36 Books like To Catch a Firefly

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 93%

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

Morgan

by Riley Hart • 2024

A father's stroke returns him to the best friend he abandoned and feelings he can't bury.

4.01

3k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Morgan 95%

A father's stroke returns him to the best friend he abandoned and feelings he can't bury.

by Riley Hart 2024

4.01

3k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

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 95%

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

Sweet Like Whiskey

by Emmy Sanders • 2024

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

4.18

6k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain

Sweet Like Whiskey 94%

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

by Emmy Sanders 2024

4.18

6k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain

Without You

by Marley Valentine • 2020

Deacon resented his brother's boyfriend Julian. Then grief left them with only each other.

4.21

14k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💔 Shared Grief 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌱 Emotional Healing

Without You 94%

Deacon resented his brother's boyfriend Julian. Then grief left them with only each other.

by Marley Valentine 2020

4.21

14k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💔 Shared Grief 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌱 Emotional Healing

Courageous Hearts

by Emmy Sanders • 2023

A cabaret bartender falls for its nonbinary star and must rethink everything he believed about love.

4.36

2k+

🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Awakening ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Tender Slow Burn

Courageous Hearts 93%

A cabaret bartender falls for its nonbinary star and must rethink everything he believed about love.

by Emmy Sanders 2023

4.36

2k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Awakening ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Tender Slow Burn

Whiskey Nights and Neon Dreams

by Ashley James • 2023

At his girlfriend's funeral, a rebel can't hide his forbidden feelings for her uncle.

4.14

929

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏘️ Small Town Escape 🩹 Trauma Healing

Whiskey Nights and Neon Dreams 93%

At his girlfriend's funeral, a rebel can't hide his forbidden feelings for her uncle.

by Ashley James 2023

4.14

929 ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏘️ Small Town Escape 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Glow Up

by A.M. Johnson • 2022

His longtime college crush lands on his massage table. A pact to rediscover joy becomes more.

3.97

6k+

🎓 College Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👀 Pining From Afar 🫂 Found Family

The Glow Up 93%

His longtime college crush lands on his massage table. A pact to rediscover joy becomes more.

by A.M. Johnson 2022

3.97

6k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👀 Pining From Afar 🫂 Found Family

Eight Seconds to Ride

by Ashley James • 2024

He's rodeo royalty. The stranger he can't forget just became his toughest competition.

4.00

4k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🤠 Rivals To Lovers 🚐 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town 🏟️ Rodeo Circuit

Eight Seconds to Ride 93%

He's rodeo royalty. The stranger he can't forget just became his toughest competition.

by Ashley James 2024

4.00

4k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🤠 Rivals To Lovers 🚐 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town 🏟️ Rodeo Circuit

The Blueprint

by S.E. Harmon • 2018

His NFL-star best friend finally wants him. Now the only obstacle is the closet door.

3.81

7k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Football Romance 🚪 Closeted Athlete 💭 Gay For You 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Blueprint 93%

His NFL-star best friend finally wants him. Now the only obstacle is the closet door.

by S.E. Harmon 2018

3.81

7k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Football Romance 🚪 Closeted Athlete 💭 Gay For You 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Unbreak Me

by Jesse H. Reign • 2022

A young Englishman in crisis falls for the quiet South African farmer who takes him in.

4.44

2k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐑 Farm Romance

Unbreak Me 93%

A young Englishman in crisis falls for the quiet South African farmer who takes him in.

by Jesse H. Reign 2022

4.44

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐑 Farm Romance

Openly Straight

by Bill Konigsberg • 2013

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

3.85

34k+

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Openly Straight 93%

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

by Bill Konigsberg 2013

3.85

34k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Roommate

by Sarina Bowen • 2021

A broke baker moves in with a closeted farmer, reigniting a secret high school stare.

4.04

16k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey ☕ Bakery And Coffee Shop

Roommate 93%

A broke baker moves in with a closeted farmer, reigniting a secret high school stare.

by Sarina Bowen 2021

4.04

16k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey ☕ Bakery And Coffee Shop

White Noise

by Lark Taylor • 2023

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

4.09

3k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💡 Bi Awakening 🛗 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Late Bloomer Romance

White Noise 95%

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

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💡 Bi Awakening 🛗 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Late Bloomer Romance

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz • 2012

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

4.28

680k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 94%

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012

4.28

680k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Our Way

by T.L. Swan

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

29k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Our Way 93%

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020

4.07

29k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Risk Taker

by Lily Morton • 2018

Stepbrothers Henry and Ivo hid their love for years. Ivo returns wounded; they must risk everything.

