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Undeniably Convenient

by J. Saman • 2024

A trauma surgeon's baby pact with her ex-flame boss comes with one rule: no romance.

4.09

11k+

🩺 Medical Romance 👶 Co-Parenting Pact 💔 Second Chance 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity

Undeniably Convenient

A trauma surgeon's baby pact with her ex-flame boss comes with one rule: no romance.

by J. Saman 2024 348 pages

4.09

11k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Romance 👶 Co-Parenting Pact 💔 Second Chance 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity

North Country

by K.A. Tucker • 2026

The police chief's ex-con love returns; a missing girl forces her to choose between duty and heart.

4.12

5k+

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🔓 Ex-Convict Hero 👮 Cop Heroine

North Country

The police chief's ex-con love returns; a missing girl forces her to choose between duty and heart.

by K.A. Tucker 2026 398 pages

4.12

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🔓 Ex-Convict Hero 👮 Cop Heroine

One More Song

by Annah Conwell • 2022

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

4.09

2k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

One More Song

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

by Annah Conwell 2022 341 pages

4.09

2k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

For Lucy

by Jewel E. Ann • 2021

A lie to protect his daughter costs a father his wife after their young son drowns.

4.43

7k+

🖤 Second Chance Love 💔 Estranged Spouses 🤫 Family Secret 😢 Grieving Parents 😭 Ugly Cry Book

For Lucy

A lie to protect his daughter costs a father his wife after their young son drowns.

by Jewel E. Ann 2021 306 pages

4.43

7k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Love 💔 Estranged Spouses 🤫 Family Secret 😢 Grieving Parents 😭 Ugly Cry Book

Dark Eyed Devil

by Olivia Hayle • 2020

An heiress and the groundskeeper's nephew. One tragic accident. Ten years of silence. He's back.

4.15

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 💸 Class Divide ✉️ Lost Letter

Dark Eyed Devil

An heiress and the groundskeeper's nephew. One tragic accident. Ten years of silence. He's back.

by Olivia Hayle 2020 307 pages

4.15

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 💸 Class Divide ✉️ Lost Letter

F*cker

by Amo Jones • 2016

A wedding forces her back to the boy who broke her. Their secret is still lethal.

4.29

1k+

🔄 Second Chance Love 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Trauma And Healing 🤫 Small Town Secrets

F*cker

A wedding forces her back to the boy who broke her. Their secret is still lethal.

by Amo Jones 2016 260 pages

4.29

1k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Love 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Trauma And Healing 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Finding Hayes

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

Inheriting a farmhouse comes with a thirty-day deadline to marry the best friend she abandoned.

4.30

19k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔄 Second Chance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Finding Hayes

Inheriting a farmhouse comes with a thirty-day deadline to marry the best friend she abandoned.

by Laura Pavlov 2024 370 pages

4.30

19k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔄 Second Chance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Finn

by B.J. Alpha • 2022

His lost love is alive, hiding a daughter, and the enemy is his own blood.

3.85

5k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Trauma Recovery 🔫 Crime Family 🫂 Found Family

Finn

His lost love is alive, hiding a daughter, and the enemy is his own blood.

by B.J. Alpha 2022 244 pages

3.85

5k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Trauma Recovery 🔫 Crime Family 🫂 Found Family

Twisted Cross Ranch

by K. Loraine • 2024

Inheriting a ranch means sharing her heart with three men and surviving the Russian mob.

4.27

321

🤠 Cowboy Romance ❓ Why Choose 🔄 Second Chance 🔫 Mafia Suspense 🕵️ Undercover Agent

Twisted Cross Ranch

Inheriting a ranch means sharing her heart with three men and surviving the Russian mob.

by K. Loraine 2024 670 pages

4.27

321 ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ❓ Why Choose 🔄 Second Chance 🔫 Mafia Suspense 🕵️ Undercover Agent

Pieces of a Life

by Jewel E. Ann • 2022

A pathologist dreams of murdered girls. Her only ally: the detective who broke her heart.

4.29

3k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👫 Friends To Lovers 👻 Paranormal Visions 🔬 Forensic Pathologist

Pieces of a Life

A pathologist dreams of murdered girls. Her only ally: the detective who broke her heart.

by Jewel E. Ann 2022 396 pages

4.29

3k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👫 Friends To Lovers 👻 Paranormal Visions 🔬 Forensic Pathologist

Unforgiving Queen

by Eva Winners • 2023

When his brother's wedding approaches, the mafia prince who destroyed the bride comes to claim her.

4.18

2k+

🔫 Dark Mafia 🚫 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance 💍 Arranged Marriage

Unforgiving Queen

When his brother's wedding approaches, the mafia prince who destroyed the bride comes to claim her.

by Eva Winners 2023 392 pages

4.18

2k+ ratings

🔫 Dark Mafia 🚫 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance 💍 Arranged Marriage

My Favorite Sin

by Skyla Summers • 2024

She fled to Paris to escape her stepbrother. Now she's back, and the wanting never stopped.

4.12

3k+

🔥 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero 😩 Angsty Romance 🥵 High Heat

My Favorite Sin

She fled to Paris to escape her stepbrother. Now she's back, and the wanting never stopped.

by Skyla Summers 2024 378 pages

4.12

3k+ ratings

🔥 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero 😩 Angsty Romance 🥵 High Heat

Reclaimed

by Roxie Ray • 2025

She ran from her fated mate. Now their son needs him to survive his first shift.

