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

No, Don't Ever Stop

by Marni Mann • 2026

A nurse gives a retired NFL star one night, but his motherless boy makes leaving impossible.

4.22

6k+

🧒 Single Father 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🩹 Healing After Loss 🔥 High Heat

No, Don't Ever Stop

A nurse gives a retired NFL star one night, but his motherless boy makes leaving impossible.

by Marni Mann 2026 276 pages

4.22

6k+ ratings

🧒 Single Father 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🩹 Healing After Loss 🔥 High Heat

Playing with Lies

by Riley Edwards • 2023

A detective protects his crush from a stalker, uncovering a family secret worth killing for.

4.53

3k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 😰 Anxious Heroine 🔍 Family Secrets

Playing with Lies

A detective protects his crush from a stalker, uncovering a family secret worth killing for.

by Riley Edwards 2023 350 pages

4.53

3k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 😰 Anxious Heroine 🔍 Family Secrets

The Weight of It All

by N.R. Walker • 2016

Dumped for his weight, an actuary joins a gym and meets a trainer who sees him.

4.29

10k+

🏋️ Trainer Client Romance 👬 Friends To Lovers ⚖️ Weight Loss Journey 💪 Gym Romance 💬 Witty Banter

The Weight of It All

Dumped for his weight, an actuary joins a gym and meets a trainer who sees him.

by N.R. Walker 2016 274 pages

4.29

10k+ ratings

🏋️ Trainer Client Romance 👬 Friends To Lovers ⚖️ Weight Loss Journey 💪 Gym Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Our Kind of Love

by Kait Nolan • 2021

A country star's accidental engagement announcement forces him home to face his first love.

4.38

1k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Our Kind of Love

A country star's accidental engagement announcement forces him home to face his first love.

by Kait Nolan 2021 206 pages

4.38

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Almost Perfect

by Claudia Y. Burgoa • 2020

A scarred athlete and his sister's best friend stumble into a fling that reopens deepest wounds.

4.02

500+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🙈 Best Friend's Brother 💋 Practice Dating 💌 Love Letters 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Almost Perfect

A scarred athlete and his sister's best friend stumble into a fling that reopens deepest wounds.

by Claudia Y. Burgoa 2020 286 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🙈 Best Friend's Brother 💋 Practice Dating 💌 Love Letters 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Enigma

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2021

A wrong number binds a grieving ex-cop to a vigilante on a shared hunt for vengeance.

4.31

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Vigilante Hero 💔 Trauma-Bonded Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⛓️ Power Play

The Enigma

A wrong number binds a grieving ex-cop to a vigilante on a shared hunt for vengeance.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2021 514 pages

4.31

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Vigilante Hero 💔 Trauma-Bonded Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⛓️ Power Play

Until July

by Aurora Rose Reynolds • 2015

A vet stops for an injured bird. The biker who stops for her won't let go.

4.15

24k+

🔥 Motorcycle Club Romance 🪖 Former Military Hero 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🐾 Animal Rescue 👥 Found Family

Until July

A vet stops for an injured bird. The biker who stops for her won't let go.

by Aurora Rose Reynolds 2015 240 pages

4.15

24k+ ratings

🔥 Motorcycle Club Romance 🪖 Former Military Hero 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🐾 Animal Rescue 👥 Found Family

Friendly Fire

by Saxon James • 2021

Born minutes apart, childhood best friends become neighbors and a prank war masks years of longing.

4.03

4k+

👯 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 💜 Asexual Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🎭 Prank Wars

Friendly Fire

Born minutes apart, childhood best friends become neighbors and a prank war masks years of longing.

by Saxon James 2021 229 pages

4.03

4k+ ratings

👯 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 💜 Asexual Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🎭 Prank Wars

The Resurrection

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2022

When a crime lord's island paradise is invaded, his wife refuses to be a silent victim.

