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Across the Barricades

by Joan Lingard

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

3.67

2k+

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

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Across the Barricades

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

by Joan Lingard 1972 174 pages

3.67

2k+ ratings

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

4.15

4.3M+

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

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A Court of Thorns and Roses

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

by Sarah J. Maas 2015 419 pages

4.15

4.3M+ ratings

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

A Court of Mist and Fury

by Sarah J. Maas

Wedding cage. Dark bargain. Hidden city. A shattered bride learns to fight.

4.63

3.2M+

🏰 Fae Courts 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Recovery Arc

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A Court of Mist and Fury

Wedding cage. Dark bargain. Hidden city. A shattered bride learns to fight.

by Sarah J. Maas 2016 626 pages

4.63

3.2M+ ratings

🏰 Fae Courts 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Recovery Arc

A Deal with the Shadow King

by Anya J. Cosgrove

Sold to the Shadow King, a princess falls for a masked knight hiding a devastating curse.

3.67

5k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Cursed Immortals 🌙 Dark Sensual Romance

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A Deal with the Shadow King

Sold to the Shadow King, a princess falls for a masked knight hiding a devastating curse.

by Anya J. Cosgrove 2024 358 pages

3.67

5k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Cursed Immortals 🌙 Dark Sensual Romance

56 Days

by Catherine Ryan Howard

A fake identity, a hidden past, and a Dublin lockdown that traps two liars in one apartment.

3.72

68k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 False Identity 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🦠 COVID Lockdown ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity

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56 Days

A fake identity, a hidden past, and a Dublin lockdown that traps two liars in one apartment.

by Catherine Ryan Howard 2021 305 pages

3.72

68k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 False Identity 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🦠 COVID Lockdown ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity

A Broken Promise

by Tetyana Walker

A slave bites a Destroyer general and escapes. Now she hunts the man who let her live.

3.91

7k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Dark Romantasy 🎯 Assassin Training ⚡ Hidden Power 🫂 Found Family

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A Broken Promise

A slave bites a Destroyer general and escapes. Now she hunts the man who let her live.

by Tetyana Walker 2023 328 pages

3.91

7k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Dark Romantasy 🎯 Assassin Training ⚡ Hidden Power 🫂 Found Family

Consider Me

by Becka Mack

A hockey player who never hears no finally meets a teacher who refuses to say yes.

3.83

200k+

🏒 Reformed Playboy 💘 He Falls First 🏒 Sports Team Family 📚 Teacher And Athlete 🔥 Slow Burn

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Consider Me

A hockey player who never hears no finally meets a teacher who refuses to say yes.

by Becka Mack 2022 462 pages

3.83

200k+ ratings

🏒 Reformed Playboy 💘 He Falls First 🏒 Sports Team Family 📚 Teacher And Athlete 🔥 Slow Burn

This Is Happiness

by Niall Williams

A failed seminarian watches an old lodger pursue the woman he jilted fifty years earlier.

4.22

31k+

🕊️ Second Chance Love 🛤️ Atonement Quest 🌿 Rural Ireland 🍃 Pastoral Fiction 📖 Quiet Literary

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This Is Happiness

A failed seminarian watches an old lodger pursue the woman he jilted fifty years earlier.

by Niall Williams 2019 385 pages

4.22

31k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Love 🛤️ Atonement Quest 🌿 Rural Ireland 🍃 Pastoral Fiction 📖 Quiet Literary

Wonderland

by Jennifer Hillier

Four missing boys. A seaside amusement park. A disgraced deputy who won't stop asking questions.

4.06

44k+

🎡 Amusement Park Horror 💀 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Female Predator

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Wonderland

Four missing boys. A seaside amusement park. A disgraced deputy who won't stop asking questions.

by Jennifer Hillier 2015 432 pages

4.06

44k+ ratings

🎡 Amusement Park Horror 💀 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Female Predator

This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar

Two enemy time agents trade letters. Their taunts become love. Their love becomes treason.

3.83

300k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Epistolary Sci-Fi 💌 Secret Correspondence 🥀 Yearning ⏳ Multiple Timelines

This Is How You Lose the Time War Summary

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This Is How You Lose the Time War

Two enemy time agents trade letters. Their taunts become love. Their love becomes treason.

by Amal El-Mohtar 2019 209 pages

3.83

300k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Epistolary Sci-Fi 💌 Secret Correspondence 🥀 Yearning ⏳ Multiple Timelines

24690

by A.A. Dark

In a fortress of depravity, one slave becomes the obsession of the most dangerous master.

