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

Still Beating

by Jennifer Hartmann

Abducted with her sister's fiancé, she must surrender to the one man she swore to hate forever.

4.19

200k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Captivity Narrative 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔗 Trauma Bond

Immersive

Still Beating

Abducted with her sister's fiancé, she must surrender to the one man she swore to hate forever.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2020 314 pages

4.19

200k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Captivity Narrative 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔗 Trauma Bond

Daisy Haites

by Jessa Hastings

A crime family doctor falls for her brother's best friend, who loves someone else.

4.05

100k+

🖤 Criminal Family Romance 💔 Love Triangle Angst 🌸 Childhood Sweetheart 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Mafia Family Drama

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Daisy Haites

A crime family doctor falls for her brother's best friend, who loves someone else.

by Jessa Hastings 2021 436 pages

4.05

100k+ ratings

🖤 Criminal Family Romance 💔 Love Triangle Angst 🌸 Childhood Sweetheart 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Mafia Family Drama

A Love Letter to Whiskey

by Kandi Steiner

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

4.15

100k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 Beach Town

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A Love Letter to Whiskey

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

by Kandi Steiner 2021 518 pages

4.15

100k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 Beach Town

Boulevard

by Flor M. Salvador

A clumsy senior falls for a drug-using outcast. Her best friend forbids it. His demons agree.

3.64

100k+

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Tragic Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 🎵 Music And Love

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Boulevard

A clumsy senior falls for a drug-using outcast. Her best friend forbids it. His demons agree.

by Flor M. Salvador 2020 316 pages

3.64

100k+ ratings

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Tragic Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 🎵 Music And Love

The Finish Line

by Kate Stewart

A crime lord returns with nothing but the truth she demanded and nowhere left to run.

4.23

100k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🙏 Groveling Hero 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 👥 Found Family 💔 High Angst

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The Finish Line

A crime lord returns with nothing but the truth she demanded and nowhere left to run.

by Kate Stewart 2021 539 pages

4.23

100k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🙏 Groveling Hero 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 👥 Found Family 💔 High Angst

Green Light

by Jescie Hall

The man she once scammed is now her stepbrother, and he has their sex tape.

3.93

15k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🚫 Stepbrother Romance

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Green Light

The man she once scammed is now her stepbrother, and he has their sex tape.

by Jescie Hall 2024 565 pages

3.93

15k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🚫 Stepbrother Romance

The Takeover

by T.L. Swan

Resisting a billionaire’s corporate takeover is hard. Resisting his invitation to Paris is harder.

4.39

100k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Widow Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mom Romance 🏠 Found Family

Immersive

The Takeover

Resisting a billionaire’s corporate takeover is hard. Resisting his invitation to Paris is harder.

by T.L. Swan 2020 477 pages

4.39

100k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Widow Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mom Romance 🏠 Found Family

The Chase

by Elle Kennedy

After overhearing a hockey player call her shallow, she's forced to live under his roof.

3.85

200k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

Immersive

The Chase

After overhearing a hockey player call her shallow, she's forced to live under his roof.

by Elle Kennedy 2018 368 pages

3.85

200k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

Taming Seraphine

by Gigi Styx

A captive assassin is rescued by a hitman. She wants revenge; he wants her.

3.93

32k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🌑 Morally Gray Leads 🔪 Serial Killer Heroine 🖤 Trauma Bonded Couple ☠️ Touch Her And Die

Immersive

Taming Seraphine

A captive assassin is rescued by a hitman. She wants revenge; he wants her.

by Gigi Styx 2023 662 pages

3.93

32k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🌑 Morally Gray Leads 🔪 Serial Killer Heroine 🖤 Trauma Bonded Couple ☠️ Touch Her And Die

The Heir Apparent

by Rebecca Armitage

A runaway princess turned doctor must choose: the British throne or the Australian man she loves.

