50 Books like What a Desi Girl Wants

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

3.75

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Girls Like Girls 92%

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

by Hayley Kiyoko 2023

3.75

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love 93%

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Some Girls Do

by Jennifer Dugan • 2021

A closeted pageant queen falls for a track star who refuses to be her secret.

3.69

30k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🚪 Coming Out Story 📚 High School Romance 🤫 Secret Romance

Some Girls Do 92%

A closeted pageant queen falls for a track star who refuses to be her secret.

by Jennifer Dugan 2021

3.69

30k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🚪 Coming Out Story 📚 High School Romance 🤫 Secret Romance

Sari, Not Sari

by Sonya Singh • 2022

A breakup CEO trades her expertise to learn Indian culture from a client at his family wedding.

3.14

3k+

🇮🇳 Desi Romance 🪷 Cultural Reconnection 💒 Wedding Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Feel-Good Romance

Sari, Not Sari 92%

A breakup CEO trades her expertise to learn Indian culture from a client at his family wedding.

by Sonya Singh 2022

3.14

3k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Desi Romance 🪷 Cultural Reconnection 💒 Wedding Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Feel-Good Romance

Half Girlfriend

by Chetan Bhagat • 2014

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

3.13

54k+

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier

Half Girlfriend 92%

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

by Chetan Bhagat 2014

3.13

54k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier

Lo que quiero es no quererte

by Andrea Torrano • 2021

At university, a princess is blackmailed by the cheer captain she can't stop wanting.

3.14

346

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Modern Royalty 🎓 University Campus 💘 Forbidden Love

Lo que quiero es no quererte 91%

At university, a princess is blackmailed by the cheer captain she can't stop wanting.

by Andrea Torrano 2021

3.14

346 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Modern Royalty 🎓 University Campus 💘 Forbidden Love

Her Name in the Sky

by Kelly Quindlen • 2014

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

4.26

17k+

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Her Name in the Sky 91%

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

by Kelly Quindlen 2014

4.26

17k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Lavash at First Sight

by Taleen Voskuni • 2024

At a food industry conference, two queer Armenian women from rival families fall in love in secret.

3.65

2k+

🇦🇲 Armenian American 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Diaspora 🍳 Food Industry Romance ⚔️ Rival Families 💌 Secret Relationship

Lavash at First Sight 91%

At a food industry conference, two queer Armenian women from rival families fall in love in secret.

by Taleen Voskuni 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🇦🇲 Armenian American 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Diaspora 🍳 Food Industry Romance ⚔️ Rival Families 💌 Secret Relationship

Sorry, Bro

by Taleen Voskuni • 2023

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

3.64

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family

Sorry, Bro 91%

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

by Taleen Voskuni 2023

3.64

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family

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 91%

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

2 States

by Chetan Bhagat • 2009

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

3.44

99k+

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

2 States 91%

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

by Chetan Bhagat 2009

3.44

99k+ ratings

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

She Gets the Girl

by Rachael Lippincott • 2022

A guarded flirt coaches a shy freshman to win her crush. Neither expects to fall instead.

4.07

76k+

🎭 Sapphic Rom-Com 📚 College Romance 💕 Practice Dating 🧲 Opposites Attract 👭 Friends To Lovers

She Gets the Girl 91%

A guarded flirt coaches a shy freshman to win her crush. Neither expects to fall instead.

by Rachael Lippincott 2022

4.07

76k+ ratings

🎭 Sapphic Rom-Com 📚 College Romance 💕 Practice Dating 🧲 Opposites Attract 👭 Friends To Lovers

Say a Little Prayer

by Jenna Voris • 2025

Banished to church camp, a bisexual teen turns the seven deadly sins into a weeklong rebellion.

3.96

5k+

✝️ Religious Rebellion 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Queer Religious Trauma 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Say a Little Prayer 91%

Banished to church camp, a bisexual teen turns the seven deadly sins into a weeklong rebellion.

by Jenna Voris 2025

3.96

5k+ ratings

✝️ Religious Rebellion 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Queer Religious Trauma 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Dream On, Ramona Riley

by Ashley Herring Blake • 2025

A waitress fake-dates the star she's training, unaware they shared a first kiss at thirteen.

3.70

14k+

🖤 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Childhood Connection

Dream On, Ramona Riley 91%

A waitress fake-dates the star she's training, unaware they shared a first kiss at thirteen.

by Ashley Herring Blake 2025

3.70

14k+ ratings

🖤 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Childhood Connection

Love Points to You

by Alice Lin • 2025

An artist, a secret game, and the guarded classmate she was never supposed to fall for.

