🏘️ 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.

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams

by Jenny Colgan • 2012

A London nurse must sell her great-aunt's crumbling sweetshop. The village has other ideas.

3.92

13k+

🌱 Starting Over ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌿 English Countryside 💔 Wartime Love Story 🍬 Food And Romance

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams

A London nurse must sell her great-aunt's crumbling sweetshop. The village has other ideas.

by Jenny Colgan 2012

3.92

13k+ ratings

🌱 Starting Over ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌿 English Countryside 💔 Wartime Love Story 🍬 Food And Romance

Heart Check

by Emily Charlotte • 2025

Scandal traps a hockey star and a jewelry maker in shared shifts and a walk-in fridge.

3.80

4k+

🚪 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Perspective 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏫 High School Romance

Heart Check

Scandal traps a hockey star and a jewelry maker in shared shifts and a walk-in fridge.

by Emily Charlotte 2025

3.80

4k+ ratings

🚪 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Perspective 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏫 High School Romance

Bouquets & Buckles

by Elliott Rose • 2024

Snowed in with her best friend's dad: a cowboy she's secretly wanted for years.

3.90

20k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance ❄️ Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Affair ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Bouquets & Buckles

Snowed in with her best friend's dad: a cowboy she's secretly wanted for years.

by Elliott Rose 2024

3.90

20k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance ❄️ Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Affair ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

A Girl Like Her

by Talia Hibbert • 2018

The town outcast never thought the man next door would cook her dinner and see the truth.

3.84

12k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🥧 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🏠 Recluse And Newcomer ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Girl Like Her

The town outcast never thought the man next door would cook her dinner and see the truth.

by Talia Hibbert 2018

3.84

12k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🥧 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🏠 Recluse And Newcomer ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Returning Home

by Kelly Elliott • 2022

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

4.16

1k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town 🗣️ Small Town Gossip

Returning Home

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

by Kelly Elliott 2022

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town 🗣️ Small Town Gossip

Sap & Secrets

by Daphne Elliot • 2026

An emergency delivery makes a paramedic a father, but the guarded mother won't let him in.

3.63

14k+

🚒 Firefighter Hero 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Sap & Secrets

An emergency delivery makes a paramedic a father, but the guarded mother won't let him in.

by Daphne Elliot 2026

3.63

14k+ ratings

🚒 Firefighter Hero 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Summer People

by Brittanee Nicole • 2025

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

4.07

6k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Summer People

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

by Brittanee Nicole 2025

4.07

6k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

The Summer of Serendipity

by Ali McNamara • 2017

Sent to find an Irish dream home, a guarded woman discovers a house that finds people.

3.90

2k+

✨ Magical Realism Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Cozy Mystery Energy 💔 Emotional Healing

The Summer of Serendipity

Sent to find an Irish dream home, a guarded woman discovers a house that finds people.

by Ali McNamara 2017

3.90

2k+ ratings

✨ Magical Realism Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Cozy Mystery Energy 💔 Emotional Healing

Falling Away

by Penelope Douglas • 2015

After a scandal, K.C. returns to tutor and collides with the dangerous neighbor she never forgot.

4.14

49k+

💔 Bad Boy Good Girl 💞 Second Chance Love 😣 High Angst Romance 🌶️ Spicy Romance 🌱 Emotional Healing

Falling Away

After a scandal, K.C. returns to tutor and collides with the dangerous neighbor she never forgot.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

4.14

49k+ ratings

💔 Bad Boy Good Girl 💞 Second Chance Love 😣 High Angst Romance 🌶️ Spicy Romance 🌱 Emotional Healing

When You Got a Good Thing

by Kait Nolan • 2017

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

4.21

4k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing 💕 Heartfelt Romance

When You Got a Good Thing

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

by Kait Nolan 2017

4.21

4k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing 💕 Heartfelt Romance

Justice

by K.C. Lynn • 2018

A damaged soldier's rejection sends her fleeing with a daughter he meets six years too late.

4.23

5k+

🍼 Secret Baby 💞 Second Chance 🫂 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Justice

A damaged soldier's rejection sends her fleeing with a daughter he meets six years too late.

by K.C. Lynn 2018

4.23

5k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 💞 Second Chance 🫂 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Hookup Situation

by Lyra Parish • 2025

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

4.15

3k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Hookup Situation

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

by Lyra Parish 2025

4.15

3k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

by Jennifer Peel • 2019

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

4.15

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad 🏡 Found Family

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

by Jennifer Peel 2019

4.15

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad 🏡 Found Family

How to Kiss a Movie Star

by Jenny Proctor • 2023

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

4.19

9k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🚪 Closed Door Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

How to Kiss a Movie Star

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

by Jenny Proctor 2023

4.19

9k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🚪 Closed Door Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Property of the Mountain Man

by Gemma Weir • 2021

A year of quiet coffee-shop longing erupts when the possessive mountain man finally claims her.

