Contemporary Romance

Modern love stories unfold against a backdrop of luxury penthouses, cozy beach towns, and bustling city streets, where ambitious professionals and charming billionaires navigate the complexities of attraction, trust, and personal growth. These steamy, emotional tales explore the delicate balance between career and romance, past wounds and new beginnings, as couples discover that true love often arrives in unexpected packages.

Contemporary Romance Book Summaries

Bridesmaid for Hire

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

A wedding planner must fake-date her brother's best friend to crash a billionaire's island wedding.

3.86

100k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Brothers Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💬 Banter Heavy

Bridesmaid for Hire

A wedding planner must fake-date her brother's best friend to crash a billionaire's island wedding.

by Meghan Quinn 2024 443 pages

3.86

100k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Brothers Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💬 Banter Heavy

Crossed

by Emily McIntire • 2023

He's a priest, she's the town's most scorned woman, and his obsession will break every vow.

3.67

75k+

🔥 Taboo Priest Romance 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🌑 Dark Retelling 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🛡️ Protective Sister

Crossed

He's a priest, she's the town's most scorned woman, and his obsession will break every vow.

by Emily McIntire 2023 418 pages

3.67

75k+ ratings

🔥 Taboo Priest Romance 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🌑 Dark Retelling 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🛡️ Protective Sister

The Legacy

by Elle Kennedy • 2021

Four hockey couples discover the hardest opponent isn't on the ice: it's adult life.

3.76

200k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Secret Marriage 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 👥 Established Relationship 💬 Banter And Humor

The Legacy

Four hockey couples discover the hardest opponent isn't on the ice: it's adult life.

by Elle Kennedy 2021 339 pages

3.76

200k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Secret Marriage 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 👥 Established Relationship 💬 Banter And Humor

Today Tonight Tomorrow

by Rachel Lynn Solomon • 2020

A graduation scavenger hunt forces two academic rivals together and blurs rivalry into romance.

4.02

100k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals ⏰ One Day Romance 🏃 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

Today Tonight Tomorrow

A graduation scavenger hunt forces two academic rivals together and blurs rivalry into romance.

by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2020 364 pages

4.02

100k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals ⏰ One Day Romance 🏃 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

When in Rome

by Sarah Adams • 2022

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

3.87

200k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

When in Rome

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

by Sarah Adams 2022 320 pages

3.87

200k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

Where We Left Off

by Sapphire Hale • 2022

A rainstorm reunites her with the ex-best friend she's about to call stepbrother.

3.11

9k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 High School Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🩹 Trauma Healing

Where We Left Off

A rainstorm reunites her with the ex-best friend she's about to call stepbrother.

by Sapphire Hale 2022 279 pages

3.11

9k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 High School Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🩹 Trauma Healing

Things We Hide from the Light

by Lucy Score • 2023

A numb police chief and a guarded investigator spark in a small town where danger resurfaces.

4.03

500k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔪 Romantic Suspense 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Heroine With Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity

Things We Hide from the Light

A numb police chief and a guarded investigator spark in a small town where danger resurfaces.

by Lucy Score 2023 594 pages

4.03

500k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔪 Romantic Suspense 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Heroine With Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity

Under One Roof

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

3.64

200k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

Under One Roof

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022 112 pages

3.64

200k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

Where She Went

by Gayle Forman • 2011

After her concert, a rock star and his cellist ex face the love and loss that tore them apart.

3.97

300k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎻 Classical Music Fiction 💔 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 😩 Angsty Romance

Where She Went

After her concert, a rock star and his cellist ex face the love and loss that tore them apart.

by Gayle Forman 2011 264 pages

3.97

300k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎻 Classical Music Fiction 💔 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 😩 Angsty Romance

The Rule Book

by Sarah Adams • 2024

Assigned to represent her NFL-star ex, a sports agent ends up in an accidental Vegas marriage.

3.88

100k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🏈 Football Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

The Rule Book

Assigned to represent her NFL-star ex, a sports agent ends up in an accidental Vegas marriage.

by Sarah Adams 2024 356 pages

3.88

100k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🏈 Football Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

Love Unwritten

by Lauren Asher • 2024

A nanny hides her billionaire boss's son's secret as their slow-burn attraction ignites.

