50 Books like The Music Shop

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

High Fidelity

by Nick Hornby • 1995

A freshly dumped record store owner hunts down his exes to understand his romantic wreckage.

3.90

217k+

🎸 Lad Lit 🎵 Music Obsession 👶 Man Child 💔 Romantic Reckoning 📝 Compulsive List Making

High Fidelity 93%

A freshly dumped record store owner hunts down his exes to understand his romantic wreckage.

by Nick Hornby 1995

3.90

217k+ ratings

🎸 Lad Lit 🎵 Music Obsession 👶 Man Child 💔 Romantic Reckoning 📝 Compulsive List Making

Deep Cuts

by Holly Brickley • 2025

She spends her twenties polishing a songwriter's genius while concealing her own longing for him.

3.60

45k+

🎸 Indie Music Scene 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Unrequited Longing 🎨 Muse And Artist 🌀 Messy Relationships

Deep Cuts 92%

She spends her twenties polishing a songwriter's genius while concealing her own longing for him.

by Holly Brickley 2025

3.60

45k+ ratings

🎸 Indie Music Scene 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Unrequited Longing 🎨 Muse And Artist 🌀 Messy Relationships

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 92%

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

The Future Saints

by Ashley Winstead • 2026

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

3.78

22k+

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

The Future Saints 92%

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

by Ashley Winstead 2026

3.78

22k+ ratings

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

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

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Girl in the Love Song 92%

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

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 91%

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

The Queen of Wishful Thinking

by Milly Johnson • 2017

A trapped wife finds hope at an antiques shop, until her husband weaponizes her secret.

4.45

5k+

🏺 Antiques Shop 🫂 Found Family ⛓️‍💥 Abusive Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗄️ Workplace Romance

The Queen of Wishful Thinking 91%

A trapped wife finds hope at an antiques shop, until her husband weaponizes her secret.

by Milly Johnson 2017

4.45

5k+ ratings

🏺 Antiques Shop 🫂 Found Family ⛓️‍💥 Abusive Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗄️ Workplace Romance

Daisy Jones & The Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2019

A magnetic singer joins a rising band. The frontman is married. Their creative fire makes history.

4.20

1.9M+

🎙️ Oral History Format 🎸 1970s Rock Scene 💔 Forbidden Chemistry 🎵 Band Dysfunction 🎧 Creative Collaboration

Daisy Jones & The Six 91%

A magnetic singer joins a rising band. The frontman is married. Their creative fire makes history.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019

4.20

1.9M+ ratings

🎙️ Oral History Format 🎸 1970s Rock Scene 💔 Forbidden Chemistry 🎵 Band Dysfunction 🎧 Creative Collaboration

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 91%

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

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

Small Worlds

by Caleb Azumah Nelson • 2023

A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.

4.26

12k+

🎷 Jazz-Infused Narrative 🇬🇭 Ghanaian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👦 Father Son Reconciliation 🫂 Chosen Family

Small Worlds 91%

A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.

by Caleb Azumah Nelson 2023

4.26

12k+ ratings

🎷 Jazz-Infused Narrative 🇬🇭 Ghanaian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👦 Father Son Reconciliation 🫂 Chosen Family

The Rotters' Club

by Jonathan Coe • 2001

Birmingham, 1973: four school friends, their rock band, and the IRA bomb that ends a world.

3.96

16k+

🎭 Ensemble Coming-Of-Age 🇬🇧 1970s England 💔 Unrequited First Love 🔐 Family Secrets 🎸 Music Obsession

The Rotters' Club 92%

Birmingham, 1973: four school friends, their rock band, and the IRA bomb that ends a world.

by Jonathan Coe 2001

3.96

16k+ ratings

🎭 Ensemble Coming-Of-Age 🇬🇧 1970s England 💔 Unrequited First Love 🔐 Family Secrets 🎸 Music Obsession

Los días en los que más te quise

by Amy Neff • 2024

After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.

4.02

15k+

📖 Multi-Generational Saga 💖 Literary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🕊️ Right To Die Fiction 😢 Bittersweet

Los días en los que más te quise Summary

Los días en los que más te quise 92%

After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.

by Amy Neff 2024

4.02

15k+ ratings

📖 Multi-Generational Saga 💖 Literary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🕊️ Right To Die Fiction 😢 Bittersweet

Talking at Night

by Claire Daverley

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

3.90

75k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

Talking at Night 91%

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

by Claire Daverley 2023

3.90

75k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

Sweet Thing

by Renee Carlino • 2013

A grieving pianist inherits a café and a musician roommate she's desperate not to fall for.

3.94

19k+

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🌅 Bittersweet Romance

Sweet Thing 91%

A grieving pianist inherits a café and a musician roommate she's desperate not to fall for.

by Renee Carlino 2013

3.94

19k+ ratings

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🌅 Bittersweet Romance

Truly Medley Deeply

by Kate Watson • 2025

A singer hires a gruff engineer, never knowing he wrote every hit her label's star stole.

