🔍 Romantic Suspense

Love stories laced with danger, where attraction deepens under threat and trust must be earned while lives hang in the balance. The heart races for more than one reason.

Bourbon & Lies

by Victoria Wilder

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

4.04

66k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero 🫂 Found Family

Bourbon & Lies

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

by Victoria Wilder 2024

4.04

66k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero 🫂 Found Family

Things We Hide from the Light

by Lucy Score • 2023

A numb police chief and a guarded investigator spark in a small town where danger resurfaces.

4.03

532k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Heroine With Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Things We Hide from the Light

A numb police chief and a guarded investigator spark in a small town where danger resurfaces.

by Lucy Score 2023

4.03

532k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Heroine With Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Things We Left Behind

by Lucy Score • 2023

A librarian's feud with a powerful man combusts after her father's funeral leaves her unguarded.

4.39

423k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Things We Left Behind

A librarian's feud with a powerful man combusts after her father's funeral leaves her unguarded.

by Lucy Score 2023

4.39

423k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Defender

by Ana Huang • 2025

Fleeing a stalker, a football captain crashes with his coach's daughter. Rule one: don't kiss.

3.90

54k+

🏒 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Defender

Fleeing a stalker, a football captain crashes with his coach's daughter. Rule one: don't kiss.

by Ana Huang 2025

3.90

54k+ ratings

🏒 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🛡️ Protective Hero

Make The Play

by Hailey Rodger • 2025

A PR fixer and a reckless hockey star fake a romance after one real night together.

4.05

4k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Stand 😏 Playboy Hero 💘 He Falls First

Make The Play

A PR fixer and a reckless hockey star fake a romance after one real night together.

by Hailey Rodger 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Stand 😏 Playboy Hero 💘 He Falls First

Played

by Sadie Kincaid • 2025

A dying grandfather pulls a PI home to New York, where his ex-lover is now his client.

4.19

8k+

🖤 Hurt/Comfort 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌧️ Angsty Romance

Played

A dying grandfather pulls a PI home to New York, where his ex-lover is now his client.

by Sadie Kincaid 2025

4.19

8k+ ratings

🖤 Hurt/Comfort 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌧️ Angsty Romance

Unnatural

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

3.94

6k+

💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty 🌙 Childhood Connection

Unnatural

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

3.94

6k+ ratings

💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty 🌙 Childhood Connection

Smoky Darling

by S.J. Tilly • 2023

A teacher's camping trip with her childhood crush turns dangerous when a stalker closes in.

3.94

25k+

💌 Childhood Crush 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏡 Small Town ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Smoky Darling

A teacher's camping trip with her childhood crush turns dangerous when a stalker closes in.

by S.J. Tilly 2023

3.94

25k+ ratings

💌 Childhood Crush 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏡 Small Town ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Fake

by Tate James • 2020

Three enemies secretly married her. Now a stalker's obsession makes them her only protection.

4.34

53k+

👥 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Boyfriend 🔒 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Fake

Three enemies secretly married her. Now a stalker's obsession makes them her only protection.

by Tate James 2020

4.34

53k+ ratings

👥 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Boyfriend 🔒 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Pop Star

by Eden Finley • 2020

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

3.97

11k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Pop Star

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

by Eden Finley 2020

3.97

11k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Finding Home

by Lauren Rowe • 2025

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

4.16

3k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Finding Home

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

by Lauren Rowe 2025

4.16

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Bound and Freed Boxed Set

by Nikki Sex • 2013

Scarred Dom. Searching sub. A broken elevator. In the dark, he finally lets go.

4.02

2k+

🖤 Bdsm Romance 💔 Damaged Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛗 Forced Proximity 🏢 Bdsm Club

Bound and Freed Boxed Set

Scarred Dom. Searching sub. A broken elevator. In the dark, he finally lets go.

by Nikki Sex 2013

4.02

2k+ ratings

🖤 Bdsm Romance 💔 Damaged Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛗 Forced Proximity 🏢 Bdsm Club

Xavier

by Silvia Violet • 2021

An ex-Ranger hides his hunted hacker on an island where iron control shatters.

4.27

1k+

🏝️ Forced Proximity 🌈 Gay Awakening ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🛡️ Protective Hero 🌶️ High Heat

Xavier

An ex-Ranger hides his hunted hacker on an island where iron control shatters.

by Silvia Violet 2021

4.27

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Forced Proximity 🌈 Gay Awakening ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🛡️ Protective Hero 🌶️ High Heat

Magic in Light

by Krista Street • 2019

Her healing touch hurts everyone except the werewolf bodyguard hired to stop her stalker.

