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

If You Dare

by Shantel Tessier • 2019

A small-town dare to kiss his crush spirals into years of obsession, betrayal, and bloody revenge.

4.36

8k+

🖤 Toxic Relationship 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Sister Rivalry 🌑 Morally Gray 🔒 Possessive Hero

If You Dare

A small-town dare to kiss his crush spirals into years of obsession, betrayal, and bloody revenge.

by Shantel Tessier 2019 347 pages

4.36

8k+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Relationship 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Sister Rivalry 🌑 Morally Gray 🔒 Possessive Hero

Breaking Love

by B.B. Reid • 2015

A billionaire heir's lost love returns, blackmailed into killing his best friend.

4.08

8k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Alpha Hero 🌪️ Gritty Romance

Breaking Love

A billionaire heir's lost love returns, blackmailed into killing his best friend.

by B.B. Reid 2015 296 pages

4.08

8k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Alpha Hero 🌪️ Gritty Romance

The Temporary Roomie

by Sarah Adams • 2021

To fool her grandfather, a pregnant woman must move in with her best friend's impossible brother.

3.61

58k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 🏡 Forced Proximity 🤰 Pregnancy 🗯️ Witty Banter

The Temporary Roomie

To fool her grandfather, a pregnant woman must move in with her best friend's impossible brother.

by Sarah Adams 2021 286 pages

3.61

58k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 🏡 Forced Proximity 🤰 Pregnancy 🗯️ Witty Banter

Play with the Phantom

by Amanda Richardson • 2025

Her stalker is her boyfriend's twin, just out of prison and determined to claim her.

3.80

7k+

💀 Stalker Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Obsessive Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Mistaken Identity

Play with the Phantom

Her stalker is her boyfriend's twin, just out of prison and determined to claim her.

by Amanda Richardson 2025 306 pages

3.80

7k+ ratings

💀 Stalker Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Obsessive Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Mistaken Identity

Wrong Text, Right Love

by Claudia Y. Burgoa • 2020

When a sex therapist drunk-texts her ex, a guarded tech billionaire answers. He's her new neighbor.

3.76

6k+

📱 Wrong Number Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🖤 Reclusive Hero

Wrong Text, Right Love

When a sex therapist drunk-texts her ex, a guarded tech billionaire answers. He's her new neighbor.

by Claudia Y. Burgoa 2020 276 pages

3.76

6k+ ratings

📱 Wrong Number Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🖤 Reclusive Hero

All Grown Up

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

4.13

17k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

All Grown Up

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

by Vi Keeland 2019 339 pages

4.13

17k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Misconduct

by Penelope Douglas • 2015

She kissed a stranger at Mardi Gras. Now he's her student's father and completely off-limits.

3.87

44k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👦 Single Parent 🩹 Trauma Healing ⚖️ Power Dynamics

Misconduct

She kissed a stranger at Mardi Gras. Now he's her student's father and completely off-limits.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

3.87

44k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👦 Single Parent 🩹 Trauma Healing ⚖️ Power Dynamics

Watercolor Skulls

by L.M. Terry • 2020

Fleeing her powerful father, she finds refuge in a biker's arms and his outlaw club's protection.

4.42

6k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Found Family 💪 Survivor Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Watercolor Skulls

Fleeing her powerful father, she finds refuge in a biker's arms and his outlaw club's protection.

by L.M. Terry 2020 399 pages

4.42

6k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Found Family 💪 Survivor Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Nova

by Rebecca Yarros • 2017

His ex is trapped on a ship with him. The cliffs hurt less than her silence.

3.97

22k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🚢 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 🙇 Groveling Hero 💔 Angsty Romance

Nova

His ex is trapped on a ship with him. The cliffs hurt less than her silence.

by Rebecca Yarros 2017 402 pages

3.97

22k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🚢 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 🙇 Groveling Hero 💔 Angsty Romance

My Maddie

by Tillie Cole • 2020

Convinced his touch kills, a biker spirals when his wife gets pregnant. She must anchor him.