3.60

910

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Love Points to You 91%

An artist, a secret game, and the guarded classmate she was never supposed to fall for.

by Alice Lin 2025

3.60

910 ratings

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

That Summer Feeling

by Bridget Morrissey • 2023

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

3.71

9k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

That Summer Feeling 91%

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

by Bridget Morrissey 2023

3.71

9k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

by Sonora Reyes • 2022

A closeted teen hides behind a fake boyfriend at Catholic school, then falls for the out girl.

4.24

31k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💍 Fake Boyfriend 🫂 Chosen Family 👫 Sibling Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School Summary

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School 91%

A closeted teen hides behind a fake boyfriend at Catholic school, then falls for the out girl.

by Sonora Reyes 2022

4.24

31k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💍 Fake Boyfriend 🫂 Chosen Family 👫 Sibling Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Summer Girls

by Jennifer Dugan • 2025

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

3.61

3k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity ☀️ Summer Romance 💸 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

Summer Girls 92%

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

by Jennifer Dugan 2025

3.61

3k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity ☀️ Summer Romance 💸 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

There's Something About Mira

by Sonali Dev • 2025

A lost ring sends a therapist across continents, into the arms of a guarded reporter.

4.16

24k+

💌 Dual Timeline Romance 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🫂 Found Family 💔 Estranged Siblings 🪷 South Asian Diaspora

There's Something About Mira 92%

A lost ring sends a therapist across continents, into the arms of a guarded reporter.

by Sonali Dev 2025

4.16

24k+ ratings

💌 Dual Timeline Romance 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🫂 Found Family 💔 Estranged Siblings 🪷 South Asian Diaspora

Nobody in Particular

by Sophie Gonzales

A princess falls for a scholarship girl at boarding school, but her crown demands a husband.

4.05

9k+

👑 Sapphic Royalty 🤫 Secret Relationship 💍 Fake Dating 🏫 Elite Boarding School 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out

Nobody in Particular 92%

A princess falls for a scholarship girl at boarding school, but her crown demands a husband.

by Sophie Gonzales 2025

4.05

9k+ ratings

👑 Sapphic Royalty 🤫 Secret Relationship 💍 Fake Dating 🏫 Elite Boarding School 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

by Ashley Herring Blake • 2022

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

4.05

125k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

Delilah Green Doesn't Care 91%

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

by Ashley Herring Blake 2022

4.05

125k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

The Grief Keeper

by Alexandra Villasante • 2019

A Salvadoran teen absorbs a stranger's grief so her sister can claim asylum.

3.97

3k+

🏠 Asylum Seeker 💕 Sapphic Romance 👭 Protective Sister 🔬 Medical Experiment 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Grief Keeper 91%

A Salvadoran teen absorbs a stranger's grief so her sister can claim asylum.

by Alexandra Villasante 2019

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏠 Asylum Seeker 💕 Sapphic Romance 👭 Protective Sister 🔬 Medical Experiment 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Letters We Keep

by Nisha Sharma • 2024

When rival students uncover hidden love letters, the past dares them to write a braver ending.

3.86

5k+

🔰 Campus Romance 💕 Rivals To Lovers ✉️ Hidden Love Letters 🏠 Family Expectations 🇺🇸 South Asian American

The Letters We Keep 91%

When rival students uncover hidden love letters, the past dares them to write a braver ending.

by Nisha Sharma 2024

3.86

5k+ ratings

🔰 Campus Romance 💕 Rivals To Lovers ✉️ Hidden Love Letters 🏠 Family Expectations 🇺🇸 South Asian American

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

by Tess Sharpe • 2023

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] Summary

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] 91%

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

by Tess Sharpe 2023

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

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 91%

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

The World's Best Boyfriend

by Durjoy Datta • 2015

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

3.22

4k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance

The World's Best Boyfriend 91%

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

by Durjoy Datta 2015

3.22

4k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance

A Perfect Fit

by Kellan McKnight • 2023

Newly out at thirty-five, Ella falls for a twenty-four-year-old bartender who never gets serious.

4.04

1k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🌸 Late Blooming Lesbian 🏠 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Perfect Fit 91%

Newly out at thirty-five, Ella falls for a twenty-four-year-old bartender who never gets serious.

by Kellan McKnight 2023

4.04

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🌸 Late Blooming Lesbian 🏠 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Bruised

by Tanya Boteju • 2021

After losing her parents, a teen's secret bruises collide with the chaotic world of roller derby.

