50 Books like The Queen of Wishful Thinking

Part of Your World

by Abby Jimenez

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

4.25

893k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Part of Your World 92%

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

by Abby Jimenez 2022

4.25

893k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 93%

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

Someone Else's Shoes

by Jojo Moyes • 2023

One shoe swap connects a stressed-out worker with a millionaire's wife whose life is imploding.

3.96

254k+

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👠 Class Clash 👯 Female Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🆕 Starting Over

Someone Else's Shoes 93%

One shoe swap connects a stressed-out worker with a millionaire's wife whose life is imploding.

by Jojo Moyes 2023

3.96

254k+ ratings

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👠 Class Clash 👯 Female Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🆕 Starting Over

Unperfect

by Susie Tate • 2021

Desperate and homeless, she hides her past from a gruff boss who makes vanishing impossible.

4.05

31k+

🏢 Grumpy Boss Romance 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🚫 Surviving Abuse

Unperfect 93%

Desperate and homeless, she hides her past from a gruff boss who makes vanishing impossible.

by Susie Tate 2021

4.05

31k+ ratings

🏢 Grumpy Boss Romance 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🚫 Surviving Abuse

Is She Really Going Out with Him?

by Sophie Cousens • 2024

Her children pick her dates for a column. The problem? She wants her infuriating younger coworker.

4.06

82k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Post-Divorce Romance 💼 Workplace Rivalry 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Is She Really Going Out with Him? Summary

Is She Really Going Out with Him? 93%

Her children pick her dates for a column. The problem? She wants her infuriating younger coworker.

by Sophie Cousens 2024

4.06

82k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Post-Divorce Romance 💼 Workplace Rivalry 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Humor Me

by Cat Shook • 2024

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

3.59

2k+

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Humor Me 93%

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

by Cat Shook 2024

3.59

2k+ ratings

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

You Belong with Me

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2024

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

3.66

10k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Second Chance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy

You Belong with Me 92%

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2024

3.66

10k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Second Chance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy

Just the Way You Are

by Beth Moran • 2022

She bans romance to finish her bucket list. Then the forest ranger shows up.

4.26

16k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🔗 Codependency 📝 Bucket List

Just the Way You Are 92%

She bans romance to finish her bucket list. Then the forest ranger shows up.

by Beth Moran 2022

4.26

16k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🔗 Codependency 📝 Bucket List

The Wish List

by Sophia Money-Coutts • 2020

An anxious bookseller's wish list conjures the perfect man, but a photographer knows her better.

3.67

3k+

🏙️ London Romcom 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 👥 Found Family

The Wish List 92%

An anxious bookseller's wish list conjures the perfect man, but a photographer knows her better.

by Sophia Money-Coutts 2020

3.67

3k+ ratings

🏙️ London Romcom 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 👥 Found Family

Can You Keep a Secret?

by Sophie Kinsella • 2003

She confessed her worst secrets to a plane stranger. The next morning, he is her CEO.

3.82

479k+

💼 Office Romance 😳 Embarrassing Secrets 💔 Second Chance Love 🏙️ London Life 😬 Awkward Humor

Can You Keep a Secret? 92%

She confessed her worst secrets to a plane stranger. The next morning, he is her CEO.

by Sophie Kinsella 2003

3.82

479k+ ratings

💼 Office Romance 😳 Embarrassing Secrets 💔 Second Chance Love 🏙️ London Life 😬 Awkward Humor

One Plus One

by Jojo Moyes • 2014

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

3.97

197k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

One Plus One 92%

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

by Jojo Moyes 2014

3.97

197k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

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 92%

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

The Wedding of the Year

by Jill Mansell • 2024

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

4.07

8k+

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

The Wedding of the Year 92%

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

by Jill Mansell 2024

4.07

8k+ ratings

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

The Trouble With Love

by Kat T. Masen • 2021

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

4.31

7k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

The Trouble With Love 92%

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

by Kat T. Masen 2021

4.31

7k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

Overdue

by Stephanie Perkins • 2025

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

3.67

9k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

Overdue 92%

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

by Stephanie Perkins 2025

3.67

9k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

Promise Me

by Jill Mansell • 2023

A carer inherits a curmudgeon's estate by moving in, then falls for the man next door.

