32 Books like The Rule Book

Just for the Cameras

by Meghan Quinn

An NFL star's zoo-duty Instagram romance with a flamingo keeper turns inconveniently real.

3.96

59k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Just for the Cameras 94%

An NFL star's zoo-duty Instagram romance with a flamingo keeper turns inconveniently real.

by Meghan Quinn 2026

3.96

59k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Their Greatest Strength

by Hannah Cowan • 2025

A football star marries a desperate stranger to save his team, but their fake love becomes real.

4.09

3k+

🎭 Marriage Of Convenience 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Guardian ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Their Greatest Strength 95%

A football star marries a desperate stranger to save his team, but their fake love becomes real.

by Hannah Cowan 2025

4.09

3k+ ratings

🎭 Marriage Of Convenience 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Guardian ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

by Mariana Zapata • 2016

To shed her debt, a former assistant weds the football star whose visa depends on it.

4.15

308k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me 95%

To shed her debt, a former assistant weds the football star whose visa depends on it.

by Mariana Zapata 2016

4.15

308k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Blind Side

by Kandi Steiner • 2022

A bookish PR staffer and a heartbroken football star fake-date to make their real crushes jealous.

3.95

85k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 📚 Lessons In Love 😍 He Falls First 🏈 College Football

Blind Side 95%

A bookish PR staffer and a heartbroken football star fake-date to make their real crushes jealous.

by Kandi Steiner 2022

3.95

85k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 📚 Lessons In Love 😍 He Falls First 🏈 College Football

Focused

by Karla Sorensen • 2020

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

4.00

24k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Focused 94%

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

by Karla Sorensen 2020

4.00

24k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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 94%

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

Mr. Irrelevant

by C.L. Rose • 2025

She secretly coaches the NFL's last draft pick, staking her legacy on a forbidden romance.

4.12

3k+

🏈 Football Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐶 Underdog Hero 🔄 Role Reversal Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Mr. Irrelevant 94%

She secretly coaches the NFL's last draft pick, staking her legacy on a forbidden romance.

by C.L. Rose 2025

4.12

3k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐶 Underdog Hero 🔄 Role Reversal Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

In a Rush

by Kate Canterbary • 2025

A betrayed teacher marries her NFL best friend. The pact is old; the feelings are not.

3.96

11k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

In a Rush 94%

A betrayed teacher marries her NFL best friend. The pact is old; the feelings are not.

by Kate Canterbary 2025

3.96

11k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Fangirl Down

by Tessa Bailey • 2024

To save his career, a surly golf pro makes his most devoted fan his caddie.

3.77

139k+

🏌️ Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💫 Fangirl Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏆 Sports Comeback

Fangirl Down 94%

To save his career, a surly golf pro makes his most devoted fan his caddie.

by Tessa Bailey 2024

3.77

139k+ ratings

🏌️ Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💫 Fangirl Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏆 Sports Comeback

Against the Clock

by Brittany Kelley • 2023

A reporter who resents football and an aging quarterback collide on camera. The spark goes viral.

3.47

4k+

🏈 Football Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine 📸 Public Relationship 🩹 Injury Recovery 💙 Vulnerable Hero

Against the Clock 94%

A reporter who resents football and an aging quarterback collide on camera. The spark goes viral.

by Brittany Kelley 2023

3.47

4k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine 📸 Public Relationship 🩹 Injury Recovery 💙 Vulnerable Hero

Better Than Before

by Lynn Painter • 2023

The boy Bailey clashed with mid-flight just became her next-door neighbor for the summer.

4.13

16k+

🌞 Ya Summer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ✈️ Meet Cute 🏠 Boy Next Door 💬 Witty Banter

Better Than Before 94%

The boy Bailey clashed with mid-flight just became her next-door neighbor for the summer.

by Lynn Painter 2023

4.13

16k+ ratings

🌞 Ya Summer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ✈️ Meet Cute 🏠 Boy Next Door 💬 Witty Banter

The Bromance Book Club

by Lyssa Kay Adams • 2019

A baseball star joins a secret club where men read romance novels to save his marriage.

