Best Female Protagonist Books | Summaries & Audio

Female Protagonist Book Summaries

Riftborne

by Bree Grenwich

To master her lethal power, a refugee must trust the general who intends to claim her.

3.79

40k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Morally Grey Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers 🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧠 Mental Bond

Immersive

Riftborne

To master her lethal power, a refugee must trust the general who intends to claim her.

by Bree Grenwich 2024 426 pages

3.79

40k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Morally Grey Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers 🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧠 Mental Bond

The Housemaid's Secret

by Freida McFadden • 2023

A housemaid helps an abused wife escape, only to be framed for the husband's murder.

4.16

1.8M+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧹 Maid Thriller ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🦹‍♀️ Mastermind Villain 🎭 Fake Identity

The Housemaid's Secret

A housemaid helps an abused wife escape, only to be framed for the husband's murder.

by Freida McFadden 2023 311 pages

4.16

1.8M+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧹 Maid Thriller ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🦹‍♀️ Mastermind Villain 🎭 Fake Identity

Kill Joy

by Holly Jackson • 2021

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

3.72

100k+

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Kill Joy

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

by Holly Jackson 2021 130 pages

3.72

100k+ ratings

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Long Time Gone

by Charlie Donlea • 2024

DNA proves a forensic fellow is a missing child. Her search for her parents unearths a killer.

4.16

50k+

🧬 Forensic Genealogy 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔍 Family Secrets 📰 Media Frenzy

Long Time Gone

DNA proves a forensic fellow is a missing child. Her search for her parents unearths a killer.

by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages

4.16

50k+ ratings

🧬 Forensic Genealogy 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔍 Family Secrets 📰 Media Frenzy

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros • 1984

On Mango Street, a girl named Hope starts writing the home she cannot yet live in.

3.68

200k+

🌺 Chicana Literature 📖 Vignette Novel ✍️ Writing As Escape 🏘️ Neighborhood Portrait 👧 Latina Girlhood

The House on Mango Street

On Mango Street, a girl named Hope starts writing the home she cannot yet live in.

by Sandra Cisneros 1984 110 pages

3.68

200k+ ratings

🌺 Chicana Literature 📖 Vignette Novel ✍️ Writing As Escape 🏘️ Neighborhood Portrait 👧 Latina Girlhood

The Last Time I Lied

by Riley Sager • 2018

Three girls vanished from her cabin at summer camp. Fifteen years later, she returns for answers.

4.00

200k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏕️ Summer Camp Setting 🏚️ Abandoned Asylum ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Last Time I Lied

Three girls vanished from her cabin at summer camp. Fifteen years later, she returns for answers.

by Riley Sager 2018 402 pages

4.00

200k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏕️ Summer Camp Setting 🏚️ Abandoned Asylum ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Sanatorium

by Sarah Pearse • 2021

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

3.36

200k+

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller 🔍 Detective With Trauma 🗡️ Revenge Killer

The Sanatorium

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

by Sarah Pearse 2021 390 pages

3.36

200k+ ratings

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller 🔍 Detective With Trauma 🗡️ Revenge Killer

The Princess Diaries

by Meg Cabot • 2000

Mia's an awkward Manhattan freshman until her dad drops a bomb: he's a prince, and she's his heir.

3.81

200k+

🏰 Reluctant Royal 📓 Diary Novel 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👑 Tough Love Mentor ✨ Makeover Transformation

The Princess Diaries

Mia's an awkward Manhattan freshman until her dad drops a bomb: he's a prince, and she's his heir.

by Meg Cabot 2000 283 pages

3.81

200k+ ratings

🏰 Reluctant Royal 📓 Diary Novel 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👑 Tough Love Mentor ✨ Makeover Transformation

The Waiting

by Michael Connelly • 2024

A stolen badge. A serial rapist unearthed by DNA. One detective chasing both off the record.