3.78

61k+

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Palace Intrigue 🔐 Family Secrets 💕 Second Chance Romance 🌅 Bittersweet

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The Heir Apparent

A runaway princess turned doctor must choose: the British throne or the Australian man she loves.

by Rebecca Armitage 2025 416 pages

3.78

61k+ ratings

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Palace Intrigue 🔐 Family Secrets 💕 Second Chance Romance 🌅 Bittersweet

Story of My Life

by Lucy Score

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

4.16

100k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

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Story of My Life

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

by Lucy Score 2025 512 pages

4.16

100k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

Drive

by Kate Stewart

A music journalist falls for her sister's drummer, a man whose past could destroy them both.

4.38

56k+

🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Romance 👯 Sister's Best Friend 🎸 Rockstar Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Immersive

Drive

A music journalist falls for her sister's drummer, a man whose past could destroy them both.

by Kate Stewart 2017 412 pages

4.38

56k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Romance 👯 Sister's Best Friend 🎸 Rockstar Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Beautiful Beast

by Neva Altaj

A scarred mafia don kidnaps a hacker who must outsmart the beast before losing her heart.

4.27

33k+

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🖤 Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 😣 Scarred Hero 💻 Hacker Heroine

Immersive

Beautiful Beast

A scarred mafia don kidnaps a hacker who must outsmart the beast before losing her heart.

by Neva Altaj 2024 334 pages

4.27

33k+ ratings

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🖤 Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 😣 Scarred Hero 💻 Hacker Heroine

Arran's Obsession

by Jolie Vines

A courier hunting a killer is claimed in a gang lord's brutal ritual for thirty days.

3.96

29k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🌸 Virgin Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Immersive

Arran's Obsession

A courier hunting a killer is claimed in a gang lord's brutal ritual for thirty days.

by Jolie Vines 2024 531 pages

3.96

29k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🌸 Virgin Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall

A tabloid disaster forces a chaotic charity worker and a rigid barrister into a fake relationship.

3.98

100k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 🇬🇧 British Romcom 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Witty Banter

Immersive

Boyfriend Material

A tabloid disaster forces a chaotic charity worker and a rigid barrister into a fake relationship.

by Alexis Hall 2020 425 pages

3.98

100k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 🇬🇧 British Romcom 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Witty Banter

The Love Haters

by Katherine Center

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

3.79

100k+

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

Immersive

The Love Haters

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

by Katherine Center 2025 309 pages

3.79

100k+ ratings

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

Talking at Night

by Claire Daverley

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

3.90

75k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

Immersive

Talking at Night

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

by Claire Daverley 2023 400 pages

3.90

75k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

Reverse

by Kate Stewart

A journalist fakes an interview with her father's ex-fiancée's son, and the chemistry is undeniable.

4.63

29k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 💍 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship

Immersive

Reverse

A journalist fakes an interview with her father's ex-fiancée's son, and the chemistry is undeniable.

by Kate Stewart 2022 622 pages

4.63

29k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 💍 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship

Wild Card

by Elsie Silver

A wrong number erased the woman a firefighter cannot forget. Now she is his son's new girlfriend.

4.08

200k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 💌 Missed Connection 🚫 Forbidden Romance

Immersive

Wild Card

A wrong number erased the woman a firefighter cannot forget. Now she is his son's new girlfriend.

by Elsie Silver 2025 464 pages

4.08

200k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 💌 Missed Connection 🚫 Forbidden Romance

The QB Bad Boy and Me

by Tay Marley

A cheerleader secretly dates the quarterback who humiliated her, risking her college future.

3.79

5k+

⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏈 Quarterback Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🛡️ Protective Hero 💖 Angst With Happy Ending

Immersive

The QB Bad Boy and Me

A cheerleader secretly dates the quarterback who humiliated her, risking her college future.

by Tay Marley 2017 416 pages

3.79

5k+ ratings

⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏈 Quarterback Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🛡️ Protective Hero 💖 Angst With Happy Ending

Pen Pal

by J.T. Geissinger

Letters from a prisoner promise forever. A roofer stakes his claim. The house wants revenge.

