36 Books like The Ex Vows

Picking Daisies on Sundays

by Liana Cincotti

Fake-dating her ex-best friend for a wedding, Dani hides eight years of secret love.

4.02

79k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Second Chance Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn

Picking Daisies on Sundays 93%

Fake-dating her ex-best friend for a wedding, Dani hides eight years of secret love.

by Liana Cincotti 2023

4.02

79k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Second Chance Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn

Not a Friend

by Taylor Hannah • 2025

A vineyard wedding throws her together with the musician she never got over, boyfriend in tow.

3.99

562

✨ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Situationship 🎸 Musician Hero ⏳ Dual Timeline

Not a Friend 95%

A vineyard wedding throws her together with the musician she never got over, boyfriend in tow.

by Taylor Hannah 2025

3.99

562 ratings

✨ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Situationship 🎸 Musician Hero ⏳ Dual Timeline

Forget Me Not

by Julie Soto • 2023

The man she left is now the florist for the wedding that could make her career.

3.94

79k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 💒 Wedding Planner 👔 Forced Proximity 💔 Fear Of Commitment ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Forget Me Not 95%

The man she left is now the florist for the wedding that could make her career.

by Julie Soto 2023

3.94

79k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 💒 Wedding Planner 👔 Forced Proximity 💔 Fear Of Commitment ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Bridesmaid Undercover

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

A wedding planner sleeps with her friend, then is hired to reunite him with his ex.

4.03

52k+

💍 Wedding Planner Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥺 Pining

Bridesmaid Undercover 93%

A wedding planner sleeps with her friend, then is hired to reunite him with his ex.

by Meghan Quinn 2024

4.03

52k+ ratings

💍 Wedding Planner Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥺 Pining

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 93%

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

Happy Place

by Emily Henry • 2023

An ex-couple fakes their engagement for one last week with friends at a Maine summer cottage.

3.94

1.5M+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Summer Cottage Setting

Happy Place 93%

An ex-couple fakes their engagement for one last week with friends at a Maine summer cottage.

by Emily Henry 2023

3.94

1.5M+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Summer Cottage Setting

If Tomorrow Never Comes

by Allison Ashley • 2025

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

3.99

18k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

If Tomorrow Never Comes 93%

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

by Allison Ashley 2025

3.99

18k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

Swear on This Life

by Renee Carlino • 2016

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

4.13

61k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing

Swear on This Life 93%

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

by Renee Carlino 2016

4.13

61k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing

Before I Do

by Sophie Cousens • 2022

The bride's long-lost photo-booth crush appears at her rehearsal on her fiancé's sister's arm.

3.59

25k+

👰 Wedding Disaster 💭 What If Romance 🦶 Cold Feet Bride 💔 Love Triangle 🇬🇧 British Rom Com

Before I Do 93%

The bride's long-lost photo-booth crush appears at her rehearsal on her fiancé's sister's arm.

by Sophie Cousens 2022

3.59

25k+ ratings

👰 Wedding Disaster 💭 What If Romance 🦶 Cold Feet Bride 💔 Love Triangle 🇬🇧 British Rom Com

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 93%

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

The Wedding Date

by Jasmine Guillory • 2018

A woman plays fake girlfriend at a stranger's ex's wedding, but their chemistry is genuine.

3.56

165k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🛗 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend ↕️ Opposites Attract 🚫 Commitment-Phobic Hero

The Wedding Date 93%

A woman plays fake girlfriend at a stranger's ex's wedding, but their chemistry is genuine.

by Jasmine Guillory 2018

3.56

165k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🛗 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend ↕️ Opposites Attract 🚫 Commitment-Phobic Hero

The Accidental Dating Experiment

by Lauren Blakely • 2024

A therapist's plan to role-play her dates backfires when every fake kiss feels dangerously real.

3.52

23k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Practice Dating 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Accidental Dating Experiment Summary

The Accidental Dating Experiment 93%

A therapist's plan to role-play her dates backfires when every fake kiss feels dangerously real.

by Lauren Blakely 2024

3.52

23k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Practice Dating 🏡 Small Town Romance

Te espero en el fin del mundo

by Andrea Longarela • 2021

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

4.09

25k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

Te espero en el fin del mundo 92%

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

by Andrea Longarela 2021

4.09

25k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

Twice in a Blue Moon

by Christina Lauren • 2019

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

3.62

90k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity

Twice in a Blue Moon 94%

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

by Christina Lauren 2019

3.62

90k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity

Love and Other Words

by Christina Lauren • 2018

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

4.21

831k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance

Love and Other Words 94%

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

by Christina Lauren 2018

4.21

831k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance

Our Perfect Storm

by Carley Fortune

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

4.02

224k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

Our Perfect Storm 93%

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

by Carley Fortune 2026

4.02

224k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

Same Time Next Summer

by Annabel Monaghan • 2023

An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.