3.86

136k+

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis ⚾ Sports Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🙏 Groveling Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Bromance Book Club 95%

A baseball star joins a secret club where men read romance novels to save his marriage.

by Lyssa Kay Adams 2019

3.86

136k+ ratings

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis ⚾ Sports Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🙏 Groveling Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Rock Bottom Girl

by Lucy Score • 2019

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

4.25

74k+

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

Rock Bottom Girl 95%

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

by Lucy Score 2019

4.25

74k+ ratings

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

Mile High

by Liz Tomforde

The one flight attendant who doesn't want a hockey star becomes the one woman he can't bear to lose.

4.02

573k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💛 Plus Size Heroine 🔄 Reformed Playboy 💬 Banter Heavy

Mile High 94%

The one flight attendant who doesn't want a hockey star becomes the one woman he can't bear to lose.

by Liz Tomforde 2022

4.02

573k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💛 Plus Size Heroine 🔄 Reformed Playboy 💬 Banter Heavy

The No Try Zone

by Valerie Pepper • 2026

A Vegas dare weds a physical therapist to her brother's rugby coach, her new boss.

4.00

222

🏈 Sports Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 💼 Workplace Romance 🌙 One-Night Stand

The No Try Zone 94%

A Vegas dare weds a physical therapist to her brother's rugby coach, her new boss.

by Valerie Pepper 2026

4.00

222 ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 💼 Workplace Romance 🌙 One-Night Stand

Mr. Heartbreaker

by Piper Rayne • 2024

A no-strings wedding hookup backfires when the stranger becomes her brother's hockey teammate.

3.78

22k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚡ Brother's Teammate 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Commitment-Phobe Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Mr. Heartbreaker 94%

A no-strings wedding hookup backfires when the stranger becomes her brother's hockey teammate.

by Piper Rayne 2024

3.78

22k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚡ Brother's Teammate 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Commitment-Phobe Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Play Fake

by Riley Paige • 2025

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

3.93

3k+

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

Play Fake 94%

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

by Riley Paige 2025

3.93

3k+ ratings

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

Beautiful Storm

by Katherine Jay • 2024

His football team, her film. They were childhood best friends, then strangers. One night. One baby.

3.74

2k+

🏈 Sports Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Beautiful Storm 94%

His football team, her film. They were childhood best friends, then strangers. One night. One baby.

by Katherine Jay 2024

3.74

2k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Cocky Bastard

by Penelope Ward • 2015

A guarded lawyer and an Aussie biker share a cross-country ride that turns banter into sparks.

4.13

41k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🩹 Wounded Hero

Cocky Bastard 94%

A guarded lawyer and an Aussie biker share a cross-country ride that turns banter into sparks.

by Penelope Ward 2015

4.13

41k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🩹 Wounded Hero

Right Man, Right Time

by Meghan Quinn • 2023

A betrayed hockey star fakes a relationship with a student journalist who needs access to his team.

4.10

102k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Third Act Breakup

Right Man, Right Time 94%

A betrayed hockey star fakes a relationship with a student journalist who needs access to his team.

by Meghan Quinn 2023

4.10

102k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Third Act Breakup

The C*ck Down the Block

by Amy Award • 2023

A curvy librarian asks her quarterback neighbor to be her fake boyfriend for a high-school reunion.

3.71

56k+

💖 Plus-Size Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 💘 Lifelong Crush 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The C*ck Down the Block 94%

A curvy librarian asks her quarterback neighbor to be her fake boyfriend for a high-school reunion.

by Amy Award 2023

3.71

56k+ ratings

💖 Plus-Size Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 💘 Lifelong Crush 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Check & Chase

by Clara St. James • 2025

A one-night stand with a hockey star gets complicated when she's hired as his physical therapist.

