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

Playboy

by Brittanee Nicole • 2025

One night with the team's guarded PR exec. One positive test. One playboy playing for keeps.

4.18

12k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 💗 Vulnerable Hero

Playboy

One night with the team's guarded PR exec. One positive test. One playboy playing for keeps.

by Brittanee Nicole 2025 382 pages

4.18

12k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 💗 Vulnerable Hero

Red Mountain

by Boo Walker • 2016

On a Washington wine mountain, lost souls find family, love, and a reason to start over.

4.05

19k+

🍇 Vineyard Life 🏠 Found Family 💕 Second Chance At Love 🏘️ Small Town Community 🦋 Divorce Recovery

Red Mountain

On a Washington wine mountain, lost souls find family, love, and a reason to start over.

by Boo Walker 2016 360 pages

4.05

19k+ ratings

🍇 Vineyard Life 🏠 Found Family 💕 Second Chance At Love 🏘️ Small Town Community 🦋 Divorce Recovery

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

12k+

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

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

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

by Tess Sharpe 2023 384 pages

4.15

12k+ ratings

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

Bully Beatdown

by Ki Brightly • 2021

A volatile CEO's apology to his terrified IT employee sparks a bond that digs into old wounds.

3.71

500+

💀 Dark Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💼 Boss/Employee

Bully Beatdown

A volatile CEO's apology to his terrified IT employee sparks a bond that digs into old wounds.

by Ki Brightly 2021 321 pages

3.71

500+ ratings

💀 Dark Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💼 Boss/Employee

Cover Story

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2025

An investigative journalist and her guarded intern pose as a couple to trap a predator.

3.79

13k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🕵️ Undercover Operation 📰 Investigative Journalism

Cover Story

An investigative journalist and her guarded intern pose as a couple to trap a predator.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2025 384 pages

3.79

13k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🕵️ Undercover Operation 📰 Investigative Journalism

The Fallen Ones

by K.G. Reuss • 2024

Three rivals make a pact to share the woman they love, behind masks she can't unmask.

3.94

5k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Masked Encounters 👥 Reverse Harem ⛓️ Stepbrother Romance

The Fallen Ones

Three rivals make a pact to share the woman they love, behind masks she can't unmask.

by K.G. Reuss 2024 384 pages

3.94

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Masked Encounters 👥 Reverse Harem ⛓️ Stepbrother Romance

Two Weeks Notice

by Whitney G. • 2018

A broke New Yorker steals hotel breakfasts. The billionaire hires her, then makes escape impossible.

3.95

36k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance 💰 Billionaire Boss ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔒 Forced Proximity

Two Weeks Notice

A broke New Yorker steals hotel breakfasts. The billionaire hires her, then makes escape impossible.

by Whitney G. 2018 255 pages

3.95

36k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance 💰 Billionaire Boss ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔒 Forced Proximity

Sex and Vanity

by Kevin Kwan • 2020

At a glamorous Capri wedding, a reckless kiss with an outsider threatens her perfect engagement.

3.33

63k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💸 Old Money Vs New Money 💒 Destination Wedding 👪 Family Disapproval 🧬 Biracial Identity

Sex and Vanity

At a glamorous Capri wedding, a reckless kiss with an outsider threatens her perfect engagement.

by Kevin Kwan 2020 315 pages

3.33

63k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💸 Old Money Vs New Money 💒 Destination Wedding 👪 Family Disapproval 🧬 Biracial Identity

Hate Mail

by Donna Marchetti • 2024

A meteorologist must find her childhood pen pal when a new hate letter reignites their rivalry.

3.89

55k+

🖋️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Hate Mail

A meteorologist must find her childhood pen pal when a new hate letter reignites their rivalry.

by Donna Marchetti 2024 382 pages

3.89

55k+ ratings

🖋️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

No One Has To Know

by Carin Hart • 2022

A cop stalks a florist, then kidnaps her. His basement is where he'll make her love him.

