💕 Friends To Lovers

The delicious slow burn of realizing the person who knows you best might also be the person you want most. These romances trade instant chemistry for the deeper thrill of risking everything familiar.

Taming 7

by Chloe Walsh

Her rugby-star best friend holds her every night, never kisses her. His secret could destroy them.

4.33

240k+

🏉 Rugby Romance 👧👦 Childhood Best Friends 💔 Traumatized Hero 💞 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Taming 7

Her rugby-star best friend holds her every night, never kisses her. His secret could destroy them.

by Chloe Walsh 2024

4.33

240k+ ratings

🏉 Rugby Romance 👧👦 Childhood Best Friends 💔 Traumatized Hero 💞 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

If He Had Been With Me

by Laura Nowlin • 2013

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

3.78

598k+

🖤 Tragic Romance 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart 🍂 Bittersweet

If He Had Been With Me

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

by Laura Nowlin 2013

3.78

598k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart 🍂 Bittersweet

All My Rage

by Sabaa Tahir • 2022

Sal sells drugs to save his motel, hiding it from Noor, the girl he loves.

4.48

66k+

🌄 Immigrant Dreams 🕌 Pakistani-American 🍺 Parent With Addiction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚖️ Systemic Injustice

All My Rage

Sal sells drugs to save his motel, hiding it from Noor, the girl he loves.

by Sabaa Tahir 2022

4.48

66k+ ratings

🌄 Immigrant Dreams 🕌 Pakistani-American 🍺 Parent With Addiction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚖️ Systemic Injustice

Life’s Too Short

by Abby Jimenez • 2021

A YouTuber and lawyer neighbor bond over a baby, but hereditary illness threatens their future.

4.15

303k+

🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract

Life’s Too Short

A YouTuber and lawyer neighbor bond over a baby, but hereditary illness threatens their future.

by Abby Jimenez 2021

4.15

303k+ ratings

🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract

Give Me More

by Sara Cate • 2022

He asks his best friend into their marriage bed. What starts as a fantasy becomes something deeper.

4.15

120k+

💕 Polyamorous Romance 🔺 MMF Triad 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👀 Voyeurism 🏠 Found Family

Give Me More

He asks his best friend into their marriage bed. What starts as a fantasy becomes something deeper.

by Sara Cate 2022

4.15

120k+ ratings

💕 Polyamorous Romance 🔺 MMF Triad 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👀 Voyeurism 🏠 Found Family

Daydream

by Hannah Grace • 2024

A college writer after a breakup needs new experiences; her hockey captain friend volunteers a date.

3.89

255k+

📝 Practice Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🎓 College Romance ✍️ Writer Heroine 💘 He Falls First

Daydream

A college writer after a breakup needs new experiences; her hockey captain friend volunteers a date.

by Hannah Grace 2024

3.89

255k+ ratings

📝 Practice Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🎓 College Romance ✍️ Writer Heroine 💘 He Falls First

A Thousand Boy Kisses

by Tillie Cole • 2016

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

4.03

468k+

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🏡 Small Town Romance

A Thousand Boy Kisses

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

by Tillie Cole 2016

4.03

468k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🏡 Small Town Romance

Picking Daisies on Sundays

by Liana Cincotti

Fake-dating her ex-best friend for a wedding, Dani hides eight years of secret love.

4.02

79k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⏳ Second Chance Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 New Adult Angst

Picking Daisies on Sundays

Fake-dating her ex-best friend for a wedding, Dani hides eight years of secret love.

by Liana Cincotti 2023

4.02

79k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⏳ Second Chance Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 New Adult Angst

Saving 6

by Chloe Walsh

She was the boss's daughter. He was a boy falling apart. Loving her could destroy them both.

4.46

298k+

🏑 Sports Romance 💖 First Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🇮🇪 Small Town Ireland 💊 Drug Addiction

Saving 6

She was the boss's daughter. He was a boy falling apart. Loving her could destroy them both.

by Chloe Walsh 2023

4.46

298k+ ratings

🏑 Sports Romance 💖 First Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🇮🇪 Small Town Ireland 💊 Drug Addiction

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

by Jenny Han • 2011

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

4.18

44k+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

by Jenny Han 2011

4.18

44k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry • 2021

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

3.84

1.8M+

🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

People We Meet on Vacation

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

by Emily Henry 2021

3.84

1.8M+ ratings

🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

One Day

by David Nicholls • 2009

They almost kiss at graduation. For twenty years, each July 15 pulls them close, then apart.

