50 Books like When You Least Expect It

Tryst Six Venom

by Penelope Douglas

A debutante and swamp outcast share venom that is really desire. One kiss could destroy them.

3.82

48k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

Tryst Six Venom 91%

A debutante and swamp outcast share venom that is really desire. One kiss could destroy them.

by Penelope Douglas 2021

3.82

48k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

Taming of a Rebel

by Eada Friesian • 2024

A single mom's meet-cute with a guarded guardian opens the door to love neither saw coming.

3.89

2k+

🧊 Ice Queen 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 😍 Meet Cute

Taming of a Rebel 95%

A single mom's meet-cute with a guarded guardian opens the door to love neither saw coming.

by Eada Friesian 2024

3.89

2k+ ratings

🧊 Ice Queen 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 😍 Meet Cute

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 94%

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

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 93%

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

On the Same Page

by Haley Cass • 2023

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

4.33

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining

On the Same Page 92%

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

by Haley Cass 2023

4.33

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining

Wrapped Up in You

by Nikki Ash • 2023

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

3.73

4k+

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

Wrapped Up in You 92%

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

by Nikki Ash 2023

3.73

4k+ ratings

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

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

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] 92%

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

Written in the Stars

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2020

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

3.83

68k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 💬 Witty Banter

Written in the Stars 92%

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2020

3.83

68k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 💬 Witty Banter

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

92k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Holiday Romance 91%

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022

3.96

92k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

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

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 91%

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

Above All Things

by Roslyn Sinclair • 2022

Her secret affair with her pregnant, powerful boss is one tabloid leak away from disaster.

4.51

4k+

🧊 Ice Queen ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 🚪 Coming Out

Above All Things 91%

Her secret affair with her pregnant, powerful boss is one tabloid leak away from disaster.

by Roslyn Sinclair 2022

4.51

4k+ ratings

🧊 Ice Queen ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 🚪 Coming Out

A Lesbian's Guide to Women

by Erica Lee • 2023

Grandma's hookup-nudge leads Annalise to Brinley: a bartender with a thorough syllabus.

4.26

3k+

🌈 Bisexual Awakening 📚 Sex Tutoring ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 😌 Low Angst 🏠 Found Family

A Lesbian's Guide to Women 91%

Grandma's hookup-nudge leads Annalise to Brinley: a bartender with a thorough syllabus.

by Erica Lee 2023

4.26

3k+ ratings

🌈 Bisexual Awakening 📚 Sex Tutoring ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 😌 Low Angst 🏠 Found Family

Summer Romance

by Annabel Monaghan • 2024

After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.

4.01

137k+

🧒 Single Mom Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥲 Bittersweet Romance

Summer Romance 91%

After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.

by Annabel Monaghan 2024

4.01

137k+ ratings

🧒 Single Mom Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥲 Bittersweet Romance

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

Mother's Day Inn

by Lee Jacquot • 2023

A single mom's Mother's Day retreat ends when the younger man she craves stops waiting.

3.88

6k+

⏳ Reverse Age Gap 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Sexual Awakening

Mother's Day Inn 91%

A single mom's Mother's Day retreat ends when the younger man she craves stops waiting.

by Lee Jacquot 2023

3.88

6k+ ratings

⏳ Reverse Age Gap 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Sexual Awakening

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

Blurring the Lines

by Kirsty Moseley • 2013

Fake boyfriend. Real bodyguard. Her kidnapper's release turns their charade into a fight to survive.

4.25

836

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Damaged Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Blurring the Lines 91%

Fake boyfriend. Real bodyguard. Her kidnapper's release turns their charade into a fight to survive.

by Kirsty Moseley 2013

4.25

836 ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Damaged Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Delayed Gratification

by Meghan O'Brien • 2016

Snowed in at a remote inn, a perfectionist bride must finally face the wife she married.

3.77

155

🔒 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In Together 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🧲 Opposites Attract 🎯 Perfectionist Heroine

Delayed Gratification 91%

Snowed in at a remote inn, a perfectionist bride must finally face the wife she married.

by Meghan O'Brien 2016

3.77

155 ratings

🔒 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In Together 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🧲 Opposites Attract 🎯 Perfectionist Heroine

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 93%

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

A Little Kissing Between Friends

by Chencia C. Higgins • 2024

After one night with her best friend, a musician can't lose the single mom she's falling for.

3.69

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🖤 Black Love 🏠 Found Family

A Little Kissing Between Friends Summary

A Little Kissing Between Friends 93%

After one night with her best friend, a musician can't lose the single mom she's falling for.

by Chencia C. Higgins 2024

3.69

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🖤 Black Love 🏠 Found Family

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 91%

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

Lovelight Farms

by B.K. Borison • 2021

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

3.80

178k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Lovelight Farms 91%

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

by B.K. Borison 2021

3.80

178k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

The Second Time Around

by Mary Beesley • 2023

A widow nannies for a wealthy widower but can't resist his thirty-year-old son.

3.96

647

🖤 Widow Finds Love 💕 Reverse Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle

The Second Time Around 90%

A widow nannies for a wealthy widower but can't resist his thirty-year-old son.

by Mary Beesley 2023

3.96

647 ratings

🖤 Widow Finds Love 💕 Reverse Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle

The Night Off

by Meghan O'Brien • 2012

An accountant books a night with a butch escort. The connection was never part of the deal.

4.02

3k+

🖤 Bdsm Romance 💼 Sex Work Romance 💪 Butch/Femme 👩‍👧 Sibling Caretaker 😢 Angsty Romance

The Night Off 90%

An accountant books a night with a butch escort. The connection was never part of the deal.

by Meghan O'Brien 2012

4.02

3k+ ratings

🖤 Bdsm Romance 💼 Sex Work Romance 💪 Butch/Femme 👩‍👧 Sibling Caretaker 😢 Angsty Romance

Overdue

by Stephanie Perkins • 2025

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

3.67

9k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

Overdue 90%

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

by Stephanie Perkins 2025

3.67

9k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

We Could Be So Good

by Cat Sebastian • 2023

A guarded reporter and his boss's gentle son risk everything for love in 1950s New York.

4.26

21k+

🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 📰 Workplace Romance 🗽 1950s New York

We Could Be So Good 90%

A guarded reporter and his boss's gentle son risk everything for love in 1950s New York.

by Cat Sebastian 2023

4.26

21k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 📰 Workplace Romance 🗽 1950s New York

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 90%

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 90%

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

Like Family

by Erin O. White • 2025

Three queer families share everything: carpools, holidays, and one secret that could break them.

3.49

4k+

🫂 Chosen Family 🌈 Queer Parenthood 🤫 Secret Parentage 🔄 Midlife Transformation 💔 Sapphic Affair

Like Family 90%

Three queer families share everything: carpools, holidays, and one secret that could break them.

by Erin O. White 2025

3.49

4k+ ratings

🫂 Chosen Family 🌈 Queer Parenthood 🤫 Secret Parentage 🔄 Midlife Transformation 💔 Sapphic Affair

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

by Dani Atkins 2023

4.30

1k+ ratings

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She invented a family to survive the holidays, then finds them at a Cotswolds cottage, waiting.

4.04

18k+

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The Holiday Cottage 90%

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by Sarah Morgan 2024

4.04

18k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Family Estrangement 🎄 Cozy Holiday ✨ Redemptive

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+

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Every Silent Lie 90%

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

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by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 90%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

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+

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The Husband Hoax 90%

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

by Saxon James 2023

4.02

12k+ ratings

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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 90%

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

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