4.08

5k+

👬 Stepbrother Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Risk Taker 93%

Stepbrothers Henry and Ivo hid their love for years. Ivo returns wounded; they must risk everything.

by Lily Morton 2018

4.08

5k+ ratings

👬 Stepbrother Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

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

Just Juliet

by Charlotte Reagan • 2016

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

3.95

3k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

Just Juliet 93%

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

by Charlotte Reagan 2016

3.95

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

Natural Twenty

by Charlie Novak • 2020

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

3.96

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Natural Twenty 93%

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

by Charlie Novak 2020

3.96

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

by K. Webster • 2019

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

3.98

9k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Wicked Lies Boys Tell 93%

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

by K. Webster 2019

3.98

9k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

The Moon

by Océane Ghanem • 2025

A bullied outcast and a golden newcomer risk a secret love in a cruel Texas town.

4.66

899

🏫 High School Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Opposites Attract 🤠 Small Town Texas 💔 Forbidden Love

The Moon 92%

A bullied outcast and a golden newcomer risk a secret love in a cruel Texas town.

by Océane Ghanem 2025

4.66

899 ratings

🏫 High School Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Opposites Attract 🤠 Small Town Texas 💔 Forbidden Love

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 92%

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

Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan • 2003

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

3.81

76k+

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Boy Meets Boy 92%

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

by David Levithan 2003

3.81

76k+ ratings

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Where There's a Will

by Jessie Walker

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

4.25

9k+

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Where There's a Will 93%

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

by Jessie Walker 2021

4.25

9k+ ratings

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

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 94%

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

A Little Bit like Love

by Brooke Blaine • 2017

A wealthy heir returns to the man he left behind, and a storm traps them together.

4.14

5k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🌪️ Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

A Little Bit like Love 94%

A wealthy heir returns to the man he left behind, and a storm traps them together.

by Brooke Blaine 2017

4.14

5k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🌪️ Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Someday, Someday

by Emma Scott • 2019

An ex-addict nurse. A billionaire heir. A love that could heal them or destroy an empire.

4.38

9k+

🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💊 Recovering Addict 🛑 Conversion Therapy

Someday, Someday 92%

An ex-addict nurse. A billionaire heir. A love that could heal them or destroy an empire.

by Emma Scott 2019

4.38

9k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💊 Recovering Addict 🛑 Conversion Therapy

Promise Me

by Sara Cate • 2026

A reclusive artist must host his estranged best friend's wedding, still in love with the groom.

4.19

8k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🥀 Mutual Pining ⛓️ Kink Awakening ⏳ Dual Timeline

Promise Me 92%

A reclusive artist must host his estranged best friend's wedding, still in love with the groom.

by Sara Cate 2026

4.19

8k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🥀 Mutual Pining ⛓️ Kink Awakening ⏳ Dual Timeline

Call Me By Your Name

by André Aciman • 2007

For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.

4.10

605k+

📖 Literary Romance 🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age ☀️ Summer Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Call Me By Your Name 92%

For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.

by André Aciman 2007

4.10

605k+ ratings

📖 Literary Romance 🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age ☀️ Summer Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

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 92%

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

Hostile

by Nicole Dykes • 2022

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

3.96

8k+

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hostile 92%

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

by Nicole Dykes 2022

3.96

8k+ ratings

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 92%

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

by Bec Benson 2025

3.84

922 ratings

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

This Winter

by Alice Oseman • 2015

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

4.06

104k+

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

This Winter 92%

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

by Alice Oseman 2015

4.06

104k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

Beneath the Stars

by Emily McIntire • 2020

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

3.89

28k+

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Beneath the Stars 92%

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

by Emily McIntire 2020

3.89

28k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Tapped by My Roommate

by D.J. Jamison • 2021

A shy biology student and his bartender roommate set rules for no-strings sex, then fall hard.

4.11

1k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Tapped by My Roommate 92%

A shy biology student and his bartender roommate set rules for no-strings sex, then fall hard.

by D.J. Jamison 2021

4.11

1k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

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