3.88

414k+

💫 Will They Won't They 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 📖 Literary Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

One Day

They almost kiss at graduation. For twenty years, each July 15 pulls them close, then apart.

by David Nicholls 2009

3.88

414k+ ratings

💫 Will They Won't They 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 📖 Literary Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

The Testing

by Joelle Charbonneau • 2013

The Testing chooses future leaders by killing most candidates. Cia must be the exception.

4.05

84k+

🗡️ Deadly Competition 🏕️ Survival Trials 👀 Hidden Betrayal 📹 Constant Surveillance 🧠 Psychological Trials

The Testing

The Testing chooses future leaders by killing most candidates. Cia must be the exception.

by Joelle Charbonneau 2013

4.05

84k+ ratings

🗡️ Deadly Competition 🏕️ Survival Trials 👀 Hidden Betrayal 📹 Constant Surveillance 🧠 Psychological Trials

If Only I Had Told Her

by Laura Nowlin

Finn and Autumn finally find love. He dies that night. She carries their baby forward alone.

3.85

210k+

🫣 Secret Pining 💔 Tragic Romance 🕊️ Grief Recovery 🤝 Chosen Family 👶 Unplanned Pregnancy

If Only I Had Told Her

Finn and Autumn finally find love. He dies that night. She carries their baby forward alone.

by Laura Nowlin 2024

3.85

210k+ ratings

🫣 Secret Pining 💔 Tragic Romance 🕊️ Grief Recovery 🤝 Chosen Family 👶 Unplanned Pregnancy

Wild Love

by Elsie Silver

Fired, she comes home to work for her brother's billionaire best friend, newly a single dad.

3.98

485k+

🌄 Small Town Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💼 Workplace Proximity 🏠 Found Family

Wild Love

Fired, she comes home to work for her brother's billionaire best friend, newly a single dad.

by Elsie Silver 2024

3.98

485k+ ratings

🌄 Small Town Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💼 Workplace Proximity 🏠 Found Family

The Cheat Sheet

by Sarah Adams • 2021

Fake-dating her quarterback best friend to fix a scandal: easy. Not falling for real: impossible.

3.71

349k+

💍 Fake Dating 💭 Mutual Pining 🏈 NFL Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance 👫 Dual Pov

The Cheat Sheet

Fake-dating her quarterback best friend to fix a scandal: easy. Not falling for real: impossible.

by Sarah Adams 2021

3.71

349k+ ratings

💍 Fake Dating 💭 Mutual Pining 🏈 NFL Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance 👫 Dual Pov

The Wingman

by Stephanie Archer • 2024

Her ex's best friend becomes her dating coach. Their first practice date stops being practice.

3.90

85k+

🔥 Hockey Romance 📋 Dating Coach 🏠 Forced Proximity 😍 He Falls First 😈 Reformed Playboy

The Wingman

Her ex's best friend becomes her dating coach. Their first practice date stops being practice.

by Stephanie Archer 2024

3.90

85k+ ratings

🔥 Hockey Romance 📋 Dating Coach 🏠 Forced Proximity 😍 He Falls First 😈 Reformed Playboy

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott • 1868

Four sisters chase different dreams through poverty, ambition, and love in Civil War New England.

4.17

2.5M+

🏠 Domestic Fiction 👯 Sisterly Bond ✒️ Tomboy Heroine 📝 Writer Protagonist 🥀 Loss Of Innocence

Little Women

Four sisters chase different dreams through poverty, ambition, and love in Civil War New England.

by Louisa May Alcott 1868

4.17

2.5M+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Fiction 👯 Sisterly Bond ✒️ Tomboy Heroine 📝 Writer Protagonist 🥀 Loss Of Innocence

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz • 2012

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

4.28

680k+

🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening 🔐 Family Secrets

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012

4.28

680k+ ratings

🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening 🔐 Family Secrets

Releasing 10

by Chloe Walsh

At seven, he falls for the silent girl. At seventeen, her mind shatters. He's still falling.

