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Intensely felt stories steeped in longing, heartbreak, and inner turmoil, for readers who want fiction that aches in their chest and lingers long after the last page.

Nothing Like the Movies

by Lynn Painter

Wes broke Liz's heart. Now on the same campus, he's chasing a second chance.

3.98

249k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚾ College Sports Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💕 Rom-Com Energy 🗣️ Witty Banter

Nothing Like the Movies

Wes broke Liz's heart. Now on the same campus, he's chasing a second chance.

by Lynn Painter 2024

3.98

249k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚾ College Sports Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💕 Rom-Com Energy 🗣️ Witty Banter

After We Collided

by Anna Todd • 2013

Tessa's Seattle plan promises escape, but Hardin's obsessive love threatens to burn them both.

3.72

239k+

🖤 Toxic Relationship 💔 Good Girl Bad Boy 😤 Possessive Hero 🩸 Self-Destructive Hero 🧎 Groveling Hero

After We Collided

Tessa's Seattle plan promises escape, but Hardin's obsessive love threatens to burn them both.

by Anna Todd 2013

3.72

239k+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Relationship 💔 Good Girl Bad Boy 😤 Possessive Hero 🩸 Self-Destructive Hero 🧎 Groveling Hero

The Temporary Wife

by Catharina Maura • 2023

To avoid an arranged marriage, a billionaire weds his secretary. Their convenient deal turns real.

4.01

79k+

🤑 Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Workplace Romance 👔 Boss And Secretary ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Temporary Wife

To avoid an arranged marriage, a billionaire weds his secretary. Their convenient deal turns real.

by Catharina Maura 2023

4.01

79k+ ratings

🤑 Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Workplace Romance 👔 Boss And Secretary ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Nightfall

by Shannon Messenger • 2017

Her human parents are kidnapped, forcing Sophie into Nightfall, a buried prison of dark experiments.

4.52

51k+

🌍 Hidden Magical World 🧪 Secret Experiments 🔥 Forbidden Abilities 🧠 Memory Manipulation 👯 Twin Bond

Nightfall

Her human parents are kidnapped, forcing Sophie into Nightfall, a buried prison of dark experiments.

by Shannon Messenger 2017

4.52

51k+ ratings

🌍 Hidden Magical World 🧪 Secret Experiments 🔥 Forbidden Abilities 🧠 Memory Manipulation 👯 Twin Bond

Professor Astor

by Catharina Maura • 2022

Her one-night stand is now her professor, and she's just become nanny to his twins.

4.02

18k+

👨‍👧‍👦 Single Dad Romance 🎓 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Blended Family 🪷 Desi Family Pressure 🔥 Slow Burn Reunion

Professor Astor

Her one-night stand is now her professor, and she's just become nanny to his twins.

by Catharina Maura 2022

4.02

18k+ ratings

👨‍👧‍👦 Single Dad Romance 🎓 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Blended Family 🪷 Desi Family Pressure 🔥 Slow Burn Reunion

Love Unwritten

by Lauren Asher • 2024

A nanny hides her billionaire boss's son's secret as their slow-burn attraction ignites.

4.06

96k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Love Unwritten

A nanny hides her billionaire boss's son's secret as their slow-burn attraction ignites.

by Lauren Asher 2024

4.06

96k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

From Lukov with Love

by Mariana Zapata • 2018

A figure skater's last comeback: partner with the rival she's spent years despising.

4.18

289k+

⛸️ Figure Skating ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 😏 Witty Banter

From Lukov with Love

A figure skater's last comeback: partner with the rival she's spent years despising.

by Mariana Zapata 2018

4.18

289k+ ratings

⛸️ Figure Skating ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 😏 Witty Banter

The Mistake

by Elle Kennedy

A college hockey star's rebound becomes the one girl he must win back with impossible gestures.

3.96

623k+

🏒 College Hockey 🧎 Groveling Hero 💐 Grand Gestures 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🌸 Virgin Heroine

The Mistake

A college hockey star's rebound becomes the one girl he must win back with impossible gestures.

by Elle Kennedy 2015

3.96

623k+ ratings

🏒 College Hockey 🧎 Groveling Hero 💐 Grand Gestures 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🌸 Virgin Heroine

Hate Notes

by Vi Keeland • 2018

A dreamer tracks down a love note's author, who humiliates her and then becomes her boss.

4.11

84k+

❤️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫀 Hidden Illness 📋 Bucket List

Hate Notes

A dreamer tracks down a love note's author, who humiliates her and then becomes her boss.

by Vi Keeland 2018

4.11

84k+ ratings

❤️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫀 Hidden Illness 📋 Bucket List

Rushing the Goal

by Toni Aleo • 2016

An ex-hockey player’s shot at redemption hinges on a wary single mother and her daughter.