3.64

2k+

🖤 Grief And Healing 🛼 Roller Derby 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance

Bruised 90%

After losing her parents, a teen's secret bruises collide with the chaotic world of roller derby.

by Tanya Boteju 2021

3.64

2k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Healing 🛼 Roller Derby 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance

More Like Enemigas

by Stephanie Hope • 2026

A failing restaurateur’s last hope is a wedding, but her cabin mate is her childhood nemesis.

3.43

297

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇨🇺 Cuban American 🍽️ Foodie Romance

More Like Enemigas 90%

A failing restaurateur’s last hope is a wedding, but her cabin mate is her childhood nemesis.

by Stephanie Hope 2026

3.43

297 ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇨🇺 Cuban American 🍽️ Foodie Romance

Will You Still Love Me?

by Ravinder Singh • 2018

A seat swap sparks cross-cultural romance, but family, fate, and a stormy night threaten everything.

3.75

3k+

🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ✈️ Chance Encounter 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Disapproval 🖤 Guilt And Redemption 😢 Tearjerker

Will You Still Love Me? 90%

A seat swap sparks cross-cultural romance, but family, fate, and a stormy night threaten everything.

by Ravinder Singh 2018

3.75

3k+ ratings

🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ✈️ Chance Encounter 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Disapproval 🖤 Guilt And Redemption 😢 Tearjerker

Imogen, Obviously

by Becky Albertalli • 2023

Pretending to be her best friend's ex, Imogen falls for Tessa, the one girl she shouldn't.

4.17

31k+

🌈 Queer Awakening 💜 Bisexual Coming Of Age 🤝 Fake Dating 👭 Friend Group Crush 🫂 Found Family

Imogen, Obviously 90%

Pretending to be her best friend's ex, Imogen falls for Tessa, the one girl she shouldn't.

by Becky Albertalli 2023

4.17

31k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Awakening 💜 Bisexual Coming Of Age 🤝 Fake Dating 👭 Friend Group Crush 🫂 Found Family

I Love You S'more

by Auriane Desombre • 2025

After a public breakup, Ivy co-directs a camp musical with the girl she left behind.

3.32

633

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Summer Camp Setting 🎭 Theater Kids 🔄 Second Chance Romance 📱 Social Media Drama

I Love You S'more 90%

After a public breakup, Ivy co-directs a camp musical with the girl she left behind.

by Auriane Desombre 2025

3.32

633 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Summer Camp Setting 🎭 Theater Kids 🔄 Second Chance Romance 📱 Social Media Drama

The Jasmine Throne

by Tasha Suri • 2021

Her magic could save the imprisoned princess or burn the empire she was born to rule.

4.09

39k+

⚔️ Sapphic Epic Fantasy 🪷 South Asian Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance

The Jasmine Throne 90%

Her magic could save the imprisoned princess or burn the empire she was born to rule.

by Tasha Suri 2021

4.09

39k+ ratings

⚔️ Sapphic Epic Fantasy 🪷 South Asian Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics 90%

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Loathing You

by Amina Khan

A scholarship student must tutor her rich nemesis, and their hatred hides a ruinous attraction.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏫 Prep School 💰 Class Divide

Loathing You 91%

A scholarship student must tutor her rich nemesis, and their hatred hides a ruinous attraction.

by Amina Khan 2023

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏫 Prep School 💰 Class Divide

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

by Casey McQuiston • 2022

Her prom queen rival vanishes, leaving clues. The chase for a title becomes a chase for her heart.

3.84

105k+

👊 Rivals To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🔍 Scavenger Hunt 🌈 Queer Awakening 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

I Kissed Shara Wheeler 92%

Her prom queen rival vanishes, leaving clues. The chase for a title becomes a chase for her heart.

by Casey McQuiston 2022

3.84

105k+ ratings

👊 Rivals To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🔍 Scavenger Hunt 🌈 Queer Awakening 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

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 92%

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

Melt With You

by Jennifer Dugan • 2022

One hookup ruined their friendship. A failing ice cream truck forces them onto the road together.

3.47

7k+

🫂 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚛 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Melt With You 90%

One hookup ruined their friendship. A failing ice cream truck forces them onto the road together.

by Jennifer Dugan 2022

3.47

7k+ ratings

🫂 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚛 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Playing for Keeps

by Jennifer Dugan • 2024

A star pitcher's feud with an umpire sparks a secret romance that league rules could destroy.

