🏘️ Small Town Romance

Love stories steeped in community, where everyone knows your name and your business. The charm lies in cozy settings, familiar faces, and the way intimacy deepens when there's nowhere to hide.

There’s Pumpkin About You

by Athena Carstairs • 2025

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

3.44

4k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

There’s Pumpkin About You

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

by Athena Carstairs 2025

3.44

4k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 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 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🖤 Grieving Hero 🏠 Return To Hometown

Darling Daffodils Farm

by Brittanee Nicole • 2026

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

3.89

8k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

Darling Daffodils Farm

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

by Brittanee Nicole 2026

3.89

8k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

When the Stars Fall

by Emery Rose • 2020

A boy promised her forever. War returned a stranger who could not bear her love.

4.11

11k+

🎖️ Military Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💢 Wounded Warrior 🖤 High Angst

When the Stars Fall

A boy promised her forever. War returned a stranger who could not bear her love.

by Emery Rose 2020

4.11

11k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💢 Wounded Warrior 🖤 High Angst

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+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ 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

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 👨‍🚒 Firefighter Hero

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+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance 🤝 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

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🩵 Hurt Comfort

Don't Take the Girl

by L.A. Ferro • 2025

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

3.98

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets 🛡️ Protective Hero

Don't Take the Girl

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

by L.A. Ferro 2025

3.98

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets 🛡️ Protective Hero

Need You to Choose Me

by Anna B. Doe • 2025

She had one anonymous night. Now she's pregnant, and he's her new student's father.

4.02

10k+

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌙 One Night Stand

Need You to Choose Me

She had one anonymous night. Now she's pregnant, and he's her new student's father.

by Anna B. Doe 2025

4.02

10k+ ratings

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌙 One Night Stand

Sloppy Seconds

by Jessi Hansen • 2024

Her father's heart attack forces her home. The man who left her five years ago waits.

4.02

482

💞 Second Chance Love 🔺 Love Triangle 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Drama

Sloppy Seconds

Her father's heart attack forces her home. The man who left her five years ago waits.

by Jessi Hansen 2024

4.02

482 ratings

💞 Second Chance Love 🔺 Love Triangle 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Drama

Until the Storm Breaks

by Nate Wilder • 2025

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

4.07

3k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town 💔 Grief And Healing

Until the Storm Breaks

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

by Nate Wilder 2025

4.07

3k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town 💔 Grief And Healing

Maple & Moonlight

by Daphne Elliot • 2026

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

4.07

7k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌾 Rural Life

Maple & Moonlight

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

by Daphne Elliot 2026

4.07

7k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌾 Rural Life

Just Breaking The Rules

by Lauren Blakely • 2026

To open a bakery, she partners with her brother's hockey-star best friend. Their rule: no romance.

3.89

9k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Brother's Best Friend 👧 Single Dad 💕 Childhood Crush 💬 Witty Banter

Just Breaking The Rules

To open a bakery, she partners with her brother's hockey-star best friend. Their rule: no romance.

by Lauren Blakely 2026

3.89

9k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Brother's Best Friend 👧 Single Dad 💕 Childhood Crush 💬 Witty Banter

The Highland Fling

by Meghan Quinn • 2021

Fleeing failure, she lands in a Scottish village coffee shop and collides with the grumpiest local.

3.95

67k+

🖤 Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌧️ Forced Proximity

The Highland Fling

Fleeing failure, she lands in a Scottish village coffee shop and collides with the grumpiest local.

by Meghan Quinn 2021

3.95

67k+ ratings

🖤 Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌧️ Forced Proximity

Wood You Rather?

by Daphne Elliot • 2023

A PI must fake-date the lumber exec who destroyed her career to solve his father's murder.

4.15

2k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 💬 Witty Banter

Wood You Rather?

A PI must fake-date the lumber exec who destroyed her career to solve his father's murder.

by Daphne Elliot 2023

4.15

2k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 💬 Witty Banter

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+

👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk 😤 Grumpy Hero

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

👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk 😤 Grumpy Hero

Dirt Road Secrets

by Ashley James • 2024

A Wyoming cowboy rescues a stranded city boy on a dirt road. Neither expects to fall in love.

4.06

3k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Dirt Road Secrets

A Wyoming cowboy rescues a stranded city boy on a dirt road. Neither expects to fall in love.

by Ashley James 2024

4.06

3k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Kisses Sweet Like Wine

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

A fake PI and her suspicious assistant fight all day and fall in love by email.

4.04

1k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥸 Mistaken Identity 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🔥 Slow Burn

Kisses Sweet Like Wine

A fake PI and her suspicious assistant fight all day and fall in love by email.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022

4.04

1k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥸 Mistaken Identity 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🔥 Slow Burn

Once Upon A Kiss

by Danielle Baker • 2026

A party princess falls for the single-dad firefighter next door. His custody war demands he choose.