4.11

200k+

👻 Ghost Romance 🪦 Posthumous Narrator 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Immersive

Pen Pal

Letters from a prisoner promise forever. A roofer stakes his claim. The house wants revenge.

by J.T. Geissinger 2022 375 pages

4.11

200k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 🪦 Posthumous Narrator 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🔪 Touch Her And Die

It's a Love Story

by Annabel Monaghan

One desperate lie lands a screenwriter on a road trip with the cinematographer she despises.

3.83

99k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Summer Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity

Immersive

It's a Love Story

One desperate lie lands a screenwriter on a road trip with the cinematographer she despises.

by Annabel Monaghan 2025 368 pages

3.83

99k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Summer Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity

This Summer Will Be Different

by Carley Fortune

Five years of secret trysts with her best friend's brother. Now a wedding forces her return.

3.95

300k+

👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🏖️ Summer Romance

Immersive

This Summer Will Be Different

Five years of secret trysts with her best friend's brother. Now a wedding forces her return.

by Carley Fortune 2024 368 pages

3.95

300k+ ratings

👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🏖️ Summer Romance

Nick and Charlie

by Alice Oseman

Nick leaves for university; Charlie stays. The distance won't break them. The silence will.

4.13

100k+

🛤️ Long-Distance Relationship 💬 Miscommunication 💑 Established Couple 💔 Fear Of Abandonment ☀️ Summer Before College

Immersive

Nick and Charlie

Nick leaves for university; Charlie stays. The distance won't break them. The silence will.

by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages

4.13

100k+ ratings

🛤️ Long-Distance Relationship 💬 Miscommunication 💑 Established Couple 💔 Fear Of Abandonment ☀️ Summer Before College

Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did

by Monica Murphy

At an elite boarding school, her bully steals her diary. His silence demands her total surrender.

3.56

67k+

🖤 Bully Romance 📚 Dark Academia ⛓️ Blackmail Bargain 🔒 Possessive Hero 🔥 Mutual Obsession

Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did Summary

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Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did

At an elite boarding school, her bully steals her diary. His silence demands her total surrender.

by Monica Murphy 2021 506 pages

3.56

67k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 📚 Dark Academia ⛓️ Blackmail Bargain 🔒 Possessive Hero 🔥 Mutual Obsession

Hans

by S.J. Tilly

A vigilante watches his neighbor for a year, until her intimate photos land in his mailbox.

4.25

51k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Vigilante Hero 🔥 Obsessed Hero 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💀 Touch Her And Die

Immersive

Hans

A vigilante watches his neighbor for a year, until her intimate photos land in his mailbox.

by S.J. Tilly 2023 432 pages

4.25

51k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Vigilante Hero 🔥 Obsessed Hero 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💀 Touch Her And Die

Exile

by Steph Macca

When a corrupt asylum forces her to marry its heir, three dangerous men become her escape.

4.20

25k+

🖤 Why Choose 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🔥 Vengeful Heroine 🌶️ High Heat 😈 Morally Gray Cast

Immersive

Exile

When a corrupt asylum forces her to marry its heir, three dangerous men become her escape.

by Steph Macca 2025 443 pages

4.20

25k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🔥 Vengeful Heroine 🌶️ High Heat 😈 Morally Gray Cast

Between Commitment and Betrayal

by Shain Rose

Forced to marry her father's cold protégé, she gives him one year. He demands everything.

3.73

50k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Healing

Immersive

Between Commitment and Betrayal

Forced to marry her father's cold protégé, she gives him one year. He demands everything.

by Shain Rose 2023 384 pages

3.73

50k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Healing

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

4.07

40k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

Immersive

Seven Summers

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

by Paige Toon 2024 441 pages

4.07

40k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

The Last Sunrise

by Anna Todd

One summer in Mallorca: a dying heiress falls for a fisherman whose family her mother ruined.

