🫂 Chosen Family

Stories celebrating the bonds we build by choice rather than blood — the friends, mentors, and misfits who become home. These narratives resonate deeply with anyone who has found belonging outside conventional family structures.

Sweat

by Jonah Yorke

When his girlfriend cheats with his childhood rival, Tommy's fight becomes a hunger he can't name.

4.21

10k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ College Sports 🌈 Gay Awakening 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Angsty Romance

Sweat

When his girlfriend cheats with his childhood rival, Tommy's fight becomes a hunger he can't name.

by Jonah Yorke 2025

4.21

10k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ College Sports 🌈 Gay Awakening 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Angsty Romance

City of Ashes

by Cassandra Clare • 2008

Clary loves Jace, who might be her brother, while her father kills to corrupt an angel's sword.

4.10

999k+

💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Demon Hunting 💕 Love Triangle 🌃 Hidden Magical World 🧛 Vampire Transformation

City of Ashes

Clary loves Jace, who might be her brother, while her father kills to corrupt an angel's sword.

by Cassandra Clare 2008

4.10

999k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Demon Hunting 💕 Love Triangle 🌃 Hidden Magical World 🧛 Vampire Transformation

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

92k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Holiday Romance

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022

3.96

92k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

The Problem with Forever

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2016

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

3.96

66k+

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

The Problem with Forever

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2016

3.96

66k+ ratings

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

Feather

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2019

She must save a Paris crime lord to earn her wings; falling for him could lose them.

3.89

17k+

💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Redeeming The Villain 👼 Angelic Politics 🥀 Tragic Romance 🗼 Modern Paris

Feather

She must save a Paris crime lord to earn her wings; falling for him could lose them.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2019

3.89

17k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Redeeming The Villain 👼 Angelic Politics 🥀 Tragic Romance 🗼 Modern Paris

That Sounds Fun

by Annie F. Downs • 2021

Your search for fun is really a search for Eden. Start with amateurism.

3.88

9k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🎨 Amateur Pursuits 🐢 Slow Living 🌧️ Grief And Joy 🍯 Savoring

That Sounds Fun

Your search for fun is really a search for Eden. Start with amateurism.

by Annie F. Downs 2021

3.88

9k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🎨 Amateur Pursuits 🐢 Slow Living 🌧️ Grief And Joy 🍯 Savoring

All the Young Men

by Ruth Coker Burks • 2020

When doctors refused to touch them, one Arkansas mother held their hands until the end.

4.49

9k+

💔 Aids Crisis 🏡 Southern Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Activism 🏥 Medical Advocacy ⛪ Religious Stigma

All the Young Men

When doctors refused to touch them, one Arkansas mother held their hands until the end.

by Ruth Coker Burks 2020

4.49

9k+ ratings

💔 Aids Crisis 🏡 Southern Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Activism 🏥 Medical Advocacy ⛪ Religious Stigma

Tempt Her

by Kelly Finley • 2023

A senator's wife in a gilded cage finds her escape in three painters who share everything.

3.97

1k+

👥 Why Choose 🩹 Abuse Survivor 🔗 Power Exchange 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏛️ Political Wife

Tempt Her

A senator's wife in a gilded cage finds her escape in three painters who share everything.

by Kelly Finley 2023

3.97

1k+ ratings

👥 Why Choose 🩹 Abuse Survivor 🔗 Power Exchange 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏛️ Political Wife

The Canary Cowards

by Jescie Hall • 2023

A therapist's feud with a wounded NFL star ignites a forbidden attraction that risks her career.

4.36

7k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏈 Football 🔥 Slow Burn ♾️ Autism Representation

The Canary Cowards

A therapist's feud with a wounded NFL star ignites a forbidden attraction that risks her career.

by Jescie Hall 2023

4.36

7k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏈 Football 🔥 Slow Burn ♾️ Autism Representation

On Rotation

by Shirlene Obuobi • 2022

A Black med student meets an artist who sees her completely. He's already in a relationship.

3.66

13k+

🩺 Medical Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 💚 Emotional Healing 🌍 Immigrant Experience

On Rotation

A Black med student meets an artist who sees her completely. He's already in a relationship.

by Shirlene Obuobi 2022

3.66

13k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 💚 Emotional Healing 🌍 Immigrant Experience

Revealing the Monster

by Amelia Hutchins • 2021

Claimed by an ancient monster and desired by the devil, a witch fights for her soul.

