50 Books like We Could Be So Good

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 92%

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

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues

by Jess Everlee • 2023

Two childhood friends running a Victorian molly house face a raid and their unspoken love.

3.75

1k+

🖤 Gay Historical Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues 94%

Two childhood friends running a Victorian molly house face a raid and their unspoken love.

by Jess Everlee 2023

3.75

1k+ ratings

🖤 Gay Historical Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

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

Fellow Travelers

by Thomas Mallon • 2007

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

3.60

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

Fellow Travelers 91%

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

by Thomas Mallon 2007

3.60

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

One Last Stop

by Casey McQuiston • 2021

August falls for a girl on the Q who hasn't aged since the 1977 blackout.

3.88

294k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance ⏳ Time Slip Romance 🏠 Queer Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🪩 1970s Nostalgia

One Last Stop 91%

August falls for a girl on the Q who hasn't aged since the 1977 blackout.

by Casey McQuiston 2021

3.88

294k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance ⏳ Time Slip Romance 🏠 Queer Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🪩 1970s Nostalgia

Carol (Movie Tie-In)

by Claire Morgan • 1952

A shopgirl falls for an elegant older woman, but a custody battle threatens their stolen happiness.

4.02

86k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Classic 💔 Forbidden Love 💫 Age Gap Romance 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Carol (Movie Tie-In) 91%

A shopgirl falls for an elegant older woman, but a custody battle threatens their stolen happiness.

by Claire Morgan 1952

4.02

86k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Classic 💔 Forbidden Love 💫 Age Gap Romance 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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 91%

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

Now Is the Hour

by Tom Spanbauer • 2006

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

4.14

1k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 💑 Interracial Romance ⛪ Catholic Guilt

Now Is the Hour 91%

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

by Tom Spanbauer 2006

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 💑 Interracial Romance ⛪ Catholic Guilt

When the Tides Held the Moon

by Venessa Vida Kelley • 2025

A Brooklyn blacksmith falls for the captive merman he's hired to keep in a tank.

4.14

14k+

🎪 Carnival Sideshow 🧜‍♂️ Merman Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

When the Tides Held the Moon 91%

A Brooklyn blacksmith falls for the captive merman he's hired to keep in a tank.

by Venessa Vida Kelley 2025

4.14

14k+ ratings

🎪 Carnival Sideshow 🧜‍♂️ Merman Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Beautifully Unexpected

by Lily Morton • 2021

A middle-aged lawyer's tidy life unravels when a messy, witty painter moves in next door.

4.38

4k+

🕰️ Midlife Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🚪 Forced Proximity

Beautifully Unexpected 91%

A middle-aged lawyer's tidy life unravels when a messy, witty painter moves in next door.

by Lily Morton 2021

4.38

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Midlife Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🚪 Forced Proximity

That Green Eyed Girl

by Julie Owen Moylan • 2022

Decades-old letters pull a teen into the forbidden romance that shattered in her New York apartment.

3.87

2k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📚 Sapphic Historical 💔 Forbidden Love 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma 🌫️ Quiet Grief

That Green Eyed Girl 91%

Decades-old letters pull a teen into the forbidden romance that shattered in her New York apartment.

by Julie Owen Moylan 2022

3.87

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📚 Sapphic Historical 💔 Forbidden Love 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma 🌫️ Quiet Grief

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

What If It's Us

by Becky Albertalli • 2018

After a flash mob tears them apart, two boys turn to Craigslist to reconnect.

3.80

170k+

💞 Meet Cute 🔍 Missed Connection 🧲 Opposites Attract ☀️ Summer Romance 💗 First Love

What If It's Us 91%

After a flash mob tears them apart, two boys turn to Craigslist to reconnect.

by Becky Albertalli 2018

3.80

170k+ ratings

💞 Meet Cute 🔍 Missed Connection 🧲 Opposites Attract ☀️ Summer Romance 💗 First Love

A Duke in Disguise

by Cat Sebastian • 2019

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

3.77

2k+

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

A Duke in Disguise 91%

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

by Cat Sebastian 2019

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

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

Copper Script

by K.J. Charles • 2025

A London detective investigates a graphologist in 1925 and finds a man who reads him perfectly.

