☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The irresistible pairing of a brooding, prickly soul with an irrepressibly warm one. These romances thrive on the slow thaw — watching someone's walls come down one reluctant smile at a time.

Of Blood and Aether

by Harper Hawthorne

A scarred captain runs from prophecy, then meets the woman whose magic could fulfill it.

3.93

7k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🌙 Prophesied Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👑 Secret Prince

Of Blood and Aether

A scarred captain runs from prophecy, then meets the woman whose magic could fulfill it.

by Harper Hawthorne 2024

3.93

7k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🌙 Prophesied Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👑 Secret Prince

Hello Billionaire

by Kelsie Hoss • 2023

A single mom's secret affair with her billionaire boss becomes more than the NDA allows.

4.18

14k+

🏢 Billionaire Boss 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Heroine 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 💼 Workplace Affair

Hello Billionaire

A single mom's secret affair with her billionaire boss becomes more than the NDA allows.

by Kelsie Hoss 2023

4.18

14k+ ratings

🏢 Billionaire Boss 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom Heroine 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 💼 Workplace Affair

Roman

by Grae Bryan • 2022

A haunted vampire finds his fated mate in an exhausted nurse, but his maker is closing in.

3.86

9k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🧛 Vampire Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Found Family

Roman

A haunted vampire finds his fated mate in an exhausted nurse, but his maker is closing in.

by Grae Bryan 2022

3.86

9k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🧛 Vampire Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Found Family

Lucien

by Grae Bryan • 2022

A vampire's beast hungers for its mate. The man it possesses is terrified to love.

4.13

5k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🧛 Vampire Romance 🔮 Psychic Hero 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐺 Inner Beast

Lucien

A vampire's beast hungers for its mate. The man it possesses is terrified to love.

by Grae Bryan 2022

4.13

5k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🧛 Vampire Romance 🔮 Psychic Hero 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐺 Inner Beast

Eclipse of the Crown

by A.K. Caggiano • 2023

A baroness collared at a villain convention. A demon who trades a cursed quest for her freedom.

4.35

13k+

🎭 Comedic Fantasy Romance 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💔 Trauma Recovery 💬 Banter And Wit 🧙 Self-Aware Fantasy

Eclipse of the Crown

A baroness collared at a villain convention. A demon who trades a cursed quest for her freedom.

by A.K. Caggiano 2023

4.35

13k+ ratings

🎭 Comedic Fantasy Romance 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💔 Trauma Recovery 💬 Banter And Wit 🧙 Self-Aware Fantasy

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 💕 Friends To Lovers 😢 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 💕 Friends To Lovers 😢 Angsty Romance

Perfection

by R.L. Mathewson • 2011

Zoe's life implodes. Her rigid neighbor offers a distraction: no-strings sex, zero complications.

4.12

67k+

🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🫂 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Banter-Heavy

Perfection

Zoe's life implodes. Her rigid neighbor offers a distraction: no-strings sex, zero complications.

by R.L. Mathewson 2011

4.12

67k+ ratings

🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🫂 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Banter-Heavy

It Happened One Summer

by Tessa Bailey • 2021

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

3.90

724k+

🎣 Small Town Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero 🔥 Steamy Banter

It Happened One Summer

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

by Tessa Bailey 2021

3.90

724k+ ratings

🎣 Small Town Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero 🔥 Steamy Banter

Two Weeks Notice

by Whitney G. • 2018

A broke New Yorker steals hotel breakfasts. The billionaire hires her, then makes escape impossible.

3.95

36k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance 💰 Billionaire Boss 🔒 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

Two Weeks Notice

A broke New Yorker steals hotel breakfasts. The billionaire hires her, then makes escape impossible.

by Whitney G. 2018

3.95

36k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance 💰 Billionaire Boss 🔒 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

Drop, Cover, and Hold On

by Jasmine Guillory • 2024

She can't stand the grumpy baker but loves his pastries. Then an earthquake traps them alone.

