50 Books like The Accidental Text

Say You'll Remember Me

by Abby Jimenez

A woman losing her mother. A vet with a broken past. Two thousand miles. Love anyway.

4.00

656k+

🖤 Grumpy X Sunshine 💌 Long Distance Relationship 🫂 Family Caregiving 💔 Traumatic Childhood 😂 Humor Amid Grief

Say You'll Remember Me 93%

A woman losing her mother. A vet with a broken past. Two thousand miles. Love anyway.

by Abby Jimenez 2025

4.00

656k+ ratings

🖤 Grumpy X Sunshine 💌 Long Distance Relationship 🫂 Family Caregiving 💔 Traumatic Childhood 😂 Humor Amid Grief

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Textual Relations

by Lauren Rowe • 2023

A shy IT nerd's accidental text lands with an older woman who offers pleasure without promises.

3.82

1k+

🔄 Reverse Age Gap 📱 Wrong Number Romance 💘 He Falls First 👩‍👦 Single Mom Romance 🏠 Blended Family

Textual Relations 92%

A shy IT nerd's accidental text lands with an older woman who offers pleasure without promises.

by Lauren Rowe 2023

3.82

1k+ ratings

🔄 Reverse Age Gap 📱 Wrong Number Romance 💘 He Falls First 👩‍👦 Single Mom Romance 🏠 Blended Family

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

by Jennifer Peel • 2019

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

4.15

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé 92%

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

by Jennifer Peel 2019

4.15

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

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

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 92%

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

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

Four Weekends and a Funeral

by Ellie Palmer • 2024

Mistaken for her ex's girlfriend at his funeral, Alison falls for his grieving best friend.

3.69

24k+

💔 Grief And Healing 🎭 Fake Relationship 😤 Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Four Weekends and a Funeral 92%

Mistaken for her ex's girlfriend at his funeral, Alison falls for his grieving best friend.

by Ellie Palmer 2024

3.69

24k+ ratings

💔 Grief And Healing 🎭 Fake Relationship 😤 Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Love of My Afterlife

by Kirsty Greenwood • 2024

Back from the dead to kiss her soulmate, Delphie can't stop noticing her grumpy neighbor.

4.04

89k+

👻 Afterlife Rom-Com 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Mistaken Soulmate ✨ Magical Second Chance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Love of My Afterlife 92%

Back from the dead to kiss her soulmate, Delphie can't stop noticing her grumpy neighbor.

by Kirsty Greenwood 2024

4.04

89k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Rom-Com 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Mistaken Soulmate ✨ Magical Second Chance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

Let's Get Textual

by Teagan Hunter • 2017

A college senior's wrong-number text lands with a nerdy developer whose banter she can't quit.

4.04

19k+

🍀 Wrong Number Meet Cute 🤓 Nerdy Hero 📚 College Romance 💬 Witty Banter ❤️ Strangers To Lovers

Let's Get Textual 94%

A college senior's wrong-number text lands with a nerdy developer whose banter she can't quit.

by Teagan Hunter 2017

4.04

19k+ ratings

🍀 Wrong Number Meet Cute 🤓 Nerdy Hero 📚 College Romance 💬 Witty Banter ❤️ Strangers To Lovers

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

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

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 92%

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

The Wrong Heart

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

4.41

28k+

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Wrong Heart 92%

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021

4.41

28k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

by Miranda Dickinson • 2018

Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.

4.01

936

💞 Strangers To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad 🏘️ Small Town Romance 📬 Message In A Bottle 💔 Love After Loss

Somewhere Beyond the Sea 92%

Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.

by Miranda Dickinson 2018

4.01

936 ratings

💞 Strangers To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad 🏘️ Small Town Romance 📬 Message In A Bottle 💔 Love After Loss

Lovelight Farms

by B.K. Borison • 2021

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

3.80

178k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Lovelight Farms 92%

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

by B.K. Borison 2021

3.80

178k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

How to End a Love Story

by Yulin Kuang • 2024

Her novel becomes a TV show. The writers' room includes the man linked to her sister's death.

3.61

157k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✍️ Writers' Room 🎬 Hollywood Setting 😮‍💨 Forced Proximity 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

How to End a Love Story 92%

Her novel becomes a TV show. The writers' room includes the man linked to her sister's death.

by Yulin Kuang 2024

3.61

157k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✍️ Writers' Room 🎬 Hollywood Setting 😮‍💨 Forced Proximity 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Wallbanger

by Alice Clayton • 2012

A sleepless designer's showdown with her noisy neighbor leads to a truce neither can keep.

