50 Books like The Heart Principle

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

by Jennifer Hartmann

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

4.16

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak Summary

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak 91%

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023

4.16

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

Last Call at the Local

by Sarah Grunder Ruiz • 2024

A robbed musician collides with a tattooed Irish pub owner who can't believe she would stay.

3.83

11k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Love 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Musician Heroine 💚 Mental Health Rep ☘️ Small Town Ireland

Last Call at the Local 94%

A robbed musician collides with a tattooed Irish pub owner who can't believe she would stay.

by Sarah Grunder Ruiz 2024

3.83

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Love 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Musician Heroine 💚 Mental Health Rep ☘️ Small Town Ireland

The Girl He Used to Know

by Tracey Garvis Graves • 2019

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

3.93

53k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Girl He Used to Know 93%

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

by Tracey Garvis Graves 2019

3.93

53k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

A Girl Like Her

by Talia Hibbert • 2018

The town outcast never thought the man next door would cook her dinner and see the truth.

3.84

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🥧 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🏠 Recluse And Newcomer ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

A Girl Like Her 93%

The town outcast never thought the man next door would cook her dinner and see the truth.

by Talia Hibbert 2018

3.84

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🥧 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🏠 Recluse And Newcomer ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Daydreamer

by Susie Tate • 2024

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

3.93

31k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

Daydreamer 93%

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

by Susie Tate 2024

3.93

31k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

Pieces of the Night

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2026

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

4.17

8k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Pieces of the Night 92%

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2026

4.17

8k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Unbound

by Peyton Corinne • 2026

He found peace in routine. She learned safety in solitude. Together, they must outskate the past.

4.13

19k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Second Chance 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Trauma Healing

Unbound 92%

He found peace in routine. She learned safety in solitude. Together, they must outskate the past.

by Peyton Corinne 2026

4.13

19k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Second Chance 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Trauma Healing

Change of Pace

by Kayla Grosse • 2025

One night with her best friend's brother turns into a bucket-list road trip across America.

4.09

3k+

🩷 Plus Size Heroine 💊 Chronic Illness Romance 🚐 Road Trip Romance 🔥 One Night Stand 🚪 Forced Proximity

Change of Pace 92%

One night with her best friend's brother turns into a bucket-list road trip across America.

by Kayla Grosse 2025

4.09

3k+ ratings

🩷 Plus Size Heroine 💊 Chronic Illness Romance 🚐 Road Trip Romance 🔥 One Night Stand 🚪 Forced Proximity

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

Maybe Someday

by Colleen Hoover • 2022

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

3.96

675k+

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

Maybe Someday 92%

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

by Colleen Hoover 2022

3.96

675k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

The Muse

by Jewel E. Ann • 2026

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

4.24

2k+

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

The Muse 92%

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

by Jewel E. Ann 2026

4.24

2k+ ratings

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

Love Notes

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

3.98

572

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Love Notes 92%

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.98

572 ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Dirty Letters

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

4.02

50k+

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

Dirty Letters 92%

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.02

50k+ ratings

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

If Only You

by Chloe Liese • 2023

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

4.02

21k+

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

If Only You 92%

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

by Chloe Liese 2023

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

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

Taut

by J.A. Huss • 2014

Fleeing heartbreak, a touch-averse genius rescues a grieving mother and her baby from a blizzard.

4.42

6k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Hero 🏚️ Forced Proximity 🍼 Single Mother ❄️ Stranded In Snow 💔 Trauma Recovery

Taut 91%

Fleeing heartbreak, a touch-averse genius rescues a grieving mother and her baby from a blizzard.

by J.A. Huss 2014

4.42

6k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Hero 🏚️ Forced Proximity 🍼 Single Mother ❄️ Stranded In Snow 💔 Trauma Recovery

No Tomorrow

by Carian Cole • 2018

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

4.15

22k+

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

No Tomorrow 91%

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

by Carian Cole 2018

4.15

22k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

Maple & Moonlight

by Daphne Elliot • 2026

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

4.07

7k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Maple & Moonlight 91%

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

by Daphne Elliot 2026

4.07

7k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Canary Cowards

by Jescie Hall • 2023

A therapist's feud with a wounded NFL star ignites a forbidden attraction that risks her career.