3.54

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💊 Chronic Illness Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🥀 Bittersweet 🏝️ Mediterranean Island

Immersive

The Last Sunrise

One summer in Mallorca: a dying heiress falls for a fisherman whose family her mother ruined.

by Anna Todd 2025 384 pages

3.54

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💊 Chronic Illness Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🥀 Bittersweet 🏝️ Mediterranean Island

Bull Rush

by Maggie Rawdon

Her divorce was never filed, and her ex-con cowboy demands ninety days as his wife.

3.86

17k+

💍 Estranged Spouses 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🐴 Ranch Life 🏔️ Small Town Colorado 🖤 Gritty

Immersive

Bull Rush

Her divorce was never filed, and her ex-con cowboy demands ninety days as his wife.

by Maggie Rawdon 2024 402 pages

3.86

17k+ ratings

💍 Estranged Spouses 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🐴 Ranch Life 🏔️ Small Town Colorado 🖤 Gritty

The Dare

by Elle Kennedy

A plus-size wallflower fakes a hookup with a hockey star on a dare. He falls first.

3.74

100k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Curvy Heroine 🪞 Body Image ☀️ Golden Retriever Hero

Immersive

The Dare

A plus-size wallflower fakes a hookup with a hockey star on a dare. He falls first.

by Elle Kennedy 2020 354 pages

3.74

100k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Curvy Heroine 🪞 Body Image ☀️ Golden Retriever Hero

Chaotic

by Shantel Tessier

She vanished after one night. Now she kills Lords. He's the one who finally catches her.

4.52

31k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Obsessive Hero 🗡️ Female Assassin 🤫 Secret Society

Immersive

Chaotic

She vanished after one night. Now she kills Lords. He's the one who finally catches her.

by Shantel Tessier 2026 996 pages

4.52

31k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Obsessive Hero 🗡️ Female Assassin 🤫 Secret Society

Midnight Mass

by Sierra Simone

A former priest keeps missing the moment. His wife is pregnant. Their marriage is on borrowed time.

3.67

35k+

✝️ Former Priest 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🙏 Religious Guilt 🕯️ Pregnancy Loss ⛓️ Bdsm And Kink

Immersive

Midnight Mass

A former priest keeps missing the moment. His wife is pregnant. Their marriage is on borrowed time.

by Sierra Simone 2015 193 pages

3.67

35k+ ratings

✝️ Former Priest 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🙏 Religious Guilt 🕯️ Pregnancy Loss ⛓️ Bdsm And Kink

The Play

by Elle Kennedy

Hockey captain: celibate. Psych partner: taken. Their friendship is the play he never saw coming.

4.00

100k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 😈 Reformed Playboy 🎓 College Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Immersive

The Play

Hockey captain: celibate. Psych partner: taken. Their friendship is the play he never saw coming.

by Elle Kennedy 2019 422 pages

4.00

100k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 😈 Reformed Playboy 🎓 College Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Sweet Venom

by Rina Kent

The last witness to his mother's murder once saved his life. Now he owns hers.

3.99

43k+

🏒 Dark Hockey Romance 🖤 Stalker Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🕯️ Secret Society

Immersive

Sweet Venom

The last witness to his mother's murder once saved his life. Now he owns hers.

by Rina Kent 2025 466 pages

3.99

43k+ ratings

🏒 Dark Hockey Romance 🖤 Stalker Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🕯️ Secret Society

Severed Heart

by Kate Stewart

His best friend's French aunt taught him war. He enlisted the morning after their forbidden night.

4.67

20k+

🕯️ Age Gap Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🥀 Terminal Illness 🔗 Abuse Survivor

Immersive

Severed Heart

His best friend's French aunt taught him war. He enlisted the morning after their forbidden night.

by Kate Stewart 2024 720 pages

4.67

20k+ ratings

🕯️ Age Gap Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🥀 Terminal Illness 🔗 Abuse Survivor

Pretty Monster

by Sheridan Anne

Her stalker watches her sleep. Her neighbor takes her on dates. They share the same hands.