4.35

74k+

🚔 Police Procedural 📂 Cold Case Investigation 🔍 Female Detective 🏄 Surfer Detective 🧬 Genetic Genealogy

The Waiting

A stolen badge. A serial rapist unearthed by DNA. One detective chasing both off the record.

by Michael Connelly 2024 407 pages

4.35

74k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 📂 Cold Case Investigation 🔍 Female Detective 🏄 Surfer Detective 🧬 Genetic Genealogy

My Mechanical Romance

by Alexene Farol Follmuth • 2022

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

3.82

25k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

My Mechanical Romance

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

by Alexene Farol Follmuth 2022 272 pages

3.82

25k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

If It Makes You Happy

by Julie Olivia • 2025

A divorcee inherits her late mother's Vermont inn. The baker next door makes leaving impossible.

4.08

93k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 🥖 Baking Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

If It Makes You Happy

A divorcee inherits her late mother's Vermont inn. The baker next door makes leaving impossible.

by Julie Olivia 2025 500 pages

4.08

93k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 🥖 Baking Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

You Belong Here

by Megan Miranda • 2025

Her daughter chose the college she fled. The masked tradition that killed two men is back.

3.50

39k+

🏫 Campus Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 👩‍👧 Protective Mother 🕸️ Generational Secrets 🧠 Unreliable Memories

You Belong Here

Her daughter chose the college she fled. The masked tradition that killed two men is back.

by Megan Miranda 2025 341 pages

3.50

39k+ ratings

🏫 Campus Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 👩‍👧 Protective Mother 🕸️ Generational Secrets 🧠 Unreliable Memories

Alanna

by Tamora Pierce • 1983

Disguised as a boy, a girl trains for knighthood while hiding her magic and her identity.

4.27

100k+

👤 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Knight Training 🤝 Found Family 💎 Honorable Thief 🏆 Triumphant Underdog

Alanna

Disguised as a boy, a girl trains for knighthood while hiding her magic and her identity.

by Tamora Pierce 1983 274 pages

4.27

100k+ ratings

👤 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Knight Training 🤝 Found Family 💎 Honorable Thief 🏆 Triumphant Underdog

Bye, Baby

by Carola Lovering • 2024

A baby disappears during an influencer's party. Her estranged friend knows more than she's telling.

3.74

53k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💔 Toxic Friendship 🏠 Domestic Suspense 📱 Social Media Facade 🕳️ Buried Secrets

Bye, Baby

A baby disappears during an influencer's party. Her estranged friend knows more than she's telling.

by Carola Lovering 2024 352 pages

3.74

53k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💔 Toxic Friendship 🏠 Domestic Suspense 📱 Social Media Facade 🕳️ Buried Secrets

Dumplin'

by Julie Murphy • 2015

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

3.88

92k+

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Dumplin'

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

by Julie Murphy 2015 375 pages

3.88

92k+ ratings

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Princess in Waiting

by Meg Cabot • 2003

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

3.69

50k+

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Princess in Waiting

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

by Meg Cabot 2003 259 pages

3.69

50k+ ratings

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Encore in Death

by J.D. Robb • 2023

At a Broadway star's penthouse party, a poisoned drink kills her husband. Eve Dallas investigates.

4.40

25k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🎭 Theater World Mystery 🔮 Futuristic Mystery 💍 Married Sleuths 👥 Police Partnership

Encore in Death

At a Broadway star's penthouse party, a poisoned drink kills her husband. Eve Dallas investigates.

by J.D. Robb 2023 375 pages

4.40

25k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🎭 Theater World Mystery 🔮 Futuristic Mystery 💍 Married Sleuths 👥 Police Partnership

Outrun the Moon

by Stacey Lee • 2016

A girl from 1906 Chinatown poses as an heiress to enter an all-white finishing school.

3.95

5k+

⛑️ Disaster Survival 🎭 Secret Identity 🫂 Found Family 🧳 Immigrant Experience 🤝 Rivals To Friends

Outrun the Moon

A girl from 1906 Chinatown poses as an heiress to enter an all-white finishing school.

by Stacey Lee 2016 391 pages

3.95

5k+ ratings

⛑️ Disaster Survival 🎭 Secret Identity 🫂 Found Family 🧳 Immigrant Experience 🤝 Rivals To Friends

In the Hand of the Goddess

by Tamora Pierce • 1984

To win her knighthood, a disguised squire must expose a sorcerer before he seizes the throne.