4.36

7k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏈 Football 🔥 Slow Burn ♾️ Autism Representation

The Canary Cowards 91%

A therapist's feud with a wounded NFL star ignites a forbidden attraction that risks her career.

by Jescie Hall 2023

4.36

7k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏈 Football 🔥 Slow Burn ♾️ Autism Representation

All the Feels

by Olivia Dade • 2021

A reckless TV star meets his match: a burned-out therapist hired to keep him scandal-free.

3.84

26k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🧠 ADHD Representation 🩹 Emotional Healing

All the Feels 91%

A reckless TV star meets his match: a burned-out therapist hired to keep him scandal-free.

by Olivia Dade 2021

3.84

26k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🧠 ADHD Representation 🩹 Emotional Healing

Next of Kin

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2022

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

3.74

62k+

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Next of Kin 91%

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2022

3.74

62k+ ratings

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Ranger

by Rebecca Sharp • 2023

A romance author fleeing scandal weds her shy genius landlord when a stalker tracks her down.

4.26

20k+

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 🧠 Neurodivergent Hero 🏡 Forced Proximity ✍️ Author Heroine 🔄 Opposites Attract

Ranger 91%

A romance author fleeing scandal weds her shy genius landlord when a stalker tracks her down.

by Rebecca Sharp 2023

4.26

20k+ ratings

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 🧠 Neurodivergent Hero 🏡 Forced Proximity ✍️ Author Heroine 🔄 Opposites Attract

The Anti-Boyfriend

by Penelope Ward • 2020

A single mom and her playboy neighbor agree to intimacy without commitment, no feelings allowed.

3.86

16k+

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💔 Reformed Playboy 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Anti-Boyfriend 91%

A single mom and her playboy neighbor agree to intimacy without commitment, no feelings allowed.

by Penelope Ward 2020

3.86

16k+ ratings

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💔 Reformed Playboy 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

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 91%

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

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan • 2016

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

4.16

704k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Archer's Voice 91%

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

by Mia Sheridan 2016

4.16

704k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Phantom Waltz

by Catherine Anderson • 2001

A rugged rancher pursues a witty woman in a wheelchair, but she's convinced she's a burden.

4.16

6k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🌄 Rural Setting 🦽 Disabled Heroine 🤠 Rancher Hero 🐴 Horseback Riding

Phantom Waltz 91%

A rugged rancher pursues a witty woman in a wheelchair, but she's convinced she's a burden.

by Catherine Anderson 2001

4.16

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🌄 Rural Setting 🦽 Disabled Heroine 🤠 Rancher Hero 🐴 Horseback Riding

The Coldest Winter

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2023

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

4.01

12k+

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

The Coldest Winter 91%

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2023

4.01

12k+ ratings

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

Full Tilt

by Emma Scott • 2016

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

4.36

40k+

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Full Tilt 91%

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

by Emma Scott 2016

4.36

40k+ ratings

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Give Me Butterflies

by Jillian Meadows • 2023

A museum entomologist faces her dream interview and the grumpy astronomer who just wore her coffee.

3.94

16k+

🔬 Stem Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Guardian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Healing From Abuse

Give Me Butterflies 91%

A museum entomologist faces her dream interview and the grumpy astronomer who just wore her coffee.

by Jillian Meadows 2023

3.94

16k+ ratings

🔬 Stem Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Guardian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Healing From Abuse

There’s Pumpkin About You

by Athena Carstairs • 2025

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

3.44

4k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

There’s Pumpkin About You 91%

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

by Athena Carstairs 2025

3.44

4k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

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 91%

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

Smart, Sexy and Secretive

by Tammy Falkner • 2013

Three months gone. One deaf artist waiting. She's back, but her father already chose her husband.

4.21

17k+

🤟 Deaf Love Interest 💞 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 💝 Sacrifice For Love 🎵 Music School

Smart, Sexy and Secretive 91%

Three months gone. One deaf artist waiting. She's back, but her father already chose her husband.

by Tammy Falkner 2013

4.21

17k+ ratings

🤟 Deaf Love Interest 💞 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 💝 Sacrifice For Love 🎵 Music School

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Bourbon Bliss

by Claire Kingsley • 2019

A retired quarterback falls for an actuary whose world of numbers has no column for love.

