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

Fighting to Be Free

by Kirsty Moseley • 2016

An ex-con and a woman fleeing control share one night. His gang demands a final job.

4.04

2k+

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forbidden Romance 📖 Dual Pov 😩 Angsty

Fighting to Be Free

An ex-con and a woman fleeing control share one night. His gang demands a final job.

by Kirsty Moseley 2016 323 pages

4.04

2k+ ratings

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forbidden Romance 📖 Dual Pov 😩 Angsty

Defenseless Hearts

by Meagan Brandy • 2018

Her fiancé is a monster, and only her brother's best friend, a quarterback, sees the truth.

4.09

9k+

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 👦 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Abusive Relationship

Defenseless Hearts

Her fiancé is a monster, and only her brother's best friend, a quarterback, sees the truth.

by Meagan Brandy 2018 349 pages

4.09

9k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 👦 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Abusive Relationship

The Prince and the Pawn

by B.B. Reid • 2020

After the mafia heir's public betrayal, she hides his baby and hopes he never finds out.

4.10

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🙇 Groveling Hero 😢 Tortured Hero

The Prince and the Pawn

After the mafia heir's public betrayal, she hides his baby and hopes he never finds out.

by B.B. Reid 2020 396 pages

4.10

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🙇 Groveling Hero 😢 Tortured Hero

Damaged

by Sheridan Anne • 2021

Killing her parents' murderer was justice. Her lover, the dead man's son, called it treason.

4.30

9k+

🏛️ Secret Society 🗡️ Dark Revenge 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💕 Why Choose Romance 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Damaged

Killing her parents' murderer was justice. Her lover, the dead man's son, called it treason.

by Sheridan Anne 2021 464 pages

4.30

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Secret Society 🗡️ Dark Revenge 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💕 Why Choose Romance 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Evermore

by B.B. Reid • 2019

He’s her secret boyfriend, and her friend’s fake fiancé. One newspaper photo could shatter it all.

4.20

2k+

💕 Secret Relationship 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angst 📰 Public Humiliation 🖤 Possessive Hero

Evermore

He’s her secret boyfriend, and her friend’s fake fiancé. One newspaper photo could shatter it all.

by B.B. Reid 2019 87 pages

4.20

2k+ ratings

💕 Secret Relationship 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angst 📰 Public Humiliation 🖤 Possessive Hero

Well, That Was Unexpected

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2022

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

3.70

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Well, That Was Unexpected

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2022 352 pages

3.70

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Sweet Collide

by Ava Harrison • 2024

When a hockey star hires a fake girlfriend, she conceals that they were childhood best friends.

3.68

13k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🍬 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏡 Found Family

Sweet Collide

When a hockey star hires a fake girlfriend, she conceals that they were childhood best friends.

by Ava Harrison 2024 412 pages

3.68

13k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🍬 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏡 Found Family

After the Game

by Abbi Glines • 2017

A scorned teen mother returns home: the quarterback who ran her off wants a second chance.

3.90

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Scandal 👶 Teen Mother 🌟 Golden Boy X Outcast 💔 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

After the Game

A scorned teen mother returns home: the quarterback who ran her off wants a second chance.

by Abbi Glines 2017 352 pages

3.90

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Scandal 👶 Teen Mother 🌟 Golden Boy X Outcast 💔 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

Wild Card

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

When her fiancé is killed, a pregnant woman moves onto a widowed detective's houseboat.

4.20

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Grieving Hero

Wild Card

When her fiancé is killed, a pregnant woman moves onto a widowed detective's houseboat.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021 398 pages

4.20

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Grieving Hero

Unbreak Me

by Jesse H. Reign • 2022

A young Englishman in crisis falls for the quiet South African farmer who takes him in.

4.44

2k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐑 Farm Romance

Unbreak Me

A young Englishman in crisis falls for the quiet South African farmer who takes him in.

by Jesse H. Reign 2022 523 pages

4.44

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐑 Farm Romance

The Baby Dragon Café

by Aamna Qureshi • 2025

Her baby dragon café is failing. His inherited dragon is chaos. A deal ties their futures.

3.24

23k+

🏠 Cozy Fantasy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ☕ Magical Café 🫂 Found Family

The Baby Dragon Café

Her baby dragon café is failing. His inherited dragon is chaos. A deal ties their futures.

by Aamna Qureshi 2025 317 pages

3.24

23k+ ratings

🏠 Cozy Fantasy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ☕ Magical Café 🫂 Found Family

Hot and Badgered

by Shelly Laurenston • 2018

When killers target a honey badger, a grizzly bodyguard protects her and her two feral sisters.

