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

Evil Boys

by Clarissa Wild • 2023

Caught mid-kill by three masked men, a college vigilante becomes their prisoner and obsession.

3.99

24k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 👥 Why Choose 🎭 Secret Society 🔪 Rival Predators ⚔️ Vigilante Justice

Evil Boys

Caught mid-kill by three masked men, a college vigilante becomes their prisoner and obsession.

by Clarissa Wild 2023 510 pages

3.99

24k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 👥 Why Choose 🎭 Secret Society 🔪 Rival Predators ⚔️ Vigilante Justice

The DUFF

by Kody Keplinger • 2010

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

3.79

100k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

The DUFF

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

by Kody Keplinger 2010 280 pages

3.79

100k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

Point of Retreat

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Grief brought them together. A jealous ex and a crash test if love can outlast loss.

4.10

200k+

🔄 Dual Pov 💑 Established Couple 💔 Jealous Ex 🏠 Chosen Family 💍 Relationship In Crisis

Point of Retreat

Grief brought them together. A jealous ex and a crash test if love can outlast loss.

by Colleen Hoover 2012 277 pages

4.10

200k+ ratings

🔄 Dual Pov 💑 Established Couple 💔 Jealous Ex 🏠 Chosen Family 💍 Relationship In Crisis

So This Is War

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

A hockey star's forbidden fling becomes his assistant: a trap her father set to destroy him.

4.02

57k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Coach's Daughter 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

So This Is War

A hockey star's forbidden fling becomes his assistant: a trap her father set to destroy him.

by Meghan Quinn 2024 446 pages

4.02

57k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Coach's Daughter 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Overtime Kiss

by Lauren Blakely • 2025

A jilted bride takes a nanny job with the hockey player who knows her deepest confessions.

4.04

9k+

🏒 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📝 Sex Lessons 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Overtime Kiss

A jilted bride takes a nanny job with the hockey player who knows her deepest confessions.

by Lauren Blakely 2025 530 pages

4.04

9k+ ratings

🏒 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📝 Sex Lessons 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Everything, Everything

by Nicola Yoon • 2015

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

3.96

600k+

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

Everything, Everything

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

by Nicola Yoon 2015 312 pages

3.96

600k+ ratings

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

Pinkie Promise

by Sapphire Hale • 2024

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

3.44

4k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

Pinkie Promise

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

by Sapphire Hale 2024 392 pages

3.44

4k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

King

by S.J. Tilly • 2023

A mafia boss forces the artist who witnessed his crime to become his wife.

4.12

61k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥀 Dark Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive 🗡️ Possessive Hero

King

A mafia boss forces the artist who witnessed his crime to become his wife.

by S.J. Tilly 2023 394 pages

4.12

61k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥀 Dark Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive 🗡️ Possessive Hero

Coach Sully

by Sloane St. James • 2024

A retired hockey star agrees to an AI dating show but falls for the producer instead.

3.95

10k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 💼 Workplace Romance 📺 Reality Tv Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Coach Sully

A retired hockey star agrees to an AI dating show but falls for the producer instead.

by Sloane St. James 2024 345 pages

3.95

10k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 💼 Workplace Romance 📺 Reality Tv Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

18k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Stay with Me

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019 359 pages

4.01

18k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

The Architect

by Nikki Sloane • 2021

A stray cat leads her into her neighbor's basement workshop, where pleasure is built by hand.

3.64

17k+

🏠 Polyamorous Throuple 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers 🔗 Kink Awakening 💔 Hurt/Comfort 👀 Exhibitionism

The Architect

A stray cat leads her into her neighbor's basement workshop, where pleasure is built by hand.

by Nikki Sloane 2021 396 pages

3.64

17k+ ratings

🏠 Polyamorous Throuple 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers 🔗 Kink Awakening 💔 Hurt/Comfort 👀 Exhibitionism

Wild and Wrangled

by Lyla Sage • 2025

Left at the altar, a single mother discovers her new landlord is the cowboy she left behind.

3.92

100k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💞 Childhood Sweethearts

Wild and Wrangled

Left at the altar, a single mother discovers her new landlord is the cowboy she left behind.

by Lyla Sage 2025 368 pages

3.92

100k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💞 Childhood Sweethearts

My Roommate Is a Vampire

by Jenna Levine • 2023

A broke art teacher's $200 apartment comes with a catch: her roommate is a century-old vampire.

