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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.

Of Ink and Alchemy

by Sloane St. James

He forged her name on their marriage license. His dead ex just befriended her.

4.02

21k+

🖋️ Tattoo Subculture 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💍 Secret Marriage 👁️ Stalker Suspense

Of Ink and Alchemy

He forged her name on their marriage license. His dead ex just befriended her.

by Sloane St. James 2026

4.02

21k+ ratings

🖋️ Tattoo Subculture 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💍 Secret Marriage 👁️ Stalker Suspense

Count Your Lucky Stars

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2022

Estranged best friends and former secret lovers become roommates while planning a wedding together.

3.94

28k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn

Count Your Lucky Stars

Estranged best friends and former secret lovers become roommates while planning a wedding together.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2022

3.94

28k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn

Te espero en el fin del mundo

by Andrea Longarela • 2021

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

4.09

25k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline 💫 Sweeping Romance

Te espero en el fin del mundo

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

by Andrea Longarela 2021

4.09

25k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline 💫 Sweeping Romance

The House Guest

by Penelope Ward • 2025

An artist lost in grief. An heir trapped by legacy. One mansion, and a love neither expected.

3.90

5k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😢 Angsty Romance

The House Guest

An artist lost in grief. An heir trapped by legacy. One mansion, and a love neither expected.

by Penelope Ward 2025

3.90

5k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😢 Angsty Romance

Secret Haven

by Catherine Cowles • 2025

A social worker proposes a fake marriage to her ex-foster brother to save his three half-sisters.

4.46

30k+

🔗 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 💭 Shared Trauma

Secret Haven

A social worker proposes a fake marriage to her ex-foster brother to save his three half-sisters.

by Catherine Cowles 2025

4.46

30k+ ratings

🔗 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 💭 Shared Trauma

The Fallen Ones

by K.G. Reuss • 2024

Three rivals make a pact to share the woman they love, behind masks she can't unmask.

3.94

5k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Masked Encounters 👥 Reverse Harem ⛓️ Stepbrother Romance

The Fallen Ones

Three rivals make a pact to share the woman they love, behind masks she can't unmask.

by K.G. Reuss 2024

3.94

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Masked Encounters 👥 Reverse Harem ⛓️ Stepbrother Romance

Loving the Reaper

by Lola King • 2025

A woman and her possessive best friend are bound to a secret society that demands blood.

4.07

8k+

🕯️ Secret Society 🔒 Possessive Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Broken Hero 🔥 Female Rage

Loving the Reaper

A woman and her possessive best friend are bound to a secret society that demands blood.

by Lola King 2025

4.07

8k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Society 🔒 Possessive Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Broken Hero 🔥 Female Rage

Un amigo gratis

by Inma Rubiales • 2019

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

4.16

3k+

💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Un amigo gratis

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

by Inma Rubiales 2019

4.16

3k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov 🕊️ Grief And Healing

We All Fall Down

by Natalie D. Richards • 2017

His punch shattered her. Now the haunted bridge where it happened is calling them both back.

2.94

9k+

🏚️ Haunted Small Town 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🩹 Trauma And Healing ⚖️ Guilt And Redemption 😰 Anxious Atmosphere

We All Fall Down

His punch shattered her. Now the haunted bridge where it happened is calling them both back.

by Natalie D. Richards 2017

2.94

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted Small Town 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🩹 Trauma And Healing ⚖️ Guilt And Redemption 😰 Anxious Atmosphere

Flirt

by Adriana Locke • 2022

Brooke hires co-worker Moss as her fake boyfriend for a family party. Their chemistry is real.

4.25

14k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 😏 Playful Banter 💔 Toxic Family

Flirt

Brooke hires co-worker Moss as her fake boyfriend for a family party. Their chemistry is real.

by Adriana Locke 2022

4.25

14k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 😏 Playful Banter 💔 Toxic Family

My Rules

by T.L. Swan • 2024

His best friend's ex-wife asked for dating advice. He became the lesson she never forgot.

