💕 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.

Our Way

by T.L. Swan

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

29k+

🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏥 Workplace Romance

Our Way

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020

4.07

29k+ ratings

🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏥 Workplace Romance

Little Pieces of Light

by Emma Scott • 2025

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

4.12

2k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 💢 Angsty Romance

Little Pieces of Light

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

by Emma Scott 2025

4.12

2k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 💢 Angsty Romance

The Ensemble

by Aja Gabel • 2018

Four musicians form a string quartet, then spend thirty years learning what it costs to stay.

3.48

11k+

🎻 Classical Music Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🎭 The Cost Of Ambition 😢 Bittersweet Endings 💝 Second Chance Love

The Ensemble

Four musicians form a string quartet, then spend thirty years learning what it costs to stay.

by Aja Gabel 2018

3.48

11k+ ratings

🎻 Classical Music Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🎭 The Cost Of Ambition 😢 Bittersweet Endings 💝 Second Chance Love

Between Never and Forever

by Brit Benson • 2023

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

4.21

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance 💭 Dual Timelines

Between Never and Forever

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

by Brit Benson 2023

4.21

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance 💭 Dual Timelines

Happily Never After

by Lynn Painter • 2024

A stranger objects at her wedding; she joins his sabotage scheme, their fake romance becoming real.

3.68

84k+

🎬 Romantic Comedy 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Fake Relationship 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 💖 Healing From Heartbreak

Happily Never After

A stranger objects at her wedding; she joins his sabotage scheme, their fake romance becoming real.

by Lynn Painter 2024

3.68

84k+ ratings

🎬 Romantic Comedy 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Fake Relationship 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 💖 Healing From Heartbreak

Aces Up

by Lauren Barnholdt • 2010

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

3.40

5k+

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist 🃏 Criminal Temptation

Aces Up

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

by Lauren Barnholdt 2010

3.40

5k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist 🃏 Criminal Temptation

A Rogue by Any Other Name

by Sarah MacLean • 2012

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

3.92

47k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

A Rogue by Any Other Name

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

by Sarah MacLean 2012

3.92

47k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

Always You

by Kirsty Moseley • 2012

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

3.89

22k+

🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Angsty Romance

Always You

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

by Kirsty Moseley 2012

3.89

22k+ ratings

🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Angsty Romance

Adorkable

by Cookie O'Gorman • 2016

To escape matchmaking, she fake-dates her soccer-star best friend. The kisses start to feel real.

3.92

13k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🤓 Nerdy Heroine ⚽ Soccer Romance 💬 Banter-Heavy 🏫 High School Romance

Adorkable

To escape matchmaking, she fake-dates her soccer-star best friend. The kisses start to feel real.

by Cookie O'Gorman 2016

3.92

13k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🤓 Nerdy Heroine ⚽ Soccer Romance 💬 Banter-Heavy 🏫 High School Romance

This Spells Love

by Kate Robb • 2023

After a breakup spell, she wakes a stranger to the best friend she's always loved.

3.77

36k+

🌌 Parallel Lives 💕 Mutual Pining 👯 Sister Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Cozy Romance Energy

This Spells Love

After a breakup spell, she wakes a stranger to the best friend she's always loved.

by Kate Robb 2023

3.77

36k+ ratings

🌌 Parallel Lives 💕 Mutual Pining 👯 Sister Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Cozy Romance Energy

Mixed Signals

by B.K. Borison • 2022

Weary of bad dates, a baker agrees to practice romance with the town's overlooked teacher.

3.93

57k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 🍩 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🥐 Baker Heroine

Mixed Signals

Weary of bad dates, a baker agrees to practice romance with the town's overlooked teacher.

by B.K. Borison 2022

3.93

57k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 🍩 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🥐 Baker Heroine

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

by K. Webster • 2019

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

3.98

9k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤫 Secret Relationship

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

by K. Webster 2019

3.98

9k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame 🏡 Small Town Roots

The Girl in the Love Song

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame 🏡 Small Town Roots

Our Perfect Storm

by Carley Fortune

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

4.02

224k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning 🏖️ Beach Town

Our Perfect Storm

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

by Carley Fortune 2026

4.02

224k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning 🏖️ Beach Town

The Hotshot

by Piper Rayne • 2026

To keep three orphaned kids, a nurse fake-dates her best friend's brother, a baseball star.

4.01

19k+

🏟️ Sports Romance 💍 Fake Dating 👪 Unexpected Guardian ⚾ Baseball World 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Hotshot

To keep three orphaned kids, a nurse fake-dates her best friend's brother, a baseball star.

by Piper Rayne 2026

4.01

19k+ ratings

🏟️ Sports Romance 💍 Fake Dating 👪 Unexpected Guardian ⚾ Baseball World 🏠 Forced Proximity

Just Juliet

by Charlotte Reagan • 2016

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

3.95

3k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 🆕 New Girl In Town 🏠 Chosen Family

Just Juliet

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

by Charlotte Reagan 2016

3.95

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 🆕 New Girl In Town 🏠 Chosen Family

Curvy Girl Summer

by Danielle Allen • 2024

Disaster dates push her toward a bartender whose wedding band is a warning she can't ignore.

4.26

25k+

💖 Body Positive Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Meddling Family 📱 Dating App Disasters 💬 Banter Romance

Curvy Girl Summer

Disaster dates push her toward a bartender whose wedding band is a warning she can't ignore.

by Danielle Allen 2024

4.26

25k+ ratings

💖 Body Positive Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Meddling Family 📱 Dating App Disasters 💬 Banter Romance

Unromance

by Erin Connor • 2025

A romance novelist and a TV star agree to ruin rom-com tropes, until feelings ruin the experiment.