4.42

4k+

🫶 Single Parent Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🥃 Recovering Addict Hero 👧 Kid Matchmaker 😈 Evil Ex

Rushing the Goal

An ex-hockey player’s shot at redemption hinges on a wary single mother and her daughter.

by Toni Aleo 2016

4.42

4k+ ratings

🫶 Single Parent Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🥃 Recovering Addict Hero 👧 Kid Matchmaker 😈 Evil Ex

Not in Love

by Ali Hazelwood

Her one-night stand turns out to be the man orchestrating her company's hostile takeover.

3.63

339k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🔥 Dominant Hero

Not in Love

Her one-night stand turns out to be the man orchestrating her company's hostile takeover.

by Ali Hazelwood 2024

3.63

339k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🔥 Dominant Hero

My Dark Prince

by Parker S. Huntington • 2025

Abandoned once by her best friend, she's now trapped in a fake engagement with him.

3.95

19k+

💔 Second Chance Love 💍 Fake Engagement 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💭 Amnesia Romance

My Dark Prince

Abandoned once by her best friend, she's now trapped in a fake engagement with him.

by Parker S. Huntington 2025

3.95

19k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Love 💍 Fake Engagement 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💭 Amnesia Romance

Love, Utley

by S.J. Tilly • 2024

A lost letter silenced their college romance. Fifteen years later, he buys her company.

4.10

21k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 💼 Secret Office Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero ✉️ Lost Letter

Love, Utley

A lost letter silenced their college romance. Fifteen years later, he buys her company.

by S.J. Tilly 2024

4.10

21k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 💼 Secret Office Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero ✉️ Lost Letter

Bad Wrong Things

by C.P. Harris • 2022

The boy he rescued became the man he craves. Their love could destroy them.

3.94

6k+

🚫 Taboo Romance ⏳ Forbidden Age Gap 🌀 Toxic Obsession 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero

Bad Wrong Things

The boy he rescued became the man he craves. Their love could destroy them.

by C.P. Harris 2022

3.94

6k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Romance ⏳ Forbidden Age Gap 🌀 Toxic Obsession 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero

Binding 13

by Chloe Walsh • 2018

When a rugby captain hurts a fragile new girl, guilt drives him into her nightmare.

4.20

9k+

🖤 Dark High School Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Alpha Protector 🐦 Wounded Bird Heroine 🌱 Trauma Healing

Binding 13

When a rugby captain hurts a fragile new girl, guilt drives him into her nightmare.

by Chloe Walsh 2018

4.20

9k+ ratings

🖤 Dark High School Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Alpha Protector 🐦 Wounded Bird Heroine 🌱 Trauma Healing

False Start

by Kandi Steiner • 2024

Fake dating her NFL ex protects a single mother. Her secret could destroy their second chance.

3.94

14k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🛡️ Protective Hero 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family

False Start

Fake dating her NFL ex protects a single mother. Her secret could destroy their second chance.

by Kandi Steiner 2024

3.94

14k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🛡️ Protective Hero 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family

The Trade

by Meghan Quinn • 2020

Traded to Chicago, a veteran player falls for his teammate's sister. She is married.

4.17

20k+

🧢 Baseball Romance 🗣️ Male Pov ⚡ Teammate's Sister 🚫 Forbidden Attraction 💞 Second Chance

The Trade

Traded to Chicago, a veteran player falls for his teammate's sister. She is married.

by Meghan Quinn 2020

4.17

20k+ ratings

🧢 Baseball Romance 🗣️ Male Pov ⚡ Teammate's Sister 🚫 Forbidden Attraction 💞 Second Chance

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

3.64

274k+

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

Magnolia Parks

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

by Jessa Hastings 2021

3.64

274k+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

The Punk and the Plaything

by B.B. Reid • 2019

A trapped heiress, a fake engagement, and the tattooed ex back to break all her rules.

4.22

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Toxic Love 🏫 Prep School Drama

The Punk and the Plaything

A trapped heiress, a fake engagement, and the tattooed ex back to break all her rules.

by B.B. Reid 2019

4.22

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Toxic Love 🏫 Prep School Drama

Stay

by Briana Michaels • 2024

His college ex walks into his life as a client, wearing a ring that says stay away.

4.04

4k+

🕰️ Second Chance 💔 Exes To Lovers 🎓 College Sweethearts ⛓️ Bdsm Romance 🏠 Found Family

Stay

His college ex walks into his life as a client, wearing a ring that says stay away.

by Briana Michaels 2024

4.04

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance 💔 Exes To Lovers 🎓 College Sweethearts ⛓️ Bdsm Romance 🏠 Found Family

Heated Rivalry

by Rachel Reid

Behind hockey's fiercest rivalry, two captains are secret lovers terrified of being found out.

