50 Books like The Second Time Around

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

4.07

40k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

Seven Summers 94%

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

by Paige Toon 2024

4.07

40k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

The Rules of Dating

by Penelope Ward • 2022

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

4.06

14k+

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Rules of Dating 95%

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

by Penelope Ward 2022

4.06

14k+ ratings

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

Totally and Completely Fine

by Elissa Sussman • 2025

On her famous brother's film set, a Montana widow falls for his magnetic younger costar.

3.54

10k+

🖤 Widow Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 🌈 Queer Teen Coming Out 🏔️ Small Town Montana

Totally and Completely Fine 94%

On her famous brother's film set, a Montana widow falls for his magnetic younger costar.

by Elissa Sussman 2025

3.54

10k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 🌈 Queer Teen Coming Out 🏔️ Small Town Montana

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 93%

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

Tough Love

by Melanie A. Smith • 2021

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

4.07

194

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero

Tough Love 93%

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

by Melanie A. Smith 2021

4.07

194 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero

Wish You Were Here

by Renee Carlino • 2017

A painter gives a waitress one perfect night, then forgets her completely. He has a reason.

3.92

18k+

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker 💕 Second Chance At Love 🎨 Artist Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Wish You Were Here 93%

A painter gives a waitress one perfect night, then forgets her completely. He has a reason.

by Renee Carlino 2017

3.92

18k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker 💕 Second Chance At Love 🎨 Artist Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Poker Face

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

4.00

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Poker Face 93%

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021

4.00

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 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 93%

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

British Bedmate

by Penelope Ward • 2017

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

4.11

24k+

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Widowed Heroine

British Bedmate 93%

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

by Penelope Ward 2017

4.11

24k+ ratings

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Widowed Heroine

Don't Kiss the Bride

by Carian Cole • 2021

Trapped by her mother's hoard, a sick teen marries a gruff older man for health insurance.

4.03

35k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Don't Kiss the Bride 93%

Trapped by her mother's hoard, a sick teen marries a gruff older man for health insurance.

by Carian Cole 2021

4.03

35k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Cruel and Beautiful

by A.M. Hargrove • 2015

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

4.25

5k+

🖤 Widow Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

Cruel and Beautiful 93%

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

by A.M. Hargrove 2015

4.25

5k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

The Sex Education of M.E.

by L.B. Dunbar • 2016

A widow ventures onto a dating app and meets a magnetic man whose offer is strictly physical.

4.25

2k+

🐻 Mature Romance 👩‍❤️‍👨 Widow Finds Love 🍷 Casual Intimacy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🌱 Rediscovery After Loss

The Sex Education of M.E. 94%

A widow ventures onto a dating app and meets a magnetic man whose offer is strictly physical.

by L.B. Dunbar 2016

4.25

2k+ ratings

🐻 Mature Romance 👩‍❤️‍👨 Widow Finds Love 🍷 Casual Intimacy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🌱 Rediscovery After Loss

When I Awake

by Dani Atkins • 2023

She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.

4.30

1k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🏠 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet Love Story

When I Awake 93%

She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.

by Dani Atkins 2023

4.30

1k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🏠 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet Love Story

The Matchmaker

by Elle Nicoll

She finds soulmates for everyone. Her newest client, a grieving billionaire, wants only her.

4.20

4k+

💎 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Widower Hero

The Matchmaker 92%

She finds soulmates for everyone. Her newest client, a grieving billionaire, wants only her.

by Elle Nicoll 2025

4.20

4k+ ratings

💎 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Widower Hero

Only Love Can Hurt Like This

by Paige Toon • 2023

An architect flees her broken engagement for Indiana, where a farmer's secret makes love impossible.

3.96

45k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯 Sisterly Bonding

Only Love Can Hurt Like This 92%

An architect flees her broken engagement for Indiana, where a farmer's secret makes love impossible.

by Paige Toon 2023

3.96

45k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯 Sisterly Bonding

Forever, Interrupted

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2013

Nine days after their elopement, he dies. His mother has never heard of her.

3.64

220k+

🖤 Grief Fiction 📚 Women's Fiction 💕 Whirlwind Romance 💍 Secret Marriage 🫂 Grief Bonding

Forever, Interrupted 92%

Nine days after their elopement, he dies. His mother has never heard of her.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2013

3.64

220k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Fiction 📚 Women's Fiction 💕 Whirlwind Romance 💍 Secret Marriage 🫂 Grief Bonding

For You

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023

Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.