4.44

5k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🤕 Traumatized Hero 🤝 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔪 Cult Survivor

My Maddie

Convinced his touch kills, a biker spirals when his wife gets pregnant. She must anchor him.

by Tillie Cole 2020 394 pages

4.44

5k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🤕 Traumatized Hero 🤝 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔪 Cult Survivor

Forever After All

by Catharina Maura • 2021

To save her mother, she marries a cold billionaire: the boy she's always loved.

3.98

51k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Hero 💌 Childhood Crush 🔗 Family Betrayal 🌪️ Angst

Forever After All

To save her mother, she marries a cold billionaire: the boy she's always loved.

by Catharina Maura 2021 486 pages

3.98

51k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Hero 💌 Childhood Crush 🔗 Family Betrayal 🌪️ Angst

Fan Service

by Rosie Danan • 2025

An actor turning into a real werewolf seeks help from the fan he once humiliated.

3.77

13k+

🐺 Werewolf Romance 📺 Fandom Culture 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Monster Love Interest

Fan Service

An actor turning into a real werewolf seeks help from the fan he once humiliated.

by Rosie Danan 2025 415 pages

3.77

13k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Romance 📺 Fandom Culture 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Monster Love Interest

Waiting to Score

by Elouise Tynan • 2021

To escape a stalker, she fake-dates a basketball star. Falling was never part of the deal.

3.79

4k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🌑 Stalker Ex 💬 Witty Banter ❤️‍🩹 Hurt Comfort 👥 Dual Pov Romance

Waiting to Score

To escape a stalker, she fake-dates a basketball star. Falling was never part of the deal.

by Elouise Tynan 2021

3.79

4k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🌑 Stalker Ex 💬 Witty Banter ❤️‍🩹 Hurt Comfort 👥 Dual Pov Romance

Under the Stars

by Beatriz Williams • 2025

A faded star and her daughter flee to an island where a body unearths buried secrets.

3.74

12k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline Saga 👩‍👧 Difficult Mothers 🌟 Faded Starlet 💞 Second Chance Love 🎨 Lost Art Discovery

Under the Stars

A faded star and her daughter flee to an island where a body unearths buried secrets.

by Beatriz Williams 2025 368 pages

3.74

12k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline Saga 👩‍👧 Difficult Mothers 🌟 Faded Starlet 💞 Second Chance Love 🎨 Lost Art Discovery

The Girl I Once Loved

by C.R. Jane • 2023

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

4.15

3k+

🔁 Second Chance 🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 😩 Angsty

The Girl I Once Loved

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

by C.R. Jane 2023 373 pages

4.15

3k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance 🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 😩 Angsty

Focused

by Karla Sorensen • 2020

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

4.00

24k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Focused

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

by Karla Sorensen 2020 276 pages

4.00

24k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Disgrace

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2018

A pastor's daughter returns home divorced and collides with the town outcast over a broken car.

4.31

33k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Broken Hero 🐢 Slow Burn 😇😈 Good Girl X Bad Boy

Disgrace

A pastor's daughter returns home divorced and collides with the town outcast over a broken car.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2018

4.31

33k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Broken Hero 🐢 Slow Burn 😇😈 Good Girl X Bad Boy

Making Faces

by Amy Harmon • 2013

A wrestler returns from war disfigured and hiding. The girl he overlooked holds his only hope.

4.29

81k+

🩹 Wounded Hero Romance 🪖 Military Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🦢 Ugly Duckling 💌 Unrequited Love

Making Faces

A wrestler returns from war disfigured and hiding. The girl he overlooked holds his only hope.

by Amy Harmon 2013 405 pages

4.29

81k+ ratings

🩹 Wounded Hero Romance 🪖 Military Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🦢 Ugly Duckling 💌 Unrequited Love

Ask Me Again

by E.J. Noyes • 2018

An Army surgeon returns from war. Her mind doesn't. Her girlfriend is caught in the crossfire.

4.46

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Romance 🪖 Military Homecoming ❤️‍🩹 Ptsd Recovery 🫂 Hurt Comfort ✨ Hard-Won Happy Ending

Ask Me Again

An Army surgeon returns from war. Her mind doesn't. Her girlfriend is caught in the crossfire.

by E.J. Noyes 2018 288 pages

4.46

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Romance 🪖 Military Homecoming ❤️‍🩹 Ptsd Recovery 🫂 Hurt Comfort ✨ Hard-Won Happy Ending

A Beautiful Wedding

by Jamie McGuire • 2013

To keep him out of prison, she'll marry him in Vegas tonight.