4.24

100k+

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Female Knight 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen By The Gods

In the Hand of the Goddess

To win her knighthood, a disguised squire must expose a sorcerer before he seizes the throne.

by Tamora Pierce 1984 264 pages

4.24

100k+ ratings

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Female Knight 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen By The Gods

Payback

by Fern Michaels • 2005

A dying surgeon joins a secret sisterhood to destroy her husband and a corrupt HMO dynasty.

4.25

12k+

💪 Women's Revenge 🔒 Secret Society 🏠 Found Family 🏛️ Political Scandal 💰 Corporate Greed

Payback

A dying surgeon joins a secret sisterhood to destroy her husband and a corrupt HMO dynasty.

by Fern Michaels 2005 317 pages

4.25

12k+ ratings

💪 Women's Revenge 🔒 Secret Society 🏠 Found Family 🏛️ Political Scandal 💰 Corporate Greed

Bittersweet

by Sarah Ockler • 2012

She ices cupcakes, coaches hockey, and secretly chases the skating dream she once threw away.

3.75

12k+

⛸️ Figure Skating 🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🍽️ Small Town Diner 🤝 Found Family

Bittersweet

She ices cupcakes, coaches hockey, and secretly chases the skating dream she once threw away.

by Sarah Ockler 2012 378 pages

3.75

12k+ ratings

⛸️ Figure Skating 🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🍽️ Small Town Diner 🤝 Found Family

Hello Heartbreaker

by Kelsie Hoss • 2023

Her dream: buy the local salon. Her first client: the ex who broke her heart.

4.10

5k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🏫 High School Sweethearts 🤝 Forced Proximity

Hello Heartbreaker

Her dream: buy the local salon. Her first client: the ex who broke her heart.

by Kelsie Hoss 2023 383 pages

4.10

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🏫 High School Sweethearts 🤝 Forced Proximity

Humor Me

by Cat Shook • 2024

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

3.59

2k+

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Humor Me

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

by Cat Shook 2024 320 pages

3.59

2k+ ratings

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Focused

by Karla Sorensen • 2020

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

4.00

24k+

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

Focused

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

by Karla Sorensen 2020 276 pages

4.00

24k+ ratings

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

Of the Stars and Sea

by Brianna Remus • 2025

A pirate captain is captured by a rival, and a god's treasure forces their dangerous intimacy.

3.85

2k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗺️ Romantasy Quest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💛 Found Family

Of the Stars and Sea

A pirate captain is captured by a rival, and a god's treasure forces their dangerous intimacy.

by Brianna Remus 2025 410 pages

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗺️ Romantasy Quest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💛 Found Family

Love on the Brain

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

Her NASA dream job teams her with the grad school enemy she swore she'd never forgive.

3.90

600k+

🧬 Women In Stem 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💼 Workplace Romance

Love on the Brain

Her NASA dream job teams her with the grad school enemy she swore she'd never forgive.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022 368 pages

3.90

600k+ ratings

🧬 Women In Stem 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💼 Workplace Romance

Anne of Green Gables

by L.M. Montgomery • 1908

They request a farm boy. They get Anne: a fiery, imaginative orphan determined to prove she belongs.

4.33

1.1M+

👧 Orphan Girl 🫂 Found Family 📚 Academic Rivals 🌟 Imaginative Heroine 👯 Girl Friendship

Anne of Green Gables

They request a farm boy. They get Anne: a fiery, imaginative orphan determined to prove she belongs.

by L.M. Montgomery 1908 320 pages

4.33

1.1M+ ratings

👧 Orphan Girl 🫂 Found Family 📚 Academic Rivals 🌟 Imaginative Heroine 👯 Girl Friendship

The Spy Coast

by Tess Gerritsen

A dead agent in her driveway: a retired spy's past has finally found her Maine hideout.

4.31

100k+

🕵️ Retired Spy 🌊 Coastal Maine 🤝 Found Family 👻 Sins Of The Past 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

Immersive

The Spy Coast

A dead agent in her driveway: a retired spy's past has finally found her Maine hideout.

by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages

4.31

100k+ ratings

🕵️ Retired Spy 🌊 Coastal Maine 🤝 Found Family 👻 Sins Of The Past 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

Rich and Pretty

by Rumaan Alam • 2016

One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.