4.61

2k+

🏥 Terminal Illness 💔 Caregiver Burden 🌅 Love After Loss 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🥀 Grieving Widow

For You 92%

Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023

4.61

2k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness 💔 Caregiver Burden 🌅 Love After Loss 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🥀 Grieving Widow

The Love We Found

by Jill Santopolo • 2025

A Rome address pulls a mother into her late love's secret life and a second chance.

3.90

14k+

💞 Second-Chance Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity 🕊️ Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family Ties 👵 Intergenerational Bond

The Love We Found 92%

A Rome address pulls a mother into her late love's secret life and a second chance.

by Jill Santopolo 2025

3.90

14k+ ratings

💞 Second-Chance Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity 🕊️ Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family Ties 👵 Intergenerational Bond

The Lies That Bind

by Emily Giffin • 2020

A journalist loses her new love on 9/11, then discovers the wife he never mentioned.

3.76

82k+

💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏙️ Post 9/11 🤫 Secrets And Lies 🌱 Starting Over

The Lies That Bind 92%

A journalist loses her new love on 9/11, then discovers the wife he never mentioned.

by Emily Giffin 2020

3.76

82k+ ratings

💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏙️ Post 9/11 🤫 Secrets And Lies 🌱 Starting Over

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 92%

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

Me Before You

by Jojo Moyes • 2012

A caregiver falls for her quadriplegic client, only to discover he has a plan to end his life.

4.26

1.8M+

🖤 Tragic Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚖️ Right To Die 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🌿 English Village Life

Me Before You 92%

A caregiver falls for her quadriplegic client, only to discover he has a plan to end his life.

by Jojo Moyes 2012

4.26

1.8M+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚖️ Right To Die 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🌿 English Village Life

One True Loves

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2016

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

4.02

747k+

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

One True Loves 92%

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016

4.02

747k+ ratings

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

One & Only

by Maurene Goo

A magical matchmaker finds her destined man, then falls for his younger colleague the same weekend.

3.99

36k+

🪄 Magical Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💞 Destined Love 💔 Love Triangle 💌 Matchmaker Trope

One & Only 92%

A magical matchmaker finds her destined man, then falls for his younger colleague the same weekend.

by Maurene Goo 2026

3.99

36k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💞 Destined Love 💔 Love Triangle 💌 Matchmaker Trope

Someone I Used to Know

by Paige Toon • 2021

A widow comes home to find the foster brother who broke her heart wants her back.

4.16

11k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Foster Family ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Widow Finds Love 🔺 Love Triangle

Someone I Used to Know 93%

A widow comes home to find the foster brother who broke her heart wants her back.

by Paige Toon 2021

4.16

11k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Foster Family ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Widow Finds Love 🔺 Love Triangle

What Eden Did Next

by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2022

A widow and her childhood best friend, both raising daughters alone, reconnect. Her in-laws object.

4.04

2k+

🖤 Widow Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 💞 Second Chance Love 🇮🇪 Irish Setting

What Eden Did Next 93%

A widow and her childhood best friend, both raising daughters alone, reconnect. Her in-laws object.

by Sheila O'Flanagan 2022

4.04

2k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 💞 Second Chance Love 🇮🇪 Irish Setting

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin

by Tere Liye • 2010

A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.

3.98

19k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin Summary

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin 92%

A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.

by Tere Liye 2010

3.98

19k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Everyone Has A Story

by Savi Sharma • 2015

An aspiring writer looking for her story finds it in a banker who has lost his.

3.33

13k+

🇮🇳 Indian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov Romance

Everyone Has A Story 92%

An aspiring writer looking for her story finds it in a banker who has lost his.

by Savi Sharma 2015

3.33

13k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov Romance

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Contando atardeceres

by La Vecina Rubia • 2022

Still mourning her father, she runs into an old summer love. One kiss reignites everything.

3.97

4k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👭 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Love 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ☀️ Summer Love

Contando atardeceres 92%

Still mourning her father, she runs into an old summer love. One kiss reignites everything.

by La Vecina Rubia 2022

3.97

4k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👭 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Love 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ☀️ Summer Love

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 92%

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

The Last Love Note

by Emma Grey • 2023

A young widow can't stop reading her late husband's notes. Neither can her boss.

4.05

61k+

🖤 Widow Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💼 Boss To Lover 👩‍👦 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Last Love Note 93%

A young widow can't stop reading her late husband's notes. Neither can her boss.

by Emma Grey 2023

4.05

61k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💼 Boss To Lover 👩‍👦 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

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 93%

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

This Book Made Me Think of You

by Libby Page

Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.

