50 Books like The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Corrupt

by Penelope Douglas

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

3.78

436k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Corrupt 91%

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

3.78

436k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore • 2023

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

3.36

577k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pumpkin Spice Café 93%

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

by Laurie Gilmore 2023

3.36

577k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Maid

by Nita Prose • 2022

A hotel maid discovers a dead guest, and her social awkwardness makes her the prime suspect.

3.75

719k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Quirky Narrator

The Maid 93%

A hotel maid discovers a dead guest, and her social awkwardness makes her the prime suspect.

by Nita Prose 2022

3.75

719k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Quirky Narrator

All My Kisses for You

by Monica Murphy • 2024

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

3.86

11k+

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

All My Kisses for You 92%

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

by Monica Murphy 2024

3.86

11k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

The Twelve Days of Murder

by Andreina Cordani • 2023

A snowbound Christmas reunion turns deadly when a murder-mystery game claims its first real victim.

3.62

8k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎄 Christmas Thriller 🎭 Murder Mystery Game 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 💰 Class Tensions

The Twelve Days of Murder 92%

A snowbound Christmas reunion turns deadly when a murder-mystery game claims its first real victim.

by Andreina Cordani 2023

3.62

8k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎄 Christmas Thriller 🎭 Murder Mystery Game 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 💰 Class Tensions

Santa Cruise

by Mary Higgins Clark • 2006

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

3.44

8k+

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 😊 Lighthearted Suspense

Santa Cruise 92%

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

by Mary Higgins Clark 2006

3.44

8k+ ratings

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 😊 Lighthearted Suspense

This Is Not a Game

by Kelly Mullen • 2025

Blackmailed into a mansion party, a grandmother and her granddaughter are snowed in with a killer.

3.41

6k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤫 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❄️ Snowbound Mansion

This Is Not a Game 92%

Blackmailed into a mansion party, a grandmother and her granddaughter are snowed in with a killer.

by Kelly Mullen 2025

3.41

6k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤫 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❄️ Snowbound Mansion

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Slay Ride

by Lauren Biel • 2025

At a snowbound killer retreat, the rival stealing her kills becomes the temptation she can't resist.

4.13

9k+

🖤 Dark Romantic Comedy 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🛖 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowbound Isolation 🔪 Killer Found Family

Slay Ride 92%

At a snowbound killer retreat, the rival stealing her kills becomes the temptation she can't resist.

by Lauren Biel 2025

4.13

9k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantic Comedy 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🛖 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowbound Isolation 🔪 Killer Found Family

Game of Cones

by Cynthia Baxter • 2020

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

3.75

182

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

Game of Cones 92%

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

by Cynthia Baxter 2020

3.75

182 ratings

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

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 92%

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

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 93%

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

Apple Cider Slaying

by Julie Anne Lindsey • 2019

Winnie planned a cider shop. A body in the press makes Granny the prime suspect instead.

3.96

4k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🍎 Family Business 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Found Family

Apple Cider Slaying 93%

Winnie planned a cider shop. A body in the press makes Granny the prime suspect instead.

by Julie Anne Lindsey 2019

3.96

4k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🍎 Family Business 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Found Family

The Blonde Identity

by Ally Carter

An amnesiac mistaken for her spy twin must trust the agent sent to hunt her sister.

3.77

38k+

🕵️ Spy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🧠 Amnesia Romance 👯 Twin Swap ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Blonde Identity 91%

An amnesiac mistaken for her spy twin must trust the agent sent to hunt her sister.

by Ally Carter 2023

3.77

38k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🧠 Amnesia Romance 👯 Twin Swap ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

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 92%

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

Snowed In

by Navessa Allen • 2017

A small-town artist falls for her snow-bound neighbor, an ex-athlete haunted by illness and secrecy.

3.84

7k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💖 Friends To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero

Snowed In 92%

A small-town artist falls for her snow-bound neighbor, an ex-athlete haunted by illness and secrecy.

by Navessa Allen 2017

3.84

7k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💖 Friends To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero

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

Can I Tell You Something?

by Holly June Smith • 2023

A lawyer finds her brother's best friend is the anonymous voice of her favorite audio erotica.