4.06

95k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Love Unwritten

A nanny hides her billionaire boss's son's secret as their slow-burn attraction ignites.

by Lauren Asher 2024 551 pages

4.06

95k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Fifty Shades Freed

by E.L. James • 2013

Ana thought marriage would tame Christian's demons. A pregnancy and a stalker prove her wrong.

3.83

900k+

🤑 Billionaire Romance 👔 Alpha Hero 💔 Traumatized Hero 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy ⚠️ Suspense Romance

Fifty Shades Freed

Ana thought marriage would tame Christian's demons. A pregnancy and a stalker prove her wrong.

by E.L. James 2013 579 pages

3.83

900k+ ratings

🤑 Billionaire Romance 👔 Alpha Hero 💔 Traumatized Hero 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy ⚠️ Suspense Romance

Paper Princess

by Erin Watt • 2016

An orphan enters a billionaire's mansion and a dangerous war with his cruel, irresistible son.

3.91

100k+

🖤 Bully Romance ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl 🚫 Forbidden Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

Paper Princess

An orphan enters a billionaire's mansion and a dangerous war with his cruel, irresistible son.

by Erin Watt 2016 370 pages

3.91

100k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl 🚫 Forbidden Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

Kings of Quarantine

by Caroline Peckham • 2020

Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.

4.15

34k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 👑 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Heroes 🔒 Forced Proximity

Kings of Quarantine

Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.

by Caroline Peckham 2020 658 pages

4.15

34k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 👑 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Heroes 🔒 Forced Proximity

Safe Haven

by Nicholas Sparks • 2010

Fleeing abuse, she hides in a coastal town where a widower's kindness makes invisibility impossible.

4.22

400k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 💔 Widowed Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Domestic Suspense

Safe Haven

Fleeing abuse, she hides in a coastal town where a widower's kindness makes invisibility impossible.

by Nicholas Sparks 2010 353 pages

4.22

400k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 💔 Widowed Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Domestic Suspense

Killing Sarai

by J.A. Redmerski • 2013

Nine years a cartel prisoner, she flees in a hitman's car, begging the killer for protection.

4.08

32k+

🎯 Hitman Hero ⛓️ Captivity Trauma 🏃 On The Run 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💀 Cartel Violence

Killing Sarai

Nine years a cartel prisoner, she flees in a hitman's car, begging the killer for protection.

by J.A. Redmerski 2013 268 pages

4.08

32k+ ratings

🎯 Hitman Hero ⛓️ Captivity Trauma 🏃 On The Run 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💀 Cartel Violence

The Rom-Commers

by Katherine Center • 2024

A rom-com writer lands a dream job with a cynical legend who doesn't believe in love.

4.04

200k+

🎬 Hollywood ✍️ Writing A Romance ☀️🌧️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

The Rom-Commers

A rom-com writer lands a dream job with a cynical legend who doesn't believe in love.

by Katherine Center 2024 336 pages

4.04

200k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood ✍️ Writing A Romance ☀️🌧️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

Stolen Heir

by Sophie Lark • 2020

A mafia beast kidnaps his enemy's daughter for revenge and discovers his captive is his match.

3.84

94k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast ⛓️ Captor Captive 🔫 Mafia Enemies To Lovers 🩰 Ballet 💔 Scarred Hero

Stolen Heir

A mafia beast kidnaps his enemy's daughter for revenge and discovers his captive is his match.

by Sophie Lark 2020 430 pages

3.84

94k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast ⛓️ Captor Captive 🔫 Mafia Enemies To Lovers 🩰 Ballet 💔 Scarred Hero

Esta canción (no) es para ti

by Laura Nowlin • 2016

Two best friends start a band, then a third joins, and their love triangle threatens everything.

2.47

7k+

🎸 Garage Band 🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protagonist 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 👥 Found Family ❤️ Friends To Lovers

Esta canción (no) es para ti

Two best friends start a band, then a third joins, and their love triangle threatens everything.

by Laura Nowlin 2016 256 pages

2.47

7k+ ratings

🎸 Garage Band 🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protagonist 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 👥 Found Family ❤️ Friends To Lovers

The Mafia and His Angel

by Lylah James • 2017

A mafia boss shelters a runaway, unaware she is the daughter of his family's killer.

