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

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

by Jennifer Hartmann

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

4.16

15k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak Summary

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An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023 294 pages

4.16

15k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

Twisted Love

by Ana Huang • 2021

Her brother's best friend is her new protector, a billionaire who plans to destroy her father.

3.71

1.6M+

💰 Billionaire Romance 🖤 Revenge Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend ☀️ Sunshine And Grumpy 💔 Groveling Hero

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Twisted Love

Her brother's best friend is her new protector, a billionaire who plans to destroy her father.

by Ana Huang 2021 360 pages

3.71

1.6M+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 🖤 Revenge Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend ☀️ Sunshine And Grumpy 💔 Groveling Hero

Twisted Hate

by Ana Huang • 2022

Her best friend's brother proposed a no-strings arrangement to burn off their mutual hatred.

3.94

800k+

🥊 Enemies With Benefits 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🔑 Criminal Past 🔥 Angry Banter 🖤 Dark Romantic Suspense

Twisted Hate

Her best friend's brother proposed a no-strings arrangement to burn off their mutual hatred.

by Ana Huang 2022 522 pages

3.94

800k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies With Benefits 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🔑 Criminal Past 🔥 Angry Banter 🖤 Dark Romantic Suspense

Twisted Lies

by Ana Huang • 2022

To escape a stalker, she fake-dates a CEO whose obsession runs deeper than she knows.

4.16

700k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 💘 Obsessive Love

Twisted Lies

To escape a stalker, she fake-dates a CEO whose obsession runs deeper than she knows.

by Ana Huang 2022 560 pages

4.16

700k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 💘 Obsessive Love

King of Wrath

by Ana Huang • 2022

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

4.03

600k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

King of Wrath

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

by Ana Huang 2022 398 pages

4.03

600k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

Offside

by Avery Keelan

She kissed her ex's hockey rival for revenge. He refused to be just a rebound.

3.80

100k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏒 College Hockey 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

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Offside

She kissed her ex's hockey rival for revenge. He refused to be just a rebound.

by Avery Keelan 2019 540 pages

3.80

100k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏒 College Hockey 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

Ruthless Empire

by Rina Kent

Childhood enemies turned step-siblings share a secret affair as a stalker catalogs their every move.

4.11

75k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Step-Sibling Taboo 🏛️ Elite Prep School 🗡️ Possessive Hero 🕰️ Childhood Obsession

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Ruthless Empire

Childhood enemies turned step-siblings share a secret affair as a stalker catalogs their every move.

by Rina Kent 2020 384 pages

4.11

75k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Step-Sibling Taboo 🏛️ Elite Prep School 🗡️ Possessive Hero 🕰️ Childhood Obsession

Just for the Cameras

by Meghan Quinn

An NFL star's zoo-duty Instagram romance with a flamingo keeper turns inconveniently real.

3.96

58k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

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Just for the Cameras

An NFL star's zoo-duty Instagram romance with a flamingo keeper turns inconveniently real.

by Meghan Quinn 2026 592 pages

3.96

58k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Birds of a Feather

by Kate Stewart

A mafia heiress offers a vigilante her father's empire. She's tracked his secrets for eight years.

4.51

9k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero 💌 Secret Pining

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Birds of a Feather

A mafia heiress offers a vigilante her father's empire. She's tracked his secrets for eight years.

by Kate Stewart 2026 720 pages

4.51

9k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero 💌 Secret Pining

Free Me

by Ashley N. Rostek

She survived her family's massacre. Four years in witness protection, and the killer has found her.

4.11

24k+

🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Polyamorous Family 🕵️ Witness Protection 🫂 Intimacy After Trauma 👀 Exhibitionist Awakening

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Free Me

She survived her family's massacre. Four years in witness protection, and the killer has found her.

by Ashley N. Rostek 2023 235 pages

4.11

24k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Polyamorous Family 🕵️ Witness Protection 🫂 Intimacy After Trauma 👀 Exhibitionist Awakening

Ours

by A.K. Rose

Bred to be broken, she's the obsession of three stepbrothers who kill for her.