3.42

10k+

🖤 Captor Captive Romance 👀 Stalker Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding ⚰️ Touch Her And Die 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

No One Has To Know

A cop stalks a florist, then kidnaps her. His basement is where he'll make her love him.

by Carin Hart 2022 276 pages

3.42

10k+ ratings

🖤 Captor Captive Romance 👀 Stalker Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding ⚰️ Touch Her And Die 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

American King

by Sierra Simone • 2017

Bound in a triad, split by an election: one bullet, one sacrifice, two lives saved.

4.11

28k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 💕 Polyamorous Romance ⚡ Power Exchange 👶 Secret Baby 💫 Epic Romance

American King

Bound in a triad, split by an election: one bullet, one sacrifice, two lives saved.

by Sierra Simone 2017 485 pages

4.11

28k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 💕 Polyamorous Romance ⚡ Power Exchange 👶 Secret Baby 💫 Epic Romance

Luna and the Lie

by Mariana Zapata • 2018

She lied for her boss. Now his debt forces him into the family she barely survived.

4.06

70k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👔 Grumpy Boss Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Luna and the Lie

She lied for her boss. Now his debt forces him into the family she barely survived.

by Mariana Zapata 2018 580 pages

4.06

70k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👔 Grumpy Boss Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Royally Rearranged

by Emma St. Clair • 2021

To reclaim her prince, a princess fake-dates his roguish cousin. Her heart has other plans.

4.02

16k+

👑 Royal Romcom 🎭 Fake Dating 👸 Princess Heroine ⚖️ Duty Versus Love 🔄 Reformed Playboy

Royally Rearranged

To reclaim her prince, a princess fake-dates his roguish cousin. Her heart has other plans.

by Emma St. Clair 2021 405 pages

4.02

16k+ ratings

👑 Royal Romcom 🎭 Fake Dating 👸 Princess Heroine ⚖️ Duty Versus Love 🔄 Reformed Playboy

Can I Tell You Something?

by Holly June Smith • 2023

A lawyer finds her brother's best friend is the anonymous voice of her favorite audio erotica.

3.91

27k+

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🎧 Online Persona 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🎄 Christmas Romance

Can I Tell You Something?

A lawyer finds her brother's best friend is the anonymous voice of her favorite audio erotica.

by Holly June Smith 2023 236 pages

3.91

27k+ ratings

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🎧 Online Persona 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🎄 Christmas Romance

Unnatural

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

3.94

5k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

Unnatural

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

by Mia Sheridan 2025 453 pages

3.94

5k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

Along for the Ride

by Lauren Biel • 2023

Her escape from one captor lands her in the SUV of two hitman brothers who share everything.

3.73

14k+

🔪 Hitman Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🖤 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Bonding

Along for the Ride

Her escape from one captor lands her in the SUV of two hitman brothers who share everything.

by Lauren Biel 2023 286 pages

3.73

14k+ ratings

🔪 Hitman Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🖤 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Bonding

Released

by Rosa Lee • 2022

Four lovers, one pregnant captive, and a family secret worth killing for.

4.12

11k+

👥 Reverse Harem 🔒 Captive Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😢 Angst

Released

Four lovers, one pregnant captive, and a family secret worth killing for.

by Rosa Lee 2022 300 pages

4.12

11k+ ratings

👥 Reverse Harem 🔒 Captive Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😢 Angst

Loving the Reaper

by Lola King • 2025

A woman and her possessive best friend are bound to a secret society that demands blood.

4.07

8k+

🕯️ Secret Society 💛 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Possessive Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Broken Hero

Loving the Reaper

A woman and her possessive best friend are bound to a secret society that demands blood.

by Lola King 2025 578 pages

4.07

8k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Society 💛 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Possessive Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Broken Hero

Some Kind of Perfect

by Krista Ritchie • 2016

Three couples raise kids on camera, battling to keep addiction from becoming the family inheritance.

4.59

32k+

🏡 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🏠 Domestic Romance 📸 Fame And Scandal

Some Kind of Perfect

Three couples raise kids on camera, battling to keep addiction from becoming the family inheritance.

by Krista Ritchie 2016 664 pages

4.59

32k+ ratings

🏡 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🏠 Domestic Romance 📸 Fame And Scandal

Princess in Waiting

by Meg Cabot • 2003

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

3.69

50k+

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Princess in Waiting

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

by Meg Cabot 2003 259 pages

3.69

50k+ ratings

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Flirt

by Adriana Locke • 2022

Brooke hires co-worker Moss as her fake boyfriend for a family party. Their chemistry is real.

