50 Books like The Pretenders of Copper County

Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall

A tabloid disaster forces a chaotic charity worker and a rigid barrister into a fake relationship.

3.98

159k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 🇬🇧 British Romcom 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Witty Banter

Boyfriend Material 94%

A tabloid disaster forces a chaotic charity worker and a rigid barrister into a fake relationship.

by Alexis Hall 2020

3.98

159k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 🇬🇧 British Romcom 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Witty Banter

Pop Star

by Eden Finley • 2020

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

3.97

11k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Pop Star 94%

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

by Eden Finley 2020

3.97

11k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Without Warning

by Reese Knightley • 2019

A traumatized heir and his bodyguard clash as a stalker forces them close enough to fall.

4.16

2k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🧲 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Without Warning 94%

A traumatized heir and his bodyguard clash as a stalker forces them close enough to fall.

by Reese Knightley 2019

4.16

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🧲 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👦 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 93%

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

Fury

by Anna Hackett • 2023

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

4.33

9k+

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

Fury 93%

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

by Anna Hackett 2023

4.33

9k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

One Time Only

by Lauren Blakely • 2020

A rock star and his bodyguard agree to one night. The aftermath refuses to be casual.

4.11

5k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ☀️ Grumpy And Sunshine 🕯️ Slow Burn 🔥 Forced Proximity

One Time Only 93%

A rock star and his bodyguard agree to one night. The aftermath refuses to be casual.

by Lauren Blakely 2020

4.11

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ☀️ Grumpy And Sunshine 🕯️ Slow Burn 🔥 Forced Proximity

Pretend You're Mine

by Lucy Score • 2015

Broke and stranded, she agrees to fake-date a soldier who buried his heart with his wife.

4.22

110k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🪖 Military Romance

Pretend You're Mine 93%

Broke and stranded, she agrees to fake-date a soldier who buried his heart with his wife.

by Lucy Score 2015

4.22

110k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🪖 Military Romance

The Bodyguard

by Katherine Center • 2022

She's his bodyguard. Posing as his girlfriend. The first rule she breaks is her own.

3.94

414k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎬 Celebrity Hero 💋 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤠 Texas Ranch

The Bodyguard 92%

She's his bodyguard. Posing as his girlfriend. The first rule she breaks is her own.

by Katherine Center 2022

3.94

414k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎬 Celebrity Hero 💋 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤠 Texas Ranch

by Lily Morton • 2018

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

4.33

6k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

Oz 92%

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

by Lily Morton 2018

4.33

6k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

Waiting for You

by Cora Rose • 2023

A road trip with his teenage son's best friend pulls a lonely father into forbidden desire.

3.97

3k+

⏳ Age Gap 🚐 Forced Proximity 🛣️ Road Trip 🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Forbidden Romance

Waiting for You 92%

A road trip with his teenage son's best friend pulls a lonely father into forbidden desire.

by Cora Rose 2023

3.97

3k+ ratings

⏳ Age Gap 🚐 Forced Proximity 🛣️ Road Trip 🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Forbidden Romance

Passenger Princess

by Morgan Elizabeth • 2024

A pageant outsider wins a crown and a road trip with the bodyguard she can't have.

3.84

24k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🛣️ Road Trip Romance 👑 Pageant World

Passenger Princess 92%

A pageant outsider wins a crown and a road trip with the bodyguard she can't have.

by Morgan Elizabeth 2024

3.84

24k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🛣️ Road Trip Romance 👑 Pageant World

Pretty Perfect

by Riley Hart • 2020

The bartender is supposed to hate the dancer he grinds on every Friday. He's failing.

4.14

3k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 💃 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Pretty Perfect 92%

The bartender is supposed to hate the dancer he grinds on every Friday. He's failing.

by Riley Hart 2020

4.14

3k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 💃 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Fake Out

by Eden Finley • 2018

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

3.96

31k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

Fake Out 92%

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

by Eden Finley 2018

3.96

31k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

Better Than People

by Roan Parrish • 2020

A dog-walking ad brings an anxious stranger to a reclusive artist's door. The animals approve first.

3.95

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😰 Social Anxiety 🐕 Animal Matchmaker

Better Than People 92%

A dog-walking ad brings an anxious stranger to a reclusive artist's door. The animals approve first.

by Roan Parrish 2020

3.95

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😰 Social Anxiety 🐕 Animal Matchmaker

Whit

by Cora Rose • 2022

A chaotic extrovert falls for his icy roommate, unaware the man is secretly promised.