3.51

3k+

⚾ Baseball Diamond 🏅 Women In Sports 🌈 Sapphic Sports Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Playing for Keeps 90%

A star pitcher's feud with an umpire sparks a secret romance that league rules could destroy.

by Jennifer Dugan 2024

3.51

3k+ ratings

⚾ Baseball Diamond 🏅 Women In Sports 🌈 Sapphic Sports Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Hot Dog Girl

by Jennifer Dugan • 2019

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

3.47

10k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🎢 Amusement Park 💗 Messy Queer Love

Hot Dog Girl 90%

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

by Jennifer Dugan 2019

3.47

10k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🎢 Amusement Park 💗 Messy Queer Love

Well, That Was Unexpected

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2022

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

3.70

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Well, That Was Unexpected 90%

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2022

3.70

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

I Wish You All the Best

by Mason Deaver • 2019

Thrown out by their parents, a nonbinary teen builds a home with a sister long estranged.

4.14

55k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Coming Of Age 💛 Found Family ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Health Journey

I Wish You All the Best 90%

Thrown out by their parents, a nonbinary teen builds a home with a sister long estranged.

by Mason Deaver 2019

4.14

55k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Coming Of Age 💛 Found Family ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Health Journey

Luv (Un)Arranged

by N.M. Patel • 2024

An arranged meeting turns into a secret romance, but a hidden truth tests their fragile trust.

3.86

3k+

🎎 Arranged Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Meddling 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance

Luv (Un)Arranged 90%

An arranged meeting turns into a secret romance, but a hidden truth tests their fragile trust.

by N.M. Patel 2024

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎎 Arranged Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Meddling 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

by Junauda Petrus • 2019

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

4.24

7k+

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them Summary

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them 90%

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

by Junauda Petrus 2019

4.24

7k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers

Amelia, If Only

by Becky Albertalli • 2025

The girl she's chasing is online. The one she needs is in the passenger seat.

3.53

3k+

💞 Best Friends To Lovers 📱 Parasocial Crush 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🌈 Queer Awakening 🫂 Found Family

Amelia, If Only 90%

The girl she's chasing is online. The one she needs is in the passenger seat.

by Becky Albertalli 2025

3.53

3k+ ratings

💞 Best Friends To Lovers 📱 Parasocial Crush 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🌈 Queer Awakening 🫂 Found Family

The Romance Recipe

by Ruby Barrett • 2022

To save her restaurant, she enters a reality cooking show with the head chef she secretly craves.

3.58

6k+

🍳 Culinary Romance 📺 Reality TV Cooking 👔 Boss And Employee 🏳️‍🌈 Late Bloomer Queer 📣 Public Coming Out

The Romance Recipe 90%

To save her restaurant, she enters a reality cooking show with the head chef she secretly craves.

by Ruby Barrett 2022

3.58

6k+ ratings

🍳 Culinary Romance 📺 Reality TV Cooking 👔 Boss And Employee 🏳️‍🌈 Late Bloomer Queer 📣 Public Coming Out

All My Rage

by Sabaa Tahir • 2022

Sal sells drugs to save his motel, hiding it from Noor, the girl he loves.

4.48

66k+

🌄 Immigrant Dreams 🕌 Pakistani-American 💞 Friends To Lovers 🍺 Parent With Addiction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

All My Rage 90%

Sal sells drugs to save his motel, hiding it from Noor, the girl he loves.

by Sabaa Tahir 2022

4.48

66k+ ratings

🌄 Immigrant Dreams 🕌 Pakistani-American 💞 Friends To Lovers 🍺 Parent With Addiction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

by Tahereh Mafi • 2018

A guarded hijabi teen and the basketball star determined to know her collide in post-9/11 America.

4.06

68k+

🧕 Hijabi Romance 🏙️ Post-9/11 Setting 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Interracial Romance 😤 Angry Heroine

A Very Large Expanse of Sea 90%

A guarded hijabi teen and the basketball star determined to know her collide in post-9/11 America.

by Tahereh Mafi 2018

4.06

68k+ ratings

🧕 Hijabi Romance 🏙️ Post-9/11 Setting 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Interracial Romance 😤 Angry Heroine

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

Wish You Weren't Here

by Erin Baldwin • 2024

Summer camp is Juliette's escape from Priya's shadow. This year, Priya moves into her cabin.

3.91

4k+

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🛖 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter

Wish You Weren't Here 90%

Summer camp is Juliette's escape from Priya's shadow. This year, Priya moves into her cabin.

by Erin Baldwin 2024

3.91

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🛖 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter

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