4.07

11k+

🖤 Why Choose 🔫 Mafia Romance 👤 Stepbrothers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Traumatized Heroine

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Ours

Bred to be broken, she's the obsession of three stepbrothers who kill for her.

by A.K. Rose 2022 418 pages

4.07

11k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose 🔫 Mafia Romance 👤 Stepbrothers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Traumatized Heroine

Before We Came

by Sloane St. James

Her anonymous hookup is the hockey star who first kissed her before she was kidnapped.

3.78

44k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🛏️ One-Night Stand 🚪 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

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Before We Came

Her anonymous hookup is the hockey star who first kissed her before she was kidnapped.

by Sloane St. James 2023 348 pages

3.78

44k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🛏️ One-Night Stand 🚪 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

One Night Seduction

by Katelyn Taylor

A college senior's anonymous Dom at a sex club is the stepfather who raised her.

3.79

4k+

🕯️ Age Gap Romance 🎭 Masked Encounter 🔥 Jealous Possessive Hero ⚔️ Brothers Rivalry 😩 High Angst

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One Night Seduction

A college senior's anonymous Dom at a sex club is the stepfather who raised her.

by Katelyn Taylor 2025 346 pages

3.79

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Age Gap Romance 🎭 Masked Encounter 🔥 Jealous Possessive Hero ⚔️ Brothers Rivalry 😩 High Angst

War

by Brittanee Nicole

Two years of loathing, one impulsive proposal: she'll marry her enemy to save his foster daughter.

4.24

19k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad

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War

Two years of loathing, one impulsive proposal: she'll marry her enemy to save his foster daughter.

by Brittanee Nicole 2025 398 pages

4.24

19k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad

His Juliet

by Emilia Rossi

A mafia enforcer hunted through the rain hides in a bookstore with its lonely, anxious manager.

4.01

12k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 😰 Agoraphobia 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔒 Forced Proximity 💔 Traumatized Hero

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His Juliet

A mafia enforcer hunted through the rain hides in a bookstore with its lonely, anxious manager.

by Emilia Rossi 2025 468 pages

4.01

12k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 😰 Agoraphobia 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔒 Forced Proximity 💔 Traumatized Hero

The Night We Met

by Abby Jimenez

His best friend's girlfriend is struggling, so he shovels her car at 3 a.m. in secret.

3.98

200k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💭 Mutual Pining 🖤 Angsty Contemporary ❄️ Snowy Minnesota 🏠 Found Family

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The Night We Met

His best friend's girlfriend is struggling, so he shovels her car at 3 a.m. in secret.

by Abby Jimenez 2026 400 pages

3.98

200k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💭 Mutual Pining 🖤 Angsty Contemporary ❄️ Snowy Minnesota 🏠 Found Family

In Her Own League

by Liz Tomforde

Baseball's first female owner can't afford scandal. Her grumpy video coach is becoming one.

4.31

100k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👩‍💼 She's The Boss 🏨 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Single Dad Hero

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In Her Own League

Baseball's first female owner can't afford scandal. Her grumpy video coach is becoming one.

by Liz Tomforde 2026 473 pages

4.31

100k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👩‍💼 She's The Boss 🏨 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Single Dad Hero

Dove

by Paisley Hope

An outlaw biker corners a grieving waitress and decides she's his, then hunts her parents' killer.

4.05

13k+

🏍️ MC Romance 🖤 Possessive Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Small Town Romance

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Dove

An outlaw biker corners a grieving waitress and decides she's his, then hunts her parents' killer.

by Paisley Hope 2026 368 pages

4.05

13k+ ratings

🏍️ MC Romance 🖤 Possessive Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Small Town Romance

Behind Closed Doors

by Shain Rose

A mafia boss handcuffs a teacher to his bed. His daughter needs her. His world wants blood.