3.95

17k+

⛓️ Captive Romance 🔪 Vengeance Arc 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 💍 Forced Marriage 😈 Villain Love Interest

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24690

In a fortress of depravity, one slave becomes the obsession of the most dangerous master.

by A.A. Dark 2016 306 pages

3.95

17k+ ratings

⛓️ Captive Romance 🔪 Vengeance Arc 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 💍 Forced Marriage 😈 Villain Love Interest

Fox

by Joyce Carol Oates

When a teacher is found dead in a ravine, hunting his killer unearths a hidden life.

3.76

10k+

🖤 Dark Academia ⚠️ Predatory Teacher 💔 Abuse Survivor 🤔 Moral Ambiguity 🧠 Psychological Suspense

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Fox

When a teacher is found dead in a ravine, hunting his killer unearths a hidden life.

by Joyce Carol Oates 2025 672 pages

3.76

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia ⚠️ Predatory Teacher 💔 Abuse Survivor 🤔 Moral Ambiguity 🧠 Psychological Suspense

Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison

Clio inherits her mother's house, and the demon in her closet has been expecting her.

3.87

63k+

👻 Haunted House 🔑 Family Secrets 👭 Dysfunctional Sisters 🎭 Gaslighting 😈 Dark Humor

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Play Nice

Clio inherits her mother's house, and the demon in her closet has been expecting her.

by Rachel Harrison 2025 325 pages

3.87

63k+ ratings

👻 Haunted House 🔑 Family Secrets 👭 Dysfunctional Sisters 🎭 Gaslighting 😈 Dark Humor

Mile High

by Liz Tomforde

The one flight attendant who doesn't want a hockey star becomes the one woman he can't bear to lose.

4.02

500k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💛 Plus Size Heroine 🔄 Reformed Playboy 💬 Banter Heavy

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Mile High

The one flight attendant who doesn't want a hockey star becomes the one woman he can't bear to lose.

by Liz Tomforde 2022 603 pages

4.02

500k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💛 Plus Size Heroine 🔄 Reformed Playboy 💬 Banter Heavy

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

A disgraced god crosses paths with a Ghost King who has loved him for eight centuries.

4.58

47k+

✨ Xianxia 📚 Danmei 🌧️ Fallen God 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Devotion Across Lifetimes

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Heaven Official's Blessing

A disgraced god crosses paths with a Ghost King who has loved him for eight centuries.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2020 372 pages

4.58

47k+ ratings

✨ Xianxia 📚 Danmei 🌧️ Fallen God 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Devotion Across Lifetimes

The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

A foundling, a fairy-tale book, a walled garden. One woman uncovers the secret buried since 1913.

4.16

200k+

🕰️ Multi-Timeline Mystery 🧩 Hidden Parentage 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Generations Of Women 📖 Fairy Tales Within 🌊 Coastal Gothic

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The Forgotten Garden

A foundling, a fairy-tale book, a walled garden. One woman uncovers the secret buried since 1913.

by Kate Morton 2008 648 pages

4.16

200k+ ratings

🕰️ Multi-Timeline Mystery 🧩 Hidden Parentage 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Generations Of Women 📖 Fairy Tales Within 🌊 Coastal Gothic

Lajja

by Taslima Nasrin

A mosque falls in India. In Dhaka, a Hindu family loses a daughter, then its country.

3.55

5k+

🏛️ Political Fiction 🌍 Postcolonial Fiction 🏠 Family Under Siege 💔 Broken Idealism ⚔️ Sectarian Violence

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Lajja

A mosque falls in India. In Dhaka, a Hindu family loses a daughter, then its country.

by Taslima Nasrin 1993 216 pages

3.55

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fiction 🌍 Postcolonial Fiction 🏠 Family Under Siege 💔 Broken Idealism ⚔️ Sectarian Violence

The Sixth Wicked Child

by J.D. Barker

A serial killer's surrender is a trap, and a detective's lost memory is the bait.

4.48

37k+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💰 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🧠 Unreliable Memory

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The Sixth Wicked Child

A serial killer's surrender is a trap, and a detective's lost memory is the bait.

by J.D. Barker 2019 626 pages

4.48

37k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💰 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🧠 Unreliable Memory

Godkiller

by Hannah Kaner

A god-killer journeys to a dead city to free a girl bound to a trickster god.

3.86

58k+

🏠 Found Family 🤝 God-Human Pact 🦿 Maimed Warrior 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🌑 Dark Pilgrimage

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Godkiller

A god-killer journeys to a dead city to free a girl bound to a trickster god.

by Hannah Kaner 2023 304 pages

3.86

58k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🤝 God-Human Pact 🦿 Maimed Warrior 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🌑 Dark Pilgrimage

The Rulebreaker

by Piper Rayne

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

4.08

6k+

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

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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

4.08

6k+ ratings

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

Woman Down

by Colleen Hoover

An author escapes scandal to a cabin, where a fake detective's staged suicide becomes her muse.