3.68

19k+

🖤 Possessive Alpha Hero ⏳ Age Gap Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏔️ Mountain Man Hero 🏠 Found Family

Property of the Mountain Man

A year of quiet coffee-shop longing erupts when the possessive mountain man finally claims her.

by Gemma Weir 2021

3.68

19k+ ratings

🖤 Possessive Alpha Hero ⏳ Age Gap Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏔️ Mountain Man Hero 🏠 Found Family

Rock Bottom Girl

by Lucy Score • 2019

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

4.25

74k+

⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return 🌅 Starting Over

Rock Bottom Girl

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

by Lucy Score 2019

4.25

74k+ ratings

⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return 🌅 Starting Over

Show Down

by Tawna Fenske • 2021

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

4.04

438

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Show Down

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

by Tawna Fenske 2021

4.04

438 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Like I Promised

by Charlie Novak • 2022

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

4.00

1k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Like I Promised

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

by Charlie Novak 2022

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Small Town

The Wedding of the Year

by Jill Mansell • 2024

At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.

4.07

8k+

💞 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🌊 Cornish Seaside 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over

The Wedding of the Year

At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.

by Jill Mansell 2024

4.07

8k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🌊 Cornish Seaside 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over

And One Last Thing ...

by Molly Harper • 2010

A scorned wife's tell-all email exiles her to a lake cabin and a grumpy neighbor.

4.05

8k+

🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🎯 Revenge Fantasy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏚️ Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Protagonist

And One Last Thing ...

A scorned wife's tell-all email exiles her to a lake cabin and a grumpy neighbor.

by Molly Harper 2010

4.05

8k+ ratings

🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🎯 Revenge Fantasy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏚️ Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Beautiful Monster

by Sara Cate • 2020

A nineteen-year-old artist. Her forty-year-old neighbor. One mural, and every line blurs.

3.77

10k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Beautiful Monster

A nineteen-year-old artist. Her forty-year-old neighbor. One mural, and every line blurs.

by Sara Cate 2020

3.77

10k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

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 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🔓 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 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🔓 Ex-Convict Hero 👮 Cop Heroine 🌾 Ranch Life

Love, Naturally

by Sophie Sullivan • 2024

A jilted concierge takes the romantic getaway alone, landing in a mountain man's borrowed cabin.

3.59

5k+

🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏔️ Mountain Man Hero

Love, Naturally

A jilted concierge takes the romantic getaway alone, landing in a mountain man's borrowed cabin.

by Sophie Sullivan 2024

3.59

5k+ ratings

🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏔️ Mountain Man Hero

Sworn Enemy

by Kelly Fox • 2022

A former bully and the man he tormented must rebuild more than a charred ranch.

4.16

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩷 Hurt Comfort 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc 🤠 Ranch Life

Sworn Enemy

A former bully and the man he tormented must rebuild more than a charred ranch.

by Kelly Fox 2022

4.16

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩷 Hurt Comfort 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc 🤠 Ranch Life

Damaged Goods

by Talia Hibbert • 2018

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, she hides in a seaside town and finds her teenage sweetheart.

3.95

4k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🤰 Pregnant Heroine 🥹 Gentle Hero 💚 Trauma Recovery

Damaged Goods

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, she hides in a seaside town and finds her teenage sweetheart.

by Talia Hibbert 2018

3.95

4k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🤰 Pregnant Heroine 🥹 Gentle Hero 💚 Trauma Recovery

Hypnotized by Love

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

3.61

8k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

Hypnotized by Love

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

by Sariah Wilson 2024

3.61

8k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

Stay A Little Longer

by Kait Nolan • 2019

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

4.32

1k+

👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family 🏡 Homecoming Healing

Stay A Little Longer

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

by Kait Nolan 2019

4.32

1k+ ratings

👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family 🏡 Homecoming Healing

Well Matched

by Jen DeLuca • 2021

A divorced mom plays fake girlfriend to a younger gym teacher. Their act becomes too convincing.

3.84

29k+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💬 Witty Banter 🌸 Midlife Romance

Well Matched

A divorced mom plays fake girlfriend to a younger gym teacher. Their act becomes too convincing.

by Jen DeLuca 2021

3.84

29k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💬 Witty Banter 🌸 Midlife Romance

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

by Aimee Brown • 2022

Publicly dumped, she lands on her brother's couch, where his best friend has loved her forever.

4.00

1k+

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🌱 Fresh Start Romance

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Publicly dumped, she lands on her brother's couch, where his best friend has loved her forever.

by Aimee Brown 2022

4.00

1k+ ratings

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🌱 Fresh Start Romance

A Greek Island Gift

by Mandy Baggot • 2025

A broke founder inherits a stranger's Corfu estate. Her co-heir wants her off his island.

4.25

2k+

🌞 Sun-Drenched Romance 📜 Unexpected Inheritance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Family Secrets

A Greek Island Gift

A broke founder inherits a stranger's Corfu estate. Her co-heir wants her off his island.

by Mandy Baggot 2025

4.25

2k+ ratings

🌞 Sun-Drenched Romance 📜 Unexpected Inheritance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Family Secrets

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