4.05

18k+

🧲 Opposites Attract 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤒 Hurt Comfort

Whit 92%

A chaotic extrovert falls for his icy roommate, unaware the man is secretly promised.

by Cora Rose 2022

4.05

18k+ ratings

🧲 Opposites Attract 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤒 Hurt Comfort

People Watching

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2025

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

3.54

31k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

People Watching 92%

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2025

3.54

31k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

Wanted

by K.A. Merikan • 2024

Best friends faking love to survive on the run discover their chemistry was never a lie.

3.96

909

💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Relationship 💡 Bi Awakening 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst

Wanted 92%

Best friends faking love to survive on the run discover their chemistry was never a lie.

by K.A. Merikan 2024

3.96

909 ratings

💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Relationship 💡 Bi Awakening 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst

The Husband Hoax

by Saxon James • 2023

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

4.02

12k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Husband Hoax 93%

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

by Saxon James 2023

4.02

12k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Loner

by Riley Hart • 2023

His secret hookups with a famous actor had one rule: no feelings. A decade later, he's breaking it.

4.20

4k+

🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Celebrity Romance 💔 Damaged Hero

The Loner 93%

His secret hookups with a famous actor had one rule: no feelings. A decade later, he's breaking it.

by Riley Hart 2023

4.20

4k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Celebrity Romance 💔 Damaged Hero

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

by J. Daniels

A disgraced Marine and his NA sponsor break recovery's cardinal rule: falling in love.

4.29

12k+

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🖤 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst 🌾 Small Town South

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake 91%

A disgraced Marine and his NA sponsor break recovery's cardinal rule: falling in love.

by J. Daniels 2023

4.29

12k+ ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🖤 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst 🌾 Small Town South

Love & Monsters

by Max Walker • 2023

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

3.45

3k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Love & Monsters 92%

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

by Max Walker 2023

3.45

3k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening

The Step Bro Situation

by Jesse H. Reign • 2023

A cynical artist shares a guest house with his sunny new stepbrother and one dangerously thin wall.

3.90

6k+

🏠 Stepbrother Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Step Bro Situation 92%

A cynical artist shares a guest house with his sunny new stepbrother and one dangerously thin wall.

by Jesse H. Reign 2023

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏠 Stepbrother Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Best Men

by Sarina Bowen • 2022

A guarded trader, a flirtatious photographer. Same wedding, same guesthouse, one no-strings week.

4.10

10k+

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💜 Bi Awakening 👧 Single Dad

The Best Men 92%

A guarded trader, a flirtatious photographer. Same wedding, same guesthouse, one no-strings week.

by Sarina Bowen 2022

4.10

10k+ ratings

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💜 Bi Awakening 👧 Single Dad

I Think They Love You

by Julian Winters • 2025

A people-pleasing event planner fake-dates the ex who broke him to prove he's CEO material.

3.80

3k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy 🖤 Black Romance 🏢 Family Business

I Think They Love You 92%

A people-pleasing event planner fake-dates the ex who broke him to prove he's CEO material.

by Julian Winters 2025

3.80

3k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy 🖤 Black Romance 🏢 Family Business

Savor It

by Tarah DeWitt • 2024

A cynical chef and his sunny neighbor fake-date for a summer festival with his departure looming.

3.82

45k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Guardian 🍽️ Foodie Romance

Savor It 91%

A cynical chef and his sunny neighbor fake-date for a summer festival with his departure looming.

by Tarah DeWitt 2024

3.82

45k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Guardian 🍽️ Foodie Romance

Boyfriend Goals

by Riley Hart • 2022

An unfiltered accountant inherits a Maine bookstore, and the tattooed tenant who finally gets him.

4.16

11k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Tattooed Hero ✋ Explicit Consent

Boyfriend Goals 91%

An unfiltered accountant inherits a Maine bookstore, and the tattooed tenant who finally gets him.

by Riley Hart 2022

4.16

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Tattooed Hero ✋ Explicit Consent

Like I Promised

by Charlie Novak • 2022

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

4.00

1k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

Like I Promised 91%

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

by Charlie Novak 2022

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

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 91%

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

Truly, Madly, Deeply

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2024

She writes love stories. He ends marriages. One podcast together changes everything.

3.72

9k+

🎭 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎙️ Podcast Romance

Truly, Madly, Deeply 91%

She writes love stories. He ends marriages. One podcast together changes everything.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2024

3.72

9k+ ratings

🎭 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎙️ Podcast Romance

Xavier

by Silvia Violet • 2021

An ex-Ranger hides his hunted hacker on an island where iron control shatters.

