50 Books like The Gingerbread Bakery

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

Her grumpy neighbor enters the holiday contest to beat her. Their fake romance turns real.

3.69

201k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Christmas ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💕 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas 97%

Her grumpy neighbor enters the holiday contest to beat her. Their fake romance turns real.

by Meghan Quinn 2024

3.69

201k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Christmas ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💕 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Holiday Ever After

by Hannah Grace • 2025

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

3.66

48k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Holiday Ever After 96%

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

by Hannah Grace 2025

3.66

48k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal

by Meghan Quinn • 2025

A Christmas farmer schemes to charm his new rival neighbor. The distraction becomes too real.

3.87

85k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Rival Small Businesses ❄️ Forced Proximity 😂 Comedy Of Errors 👯 Meddling Matchmakers

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal Summary

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal 96%

A Christmas farmer schemes to charm his new rival neighbor. The distraction becomes too real.

by Meghan Quinn 2025

3.87

85k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Rival Small Businesses ❄️ Forced Proximity 😂 Comedy Of Errors 👯 Meddling Matchmakers

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

92k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Holiday Romance 95%

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022

3.96

92k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

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 95%

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

Baggage Claim

by Juliana Smith • 2022

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

3.67

13k+

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Baggage Claim 95%

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

by Juliana Smith 2022

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

New Hope, Old Grudges

by Anne Malcom • 2023

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

3.81

2k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff

New Hope, Old Grudges 95%

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

by Anne Malcom 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

by Jenny Colgan • 2016

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

3.68

22k+

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family 💔 Friendship Tested 🌊 Seaside Village

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery Summary

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery 95%

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

by Jenny Colgan 2016

3.68

22k+ ratings

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family 💔 Friendship Tested 🌊 Seaside Village

92 Pacific Boulevard

by Debbie Macomber • 2006

Ten abandoned puppies and an ex-husband with a younger woman crash a tree farmer's Christmas.

4.15

11k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ✨ Cozy Christmas Energy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Blended Family

92 Pacific Boulevard 95%

Ten abandoned puppies and an ex-husband with a younger woman crash a tree farmer's Christmas.

by Debbie Macomber 2006

4.15

11k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ✨ Cozy Christmas Energy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Blended Family

Mr. Fixer Upper

by Lucy Score • 2023

A producer and a renovation star clash on camera, but their chemistry is the real headline.

4.04

60k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📺 Reality Tv Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Mr. Fixer Upper 95%

A producer and a renovation star clash on camera, but their chemistry is the real headline.

by Lucy Score 2023

4.04

60k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📺 Reality Tv Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams

by Jenny Colgan • 2012

A London nurse must sell her great-aunt's crumbling sweetshop. The village has other ideas.

3.92

13k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Starting Over ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌿 English Countryside 💔 Wartime Love Story

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams Summary

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams 95%

A London nurse must sell her great-aunt's crumbling sweetshop. The village has other ideas.

by Jenny Colgan 2012

3.92

13k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Starting Over ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌿 English Countryside 💔 Wartime Love Story

The Match

by Sarah Adams • 2020

His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.

3.93

74k+

🍯 Sweet Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

The Match 95%

His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.

by Sarah Adams 2020

3.93

74k+ ratings

🍯 Sweet Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Big Nick Energy

by Kristen Bailey • 2025

A children's author is torn between her ex and a Christmas tree farmer, both named Nick.

3.67

4k+

🫶 Love Triangle 💞 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Big Nick Energy 95%

A children's author is torn between her ex and a Christmas tree farmer, both named Nick.

by Kristen Bailey 2025

3.67

4k+ ratings

🫶 Love Triangle 💞 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 94%

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

Whiskey Lies

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

A matchmaker's weekend fling with a stranger ends with her next assignment: finding him a wife.

3.99

9k+

🔥 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🎭 Secret Identity

Whiskey Lies 94%

A matchmaker's weekend fling with a stranger ends with her next assignment: finding him a wife.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022

3.99

9k+ ratings

🔥 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🎭 Secret Identity

Cruel Winter with You

by Ali Hazelwood • 2024

A blizzard traps a doctor with her best friend's brother, the man whose lifelong love she rejected.