3.95

11k+

🏛️ Mafia Secret Society 💼 Nanny To Lover 👧 Single Dad 👻 Returning Spouse 🔥 Steamy Suspense

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Behind Closed Doors

A mafia boss handcuffs a teacher to his bed. His daughter needs her. His world wants blood.

by Shain Rose 2026 432 pages

3.95

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Mafia Secret Society 💼 Nanny To Lover 👧 Single Dad 👻 Returning Spouse 🔥 Steamy Suspense

Fight

by Sloane St. James

He fights wildfires. She's fleeing a secret marriage. A blizzard traps them with the truth.

3.79

50k+

🚒 Firefighter Romance 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏔️ Survival Romance 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run

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Fight

He fights wildfires. She's fleeing a secret marriage. A blizzard traps them with the truth.

by Sloane St. James 2025 384 pages

3.79

50k+ ratings

🚒 Firefighter Romance 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏔️ Survival Romance 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run

Where the Wildflowers Grow

by Terah Shelton Harris

An escaped convict hides on a flower farm, where loving the farmer risks her stolen freedom.

4.17

20k+

🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🕊️ Sacrificial Love

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Where the Wildflowers Grow

An escaped convict hides on a flower farm, where loving the farmer risks her stolen freedom.

by Terah Shelton Harris 2026 496 pages

4.17

20k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🕊️ Sacrificial Love

Reaper and Ruin

by Elle Thorpe

A teddy bear camera filmed her assault. Now its owner wants Violet in his underground prison.

4.34

10k+

🩸 Serial Killer Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Protective Heroine 💙 Bisexual Awakening 🌫️ Morally Gray Characters

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Reaper and Ruin

A teddy bear camera filmed her assault. Now its owner wants Violet in his underground prison.

by Elle Thorpe 2025 470 pages

4.34

10k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Protective Heroine 💙 Bisexual Awakening 🌫️ Morally Gray Characters

Sacred Vow

by Sheridan Anne

At a sex club a silver fox consumes her. Then her campus hookup calls him Dad.

4.16

4k+

👴 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🌶️ High Heat 🍸 Exclusive Sex Club 🤫 Secret Arrangement

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Sacred Vow

At a sex club a silver fox consumes her. Then her campus hookup calls him Dad.

by Sheridan Anne 2025 462 pages

4.16

4k+ ratings

👴 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🌶️ High Heat 🍸 Exclusive Sex Club 🤫 Secret Arrangement

The Matchmaker

by Elle Nicoll

She finds soulmates for everyone. Her newest client, a grieving billionaire, wants only her.

4.20

4k+

💎 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Widower Hero

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The Matchmaker

She finds soulmates for everyone. Her newest client, a grieving billionaire, wants only her.

by Elle Nicoll 2025 446 pages

4.20

4k+ ratings

💎 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Widower Hero

Barons of Decay

by Angel Lawson

A masked fraternity hunts her. Killing one hunter traps her with the men who found her.

3.81

2k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society ⛓️ Captor Captive 🎭 Masked Man 🩸 Shared Crime

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Barons of Decay

A masked fraternity hunts her. Killing one hunter traps her with the men who found her.

by Angel Lawson 2025 402 pages

3.81

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society ⛓️ Captor Captive 🎭 Masked Man 🩸 Shared Crime

Start a War

by Elle Thorpe

A murdered brother's secret club and three dangerous men are her escape from a violent fiancé.

4.29

29k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏍️ Motorcycle Club 👬 Brother's Best Friend 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔞 Secret Sex Club

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Start a War

A murdered brother's secret club and three dangerous men are her escape from a violent fiancé.

by Elle Thorpe 2022 362 pages

4.29

29k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏍️ Motorcycle Club 👬 Brother's Best Friend 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔞 Secret Sex Club

Black Swan Affair

by K.L. Kreig

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

4.02

15k+

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

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Black Swan Affair

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

by K.L. Kreig 2016 370 pages

4.02

15k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

Our Way

by T.L. Swan

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

28k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

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Our Way

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020 560 pages

4.07

28k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Whips and Chains

by Elle Thorpe

A killer's countdown took her best friend. Three dangerous men were watching. Now they want her.