3.91

28k+

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🎧 Online Persona 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🎄 Christmas Romance

Can I Tell You Something? 92%

A lawyer finds her brother's best friend is the anonymous voice of her favorite audio erotica.

by Holly June Smith 2023

3.91

28k+ ratings

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🎧 Online Persona 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🎄 Christmas Romance

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict • 2023

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

3.41

12k+

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders 92%

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

by Alexandra Benedict 2023

3.41

12k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

Under One Roof

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

3.64

214k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

Under One Roof 92%

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022

3.64

214k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

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 92%

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 92%

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

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 92%

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 Christmas Lights

by Karen Swan • 2018

An influencer's Norwegian hideaway becomes a trap when a stalker's threats follow her into the snow.

4.03

5k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📱 Social Media Influencer 💔 Damaged Hero 🏔️ Remote Farm Setting ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Christmas Lights 92%

An influencer's Norwegian hideaway becomes a trap when a stalker's threats follow her into the snow.

by Karen Swan 2018

4.03

5k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📱 Social Media Influencer 💔 Damaged Hero 🏔️ Remote Farm Setting ⏳ Dual Timeline

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

by Benjamin Stevenson

A snowed-in family reunion turns lethal; the mystery writer knows every relative has killed before.

3.75

236k+

🎯 Fair Play Mystery 💀 Family Of Killers ❄️ Snowed-In Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Summary

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 91%

A snowed-in family reunion turns lethal; the mystery writer knows every relative has killed before.

by Benjamin Stevenson 2022

3.75

236k+ ratings

🎯 Fair Play Mystery 💀 Family Of Killers ❄️ Snowed-In Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder

by Gracie Ruth Mitchell • 2023

A romance writer returns home, moves in with her former crush, and finds a vanishing body.

3.99

7k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕵️‍♀️ Small-Town Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy-Sunshine

Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder 93%

A romance writer returns home, moves in with her former crush, and finds a vanishing body.

by Gracie Ruth Mitchell 2023

3.99

7k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕵️‍♀️ Small-Town Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers ☀️ 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 93%

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

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night

by Sophie Hannah • 2023

Trapped in a crumbling Norfolk house at Christmas, Poirot hunts a killer who targets happy men.

3.68

12k+

👑 Golden Age Mystery 🏠 Country House Murder 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗝️ Family Secrets

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night 92%

Trapped in a crumbling Norfolk house at Christmas, Poirot hunts a killer who targets happy men.

by Sophie Hannah 2023

3.68

12k+ ratings

👑 Golden Age Mystery 🏠 Country House Murder 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗝️ Family Secrets

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 91%

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

Bouquets & Buckles

by Elliott Rose • 2024

Snowed in with her best friend's dad: a cowboy she's secretly wanted for years.

3.90

20k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance ❄️ Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Affair ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Bouquets & Buckles 91%

Snowed in with her best friend's dad: a cowboy she's secretly wanted for years.

by Elliott Rose 2024

3.90

20k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance ❄️ Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Affair ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

by Matthew Norman • 2025

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

4.26

29k+

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding ✨ Cozy Holiday Energy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon Summary

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon 91%

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

by Matthew Norman 2025

4.26

29k+ ratings

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding ✨ Cozy Holiday Energy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Murder at Holly House

by Denzil Meyrick • 2023

A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.

3.20

11k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Bumbling Detective 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Murder at Holly House 91%

A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.

by Denzil Meyrick 2023

3.20

11k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Bumbling Detective 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds

by Allison Brennan • 2025

A book lover finds coded blackmail in a beach read. The writer washes up dead.

3.58

7k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 📚 Books About Books 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Forced Proximity

Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds 91%

A book lover finds coded blackmail in a beach read. The writer washes up dead.

by Allison Brennan 2025

3.58

7k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 📚 Books About Books 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Forced Proximity

Mountain Boss

by S.J. Tilly • 2025

A woman handyman arrives at a remote lodge; the boss expected a man, not a temptation.