2.77

11k+

🫂 Female Friendship 🛤️ Diverging Paths 🌫️ Quiet Melancholy 🗽 New York City 📖 Book Club Fiction

Rich and Pretty

One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.

by Rumaan Alam 2016 304 pages

2.77

11k+ ratings

🫂 Female Friendship 🛤️ Diverging Paths 🌫️ Quiet Melancholy 🗽 New York City 📖 Book Club Fiction

If Not for My Baby

by Kate Golden • 2025

A cynical waitress takes a backup singer gig on tour and falls for the Irish frontman.

3.81

8k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌵 Small Town Texas 🎶 Found Family On Tour

If Not for My Baby

A cynical waitress takes a backup singer gig on tour and falls for the Irish frontman.

by Kate Golden 2025 448 pages

3.81

8k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌵 Small Town Texas 🎶 Found Family On Tour

Does My Head Look Big In This?

by Randa Abdel-Fattah • 2007

She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.

3.65

12k+

🕌 Muslim Teen Life 👯 Supportive Girl Squad 🪞 Body Image Struggles 😄 Warm Humor 😞 Everyday Islamophobia

Does My Head Look Big In This?

She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.

by Randa Abdel-Fattah 2007 360 pages

3.65

12k+ ratings

🕌 Muslim Teen Life 👯 Supportive Girl Squad 🪞 Body Image Struggles 😄 Warm Humor 😞 Everyday Islamophobia

April

by Audrey Carlan • 2015

A hired girlfriend for a reckless Red Sox pitcher must unite him with his lovestruck publicist.

3.95

12k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚾ Sports Romance 💘 Matchmaking 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🔥 Steamy

April

A hired girlfriend for a reckless Red Sox pitcher must unite him with his lovestruck publicist.

by Audrey Carlan 2015 100 pages

3.95

12k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚾ Sports Romance 💘 Matchmaking 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🔥 Steamy

Always My Comfort

by Taylor Jade • 2023

Pregnant by a pro pitcher, she keeps his child a secret even as he falls for her.

3.46

2k+

🏟️ Sports Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💋 One Night Stand 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Southern Small Town

Always My Comfort

Pregnant by a pro pitcher, she keeps his child a secret even as he falls for her.

by Taylor Jade 2023 177 pages

3.46

2k+ ratings

🏟️ Sports Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💋 One Night Stand 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Southern Small Town

The Girl With No Name

by Lisa Regan • 2018

Josie Quinn's search for a missing newborn entangles her vanished fiancé and an amnesiac woman.

4.24

16k+

👮 Police Procedural 🍼 Missing Infant 🤔 Amnesia Mystery 🔗 Loved One Under Suspicion 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets

The Girl With No Name

Josie Quinn's search for a missing newborn entangles her vanished fiancé and an amnesiac woman.

by Lisa Regan 2018 322 pages

4.24

16k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🍼 Missing Infant 🤔 Amnesia Mystery 🔗 Loved One Under Suspicion 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

by Rob Thomas • 2014

A spring breaker disappears. The cops won't act. Veronica Mars takes a case Neptune wants buried.

3.98

46k+

🔍 Female PI 🕵️ Missing Person Case 🏚️ Corrupt Small Town 🌃 Noir Atmosphere 😏 Sardonic Sleuth

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

A spring breaker disappears. The cops won't act. Veronica Mars takes a case Neptune wants buried.

by Rob Thomas 2014 324 pages

3.98

46k+ ratings

🔍 Female PI 🕵️ Missing Person Case 🏚️ Corrupt Small Town 🌃 Noir Atmosphere 😏 Sardonic Sleuth

When the Dead Come A Knockin'

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2017

A teenage necromancer must free the trapped dead before their violent energy consumes her mind.

4.40

8k+

🪦 Necromancer Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 💘 Why Choose 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤕 Hurt/Comfort

When the Dead Come A Knockin'

A teenage necromancer must free the trapped dead before their violent energy consumes her mind.

by B.L. Brunnemer 2017 560 pages

4.40

8k+ ratings

🪦 Necromancer Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 💘 Why Choose 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤕 Hurt/Comfort

Riding Freedom

by Pam Muñoz Ryan • 1998

An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.