4.14

15k+

🐾 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxious Heroine 🧸 Cinnamon Roll Hero 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterly Bond

Hot and Badgered

When killers target a honey badger, a grizzly bodyguard protects her and her two feral sisters.

by Shelly Laurenston 2018 433 pages

4.14

15k+ ratings

🐾 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxious Heroine 🧸 Cinnamon Roll Hero 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterly Bond

Bend Toward the Sun

by Jen Devon • 2022

A botanist afraid to stay falls for a grieving doctor while restoring his family's wild vineyard.

3.99

3k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏡 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Bend Toward the Sun

A botanist afraid to stay falls for a grieving doctor while restoring his family's wild vineyard.

by Jen Devon 2022 384 pages

3.99

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏡 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Romance

The Husband Hoax

by Saxon James • 2023

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

4.02

11k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Husband Hoax

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

by Saxon James 2023 284 pages

4.02

11k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Immoral Steps

by Marissa Farrar • 2023

Stranded with her stepfather and his two sons, Laney finds the wilderness has no rules.

3.73

3k+

🚫 Taboo Stepfamily 🏚️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👥 Multiple Love Interests

Immoral Steps

Stranded with her stepfather and his two sons, Laney finds the wilderness has no rules.

by Marissa Farrar 2023 283 pages

3.73

3k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Stepfamily 🏚️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👥 Multiple Love Interests

This Is What Happy Looks Like

by Jennifer E. Smith • 2013

A stray email brings a movie star to Maine. Now a girl's secret faces his cameras.

3.67

51k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 📧 Anonymous Pen Pals 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Parentage

This Is What Happy Looks Like

A stray email brings a movie star to Maine. Now a girl's secret faces his cameras.

by Jennifer E. Smith 2013 404 pages

3.67

51k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 📧 Anonymous Pen Pals 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Parentage

The Game

by Jolie Vines • 2025

A surgeon enters an underground hunt, and an MMA fighter will shatter rivals to claim her.

4.36

1k+

🏃‍♀️ Primal Chase 🔒 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Hero 🕵️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family

The Game

A surgeon enters an underground hunt, and an MMA fighter will shatter rivals to claim her.

by Jolie Vines 2025 185 pages

4.36

1k+ ratings

🏃‍♀️ Primal Chase 🔒 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Hero 🕵️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family

Burn

by Jolie Vines • 2023

A captive woman frees the pen pal she's never met. Together, hunted, they burn their past.

4.41

2k+

🖊️ Pen Pals To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Intimacy 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏃 On The Run

Burn

A captive woman frees the pen pal she's never met. Together, hunted, they burn their past.

by Jolie Vines 2023 466 pages

4.41

2k+ ratings

🖊️ Pen Pals To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Intimacy 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Last Sad Love Song

by Kimberly Brown • 2022

A betrayed baker bids on a stranger at auction and finds a love worth the risk.

4.52

3k+

🕊️ Second Chance At Love 🖤 Black Romance 🧁 Baking And Romance 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Sweet And Steamy

The Last Sad Love Song

A betrayed baker bids on a stranger at auction and finds a love worth the risk.

by Kimberly Brown 2022 170 pages

4.52

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance At Love 🖤 Black Romance 🧁 Baking And Romance 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Sweet And Steamy

Deviant

by Sheridan Anne • 2021

A secret society demands her death. Her four ruthless protectors have other plans.

4.34

7k+

🖤 Touch Her And Die 🕯️ Secret Society 🫂 Found Family 😢 High Angst 🔪 Dark Revenge

Deviant

A secret society demands her death. Her four ruthless protectors have other plans.

by Sheridan Anne 2021 452 pages

4.34

7k+ ratings

🖤 Touch Her And Die 🕯️ Secret Society 🫂 Found Family 😢 High Angst 🔪 Dark Revenge

Mania

by Katie May • 2021

Her five protectors are killers, but the cult that kidnaps her is far more dangerous.

3.93

3k+

🏫 Dark Academy Romance 👀 Stalker Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩸 Cult Horror ⏳ Survival Trials

Mania

Her five protectors are killers, but the cult that kidnaps her is far more dangerous.

by Katie May 2021 328 pages

3.93

3k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Academy Romance 👀 Stalker Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩸 Cult Horror ⏳ Survival Trials

Show Me You Remember

by Hannah Cowan • 2026

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

3.96

2k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Show Me You Remember

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

by Hannah Cowan 2026 362 pages

3.96

2k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Mistakes Were Made

by Lucy Score • 2026

A chaotic literary agent, hit by a grumpy lawyer's truck, moves into his upstairs apartment.