4.06

5k+

🐉 Dragon Shifters 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Fated Mates 👶 Secret Baby 💪 Alpha Hero 🏛️ Shifter Politics

Reclaimed

She ran from her fated mate. Now their son needs him to survive his first shift.

by Roxie Ray 2025 822 pages

4.06

5k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifters 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Fated Mates 👶 Secret Baby 💪 Alpha Hero 🏛️ Shifter Politics

Ride the Sky

by Ava Hunter • 2025

A barrel racer flees her cowboy. A devastating ride puts her back under his roof.

4.17

6k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Ride the Sky

A barrel racer flees her cowboy. A devastating ride puts her back under his roof.

by Ava Hunter 2025 504 pages

4.17

6k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Dirty Grovel

by Naomi West • 2025

Pregnant and on the run, she's caught at sea by the Bratva heir she once loved.

4.28

4k+

🔥 Bratva Romance 💔 Second Chance 🖤 Possessive Hero 🙇 Groveling Hero ⛓️ Captive Romance

Dirty Grovel

Pregnant and on the run, she's caught at sea by the Bratva heir she once loved.

by Naomi West 2025 436 pages

4.28

4k+ ratings

🔥 Bratva Romance 💔 Second Chance 🖤 Possessive Hero 🙇 Groveling Hero ⛓️ Captive Romance

Diamond Angel

by Naomi West • 2023

She hid his son for five years. Now the Bratva boss has found them both.

4.26

7k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance 👶 Secret Child 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Rival Families

Diamond Angel

She hid his son for five years. Now the Bratva boss has found them both.

by Naomi West 2023 480 pages

4.26

7k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance 👶 Secret Child 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Rival Families

The Enforcer

by Avery Keelan • 2022

An athletic trainer lands on her ex's hockey team, where the enforcer still wants her back.

3.79

32k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏒 College Hockey 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🚫 Forbidden Romance

The Enforcer

An athletic trainer lands on her ex's hockey team, where the enforcer still wants her back.

by Avery Keelan 2022 398 pages

3.79

32k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏒 College Hockey 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🚫 Forbidden Romance

Rope the Moon

by Ava Hunter • 2024

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, a baker returns to the possessive cowboy Marine she left behind.

4.06

15k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌸 Abuse Survivor

Rope the Moon

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, a baker returns to the possessive cowboy Marine she left behind.

by Ava Hunter 2024 445 pages

4.06

15k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌸 Abuse Survivor

Otherwise Engaged

by Avery Keelan • 2021

Her fake boyfriend lie lands her in a contract with the playboy who broke her heart.

3.97

6k+

👫 Fake Dating 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🥂 High Society

Otherwise Engaged

Her fake boyfriend lie lands her in a contract with the playboy who broke her heart.

by Avery Keelan 2021 480 pages

3.97

6k+ ratings

👫 Fake Dating 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🥂 High Society

Lies & Lullabies

by Sarina Bowen • 2020

A rock star's return to a Maine lake reveals the daughter he never knew he had.

3.77

11k+

🍼 Secret Baby 🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🏡 Small Town Return 👧 Single Parent Romance

Lies & Lullabies

A rock star's return to a Maine lake reveals the daughter he never knew he had.

by Sarina Bowen 2020 278 pages

3.77

11k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🏡 Small Town Return 👧 Single Parent Romance

Good as Gold

by Sarina Bowen • 2023

They swore never to cross the line. Now she's asking him to father her child.

4.05

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Forbidden Love

Good as Gold

They swore never to cross the line. Now she's asking him to father her child.

by Sarina Bowen 2023 310 pages

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Forbidden Love

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

Broken Love Story

by Natasha Madison • 2018

A widow discovers her husband's second wife and falls for the other woman's firefighter brother.

4.42

4k+

🔥 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Chosen Family 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🕯️ Slow Burn 💕 Second Chance Love

Broken Love Story

A widow discovers her husband's second wife and falls for the other woman's firefighter brother.

by Natasha Madison 2018 276 pages

4.42

4k+ ratings

🔥 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Chosen Family 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🕯️ Slow Burn 💕 Second Chance Love

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

Ruining Her

by Kylie Kent • 2021

Fleeing her violent husband, a woman shelters with the possessive man who once banished her.

4.21

5k+

🖤 Dark Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bond Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 🏃 On The Run

Ruining Her

Fleeing her violent husband, a woman shelters with the possessive man who once banished her.

by Kylie Kent 2021 294 pages

4.21

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bond Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 🏃 On The Run

Beneath His Robes

by S.K. Pryntz • 2025

When his first love walks into his confessional, a priest hears a confession meant only for him.

4.01

473

🚫 Forbidden Love ✝️ Religious Guilt 💔 Tragic Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 🤕 Hurt/Comfort

Beneath His Robes

When his first love walks into his confessional, a priest hears a confession meant only for him.

by S.K. Pryntz 2025 453 pages

4.01

473 ratings

🚫 Forbidden Love ✝️ Religious Guilt 💔 Tragic Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 🤕 Hurt/Comfort

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

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

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

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

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

Beautiful Storm

by Katherine Jay • 2024

His football team, her film. They were childhood best friends, then strangers. One night. One baby.

3.74

2k+

🏈 Sports Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Beautiful Storm

His football team, her film. They were childhood best friends, then strangers. One night. One baby.

by Katherine Jay 2024 459 pages

3.74

2k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Calico

by Callie Hart • 2016

A funeral returns her to the man she abandoned. He does not know why she left.

4.05

6k+

🌸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 First Love Returns 🏘️ Small Town Return 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🕊️ Abuse Survivor

Calico

A funeral returns her to the man she abandoned. He does not know why she left.

by Callie Hart 2016 256 pages

4.05

6k+ ratings

🌸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 First Love Returns 🏘️ Small Town Return 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🕊️ Abuse Survivor

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