36 Books like Where We Left Off

Catch the Sun

by Jennifer Hartmann

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

4.24

39k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Catch the Sun 94%

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024

4.24

39k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Losing Traction

by Amo Jones • 2016

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

4.25

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Losing Traction 95%

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

by Amo Jones 2016

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Always You

by Kirsty Moseley • 2012

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

3.89

22k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Always You 95%

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

by Kirsty Moseley 2012

3.89

22k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Leo

by Mia Sheridan • 2013

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

3.97

43k+

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Leo 95%

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

by Mia Sheridan 2013

3.97

43k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Show Me You Remember

by Hannah Cowan • 2026

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

3.96

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Show Me You Remember 95%

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

by Hannah Cowan 2026

3.96

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hopeless

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

4.22

690k+

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Hopeless 95%

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.22

690k+ ratings

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Antes de diciembre

by Joana Marcús • 2021

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

4.36

138k+

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

Antes de diciembre 94%

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

by Joana Marcús 2021

4.36

138k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles (2008) Paperback

by Simone Elkeles • 2007

He's back from juvie. She still limps. Their small town can't hold the secret between them.

3.99

44k+

💕 Ya Contemporary Romance 😈 Bad Reputation Hero 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🔒 Forced Proximity 💢 Enemies To Lovers

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles (2008) Paperback Summary

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles (2008) Paperback 94%

He's back from juvie. She still limps. Their small town can't hold the secret between them.

by Simone Elkeles 2007

3.99

44k+ ratings

💕 Ya Contemporary Romance 😈 Bad Reputation Hero 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🔒 Forced Proximity 💢 Enemies To Lovers

Little Pieces of Light

by Emma Scott • 2025

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

4.12

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

Little Pieces of Light 94%

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

by Emma Scott 2025

4.12

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

The Body Painter

by Pepper Winters • 2019

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

3.86

3k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars

The Body Painter 94%

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

by Pepper Winters 2019

3.86

3k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars

Beverly

by Laura J. Robert • 2025

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

3.49

2k+

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

Beverly 94%

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

by Laura J. Robert 2025

3.49

2k+ ratings

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

Bully

by Penelope Douglas • 2013

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

3.84

231k+

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

Bully 94%

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

by Penelope Douglas 2013

3.84

231k+ ratings

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

Playing with Fire

by L.J. Shen • 2020

Her scars are visible. His are not. Their shared food-truck job forces both into the light.

4.16

46k+

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚚 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Heroine 😈 Bad Boy Hero

Playing with Fire 94%

Her scars are visible. His are not. Their shared food-truck job forces both into the light.

by L.J. Shen 2020

4.16

46k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚚 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Heroine 😈 Bad Boy Hero

His Darling Freckles

by Alecsa Kayser

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

3.83

395

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

His Darling Freckles 95%

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

by Alecsa Kayser

3.83

395 ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

Easy

by Tammara Webber • 2012

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

4.07

230k+

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Easy 95%

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

by Tammara Webber 2012

4.07

230k+ ratings

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Our Fault

by Mercedes Ron

She broke his heart. A wedding traps her beside him, and neither is over it.

3.90

65k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🔥 Possessive Hero 😢 High Angst 🏡 Forced Proximity

Our Fault 94%

She broke his heart. A wedding traps her beside him, and neither is over it.

by Mercedes Ron 2018

3.90

65k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🔥 Possessive Hero 😢 High Angst 🏡 Forced Proximity

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Girl in the Love Song 94%

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings • 2021

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

3.64

274k+

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

Magnolia Parks 94%

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

by Jessa Hastings 2021

3.64

274k+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

It Was Always You

by Judy Corry • 2018

A fake relationship between a shy band geek and her brother's best friend turns dangerously real.

3.91

6k+

🏫 High School Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

It Was Always You 94%

A fake relationship between a shy band geek and her brother's best friend turns dangerously real.

by Judy Corry 2018

3.91

6k+ ratings

🏫 High School Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Dirty English

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2015

A survivor with strict rules about men meets her match: a tattooed British fighter next door.