4.23

53k+

🌾 Small Town Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Mistakes Were Made

A chaotic literary agent, hit by a grumpy lawyer's truck, moves into his upstairs apartment.

by Lucy Score 2026 540 pages

4.23

53k+ ratings

🌾 Small Town Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

My Dreadful Darling

by H.D. Carlton • 2026

He promised to destroy the serial killer's daughter. But some obsessions cut both ways.

4.37

18k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Serial Killer's Daughter 🖤 Revenge To Love 🌑 Gothic Romance

My Dreadful Darling

He promised to destroy the serial killer's daughter. But some obsessions cut both ways.

by H.D. Carlton 2026 609 pages

4.37

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Serial Killer's Daughter 🖤 Revenge To Love 🌑 Gothic Romance

Teach Me

by Nina West • 2016

Farm girl Abbi falls for billionaire Henry Wolf. His penthouse pleasures clash with her family farm.

4.02

55k+

🏙️ Billionaire Romance 🌾 Farm Girl X Ceo 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🔥 Sexual Awakening 👪 Small Town Gossip

Teach Me

Farm girl Abbi falls for billionaire Henry Wolf. His penthouse pleasures clash with her family farm.

by Nina West 2016 296 pages

4.02

55k+ ratings

🏙️ Billionaire Romance 🌾 Farm Girl X Ceo 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🔥 Sexual Awakening 👪 Small Town Gossip

The Sound of Secrets

by Jay Crownover • 2024

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

4.19

381

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

The Sound of Secrets

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

by Jay Crownover 2024 320 pages

4.19

381 ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

Play Fake

by Riley Paige • 2025

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

3.93

3k+

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

Play Fake

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

by Riley Paige 2025 418 pages

3.93

3k+ ratings

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

Just Our Luck

by Denise Williams • 2025

A winning ticket and a failing donut shop force a fake romance that stops being pretend.

3.44

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 💫 Messy Heroine 💪 Caretaker Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Expectations

Just Our Luck

A winning ticket and a failing donut shop force a fake romance that stops being pretend.

by Denise Williams 2025 400 pages

3.44

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 💫 Messy Heroine 💪 Caretaker Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Expectations

Don't Leave Me

by Eden Emory • 2023

A cybercriminal's house arrest traps her with the childhood stepsister she's never stopped wanting.

3.96

3k+

🌑 Dark Sapphic 💋 Stepsister Romance 🖤 Obsessive Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🔄 Second Chance

Don't Leave Me

A cybercriminal's house arrest traps her with the childhood stepsister she's never stopped wanting.

by Eden Emory 2023 292 pages

3.96

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Sapphic 💋 Stepsister Romance 🖤 Obsessive Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🔄 Second Chance

Becoming Mine

by Roxanne Tully • 2025

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

3.74

1k+

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Becoming Mine

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

by Roxanne Tully 2025 351 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Step Bully

by Willow Dixon • 2022

Rival stepbrothers forced into one apartment: Jules keeps his distance until Ash stops letting him.

3.81

4k+

🖤 Stepbrother Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💭 Bisexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Step Bully

Rival stepbrothers forced into one apartment: Jules keeps his distance until Ash stops letting him.

by Willow Dixon 2022 326 pages

3.81

4k+ ratings

🖤 Stepbrother Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💭 Bisexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Whispered Prayers of a Girl

by Alex Grayson • 2017

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

4.35

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

Whispered Prayers of a Girl

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

by Alex Grayson 2017 182 pages

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

False Pretenses

by Catherine Coulter • 1988

Acquitted of murder, she inherits an empire and the unsettling stranger who saved her.

4.05

4k+

🌳 Family Saga 💰 Inheritance Drama ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💞 Love After Loss

False Pretenses

Acquitted of murder, she inherits an empire and the unsettling stranger who saved her.

by Catherine Coulter 1988 402 pages

4.05

4k+ ratings

🌳 Family Saga 💰 Inheritance Drama ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💞 Love After Loss

Dark Mafia Vows

by Kayla Mason • 2024

To save her mafia family from ruin, she must marry the man who destroyed them.

4.16

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Dark Mafia Vows

To save her mafia family from ruin, she must marry the man who destroyed them.

by Kayla Mason 2024 348 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Stupid Dirty

by Erin Russell • 2024

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

4.03

7k+

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

Stupid Dirty

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

by Erin Russell 2024 335 pages

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

Baggage Claim

by Juliana Smith • 2022

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

3.67

13k+

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Baggage Claim

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

by Juliana Smith 2022 271 pages

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

The Newlyweds

by J. Bengtsson • 2018

After tragedy, newlyweds take in grieving children while his dark past and her sorrow collide.