4.06

5k+

🔍 Queer Historical Mystery 💕 Allies To Lovers 🚔 Police Corruption ♿ Disabled Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Copper Script 92%

A London detective investigates a graphologist in 1925 and finds a man who reads him perfectly.

by K.J. Charles 2025

4.06

5k+ ratings

🔍 Queer Historical Mystery 💕 Allies To Lovers 🚔 Police Corruption ♿ Disabled Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

The Companion

by E.E. Ottoman • 2021

A trans writer becomes a reclusive novelist's companion, then falls for him and his fierce neighbor.

3.64

2k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Romance 💕 Polyamory 🏡 Chosen Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing Romance

The Companion 91%

A trans writer becomes a reclusive novelist's companion, then falls for him and his fierce neighbor.

by E.E. Ottoman 2021

3.64

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Romance 💕 Polyamory 🏡 Chosen Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing Romance

A Life Worth Living

by Monica McCallan • 2023

When a hurricane traps two office rivals in Bermuda, walls crumble and a cautious love begins.

4.08

3k+

🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

A Life Worth Living 91%

When a hurricane traps two office rivals in Bermuda, walls crumble and a cautious love begins.

by Monica McCallan 2023

4.08

3k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Sapphire Sunset

by C. Travis Rice • 2022

A Marine turned resort guard and the openly gay heir risk everything for a forbidden chance.

4.04

1k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💰 Class Divide 🛠️ Blue-Collar Hero 💞 Found Family 🏝️ Luxury Resort Setting

Sapphire Sunset 91%

A Marine turned resort guard and the openly gay heir risk everything for a forbidden chance.

by C. Travis Rice 2022

4.04

1k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💰 Class Divide 🛠️ Blue-Collar Hero 💞 Found Family 🏝️ Luxury Resort Setting

Imago

by N.R. Walker • 2017

A shy lepidopterist and a Tasmanian park ranger hunt a lost butterfly and discover one another.

4.04

5k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn ☕ Cozy Romance Energy 🌿 Nature Romance

Imago 91%

A shy lepidopterist and a Tasmanian park ranger hunt a lost butterfly and discover one another.

by N.R. Walker 2017

4.04

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn ☕ Cozy Romance Energy 🌿 Nature Romance

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 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

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

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

Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

by Rachael Lippincott • 2023

A magical coin flings an artist into 1812, where a repressed heiress becomes her forbidden muse.

3.94

12k+

✨ Time Travel Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🎩 Regency Era 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Forbidden Love

Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh Summary

Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh 90%

A magical coin flings an artist into 1812, where a repressed heiress becomes her forbidden muse.

by Rachael Lippincott 2023

3.94

12k+ ratings

✨ Time Travel Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🎩 Regency Era 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Forbidden Love

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 90%

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

The Snowball Effect

by Haley Cass • 2024

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

4.37

12k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Snowball Effect 90%

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

by Haley Cass 2024

4.37

12k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

When You Least Expect It

by Haley Cass • 2020

A divorce lawyer takes on her nemesis's wife as a client, and risks falling in love.

4.26

19k+

🔥 Slow Burn 🎄 Holiday Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏠 Found Family 💔 Divorce Recovery

When You Least Expect It 90%

A divorce lawyer takes on her nemesis's wife as a client, and risks falling in love.

by Haley Cass 2020

4.26

19k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 🎄 Holiday Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏠 Found Family 💔 Divorce Recovery

The Inverts

by Crystal Jeans • 2021

Childhood friends, both queer, seal a marriage pact in the 1920s that will cost them everything.

3.22

864

📜 Queer Historical Fiction 💍 Lavender Marriage 🌸 Sapphic Awakening 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🖤 Dark Humor

The Inverts 90%

Childhood friends, both queer, seal a marriage pact in the 1920s that will cost them everything.

by Crystal Jeans 2021

3.22

864 ratings

📜 Queer Historical Fiction 💍 Lavender Marriage 🌸 Sapphic Awakening 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🖤 Dark Humor

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee • 2017

After stealing a puzzle box, a lord flees 18th-century Europe with the friend he secretly loves.