3.68

214k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🌱 Childhood Friends 📞 Missed Connection 💘 He Falls First

Cruel Winter with You 94%

A blizzard traps a doctor with her best friend's brother, the man whose lifelong love she rejected.

by Ali Hazelwood 2024

3.68

214k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🌱 Childhood Friends 📞 Missed Connection 💘 He Falls First

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan

by Beth Merlin • 2024

A magical phone booth reconnects an actress with her college ex after her fiancé's Christmas arrest.

3.85

15k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🎭 Actor Heroine 💫 Magical Realism Romance 🎬 Theater World

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan Summary

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan 94%

A magical phone booth reconnects an actress with her college ex after her fiancé's Christmas arrest.

by Beth Merlin 2024

3.85

15k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🎭 Actor Heroine 💫 Magical Realism Romance 🎬 Theater World

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 94%

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

25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys

by Elle Thorpe • 2019

A holiday-hating Australian and a Wyoming cowboy bet he can mend her Christmas scars.

3.82

5k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎄 Holiday Healing 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎲 Romantic Wager

25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys Summary

25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys 94%

A holiday-hating Australian and a Wyoming cowboy bet he can mend her Christmas scars.

by Elle Thorpe 2019

3.82

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎄 Holiday Healing 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎲 Romantic Wager

My December Darling

by Lauren Asher • 2024

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

3.67

75k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

My December Darling 94%

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

by Lauren Asher 2024

3.67

75k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

A Merry Little Lie

by Sarah Morgan • 2025

Becky's fake Christmas romance with her best friend fools everyone except her own heart.

3.96

11k+

🤥 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 👯 Sister Bonds

A Merry Little Lie 94%

Becky's fake Christmas romance with her best friend fools everyone except her own heart.

by Sarah Morgan 2025

3.96

11k+ ratings

🤥 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 👯 Sister Bonds

Darling Daffodils Farm

by Brittanee Nicole • 2026

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

3.90

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

Darling Daffodils Farm 94%

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

by Brittanee Nicole 2026

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

Let It Snow

by John Green • 2008

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

3.66

160k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Let It Snow 94%

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

by John Green 2008

3.66

160k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance

The Wedding of the Year

by Jill Mansell • 2024

At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.

4.07

8k+

💞 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌊 Cornish Seaside 🫂 Found Family

The Wedding of the Year 93%

At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.

by Jill Mansell 2024

4.07

8k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌊 Cornish Seaside 🫂 Found Family

The Christmas Wish

by Lindsey Kelk • 2022

Stuck reliving Christmas Day, a London lawyer must stop fixing her family and start saving herself.

3.83

15k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Messy Family Dynamics 🎄 Cozy Holiday Vibes 👯 Sister Rivalry

The Christmas Wish 93%

Stuck reliving Christmas Day, a London lawyer must stop fixing her family and start saving herself.

by Lindsey Kelk 2022

3.83

15k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Messy Family Dynamics 🎄 Cozy Holiday Vibes 👯 Sister Rivalry

A Very London Christmas

by Elodie Hart • 2021

An Irish nanny takes a Christmas job with a guarded hotelier and falls for him and his daughter.

3.93

7k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💎 Class Differences

A Very London Christmas 93%

An Irish nanny takes a Christmas job with a guarded hotelier and falls for him and his daughter.

by Elodie Hart 2021

3.93

7k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💎 Class Differences

The Book Club Hotel

by Sarah Morgan • 2023

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

3.93

41k+

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Book Club Hotel 93%

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

by Sarah Morgan 2023

3.93

41k+ ratings

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 💕 Second Chance Romance

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

Bright Lights, Big Christmas

by Mary Kay Andrews • 2023

An aimless artist gets a second chance running her family's Christmas tree stand in New York.

