💕 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.

Cruel and Beautiful

by A.M. Hargrove • 2015

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

4.25

5k+

🖤 Widow Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker 🔥 Slow Burn

Cruel and Beautiful

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

by A.M. Hargrove 2015

4.25

5k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker 🔥 Slow Burn

Lingus

by Mariana Zapata • 2012

A shy teacher meets a charming stranger at a porn convention, not knowing he's the main attraction.

3.77

31k+

🐢 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎬 Porn Star Hero 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💬 Banter Filled

Lingus

A shy teacher meets a charming stranger at a porn convention, not knowing he's the main attraction.

by Mariana Zapata 2012

3.77

31k+ ratings

🐢 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎬 Porn Star Hero 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💬 Banter Filled

Saddle to Sunup

by Emmy Sanders • 2025

A divorcé retrieves his best friend from exile; the road home peels back years of buried longing.

4.17

3k+

💭 Sexual Awakening 🏔️ Montana Ranch 🏘️ Small Town 👨‍👧 Single Father 🔥 Slow Burn

Saddle to Sunup

A divorcé retrieves his best friend from exile; the road home peels back years of buried longing.

by Emmy Sanders 2025

4.17

3k+ ratings

💭 Sexual Awakening 🏔️ Montana Ranch 🏘️ Small Town 👨‍👧 Single Father 🔥 Slow Burn

Evvie Drake Starts Over

by Linda Holmes • 2019

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

3.82

158k+

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚾ Wounded Hero

Evvie Drake Starts Over

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

by Linda Holmes 2019

3.82

158k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚾ Wounded Hero

Without a Clue

by Melissa Ferguson • 2026

Murder strikes a book cruise, forcing an assistant to suspect the seven authors she calls family.

3.64

7k+

🔍 Meta Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🎪 Eccentric Ensemble

Without a Clue

Murder strikes a book cruise, forcing an assistant to suspect the seven authors she calls family.

by Melissa Ferguson 2026

3.64

7k+ ratings

🔍 Meta Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🎪 Eccentric Ensemble

Ice Ice Baby

by Carly Robyn • 2025

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

3.82

6k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero 🧲 Opposites Attract

Ice Ice Baby

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

by Carly Robyn 2025

3.82

6k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero 🧲 Opposites Attract

El tiempo que tuvimos

by Cherry Chic • 2023

Ten years after leaving Ireland, she returns to the boy she left under the fairy tree.

4.31

10k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💛 Eating Disorder 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🥲 Bittersweet

El tiempo que tuvimos

Ten years after leaving Ireland, she returns to the boy she left under the fairy tree.

by Cherry Chic 2023

4.31

10k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💛 Eating Disorder 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🥲 Bittersweet

Forbidden Nights

by Lauren Blakely • 2015

Two best friends draw up a no-strings deal for bedroom lessons. Rule number one: don't fall.

4.22

4k+

⛓️ Bdsm Romance 📝 Seduction Lessons 💼 Powerful Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero 😤 Jealous Hero

Forbidden Nights

Two best friends draw up a no-strings deal for bedroom lessons. Rule number one: don't fall.

by Lauren Blakely 2015

4.22

4k+ ratings

⛓️ Bdsm Romance 📝 Seduction Lessons 💼 Powerful Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero 😤 Jealous Hero

Love Me Tomorrow

by Emiko Jean • 2026

A cynical teen wishes for proof that love endures. Letters from the future start arriving.

3.75

2k+

💌 Anonymous Love Letters 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family Drama 🪄 Magical Realism 🍂 Bittersweet 🎌 Japanese American

Love Me Tomorrow

A cynical teen wishes for proof that love endures. Letters from the future start arriving.

by Emiko Jean 2026

3.75

2k+ ratings

💌 Anonymous Love Letters 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family Drama 🪄 Magical Realism 🍂 Bittersweet 🎌 Japanese American

Not in the Cards

by Maggie C. Gates • 2022

Ex-Navy pilot crashes with sister's best friend; old sparks fly, but her secret could destroy them.