4.05

27k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 😤 Grumpy Boss 🕯️ Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Mountain Boss 91%

A woman handyman arrives at a remote lodge; the boss expected a man, not a temptation.

by S.J. Tilly 2025

4.05

27k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 😤 Grumpy Boss 🕯️ Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Things We Never Got Over

by Lucy Score • 2022

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

4.12

1.1M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Things We Never Got Over 91%

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

by Lucy Score 2022

4.12

1.1M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

The Golden Spoon

by Jessa Maxwell • 2023

A storm strands a baking competition at a remote manor, turning rivalry into sabotage and murder.

3.47

54k+

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery 🥧 Culinary Competition 👥 Secret Lineage 🎭 Predatory Mentor 🔍 Sabotage Mystery

The Golden Spoon 91%

A storm strands a baking competition at a remote manor, turning rivalry into sabotage and murder.

by Jessa Maxwell 2023

3.47

54k+ ratings

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery 🥧 Culinary Competition 👥 Secret Lineage 🎭 Predatory Mentor 🔍 Sabotage Mystery

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 91%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Grandest Game

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

A dancer must solve an island escape room alongside the heir she blames for her father's death.

3.94

80k+

🔐 Escape Room 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏝️ Isolated Island 🔍 Family Secrets 🧩 Puzzle Competition

The Grandest Game 91%

A dancer must solve an island escape room alongside the heir she blames for her father's death.

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2024

3.94

80k+ ratings

🔐 Escape Room 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏝️ Isolated Island 🔍 Family Secrets 🧩 Puzzle Competition

Wood You Rather?

by Daphne Elliot • 2023

A PI must fake-date the lumber exec who destroyed her career to solve his father's murder.

4.15

2k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

Wood You Rather? 91%

A PI must fake-date the lumber exec who destroyed her career to solve his father's murder.

by Daphne Elliot 2023

4.15

2k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

The Murder at the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie • 1930

A tyrant colonel lies shot in the vicarage study. Everyone in the village had a reason.

4.04

219k+

🏘️ Village Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏡 English Village 🤫 Small Town Secrets

The Murder at the Vicarage 91%

A tyrant colonel lies shot in the vicarage study. Everyone in the village had a reason.

by Agatha Christie 1930

4.04

219k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏡 English Village 🤫 Small Town Secrets

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 91%

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

Northern Lights

by Nora Roberts • 2004

A broken cop takes refuge in an Alaskan town with a frozen corpse in its mountain.

4.05

50k+

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🔍 Small Town Mystery 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Northern Lights 91%

A broken cop takes refuge in an Alaskan town with a frozen corpse in its mountain.

by Nora Roberts 2004

4.05

50k+ ratings

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🔍 Small Town Mystery 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Tracks of Her Tears

by Melinda Leigh • 2015

Mother murdered, boyfriend missing, their baby alone: a small-town cop's family becomes the target.

4.09

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🎄 Holiday Suspense 🏠 Family In Danger 💕 Chosen Family 👀 Killer Next Door

Tracks of Her Tears 91%

Mother murdered, boyfriend missing, their baby alone: a small-town cop's family becomes the target.

by Melinda Leigh 2015

4.09

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🎄 Holiday Suspense 🏠 Family In Danger 💕 Chosen Family 👀 Killer Next Door

Good Spirits

by B.K. Borison • 2025

A grumpy Ghost of Christmas Past falls for the messy antiques dealer he's supposed to haunt.

3.97

143k+

👻 Ghost Love Interest 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💞 Mutual Healing 🎄 Holiday Magic

Good Spirits 91%

A grumpy Ghost of Christmas Past falls for the messy antiques dealer he's supposed to haunt.

by B.K. Borison 2025

3.97

143k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Love Interest 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💞 Mutual Healing 🎄 Holiday Magic

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 91%

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

My Killer Vacation

by Tessa Bailey • 2022

A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.

3.58

144k+

🏖️ Vacation Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Beach Town

My Killer Vacation 91%

A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.

by Tessa Bailey 2022

3.58

144k+ ratings

🏖️ Vacation Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Beach Town

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