4.28

346k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 🌈 Coming Out ⚔️ Rivals In Love

Heated Rivalry

Behind hockey's fiercest rivalry, two captains are secret lovers terrified of being found out.

by Rachel Reid 2019

4.28

346k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 🌈 Coming Out ⚔️ Rivals In Love

Beyond What is Given

by Rebecca Yarros • 2015

Fleeing scandal, she falls for her rigid pilot roommate, whose girlfriend lies in a coma.

4.27

50k+

🛋️ Roommates To Lovers ✈️ Military Pilot ❤️‍🩹 Self Forgiveness 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Beyond What is Given

Fleeing scandal, she falls for her rigid pilot roommate, whose girlfriend lies in a coma.

by Rebecca Yarros 2015

4.27

50k+ ratings

🛋️ Roommates To Lovers ✈️ Military Pilot ❤️‍🩹 Self Forgiveness 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Hunter

by L.J. Shen • 2020

A scandal-ridden heir's last chance: six months celibacy under the watch of a steely archer.

3.97

56k+

💋 Enemies To Lovers 🏹 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Reformed Playboy 🏛️ Family Pressure

The Hunter

A scandal-ridden heir's last chance: six months celibacy under the watch of a steely archer.

by L.J. Shen 2020

3.97

56k+ ratings

💋 Enemies To Lovers 🏹 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Reformed Playboy 🏛️ Family Pressure

The Iron Daughter

by Julie Kagawa • 2010

Betrayed by her Winter prince, a half-fey girl must retrieve a relic to stop a war.

4.07

130k+

🏛️ Fae Politics 💕 Love Triangle 💔 Duty Vs Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ❄️ Winter Fae

The Iron Daughter

Betrayed by her Winter prince, a half-fey girl must retrieve a relic to stop a war.

by Julie Kagawa 2010

4.07

130k+ ratings

🏛️ Fae Politics 💕 Love Triangle 💔 Duty Vs Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ❄️ Winter Fae

The Indigo Spell

by Richelle Mead • 2013

Her mission: stop a soul-stealing witch. Her secret: she's falling for a vampire.

4.35

107k+

✨ Magical Awakening 🧙‍♀️ Witch Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧛 Vampire Romance 🕵️‍♀️ Secret Society

The Indigo Spell

Her mission: stop a soul-stealing witch. Her secret: she's falling for a vampire.

by Richelle Mead 2013

4.35

107k+ ratings

✨ Magical Awakening 🧙‍♀️ Witch Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧛 Vampire Romance 🕵️‍♀️ Secret Society

A Love Letter to Whiskey

by Kandi Steiner

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

4.15

111k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Beach Town 🫣 Mutual Pining

A Love Letter to Whiskey

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

by Kandi Steiner 2021

4.15

111k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Beach Town 🫣 Mutual Pining

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

by Jennifer Hartmann

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

4.16

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023

4.16

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

The Thorns Remain

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

A betrayed man seduces his enemy's wife for revenge, only to fall for her.

4.14

7k+

🔥 Revenge Romance 💔 Marriage Betrayal 👨‍👧 Single Father 👶 Secret Child ⚡ Forbidden Attraction

The Thorns Remain

A betrayed man seduces his enemy's wife for revenge, only to fall for her.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021

4.14

7k+ ratings

🔥 Revenge Romance 💔 Marriage Betrayal 👨‍👧 Single Father 👶 Secret Child ⚡ Forbidden Attraction

Fatal Cure

by Kathy Lockheart • 2022

A cop's fire rescue by a cartel captain sparks a romance that could destroy them both.

4.13

4k+

💔 Cop Falls For Criminal 🖤 Cartel Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🔥 Trauma Bonding 🎭 Hidden Identity

Fatal Cure

A cop's fire rescue by a cartel captain sparks a romance that could destroy them both.

by Kathy Lockheart 2022

4.13

4k+ ratings

💔 Cop Falls For Criminal 🖤 Cartel Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🔥 Trauma Bonding 🎭 Hidden Identity

Nothing Less

by Anna Todd • 2016

Landon Gibson falls for his roommate's friend, a married woman whose husband lies in a coma.

3.70

13k+

🐢 Slow Burn 🩹 Tortured Past 🔥 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🍰 Foodie Romance

Nothing Less

Landon Gibson falls for his roommate's friend, a married woman whose husband lies in a coma.

by Anna Todd 2016

3.70

13k+ ratings

🐢 Slow Burn 🩹 Tortured Past 🔥 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🍰 Foodie Romance

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