😤 Grumpy Hero

Romances featuring brooding, prickly, emotionally guarded men whose walls crumble in the presence of the right person. The pleasure is in watching the thaw—every reluctant smile earned like a small victory.

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry • 2022

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

4.09

1.6M+

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Book Lovers

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

by Emily Henry 2022

4.09

1.6M+ ratings

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Gloves Off

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A hockey enforcer marries the team doctor he despises to save his citizenship and her inheritance.

4.24

78k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💘 He Falls First

Gloves Off

A hockey enforcer marries the team doctor he despises to save his citizenship and her inheritance.

by Stephanie Archer 2025

4.24

78k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💘 He Falls First

My Demon Hunter

by Aurora Ascher • 2022

Bound to a demon queen, her hunter falls for the witch who could break his chains.

4.06

8k+

🔥 Demon Romance 🔮 Witch Heroine 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 👯 Twin Witches

My Demon Hunter

Bound to a demon queen, her hunter falls for the witch who could break his chains.

by Aurora Ascher 2022

4.06

8k+ ratings

🔥 Demon Romance 🔮 Witch Heroine 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 👯 Twin Witches

Under Loch and Key

by Lana Ferguson • 2024

Seeking family, she falls for a Scottish farmhand cursed to be the Loch Ness Monster.

3.57

40k+

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Under Loch and Key

Seeking family, she falls for a Scottish farmhand cursed to be the Loch Ness Monster.

by Lana Ferguson 2024

3.57

40k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Monster Romance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Romance 📜 Family Secrets 🔮 Fated Mates

Teamwork

by Lily Harlem • 2012

Her surly hockey patient and his charming teammate both want her, and they're willing to share.

3.68

499

🏒 Hockey Romance 💋 Menage Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Love Triangle

Teamwork

Her surly hockey patient and his charming teammate both want her, and they're willing to share.

by Lily Harlem 2012

3.68

499 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💋 Menage Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Love Triangle

Colin

by Grae Bryan • 2024

A lonely artist offers his blood to twin vampires, trading solitude for a chance to belong.

4.25

4k+

🧛 Vampire Romance 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Found Family 💜 Asexual Romance ❤️‍🔥 Possessive Hero

Colin

A lonely artist offers his blood to twin vampires, trading solitude for a chance to belong.

by Grae Bryan 2024

4.25

4k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romance 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Found Family 💜 Asexual Romance ❤️‍🔥 Possessive Hero

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2024

Her ex's brother was never the plan. Neither was following a doctor into a war zone.

4.13

35k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Brother's Ex 🏠 Forced Proximity ⏳ Slow Burn 🎤 Celebrity Romance

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Her ex's brother was never the plan. Neither was following a doctor into a war zone.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2024

4.13

35k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Brother's Ex 🏠 Forced Proximity ⏳ Slow Burn 🎤 Celebrity Romance

Focused

by Karla Sorensen • 2020

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

4.00

24k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Close Knit Sisters

Focused

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

by Karla Sorensen 2020

4.00

24k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Close Knit Sisters

Barbarian's Mate

by Ruby Dixon • 2016

Alone on an ice planet, her body chooses the one blue alien who cannot stand her.

3.90

52k+

🛸 Alien Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏕️ Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🧊 Ice Planet

Barbarian's Mate

Alone on an ice planet, her body chooses the one blue alien who cannot stand her.

by Ruby Dixon 2016

3.90

52k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏕️ Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🧊 Ice Planet

To Kill a Badger

by Shelly Laurenston • 2025

A honey badger shifter starts a war with lions. A grumpy tiger becomes her reluctant protector.

4.45

4k+

👥 Found Family 🦡 Fierce Heroine 🏀 Sports Romance 🖤 Dark Humor 🐺 Shifter Politics

To Kill a Badger

A honey badger shifter starts a war with lions. A grumpy tiger becomes her reluctant protector.

by Shelly Laurenston 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

👥 Found Family 🦡 Fierce Heroine 🏀 Sports Romance 🖤 Dark Humor 🐺 Shifter Politics

Fall into Temptation

by Lucy Score • 2016

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

4.13

52k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

Fall into Temptation

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

by Lucy Score 2016

4.13

52k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

The Stars Above Us

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

A bitter Army captain and a war journalist clash on an Afghan base where love could cost everything.

4.29

4k+

🪖 Military Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Survivor's Guilt

The Stars Above Us

A bitter Army captain and a war journalist clash on an Afghan base where love could cost everything.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021

4.29

4k+ ratings

🪖 Military Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Survivor's Guilt

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