4.53

152k+

🧠 Bipolar Rep 💗 Childhood Sweethearts 🩹 Trauma Survivor 🔥 Boy Obsessed 👥 Found Family

Releasing 10

At seven, he falls for the silent girl. At seventeen, her mind shatters. He's still falling.

by Chloe Walsh 2025

4.53

152k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Rep 💗 Childhood Sweethearts 🩹 Trauma Survivor 🔥 Boy Obsessed 👥 Found Family

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

Four friends, thirty years, and a secret past that no amount of devotion can undo.

4.27

951k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Self-Harm 🤕 Chronic Pain 😭 Devastating Fiction

A Little Life

Four friends, thirty years, and a secret past that no amount of devotion can undo.

by Hanya Yanagihara 2015

4.27

951k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Self-Harm 🤕 Chronic Pain 😭 Devastating Fiction

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

An exile loves the warrior destined to die at Troy, their bond defying gods and fate.

4.30

2.0M+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 💔 Doomed Love 🩹 Healer And Warrior 🖋️ Lyrical Prose

The Song of Achilles

An exile loves the warrior destined to die at Troy, their bond defying gods and fate.

by Madeline Miller 2011

4.30

2.0M+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 💔 Doomed Love 🩹 Healer And Warrior 🖋️ Lyrical Prose

Don't Let the Forest In

by C.G. Drews

When his best friend's drawings begin hunting the woods, the forest demands a heart.

4.05

60k+

🌑 Monsters As Grief 🖤 Asexual Love Story 🏫 Boarding School Horror 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 📖 Literary Horror

Don't Let the Forest In

When his best friend's drawings begin hunting the woods, the forest demands a heart.

by C.G. Drews 2024

4.05

60k+ ratings

🌑 Monsters As Grief 🖤 Asexual Love Story 🏫 Boarding School Horror 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 📖 Literary Horror

All the Young Dudes

by MsKingBean89

A werewolf orphan hides at Hogwarts until a reckless pureblood heir makes hiding impossible.

4.76

40k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐺 Werewolf Transformation ⭐ Wolfstar Fanfiction

All the Young Dudes

A werewolf orphan hides at Hogwarts until a reckless pureblood heir makes hiding impossible.

by MsKingBean89 2018

4.76

40k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐺 Werewolf Transformation ⭐ Wolfstar Fanfiction

Love and Other Words

by Christina Lauren

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

4.21

831k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance 💔 Angsty Romance

Love and Other Words

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

by Christina Lauren 2018

4.21

831k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance 💔 Angsty Romance

In the Wild Light

by Jeff Zentner

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

4.44

12k+

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide 🕯️ Grief Narrative

In the Wild Light

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

by Jeff Zentner 2021

4.44

12k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide 🕯️ Grief Narrative

Skin of a Sinner

by Avina St. Graves

The boy who vanished returns to slaughter her family and reclaim her as his.

3.59

39k+

🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💌 Second Chance 🔗 Forced Proximity 🏠 Found Family

Skin of a Sinner

The boy who vanished returns to slaughter her family and reclaim her as his.

by Avina St. Graves 2023

3.59

39k+ ratings

🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💌 Second Chance 🔗 Forced Proximity 🏠 Found Family

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 ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 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 ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 Beach Town 🫣 Mutual Pining

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

4.03

169k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing 🎓 College Sweethearts

Before We Were Strangers

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

by Renee Carlino 2015

4.03

169k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing 🎓 College Sweethearts

Stellarlune

by Shannon Messenger

Keefe flees, his power a danger. Sophie hunts him and the ancient force his mother craves.

4.43

33k+

🧝 Hidden Elf World 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📜 Ancient Secrets ⚖️ Caste System

Stellarlune

Keefe flees, his power a danger. Sophie hunts him and the ancient force his mother craves.

by Shannon Messenger 2022

4.43

33k+ ratings

🧝 Hidden Elf World 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📜 Ancient Secrets ⚖️ Caste System

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