3.73

149k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🏖️ Small Beach Town 🌊 Summer House

Same Time Next Summer 92%

An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.

by Annabel Monaghan 2023

3.73

149k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🏖️ Small Beach Town 🌊 Summer House

So Not Meant To Be

by Meghan Quinn • 2022

An organizer's ordered life unravels when she's forced to work with a maddeningly charming CEO.

3.92

139k+

🏢 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 📋 Type-A Heroine 💬 Banter-Filled Courtship 🚪 Commitment-Phobic Hero

So Not Meant To Be 92%

An organizer's ordered life unravels when she's forced to work with a maddeningly charming CEO.

by Meghan Quinn 2022

3.92

139k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 📋 Type-A Heroine 💬 Banter-Filled Courtship 🚪 Commitment-Phobic Hero

An Italian Wedding Adventure

by Leonie Mack • 2025

A merger strands a wedding planner on an Italian peak with the mountaineer who broke her heart.

3.68

1k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💒 Destination Wedding ⛰️ Adventure Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

An Italian Wedding Adventure 92%

A merger strands a wedding planner on an Italian peak with the mountaineer who broke her heart.

by Leonie Mack 2025

3.68

1k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💒 Destination Wedding ⛰️ Adventure Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

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

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 92%

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

It's Different This Time

by Joss Richard • 2025

An actress inherits a brownstone with the best friend she spent a decade almost loving.

3.97

38k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💫 Almost Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

It's Different This Time 92%

An actress inherits a brownstone with the best friend she spent a decade almost loving.

by Joss Richard 2025

3.97

38k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💫 Almost Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Fool Me Once

by Ashley Winstead • 2022

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

3.49

13k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

Fool Me Once 92%

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

by Ashley Winstead 2022

3.49

13k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

One More Song

by Annah Conwell • 2022

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

4.09

2k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

One More Song 92%

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

by Annah Conwell 2022

4.09

2k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

A Love Letter to Whiskey

by Kandi Steiner

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

4.15

111k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 Beach Town

A Love Letter to Whiskey 93%

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

by Kandi Steiner 2021

4.15

111k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 Beach Town

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? 93%

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

The House Guest

by Penelope Ward • 2025

An artist lost in grief. An heir trapped by legacy. One mansion, and a love neither expected.

3.90

5k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The House Guest 93%

An artist lost in grief. An heir trapped by legacy. One mansion, and a love neither expected.

by Penelope Ward 2025

3.90

5k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Funny You Should Ask

by Elissa Sussman • 2022

A writer reunites with the movie star whose interview broke her heart ten years ago.

3.55

146k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🔁 Second-Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline ✍️ Writer Heroine 🎥 Hollywood Setting

Funny You Should Ask 92%

A writer reunites with the movie star whose interview broke her heart ten years ago.

by Elissa Sussman 2022

3.55

146k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🔁 Second-Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline ✍️ Writer Heroine 🎥 Hollywood Setting

You and Me on Vacation

by Emily Henry • 2021

Twelve summers, one drunken kiss, two years of silence. Now she wants one last trip.

3.84

1.8M+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn ✈️ Summer Travel 💔 Banter And Longing

You and Me on Vacation 92%

Twelve summers, one drunken kiss, two years of silence. Now she wants one last trip.

by Emily Henry 2021

3.84

1.8M+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn ✈️ Summer Travel 💔 Banter And Longing

Protect

by Paisley Hope • 2025

A divorced nurse returns home to the firefighter who broke her heart, her brother's best friend.

4.15

15k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 First Love

Protect 92%

A divorced nurse returns home to the firefighter who broke her heart, her brother's best friend.

by Paisley Hope 2025

4.15

15k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 First Love

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You

by Laura Dockrill • 2024

When Ella catches a wedding bouquet, sixteen years of secretly loving Lowe come crashing back.

3.86

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You Summary

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You 92%

When Ella catches a wedding bouquet, sixteen years of secretly loving Lowe come crashing back.

by Laura Dockrill 2024

3.86

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

Hypnotized by Love

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

3.61

8k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

Hypnotized by Love 92%

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

by Sariah Wilson 2024

3.61

8k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Show Me How

by Hannah Cowan • 2025

A runaway bride strikes a deal with a guarded tattoo artist: intimate lessons, no feelings attached.

3.88

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 👰‍♀️ Runaway Bride

Show Me How 92%

A runaway bride strikes a deal with a guarded tattoo artist: intimate lessons, no feelings attached.

by Hannah Cowan 2025

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 👰‍♀️ Runaway Bride

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