3.45

100k+

🧛 Vampire Romcom 🏠 Cohabitation Trope 🦸‍♀️ Reverse Rescue 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💍 Arranged Marriage Threat

My Roommate Is a Vampire

A broke art teacher's $200 apartment comes with a catch: her roommate is a century-old vampire.

by Jenna Levine 2023 341 pages

3.45

100k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romcom 🏠 Cohabitation Trope 🦸‍♀️ Reverse Rescue 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💍 Arranged Marriage Threat

Bridesmaid Undercover

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

A wedding planner sleeps with her friend, then is hired to reunite him with his ex.

4.03

51k+

💍 Wedding Planner Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥺 Pining

Bridesmaid Undercover

A wedding planner sleeps with her friend, then is hired to reunite him with his ex.

by Meghan Quinn 2024 496 pages

4.03

51k+ ratings

💍 Wedding Planner Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥺 Pining

Late Bloomer

by Mazey Eddings • 2024

A chaotic artist and a guarded farmer share a flower farm after an impulsive lottery purchase.

3.66

17k+

🌈 Sapphic Romcom 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🌸 Flower Farm

Late Bloomer

A chaotic artist and a guarded farmer share a flower farm after an impulsive lottery purchase.

by Mazey Eddings 2024 400 pages

3.66

17k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Romcom 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🌸 Flower Farm

Nine Days

by Joelina Falk • 2022

A hockey captain finds her suicide notebook and asks for nine days to change her mind.

3.65

11k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 🖤 Living With Depression

Nine Days

A hockey captain finds her suicide notebook and asks for nine days to change her mind.

by Joelina Falk 2022 387 pages

3.65

11k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 🖤 Living With Depression

Breathe With Me

by Becka Mack • 2025

A hockey star and event planner collide. Love is easy. The family they want is not.

4.40

46k+

💔 Infertility Journey 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Adoption 💘 He Falls First

Breathe With Me

A hockey star and event planner collide. Love is easy. The family they want is not.

by Becka Mack 2025 465 pages

4.40

46k+ ratings

💔 Infertility Journey 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Adoption 💘 He Falls First

Trop long

by I.A. Dice • 2025

A scarred racer and a guarded heiress fake a cruise romance. Real feelings wreck their arrangement.

4.16

4k+

💍 Fake Dating 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Steamy 😢 Angsty Romance

Trop long

A scarred racer and a guarded heiress fake a cruise romance. Real feelings wreck their arrangement.

by I.A. Dice 2025 431 pages

4.16

4k+ ratings

💍 Fake Dating 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Steamy 😢 Angsty Romance

Fuel the Fire

by Krista Ritchie • 2015

Connor's past with men leaks. The world calls his marriage fake. But Rose knows the truth.

4.34

46k+

🔥 Married Couple Romance 💜 Bisexual Hero 📸 Celebrity Scandal 🏠 Found Family ♟️ Competitive Romance

Fuel the Fire

Connor's past with men leaks. The world calls his marriage fake. But Rose knows the truth.

by Krista Ritchie 2015 558 pages

4.34

46k+ ratings

🔥 Married Couple Romance 💜 Bisexual Hero 📸 Celebrity Scandal 🏠 Found Family ♟️ Competitive Romance

Irresponsible Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2022

Two hockey teammates fake-marry on a dare. The paperwork is real; so is one's hidden love.

4.02

24k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 💔 Secret Pining 🌈 Sexuality Awakening

Irresponsible Puckboy

Two hockey teammates fake-marry on a dare. The paperwork is real; so is one's hidden love.

by Eden Finley 2022 280 pages

4.02

24k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 💔 Secret Pining 🌈 Sexuality Awakening

Off to the Races

by Elsie Silver • 2021

A disgraced rancher and his sharp-tongued horse trainer can't stop fighting, or falling.

3.69

100k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 🏇 Horse Racing World

Off to the Races

A disgraced rancher and his sharp-tongued horse trainer can't stop fighting, or falling.

by Elsie Silver 2021 480 pages

3.69

100k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 🏇 Horse Racing World

Bound by Hatred

by Cora Reilly • 2015

A mafia bride flees her forced marriage to Europe, but her husband's dark obsession pursues her.

3.84

75k+

💍 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🎯 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🏃 On The Run

Bound by Hatred

A mafia bride flees her forced marriage to Europe, but her husband's dark obsession pursues her.

by Cora Reilly 2015 281 pages

3.84

75k+ ratings

💍 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🎯 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🏃 On The Run

Wait for You

by J. Lynn • 2013

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

4.13

100k+

🎓 College Romance 🖤 Trauma Healing 💔 Broken Heroine 🩹 Patient Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Wait for You

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

by J. Lynn 2013 386 pages

4.13

100k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 🖤 Trauma Healing 💔 Broken Heroine 🩹 Patient Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Savor It

by Tarah DeWitt • 2024

A cynical chef and his sunny neighbor fake-date for a summer festival with his departure looming.