4.35

22k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Former Athlete 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Bourbon Bliss 91%

A retired quarterback falls for an actuary whose world of numbers has no column for love.

by Claire Kingsley 2019

4.35

22k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Former Athlete 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Quiet Beautiful Things

by Samantha Christy • 2024

A playboy gains a deaf daughter and falls for her teacher, who doesn't date hearing men.

4.43

10k+

🦻 Deaf Representation 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Quiet Beautiful Things 91%

A playboy gains a deaf daughter and falls for her teacher, who doesn't date hearing men.

by Samantha Christy 2024

4.43

10k+ ratings

🦻 Deaf Representation 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Theory of Second Best

by J. Bengtsson • 2017

Two outcasts fall for each other on a survival show where only one can win.

4.32

5k+

🎥 Reality Tv Romance 🎸 Rock Star Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 💪 Caretaker Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Theory of Second Best 91%

Two outcasts fall for each other on a survival show where only one can win.

by J. Bengtsson 2017

4.32

5k+ ratings

🎥 Reality Tv Romance 🎸 Rock Star Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 💪 Caretaker Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Bright Side

by Kim Holden • 2014

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

4.29

63k+

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

Bright Side 91%

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

by Kim Holden 2014

4.29

63k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

If Not for My Baby

by Kate Golden • 2025

A cynical waitress takes a backup singer gig on tour and falls for the Irish frontman.

3.81

8k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌵 Small Town Texas 🎶 Found Family On Tour

If Not for My Baby 91%

A cynical waitress takes a backup singer gig on tour and falls for the Irish frontman.

by Kate Golden 2025

3.81

8k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌵 Small Town Texas 🎶 Found Family On Tour

Roomies

by Christina Lauren • 2017

A green-card marriage to her subway crush: the one rule was don't fall in love.

3.75

90k+

📝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Musician Romance 🎭 Theater Setting

Roomies 91%

A green-card marriage to her subway crush: the one rule was don't fall in love.

by Christina Lauren 2017

3.75

90k+ ratings

📝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Musician Romance 🎭 Theater Setting

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

by Talia Hibbert • 2019

After a brush with death, a web designer hands a thrill list to her grumpy superintendent.

3.78

210k+

☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🇬🇧 British Romcom 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🔥 Steamy Romcom

Get a Life, Chloe Brown 91%

After a brush with death, a web designer hands a thrill list to her grumpy superintendent.

by Talia Hibbert 2019

3.78

210k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🇬🇧 British Romcom 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🔥 Steamy Romcom

Wait for You

by J. Lynn • 2013

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

4.13

170k+

🎓 College Romance 🖤 Trauma Healing 💔 Broken Heroine 🩹 Patient Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Wait for You 91%

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

by J. Lynn 2013

4.13

170k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 🖤 Trauma Healing 💔 Broken Heroine 🩹 Patient Hero 🔥 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 91%

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

Joined at the Joints

by Marissa Eller • 2024

An arthritis support group brings two guarded teens together. Neither knows how to stay apart.

4.14

717

🩺 Chronic Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 First Love 🍞 Healing Through Food 🧠 Anxiety Representation

Joined at the Joints 90%

An arthritis support group brings two guarded teens together. Neither knows how to stay apart.

by Marissa Eller 2024

4.14

717 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 First Love 🍞 Healing Through Food 🧠 Anxiety Representation

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 90%

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

Out on a Limb

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2023

One night. Two pink lines. A spare room. Co-parenting was the deal; love broke every rule.

4.24

187k+

🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 👶 Co-Parents To Lovers 🦿 Disabled Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌸 Low Angst

Out on a Limb 90%

One night. Two pink lines. A spare room. Co-parenting was the deal; love broke every rule.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2023

4.24

187k+ ratings

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The Wreckage of Us 90%

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4.05

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126k+

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Before I Let Go 90%

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126k+ ratings

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by Sarah Adams • 2020

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3.93

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The Match 90%

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3.93

74k+ ratings

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