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Betting on You

by Lynn Painter

A teen takes her cynical coworker's bet on love and fakes a romance that turns real.

4.13

100k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🎢 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed

Immersive

Betting on You

A teen takes her cynical coworker's bet on love and fakes a romance that turns real.

by Lynn Painter 2023 432 pages

4.13

100k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🎢 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed

Bridesmaid for Hire

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

A wedding planner must fake-date her brother's best friend to crash a billionaire's island wedding.

3.86

100k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Brothers Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💬 Banter Heavy

Bridesmaid for Hire

A wedding planner must fake-date her brother's best friend to crash a billionaire's island wedding.

by Meghan Quinn 2024 443 pages

3.86

100k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Brothers Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💬 Banter Heavy

The Love Wager

by Lynn Painter • 2023

Friends wager on who finds love first. A fake wedding date blurs every line.

3.85

100k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚪 Open Door Romance

The Love Wager

Friends wager on who finds love first. A fake wedding date blurs every line.

by Lynn Painter 2023 315 pages

3.85

100k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚪 Open Door Romance

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

by Rachel Cohn • 2006

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

3.68

85k+

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

by Rachel Cohn 2006 183 pages

3.68

85k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

The Miserable Mill

by Lemony Snicket • 2000

Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.

3.86

100k+

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🤝 Sibling Teamwork 🌀 Mind Control 🎭 Disguised Villain 🚫 Ineffectual Guardians

The Miserable Mill

Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.

by Lemony Snicket 2000 194 pages

3.86

100k+ ratings

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🤝 Sibling Teamwork 🌀 Mind Control 🎭 Disguised Villain 🚫 Ineffectual Guardians

Legends & Lattes

by Travis Baldree • 2022

An orc barbarian swaps her broadsword for a coffee grinder and hopes the luck stone works.

4.03

300k+

🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Retired Adventurer ☕ Coffee Shop 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Legends & Lattes

An orc barbarian swaps her broadsword for a coffee grinder and hopes the luck stone works.

by Travis Baldree 2022 466 pages

4.03

300k+ ratings

🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Retired Adventurer ☕ Coffee Shop 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Wiener Across the Way

by Amy Award • 2024

A pop star and a grumpy NFL player fake-date for the cameras. The feelings were never scripted.

3.81

27k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🎤 Pop Star Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💬 Playful Banter

The Wiener Across the Way

A pop star and a grumpy NFL player fake-date for the cameras. The feelings were never scripted.

by Amy Award 2024 420 pages

3.81

27k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🎤 Pop Star Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💬 Playful Banter

A Deal with the Devil

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2021

A broke writer takes a job with a notorious playboy surgeon. Their banter strips every defense.

4.12

64k+

📖 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Boss Assistant Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Wounded Hero

A Deal with the Devil

A broke writer takes a job with a notorious playboy surgeon. Their banter strips every defense.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2021 300 pages

4.12

64k+ ratings

📖 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Boss Assistant Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Wounded Hero

Hello Billionaire

by Kelsie Hoss • 2023

A single mom's secret affair with her billionaire boss becomes more than the NDA allows.

4.18

13k+

🏢 Billionaire Boss 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Heroine ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family

Hello Billionaire

A single mom's secret affair with her billionaire boss becomes more than the NDA allows.

by Kelsie Hoss 2023 420 pages

4.18

13k+ ratings

🏢 Billionaire Boss 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Heroine ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family

Love Bites

by Lynsay Sands • 2004

A coroner turns vampire after her autopsy patient saves her, but his stalker wants them both dead.

4.10

26k+

🧛 Vampire Romance 😂 Paranormal Rom-Com 👪 Meddling Vampire Family 🩸 Reluctant Vampire 🥤 Feeding Struggles

Love Bites

A coroner turns vampire after her autopsy patient saves her, but his stalker wants them both dead.

by Lynsay Sands 2004 368 pages

4.10

26k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romance 😂 Paranormal Rom-Com 👪 Meddling Vampire Family 🩸 Reluctant Vampire 🥤 Feeding Struggles

Show Don't Tell

by Curtis Sittenfeld • 2025

Twelve stories exposing the hunger, hypocrisy, and heartbreak of ordinary life.

3.89

17k+

🎭 Social Satire 🕰️ Midlife Reflection ⚔️ Ambition And Envy 🤦 Liberal Guilt 🍂 Bittersweet Nostalgia

Show Don't Tell

Twelve stories exposing the hunger, hypocrisy, and heartbreak of ordinary life.

by Curtis Sittenfeld 2025 320 pages

3.89

17k+ ratings

🎭 Social Satire 🕰️ Midlife Reflection ⚔️ Ambition And Envy 🤦 Liberal Guilt 🍂 Bittersweet Nostalgia

The Snowball Effect

by Haley Cass • 2024

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

4.37

11k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Snowball Effect

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

by Haley Cass 2024 506 pages

4.37

11k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 Takeover

by T.L. Swan

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

4.39

100k+

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

Immersive

The Takeover

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

by T.L. Swan 2020 477 pages

4.39

100k+ ratings

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

Say You'll Be Mine

by Naina Kumar • 2024

To survive her ex's wedding, a teacher agrees to a fake engagement with a guarded engineer.

3.76

13k+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov

Say You'll Be Mine

To survive her ex's wedding, a teacher agrees to a fake engagement with a guarded engineer.

by Naina Kumar 2024 352 pages

3.76

13k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov

My Favorite Kidnapper

by Melanie Moreland • 2023

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

3.94

8k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

My Favorite Kidnapper

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

by Melanie Moreland 2023 522 pages

3.94

8k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

by Alexis Hall • 2019

A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.