16k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🔪 Touch Her And Die 😢 Traumatized Heroine

The Mafia and His Angel

A mafia boss shelters a runaway, unaware she is the daughter of his family's killer.

by Lylah James 2017 472 pages

16k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🔪 Touch Her And Die 😢 Traumatized Heroine

Beautiful Disaster

by Jamie McGuire • 2011

A bet traps a guarded freshman with a notorious campus fighter for a month.

4.00

700k+

🎓 College Romance ⚡ Bad Boy Good Girl 🛏️ Forced Proximity 😤 Jealous Possessive Hero ❤️‍🩹 Reformed Playboy

Beautiful Disaster

A bet traps a guarded freshman with a notorious campus fighter for a month.

by Jamie McGuire 2011 432 pages

4.00

700k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ⚡ Bad Boy Good Girl 🛏️ Forced Proximity 😤 Jealous Possessive Hero ❤️‍🩹 Reformed Playboy

Maybe Someday

by Colleen Hoover • 2022

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

3.96

600k+

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

Maybe Someday

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

by Colleen Hoover 2022 367 pages

3.96

600k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

Haunted Love

by Sheridan Anne • 2024

After an anonymous night at a sex club, she learns the masked stranger is her brother's best friend.

4.03

25k+

👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Forbidden Romance 🍸 Sex Club 💋 No Strings Attached 🔥 Sexual Awakening

Haunted Love

After an anonymous night at a sex club, she learns the masked stranger is her brother's best friend.

by Sheridan Anne 2024 409 pages

4.03

25k+ ratings

👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Forbidden Romance 🍸 Sex Club 💋 No Strings Attached 🔥 Sexual Awakening

Without Merit

by Colleen Hoover • 2017

Wanting her twin's boyfriend is just the latest disappointment in Merit's collection.

3.66

300k+

🏚️ Dysfunctional Family 🤫 Family Secrets 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sister's Boyfriend 🧠 Mental Health Journey

Without Merit

Wanting her twin's boyfriend is just the latest disappointment in Merit's collection.

by Colleen Hoover 2017 384 pages

3.66

300k+ ratings

🏚️ Dysfunctional Family 🤫 Family Secrets 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sister's Boyfriend 🧠 Mental Health Journey

Summer in the City

by Alex Aster • 2025

To break her writer's block, she fake-dates the billionaire who once mistook her pride for greed.

3.70

100k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Billionaire Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Heroine

Summer in the City

To break her writer's block, she fake-dates the billionaire who once mistook her pride for greed.

by Alex Aster 2025 304 pages

3.70

100k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Billionaire Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Heroine

Crossroads

by Devney Perry • 2024

She buys her first love's ranch. Now he works for her, and their unfinished love reignites.

4.07

99k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Ranch Life

Crossroads

She buys her first love's ranch. Now he works for her, and their unfinished love reignites.

by Devney Perry 2024 300 pages

4.07

99k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Ranch Life

Eyes on Me

by Sara Cate • 2022

A voyeur finds his stepsister's cam channel, and a week alone tests every forbidden boundary.

4.04

100k+

🚫 Stepsibling Taboo 📹 Camgirl Heroine 👀 Voyeur Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

Eyes on Me

A voyeur finds his stepsister's cam channel, and a week alone tests every forbidden boundary.

by Sara Cate 2022 342 pages

4.04

100k+ ratings

🚫 Stepsibling Taboo 📹 Camgirl Heroine 👀 Voyeur Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

Pretty Rings & Broken Things

by Kat Singleton • 2024

Scandal weds a hotel heiress to her family's bitter enemy. In his bed, the charade unravels.

3.99

49k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Rival Families 💘 He Falls First

Pretty Rings & Broken Things

Scandal weds a hotel heiress to her family's bitter enemy. In his bed, the charade unravels.

by Kat Singleton 2024 366 pages

3.99

49k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Rival Families 💘 He Falls First

Slammed

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Her new neighbor shares her love of poetry and loss. Then she discovers he's her teacher.