4.09

31k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 📚 Dating Lessons 🦋 Divorced Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

My Rules

His best friend's ex-wife asked for dating advice. He became the lesson she never forgot.

by T.L. Swan 2024

4.09

31k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 📚 Dating Lessons 🦋 Divorced Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Long Way Down

by Krista Ritchie • 2015

A sixteen-year-old wild child and her brother's blunt, older best friend risk a forbidden fall.

4.41

39k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 📸 Media Scrutiny

Long Way Down

A sixteen-year-old wild child and her brother's blunt, older best friend risk a forbidden fall.

by Krista Ritchie 2015

4.41

39k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 📸 Media Scrutiny

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

by Tia Williams • 2025

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

4.05

6k+

☀️ Summer Romance 🧬 Generational Trauma 🧠 Anxiety Rep 📋 Summer Bucket List 🖤 Black Teen Romance

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

by Tia Williams 2025

4.05

6k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 🧬 Generational Trauma 🧠 Anxiety Rep 📋 Summer Bucket List 🖤 Black Teen Romance

Love Song

by Elle Kennedy

A viral betrayal sends her to the lake, where her childhood crush is battling writer's block.

3.92

89k+

🏠 Forced Proximity 🏒 Sports Romance 🎸 Musician Hero 🌞 Summer Lake House 🤰 Unplanned Pregnancy

Love Song

A viral betrayal sends her to the lake, where her childhood crush is battling writer's block.

by Elle Kennedy 2026

3.92

89k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 🏒 Sports Romance 🎸 Musician Hero 🌞 Summer Lake House 🤰 Unplanned Pregnancy

Hostile

by Nicole Dykes • 2022

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

3.96

8k+

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Backstory

Hostile

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

by Nicole Dykes 2022

3.96

8k+ ratings

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Backstory

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

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

3.96

92k+

🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes 💬 Banter And Humor

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

🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes 💬 Banter And Humor

Let's Split Up

by Bill Wood • 2024

A ghost-hunting dare ends in death. Four teens must find the killer hiding behind the legend.

3.56

10k+

🔪 Teen Slasher Mystery 🌲 Small Town Horror 👻 Urban Legend Horror 🎭 Masked Killer 🔍 Teen Sleuth Squad

Let's Split Up

A ghost-hunting dare ends in death. Four teens must find the killer hiding behind the legend.

by Bill Wood 2024

3.56

10k+ ratings

🔪 Teen Slasher Mystery 🌲 Small Town Horror 👻 Urban Legend Horror 🎭 Masked Killer 🔍 Teen Sleuth Squad

Spells for Forgetting

by Adrienne Young • 2022

After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.

3.85

73k+

🖤 Small Town Gothic 🍂 Folk Magic 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔑 Generational Secrets 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Spells for Forgetting

After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.

by Adrienne Young 2022

3.85

73k+ ratings

🖤 Small Town Gothic 🍂 Folk Magic 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔑 Generational Secrets 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Better Than Expected

by Haley Cass • 2022

Escaping a controlling marriage, a single mother falls for the one woman her ex-husband despises.

4.17

9k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ❤️‍🩹 Healing From Abuse 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🌈 Coming Out Later In Life 🏠 Found Family

Better Than Expected

Escaping a controlling marriage, a single mother falls for the one woman her ex-husband despises.

by Haley Cass 2022

4.17

9k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ❤️‍🩹 Healing From Abuse 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🌈 Coming Out Later In Life 🏠 Found Family

Eleanor & Grey

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏠 Found Family

Eleanor & Grey

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏠 Found Family

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+

💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

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

💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

The Best Worst Thing

by Lauren Okie • 2025

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

3.91

18k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter 💔 Marriage In Crisis

The Best Worst Thing

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

by Lauren Okie 2025

3.91

18k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter 💔 Marriage In Crisis

Olivia Twist

by Lorie Langdon • 2018

She survived as Oliver Twist. Now a society lady, the thief who knew her secret is back.