4.32

98k+

📚 Bibliotherapy 📖 Bookshop Fiction 🕯️ Grief Journey ✉️ Posthumous Letters 💕 Slow Burn Romance

This Book Made Me Think of You 92%

Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.

by Libby Page 2026

4.32

98k+ ratings

📚 Bibliotherapy 📖 Bookshop Fiction 🕯️ Grief Journey ✉️ Posthumous Letters 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Butterfly Project

by Emma Scott • 2017

A stranded artist and a guilt-ridden ex-con share a Brooklyn studio and rewrite each other's story.

4.31

10k+

🔑 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🎨 Creative Partnership

The Butterfly Project 92%

A stranded artist and a guilt-ridden ex-con share a Brooklyn studio and rewrite each other's story.

by Emma Scott 2017

4.31

10k+ ratings

🔑 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🎨 Creative Partnership

Whispered Prayers of a Girl

by Alex Grayson • 2017

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

4.35

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

Whispered Prayers of a Girl 92%

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

by Alex Grayson 2017

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

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 92%

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

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

The Friend Zone

by Abby Jimenez • 2019

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

3.90

455k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

The Friend Zone 92%

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

by Abby Jimenez 2019

3.90

455k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

A Sky Full of Stars

by Dani Atkins • 2021

Four strangers receive one woman's organs. Her husband's letters turn them into an unlikely family.

4.29

5k+

🫀 Organ Transplant 💔 Grieving Widower 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Second Chances

A Sky Full of Stars 92%

Four strangers receive one woman's organs. Her husband's letters turn them into an unlikely family.

by Dani Atkins 2021

4.29

5k+ ratings

🫀 Organ Transplant 💔 Grieving Widower 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Second Chances

Let It Be Me

by Kait Nolan • 2021

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

4.22

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance

Let It Be Me 92%

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

by Kait Nolan 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance

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

Finding Grace

by Loretta Rothschild • 2025

A widower falls for a woman who doesn't know she is his son's egg donor.

3.83

44k+

🖤 Grief Romance 📚 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love After Loss 🔍 Secret Parentage 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family

Finding Grace 93%

A widower falls for a woman who doesn't know she is his son's egg donor.

by Loretta Rothschild 2025

3.83

44k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 📚 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love After Loss 🔍 Secret Parentage 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family

Until the Storm Breaks

by Nate Wilder • 2025

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

4.07

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Until the Storm Breaks 93%

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

by Nate Wilder 2025

4.07

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Every Silent Lie

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2025

Every December she hides in hotel bars. This year, a stranger named Dec finds her.

4.58

2k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grieving Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Every Silent Lie 92%

Every December she hides in hotel bars. This year, a stranger named Dec finds her.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2025

4.58

2k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grieving Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

When You Got a Good Thing

by Kait Nolan • 2017

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

4.21

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

When You Got a Good Thing 92%

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

by Kait Nolan 2017

4.21

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

One Long Weekend

by Shari Low • 2024

An Instagram plea for lost rings draws four strangers into a life-changing weekend in Glasgow.

4.44

15k+

🫂 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 🕸️ Interwoven Lives 🖤 Grieving Widow 💔 Marriage In Crisis

One Long Weekend 92%

An Instagram plea for lost rings draws four strangers into a life-changing weekend in Glasgow.

by Shari Low 2024

4.44

15k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 🕸️ Interwoven Lives 🖤 Grieving Widow 💔 Marriage In Crisis

Bend Toward the Sun

by Jen Devon • 2022

A botanist afraid to stay falls for a grieving doctor while restoring his family's wild vineyard.

3.99

4k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏡 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Bend Toward the Sun 92%

A botanist afraid to stay falls for a grieving doctor while restoring his family's wild vineyard.

by Jen Devon 2022

3.99

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏡 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Bitter Sweet

by Hattie Williams • 2025

A grieving assistant falls for her married literary idol, and the secret affair nearly destroys her.

3.82

15k+

🕰️ Age Gap Relationship ⚖️ Power Imbalance 🤫 Secret Affair 🫂 Found Family 😢 Mother Loss

Bitter Sweet 92%

A grieving assistant falls for her married literary idol, and the secret affair nearly destroys her.

by Hattie Williams 2025

3.82

15k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Relationship ⚖️ Power Imbalance 🤫 Secret Affair 🫂 Found Family 😢 Mother Loss

Promise Me Sunshine

by Cara Bastone • 2025

A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.

4.07

95k+

🤍 Grief Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers

Promise Me Sunshine 92%

A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.

by Cara Bastone 2025

4.07

95k+ ratings

🤍 Grief Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers

Eleanor & Grey

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Eleanor & Grey 92%

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

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