3.90

6k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ✨ Magical Healer 🏠 Found Family 🐺 Secret Werewolf

Magic in Light

Her healing touch hurts everyone except the werewolf bodyguard hired to stop her stalker.

by Krista Street 2019

3.90

6k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ✨ Magical Healer 🏠 Found Family 🐺 Secret Werewolf

Free Falling

by Kirsty Moseley • 2013

Her boyfriend cheats. A stalker closes in. The new boy she trusts is the prime suspect.

3.71

5k+

🔪 Psychological Thriller 🏍️ Bad Boy Good Girl 💔 Obsessive Love 🎭 Hidden Villain 🥀 Broken Hero

Free Falling

Her boyfriend cheats. A stalker closes in. The new boy she trusts is the prime suspect.

by Kirsty Moseley 2013

3.71

5k+ ratings

🔪 Psychological Thriller 🏍️ Bad Boy Good Girl 💔 Obsessive Love 🎭 Hidden Villain 🥀 Broken Hero

Birthright

by Nora Roberts • 2003

Digging ancient bones, an archaeologist learns she was stolen at birth; a killer works beside her.

4.10

32k+

🦴 Archaeology Mystery 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Stolen Child 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Closed Circle Mystery

Birthright

Digging ancient bones, an archaeologist learns she was stolen at birth; a killer works beside her.

by Nora Roberts 2003

4.10

32k+ ratings

🦴 Archaeology Mystery 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Stolen Child 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Closed Circle Mystery

Love & Monsters

by Max Walker • 2023

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

3.45

3k+

🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening 🫂 Found Family

Love & Monsters

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

by Max Walker 2023

3.45

3k+ ratings

🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening 🫂 Found Family

Dance Upon the Air

by Nora Roberts • 2001

An abused wife hiding on a witch's island falls for the sheriff who sees her truth.

4.21

75k+

🧙 Witch Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Magic 🫂 Abuse Survivor ✨ Cozy Witch Vibes 😬 Reluctant Witch

Dance Upon the Air

An abused wife hiding on a witch's island falls for the sheriff who sees her truth.

by Nora Roberts 2001

4.21

75k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Magic 🫂 Abuse Survivor ✨ Cozy Witch Vibes 😬 Reluctant Witch

Key of Light

by Nora Roberts • 2003

Three women facing ruin accept a quest: find the keys to a sorcerer's box of souls.

4.18

64k+

🗝️ Paranormal Quest 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen Ones 🎨 Art As Magic

Key of Light

Three women facing ruin accept a quest: find the keys to a sorcerer's box of souls.

by Nora Roberts 2003

4.18

64k+ ratings

🗝️ Paranormal Quest 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen Ones 🎨 Art As Magic

Hielo negro

by Becca Fitzpatrick • 2014

A spring blizzard forces Britt into a remote cabin that already holds two fugitives.

3.87

35k+

❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Survival Thriller 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity ❄️ Snowbound

Hielo negro

A spring blizzard forces Britt into a remote cabin that already holds two fugitives.

by Becca Fitzpatrick 2014

3.87

35k+ ratings

❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Survival Thriller 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity ❄️ Snowbound

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+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🏡 Small Town Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

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

🫂 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🏡 Small Town Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Heart You Kept

by T.L. Swan • 2026

A dead best friend's bucket list. A masked billionaire. One weekend that makes leaving impossible.

4.28

14k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 📋 Bucket List ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💼 Grumpy Billionaire

The Heart You Kept

A dead best friend's bucket list. A masked billionaire. One weekend that makes leaving impossible.

by T.L. Swan 2026

4.28

14k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 📋 Bucket List ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💼 Grumpy Billionaire

Chasing Sparks

by M.L. Broome • 2025

A scarred tattoo artist falls for the bookstore owner next door. Then his ex returns pregnant.

3.83

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 📚 Bookstore Romance 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine

Chasing Sparks

A scarred tattoo artist falls for the bookstore owner next door. Then his ex returns pregnant.

by M.L. Broome 2025

3.83

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 📚 Bookstore Romance 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine

North Country

by K.A. Tucker • 2026

The police chief's ex-con love returns; a missing girl forces her to choose between duty and heart.

4.12

6k+

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔓 Ex-Convict Hero 👮 Cop Heroine 🌾 Ranch Life

North Country

The police chief's ex-con love returns; a missing girl forces her to choose between duty and heart.

by K.A. Tucker 2026

4.12

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔓 Ex-Convict Hero 👮 Cop Heroine 🌾 Ranch Life

The House in Amalfi

by Elizabeth Adler • 2005

A widow returns to her father's Amalfi Coast villa. His drowning was no accident.

3.60

2k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Amalfi Coast 🏚️ Restoring Old House

The House in Amalfi

A widow returns to her father's Amalfi Coast villa. His drowning was no accident.

by Elizabeth Adler 2005

3.60

2k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Amalfi Coast 🏚️ Restoring Old House

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