2.92

76k+

🤝 Forced Proximity 🥐 Foodie Romance 🥖 Bakery 💘 Valentine's Day 📖 Novella

Drop, Cover, and Hold On

She can't stand the grumpy baker but loves his pastries. Then an earthquake traps them alone.

by Jasmine Guillory 2024

2.92

76k+ ratings

🤝 Forced Proximity 🥐 Foodie Romance 🥖 Bakery 💘 Valentine's Day 📖 Novella

A Wish for Us

by Tillie Cole • 2018

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

4.32

26k+

🎓 College Romance 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness 😢 Survivor's Guilt

A Wish for Us

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

by Tillie Cole 2018

4.32

26k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness 😢 Survivor's Guilt

Sweet Like Whiskey

by Emmy Sanders • 2024

A drifter cooks at a Montana ranch, where a guarded cowboy makes him want to stay.

4.18

6k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain 🏠 Forced Proximity

Sweet Like Whiskey

A drifter cooks at a Montana ranch, where a guarded cowboy makes him want to stay.

by Emmy Sanders 2024

4.18

6k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain 🏠 Forced Proximity

Go the Distance

by Jen Calonita • 2021

Meg must brave the Underworld to retrieve a lost flute and rescue her ex's wife's soul.

4.03

17k+

📜 Greek Myth Retelling 👴 Reluctant Mentor 💀 Underworld Rescue 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

Go the Distance

Meg must brave the Underworld to retrieve a lost flute and rescue her ex's wife's soul.

by Jen Calonita 2021

4.03

17k+ ratings

📜 Greek Myth Retelling 👴 Reluctant Mentor 💀 Underworld Rescue 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

The Christmas Fix

by Lucy Score • 2017

To save a hurricane-torn town's Christmas, a TV renovator must win over its stubborn city manager.

3.88

112k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👧 Single Dad 🔨 Home Renovation

The Christmas Fix

To save a hurricane-torn town's Christmas, a TV renovator must win over its stubborn city manager.

by Lucy Score 2017

3.88

112k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👧 Single Dad 🔨 Home Renovation

Gold Digger

by Susie Tate • 2024

A cleaner hides her silent sister in a duke's mansion and can't afford to fall for him.

4.12

23k+

🏛️ Class Divide Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👭 Sister Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing 🫂 Found Family

Gold Digger

A cleaner hides her silent sister in a duke's mansion and can't afford to fall for him.

by Susie Tate 2024

4.12

23k+ ratings

🏛️ Class Divide Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👭 Sister Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing 🫂 Found Family

Holiday Ever After

by Hannah Grace • 2025

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

3.66

48k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity 💼 Family Business Drama

Holiday Ever After

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

by Hannah Grace 2025

3.66

48k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity 💼 Family Business Drama

Shameless Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2022

After a scandal, a PR manager must tame the shameless hockey star he's falling for.

4.02

18k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Reformed Playboy 💼 Workplace Romance

Shameless Puckboy

After a scandal, a PR manager must tame the shameless hockey star he's falling for.

by Eden Finley 2022

4.02

18k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Reformed Playboy 💼 Workplace Romance

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+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 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

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

Between Love and Loathing

by Shain Rose • 2023

An architect must share his resort with the pink-bakery dreamer he despises or lose his inheritance.

3.89

50k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 💔 Toxic Family

Between Love and Loathing

An architect must share his resort with the pink-bakery dreamer he despises or lose his inheritance.

by Shain Rose 2023

3.89

50k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 💔 Toxic Family

Galen

by Jaclyn Osborn • 2021

Demons hunt an antique dealer with a cursed ring. His only protection: a wrathful Nephilim.