4.41

2k+

💿 Musician Romance 🎧 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music Industry

Truly Medley Deeply 91%

A singer hires a gruff engineer, never knowing he wrote every hit her label's star stole.

by Kate Watson 2025

4.41

2k+ ratings

💿 Musician Romance 🎧 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music Industry

The Library of Borrowed Hearts

by Lucy Gilmore • 2024

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

3.85

19k+

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

The Library of Borrowed Hearts 91%

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

by Lucy Gilmore 2024

3.85

19k+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin

by Mariana Zapata • 2015

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

3.85

37k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin 91%

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

by Mariana Zapata 2015

3.85

37k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

Between Never and Forever

by Brit Benson • 2023

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

4.21

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Between Never and Forever 91%

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

by Brit Benson 2023

4.21

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes

by Xio Axelrod • 2021

A guitarist's dream gig with a rock band reunites her with the childhood friend who vanished.

3.85

6k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Music Industry 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes 91%

A guitarist's dream gig with a rock band reunites her with the childhood friend who vanished.

by Xio Axelrod 2021

3.85

6k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Music Industry 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers

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

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

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 91%

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

Maestro

by Auden Dar • 2022

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

4.36

8k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets

Maestro 91%

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

by Auden Dar 2022

4.36

8k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets

This Is Happiness

by Niall Williams

A failed seminarian watches an old lodger pursue the woman he jilted fifty years earlier.

4.22

32k+

🕊️ Second Chance Love 🛤️ Atonement Quest 🌿 Rural Ireland 🍃 Pastoral Fiction 📖 Quiet Literary

This Is Happiness 91%

A failed seminarian watches an old lodger pursue the woman he jilted fifty years earlier.

by Niall Williams 2019

4.22

32k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Love 🛤️ Atonement Quest 🌿 Rural Ireland 🍃 Pastoral Fiction 📖 Quiet Literary

Songs in Ursa Major

by Emma Brodie • 2021

A crash sidelines a folk icon; an island singer takes his stage and steals his heart.

3.88

14k+

🎸 1970s Folk Rock 🎤 Women In Music 💞 Slow-Burn Romance 🖤 Tortured Artist 🔒 Family Secrets

Songs in Ursa Major 92%

A crash sidelines a folk icon; an island singer takes his stage and steals his heart.

by Emma Brodie 2021

3.88

14k+ ratings

🎸 1970s Folk Rock 🎤 Women In Music 💞 Slow-Burn Romance 🖤 Tortured Artist 🔒 Family Secrets

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

The No-Show

by Beth O'Leary • 2022

Three women. One Valentine's Day. A single man who never arrives for any of them.

3.78

117k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💔 Love After Loss 🖤 Hidden Grief 🤗 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

The No-Show 91%

Three women. One Valentine's Day. A single man who never arrives for any of them.

by Beth O'Leary 2022

3.78

117k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💔 Love After Loss 🖤 Hidden Grief 🤗 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

Still Into You

by Erin Connor • 2026

To save her career, a music journalist must interview the rock star she never got over.

3.91

4k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 Journalist Heroine 🎶 Band Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Still Into You 91%

To save her career, a music journalist must interview the rock star she never got over.

by Erin Connor 2026

3.91

4k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 Journalist Heroine 🎶 Band Family 💼 Workplace Romance

The Promise

by Emma Heatherington • 2021

After a bombing, a Catholic nurse and Protestant minister's son vow to find each other again.

3.97

449

🚫 Forbidden Love 🇮🇪 The Troubles 💔 Trauma Healing 💫 Second Chance Love 🩹 Survivor's Guilt

The Promise 91%

After a bombing, a Catholic nurse and Protestant minister's son vow to find each other again.

by Emma Heatherington 2021

3.97

449 ratings

🚫 Forbidden Love 🇮🇪 The Troubles 💔 Trauma Healing 💫 Second Chance Love 🩹 Survivor's Guilt

Red Mountain

by Boo Walker • 2016

On a Washington wine mountain, lost souls find family, love, and a reason to start over.

4.05

19k+

🍇 Vineyard Life 🏠 Found Family 💕 Second Chance At Love 🏘️ Small Town Community 🦋 Divorce Recovery

Red Mountain 91%

On a Washington wine mountain, lost souls find family, love, and a reason to start over.

by Boo Walker 2016

4.05

19k+ ratings

🍇 Vineyard Life 🏠 Found Family 💕 Second Chance At Love 🏘️ Small Town Community 🦋 Divorce Recovery

The Wedding Dress

by Dani Atkins • 2021

A jilted bride. A crash survivor. A grandmother in forbidden love. One dress connects them all.

4.15

1k+

🧵 Multiple Timelines 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🌅 Later-In-Life Love 🩹 Healing After Trauma

The Wedding Dress 91%

A jilted bride. A crash survivor. A grandmother in forbidden love. One dress connects them all.

by Dani Atkins 2021

4.15

1k+ ratings

🧵 Multiple Timelines 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🌅 Later-In-Life Love 🩹 Healing After Trauma

Into the Blue

by Emma Brodie • 2026

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

4.02

98k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

Into the Blue 91%

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

by Emma Brodie 2026

4.02

98k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

You Are Here

by David Nicholls • 2024

Two divorced Londoners are sent walking across England by a friend who sees what they cannot.