3.82

45k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Guardian 🍽️ Foodie Romance

Savor It

A cynical chef and his sunny neighbor fake-date for a summer festival with his departure looming.

by Tarah DeWitt 2024 336 pages

3.82

45k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Guardian 🍽️ Foodie Romance

Fix Her Up

by Tessa Bailey • 2019

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

3.58

100k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

Fix Her Up

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

by Tessa Bailey 2019 400 pages

3.58

100k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

Coach

by Devney Perry • 2023

Back as head coach, her former best friend wants a second chance their jobs forbid.

3.94

58k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 💼 Workplace Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏈 College Football

Coach

Back as head coach, her former best friend wants a second chance their jobs forbid.

by Devney Perry 2023 368 pages

3.94

58k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 💼 Workplace Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏈 College Football

Ricochet

by Krista Ritchie • 2013

Her boyfriend is in rehab. She's a sex addict walking alone through a gauntlet of temptation.

3.73

100k+

🖤 Codependent Love 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🫂 Found Family 🛋️ Therapy Journey 👯 Sister Bonds

Ricochet

Her boyfriend is in rehab. She's a sex addict walking alone through a gauntlet of temptation.

by Krista Ritchie 2013 265 pages

3.73

100k+ ratings

🖤 Codependent Love 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🫂 Found Family 🛋️ Therapy Journey 👯 Sister Bonds

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

100k+

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

Lovelight Farms

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

by B.K. Borison 2021 332 pages

3.80

100k+ ratings

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

Loving Romeo

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

4.03

37k+

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Loving Romeo

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

by Laura Pavlov 2024 346 pages

4.03

37k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Vengeful Lies

by T.L. Smith • 2025

An assassin takes a mafia heir's marriage proposal as cover. Falling for him wasn't the plan.

4.09

6k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Fake Engagement

Vengeful Lies

An assassin takes a mafia heir's marriage proposal as cover. Falling for him wasn't the plan.

by T.L. Smith 2025 496 pages

4.09

6k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Fake Engagement

Revolve

by Bal Khabra • 2025

A suspended hockey captain and a haunted figure skater become partners. Neither planned on falling.

3.92

26k+

🏒 College Sports Romance ⛸️ Figure Skating Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero

Revolve

A suspended hockey captain and a haunted figure skater become partners. Neither planned on falling.

by Bal Khabra 2025 416 pages

3.92

26k+ ratings

🏒 College Sports Romance ⛸️ Figure Skating Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero

One Plus One

by Jojo Moyes • 2014

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

3.97

100k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

One Plus One

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

by Jojo Moyes 2014 368 pages

3.97

100k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

My Dark Prince

by Parker S. Huntington • 2025

Abandoned once by her best friend, she's now trapped in a fake engagement with him.

3.95

19k+

💔 Second Chance Love 💍 Fake Engagement 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💭 Amnesia Romance

My Dark Prince

Abandoned once by her best friend, she's now trapped in a fake engagement with him.

by Parker S. Huntington 2025 438 pages

3.95

19k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Love 💍 Fake Engagement 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💭 Amnesia Romance

Wild River

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

To save her father's bar, a psychologist butts heads with the guarded lawyer she cannot resist.

4.11

24k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Wild River

To save her father's bar, a psychologist butts heads with the guarded lawyer she cannot resist.

by Laura Pavlov 2024 353 pages

4.11

24k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Grey

by E.L. James • 2015

Christian Grey can buy anything but her. So he offers her a contract instead.

3.83

200k+

👁️ Male POV Retelling 🤑 Billionaire Romance ⛓️ BDSM Awakening 🌸 Inexperienced Heroine 🖤 Wounded Hero

Grey

Christian Grey can buy anything but her. So he offers her a contract instead.

by E.L. James 2015 576 pages

3.83

200k+ ratings

👁️ Male POV Retelling 🤑 Billionaire Romance ⛓️ BDSM Awakening 🌸 Inexperienced Heroine 🖤 Wounded Hero

The Breakaway

by Jennifer Weiner • 2023

A bike tour leader juggles her mother's judgment, her boyfriend's plans, and an old flame's return.

3.75

62k+

🔺 Love Triangle 💫 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters 🪞 Body Image 🫄 Teen Pregnancy

The Breakaway

A bike tour leader juggles her mother's judgment, her boyfriend's plans, and an old flame's return.

by Jennifer Weiner 2023 400 pages

3.75

62k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 💫 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters 🪞 Body Image 🫄 Teen Pregnancy

Fall I Want

by Lyra Parish • 2024

The man from her dreams is real, he hates her coffee, and he needs a fake girlfriend.