3.88

4k+

🌀 Gender-Swapped Retelling 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Secret Identity 🗡️ Rogue With A Heart 💎 Heist And Romance

Olivia Twist

She survived as Oliver Twist. Now a society lady, the thief who knew her secret is back.

by Lorie Langdon 2018

3.88

4k+ ratings

🌀 Gender-Swapped Retelling 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Secret Identity 🗡️ Rogue With A Heart 💎 Heist And Romance

Bittersweet Memories

by Catharina Maura • 2022

She doesn't know her new boss is the love she forgot. He knows everything.

4.19

38k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🧠 Amnesia Trope 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty Romance

Bittersweet Memories

She doesn't know her new boss is the love she forgot. He knows everything.

by Catharina Maura 2022

4.19

38k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🧠 Amnesia Trope 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty Romance

The Stars are on Our Side

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2024

A kidnapping survivor must trust her friend's love when a debt collector threatens her daughter.

4.21

17k+

🕰️ Slow Burn 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🔄 Second Chance Love 😭 High Angst 🌱 Trauma Recovery

The Stars are on Our Side

A kidnapping survivor must trust her friend's love when a debt collector threatens her daughter.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024

4.21

17k+ ratings

🕰️ Slow Burn 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🔄 Second Chance Love 😭 High Angst 🌱 Trauma Recovery

Roses and Skulls

by L.M. Terry • 2023

A mute, scarred MC princess is drawn to her childhood protector, but a rival's obsession threatens.

4.47

3k+

🏍️ Biker Romance 🖤 Dark Contemporary 🛡️ Protective Hero 🐍 Jealous Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing

Roses and Skulls

A mute, scarred MC princess is drawn to her childhood protector, but a rival's obsession threatens.

by L.M. Terry 2023

4.47

3k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Romance 🖤 Dark Contemporary 🛡️ Protective Hero 🐍 Jealous Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing

Spark

by Lauren Rowe • 2025

For twelve years, a drummer hid his love. One drunken kiss with his best friend ends the secret.

4.06

2k+

🎸 Rock Band Romance 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Spark

For twelve years, a drummer hid his love. One drunken kiss with his best friend ends the secret.

by Lauren Rowe 2025

4.06

2k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Band Romance 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Donde no puedas encontrarme

by Tamara Molina • 2024

Fleeing a toxic love, she finds refuge in Italy and a man who loves without breaking.

4.27

15k+

🩹 Toxic Love Recovery 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 💔 Emotionally Raw 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Donde no puedas encontrarme

Fleeing a toxic love, she finds refuge in Italy and a man who loves without breaking.

by Tamara Molina 2024

4.27

15k+ ratings

🩹 Toxic Love Recovery 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 💔 Emotionally Raw 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Humility

by Lark Taylor • 2024

A wolf shifter secretly sleeps with his human best friend, risking their five-year friendship.

4.20

3k+

🐺 Wolf Shifter Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🧵 Mates Bond 😤 Jealousy 💬 Witty Banter

Humility

A wolf shifter secretly sleeps with his human best friend, risking their five-year friendship.

by Lark Taylor 2024

4.20

3k+ ratings

🐺 Wolf Shifter Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🧵 Mates Bond 😤 Jealousy 💬 Witty Banter

Blind Side

by Kandi Steiner • 2022

A bookish PR staffer and a heartbroken football star fake-date to make their real crushes jealous.

3.95

85k+

🎭 Fake Dating 📚 Lessons In Love 😍 He Falls First 🏈 College Football 💔 Vulnerable Hero

Blind Side

A bookish PR staffer and a heartbroken football star fake-date to make their real crushes jealous.

by Kandi Steiner 2022

3.95

85k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 📚 Lessons In Love 😍 He Falls First 🏈 College Football 💔 Vulnerable Hero

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