🩹 Healing Romance

Love stories where emotional or physical wounds are central, and the relationship itself becomes a catalyst for recovery. These romances find tenderness in vulnerability and hope in connection.

The Heartbreak Hotel

by Ellen O'Clover

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

3.76

32k+

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Grieving Hero

The Heartbreak Hotel

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

by Ellen O'Clover 2025

3.76

32k+ ratings

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Grieving Hero

Mine for a Moment

by Catharina Maura • 2024

To forget her best friend, she asks her brother's best friend for a secret, no-strings arrangement.

4.04

19k+

🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Virgin Heroine 💔 Angsty 🎨 Artist Heroine

Mine for a Moment

To forget her best friend, she asks her brother's best friend for a secret, no-strings arrangement.

by Catharina Maura 2024

4.04

19k+ ratings

🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Virgin Heroine 💔 Angsty 🎨 Artist Heroine

Shots on Net

by J.J. Mulder • 2024

A demisexual bookworm moves in with a tattooed hockey goalie who lets no one in.

3.77

15k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💜 Demisexual Protagonist 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Roommates To Lovers

Shots on Net

A demisexual bookworm moves in with a tattooed hockey goalie who lets no one in.

by J.J. Mulder 2024

3.77

15k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💜 Demisexual Protagonist 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Roommates To Lovers

The Overtime Kiss

by Lauren Blakely • 2025

A jilted bride takes a nanny job with the hockey player who knows her deepest confessions.

4.04

10k+

🏒 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📝 Sex Lessons 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Overtime Kiss

A jilted bride takes a nanny job with the hockey player who knows her deepest confessions.

by Lauren Blakely 2025

4.04

10k+ ratings

🏒 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📝 Sex Lessons 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Call Me Daddy

by Jade West • 2017

An abandoned eighteen-year-old finds refuge with a widower whose rules awaken forbidden desires.

3.31

17k+

🍼 Daddy Kink ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort ⛓️ Power Exchange 🏠 Found Family

Call Me Daddy

An abandoned eighteen-year-old finds refuge with a widower whose rules awaken forbidden desires.

by Jade West 2017

3.31

17k+ ratings

🍼 Daddy Kink ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort ⛓️ Power Exchange 🏠 Found Family

Lost and Lassoed

by Lyla Sage • 2024

A grumpy single-dad rancher and his longtime enemy: one roof, one summer, one undeniable attraction.

4.18

170k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Dad 🔑 Forced Proximity

Lost and Lassoed

A grumpy single-dad rancher and his longtime enemy: one roof, one summer, one undeniable attraction.

by Lyla Sage 2024

4.18

170k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Dad 🔑 Forced Proximity

The Demon Slave

by Kiersten Fay • 2011

A demon warrior captured by a reluctant queen must become her protector when betrayal strikes.

4.02

2k+

🔥 Demon Hero 💫 Fated Mates ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🏔️ Forced Proximity 💔 Traumatized Hero

The Demon Slave

A demon warrior captured by a reluctant queen must become her protector when betrayal strikes.

by Kiersten Fay 2011

4.02

2k+ ratings

🔥 Demon Hero 💫 Fated Mates ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🏔️ Forced Proximity 💔 Traumatized Hero

Finlay

by Lark Taylor • 2025

A grieving wolf shifter and an abused florist meet over flowers. Both fall. Neither is ready.

4.21

3k+

🐺 Wolf Shifter Romance 🔗 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏔️ Scottish Highlands

Finlay

A grieving wolf shifter and an abused florist meet over flowers. Both fall. Neither is ready.

by Lark Taylor 2025

4.21

3k+ ratings

🐺 Wolf Shifter Romance 🔗 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏔️ Scottish Highlands

The New Guy

by Sarina Bowen • 2023

A widower's one-night stand is his new neighbor, and the closeted hockey star he must rehab.

4.09

17k+

🏒 Closeted Athlete 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

The New Guy

A widower's one-night stand is his new neighbor, and the closeted hockey star he must rehab.

by Sarina Bowen 2023

4.09

17k+ ratings

🏒 Closeted Athlete 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

The Heartbreaker

by Sara Cate • 2024

Pregnant by another man, she moves in with her professor, whose rules spark forbidden intimacy.

4.05

12k+

📚 Professor Student ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Bratty Submissive 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy

The Heartbreaker

Pregnant by another man, she moves in with her professor, whose rules spark forbidden intimacy.

by Sara Cate 2024

4.05

12k+ ratings

📚 Professor Student ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Bratty Submissive 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy

Lethal Redemption

by April Hunt • 2019

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

4.00

596

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Lethal Redemption

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

by April Hunt 2019

4.00

596 ratings

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Falling Like Stars

by Emma Scott • 2024

A grieving assistant and a wounded actor collide on set, risking hearts scarred by loss.

4.06

3k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Grief And Guilt 🩹 Abuse Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance 🌴 Hollywood Backdrop

Falling Like Stars

A grieving assistant and a wounded actor collide on set, risking hearts scarred by loss.

by Emma Scott 2024

4.06

3k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Grief And Guilt 🩹 Abuse Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance 🌴 Hollywood Backdrop

The Companion

by E.E. Ottoman • 2021

A trans writer becomes a reclusive novelist's companion, then falls for him and his fierce neighbor.