3.75

3k+

🕵️ Holmesian Fantasy 💜 Sapphic Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🌀 Eccentric Detective 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.

by Alexis Hall 2019 350 pages

3.75

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Holmesian Fantasy 💜 Sapphic Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🌀 Eccentric Detective 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

The Wallflower Wager

by Tessa Dare • 2019

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

3.96

34k+

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

The Wallflower Wager

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

by Tessa Dare 2019 369 pages

3.96

34k+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

Call Me Maybe

by Cara Bastone • 2020

One call for tech support. One all-night conversation. Two strangers who don't want to say goodbye.

3.94

34k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤷 Mistaken Identity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💚 Gentle Hero 💬 Banter Chemistry

Call Me Maybe

One call for tech support. One all-night conversation. Two strangers who don't want to say goodbye.

by Cara Bastone 2020 6 pages

3.94

34k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤷 Mistaken Identity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💚 Gentle Hero 💬 Banter Chemistry

The Wish List

by Sophia Money-Coutts • 2020

An anxious bookseller's wish list conjures the perfect man, but a photographer knows her better.

3.67

2k+

🏙️ London Romcom 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 👥 Found Family

The Wish List

An anxious bookseller's wish list conjures the perfect man, but a photographer knows her better.

by Sophia Money-Coutts 2020 439 pages

3.67

2k+ ratings

🏙️ London Romcom 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 👥 Found Family

A Very Merry Bromance

by Lyssa Kay Adams • 2022

She spent one night with a country star and disappeared. A whiskey deal brings her back.

4.01

31k+

🎄 Holiday Romance ⭐ Celebrity Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌙 One Night Stand 🫂 Chosen Family

A Very Merry Bromance

She spent one night with a country star and disappeared. A whiskey deal brings her back.

by Lyssa Kay Adams 2022 359 pages

4.01

31k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance ⭐ Celebrity Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌙 One Night Stand 🫂 Chosen Family

In the Market for Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2015

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

4.12

16k+

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

In the Market for Murder

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

by T.E. Kinsey 2015 270 pages

4.12

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

Swordheart

by T. Kingfisher

An enchanted sword binds a scarred immortal to a widow. He must protect her. He must hide his past.

4.06

46k+

💕 Fantasy Rom-Com ⚔️ Immortal Warrior 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine ⏳ Immortal X Mortal

Immersive

Swordheart

An enchanted sword binds a scarred immortal to a widow. He must protect her. He must hide his past.

by T. Kingfisher 2018 448 pages

4.06

46k+ ratings

💕 Fantasy Rom-Com ⚔️ Immortal Warrior 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine ⏳ Immortal X Mortal

Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett • 1989

A dragon is burning Ankh-Morpork, and the drunk, demoralized Night Watch is the city's only hope.

4.34

200k+

🤣 Comic Fantasy 🛡️ City Watch Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Hero

Guards! Guards!

A dragon is burning Ankh-Morpork, and the drunk, demoralized Night Watch is the city's only hope.

by Terry Pratchett 1989 376 pages

4.34

200k+ ratings

🤣 Comic Fantasy 🛡️ City Watch Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Hero

The Dating Plan

by Sara Desai • 2021

A fake engagement. A color-coded spreadsheet. And the one man she swore she'd never trust again.

3.62

47k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Matchmaking Family

The Dating Plan

A fake engagement. A color-coded spreadsheet. And the one man she swore she'd never trust again.

by Sara Desai 2021 353 pages

3.62

47k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Matchmaking Family

How to Kiss a Movie Star

by Jenny Proctor • 2023

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

4.19

8k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

How to Kiss a Movie Star

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

by Jenny Proctor 2023 364 pages

4.19

8k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

by Aimee Brown • 2022

Publicly dumped, she lands on her brother's couch, where his best friend has loved her forever.

4.00

1k+

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🌱 Fresh Start Romance

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Publicly dumped, she lands on her brother's couch, where his best friend has loved her forever.

by Aimee Brown 2022 320 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🌱 Fresh Start Romance

Bourbon Bliss

by Claire Kingsley • 2019

A retired quarterback falls for an actuary whose world of numbers has no column for love.

4.35

22k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Former Athlete 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Bourbon Bliss

A retired quarterback falls for an actuary whose world of numbers has no column for love.

by Claire Kingsley 2019 400 pages

4.35

22k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Former Athlete 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

by Sarah Hawley • 2023

An insecure witch hides an accidental demon summoning by pretending the demon is her fake boyfriend.

3.61

56k+

💍 Fake Dating 👿 Demon Boyfriend 🧙‍♀️ Witchy Rom-Com 💥 Summoning Mishap 🌿 Nature Magic

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

An insecure witch hides an accidental demon summoning by pretending the demon is her fake boyfriend.

by Sarah Hawley 2023 367 pages

3.61

56k+ ratings

💍 Fake Dating 👿 Demon Boyfriend 🧙‍♀️ Witchy Rom-Com 💥 Summoning Mishap 🌿 Nature Magic

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

Caulky

by K.M. Neuhold • 2020

A heartbroken man's contractor kissed him at a bar and is also his anonymous online romance.

4.12

9k+

🔐 Secret Identity 🔨 Contractor Romance 👨‍👨‍👦 Chosen Family 🔥 High Heat 😂 Rom-Com Energy

Caulky

A heartbroken man's contractor kissed him at a bar and is also his anonymous online romance.

by K.M. Neuhold 2020 274 pages

4.12

9k+ ratings

🔐 Secret Identity 🔨 Contractor Romance 👨‍👨‍👦 Chosen Family 🔥 High Heat 😂 Rom-Com Energy

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