4.25

13k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 😏 Playful Banter

Flirt

Brooke hires co-worker Moss as her fake boyfriend for a family party. Their chemistry is real.

by Adriana Locke 2022 366 pages

4.25

13k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 😏 Playful Banter

Ruthless Titan

by E.V. Olsen • 2025

A hockey star locks eyes with his new coach and decides: he's mine, rules be damned.

4.09

6k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🔥 Obsessive Pursuit 🚫 Forbidden Relationship 💀 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Him And Die

Ruthless Titan

A hockey star locks eyes with his new coach and decides: he's mine, rules be damned.

by E.V. Olsen 2025 421 pages

4.09

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🔥 Obsessive Pursuit 🚫 Forbidden Relationship 💀 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Him And Die

Wildest Dreams

by L.J. Shen • 2025

A single mom fakes an engagement with her brother's best friend, but the kisses feel too real.

4.17

32k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🤫 Brother's Best Friend 🚪 Forced Proximity

Wildest Dreams

A single mom fakes an engagement with her brother's best friend, but the kisses feel too real.

by L.J. Shen 2025 434 pages

4.17

32k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🤫 Brother's Best Friend 🚪 Forced Proximity

Knotted

by Pam Godwin • 2018

After a brutal attack, a ranch girl returns to the cowboy who buried the killers.

3.84

16k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance 💔 Trauma Recovery

Knotted

After a brutal attack, a ranch girl returns to the cowboy who buried the killers.

by Pam Godwin 2018 309 pages

3.84

16k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance 💔 Trauma Recovery

Driving My Obsession

by Lauren Biel • 2023

Fixated on a fallen dancer, a scarred fighter's obsession blurs the line between rescue and ruin.

3.60

11k+

🖤 Stalker Romance 🩰 Wounded Bird Heroine 🔪 Scarred Hero 🌀 Mutual Obsession 💔 Trauma Bonding

Driving My Obsession

Fixated on a fallen dancer, a scarred fighter's obsession blurs the line between rescue and ruin.

by Lauren Biel 2023 312 pages

3.60

11k+ ratings

🖤 Stalker Romance 🩰 Wounded Bird Heroine 🔪 Scarred Hero 🌀 Mutual Obsession 💔 Trauma Bonding

Drop, Cover, and Hold On

by Jasmine Guillory • 2024

She can't stand the grumpy baker but loves his pastries. Then an earthquake traps them alone.

2.92

75k+

🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🥐 Foodie Romance 🥖 Bakery 💘 Valentine's Day

Drop, Cover, and Hold On

She can't stand the grumpy baker but loves his pastries. Then an earthquake traps them alone.

by Jasmine Guillory 2024 40 pages

2.92

75k+ ratings

🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🥐 Foodie Romance 🥖 Bakery 💘 Valentine's Day

This Man Confessed

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2013

She married a man who demands everything. His past might take everything back.

4.37

86k+

🤑 Billionaire Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 👀 Jealous Ex 🏰 English Estate 💔 Angsty Romance

This Man Confessed

She married a man who demands everything. His past might take everything back.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2013 529 pages

4.37

86k+ ratings

🤑 Billionaire Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 👀 Jealous Ex 🏰 English Estate 💔 Angsty Romance

Tormentor Mine

by Anna Zaires • 2017

Her husband's murderer has been watching her. His revenge is not complete without her.

4.14

10k+

⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Possessive Hero

Tormentor Mine

Her husband's murderer has been watching her. His revenge is not complete without her.

by Anna Zaires 2017 316 pages

4.14

10k+ ratings

⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Possessive Hero

Beneath the Stands

by Emily McIntire • 2020

The coach who abandoned his sister is now her boss, and their hatred is catching fire.