3.51

727

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 😈 Reformed Playboy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Check & Chase 94%

A one-night stand with a hockey star gets complicated when she's hired as his physical therapist.

by Clara St. James 2025

3.51

727 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 😈 Reformed Playboy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hockey Boy

by Brittanee Nicole

A hockey star cancels his wedding to fake an engagement with the planner who broke his heart.

3.94

21k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🧠 Athlete Mental Health 💒 Wedding Planner

Hockey Boy 94%

A hockey star cancels his wedding to fake an engagement with the planner who broke his heart.

by Brittanee Nicole 2024

3.94

21k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🧠 Athlete Mental Health 💒 Wedding Planner

My Darling Bride

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2023

To claim his inheritance, an NFL star must marry. His target just stole his Lamborghini.

4.01

24k+

🏈 Sports Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Fake Relationship 🖤 Wounded Hero 💔 Healing From Trauma

My Darling Bride 95%

To claim his inheritance, an NFL star must marry. His target just stole his Lamborghini.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2023

4.01

24k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Fake Relationship 🖤 Wounded Hero 💔 Healing From Trauma

First Down

by Grace Reilly • 2022

A quarterback and a photographer fake-date. She tutors; he protects. Neither plans to fall.

3.62

85k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Football Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🎓 College Sports 🚫 Toxic Ex

First Down 95%

A quarterback and a photographer fake-date. She tutors; he protects. Neither plans to fall.

by Grace Reilly 2022

3.62

85k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Football Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🎓 College Sports 🚫 Toxic Ex

The Boyfriend Goal

by Lauren Blakely • 2024

A librarian's one-night stand turns out to be her brother's teammate and her new roommate.

3.96

26k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Teammate's Sister 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 📋 Bucket List Journey 📚 Librarian Heroine

The Boyfriend Goal 93%

A librarian's one-night stand turns out to be her brother's teammate and her new roommate.

by Lauren Blakely 2024

3.96

26k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Teammate's Sister 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 📋 Bucket List Journey 📚 Librarian Heroine

Fix Her Up

by Tessa Bailey • 2019

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

3.58

189k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

Fix Her Up 93%

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

by Tessa Bailey 2019

3.58

189k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

Score to Settle

by Bella North • 2025

To save her career, a journalist moves in with the NFL bad boy who broke her heart.

3.80

1k+

🏈 Football Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Second Chance

Score to Settle 93%

To save her career, a journalist moves in with the NFL bad boy who broke her heart.

by Bella North 2025

3.80

1k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Second Chance

Hands Down

by Mariana Zapata • 2020

She brings bad news to the quarterback she once loved, cracking open ten years of silence.

3.88

52k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Football Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family

Hands Down 93%

She brings bad news to the quarterback she once loved, cracking open ten years of silence.

by Mariana Zapata 2020

3.88

52k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Football Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family

The Boyfriend Comeback

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

After one night together, his quarterback rival ghosts him. Then a trade makes them neighbors.

4.11

5k+

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Football Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌈 Coming Out

The Boyfriend Comeback 93%

After one night together, his quarterback rival ghosts him. Then a trade makes them neighbors.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.11

5k+ ratings

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Football Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌈 Coming Out

Until the Sparks Fly

by Nate Wilder • 2026

Writing about a boxer brings a journalist home to the coach she loved and ruined.

4.39

558

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Until the Sparks Fly 93%

Writing about a boxer brings a journalist home to the coach she loved and ruined.

by Nate Wilder 2026

4.39

558 ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Black Ties & White Lies

by Kat Singleton • 2023

When her ex's brother buys her company, she expects a firing, not a fake engagement ring.

3.80

118k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💔 Brother's Ex 💼 Boss And Employee 🖤 Obsessive Hero

Black Ties & White Lies 93%

When her ex's brother buys her company, she expects a firing, not a fake engagement ring.

by Kat Singleton 2023

3.80

118k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💔 Brother's Ex 💼 Boss And Employee 🖤 Obsessive Hero

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