3.69

9k+

📚 Meta Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov ✍️ Writer Heroine

Unromance

A romance novelist and a TV star agree to ruin rom-com tropes, until feelings ruin the experiment.

by Erin Connor 2025

3.69

9k+ ratings

📚 Meta Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov ✍️ Writer Heroine

Running Barefoot

by Amy Harmon • 2012

A piano prodigy and a half-Navajo boy bond over music, but grief and prejudice separate them.

4.30

19k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grieving Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Prejudice 🌄 Native American Heritage 🎵 Music As Healing

Running Barefoot

A piano prodigy and a half-Navajo boy bond over music, but grief and prejudice separate them.

by Amy Harmon 2012

4.30

19k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grieving Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Prejudice 🌄 Native American Heritage 🎵 Music As Healing

Only You

by Samantha Young • 2023

She returns to the Highlands to find the boy she loved is now a Hollywood stranger.

4.19

6k+

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🎬 Celebrity Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Mutual Pining 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highland Village

Only You

She returns to the Highlands to find the boy she loved is now a Hollywood stranger.

by Samantha Young 2023

4.19

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🎬 Celebrity Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Mutual Pining 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highland Village

Close to You

by Nissa Renzo

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

3.74

9k+

🫂 Found Family 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏠 Small Town

Close to You

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

by Nissa Renzo 2026

3.74

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏠 Small Town

All In

by Emma Scott • 2016

A dying promise forces Theo to rescue his brother's girlfriend. Falling for her risks everything.

4.33

25k+

🍃 Sobriety And Recovery 🎤 Musician Heroine 🖋️ Tattoo Artist Hero 🏠 Found Family 💔 Guilt And Longing

All In

A dying promise forces Theo to rescue his brother's girlfriend. Falling for her risks everything.

by Emma Scott 2016

4.33

25k+ ratings

🍃 Sobriety And Recovery 🎤 Musician Heroine 🖋️ Tattoo Artist Hero 🏠 Found Family 💔 Guilt And Longing

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her

by Laura Nowlin

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

3.86

74k+

💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker ✨ Lyrical Prose

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

by Laura Nowlin

3.86

74k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker ✨ Lyrical Prose

The Rules of Dating

by Penelope Ward • 2022

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

4.06

14k+

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⏳ Slow Burn

The Rules of Dating

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

by Penelope Ward 2022

4.06

14k+ ratings

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⏳ Slow Burn

Mother's Day Inn

by Lee Jacquot • 2023

A single mom's Mother's Day retreat ends when the younger man she craves stops waiting.

3.88

6k+

⏳ Reverse Age Gap 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🧁 Cinnamon Roll Hero

Mother's Day Inn

A single mom's Mother's Day retreat ends when the younger man she craves stops waiting.

by Lee Jacquot 2023

3.88

6k+ ratings

⏳ Reverse Age Gap 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🧁 Cinnamon Roll Hero

Someday, Someday, Maybe

by Lauren Graham • 2013

Franny Banks gave herself three years to make it as an actress. She has six months left.

3.54

60k+

🎬 Show Business 🎭 Struggling Artist 💘 Romantic Comedy 🔺 Love Triangle 🗽 New York City

Someday, Someday, Maybe

Franny Banks gave herself three years to make it as an actress. She has six months left.

by Lauren Graham 2013

3.54

60k+ ratings

🎬 Show Business 🎭 Struggling Artist 💘 Romantic Comedy 🔺 Love Triangle 🗽 New York City

Beat

by Vi Keeland • 2015

Her rockstar boyfriend headlines the tour. Falling for his opener was never part of the plan.

4.12

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🚫 Forbidden Love 😢 Angsty Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing

Beat

Her rockstar boyfriend headlines the tour. Falling for his opener was never part of the plan.

by Vi Keeland 2015

4.12

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🚫 Forbidden Love 😢 Angsty Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing

Tajna Krvavog mosta

by Marija Jurić Zagorka • 1912

A count and a disguised girl hunt a killer promising nine bodies beneath Zagreb's Bloody Bridge.

4.51

2k+

🖤 Gothic Murder Mystery 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🎪 Masked Intrigue 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💋 Fatal Woman

Tajna Krvavog mosta

A count and a disguised girl hunt a killer promising nine bodies beneath Zagreb's Bloody Bridge.

by Marija Jurić Zagorka 1912

4.51

2k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Murder Mystery 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🎪 Masked Intrigue 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💋 Fatal Woman

Cor Amare

by Pepper Winters • 2023

A girl saves a shipwrecked boy. His crime-lord father will shatter everything to reclaim him.

4.56

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ✨ Fated Mates 💔 Forced Separation 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🩹 Trauma Healing

Cor Amare

A girl saves a shipwrecked boy. His crime-lord father will shatter everything to reclaim him.

by Pepper Winters 2023

4.56

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ✨ Fated Mates 💔 Forced Separation 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🩹 Trauma Healing

Blind Kiss

by Renee Carlino • 2018

One blindfolded kiss haunts a dancer and an engineer through fourteen years of bad timing.

3.88

4k+

⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🔺 Love Triangle 🍂 Bittersweet

Blind Kiss

One blindfolded kiss haunts a dancer and an engineer through fourteen years of bad timing.

by Renee Carlino 2018

3.88

4k+ ratings

⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🔺 Love Triangle 🍂 Bittersweet

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