3.97

14k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 Sports Romance 💔 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏡 Small Town Roots

Beneath the Stands

The coach who abandoned his sister is now her boss, and their hatred is catching fire.

by Emily McIntire 2020 432 pages

3.97

14k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 Sports Romance 💔 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏡 Small Town Roots

Deadly Illusion

by Kathy Lockheart • 2021

A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

3.87

16k+

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

Deadly Illusion

A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

by Kathy Lockheart 2021 336 pages

3.87

16k+ ratings

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

Possessive Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2025

A billionaire buys a hockey team. His high school bully plays for him. Revenge becomes desire.

4.03

11k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 🥊 Former Bully 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 🫂 Found Family

Possessive Puckboy

A billionaire buys a hockey team. His high school bully plays for him. Revenge becomes desire.

by Eden Finley 2025 308 pages

4.03

11k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 🥊 Former Bully 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 🫂 Found Family

The Monster

by L.J. Shen • 2021

When a mafia prince kisses an heiress, she stays even after the murder that follows.

4.00

32k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🌑 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Gray Hero 🎭 Double Life

The Monster

When a mafia prince kisses an heiress, she stays even after the murder that follows.

by L.J. Shen 2021 399 pages

4.00

32k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🌑 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Gray Hero 🎭 Double Life

What Are The Odds

by Madi Leigh • 2024

Two rival captains bet on bedding the new Australian swimmer. One falls in love.

3.87

17k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏈 Sports Rivalry 💔 Bet Turns Real 🌏 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 College Campus

What Are The Odds

Two rival captains bet on bedding the new Australian swimmer. One falls in love.

by Madi Leigh 2024 385 pages

3.87

17k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏈 Sports Rivalry 💔 Bet Turns Real 🌏 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 College Campus

A Wish for Us

by Tillie Cole • 2018

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

4.32

25k+

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

A Wish for Us

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

by Tillie Cole 2018 342 pages

4.32

25k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

Un amigo gratis

by Inma Rubiales • 2019

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

4.16

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Un amigo gratis

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

by Inma Rubiales 2019 456 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Devil's Lily

by Roselyn Ash • 2025

She stole one night of freedom. The rival don who found her made her his wife.

3.67

7k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔗 Captive Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Devil's Lily

She stole one night of freedom. The rival don who found her made her his wife.

by Roselyn Ash 2025 342 pages

3.67

7k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔗 Captive Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Devoted

by Luna Mason • 2023

A mafia boss kidnaps his rival's daughter for leverage, but her hidden pain undoes his plans.

4.12

19k+

🔫 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Captor Captive 🤍 Caretaking Hero

Devoted

A mafia boss kidnaps his rival's daughter for leverage, but her hidden pain undoes his plans.

by Luna Mason 2023 529 pages

4.12

19k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Captor Captive 🤍 Caretaking Hero

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

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

by Bridget Morrissey 2023 336 pages

3.71

9k+ ratings

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

Wicked Serve

by Grace Reilly • 2024

A summer fling reignites when her brother's former hockey rival transfers to her college.

3.89

21k+

🫣 Secret Relationship 🏒 Brother's Teammate ☀️ Summer Fling 🖤 Healing From Trauma 🎓 College Sports

Wicked Serve

A summer fling reignites when her brother's former hockey rival transfers to her college.

by Grace Reilly 2024 448 pages

3.89

21k+ ratings

🫣 Secret Relationship 🏒 Brother's Teammate ☀️ Summer Fling 🖤 Healing From Trauma 🎓 College Sports

Say Yes to the Boss

by Olivia Hayle • 2021

To inherit, he needs a wife. To leave, she needs money. One year of marriage, no feelings.

4.13

15k+

🏛️ Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Boss And Assistant 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Say Yes to the Boss

To inherit, he needs a wife. To leave, she needs money. One year of marriage, no feelings.

by Olivia Hayle 2021 268 pages

4.13

15k+ ratings

🏛️ Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Boss And Assistant 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Lovely Wicked Things

by Trisha Wolfe • 2024

A criminologist falls for a chaos magician who erased her memory of their shared kill.

4.08

7k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 💔 Trauma Bonded 🦌 Predator And Prey

Lovely Wicked Things

A criminologist falls for a chaos magician who erased her memory of their shared kill.

by Trisha Wolfe 2024 384 pages

4.08

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 💔 Trauma Bonded 🦌 Predator And Prey

Kate

by Tate James • 2020

Three enemies share her house. A stalker waits outside. Trusting them is her only way out.