4.14

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎖️ Military Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👩‍❤️‍👨 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Slow Burn

Not in the Cards

Ex-Navy pilot crashes with sister's best friend; old sparks fly, but her secret could destroy them.

by Maggie C. Gates 2022

4.14

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎖️ Military Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👩‍❤️‍👨 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Slow Burn

Betting Man

by Maggie C. Gates • 2022

Brutally attacked, she hides in her oldest friend's cottage, but her abuser is hunting her.

4.36

2k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🏡 Small Town Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔍 Romantic Suspense

Betting Man

Brutally attacked, she hides in her oldest friend's cottage, but her abuser is hunting her.

by Maggie C. Gates 2022

4.36

2k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🏡 Small Town Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔍 Romantic Suspense

Tempting the Teammate

by Hayden Hall • 2025

A documentary pushes two hockey best friends into a bromance that stops being pretend.

3.92

794

🏒 Teammates To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 💭 Mutual Pining 🥅 College Hockey 🌈 Coming Out

Tempting the Teammate

A documentary pushes two hockey best friends into a bromance that stops being pretend.

by Hayden Hall 2025

3.92

794 ratings

🏒 Teammates To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 💭 Mutual Pining 🥅 College Hockey 🌈 Coming Out

Boyfriend Goals

by Riley Hart • 2022

An unfiltered accountant inherits a Maine bookstore, and the tattooed tenant who finally gets him.

4.16

11k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Tattooed Hero ✋ Explicit Consent ☕ Cozy Romance

Boyfriend Goals

An unfiltered accountant inherits a Maine bookstore, and the tattooed tenant who finally gets him.

by Riley Hart 2022

4.16

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Tattooed Hero ✋ Explicit Consent ☕ Cozy Romance

Between Us

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2023

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

3.70

26k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner 🗣️ Witty Banter

Between Us

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2023

3.70

26k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner 🗣️ Witty Banter

Until Friday Night

by Abbi Glines • 2015

A mute, traumatized girl and a quarterback losing his father collide: she speaks only to him.

3.86

69k+

🏈 High School Football 🤐 Selective Mutism 🩹 Trauma Bonding 💔 Shared Grief 🖤 Wounded Hero

Until Friday Night

A mute, traumatized girl and a quarterback losing his father collide: she speaks only to him.

by Abbi Glines 2015

3.86

69k+ ratings

🏈 High School Football 🤐 Selective Mutism 🩹 Trauma Bonding 💔 Shared Grief 🖤 Wounded Hero

Wyatt

by Jessica Peterson • 2024

She returned to comfort her grieving best friend. Their fake date feels more real than goodbye.

3.94

67k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🖤 Grieving Hero 🏠 Return To Hometown

Wyatt

She returned to comfort her grieving best friend. Their fake date feels more real than goodbye.

by Jessica Peterson 2024

3.94

67k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🖤 Grieving Hero 🏠 Return To Hometown

Le boulevard

by Jean-François Sénéchal • 2016

His mother vanishes on his eighteenth birthday. Developmentally different, Chris must build a life.

3.66

504

🧠 Neurodivergent Narrator 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🍁 QuéBéCois Setting 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🏘️ Working-Class Life

Le boulevard

His mother vanishes on his eighteenth birthday. Developmentally different, Chris must build a life.

by Jean-François Sénéchal 2016

3.66

504 ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Narrator 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🍁 QuéBéCois Setting 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🏘️ Working-Class Life

The Mane Attraction

by Shelly Laurenston • 2008

A lion shifter, shot at a wedding, hides in his wolf best friend's hometown.

4.26

15k+

🐺 Shifter Romance 💪 Alpha Heroine 😂 Comedic Paranormal 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

The Mane Attraction

A lion shifter, shot at a wedding, hides in his wolf best friend's hometown.

by Shelly Laurenston 2008

4.26

15k+ ratings

🐺 Shifter Romance 💪 Alpha Heroine 😂 Comedic Paranormal 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

The Girl Who Dared to Stand

by Bella Forrest • 2017

In an AI-run tower, a fugitive uncovers the machine's kinder prototype and a founding murder.