4.41

4k+

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Scarred Antihero 🔒 Possessive Protector 🔥 Female Rage

The Resurrection

When a crime lord's island paradise is invaded, his wife refuses to be a silent victim.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2022 499 pages

4.41

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Scarred Antihero 🔒 Possessive Protector 🔥 Female Rage

The Wild Side

by Cassie-Ann L. Miller • 2022

Their childhood pact: marry at thirty. He's back, and she's still pretending it was a joke.

3.90

10k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 📝 Childhood Pact 💼 Workaholic Hero

The Wild Side

Their childhood pact: marry at thirty. He's back, and she's still pretending it was a joke.

by Cassie-Ann L. Miller 2022 434 pages

3.90

10k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 📝 Childhood Pact 💼 Workaholic Hero

The Best Wild Idea

by Lily Parker • 2025

Her late fiancé's letters push her across Europe with the best friend she cannot forgive.

3.74

116

💫 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ✈️ Forced Proximity 💎 Billionaire Romance 🌅 Love After Loss

The Best Wild Idea

Her late fiancé's letters push her across Europe with the best friend she cannot forgive.

by Lily Parker 2025 318 pages

3.74

116 ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ✈️ Forced Proximity 💎 Billionaire Romance 🌅 Love After Loss

Crossing the Top Line

by Thora Woods • 2023

Trapped by a hurricane with her hockey-player ex and two teammates who want to share her.

3.89

500+

🏒 Omegaverse Hockey 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Crossing the Top Line

Trapped by a hurricane with her hockey-player ex and two teammates who want to share her.

by Thora Woods 2023 406 pages

3.89

500+ ratings

🏒 Omegaverse Hockey 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Cosas del destino (II)

by Cris Ginsey • 2018

Ashley found Claire's diary at camp. Twelve years later, Claire walks into her park, already taken.

4.39

321

🌈 Sapphic Romance 👭 Friends To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Cosas del destino (II)

Ashley found Claire's diary at camp. Twelve years later, Claire walks into her park, already taken.

by Cris Ginsey 2018 544 pages

4.39

321 ratings

🌈 Sapphic Romance 👭 Friends To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Love Songs Suck

by Becky Monson • 2023

When a pop star's song exposes her name, an engaged woman's quiet life collides with fame.

4.13

3k+

🌟 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Love Triangle

Love Songs Suck

When a pop star's song exposes her name, an engaged woman's quiet life collides with fame.

by Becky Monson 2023 317 pages

4.13

3k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Love Triangle

Dangerous Affair

by Riley Edwards • 2024

Her Vegas one-night stand is her grandmother's dearest friend. His enemies now want her dead.

4.62

2k+

🕵️ Covert Ops Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero 🫂 Found Family 😔 Guilt And Redemption

Dangerous Affair

Her Vegas one-night stand is her grandmother's dearest friend. His enemies now want her dead.

by Riley Edwards 2024 372 pages

4.62

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Covert Ops Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero 🫂 Found Family 😔 Guilt And Redemption

One More Secret

by Stina Lindenblatt • 2023

A woman hiding from a murder conviction collides with a veteran who recognizes her trauma.

4.19

500+

🕰️ Dual Timeline Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎭 Hidden Identity 💜 Domestic Abuse Survivor

One More Secret

A woman hiding from a murder conviction collides with a veteran who recognizes her trauma.

by Stina Lindenblatt 2023

4.19

500+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎭 Hidden Identity 💜 Domestic Abuse Survivor

My Torin

by K. Webster • 2018

Her new home is a windowless mansion. Her new prison is its brilliant, possessive autistic heir.

4.18

8k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🧠 Autistic Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Terminal Illness 🔥 Possessive Hero

My Torin

Her new home is a windowless mansion. Her new prison is its brilliant, possessive autistic heir.

by K. Webster 2018 244 pages

4.18

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🧠 Autistic Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Terminal Illness 🔥 Possessive Hero

Breaking His Rules

by Layla Hagen • 2026

A security CEO's iron rules meet a restaurant owner's warm heart. Only one can win.