3.74

61k+

🎄 Cozy Christmas Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🌲 Family Business 🔄 Second Chances

Bright Lights, Big Christmas 93%

An aimless artist gets a second chance running her family's Christmas tree stand in New York.

by Mary Kay Andrews 2023

3.74

61k+ ratings

🎄 Cozy Christmas Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🌲 Family Business 🔄 Second Chances

The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice

by Donna Kauffman • 2019

A magical bakeshop in Moonbright, Maine, nudges three couples toward love during Halloween season.

3.31

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🍪 Magical Baking 🎃 Halloween Season 💕 Multiple Love Stories 🫂 Found Family

The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice Summary

The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice 93%

A magical bakeshop in Moonbright, Maine, nudges three couples toward love during Halloween season.

by Donna Kauffman 2019

3.31

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🍪 Magical Baking 🎃 Halloween Season 💕 Multiple Love Stories 🫂 Found Family

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

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

Show Down

by Tawna Fenske • 2021

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

4.04

438

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Show Down 93%

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

by Tawna Fenske 2021

4.04

438 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Second Down Scrooge

by Lisa Suzanne • 2024

Co-parenting with her NFL ex was the plan. Falling for him again over Christmas wasn't.

4.07

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting

Second Down Scrooge 93%

Co-parenting with her NFL ex was the plan. Falling for him again over Christmas wasn't.

by Lisa Suzanne 2024

4.07

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting

Wreck the Halls

by Tessa Bailey • 2023

Faking peace on live TV, two rock-star kids reunite their mothers' band and fight their desire.

3.36

118k+

🎬 Reality Tv Romance 🎸 Rock Star Legacy 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 😳 Awkward Heroine

Wreck the Halls 93%

Faking peace on live TV, two rock-star kids reunite their mothers' band and fight their desire.

by Tessa Bailey 2023

3.36

118k+ ratings

🎬 Reality Tv Romance 🎸 Rock Star Legacy 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 😳 Awkward Heroine

The Bromance Book Club

by Lyssa Kay Adams • 2019

A baseball star joins a secret club where men read romance novels to save his marriage.

3.86

136k+

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis ⚾ Sports Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🙏 Groveling Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Bromance Book Club 93%

A baseball star joins a secret club where men read romance novels to save his marriage.

by Lyssa Kay Adams 2019

3.86

136k+ ratings

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis ⚾ Sports Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🙏 Groveling Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 93%

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

Wrapped Up in You

by Nikki Ash • 2023

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

3.73

4k+

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

Wrapped Up in You 93%

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

by Nikki Ash 2023

3.73

4k+ ratings

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

The Christmas Bookshop

by Jenny Colgan • 2021

Jobless at thirty, she must rescue an Edinburgh bookshop by Christmas to prove her family wrong.

3.68

95k+

📚 Bookshop Setting 👭 Sister Rivalry 🌱 Starting Over 💕 Found Family 🏪 Small Shop Revival

The Christmas Bookshop 93%

Jobless at thirty, she must rescue an Edinburgh bookshop by Christmas to prove her family wrong.

by Jenny Colgan 2021

3.68

95k+ ratings

📚 Bookshop Setting 👭 Sister Rivalry 🌱 Starting Over 💕 Found Family 🏪 Small Shop Revival

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

The Do-Over

by Sharon M. Peterson • 2022

A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.

4.05

7k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Difficult Mothers 💪 Body Positivity 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Do-Over 93%

A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.

by Sharon M. Peterson 2022

4.05

7k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Difficult Mothers 💪 Body Positivity 🏡 Small Town Romance

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

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Truly Madly Deeply 93%

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

by Ally Carter • 2024

Rival mystery writers snowed in at an English manor must solve their idol's locked-room vanishing.

3.87

153k+

❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🔐 Locked-Room Mystery ❄️ Snowed In 📚 Literary Mystery 🏰 Manor House Mystery

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year Summary

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year 93%

Rival mystery writers snowed in at an English manor must solve their idol's locked-room vanishing.

by Ally Carter 2024

3.87

153k+ ratings

❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🔐 Locked-Room Mystery ❄️ Snowed In 📚 Literary Mystery 🏰 Manor House Mystery

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

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