4.27

6k+

🏢 Dystopian Tower 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Ragtag Rebels 🏅 Reluctant Leader 📜 Hidden History

The Girl Who Dared to Stand

In an AI-run tower, a fugitive uncovers the machine's kinder prototype and a founding murder.

by Bella Forrest 2017

4.27

6k+ ratings

🏢 Dystopian Tower 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Ragtag Rebels 🏅 Reluctant Leader 📜 Hidden History

Wishing for Champagne Kisses

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

4.14

2k+

🤝 Fake Dating 🏡 Small Town 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💓 Mutual Pining

Wishing for Champagne Kisses

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022

4.14

2k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 🏡 Small Town 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💓 Mutual Pining

Let It Be Me

by Kait Nolan • 2021

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

4.22

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 👨‍🚒 Firefighter Hero

Let It Be Me

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

by Kait Nolan 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 👨‍🚒 Firefighter Hero

Break

by Briana Michaels • 2025

An heiress rejects her arranged marriage, running to her two best friends for one forbidden night.

4.01

1k+

🖤 Dark Romance 💕 Polyamory 🔺 Mmf Triad 🏠 Chosen Family ⛓️ Bdsm Healing

Break

An heiress rejects her arranged marriage, running to her two best friends for one forbidden night.

by Briana Michaels 2025

4.01

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 💕 Polyamory 🔺 Mmf Triad 🏠 Chosen Family ⛓️ Bdsm Healing

Straight to You

by Bec Benson • 2025

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

3.84

922

💖 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Thriller 🏘️ Small Town 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Straight to You

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

by Bec Benson 2025

3.84

922 ratings

💖 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Thriller 🏘️ Small Town 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Morgan

by Riley Hart • 2024

A father's stroke returns him to the best friend he abandoned and feelings he can't bury.

4.01

3k+

💔 Second Chance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🩵 Hurt Comfort

Morgan

A father's stroke returns him to the best friend he abandoned and feelings he can't bury.

by Riley Hart 2024

4.01

3k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🩵 Hurt Comfort

If There's a Way

by Jessie Walker • 2022

A scarred mechanic and his childhood friend can't outrun the past when a violent father returns.

4.43

6k+

🏠 Found Family 🎸 Rock Band Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 High Angst 💪 Protective Lover

If There's a Way

A scarred mechanic and his childhood friend can't outrun the past when a violent father returns.

by Jessie Walker 2022

4.43

6k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🎸 Rock Band Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 High Angst 💪 Protective Lover

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

by Junauda Petrus • 2019

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

4.24

7k+

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

by Junauda Petrus 2019

4.24

7k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

Hopelessly Bromantic

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

A writer and an actor share a London flat, set rules against romance, and fail spectacularly.

4.14

4k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🥺 Mutual Pining 🎭 Actor Hero

Hopelessly Bromantic

A writer and an actor share a London flat, set rules against romance, and fail spectacularly.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.14

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🥺 Mutual Pining 🎭 Actor Hero

Someone Like You

by Karen Kingsbury • 2020

Her parents never said she was an embryo adoption. One grieving stranger holds all the answers.

4.15

16k+

🕊️ Inspirational Romance 🔍 Hidden Origins 🤫 Family Secrets 💔 Grief And Loss 🙏 Tested Faith

Someone Like You

Her parents never said she was an embryo adoption. One grieving stranger holds all the answers.

by Karen Kingsbury 2020

4.15

16k+ ratings

🕊️ Inspirational Romance 🔍 Hidden Origins 🤫 Family Secrets 💔 Grief And Loss 🙏 Tested Faith

Risk Taker

by Lily Morton • 2018

Stepbrothers Henry and Ivo hid their love for years. Ivo returns wounded; they must risk everything.

4.08

5k+

👬 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🧠 PTSD Recovery

Risk Taker

Stepbrothers Henry and Ivo hid their love for years. Ivo returns wounded; they must risk everything.

by Lily Morton 2018

4.08

5k+ ratings

👬 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🧠 PTSD Recovery

Date Knight

by Sam Parks • 2025

Fake-dating her brother's best friend was meant to protect her heart, not hand it over.

3.68

197

🎭 Fake Dating 🎲 Nerdy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Caregiver Hero 💭 Mutual Pining

Date Knight

Fake-dating her brother's best friend was meant to protect her heart, not hand it over.

by Sam Parks 2025

3.68

197 ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🎲 Nerdy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Caregiver Hero 💭 Mutual Pining

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