4.29

11k+

👥 Why Choose 🔪 Stalker Suspense 🏠 Found Family 🖤 Morally Gray Heroes 🎯 Cat And Mouse

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Whips and Chains

A killer's countdown took her best friend. Three dangerous men were watching. Now they want her.

by Elle Thorpe 2025 380 pages

4.29

11k+ ratings

👥 Why Choose 🔪 Stalker Suspense 🏠 Found Family 🖤 Morally Gray Heroes 🎯 Cat And Mouse

Loving Whiskey

by Brittanee Nicole

He destroyed her for a leak she never made. She's pregnant. He's out of second chances.

4.08

7k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🙇 Groveling Hero 💼 Billionaire Hero

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Loving Whiskey

He destroyed her for a leak she never made. She's pregnant. He's out of second chances.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022 462 pages

4.08

7k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🙇 Groveling Hero 💼 Billionaire Hero

Wicked Altar

by Jane Henry

Her sister's life depends on marrying the childhood bully who now leads a criminal empire.

3.95

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Dark Mafia Romance ☘️ Irish Mafia 🧩 Neurodivergent Heroine

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Wicked Altar

Her sister's life depends on marrying the childhood bully who now leads a criminal empire.

by Jane Henry 2026 486 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Dark Mafia Romance ☘️ Irish Mafia 🧩 Neurodivergent Heroine

Black Thorns

by Rina Kent

Vanished for seven years, she resurfaces as another man's wife, but he never stopped hunting.

3.85

34k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔄 Second Chance 😈 Cruel Hero 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Blackmailed Heroine

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Black Thorns

Vanished for seven years, she resurfaces as another man's wife, but he never stopped hunting.

by Rina Kent 2021 336 pages

3.85

34k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔄 Second Chance 😈 Cruel Hero 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Blackmailed Heroine

Heavy

by M.L. Burns

Blackmailed into killing her step-uncle, she falls for the touch-averse ex-con she meant to destroy.

4.07

17k+

🤚 Touch-Averse Hero 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity 🕶️ Morally Grey Hero

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Heavy

Blackmailed into killing her step-uncle, she falls for the touch-averse ex-con she meant to destroy.

by M.L. Burns 2025 496 pages

4.07

17k+ ratings

🤚 Touch-Averse Hero 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity 🕶️ Morally Grey Hero

Midnight Poison

by Penny Dee

Pregnant with his heir and accused of betrayal, she flees the mob boss who owns her.

4.02

5k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 👶 Pregnancy Trope ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance

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Midnight Poison

Pregnant with his heir and accused of betrayal, she flees the mob boss who owns her.

by Penny Dee 2024 306 pages

4.02

5k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 👶 Pregnancy Trope ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance

Crash

by Kathy Lockheart

After her heart stops, her brother's best friend moves her into his penthouse to hunt a killer.

4.09

18k+

🫣 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩺 Medical Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

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Crash

After her heart stops, her brother's best friend moves her into his penthouse to hunt a killer.

by Kathy Lockheart 2025 432 pages

4.09

18k+ ratings

🫣 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩺 Medical Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

The Wicked

by Rebecca Johnpee

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

3.60

3k+

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

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The Wicked

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

by Rebecca Johnpee 2025 512 pages

3.60

3k+ ratings

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

Our Perfect Storm

by Carley Fortune

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

4.02

200k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

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Our Perfect Storm

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

by Carley Fortune 2026 410 pages

4.02

200k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

Close to You

by Nissa Renzo

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

3.74

9k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

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Close to You

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

by Nissa Renzo 2026 545 pages

3.74

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

Forged by Shadows

by Maddison Cole

Her cruel brother wants to destroy her. His friends want to own her. She wants them all.

4.08

3k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💕 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🫂 Found Family

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Forged by Shadows

Her cruel brother wants to destroy her. His friends want to own her. She wants them all.

by Maddison Cole 2024 438 pages

4.08

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💕 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🫂 Found Family

Rules for the Summer

by Meghan Quinn

She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.