4.14

400k+

🍎 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🎤 Poetry Slam 💘 Forbidden Love 💀 Terminal Illness

Slammed

Her new neighbor shares her love of poetry and loss. Then she discovers he's her teacher.

by Colleen Hoover 2012 354 pages

4.14

400k+ ratings

🍎 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🎤 Poetry Slam 💘 Forbidden Love 💀 Terminal Illness

Twisted Heathens

by J. Rose • 2021

A patient on the brink. Four men fighting to save her. A facility hiding dark secrets.

3.99

14k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 💔 Traumatized Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Twisted Heathens

A patient on the brink. Four men fighting to save her. A facility hiding dark secrets.

by J. Rose 2021 444 pages

3.99

14k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 💔 Traumatized Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die

The Secret Fiancée

by Catharina Maura • 2024

At a party, she falls for a stranger who already knows she's his arranged bride.

4.05

38k+

🤑 Billionaire Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 📝 Marriage Of Convenience 💘 He Falls First

The Secret Fiancée

At a party, she falls for a stranger who already knows she's his arranged bride.

by Catharina Maura 2024 364 pages

4.05

38k+ ratings

🤑 Billionaire Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 📝 Marriage Of Convenience 💘 He Falls First

The Love Wager

by Lynn Painter • 2023

Friends wager on who finds love first. A fake wedding date blurs every line.

3.85

100k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚪 Open Door Romance

The Love Wager

Friends wager on who finds love first. A fake wedding date blurs every line.

by Lynn Painter 2023 315 pages

3.85

100k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚪 Open Door Romance

One True Loves

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2016

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

4.02

700k+

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

One True Loves

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages

4.02

700k+ ratings

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

Bitter Heat

by Mia Knight • 2019

A blizzard traps an heiress with her ex-husband, who demands marriage to save her family's business.

3.81

10k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⏳ Second Chance 💍 Forced Marriage 💰 Billionaire 🖤 Possessive Hero

Bitter Heat

A blizzard traps an heiress with her ex-husband, who demands marriage to save her family's business.

by Mia Knight 2019 298 pages

3.81

10k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⏳ Second Chance 💍 Forced Marriage 💰 Billionaire 🖤 Possessive Hero

Eres el amor de mi otra vida

by Gilraen Eärfalas • 2024

Her partner is a painter whose only subject is another woman. That woman exists.

3.92

4k+

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 👻 The One Who Got Away 👯 Female Friendship 🌫️ Melancholy Prose

Eres el amor de mi otra vida

Her partner is a painter whose only subject is another woman. That woman exists.

by Gilraen Eärfalas 2024 408 pages

3.92

4k+ ratings

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 👻 The One Who Got Away 👯 Female Friendship 🌫️ Melancholy Prose

Wildfire

by Hannah Grace • 2023

After a hookup, they're thrown together as summer camp counselors with a strict no-dating rule.

3.81

400k+

🛏️ One Night Stand 🔒 Forbidden Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Emotional Healing

Wildfire

After a hookup, they're thrown together as summer camp counselors with a strict no-dating rule.

by Hannah Grace 2023 11 pages

3.81

400k+ ratings

🛏️ One Night Stand 🔒 Forbidden Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Emotional Healing

No Tomorrow

by Carian Cole • 2018

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

4.15

22k+

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

No Tomorrow

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

by Carian Cole 2018 627 pages

4.15

22k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

The Best of Me

by Nicholas Sparks • 2010

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

3.99

100k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance ↔️ Opposites Attract 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

The Best of Me

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

by Nicholas Sparks 2010 292 pages

3.99

100k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance ↔️ Opposites Attract 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

Lethal Vows

by T.L. Smith • 2023

A Manhattan lawyer fled her mafia arranged marriage. The groom just tracked her down.

3.73

18k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💪 Strong Female Lead

Lethal Vows

A Manhattan lawyer fled her mafia arranged marriage. The groom just tracked her down.

by T.L. Smith 2023 301 pages

3.73

18k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💪 Strong Female Lead

The Christmas Tree Farm

by Laurie Gilmore • 2024

She hates Christmas, bought a tree farm, and can't shake the fixer next door.

3.65

200k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Christmas Tree Farm

She hates Christmas, bought a tree farm, and can't shake the fixer next door.

by Laurie Gilmore 2024 369 pages

3.65

200k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

Crazy Rich Asians

by Kevin Kwan • 2013

An American discovers her Singaporean boyfriend is a secret heir, and his mother plots her downfall.