4.11

559

👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍🚒 Firefighter Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Once Upon A Kiss

A party princess falls for the single-dad firefighter next door. His custody war demands he choose.

by Danielle Baker 2026

4.11

559 ratings

👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍🚒 Firefighter Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Sunday Morning

by Jewel E. Ann • 2024

The preacher's daughter was supposed to marry the golden boy. Then his older brother came home.

4.13

19k+

💔 Forbidden Love 👤 Brother Love Triangle 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🖤 Angsty Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Tension

Sunday Morning

The preacher's daughter was supposed to marry the golden boy. Then his older brother came home.

by Jewel E. Ann 2024

4.13

19k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 👤 Brother Love Triangle 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🖤 Angsty Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Tension

Out of the Gate

by Elsie Silver • 2021

The cowboy she's always loved is back on the ranch. Three years later, she's done pretending.

3.59

36k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Crush 😩 Mutual Pining 🏠 Forced Proximity

Out of the Gate

The cowboy she's always loved is back on the ranch. Three years later, she's done pretending.

by Elsie Silver 2021

3.59

36k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Crush 😩 Mutual Pining 🏠 Forced Proximity

Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop

by Jenny Colgan • 2013

A village sweetshop, a wounded teacher she loves, a snowy Christmas: one crash threatens them all.

3.89

9k+

🏡 English Village 💔 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🎄 Cozy Christmas

Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop

A village sweetshop, a wounded teacher she loves, a snowy Christmas: one crash threatens them all.

by Jenny Colgan 2013

3.89

9k+ ratings

🏡 English Village 💔 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🎄 Cozy Christmas

The Re-Do List

by Denise Williams • 2026

Viral shame sends her to Iowa. Her brother's best friend helps reclaim every lost first.

3.67

11k+

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💕 Mutual Healing 🪖 Military Veteran Hero 🗣️ Banter Heavy 📋 Bucket List Quest

The Re-Do List

Viral shame sends her to Iowa. Her brother's best friend helps reclaim every lost first.

by Denise Williams 2026

3.67

11k+ ratings

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💕 Mutual Healing 🪖 Military Veteran Hero 🗣️ Banter Heavy 📋 Bucket List Quest

Bayou Sweetheart

by Lexi Blake • 2022

A star hides in the bayou and falls for the deputy she pulled from the mud.

4.44

1k+

🎭 Celebrity In Hiding ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🪖 Former Military Hero 💔 Emotional Healing 🌿 Louisiana Bayou

Bayou Sweetheart

A star hides in the bayou and falls for the deputy she pulled from the mud.

by Lexi Blake 2022

4.44

1k+ ratings

🎭 Celebrity In Hiding ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🪖 Former Military Hero 💔 Emotional Healing 🌿 Louisiana Bayou

Burning the Midnight Oil

by Ashley James • 2024

Grady came home for the summer. He didn't plan on wanting his sister's husband.

4.01

3k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💭 Bisexual Awakening 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Burning the Midnight Oil

Grady came home for the summer. He didn't plan on wanting his sister's husband.

by Ashley James 2024

4.01

3k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💭 Bisexual Awakening 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Better Than People

by Roan Parrish • 2020

A dog-walking ad brings an anxious stranger to a reclusive artist's door. The animals approve first.

3.95

4k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😰 Social Anxiety 🐕 Animal Matchmaker 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Better Than People

A dog-walking ad brings an anxious stranger to a reclusive artist's door. The animals approve first.

by Roan Parrish 2020

3.95

4k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😰 Social Anxiety 🐕 Animal Matchmaker 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Things We Burn

by Anne Malcom • 2024

A burnt-out chef spends one night with a daredevil. She gets pregnant; he gets prison.

3.80

3k+

🖤 Dark Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Second Chance Love 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Things We Burn

A burnt-out chef spends one night with a daredevil. She gets pregnant; he gets prison.

by Anne Malcom 2024

3.80

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Second Chance Love 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Holding On to Chaos

by Lucy Score • 2017

When a secret romance writer is rescued from a fire by the town's stoic sheriff, sparks fly.

4.24

29k+

🕵️ Secret Identity 🤦‍♀️ Klutzy Heroine 👯‍♀️ Sisterhood 🧓 Meddling Townsfolk 💞 Opposites Attract

Holding On to Chaos

When a secret romance writer is rescued from a fire by the town's stoic sheriff, sparks fly.

by Lucy Score 2017

4.24

29k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Identity 🤦‍♀️ Klutzy Heroine 👯‍♀️ Sisterhood 🧓 Meddling Townsfolk 💞 Opposites Attract

Quiet Beautiful Things

by Samantha Christy • 2024

A playboy gains a deaf daughter and falls for her teacher, who doesn't date hearing men.

4.43

10k+

🦻 Deaf Representation 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Quiet Beautiful Things

A playboy gains a deaf daughter and falls for her teacher, who doesn't date hearing men.

by Samantha Christy 2024

4.43

10k+ ratings

🦻 Deaf Representation 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Tough Love

by Melanie A. Smith • 2021

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

4.07

194

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏠 Found Family

Tough Love

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

by Melanie A. Smith 2021

4.07

194 ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏠 Found Family

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