3.84

65k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🌊 Seaside Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 📱 Online Dating Mishap

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Rules for the Summer

She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.

by Meghan Quinn 2026 552 pages

3.84

65k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🌊 Seaside Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 📱 Online Dating Mishap

Bound by Obsession

by Maddison Cole

A DNA test reveals her bully isn't her brother. His obsession was never about forbidden blood.

4.17

2k+

🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Obsessive Antihero ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 🩹 Trauma Bonding

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Bound by Obsession

A DNA test reveals her bully isn't her brother. His obsession was never about forbidden blood.

by Maddison Cole 2024 402 pages

4.17

2k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Obsessive Antihero ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 🩹 Trauma Bonding

Time to Shine

by Rachel Reid

A backup goalie's NHL call-up comes with a roommate: the superstar who hates being alone.

4.07

21k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🫂 Teammates To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌸 Virgin Hero ☀️ Sunshine X Grumpy

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Time to Shine

A backup goalie's NHL call-up comes with a roommate: the superstar who hates being alone.

by Rachel Reid 2023 352 pages

4.07

21k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🫂 Teammates To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌸 Virgin Hero ☀️ Sunshine X Grumpy

Where There's a Will

by Jessie Walker

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

4.25

8k+

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

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Where There's a Will

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

by Jessie Walker 2021 503 pages

4.25

8k+ ratings

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Crucible

by B.B. Reid

Three dangerous men. One snowbound cabin. A pop star's only way to survive is total submission.

3.88

5k+

🖤 Dark Captive Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forced Proximity 🩸 Touch Her And Die 🌶️ Breeding Kink

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Crucible

Three dangerous men. One snowbound cabin. A pop star's only way to survive is total submission.

by B.B. Reid 2024

3.88

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Captive Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forced Proximity 🩸 Touch Her And Die 🌶️ Breeding Kink

Dolly All the Time

by Annabel Monaghan

A broke single mother fake-dates a panicked heir. Her price: sixty thousand.

4.36

87k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💰 Cross-Class Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mother Heroine 🌊 Anxious Hero 💖 Learning To Receive

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Dolly All the Time

A broke single mother fake-dates a panicked heir. Her price: sixty thousand.

by Annabel Monaghan 2026 366 pages

4.36

87k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💰 Cross-Class Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mother Heroine 🌊 Anxious Hero 💖 Learning To Receive

Summer State of Mind

by Kristy Woodson Harvey

A beach-town NICU nurse falls for the baseball coach who rescued a newborn from a dumpster.

3.74

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Summer State of Mind

A beach-town NICU nurse falls for the baseball coach who rescued a newborn from a dumpster.

by Kristy Woodson Harvey 2026 384 pages

3.74

9k+ ratings

😍 Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 🌊 Coastal Small Town 📖 Book Club Fiction

The Rulebreaker

by Piper Rayne

Choosing her cost him his brother. A decade later, the Colts force them together.

4.04

8k+

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The Rulebreaker

Choosing her cost him his brother. A decade later, the Colts force them together.

by Piper Rayne 2026 374 pages

4.04

8k+ ratings

🍼 Single Parent Romance ⚾ Baseball Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🚫 Off-Limits Crush 🏠 Found Family

Midnight Stage

by Sheridan Anne

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

4.04

5k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

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Midnight Stage

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

by Sheridan Anne 2024 399 pages

4.04

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Tempting Venom

by Rina Kent

When two college hockey captains collide, the line between hate and obsession shatters.

4.33

21k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 College Hockey 💔 Trauma Bonding 😭 High Angst 🕯️ Secret Society

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Tempting Venom

When two college hockey captains collide, the line between hate and obsession shatters.

by Rina Kent 2026 577 pages

4.33

21k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 College Hockey 💔 Trauma Bonding 😭 High Angst 🕯️ Secret Society

Take Me Apart

by Brea Alepoú

A cop hunts a mafia family for approval; the youngest brother decides the cop is his.

3.93

23k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 👮 Cop And Criminal 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Found Family

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Take Me Apart

A cop hunts a mafia family for approval; the youngest brother decides the cop is his.

by Brea Alepoú 2022 352 pages

3.93

23k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 👮 Cop And Criminal 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Found Family

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