4.18

8k+

🏚️ Orphan Narrative 🐴 Horse Girl Story 🎭 Girl Living As Boy 🌄 Westward Expansion 🤝 Found Family

Riding Freedom

An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.

by Pam Muñoz Ryan 1998 160 pages

4.18

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Orphan Narrative 🐴 Horse Girl Story 🎭 Girl Living As Boy 🌄 Westward Expansion 🤝 Found Family

Missing in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

Bones in a creek reopen a fifteen-year-old case the town buried with its secrets.

4.56

8k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🌲 Rural Noir 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔍 Police Procedural

Missing in the Falls

Bones in a creek reopen a fifteen-year-old case the town buried with its secrets.

by Elle Gray 2023 217 pages

4.56

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🌲 Rural Noir 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔍 Police Procedural

Good Joy, Bad Joy

by Mikki Brammer • 2026

An eighty-nine-year-old rule-follower plans a heist when her oldest friend asks for one last gift.

4.07

10k+

🧓 Late Life Fiction 👯 Lifelong Friendship 🏥 Terminal Illness 🥷 Late Life Rebellion 😊 Quietly Humorous

Good Joy, Bad Joy

An eighty-nine-year-old rule-follower plans a heist when her oldest friend asks for one last gift.

by Mikki Brammer 2026 304 pages

4.07

10k+ ratings

🧓 Late Life Fiction 👯 Lifelong Friendship 🏥 Terminal Illness 🥷 Late Life Rebellion 😊 Quietly Humorous

I've Got My Mind Set on Brew

by Stephanie Jayne • 2024

An aspiring brewer and her new boss clash over a brewpub's soul and a stubborn attraction.

3.18

500+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Bittersweet Romance

I've Got My Mind Set on Brew

An aspiring brewer and her new boss clash over a brewpub's soul and a stubborn attraction.

by Stephanie Jayne 2024 320 pages

3.18

500+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Bittersweet Romance

Kisses Sweet Like Wine

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

A fake PI and her suspicious assistant fight all day and fall in love by email.

4.04

1k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥸 Mistaken Identity 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🔥 Slow Burn

Kisses Sweet Like Wine

A fake PI and her suspicious assistant fight all day and fall in love by email.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022 432 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥸 Mistaken Identity 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🔥 Slow Burn

Shell Games

by Bonnie Kistler • 2024

Her new husband confesses to murder; his alibi turns her sanity into the prime suspect.

3.64

2k+

🔪 Domestic Thriller ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🕯️ Gaslighting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 💰 Inheritance Drama

Shell Games

Her new husband confesses to murder; his alibi turns her sanity into the prime suspect.

by Bonnie Kistler 2024 320 pages

3.64

2k+ ratings

🔪 Domestic Thriller ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🕯️ Gaslighting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 💰 Inheritance Drama

The Unexpected Everything

by Morgan Matson • 2016

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

3.98

41k+

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Unexpected Everything

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

by Morgan Matson 2016 519 pages

3.98

41k+ ratings

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Fatal Flying Affair

by T.E. Kinsey • 2020

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

4.41

7k+

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village 😄 Witty Mystery 🕵️‍♀️ Historical Espionage

The Fatal Flying Affair

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

by T.E. Kinsey 2020 315 pages

4.41

7k+ ratings

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village 😄 Witty Mystery 🕵️‍♀️ Historical Espionage

La hija de la española

by Karina Sainz Borgo • 2019

After burying her mother in lawless Caracas, a woman steals a dead neighbor's identity to escape.

3.72

8k+

🏚️ Societal Collapse 💔 Mother Loss 🎭 Identity Theft 😞 Survivor's Guilt 🌑 Bleak Atmosphere

La hija de la española

After burying her mother in lawless Caracas, a woman steals a dead neighbor's identity to escape.

by Karina Sainz Borgo 2019 220 pages

3.72

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Societal Collapse 💔 Mother Loss 🎭 Identity Theft 😞 Survivor's Guilt 🌑 Bleak Atmosphere

The Christmas Boutique

by Jennifer Chiaverini • 2019

Two rival quilters must set aside years of bad blood to save their town's Christmas Boutique.

3.68

4k+

🧵 Quilting Community 🪡 Crafting As Healing 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Ensemble

The Christmas Boutique

Two rival quilters must set aside years of bad blood to save their town's Christmas Boutique.

by Jennifer Chiaverini 2019 291 pages

3.68

4k+ ratings

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