3.94

72k+

🔰 College Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Alpha Hero 🌎 Us Against The World

A Beautiful Wedding

To keep him out of prison, she'll marry him in Vegas tonight.

by Jamie McGuire 2013 146 pages

3.94

72k+ ratings

🔰 College Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Alpha Hero 🌎 Us Against The World

Claiming Pretty

by Sienna Blake • 2025

An orphan enters a gothic manor and is torn between twin brothers guarding a violent past.

4.15

1k+

🕯️ Secret Society 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Obsessive Hero ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Claiming Pretty

An orphan enters a gothic manor and is torn between twin brothers guarding a violent past.

by Sienna Blake 2025

4.15

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Society 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Obsessive Hero ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Fandom

by Eden Finley • 2021

To save his career, a boy bander must reunite with the bandmate he kissed and lost.

4.14

6k+

🎶 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Music Industry 🏡 Forced Proximity 😔 Mutual Pining 🫂 Found Family

Fandom

To save his career, a boy bander must reunite with the bandmate he kissed and lost.

by Eden Finley 2021 270 pages

4.14

6k+ ratings

🎶 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Music Industry 🏡 Forced Proximity 😔 Mutual Pining 🫂 Found Family

Jilted

by Vi Keeland • 2025

A jilted wedding writer keeps running into a British groomsman at every wedding she covers.

3.94

13k+

🫣 Left At The Altar 💍 Wedding Industry 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

Jilted

A jilted wedding writer keeps running into a British groomsman at every wedding she covers.

by Vi Keeland 2025 272 pages

3.94

13k+ ratings

🫣 Left At The Altar 💍 Wedding Industry 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

The Girl He Used to Know

by Tracey Garvis Graves • 2019

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

3.93

52k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Girl He Used to Know

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

by Tracey Garvis Graves 2019 291 pages

3.93

52k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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

500+

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Love Points to You

An artist, a secret game, and the guarded classmate she was never supposed to fall for.

by Alice Lin 2025 320 pages

3.60

500+ ratings

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Somebody Like You

by Carrie Elks • 2021

A retired NFL safety collides with a single mom in a small town where everyone watches.

4.11

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 👩‍👦‍👦 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Blended Family 💔 Wounded Hero

Somebody Like You

A retired NFL safety collides with a single mom in a small town where everyone watches.

by Carrie Elks 2021 320 pages

4.11

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 👩‍👦‍👦 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Blended Family 💔 Wounded Hero

Be Here Now

by Julia Goda • 2015

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

3.77

251

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Be Here Now

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

by Julia Goda 2015 305 pages

3.77

251 ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Reckless King

by L.M. Dalgleish • 2024

Fake-dating a playboy to save her cafe: the catch is he was her anonymous one-night stand.

4.29

10k+

💍 Fake Relationship 🦋 Anonymous Encounter 😈 Reformed Playboy 💔 Grieving Heroine 🫂 Mutual Healing

Reckless King

Fake-dating a playboy to save her cafe: the catch is he was her anonymous one-night stand.

by L.M. Dalgleish 2024 482 pages

4.29

10k+ ratings

💍 Fake Relationship 🦋 Anonymous Encounter 😈 Reformed Playboy 💔 Grieving Heroine 🫂 Mutual Healing

Darker

by E.L. James • 2017

To reclaim the woman who walked out, a billionaire must surrender the control that defines him.

4.09

67k+

🖤 Bdsm And Healing 📖 Male Pov Retelling 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero 💰 Billionaire Romance

Darker

To reclaim the woman who walked out, a billionaire must surrender the control that defines him.

by E.L. James 2017 546 pages

4.09

67k+ ratings

🖤 Bdsm And Healing 📖 Male Pov Retelling 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero 💰 Billionaire Romance

His Pretty Little Duet

by Nicci Harris • 2024

A pregnant orphan enters a mafia don's world looking for her father. He claims her instead.