3.64

2k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Romance 💕 Polyamory 🏡 Chosen Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌿 Pastoral

The Companion

A trans writer becomes a reclusive novelist's companion, then falls for him and his fierce neighbor.

by E.E. Ottoman 2021

3.64

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Romance 💕 Polyamory 🏡 Chosen Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌿 Pastoral

He Falls First

by Jill Shalvis • 2025

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

4.10

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family

He Falls First

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

by Jill Shalvis 2025

4.10

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family

The One Who Sees Me

by Joan Embola • 2023

A woman rebuilding from addiction and a reluctant heir collide at a family healthcare firm.

4.39

249

🕊️ Redemptive Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🧠 Addiction Recovery 💔 Mother Wound 🇳🇬 Nigerian Diaspora

The One Who Sees Me

A woman rebuilding from addiction and a reluctant heir collide at a family healthcare firm.

by Joan Embola 2023

4.39

249 ratings

🕊️ Redemptive Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🧠 Addiction Recovery 💔 Mother Wound 🇳🇬 Nigerian Diaspora

Wild Card

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

When her fiancé is killed, a pregnant woman moves onto a widowed detective's houseboat.

4.20

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Grieving Hero

Wild Card

When her fiancé is killed, a pregnant woman moves onto a widowed detective's houseboat.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021

4.20

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Grieving Hero

The Songbird of Venice

by Victoria Sportelli • 2024

An orphan singer in Venice weds a noble widower, gaining a daughter and a lethal enemy.

4.19

153

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Orphan Heroine 💔 Widower Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👑 Cinderella Arc

The Songbird of Venice

An orphan singer in Venice weds a noble widower, gaining a daughter and a lethal enemy.

by Victoria Sportelli 2024

4.19

153 ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Orphan Heroine 💔 Widower Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👑 Cinderella Arc

Broken

by Andi Jaxon • 2023

His first love fled after his brother's death. Now they're trapped together on a private island.

3.72

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🗣️ Praise Kink

Broken

His first love fled after his brother's death. Now they're trapped together on a private island.

by Andi Jaxon 2023

3.72

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🗣️ Praise Kink

My Heart and Other Black Holes

by Jasmine Warga • 2015

A suicidal girl and a guilt-ridden boy make a suicide pact and stumble into love instead.

3.95

63k+

🖤 Suicide Pact 🌐 Online Strangers To Lovers 🥀 Guilt And Grief 👪 Dysfunctional Family 💬 Social Isolation

My Heart and Other Black Holes

A suicidal girl and a guilt-ridden boy make a suicide pact and stumble into love instead.

by Jasmine Warga 2015

3.95

63k+ ratings

🖤 Suicide Pact 🌐 Online Strangers To Lovers 🥀 Guilt And Grief 👪 Dysfunctional Family 💬 Social Isolation

The Anti-Boyfriend

by Penelope Ward • 2020

A single mom and her playboy neighbor agree to intimacy without commitment, no feelings allowed.

3.86

16k+

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💔 Reformed Playboy 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Anti-Boyfriend

A single mom and her playboy neighbor agree to intimacy without commitment, no feelings allowed.

by Penelope Ward 2020

3.86

16k+ ratings

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💔 Reformed Playboy 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Bear with Me

by Nicole Blanchard • 2015

A psychic overwhelmed by every touch meets the one man she can't read: a bear shifter.

3.68

216

🐻 Bear Shifter Hero ✋ Psychic Touch 🫂 Touch Starved 💞 Fated Mates 🔪 Murder Mystery Romance

Bear with Me

A psychic overwhelmed by every touch meets the one man she can't read: a bear shifter.

by Nicole Blanchard 2015

3.68

216 ratings

🐻 Bear Shifter Hero ✋ Psychic Touch 🫂 Touch Starved 💞 Fated Mates 🔪 Murder Mystery Romance

The Second Time Around

by Mary Beesley • 2023

A widow nannies for a wealthy widower but can't resist his thirty-year-old son.

3.96

647

🖤 Widow Finds Love 💕 Reverse Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle

The Second Time Around

A widow nannies for a wealthy widower but can't resist his thirty-year-old son.

by Mary Beesley 2023

3.96

647 ratings

🖤 Widow Finds Love 💕 Reverse Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle

L'ironie des contes de fées

by Marie Paquet • 2025

Days at a shelter, nights at a club, and a carpenter who intends to stay.

4.44

834

📖 Women's Fiction 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🤝 Survivor Solidarity

L'ironie des contes de fées

Days at a shelter, nights at a club, and a carpenter who intends to stay.

by Marie Paquet 2025

4.44

834 ratings

📖 Women's Fiction 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🤝 Survivor Solidarity

Until the Stars Fall

by Nate Wilder • 2026

A single-dad chef falls for his daughter's teacher, the same woman renting his apartment.

4.30

989

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family

Until the Stars Fall

A single-dad chef falls for his daughter's teacher, the same woman renting his apartment.

by Nate Wilder 2026

4.30

989 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family

The Soulmate Theory

by Sarah A. Bailey • 2023

Five years after one kiss, childhood friends share a classroom and a past neither has outrun.

4.02

1k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🏫 Forced Proximity

The Soulmate Theory

Five years after one kiss, childhood friends share a classroom and a past neither has outrun.

by Sarah A. Bailey 2023

4.02

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🏫 Forced Proximity

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