3.98

99k+

🥾 Walking Journey 🌱 Midlife Starting Over 🤝 Loners Connect 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

You Are Here 91%

Two divorced Londoners are sent walking across England by a friend who sees what they cannot.

by David Nicholls 2024

3.98

99k+ ratings

🥾 Walking Journey 🌱 Midlife Starting Over 🤝 Loners Connect 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage

by Ali McNamara • 2016

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

4.02

2k+

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 91%

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

by Ali McNamara 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

For the Record

by Emma Lord • 2025

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

3.60

5k+

🎵 Music Industry Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

For the Record 91%

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

by Emma Lord 2025

3.60

5k+ ratings

🎵 Music Industry Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

The House of New Beginnings

by Lucy Diamond • 2017

Three heartbroken women land in the same Brighton building. The right neighbors become family.

3.90

6k+

🏠 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 👭 Female Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🍳 Healing Through Food

The House of New Beginnings 91%

Three heartbroken women land in the same Brighton building. The right neighbors become family.

by Lucy Diamond 2017

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 👭 Female Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🍳 Healing Through Food

Colton Gentry's Third Act

by Jeff Zentner • 2024

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

4.12

7k+

🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

Colton Gentry's Third Act 92%

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

by Jeff Zentner 2024

4.12

7k+ ratings

🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

The Ensemble

by Aja Gabel • 2018

Four musicians form a string quartet, then spend thirty years learning what it costs to stay.

3.48

11k+

🎻 Classical Music Fiction 🫂 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 The Cost Of Ambition 😢 Bittersweet Endings

The Ensemble 92%

Four musicians form a string quartet, then spend thirty years learning what it costs to stay.

by Aja Gabel 2018

3.48

11k+ ratings

🎻 Classical Music Fiction 🫂 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 The Cost Of Ambition 😢 Bittersweet Endings

American Fantasy

by Emma Straub

A divorced opera critic finds an unexpected connection with a burned-out boy band star at sea.

3.12

27k+

🖤 Midlife Romance 🚢 Cruise Ship Setting ⭐ Celebrity Romance 🎤 Boy Band Nostalgia 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

American Fantasy 91%

A divorced opera critic finds an unexpected connection with a burned-out boy band star at sea.

by Emma Straub 2026

3.12

27k+ ratings

🖤 Midlife Romance 🚢 Cruise Ship Setting ⭐ Celebrity Romance 🎤 Boy Band Nostalgia 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Be Here Now

by Julia Goda • 2015

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

3.77

251

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Be Here Now 91%

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

by Julia Goda 2015

3.77

251 ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

The Authenticity Project

by Clare Pooley • 2020

An artist's notebook confession sparks a chain of honesty among six lonely strangers in London.

3.93

107k+

🫂 Found Family 📓 Anonymous Confessions 💔 Hidden Loneliness 🩹 Addiction Recovery ☕ Cozy Café Setting

The Authenticity Project 91%

An artist's notebook confession sparks a chain of honesty among six lonely strangers in London.

by Clare Pooley 2020

3.93

107k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 📓 Anonymous Confessions 💔 Hidden Loneliness 🩹 Addiction Recovery ☕ Cozy Café Setting

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

Sunday Morning

by Jewel E. Ann • 2024

The preacher's daughter was supposed to marry the golden boy. Then his older brother came home.

4.13

19k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👤 Brother Love Triangle 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🖤 Angsty Romance

Sunday Morning 91%

The preacher's daughter was supposed to marry the golden boy. Then his older brother came home.

by Jewel E. Ann 2024

4.13

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👤 Brother Love Triangle 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🖤 Angsty Romance

The Last Love Song

by Lucinda Riley • 1997

An Irish love affair in London's 1960s music scene brings fame, a bullet, and a wrongful conviction.

4.10

6k+

🎸 1960s Music Scene ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🏡 Irish Village Life 💔 Star-Crossed Romance 🔪 Jealousy And Obsession

The Last Love Song 91%

An Irish love affair in London's 1960s music scene brings fame, a bullet, and a wrongful conviction.

by Lucinda Riley 1997

4.10

6k+ ratings

🎸 1960s Music Scene ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🏡 Irish Village Life 💔 Star-Crossed Romance 🔪 Jealousy And Obsession

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 91%

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

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 91%

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by Gabrielle Zevin 2014

4.04

363k+ ratings

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by Sally Page • 2026

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4.06

4k+

🏡 Small Town 👵 Intergenerational 💕 Found Family 💞 Later-Life Love 🤫 Secret Past

Six Little Words 91%

A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.

by Sally Page 2026

4.06

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 👵 Intergenerational 💕 Found Family 💞 Later-Life Love 🤫 Secret Past

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