4.27

1k+

🏝️ Forced Proximity 🌈 Gay Awakening 🔫 Romantic Suspense ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🛡️ Protective Hero

Xavier 91%

An ex-Ranger hides his hunted hacker on an island where iron control shatters.

by Silvia Violet 2021

4.27

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Forced Proximity 🌈 Gay Awakening 🔫 Romantic Suspense ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Hookup Situation

by Lyra Parish • 2025

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

4.15

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero

The Hookup Situation 91%

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

by Lyra Parish 2025

4.15

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero

Summer People

by Brittanee Nicole • 2025

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

4.07

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Summer People 91%

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

by Brittanee Nicole 2025

4.07

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

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 91%

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

Counterpoint

by J.E. Birk • 2022

A playboy lands a law job beside his best friend's brother. One secret night binds them.

4.04

1k+

👥 Best Friend's Brother 💼 Office Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Found Family 💕 Hurt/Comfort

Counterpoint 91%

A playboy lands a law job beside his best friend's brother. One secret night binds them.

by J.E. Birk 2022

4.04

1k+ ratings

👥 Best Friend's Brother 💼 Office Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Found Family 💕 Hurt/Comfort

Bourbon & Lies

by Victoria Wilder

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

4.04

66k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero

Bourbon & Lies 91%

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

by Victoria Wilder 2024

4.04

66k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero

Best Man

by Lily Morton • 2019

A reserved boss hires his chaotic assistant to fake-date him at his ex's country wedding.

4.11

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Boss Employee Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Best Man 93%

A reserved boss hires his chaotic assistant to fake-date him at his ex's country wedding.

by Lily Morton 2019

4.11

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Boss Employee Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

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? 93%

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

Flipping the Script

by Willow Dixon • 2024

Stranded in a cabin, a mechanic and his rock-star rival find their hostility hides consuming desire.

3.91

4k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🛖 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Flipping the Script 91%

Stranded in a cabin, a mechanic and his rock-star rival find their hostility hides consuming desire.

by Willow Dixon 2024

3.91

4k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🛖 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💬 Witty Banter

The Rule Breaker

by Elle Nicoll • 2025

A grieving model and her stoic bodyguard clash as a stalker forces them into close quarters.

4.23

2k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Rule Breaker 91%

A grieving model and her stoic bodyguard clash as a stalker forces them into close quarters.

by Elle Nicoll 2025

4.23

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Hello Single Dad

by Kelsie Hoss • 2021

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

3.95

15k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Hello Single Dad 91%

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

by Kelsie Hoss 2021

3.95

15k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Life Lessons

by Kaje Harper • 2011

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

4.02

6k+

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

Life Lessons 91%

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

by Kaje Harper 2011

4.02

6k+ ratings

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

Stranger Things Have Happened

by Kasie West • 2026

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

3.80

4k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Stranger Things Have Happened 91%

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

by Kasie West 2026

3.80

4k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Blurring the Lines

by Kirsty Moseley • 2013

Fake boyfriend. Real bodyguard. Her kidnapper's release turns their charade into a fight to survive.

4.25

836

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Damaged Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Blurring the Lines 91%

Fake boyfriend. Real bodyguard. Her kidnapper's release turns their charade into a fight to survive.

by Kirsty Moseley 2013

4.25

836 ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Damaged Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

He Falls First

by Jill Shalvis • 2025

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

4.10

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

He Falls First 91%

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

by Jill Shalvis 2025

4.10

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

Nothing Left to Lose

by Kirsty Moseley • 2013

A scarred senator's daughter gets a SWAT officer as her fake boyfriend who challenges her walls.

4.26

16k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🕯️ Slow Burn Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity

Nothing Left to Lose 91%

A scarred senator's daughter gets a SWAT officer as her fake boyfriend who challenges her walls.

by Kirsty Moseley 2013

4.26

16k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🕯️ Slow Burn Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity

Straight to You

by Bec Benson • 2025

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

3.84

922

👬 Friends To Lovers 💖 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Thriller 🏘️ Small Town

Straight to You 91%

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

by Bec Benson 2025

3.84

922 ratings

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4.18

6k+

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Sweet Like Whiskey 91%

A drifter cooks at a Montana ranch, where a guarded cowboy makes him want to stay.

by Emmy Sanders 2024

4.18

6k+ ratings

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4.09

3k+

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White Noise 91%

A journalist and a rock star, trapped in an elevator, share one kiss they can't undo.

by Lark Taylor 2023

4.09

3k+ ratings

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4.00

4k+

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Eight Seconds to Ride 91%

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by Ashley James 2024

4.00

4k+ ratings

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

3.36

577k+

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The Pumpkin Spice Café 91%

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by Laurie Gilmore 2023

3.36

577k+ ratings

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