4.36

4k+

🔗 Fated Mates 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic 😈 Demon Romance 🧙 Witch Protagonist 💫 Polyamorous Bond

Revealing the Monster

Claimed by an ancient monster and desired by the devil, a witch fights for her soul.

by Amelia Hutchins 2021

4.36

4k+ ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic 😈 Demon Romance 🧙 Witch Protagonist 💫 Polyamorous Bond

Pass with Care

by Cooper Lee Bombardier • 2020

A trans man's essays: the desert, the bar, the body, and the long work of belonging.

4.50

171

🏳️‍⚧️ Transmasculinity 🛠️ Working-Class Queer 🌊 Gender Fluidity 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🦴 Embodiment

Pass with Care

A trans man's essays: the desert, the bar, the body, and the long work of belonging.

by Cooper Lee Bombardier 2020

4.50

171 ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Transmasculinity 🛠️ Working-Class Queer 🌊 Gender Fluidity 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🦴 Embodiment

The Sunset Route

by Carrot Quinn • 2021

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

4.16

2k+

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

The Sunset Route

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

by Carrot Quinn 2021

4.16

2k+ ratings

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

Awake

by Jen Hatmaker • 2025

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

4.05

50k+

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🌸 Purity Culture 🧠 Body Wisdom

Awake

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

by Jen Hatmaker 2025

4.05

50k+ ratings

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🌸 Purity Culture 🧠 Body Wisdom

Safe

by Mark Daley • 2024

They became a family of four. Foster care's goal was to make them three again.

4.41

690

🏠 Foster Care 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenting ⚖️ Child Welfare Reform 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 💔 Ambiguous Loss

Safe

They became a family of four. Foster care's goal was to make them three again.

by Mark Daley 2024

4.41

690 ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenting ⚖️ Child Welfare Reform 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 💔 Ambiguous Loss

The Friendship Fix

by Andrea Bonior • 2011

Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.

3.18

122

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧠 Friendship Psychology 🤝 Making Friends ☣️ Toxic Friendships 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Friendship Fix

Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.

by Andrea Bonior 2011

3.18

122 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧠 Friendship Psychology 🤝 Making Friends ☣️ Toxic Friendships 🧱 Boundary Setting

Beautiful Oblivion

by Jamie McGuire • 2014

Between a distant boyfriend and a persistent tattoo artist, Cami's loyalty is all she has left.

4.08

82k+

💕 New Adult Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Tortured Hero 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

Beautiful Oblivion

Between a distant boyfriend and a persistent tattoo artist, Cami's loyalty is all she has left.

by Jamie McGuire 2014

4.08

82k+ ratings

💕 New Adult Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Tortured Hero 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

Most of All You

by Mia Sheridan • 2017

An abduction survivor who cannot bear touch pays a stripper to help him feel again.

3.95

59k+

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🖤 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Damaged Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Most of All You

An abduction survivor who cannot bear touch pays a stripper to help him feel again.

by Mia Sheridan 2017

3.95

59k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🖤 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Damaged Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

House of Ash and Shadow

by Leia Stone • 2023

The one fae who can touch her without pain is a prince terrified of her darkness.

4.08

13k+

🧚 Fae Academy 💔 Cursed Touch 💕 Love Triangle 🌑 Dark Prince ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

House of Ash and Shadow

The one fae who can touch her without pain is a prince terrified of her darkness.

by Leia Stone 2023

4.08

13k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Academy 💔 Cursed Touch 💕 Love Triangle 🌑 Dark Prince ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Knocking Myself Up

by Michelle Tea • 2022

Queer, single, and 40: one woman's irreverent, friend-sperm-assisted quest for a baby.

3.98

983

🧬 Fertility Journey 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenthood 😏 Irreverent Memoir 👩‍👧 Single Motherhood ✊ Feminist Memoir

Knocking Myself Up

Queer, single, and 40: one woman's irreverent, friend-sperm-assisted quest for a baby.

by Michelle Tea 2022

3.98

983 ratings

🧬 Fertility Journey 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenthood 😏 Irreverent Memoir 👩‍👧 Single Motherhood ✊ Feminist Memoir

Greta & Valdin

by Rebecca K. Reilly • 2021

Two Auckland siblings, two impossible loves, and one messy family trying to hold it together.