3.44

35k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🍂 Autumn Vibes 💔 Healing From Heartbreak

Fall I Want

The man from her dreams is real, he hates her coffee, and he needs a fake girlfriend.

by Lyra Parish 2024 476 pages

3.44

35k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🍂 Autumn Vibes 💔 Healing From Heartbreak

Cruel Paradise

by Nicole Fox • 2023

A contract with her mafia boss: his money, her body, no strings. One pregnancy changes everything.

4.32

23k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💼 Boss Assistant 📝 Contract Relationship 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💔 Third Act Breakup

Cruel Paradise

A contract with her mafia boss: his money, her body, no strings. One pregnancy changes everything.

by Nicole Fox 2023 560 pages

4.32

23k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💼 Boss Assistant 📝 Contract Relationship 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💔 Third Act Breakup

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

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

by Judy Corry 2018 314 pages

3.91

6k+ ratings

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

Trust Me Always

by Meagan Brandy • 2025

To escape her ex's pursuit, she fake-dates her playboy best friend. The chemistry is real.

4.13

19k+

🤝 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🌟 Virgin Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Trust Me Always

To escape her ex's pursuit, she fake-dates her playboy best friend. The chemistry is real.

by Meagan Brandy 2025 402 pages

4.13

19k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🌟 Virgin Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Burnout

by Rebecca Jenshak • 2024

When a motocross racer enlists a gymnast to train him, their friction sparks an attraction.

3.89

32k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Injury Recovery 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏅 Athlete Heroine 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Obligations

Burnout

When a motocross racer enlists a gymnast to train him, their friction sparks an attraction.

by Rebecca Jenshak 2024 454 pages

3.89

32k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Injury Recovery 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏅 Athlete Heroine 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Obligations

Dark Notes

by Pam Godwin • 2016

A poor scholarship pianist falls into her teacher's dark world of control and passion.

3.92

41k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⛓️ Kink Awakening 💔 Trauma Healing 🖤 Possessive Hero 😢 Angsty Romance

Dark Notes

A poor scholarship pianist falls into her teacher's dark world of control and passion.

by Pam Godwin 2016 493 pages

3.92

41k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⛓️ Kink Awakening 💔 Trauma Healing 🖤 Possessive Hero 😢 Angsty Romance

Funny You Should Ask

by Elissa Sussman • 2022

A writer reunites with the movie star whose interview broke her heart ten years ago.

3.55

100k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🔁 Second-Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline ✍️ Writer Heroine 🎥 Hollywood Setting

Funny You Should Ask

A writer reunites with the movie star whose interview broke her heart ten years ago.

by Elissa Sussman 2022 340 pages

3.55

100k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🔁 Second-Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline ✍️ Writer Heroine 🎥 Hollywood Setting

Watch Your Back

by Tate James • 2025

A college student's blackouts hide a secret society's mind control. The men she loves are weapons.

4.34

29k+

👥 Why Choose 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 🔑 Secret Society 🌀 Gaslighting 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Watch Your Back

A college student's blackouts hide a secret society's mind control. The men she loves are weapons.

by Tate James 2025 370 pages

4.34

29k+ ratings

👥 Why Choose 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 🔑 Secret Society 🌀 Gaslighting 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

There Is No Devil

by Sophie Lark • 2021

In love with a killer, she becomes bait to trap the rival predator hunting them both.

3.83

79k+

🩸 Serial Killer Romance 🔪 Obsessive Hero 💪 Survivor Heroine 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🔥 High Heat

There Is No Devil

In love with a killer, she becomes bait to trap the rival predator hunting them both.

by Sophie Lark 2021 376 pages

3.83

79k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Romance 🔪 Obsessive Hero 💪 Survivor Heroine 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🔥 High Heat

Exit to Eden

by Anne Rampling • 1985

She runs an island of desire. He arrives to submit. They break the only rule: love.

3.60

16k+

⛓️ BDSM Resort 👑 Dominant Heroine 🙇 Masochist Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🖤 Emotional BDSM

Exit to Eden

She runs an island of desire. He arrives to submit. They break the only rule: love.

by Anne Rampling 1985 336 pages

3.60

16k+ ratings

⛓️ BDSM Resort 👑 Dominant Heroine 🙇 Masochist Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🖤 Emotional BDSM

The Fall Risk

by Abby Jimenez • 2025

A vanished staircase traps a woman in hiding with a gentle arborist; her stalker may find them both.

4.06

200k+

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