4.01

500+

🖤 Mafia Family Saga 💔 Age Gap Romance 🦋 Orphan Heroine 👶 Pregnancy Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

His Pretty Little Duet

A pregnant orphan enters a mafia don's world looking for her father. He claims her instead.

by Nicci Harris 2024 738 pages

4.01

500+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Family Saga 💔 Age Gap Romance 🦋 Orphan Heroine 👶 Pregnancy Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

The Home Game

by Brigham Vaughn • 2024

A hockey enforcer marries a teacher to save four children. He's falling for his fake husband.

4.33

1k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏡 Found Family 👨‍👧‍👦 Unexpected Guardian 🛋️ Roommates To Lovers

The Home Game

A hockey enforcer marries a teacher to save four children. He's falling for his fake husband.

by Brigham Vaughn 2024 582 pages

4.33

1k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏡 Found Family 👨‍👧‍👦 Unexpected Guardian 🛋️ Roommates To Lovers

Next of Kin

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2022

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

3.74

61k+

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Next of Kin

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2022 295 pages

3.74

61k+ ratings

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Professor Astor

by Catharina Maura • 2022

Her one-night stand is now her professor, and she's just become nanny to his twins.

4.02

18k+

👨‍👧‍👦 Single Dad Romance 🎓 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Blended Family 🪷 Desi Family Pressure 💔 Emotional Angst

Professor Astor

Her one-night stand is now her professor, and she's just become nanny to his twins.

by Catharina Maura 2022 352 pages

4.02

18k+ ratings

👨‍👧‍👦 Single Dad Romance 🎓 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Blended Family 🪷 Desi Family Pressure 💔 Emotional Angst

The Wedding

by Nicholas Sparks • 2003

After a missed anniversary, a complacent husband campaigns for a year to win back his wife.

4.00

100k+

🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🔥 Rekindled Love 💍 Vow Renewal 📜 Grand Gesture 🌳 Small-Town South

The Wedding

After a missed anniversary, a complacent husband campaigns for a year to win back his wife.

by Nicholas Sparks 2003 276 pages

4.00

100k+ ratings

🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🔥 Rekindled Love 💍 Vow Renewal 📜 Grand Gesture 🌳 Small-Town South

Who's Your Daddy?

by Lauren Rowe • 2023

A single mother's one-night stand implodes when she discovers he is her married ex-lover's son.

4.05

3k+

🧑‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🌙 One Night Stand

Who's Your Daddy?

A single mother's one-night stand implodes when she discovers he is her married ex-lover's son.

by Lauren Rowe 2023 340 pages

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧑‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🌙 One Night Stand

The Blooms That Broke Us

by Ashley Dill • 2024

A will forces her to remarry her ex-husband for a lake house. She's hiding their son.

4.23

1k+

🥀 Second Chance Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 👶 Hidden Child 🏡 Small Town Community

The Blooms That Broke Us

A will forces her to remarry her ex-husband for a lake house. She's hiding their son.

by Ashley Dill 2024 470 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🥀 Second Chance Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 👶 Hidden Child 🏡 Small Town Community

Souls Unfractured

by Tillie Cole • 2015

A cult survivor finds safety in the biker whose touch has always been his own torture.

4.41

28k+

🏍️ Biker Romance 💔 Trauma Bonding ✝️ Religious Trauma 🖤 Tortured Hero 🤲 Touch Starved

Souls Unfractured

A cult survivor finds safety in the biker whose touch has always been his own torture.

by Tillie Cole 2015 371 pages

4.41

28k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Romance 💔 Trauma Bonding ✝️ Religious Trauma 🖤 Tortured Hero 🤲 Touch Starved

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

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

by Nikki Ash 2023 261 pages

3.73

4k+ ratings

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

The Art of Deception

by Nora Roberts • 2017

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

3.85

7k+

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

The Art of Deception

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

by Nora Roberts 2017 384 pages

3.85

7k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

My December Darling

by Lauren Asher • 2024

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

3.67

75k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

My December Darling

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

by Lauren Asher 2024 252 pages

3.67

75k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

INTENSE

by Luna Mason • 2025

Two surgeons, two secret lives. She hunts predators; he kills for the mafia. Neither knows.