3.97

212k+

😂 Romantic Comedy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ⏳ Slow Burn 💞 Sexual Healing

Wallbanger 92%

A sleepless designer's showdown with her noisy neighbor leads to a truce neither can keep.

by Alice Clayton 2012

3.97

212k+ ratings

😂 Romantic Comedy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ⏳ Slow Burn 💞 Sexual Healing

Funny Story

by Emily Henry • 2024

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

4.18

1.4M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

Funny Story 92%

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

by Emily Henry 2024

4.18

1.4M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

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

Happily Never After

by Lynn Painter • 2024

A stranger objects at her wedding; she joins his sabotage scheme, their fake romance becoming real.

3.68

84k+

🎬 Romantic Comedy 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💬 Banter-Filled Romance

Happily Never After 92%

A stranger objects at her wedding; she joins his sabotage scheme, their fake romance becoming real.

by Lynn Painter 2024

3.68

84k+ ratings

🎬 Romantic Comedy 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💬 Banter-Filled Romance

Until the Storm Breaks

by Nate Wilder • 2025

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

4.07

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Until the Storm Breaks 92%

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

by Nate Wilder 2025

4.07

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town

The Heartbreak Hotel

by Ellen O'Clover

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

3.76

32k+

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Heartbreak Hotel 92%

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

by Ellen O'Clover 2025

3.76

32k+ ratings

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 93%

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 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

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

Thank You for Listening

by Julia Whelan • 2022

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

3.99

101k+

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Thank You for Listening 92%

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

by Julia Whelan 2022

3.99

101k+ ratings

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 💬 Witty Banter

How to Kiss a Movie Star

by Jenny Proctor • 2023

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

4.19

9k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

How to Kiss a Movie Star 92%

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

by Jenny Proctor 2023

4.19

9k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

Stuck With You

by Aimee Brown • 2023

Engaged too fast, a bartender falls for the man her fiancé sent to watch over her.

3.86

1k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Stuck With You 92%

Engaged too fast, a bartender falls for the man her fiancé sent to watch over her.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Humor Me

by Cat Shook • 2024

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

3.59

2k+

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Humor Me 91%

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

by Cat Shook 2024

3.59

2k+ ratings

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

The Time of My Life

by Cecelia Ahern • 2011

Her neglected life appears as a scruffy man, demanding she face every lie she's told.

3.86

23k+

✨ Everyday Magic 🔄 Quarter-Life Crisis ☎️ Wrong Number Romance 🎭 Living A Lie 👪 Family Expectations

The Time of My Life 91%

Her neglected life appears as a scruffy man, demanding she face every lie she's told.

by Cecelia Ahern 2011

3.86

23k+ ratings

✨ Everyday Magic 🔄 Quarter-Life Crisis ☎️ Wrong Number Romance 🎭 Living A Lie 👪 Family Expectations

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

by Burton Raffel • 1375

Sir Gawain beheads a green knight who rides away holding his head. One year later, the axe returns.

3.76

79k+

🏰 Arthurian Legend ⚔️ Medieval Romance 🛡️ Chivalric Quest ⚡ Honor Tested 🌹 Courtly Temptation

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 93%

Sir Gawain beheads a green knight who rides away holding his head. One year later, the axe returns.

by Burton Raffel 1375

3.76

79k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Legend ⚔️ Medieval Romance 🛡️ Chivalric Quest ⚡ Honor Tested 🌹 Courtly Temptation

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

This Book Made Me Think of You

by Libby Page

Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.

4.32

98k+

📚 Bibliotherapy 📖 Bookshop Fiction 🕯️ Grief Journey ✉️ Posthumous Letters 💕 Slow Burn Romance

This Book Made Me Think of You 91%

Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.

by Libby Page 2026

4.32

98k+ ratings

📚 Bibliotherapy 📖 Bookshop Fiction 🕯️ Grief Journey ✉️ Posthumous Letters 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Promise Me Sunshine

by Cara Bastone • 2025

A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.

4.07

95k+

🤍 Grief Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers

Promise Me Sunshine 91%

A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.

by Cara Bastone 2025

4.07

95k+ ratings

🤍 Grief Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers

The Girl on the 88 Bus

by Freya Sampson • 2022

A heartbroken woman boards a London bus to join a stranger's sixty-year search for lost love.

4.04

25k+

🎫 Missed Connection 💕 Found Family 👴 Age Gap Friendship 🤝 Strangers To Friends ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine

The Girl on the 88 Bus 91%

A heartbroken woman boards a London bus to join a stranger's sixty-year search for lost love.

by Freya Sampson 2022

4.04

25k+ ratings

🎫 Missed Connection 💕 Found Family 👴 Age Gap Friendship 🤝 Strangers To Friends ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine

Dreamland

by Nicholas Sparks • 2022

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

3.95

105k+

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

Dreamland 91%

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

by Nicholas Sparks 2022

3.95

105k+ ratings

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

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 91%

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

by Kat T. Masen 2021

4.31

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