4.04

7k+

😇 Nephilim Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family ⏳ Immortal Loves Mortal 🔮 Cursed Artifact

Galen

Demons hunt an antique dealer with a cursed ring. His only protection: a wrathful Nephilim.

by Jaclyn Osborn 2021

4.04

7k+ ratings

😇 Nephilim Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family ⏳ Immortal Loves Mortal 🔮 Cursed Artifact

Pretend You're Mine

by Lucy Score • 2015

Broke and stranded, she agrees to fake-date a soldier who buried his heart with his wife.

4.22

110k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🪖 Military Romance

Pretend You're Mine

Broke and stranded, she agrees to fake-date a soldier who buried his heart with his wife.

by Lucy Score 2015

4.22

110k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🪖 Military Romance

Wolf Gone Wild

by Juliette Cross • 2020

A werewolf pays a witch to quiet his beast, then craves her more than peace.

3.90

35k+

🐺 Witch Werewolf Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Steamy Banter 🧙‍♀️ Witch Coven Family 🎭 Supernatural New Orleans

Wolf Gone Wild

A werewolf pays a witch to quiet his beast, then craves her more than peace.

by Juliette Cross 2020

3.90

35k+ ratings

🐺 Witch Werewolf Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Steamy Banter 🧙‍♀️ Witch Coven Family 🎭 Supernatural New Orleans

Justice

by Lark Taylor • 2024

A vampire assassin who buried his heart for centuries meets a human it beats for anyway.

4.33

5k+

🩸 Vampire Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 💔 Hurt Comfort 🩹 Trauma Healing

Justice

A vampire assassin who buried his heart for centuries meets a human it beats for anyway.

by Lark Taylor 2024

4.33

5k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 💔 Hurt Comfort 🩹 Trauma Healing

Unworthy

by Susie Tate • 2022

A free-spirited yoga teacher loves her brother's rigid best friend. He only sees chaos.

4.02

13k+

💙 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero 🫂 Found Family 🌊 Seaside Setting

Unworthy

A free-spirited yoga teacher loves her brother's rigid best friend. He only sees chaos.

by Susie Tate 2022

4.02

13k+ ratings

💙 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero 🫂 Found Family 🌊 Seaside Setting

Alive and Wells

by Bailey Hannah • 2023

She escaped a violent marriage. She didn't plan to fall for the cowboy who wants her gone.

3.93

47k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

Alive and Wells

She escaped a violent marriage. She didn't plan to fall for the cowboy who wants her gone.

by Bailey Hannah 2023

3.93

47k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

Outlier

by Susie Tate • 2025

Her world is spreadsheets. His is sawdust. One blunt proposition, and neither can look away.

4.34

18k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💰 Class Divide 🤚 Touch Aversion 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Outlier

Her world is spreadsheets. His is sawdust. One blunt proposition, and neither can look away.

by Susie Tate 2025

4.34

18k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💰 Class Divide 🤚 Touch Aversion 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Merry Little Kissmas

by Lauren Blakely • 2025

Fake dating for Christmas: a grumpy hockey dad and a sunny matchmaker find real sparks.

3.81

14k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💞 Matchmaker

Merry Little Kissmas

Fake dating for Christmas: a grumpy hockey dad and a sunny matchmaker find real sparks.

by Lauren Blakely 2025

3.81

14k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💞 Matchmaker

The Match

by Sarah Adams • 2020

His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.

3.93

74k+

🍯 Sweet Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Southern Charm

The Match

His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.

by Sarah Adams 2020

3.93

74k+ ratings

🍯 Sweet Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Southern Charm

How to Flirt with a Hellhound

by Shannon Mae • 2024

An anxious writer asks his hot neighbor about dismemberment. He's a hellhound. He's into it.

4.13

6k+

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💀 Dark Comedy

How to Flirt with a Hellhound

An anxious writer asks his hot neighbor about dismemberment. He's a hellhound. He's into it.

by Shannon Mae 2024

4.13

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💀 Dark Comedy

Instant Karma

by Marissa Meyer • 2020

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

3.74

25k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town 🫂 Found Family

Instant Karma

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

by Marissa Meyer 2020

3.74

25k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town 🫂 Found Family

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