3.95

1k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Breaking His Rules

A security CEO's iron rules meet a restaurant owner's warm heart. Only one can win.

by Layla Hagen 2026 270 pages

3.95

1k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Until the Stars Fall

by Nate Wilder • 2026

A single-dad chef falls for his daughter's teacher, the same woman renting his apartment.

4.30

500+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family

Until the Stars Fall

A single-dad chef falls for his daughter's teacher, the same woman renting his apartment.

by Nate Wilder 2026 362 pages

4.30

500+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family

The Rewind

by Allison Winn Scotch • 2022

Exes wake up married with no memory on New Year's; a scavenger hunt can undo it.

3.21

17k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 💍 Waking Up Married 🛗 Forced Proximity 📸 Amnesia Plot 🎓 College Reunion

The Rewind

Exes wake up married with no memory on New Year's; a scavenger hunt can undo it.

by Allison Winn Scotch 2022 368 pages

3.21

17k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 💍 Waking Up Married 🛗 Forced Proximity 📸 Amnesia Plot 🎓 College Reunion

The Pretender

by Kristy Marie • 2020

College rivals fake a romance to win a reality show. Their prank war was never pretend.

3.91

1k+

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Pretender

College rivals fake a romance to win a reality show. Their prank war was never pretend.

by Kristy Marie 2020 276 pages

3.91

1k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

Donned in Black

by Sara Vice • 2023

Kidnapped by a rival, a mafia princess learns her captor's protection burns hotter than his fury.

3.93

295

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor And Captive 🏠 Forced Proximity 😈 Morally Gray Hero

Donned in Black

Kidnapped by a rival, a mafia princess learns her captor's protection burns hotter than his fury.

by Sara Vice 2023 216 pages

3.93

295 ratings

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor And Captive 🏠 Forced Proximity 😈 Morally Gray Hero

One More Truth

by Stina Lindenblatt • 2024

A wrongly convicted woman's new life shatters when her town uncovers the past she fled.

4.48

500+

🕰️ Dual Timeline Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💘 He Falls First ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🗝️ WWII Resistance

One More Truth

A wrongly convicted woman's new life shatters when her town uncovers the past she fled.

by Stina Lindenblatt 2024

4.48

500+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💘 He Falls First ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🗝️ WWII Resistance

The Rising

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023

A mob boss promised his pregnant wife peace. The enemy they killed is back for revenge.

4.49

3k+

🖤 Mafia Family Saga 💔 Strained Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Found Family 😈 Secret Enemy

The Rising

A mob boss promised his pregnant wife peace. The enemy they killed is back for revenge.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023 653 pages

4.49

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Family Saga 💔 Strained Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Found Family 😈 Secret Enemy

The Mayor and the Mystery Man

by A.J. Truman • 2022

To salvage his campaign, a mayor asks his straight best friend to pose as his boyfriend.

3.97

2k+

🤝 Fake Dating 💞 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Bisexual Awakening 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father 🏘️ Small Town Romance

The Mayor and the Mystery Man

To salvage his campaign, a mayor asks his straight best friend to pose as his boyfriend.

by A.J. Truman 2022 280 pages

3.97

2k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 💞 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Bisexual Awakening 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Don't You Dare

by C.E. Ricci • 2022

A high school dare kiss haunts two best friends into college, where they push every boundary.

4.00

34k+

👬 Friends To Lovers 🩷 Bi Awakening ⚾ Baseball Romance 🏠 College Roommates 📢 Public Outing

Don't You Dare

A high school dare kiss haunts two best friends into college, where they push every boundary.

by C.E. Ricci 2022 412 pages

4.00

34k+ ratings

👬 Friends To Lovers 🩷 Bi Awakening ⚾ Baseball Romance 🏠 College Roommates 📢 Public Outing

Happy After All

by Maisey Yates • 2025

A pink desert motel, a heartbroken owner, and the widower who checks in each summer.