4.34

49k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔍 Stalker Thriller 🌶️ Dark And Steamy

Kate

Three enemies share her house. A stalker waits outside. Trusting them is her only way out.

by Tate James 2020 594 pages

4.34

49k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔍 Stalker Thriller 🌶️ Dark And Steamy

Thanksgiving

by Janet Evanovich • 1988

A rabbit and a baby turn instant dislike into a makeshift family as Thanksgiving dinner looms.

3.63

16k+

🕰️ 1980s Romance 🍂 Holiday Romance 🍼 Surprise Baby 🏡 Makeshift Family 🐰 Animal Matchmaker

Thanksgiving

A rabbit and a baby turn instant dislike into a makeshift family as Thanksgiving dinner looms.

by Janet Evanovich 1988 228 pages

3.63

16k+ ratings

🕰️ 1980s Romance 🍂 Holiday Romance 🍼 Surprise Baby 🏡 Makeshift Family 🐰 Animal Matchmaker

The Christmas Fix

by Lucy Score • 2017

To save a hurricane-torn town's Christmas, a TV renovator must win over its stubborn city manager.

3.88

100k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Single Dad

The Christmas Fix

To save a hurricane-torn town's Christmas, a TV renovator must win over its stubborn city manager.

by Lucy Score 2017 390 pages

3.88

100k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Single Dad

The Bad Boy and the Tomboy

by Nicole Nwosu • 2016

A tomboy soccer captain falls for the brooding transfer. One catch: his cousin is her boyfriend.

4.05

7k+

🏟️ Sports Romance 😈 Bad Boy Trope 💪 Tomboy Heroine ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle

The Bad Boy and the Tomboy

A tomboy soccer captain falls for the brooding transfer. One catch: his cousin is her boyfriend.

by Nicole Nwosu 2016 360 pages

4.05

7k+ ratings

🏟️ Sports Romance 😈 Bad Boy Trope 💪 Tomboy Heroine ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle

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

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

by Jenna Voris 2025 302 pages

3.96

5k+ ratings

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

Sweet Like Whiskey

by Emmy Sanders • 2024

A drifter cooks at a Montana ranch, where a guarded cowboy makes him want to stay.

4.18

5k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain

Sweet Like Whiskey

A drifter cooks at a Montana ranch, where a guarded cowboy makes him want to stay.

by Emmy Sanders 2024 308 pages

4.18

5k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain

Waiting on You

by Nikki Ash • 2025

A London fling, an unexpected pregnancy, and the man who crosses an ocean to find her.

3.99

2k+

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ✈️ Vacation Fling 💔 Emotional Healing

Waiting on You

A London fling, an unexpected pregnancy, and the man who crosses an ocean to find her.

by Nikki Ash 2025 401 pages

3.99

2k+ ratings

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ✈️ Vacation Fling 💔 Emotional Healing

Now Open Your Eyes

by Nicole Fiorina • 2020

A reform school. A boy hunting vengeance. A girl who quiets his darkness. Then she disappears.

4.06

8k+

🖤 Captor Captive Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonded Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🖤 Serial Killer Subplot 🖤 Antihero Romance

Now Open Your Eyes

A reform school. A boy hunting vengeance. A girl who quiets his darkness. Then she disappears.

by Nicole Fiorina 2020 371 pages

4.06

8k+ ratings

🖤 Captor Captive Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonded Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🖤 Serial Killer Subplot 🖤 Antihero Romance

Battle of the Bookstores

by Ali Brady • 2025

Two bookstore rivals compete for one job, unaware they're anonymous online soulmates.

3.83

34k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivalry 📖 Bookish Romance 🎭 Secret Identity ☕ Cozy Bookshop Vibes

Battle of the Bookstores

Two bookstore rivals compete for one job, unaware they're anonymous online soulmates.

by Ali Brady 2025 414 pages

3.83

34k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivalry 📖 Bookish Romance 🎭 Secret Identity ☕ Cozy Bookshop Vibes

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