3.92

30k+

🥊 Fighter Hero 🌸 Survivor Heroine 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty

Dirty English 94%

A survivor with strict rules about men meets her match: a tattooed British fighter next door.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2015

3.92

30k+ ratings

🥊 Fighter Hero 🌸 Survivor Heroine 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty

The Peer and the Puppet

by B.B. Reid • 2018

An outlaw racer moves in with her cruel stepbrother, and their hatred becomes a dangerous addiction.

4.04

13k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🛏️ Stepbrother Romance 💎 Wealthy Elite 🏫 Private Academy

The Peer and the Puppet 94%

An outlaw racer moves in with her cruel stepbrother, and their hatred becomes a dangerous addiction.

by B.B. Reid 2018

4.04

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🛏️ Stepbrother Romance 💎 Wealthy Elite 🏫 Private Academy

Fighting to Be Free

by Kirsty Moseley • 2016

An ex-con and a woman fleeing control share one night. His gang demands a final job.

4.04

3k+

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forbidden Romance 📖 Dual Pov 😩 Angsty

Fighting to Be Free 94%

An ex-con and a woman fleeing control share one night. His gang demands a final job.

by Kirsty Moseley 2016

4.04

3k+ ratings

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forbidden Romance 📖 Dual Pov 😩 Angsty

The Homemaker

by Jewel E. Ann • 2025

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

4.33

6k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

The Homemaker 94%

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

by Jewel E. Ann 2025

4.33

6k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

Wild Card

by Karina Halle • 2017

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

3.78

7k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Wild Card 94%

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

by Karina Halle 2017

3.78

7k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity

The Tearsmith

by Erin Doom

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

3.58

71k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

The Tearsmith 94%

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

by Erin Doom 2020

3.58

71k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

June First

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2022

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

4.11

40k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

June First 95%

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2022

4.11

40k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

The Love of My Next Life

by Brit Benson • 2022

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

4.12

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

The Love of My Next Life 95%

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

by Brit Benson 2022

4.12

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

Dream On

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2025

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

4.07

11k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

Dream On 94%

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2025

4.07

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

More of You

by A.L. Jackson • 2018

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

4.06

7k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

More of You 94%

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

by A.L. Jackson 2018

4.06

7k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan • 2016

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

4.16

704k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Archer's Voice 94%

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

by Mia Sheridan 2016

4.16

704k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

If We Ever Meet Again

by Ana Huang • 2020

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

3.54

71k+

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

If We Ever Meet Again 94%

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

by Ana Huang 2020

3.54

71k+ ratings

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

Twice in a Blue Moon

by Christina Lauren • 2019

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

3.62

90k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity

Twice in a Blue Moon 94%

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

by Christina Lauren 2019

3.62

90k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Truly Madly Deeply 94%

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Smoky Darling

by S.J. Tilly • 2023

A teacher's camping trip with her childhood crush turns dangerous when a stalker closes in.

3.94

25k+

💌 Childhood Crush 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏡 Small Town ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Smoky Darling 94%

A teacher's camping trip with her childhood crush turns dangerous when a stalker closes in.

by S.J. Tilly 2023

3.94

25k+ ratings

💌 Childhood Crush 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏡 Small Town ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Going the Distance

by Beth Reekles • 2020

Her boyfriend's viral photo shows another girl. The new kid is the one who shows up.

3.65

10k+

📱 Long Distance Relationship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎓 High School Senior Year 💬 Miscommunication Trope 💔 Angsty Romance

Going the Distance 94%

Her boyfriend's viral photo shows another girl. The new kid is the one who shows up.

by Beth Reekles 2020

3.65

10k+ ratings

📱 Long Distance Relationship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎓 High School Senior Year 💬 Miscommunication Trope 💔 Angsty Romance

Wilder

by Rebecca Yarros • 2016

Don't fall for the daredevil. Don't get caught on camera. She breaks both before leaving port.

4.02

36k+

🏄 Extreme Sports Romance 📝 Tutor And Tutee 💔 Scarred Heroine 😬 Best Friend's Ex 🫂 Found Family

Wilder 94%

Don't fall for the daredevil. Don't get caught on camera. She breaks both before leaving port.

by Rebecca Yarros 2016

4.02

36k+ ratings

🏄 Extreme Sports Romance 📝 Tutor And Tutee 💔 Scarred Heroine 😬 Best Friend's Ex 🫂 Found Family

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