3.87

10k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Grieving Hero

Happy After All

A pink desert motel, a heartbroken owner, and the widower who checks in each summer.

by Maisey Yates 2025 315 pages

3.87

10k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Grieving Hero

This Day

by Blanka Lipińska • 2018

A Sicilian mafia boss kidnaps a Polish woman and gives her a year to fall in love.

3.48

13k+

🚔 Captive Romance 💼 Mafia Boss 💥 Power Play 🤰 Pregnancy Peril 💍 Forced Marriage

This Day

A Sicilian mafia boss kidnaps a Polish woman and gives her a year to fall in love.

by Blanka Lipińska 2018 416 pages

3.48

13k+ ratings

🚔 Captive Romance 💼 Mafia Boss 💥 Power Play 🤰 Pregnancy Peril 💍 Forced Marriage

One More Betrayal

by Stina Lindenblatt • 2024

A Marine veteran fell in love with her alias. Now her real past is closing in.

4.35

500+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💘 He Falls First 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survivor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero

One More Betrayal

A Marine veteran fell in love with her alias. Now her real past is closing in.

by Stina Lindenblatt 2024 456 pages

4.35

500+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💘 He Falls First 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survivor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero

Mayluna

by Kelley McNeil • 2024

A music journalist collides with Mayluna's guarded frontman: a secret love, two decades of silence.

4.42

26k+

🎸 Second Chance Romance 🎤 Rock Star Romance 🤫 Secret Pregnancy ⏳ Dual Timeline 🫂 Found Family

Mayluna

A music journalist collides with Mayluna's guarded frontman: a secret love, two decades of silence.

by Kelley McNeil 2024 391 pages

4.42

26k+ ratings

🎸 Second Chance Romance 🎤 Rock Star Romance 🤫 Secret Pregnancy ⏳ Dual Timeline 🫂 Found Family

Perfect Love Story

by Natasha Madison • 2018

Her husband's death reveals a double life, sending her seaside into a guarded single dad's path.

4.20

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌅 Starting Over

Perfect Love Story

Her husband's death reveals a double life, sending her seaside into a guarded single dad's path.

by Natasha Madison 2018 186 pages

4.20

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌅 Starting Over

Sacrifice

by Adriana Locke • 2015

A guilt-ridden fighter returns to the ring to save his brother's widow from losing her child.

4.30

10k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Fighter Romance 🏠 Found Family 💪 Protective Hero 👩‍👧 Single Mother

Sacrifice

A guilt-ridden fighter returns to the ring to save his brother's widow from losing her child.

by Adriana Locke 2015 325 pages

4.30

10k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Fighter Romance 🏠 Found Family 💪 Protective Hero 👩‍👧 Single Mother

This One Moment

by Stina Lindenblatt • 2016

His childhood love is comatose. A rock star returns to the hometown and the past he fled.

3.80

500+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫶 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Past

This One Moment

His childhood love is comatose. A rock star returns to the hometown and the past he fled.

by Stina Lindenblatt 2016 264 pages

3.80

500+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫶 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Past

Nothing Less Than Everything

by Maggie C. Gates • 2022

A star receiver hires a designer unaware she's a team cheerleader, sparking a forbidden affair.

4.17

500+

💌 Secret Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 🏈 Football Star 🚫 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Nothing Less Than Everything

A star receiver hires a designer unaware she's a team cheerleader, sparking a forbidden affair.

by Maggie C. Gates 2022 395 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

💌 Secret Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 🏈 Football Star 🚫 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Corpse in the Closet

by Lucy Score • 2021

A psychic helps solve a glamorous murder. The killer's reply: a glitter bomb and a countdown.