4.38

2k+

⭐ Rock Star Romance 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👶 Instant Parenthood 🖤 Traumatized Hero 😂 Humor Through Grief

The Newlyweds

After tragedy, newlyweds take in grieving children while his dark past and her sorrow collide.

by J. Bengtsson 2018

4.38

2k+ ratings

⭐ Rock Star Romance 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👶 Instant Parenthood 🖤 Traumatized Hero 😂 Humor Through Grief

Against the Clock

by Brittany Kelley • 2023

A reporter who resents football and an aging quarterback collide on camera. The spark goes viral.

3.47

3k+

🏈 Football Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine 📸 Public Relationship 🩹 Injury Recovery 💙 Vulnerable Hero

Against the Clock

A reporter who resents football and an aging quarterback collide on camera. The spark goes viral.

by Brittany Kelley 2023 324 pages

3.47

3k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine 📸 Public Relationship 🩹 Injury Recovery 💙 Vulnerable Hero

The Naughty Week

by Jade West • 2025

Alone in London, broke and heartbroken, she joins a secret escort agency to reclaim her life.

3.92

3k+

🖤 Bdsm Awakening 💋 Sex Worker Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Kink Exploration ⛓️ Pain Play

The Naughty Week

Alone in London, broke and heartbroken, she joins a secret escort agency to reclaim her life.

by Jade West 2025 222 pages

3.92

3k+ ratings

🖤 Bdsm Awakening 💋 Sex Worker Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Kink Exploration ⛓️ Pain Play

Vicious Prince

by Rina Kent • 2020

She schemes for revenge. He schemes for escape. Their arranged marriage becomes a war of obsession.

4.09

77k+

😈 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🔥 Possessive Hero 🏫 Elite Boarding School

Vicious Prince

She schemes for revenge. He schemes for escape. Their arranged marriage becomes a war of obsession.

by Rina Kent 2020 302 pages

4.09

77k+ ratings

😈 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🔥 Possessive Hero 🏫 Elite Boarding School

Dare Me to Stay

by A.J. Wilding • 2026

A single mother hiding his child owes a debt to the mafia heir she once fled.

4.37

2k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔁 Second Chance 👶 Secret Baby

Dare Me to Stay

A single mother hiding his child owes a debt to the mafia heir she once fled.

by A.J. Wilding 2026 609 pages

4.37

2k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔁 Second Chance 👶 Secret Baby

Ice Ice Baby

by Carly Robyn • 2025

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

3.82

6k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

Ice Ice Baby

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

by Carly Robyn 2025 328 pages

3.82

6k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

The Wish Collector

by Mia Sheridan • 2018

A ballerina slips a wish through a crumbling wall. A scarred recluse answers from the other side.

4.17

13k+

🩹 Scarred Hero 🖤 Beastly Hero 🩰 Ballerina Heroine ⏳ Dual Timelines ✨ Wishes And Curses

The Wish Collector

A ballerina slips a wish through a crumbling wall. A scarred recluse answers from the other side.

by Mia Sheridan 2018 468 pages

4.17

13k+ ratings

🩹 Scarred Hero 🖤 Beastly Hero 🩰 Ballerina Heroine ⏳ Dual Timelines ✨ Wishes And Curses

After Ever Happy

by Anna Todd • 2015

A paternity lie shatters Hardin's world; Tessa must choose between holding on and letting go.

3.93

100k+

💔 Toxic Love 🔥 Second Chance 😤 Self-Destructive Hero 🖋️ Book Within A Book 🏫 College Romance

After Ever Happy

A paternity lie shatters Hardin's world; Tessa must choose between holding on and letting go.

by Anna Todd 2015 512 pages

3.93

100k+ ratings

💔 Toxic Love 🔥 Second Chance 😤 Self-Destructive Hero 🖋️ Book Within A Book 🏫 College Romance

El tiempo que tuvimos

by Cherry Chic • 2023

Ten years after leaving Ireland, she returns to the boy she left under the fairy tree.

4.31

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💛 Eating Disorder 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

El tiempo que tuvimos

Ten years after leaving Ireland, she returns to the boy she left under the fairy tree.

by Cherry Chic 2023 437 pages

4.31

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💛 Eating Disorder 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Violent Delights

by Jessica Hawkins • 2019

A cartel heiress must marry her mother's suspected killer to save the brother she secretly loves.

4.01

9k+

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