4.23

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Workplace Rivals 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Forced Proximity

INTENSE

Two surgeons, two secret lives. She hunts predators; he kills for the mafia. Neither knows.

by Luna Mason 2025 680 pages

4.23

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Workplace Rivals 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Forced Proximity

It Ends With Violence

by Elle Thorpe • 2022

Bliss's lover captured by a warden and her ex. Her two remaining men must save him.

4.28

20k+

🖤 Dark Romance 👥 Why Choose 🤕 Damaged Heroes 🏠 Found Family 🛡️ Touch Her And Die

It Ends With Violence

Bliss's lover captured by a warden and her ex. Her two remaining men must save him.

by Elle Thorpe 2022 400 pages

4.28

20k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 👥 Why Choose 🤕 Damaged Heroes 🏠 Found Family 🛡️ Touch Her And Die

A Pessimist's Guide to Love

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2023

A near-death forces childhood best friends, haunted by tragedy, under one roof to heal or shatter.

4.00

12k+

👧👦 Childhood Best Friends 🖤 Shared Grief 😔 Guilt-Ridden Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🏠 Forced Proximity

A Pessimist's Guide to Love

A near-death forces childhood best friends, haunted by tragedy, under one roof to heal or shatter.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023 311 pages

4.00

12k+ ratings

👧👦 Childhood Best Friends 🖤 Shared Grief 😔 Guilt-Ridden Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🏠 Forced Proximity

Little Bird

by Ria Wilde • 2021

A crime lord kidnaps his rival's daughter. Revenge brought her there; obsession kept her alive.

3.90

5k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓ Captive To Lover 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🖤 Obsessive Love

Little Bird

A crime lord kidnaps his rival's daughter. Revenge brought her there; obsession kept her alive.

by Ria Wilde 2021 311 pages

3.90

5k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓ Captive To Lover 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🖤 Obsessive Love

The Last Guy on Earth

by Sarina Bowen • 2025

Traded to his ex-lover's team, a veteran goalie can't outskate the past.

4.21

10k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Last Guy on Earth

Traded to his ex-lover's team, a veteran goalie can't outskate the past.

by Sarina Bowen 2025

4.21

10k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity ⏳ Dual Timeline

A Lie for a Lie

by Helena Hunting • 2019

A hockey captain hides his identity during an Alaskan fling with a shy scientist, then disappears.

3.89

50k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

A Lie for a Lie

A hockey captain hides his identity during an Alaskan fling with a shy scientist, then disappears.

by Helena Hunting 2019 285 pages

3.89

50k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

In a Rush

by Kate Canterbary • 2025

A betrayed teacher marries her NFL best friend. The pact is old; the feelings are not.

3.96

11k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

In a Rush

A betrayed teacher marries her NFL best friend. The pact is old; the feelings are not.

by Kate Canterbary 2025 496 pages

3.96

11k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Painful

by S.C. Stephens • 2022

His band's tour, her hidden secrets, and the fear of history repeating fray their fragile trust.

4.37

500+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏫 College Setting 💔 Tortured Hero 🕳️ Abandonment Issues 😬 Miscommunication

Painful

His band's tour, her hidden secrets, and the fear of history repeating fray their fragile trust.

by S.C. Stephens 2022 634 pages

4.37

500+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏫 College Setting 💔 Tortured Hero 🕳️ Abandonment Issues 😬 Miscommunication

Just as You Are

by Camille Kellogg • 2023

Her queer magazine's new butch co-owner wants to gut her column. Liz wants her.

3.70

5k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Pride And Prejudice Retelling 💇 Butch/Femme 🏠 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Just as You Are

Her queer magazine's new butch co-owner wants to gut her column. Liz wants her.

by Camille Kellogg 2023 320 pages

3.70

5k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Pride And Prejudice Retelling 💇 Butch/Femme 🏠 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Always You and Me

by Dani Atkins • 2025

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

4.30

32k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Always You and Me

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

by Dani Atkins 2025 394 pages

4.30

32k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

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