3.90

32k+

🏡 Multicultural Family Saga 👫 Dual Sibling Pov 💞 Second Chance Romance 🤷 Quarter-Life Crisis 🌈 Queer Self-Discovery

Greta & Valdin

Two Auckland siblings, two impossible loves, and one messy family trying to hold it together.

by Rebecca K. Reilly 2021

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏡 Multicultural Family Saga 👫 Dual Sibling Pov 💞 Second Chance Romance 🤷 Quarter-Life Crisis 🌈 Queer Self-Discovery

Egotistical Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2022

One reckless night with his NHL rival was a mistake, then a trade makes them teammates.

4.05

28k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🚪 Closeted Hero

Egotistical Puckboy

One reckless night with his NHL rival was a mistake, then a trade makes them teammates.

by Eden Finley 2022

4.05

28k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🚪 Closeted Hero

Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?

by Sarah McCoy • 2025

At her aunt's convent, a student pieces together why a sixties starlet became a cloistered nun.

3.93

3k+

🎬 Old Hollywood ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🥀 Bittersweet

Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?

At her aunt's convent, a student pieces together why a sixties starlet became a cloistered nun.

by Sarah McCoy 2025

3.93

3k+ ratings

🎬 Old Hollywood ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🥀 Bittersweet

Like Family

by Erin O. White • 2025

Three queer families share everything: carpools, holidays, and one secret that could break them.

3.49

4k+

🌈 Queer Parenthood 🤫 Secret Parentage 🔄 Midlife Transformation 💔 Sapphic Affair 🛋️ Therapy And Healing

Like Family

Three queer families share everything: carpools, holidays, and one secret that could break them.

by Erin O. White 2025

3.49

4k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Parenthood 🤫 Secret Parentage 🔄 Midlife Transformation 💔 Sapphic Affair 🛋️ Therapy And Healing

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

by Sara Raasch • 2025

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

4.18

17k+

🏛️ Magical Academia 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🗣️ Banter Heavy 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

by Sara Raasch 2025

4.18

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Academia 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🗣️ Banter Heavy 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine

Luck of the Titanic

by Stacey Lee • 2021

To join the circus with her twin, a Chinese British teen stows away on the Titanic.

3.66

10k+

🚢 Titanic 🧧 Chinese Diaspora 🤹 Circus Acrobats 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Twin Bond

Luck of the Titanic

To join the circus with her twin, a Chinese British teen stows away on the Titanic.

by Stacey Lee 2021

3.66

10k+ ratings

🚢 Titanic 🧧 Chinese Diaspora 🤹 Circus Acrobats 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Twin Bond

Leo

by Mia Sheridan • 2013

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

3.97

43k+

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Angsty Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Leo

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

by Mia Sheridan 2013

3.97

43k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Angsty Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort

The Ashfire King

by Chelsea Abdullah • 2025

Blackmailed into finding a jinn lamp, a merchant must trust a prince hiding his true identity.

3.99

3k+

🌙 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🧞 Jinn Mythology 💎 Magical Relics ⛓️ Binding Magic ⚔️ Shifting Alliances

The Ashfire King

Blackmailed into finding a jinn lamp, a merchant must trust a prince hiding his true identity.

by Chelsea Abdullah 2025

3.99

3k+ ratings

🌙 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🧞 Jinn Mythology 💎 Magical Relics ⛓️ Binding Magic ⚔️ Shifting Alliances

A Renaissance of Our Own

by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle • 2023

A Black feminist's roadmap for redesigning your inherited belief systems, relationships, and work.

4.25

1k+

📜 Memoir Manifesto 🥷 Black Feminism ✳️ Intersectional Feminism ☕ White Feminism Critique 🛌 Rest As Resistance

A Renaissance of Our Own

A Black feminist's roadmap for redesigning your inherited belief systems, relationships, and work.

by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle 2023

4.25

1k+ ratings

📜 Memoir Manifesto 🥷 Black Feminism ✳️ Intersectional Feminism ☕ White Feminism Critique 🛌 Rest As Resistance

Sea of Stars

by Amy A. Bartol • 2015

Every faction wants her visions. One ruthless heir will burn worlds to claim her as his consort.

4.25

13k+

🪐 Alien Planet Romance 🔮 Prophesied Heroine 💫 Fated Mates ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Love Triangle

Sea of Stars

Every faction wants her visions. One ruthless heir will burn worlds to claim her as his consort.

by Amy A. Bartol 2015

4.25

13k+ ratings

🪐 Alien Planet Romance 🔮 Prophesied Heroine 💫 Fated Mates ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Love Triangle

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