4.25

37k+

🏚️ Paranormal Cozy 🔮 Psychic Detective 👻 Reluctant Psychic 💕 Established Relationship 😂 Comedic Mystery

The Corpse in the Closet

A psychic helps solve a glamorous murder. The killer's reply: a glitter bomb and a countdown.

by Lucy Score 2021 450 pages

4.25

37k+ ratings

🏚️ Paranormal Cozy 🔮 Psychic Detective 👻 Reluctant Psychic 💕 Established Relationship 😂 Comedic Mystery

The Life We Almost Had

by Amelia Henley • 2020

A wife enters her comatose husband's mind for a glimpse of the child they never had.

3.81

1k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💔 Infertility Struggle ✨ Alternate Realities 💋 Emotional Infidelity 😭 Tearjerker

The Life We Almost Had

A wife enters her comatose husband's mind for a glimpse of the child they never had.

by Amelia Henley 2020 400 pages

3.81

1k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💔 Infertility Struggle ✨ Alternate Realities 💋 Emotional Infidelity 😭 Tearjerker

What Might Have Been

by Holly Miller • 2022

Her life splits: stay by the sea for a gentle love, or chase London and her ex.

3.78

4k+

🚪 Parallel Lives 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🏘️ Small Town Charm 👯 Complicated Sisters

What Might Have Been

Her life splits: stay by the sea for a gentle love, or chase London and her ex.

by Holly Miller 2022 320 pages

3.78

4k+ ratings

🚪 Parallel Lives 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🏘️ Small Town Charm 👯 Complicated Sisters

The Burnt Heart

by Mae Pierce • 2023

A mafia heiress's three lovers shatter her heart and vanish. Her wrath will bring their world down.

3.37

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 😭 Groveling Heroes 🏠 Found Family 🌱 Trauma Recovery

The Burnt Heart

A mafia heiress's three lovers shatter her heart and vanish. Her wrath will bring their world down.

by Mae Pierce 2023 435 pages

3.37

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 😭 Groveling Heroes 🏠 Found Family 🌱 Trauma Recovery

Breaking His Rules

by V.H. Nicolson • 2025

Two bitter divorce lawyers, one masked club, and a chemistry that could ruin them both.

4.26

500+

❤️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🥇 He Falls First 👩‍👦 Single Parent 🎭 Masked Encounter

Breaking His Rules

Two bitter divorce lawyers, one masked club, and a chemistry that could ruin them both.

by V.H. Nicolson 2025 370 pages

4.26

500+ ratings

❤️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🥇 He Falls First 👩‍👦 Single Parent 🎭 Masked Encounter

Swallow Me Whole

by Gemma James • 2018

Betrayed, Sadie seeks bedroom lessons from her best friend's brother. The rule: don't fall in love.

3.74

6k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 👯 Best Friend's Brother 📋 No Strings Arrangement 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🖤 Dominant Hero

Swallow Me Whole

Betrayed, Sadie seeks bedroom lessons from her best friend's brother. The rule: don't fall in love.

by Gemma James 2018 338 pages

3.74

6k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 👯 Best Friend's Brother 📋 No Strings Arrangement 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🖤 Dominant Hero

The Star-Crossed Series

by Trilina Pucci • 2023

A senator's daughter. A mob boss's son. A prophecy that says she'll die to save him.

4.42

219

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🌑 Dark Romance 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 🗡️ Possessive Hero

The Star-Crossed Series

A senator's daughter. A mob boss's son. A prophecy that says she'll die to save him.

by Trilina Pucci 2023 548 pages

4.42

219 ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🌑 Dark Romance 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 🗡️ Possessive Hero

Buttons & Lace

by Penelope Sky • 2016

Sold by her boyfriend to traffickers, her captor sets a price for freedom: total submission.