3.89

33k+

🖤 Stalker Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Fear Kink 🔪 Touch Her And Die ☠️ Serial Killer Hero

Immersive

Pretty Monster

Her stalker watches her sleep. Her neighbor takes her on dates. They share the same hands.

by Sheridan Anne 2023 440 pages

3.89

33k+ ratings

🖤 Stalker Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Fear Kink 🔪 Touch Her And Die ☠️ Serial Killer Hero

When We Lied

by Claire Contreras

A hockey star blackmails his sister's best friend to solve her murder, reigniting a fatal obsession.

4.09

18k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Immersive

When We Lied

A hockey star blackmails his sister's best friend to solve her murder, reigniting a fatal obsession.

by Claire Contreras 2024 432 pages

4.09

18k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Bourbon & Secrets

by Victoria Wilder

Back in Kentucky, a burlesque PI faces the widower who knows she buried a body.

4.09

38k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 💃 Performer Heroine 🌾 Southern Small Town

Immersive

Bourbon & Secrets

Back in Kentucky, a burlesque PI faces the widower who knows she buried a body.

by Victoria Wilder 2024 482 pages

4.09

38k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 💃 Performer Heroine 🌾 Southern Small Town

Conclave

by Penelope Douglas

Nine lovers stage a yacht conclave to save a friend, but their secrets could destroy them.

3.82

100k+

🖤 Found Family 🛥️ Forced Proximity 💔 Infertility Angst 🔥 Ritual Intimacy 🗝️ Secret Society

Immersive

Conclave

Nine lovers stage a yacht conclave to save a friend, but their secrets could destroy them.

by Penelope Douglas 2019 114 pages

3.82

100k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🛥️ Forced Proximity 💔 Infertility Angst 🔥 Ritual Intimacy 🗝️ Secret Society

Bourbon & Proof

by Victoria Wilder

A bourbon heir must wed to inherit. The woman who proposes is his decade-long secret obsession.

4.20

34k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Secret Obsession ⏳ Slow Burn 🏘️ Southern Small Town

Immersive

Bourbon & Proof

A bourbon heir must wed to inherit. The woman who proposes is his decade-long secret obsession.

by Victoria Wilder 2025 508 pages

4.20

34k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Secret Obsession ⏳ Slow Burn 🏘️ Southern Small Town

King of Ruin

by Sasha Leone

A Bratva boss cages a homeless woman. Her father is the enemy who tortured him.

3.64

6k+

🔫 Russian Mafia ⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Touch Her And Die 😈 Morally Grey Hero

Immersive

King of Ruin

A Bratva boss cages a homeless woman. Her father is the enemy who tortured him.

by Sasha Leone 2023 392 pages

3.64

6k+ ratings

🔫 Russian Mafia ⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Touch Her And Die 😈 Morally Grey Hero

Variation

by Rebecca Yarros

A ballerina fakes dating her first love to remain near her dead sister's secret daughter.

4.16

200k+

🩰 Ballet Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💞 Second Chance Love 🔒 Family Secrets 🌊 Angsty Romance

Immersive

Variation

A ballerina fakes dating her first love to remain near her dead sister's secret daughter.

by Rebecca Yarros 2024 459 pages

4.16

200k+ ratings

🩰 Ballet Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💞 Second Chance Love 🔒 Family Secrets 🌊 Angsty Romance

Marriage for One

by Ella Maise

To open her coffee shop, she weds a stranger. Faking love with him grows dangerously real.

3.84

100k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Fake Relationship

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Marriage for One

To open her coffee shop, she weds a stranger. Faking love with him grows dangerously real.

by Ella Maise 2022 520 pages

3.84

100k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Fake Relationship

Good Girl

by Harley Madison

Four men buy a weekend of submission from an orphaned freshman, then offer her a contract to stay.

4.24

7k+

🖤 Why Choose 💰 Sugar Romance 🔥 Masochist Awakening 💎 Rich Men Poor Heroine 🏛️ Secret BDSM Club

Immersive

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