3.48

100k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Fan ⚠️ Blurred Consent ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎭 Fake Identity

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Woman Down

An author escapes scandal to a cabin, where a fake detective's staged suicide becomes her muse.

by Colleen Hoover 2026 312 pages

3.48

100k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Fan ⚠️ Blurred Consent ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎭 Fake Identity

Psycho Academy

by Jasmine Mas

A disguised fae princess survives deadly assassin training while three demonic kings circle closer.

4.25

29k+

🏫 Dark Magical Academy 🎭 Crossdressing Heroine 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 👑 Fae Royalty

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Psycho Academy

A disguised fae princess survives deadly assassin training while three demonic kings circle closer.

by Jasmine Mas 2023 444 pages

4.25

29k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Magical Academy 🎭 Crossdressing Heroine 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 👑 Fae Royalty

Cell

by Stephen King

When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.

3.65

200k+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 📱 Techno-Horror 👨‍👦 Father-Son Quest 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Hive Mind

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Cell

When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.

by Stephen King 2006 449 pages

3.65

200k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 📱 Techno-Horror 👨‍👦 Father-Son Quest 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Hive Mind

Pretty Monster

by Sheridan Anne

Her stalker watches her sleep. Her neighbor takes her on dates. They share the same hands.

3.89

33k+

🖤 Stalker Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Fear Kink 🔪 Touch Her And Die ☠️ Serial Killer Hero

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Pretty Monster

Her stalker watches her sleep. Her neighbor takes her on dates. They share the same hands.

by Sheridan Anne 2023 440 pages

3.89

33k+ ratings

🖤 Stalker Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Fear Kink 🔪 Touch Her And Die ☠️ Serial Killer Hero

A Soul to Guide

by Opal Reyne

A blind Elf crashes onto Earth and convinces a disguised monster to guide her home.

4.40

11k+

🖤 Monster Romance 🌌 Portal Fantasy 🦯 Blind Heroine ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity

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A Soul to Guide

A blind Elf crashes onto Earth and convinces a disguised monster to guide her home.

by Opal Reyne 2023 644 pages

4.40

11k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 🌌 Portal Fantasy 🦯 Blind Heroine ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Lantern of Lost Memories

by Sanaka Hiiragi

He guides the dead through a lifetime of photographs, but his own past is a blank.

4.06

24k+

🏮 Japanese Magical Realism 🚉 Afterlife Way Station 🤝 Found Family 👧 Sacrifice For A Child 📷 Photographs And Memory

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The Lantern of Lost Memories

He guides the dead through a lifetime of photographs, but his own past is a blank.

by Sanaka Hiiragi 2019 208 pages

4.06

24k+ ratings

🏮 Japanese Magical Realism 🚉 Afterlife Way Station 🤝 Found Family 👧 Sacrifice For A Child 📷 Photographs And Memory

Evergreen Academy

by Heather Schneider

Under her microscope, plant cells pulse with hidden life. A secret academy opens its gate.

4.14

2k+

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚡ Zero To Powerful 📜 Hidden Lineage 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

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Evergreen Academy

Under her microscope, plant cells pulse with hidden life. A secret academy opens its gate.

by Heather Schneider 2024

4.14

2k+ ratings

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚡ Zero To Powerful 📜 Hidden Lineage 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

Three Bags Full

by Leonie Swann

A shepherd murdered. A flock of sheep. And a village full of secrets only they can uncover.

3.55

27k+

🐑 Animal Detectives 🐏 Animal Narrators 🏘️ Village Mystery 📖 Literary Mystery ✨ Whimsical Mystery

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Three Bags Full

A shepherd murdered. A flock of sheep. And a village full of secrets only they can uncover.

by Leonie Swann 2005 384 pages

3.55

27k+ ratings

🐑 Animal Detectives 🐏 Animal Narrators 🏘️ Village Mystery 📖 Literary Mystery ✨ Whimsical Mystery

Arran's Obsession

by Jolie Vines

A courier hunting a killer is claimed in a gang lord's brutal ritual for thirty days.

3.96

29k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🌸 Virgin Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

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Arran's Obsession

A courier hunting a killer is claimed in a gang lord's brutal ritual for thirty days.

by Jolie Vines 2024 531 pages

3.96

29k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🌸 Virgin Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Dawn of Chaos and Fury

by Melissa K. Roehrich

Her chaos crushed a temple. A god waits beyond the last mirror, her power nearly gone.

4.20

27k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die ✨ Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter

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Dawn of Chaos and Fury

Her chaos crushed a temple. A god waits beyond the last mirror, her power nearly gone.

by Melissa K. Roehrich 2025 995 pages

4.20

27k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die ✨ Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter

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