4.14

13k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏡 Unexpected Inheritance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Cozy Village

Promise Me 92%

A carer inherits a curmudgeon's estate by moving in, then falls for the man next door.

by Jill Mansell 2023

4.14

13k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏡 Unexpected Inheritance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Cozy Village

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 92%

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

Between Us

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2023

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

3.70

26k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Between Us 92%

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2023

3.70

26k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

The Bookshop on the Corner

by Jenny Colgan • 2016

Her library closed, she turns a van into a bookshop and heads for the Scottish Highlands.

3.84

105k+

📖 Bookshop Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 📚 Bookish Heroine

The Bookshop on the Corner 92%

Her library closed, she turns a van into a bookshop and heads for the Scottish Highlands.

by Jenny Colgan 2016

3.84

105k+ ratings

📖 Bookshop Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 📚 Bookish Heroine

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley

by Courtney Walsh • 2023

A lonely researcher tests a magazine's happiness tips on herself, expecting every one to fail.

4.16

24k+

🎓 Academic Setting ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley Summary

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley 92%

A lonely researcher tests a magazine's happiness tips on herself, expecting every one to fail.

by Courtney Walsh 2023

4.16

24k+ ratings

🎓 Academic Setting ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

Love at First Book

by Jenn McKinlay • 2024

A librarian moves to an Irish bookshop, clashing with its brooding owner, her idol's guarded son.

3.97

18k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 📚 Bookish Romance

Love at First Book 92%

A librarian moves to an Irish bookshop, clashing with its brooding owner, her idol's guarded son.

by Jenn McKinlay 2024

3.97

18k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 📚 Bookish Romance

Slow Burn Summer

by Josie Silver • 2025

An actress with nothing left pretends to write a bestseller. The lie changes her life.

3.40

10k+

📚 Publishing World 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond

Slow Burn Summer 92%

An actress with nothing left pretends to write a bestseller. The lie changes her life.

by Josie Silver 2025

3.40

10k+ ratings

📚 Publishing World 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond

The Woman in the Middle

by Milly Johnson • 2021

After her husband's affair with her best friend, Shay Bastable rebuilds a life of her own.

4.31

5k+

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🏠 Elder Care 💔 Marital Betrayal 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets

The Woman in the Middle 92%

After her husband's affair with her best friend, Shay Bastable rebuilds a life of her own.

by Milly Johnson 2021

4.31

5k+ ratings

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🏠 Elder Care 💔 Marital Betrayal 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A bookstore manager battles her wealthy boyfriend's family after he secretly joins a reality show.

3.97

749

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎥 Reality Tv Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Can't Take My Eyes Off You 92%

A bookstore manager battles her wealthy boyfriend's family after he secretly joins a reality show.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.97

749 ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎥 Reality Tv Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

The Flatshare

by Beth O'Leary • 2019

An editor and a night nurse share a flat but never meet, falling in love through kitchen notes.

3.98

463k+

🏠 Forced Proximity 🐌 Slow Burn Romance ✍️ Written Correspondence ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed

The Flatshare 92%

An editor and a night nurse share a flat but never meet, falling in love through kitchen notes.

by Beth O'Leary 2019

3.98

463k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 🐌 Slow Burn Romance ✍️ Written Correspondence ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed

The Burnout

by Sophie Kinsella • 2023

A marketing director's seaside burnout cure came with one complication: the man in the next lodge.

3.70

92k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Satire 🏖️ Seaside Escape 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Burnout 93%

A marketing director's seaside burnout cure came with one complication: the man in the next lodge.

by Sophie Kinsella 2023

3.70

92k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Satire 🏖️ Seaside Escape 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

Mad About You

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2022

A wedding photographer starts over with a runaway groom, then her abusive ex smears her online.

