+

🧸 Single Mom Romance 🎙️ Radio Show Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💼 Workplace Romance

First-Time Caller 92%

A single mom's hotline confession goes viral. The host who falls for her must play matchmaker.

by B.K. Borison 2025

3.92

300k+ ratings

🧸 Single Mom Romance 🎙️ Radio Show Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💼 Workplace Romance

Mr. Wrong Number

by Lynn Painter • 2022

She's living with her brother's best friend and falling in love with a mysterious, flirty stranger.

3.67

166k+

🚪 Forced Proximity 📱 Anonymous Texter 🔥 Disaster Heroine 👀 Brother's Best Friend 💬 Witty Banter

Mr. Wrong Number 93%

She's living with her brother's best friend and falling in love with a mysterious, flirty stranger.

by Lynn Painter 2022

3.67

166k+ ratings

🚪 Forced Proximity 📱 Anonymous Texter 🔥 Disaster Heroine 👀 Brother's Best Friend 💬 Witty Banter

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 93%

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

Mister Moneybags

by Vi Keeland • 2017

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

3.94

28k+

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💬 Witty Banter

Mister Moneybags 92%

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

by Vi Keeland 2017

3.94

28k+ ratings

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💬 Witty Banter

Always On My Mind

by Beth Moran • 2023

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

4.23

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Always On My Mind 92%

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

by Beth Moran 2023

4.23

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

No apto para estrellas

by Heather del Rey • 2024

He's Hollywood's biggest star. She's the intimacy coach who remembers their drunken revenge pact.

3.70

3k+

🎬 Hollywood Romance 📖 Metafictional Romance 🍸 Strangers To Lovers 🎥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

No apto para estrellas 92%

He's Hollywood's biggest star. She's the intimacy coach who remembers their drunken revenge pact.

by Heather del Rey 2024

3.70

3k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Romance 📖 Metafictional Romance 🍸 Strangers To Lovers 🎥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry • 2025

Two rival biographers on a Georgia island: one story, no rules, and undeniable chemistry.

3.95

847k+

🤝 Rivals To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔑 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Great Big Beautiful Life 92%

Two rival biographers on a Georgia island: one story, no rules, and undeniable chemistry.

by Emily Henry 2025

3.95

847k+ ratings

🤝 Rivals To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔑 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Protagonist

The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

by Morgan Matson • 2024

Stranded in a ghost town, she falls for a stranger hiding a famous last name.

3.86

2k+

🕐 One Night Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎸 Celebrity Parent 💕 Swoony

The Ballad of Darcy and Russell 92%

Stranded in a ghost town, she falls for a stranger hiding a famous last name.

by Morgan Matson 2024

3.86

2k+ ratings

🕐 One Night Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎸 Celebrity Parent 💕 Swoony

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 92%

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

Under Your Spell

by Laura Wood • 2024

Her one-night stand at a funeral is the reclusive rock star she has to live with.

4.08

17k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 👯 Sisterhood 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌙 One Night Stand 🖤 Found Family

Under Your Spell 92%

Her one-night stand at a funeral is the reclusive rock star she has to live with.

by Laura Wood 2024

4.08

17k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 👯 Sisterhood 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌙 One Night Stand 🖤 Found Family

My Neighbor's Secret

by Lauren Rowe • 2023

Owing a mobster, a flight attendant discovers her neighbor's masked streams and joins him on camera.

3.70

3k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 👀 Dual Pov

My Neighbor's Secret 92%

Owing a mobster, a flight attendant discovers her neighbor's masked streams and joins him on camera.

by Lauren Rowe 2023

3.70

3k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 👀 Dual Pov

Happily Letter After

by Vi Keeland • 2020

Posing as dog trainer, a columnist grants girl's Santa wish and falls for her widowed dad.

4.14

31k+

👨‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🖤 Grieving Widower ✉️ Anonymous Letters 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Happily Letter After 92%

Posing as dog trainer, a columnist grants girl's Santa wish and falls for her widowed dad.

by Vi Keeland 2020

4.14

31k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🖤 Grieving Widower ✉️ Anonymous Letters 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

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