3.91

500k+

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🌏 Old Money Asia 👵 Disapproving Mother-In-Law 🎭 Social Comedy 🍸 Opulent World

Crazy Rich Asians

An American discovers her Singaporean boyfriend is a secret heir, and his mother plots her downfall.

by Kevin Kwan 2013 403 pages

3.91

500k+ ratings

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🌏 Old Money Asia 👵 Disapproving Mother-In-Law 🎭 Social Comedy 🍸 Opulent World

The Bad Guy

by Celia Aaron • 2017

Kidnapped by an obsessive CEO, a biology teacher wakes in a gilded prison with no escape.

3.98

14k+

🔐 Captor Captive 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Psychopath Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero 🥀 Dark Erotic

The Bad Guy

Kidnapped by an obsessive CEO, a biology teacher wakes in a gilded prison with no escape.

by Celia Aaron 2017 415 pages

3.98

14k+ ratings

🔐 Captor Captive 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Psychopath Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero 🥀 Dark Erotic

Things We Left Behind

by Lucy Score • 2023

A librarian's feud with a powerful man combusts after her father's funeral leaves her unguarded.

4.39

400k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔍 Romantic Suspense

Things We Left Behind

A librarian's feud with a powerful man combusts after her father's funeral leaves her unguarded.

by Lucy Score 2023 698 pages

4.39

400k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔍 Romantic Suspense

Sounds Like Love

by Ashley Poston • 2025

One kiss leaves a songwriter and a former boy band star trapped inside each other's heads.

3.84

70k+

🎤 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Homecoming 🧠 Telepathic Connection 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bonds 💔 Grief And Healing

Sounds Like Love

One kiss leaves a songwriter and a former boy band star trapped inside each other's heads.

by Ashley Poston 2025 384 pages

3.84

70k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Homecoming 🧠 Telepathic Connection 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bonds 💔 Grief And Healing

Pídeme lo que quieras

by Megan Maxwell • 2012

A witty secretary accepts her German boss's erotic pact, but her heart won't obey his rules.

3.73

34k+

🏢 Boss Employee Romance ⛓️ Bdsm Exploration 🌸 Inexperienced Heroine 🔥 Jealous Possessive Hero 💔 On Again Off Again

Pídeme lo que quieras

A witty secretary accepts her German boss's erotic pact, but her heart won't obey his rules.

by Megan Maxwell 2012 464 pages

3.73

34k+ ratings

🏢 Boss Employee Romance ⛓️ Bdsm Exploration 🌸 Inexperienced Heroine 🔥 Jealous Possessive Hero 💔 On Again Off Again

P.S. I Still Love You

by Jenny Han • 2015

Lara Jean and Peter are finally real. But an old crush just wrote back.

4.00

400k+

🫶 Love Triangle 💌 Second Chance Romance ✉️ Love Letters 😬 Ex-Girlfriend Drama 💭 Introspective Heroine

P.S. I Still Love You

Lara Jean and Peter are finally real. But an old crush just wrote back.

by Jenny Han 2015 337 pages

4.00

400k+ ratings

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4.03

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All the Little Raindrops

Caged by a sadistic voyeur, two former enemies must trust each other to survive his game.

by Mia Sheridan 2023 390 pages

4.03

85k+ ratings

🔒 Captive Romance 👶 Secret Child 💔 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity

Nine Month Contract

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4.00

71k+

⛰️ Mountain Man Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Nine Month Contract

A mountain loner's surrogacy ad draws a vibrant woman with a pig and a rule: no attachment.

by Amy Daws 2024 358 pages

4.00

71k+ ratings

⛰️ Mountain Man Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Beach Read

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A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

3.97

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Beach Read

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

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3.97

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3.87

500k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 📝 Relationship Lessons 💼 Escort Hero 💘 He Falls First 🔄 Opposites Attract

The Kiss Quotient

An autistic economist hires a male escort for dating practice. Their chemistry defies the contract.

by Helen Hoang 2018 333 pages

3.87

500k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 📝 Relationship Lessons 💼 Escort Hero 💘 He Falls First 🔄 Opposites Attract

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