3.82

39k+

🖤 Coercive Control 🏠 Forced Proximity 👭 Female Solidarity 💬 Witty Banter 🫂 Found Family

Mad About You 93%

A wedding photographer starts over with a runaway groom, then her abusive ex smears her online.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2022

3.82

39k+ ratings

🖤 Coercive Control 🏠 Forced Proximity 👭 Female Solidarity 💬 Witty Banter 🫂 Found Family

The Night We Met

by Abby Jimenez

His best friend's girlfriend is struggling, so he shovels her car at 3 a.m. in secret.

3.98

296k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💭 Mutual Pining 🖤 Angsty Contemporary ❄️ Snowy Minnesota 🏠 Found Family

The Night We Met 92%

His best friend's girlfriend is struggling, so he shovels her car at 3 a.m. in secret.

by Abby Jimenez 2026

3.98

296k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💭 Mutual Pining 🖤 Angsty Contemporary ❄️ Snowy Minnesota 🏠 Found Family

The Summer of Yes

by Courtney Walsh • 2024

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

3.97

21k+

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

The Summer of Yes 92%

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

by Courtney Walsh 2024

3.97

21k+ ratings

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

Happy Place

by Emily Henry • 2023

An ex-couple fakes their engagement for one last week with friends at a Maine summer cottage.

3.94

1.5M+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Summer Cottage Setting

Happy Place 92%

An ex-couple fakes their engagement for one last week with friends at a Maine summer cottage.

by Emily Henry 2023

3.94

1.5M+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Summer Cottage Setting

Always On My Mind

by Beth Moran • 2023

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

4.23

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Always On My Mind 92%

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

by Beth Moran 2023

4.23

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Three Weddings and a Proposal

by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2021

After her boss dies, a Dublin executive's career implodes and her ex returns as her date.

3.81

4k+

🏙️ Single Life ☘️ Irish Setting 💼 Office Politics 👯 Female Friendship 💔 Old Flame Returns

Three Weddings and a Proposal 92%

After her boss dies, a Dublin executive's career implodes and her ex returns as her date.

by Sheila O'Flanagan 2021

3.81

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Single Life ☘️ Irish Setting 💼 Office Politics 👯 Female Friendship 💔 Old Flame Returns

Just Haven't Met You Yet

by Sophie Cousens • 2021

After a Jersey suitcase mix-up, she chases the owner as destiny, blind to her cab driver.

3.75

74k+

🇬🇧 British Rom-Com 🏝️ Island Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Just Haven't Met You Yet 92%

After a Jersey suitcase mix-up, she chases the owner as destiny, blind to her cab driver.

by Sophie Cousens 2021

3.75

74k+ ratings

🇬🇧 British Rom-Com 🏝️ Island Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

I've Got My Mind Set on Brew

by Stephanie Jayne • 2024

An aspiring brewer and her new boss clash over a brewpub's soul and a stubborn attraction.

3.18

693

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Bittersweet Romance

I've Got My Mind Set on Brew 92%

An aspiring brewer and her new boss clash over a brewpub's soul and a stubborn attraction.

by Stephanie Jayne 2024

3.18

693 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Bittersweet Romance

Cover Story

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2025

An investigative journalist and her guarded intern pose as a couple to trap a predator.

3.79

14k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🕵️ Undercover Operation 📰 Investigative Journalism

Cover Story 92%

An investigative journalist and her guarded intern pose as a couple to trap a predator.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2025

3.79

14k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🕵️ Undercover Operation 📰 Investigative Journalism

Funny Story

by Emily Henry • 2024

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

4.18

1.4M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

Funny Story 92%

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

by Emily Henry 2024

4.18

1.4M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 92%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

Attachments

by Rainbow Rowell • 2011

He reads her emails for a living. Falling in love was never part of the job.