4.00

30k+

⛓️ Captive Romance 💰 Transactional Intimacy 🩹 Hurt Comfort ⚡ Power Exchange 💔 Trauma Recovery

Buttons & Lace

Sold by her boyfriend to traffickers, her captor sets a price for freedom: total submission.

by Penelope Sky 2016 369 pages

4.00

30k+ ratings

⛓️ Captive Romance 💰 Transactional Intimacy 🩹 Hurt Comfort ⚡ Power Exchange 💔 Trauma Recovery

Absolution

by Sloane Kennedy • 2016

A vigilante assassin falls for his innocent target, a wounded artist caught in a deadly conspiracy.

4.05

7k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Hurt Comfort 🔪 Assassin Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 😢 Angsty Romance

Absolution

A vigilante assassin falls for his innocent target, a wounded artist caught in a deadly conspiracy.

by Sloane Kennedy 2016 256 pages

4.05

7k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Hurt Comfort 🔪 Assassin Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 😢 Angsty Romance

Prey

by Fanny Lee Savage • 2023

Four masked mercenaries seduce two best friends, their passion a trap set for a crime boss.

3.86

4k+

🖤 Captor Captive 💜 Bi Awakening 🏢 Criminal Empire ⚔️ Revenge Plot 🌫️ Morally Gray

Prey

Four masked mercenaries seduce two best friends, their passion a trap set for a crime boss.

by Fanny Lee Savage 2023 104 pages

3.86

4k+ ratings

🖤 Captor Captive 💜 Bi Awakening 🏢 Criminal Empire ⚔️ Revenge Plot 🌫️ Morally Gray

Gracie Harris Is Under Construction

by Kate Hash • 2025

Famous for grief, a widow escapes to a small town where a contractor rebuilds her heart.

4.07

1k+

🖤 Widow Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

Gracie Harris Is Under Construction

Famous for grief, a widow escapes to a small town where a contractor rebuilds her heart.

by Kate Hash 2025 368 pages

4.07

1k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

Confetti Hearts

by Lily Morton • 2023

Divorce barely dry, a wedding planner is snowed in with the husband he never stopped loving.

4.21

3k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 🏨 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Confetti Hearts

Divorce barely dry, a wedding planner is snowed in with the husband he never stopped loving.

by Lily Morton 2023 307 pages

4.21

3k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 🏨 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Drive Me Wilde

by Tess Oliver • 2025

Indi Nash flees L.A. for her hometown and the man she blames for her greatest loss.

4.25

1k+

🍼 Single Dad Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Return 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Healing Journey

Drive Me Wilde

Indi Nash flees L.A. for her hometown and the man she blames for her greatest loss.

by Tess Oliver 2025 284 pages

4.25

1k+ ratings

🍼 Single Dad Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Return 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Healing Journey

The Barkeep and the Bro

by A.J. Truman • 2022

A broke frat boy tends bar for a grumpy single dad and falls for his ex-girlfriend's father.

4.01

3k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🍸 Workplace Romance 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👨‍👧 Single Dad

The Barkeep and the Bro

A broke frat boy tends bar for a grumpy single dad and falls for his ex-girlfriend's father.

by A.J. Truman 2022 293 pages

4.01

3k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🍸 Workplace Romance 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👨‍👧 Single Dad

The Soulmate Theory

by Sarah A. Bailey • 2023

Five years after one kiss, childhood friends share a classroom and a past neither has outrun.

4.02

1k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🏫 Forced Proximity

The Soulmate Theory

Five years after one kiss, childhood friends share a classroom and a past neither has outrun.

by Sarah A. Bailey 2023 384 pages

4.02

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🏫 Forced Proximity

Big Boss Thuggin & Summer Lovin In The Bahamas

by Aleisha Dawn • 2024

Engaged to the wrong man, she collides with her heavyweight champion first love at sea.

4.67

500+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🖤 Black Love 💬 Miscommunication Trope

Big Boss Thuggin & Summer Lovin In The Bahamas

Engaged to the wrong man, she collides with her heavyweight champion first love at sea.

by Aleisha Dawn 2024 137 pages

4.67

500+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🖤 Black Love 💬 Miscommunication Trope

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