4.02

146k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical Romance ❤️ Friends To Lovers 👥 Found Family 💰 Heist 🚫 Forbidden Love

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue Summary

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue 90%

After stealing a puzzle box, a lord flees 18th-century Europe with the friend he secretly loves.

by Mackenzi Lee 2017

4.02

146k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical Romance ❤️ Friends To Lovers 👥 Found Family 💰 Heist 🚫 Forbidden Love

The Safekeep

by Yael van der Wouden

She guards her mother's house like a fortress. Her brother's girlfriend slips through every wall.

4.06

138k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇳🇱 Postwar Netherlands

The Safekeep 90%

She guards her mother's house like a fortress. Her brother's girlfriend slips through every wall.

by Yael van der Wouden 2024

4.06

138k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇳🇱 Postwar Netherlands

Bad Intentions

by Ella Frank • 2021

One night with an icy mogul under a borrowed name. Monday morning, they share a boardroom.

4.17

5k+

❄️ Ice King Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🙏 Groveling Hero

Bad Intentions 92%

One night with an icy mogul under a borrowed name. Monday morning, they share a boardroom.

by Ella Frank 2021

4.17

5k+ ratings

❄️ Ice King Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🙏 Groveling Hero

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

by Sarah Waters • 2006

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

3.71

33k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 92%

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

by Sarah Waters 2006

3.71

33k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

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 90%

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

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

by Emma R. Alban • 2024

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

3.76

22k+

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend 90%

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

by Emma R. Alban 2024

3.76

22k+ ratings

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

To Catch a Firefly

by Emmy Sanders • 2024

Childhood best friends: one dreams of leaving Nebraska, the other has loved him since they met.

4.39

24k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🌱 Childhood Friends

To Catch a Firefly 90%

Childhood best friends: one dreams of leaving Nebraska, the other has loved him since they met.

by Emmy Sanders 2024

4.39

24k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🌱 Childhood Friends

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Buckeye

by Casey Morales • 2023

A closeted ballplayer, a guarded psychiatrist, and a mute foster boy who brings them together.

4.36

619

⚾ Baseball Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🏡 Found Family ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Buckeye 90%

A closeted ballplayer, a guarded psychiatrist, and a mute foster boy who brings them together.

by Casey Morales 2023

4.36

619 ratings

⚾ Baseball Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🏡 Found Family ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

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 90%

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

Luna and the Lie

by Mariana Zapata • 2018

She lied for her boss. Now his debt forces him into the family she barely survived.

4.06

71k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👔 Grumpy Boss Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Luna and the Lie 90%

She lied for her boss. Now his debt forces him into the family she barely survived.

by Mariana Zapata 2018

4.06

71k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👔 Grumpy Boss Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Lord John and the Private Matter

by Diana Gabaldon • 2003

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

3.76

51k+

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Lord John and the Private Matter Summary

Lord John and the Private Matter 90%

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

by Diana Gabaldon 2003

3.76

51k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

The Other Ones

by Fran Hart • 2022

A haunted house, a shunned boy, and the eccentric new arrival who brings casseroles instead of fear.

3.85

2k+

🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👻 Haunted House Story 🌈 Queer Awakening 🤫 Small Town Secrets

The Other Ones 90%

A haunted house, a shunned boy, and the eccentric new arrival who brings casseroles instead of fear.

by Fran Hart 2022

3.85

2k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👻 Haunted House Story 🌈 Queer Awakening 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Café Con Lychee

by Emery Lee • 2022

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

3.63

8k+

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

Café Con Lychee 90%

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

by Emery Lee 2022

3.63

8k+ ratings

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

The Heart's Invisible Furies

by John Boyne • 2017

Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.

4.51

217k+

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The Heart's Invisible Furies 90%

Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.

by John Boyne 2017

4.51

217k+ ratings

🕰️ Epic Historical Saga ☘️ Mid-Century Ireland ✝️ Catholic Guilt 🏠 Found Family 👶 Adoption Story

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 90%

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

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