3.86

210k+

🏢 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 👀 Unseen Connection 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Attachments 92%

He reads her emails for a living. Falling in love was never part of the job.

by Rainbow Rowell 2011

3.86

210k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 👀 Unseen Connection 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Before I Do

by Sophie Cousens • 2022

The bride's long-lost photo-booth crush appears at her rehearsal on her fiancé's sister's arm.

3.59

25k+

👰 Wedding Disaster 💭 What If Romance 🦶 Cold Feet Bride 💔 Love Triangle 🇬🇧 British Rom Com

Before I Do 92%

The bride's long-lost photo-booth crush appears at her rehearsal on her fiancé's sister's arm.

by Sophie Cousens 2022

3.59

25k+ ratings

👰 Wedding Disaster 💭 What If Romance 🦶 Cold Feet Bride 💔 Love Triangle 🇬🇧 British Rom Com

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 92%

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

My Rules

by T.L. Swan • 2024

His best friend's ex-wife asked for dating advice. He became the lesson she never forgot.

4.09

31k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 📚 Dating Lessons 🦋 Divorced Heroine

My Rules 92%

His best friend's ex-wife asked for dating advice. He became the lesson she never forgot.

by T.L. Swan 2024

4.09

31k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 📚 Dating Lessons 🦋 Divorced Heroine

How Not to Die Alone

by Richard Roper • 2019

He arranges funerals for the forgotten dead. He invented a family. Now there's Peggy.

3.68

23k+

🌤️ Uplit 🎭 Fabricated Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚶 Loner Protagonist

How Not to Die Alone 92%

He arranges funerals for the forgotten dead. He invented a family. Now there's Peggy.

by Richard Roper 2019

3.68

23k+ ratings

🌤️ Uplit 🎭 Fabricated Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚶 Loner Protagonist

What Happens in Dubai

by Sophie Gravia • 2022

A Glasgow aesthetician flees her dating disasters for Dubai, where her past is waiting poolside.

3.86

5k+

🫠 Dating Disasters 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor 👥 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

What Happens in Dubai 92%

A Glasgow aesthetician flees her dating disasters for Dubai, where her past is waiting poolside.

by Sophie Gravia 2022

3.86

5k+ ratings

🫠 Dating Disasters 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor 👥 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

I Hope This Finds You Well

by Natalie Sue • 2024

She's the office nobody. Now she can read everyone's emails. Even the cute HR guy's.

3.73

136k+

🎭 Workplace Dramedy 💼 Office Romance 😰 Social Anxiety ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Office Secrets

I Hope This Finds You Well 92%

She's the office nobody. Now she can read everyone's emails. Even the cute HR guy's.

by Natalie Sue 2024

3.73

136k+ ratings

🎭 Workplace Dramedy 💼 Office Romance 😰 Social Anxiety ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Office Secrets

Six Little Words

by Sally Page • 2026

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

4.06

4k+

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

Six Little Words 92%

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

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+

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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

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by Linda Holmes • 2019

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

3.82

158k+

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

Evvie Drake Starts Over 91%

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

by Linda Holmes 2019

3.82

158k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

The Woman Who Took a Chance

by Fiona Gibson • 2022

Grounded at fifty, a flight attendant braves dating apps and the comedy of starting over.

3.96

2k+

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 📱 Online Dating Disasters 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🤝 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship

The Woman Who Took a Chance 91%

Grounded at fifty, a flight attendant braves dating apps and the comedy of starting over.

by Fiona Gibson 2022

3.96

2k+ ratings

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 📱 Online Dating Disasters 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🤝 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship

Alternate Endings

by Ali Rosen • 2024

A single mom's new boss is her high school ex, and an Irish castle traps them together.

3.81

7k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🏰 Castle Setting

Alternate Endings 91%

A single mom's new boss is her high school ex, and an Irish castle traps them together.

by Ali Rosen 2024

3.81

7k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🏰 Castle Setting

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