🏘️ Small Town

Stories set in close-knit communities where everyone knows your name, your history, and your business—where intimacy is both comfort and cage. The small town becomes a character itself, shaping every relationship and secret within it.

Close to You

by Nissa Renzo

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

3.74

9k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

Close to You

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

by Nissa Renzo 2026

3.74

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

Fear You

by B.B. Reid • 2015

Her childhood nightmare returns, now a killer, with a claim on her that death couldn't break.

4.07

17k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Bully Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Human Trafficking 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Fear You

Her childhood nightmare returns, now a killer, with a claim on her that death couldn't break.

by B.B. Reid 2015

4.07

17k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Bully Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Human Trafficking 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

The Summer I Saved You

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

A single mother's new boss is the boy she watched from the dock one childhood summer.

3.85

13k+

🏢 Workplace Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom 💗 Childhood Crush ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔄 Second Chance Romance

The Summer I Saved You

A single mother's new boss is the boy she watched from the dock one childhood summer.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

3.85

13k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mom 💗 Childhood Crush ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Café Con Lychee

by Emery Lee • 2022

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

3.63

8k+

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

Café Con Lychee

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

by Emery Lee 2022

3.63

8k+ ratings

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

Catching Jordan

by Miranda Kenneally • 2011

Her best friend confesses his love the same season a new quarterback threatens her starting job.

3.83

65k+

🏈 Girls In Sports 💚 Football Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🏟️ High School Football

Catching Jordan

Her best friend confesses his love the same season a new quarterback threatens her starting job.

by Miranda Kenneally 2011

3.83

65k+ ratings

🏈 Girls In Sports 💚 Football Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🏟️ High School Football

Eight Seconds to Ride

by Ashley James • 2024

He's rodeo royalty. The stranger he can't forget just became his toughest competition.

4.00

4k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🤠 Rivals To Lovers 🚐 Forced Proximity 🏟️ Rodeo Circuit 💔 Angsty

Eight Seconds to Ride

He's rodeo royalty. The stranger he can't forget just became his toughest competition.

by Ashley James 2024

4.00

4k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🤠 Rivals To Lovers 🚐 Forced Proximity 🏟️ Rodeo Circuit 💔 Angsty

Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan • 2003

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

3.81

76k+

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Boy Meets Boy

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

by David Levithan 2003

3.81

76k+ ratings

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Fumbled Hearts

by Meagan Brandy • 2017

A guarded new girl and the star quarterback collide when she refuses to be his next conquest.

4.14

22k+

🏈 Sports Romance 🏈 Quarterback Hero 💔 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Witty Banter 💀 Third Act Breakup

Fumbled Hearts

A guarded new girl and the star quarterback collide when she refuses to be his next conquest.

by Meagan Brandy 2017

4.14

22k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 🏈 Quarterback Hero 💔 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Witty Banter 💀 Third Act Breakup

Pieces of the Night

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2026

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

4.16

9k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Pieces of the Night

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2026

4.16

9k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

First Comes Love

by Emily Goodwin • 2016

Her brother's best friend was supposed to be one mistake. Then the test came back positive.

3.81

6k+

🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 👯 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Bad Boy Reformed 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💋 Steamy

First Comes Love

Her brother's best friend was supposed to be one mistake. Then the test came back positive.

by Emily Goodwin 2016

3.81

6k+ ratings

🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 👯 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Bad Boy Reformed 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💋 Steamy

Same Time Next Year

by Tessa Bailey • 2023

A bartender marries a hockey player to keep his visa. One rule: don't fall in love.

3.40

111k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Same Time Next Year

A bartender marries a hockey player to keep his visa. One rule: don't fall in love.

by Tessa Bailey 2023

3.40

111k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

If There's No Tomorrow

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2017

After a party, she got in a car with drunk friends and was the only survivor.

4.02

21k+

🏫 Ya Contemporary Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🚗 Drunk Driving 🏥 High School Tragedy

If There's No Tomorrow

After a party, she got in a car with drunk friends and was the only survivor.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2017

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏫 Ya Contemporary Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🚗 Drunk Driving 🏥 High School Tragedy

Honor

by Danielle Baker • 2026

A pregnant widow moves next door to a firefighter who delivers her baby and never leaves.

4.09

25k+

🔥 Wildland Firefighter 🖤 Widow Romance 👶 Single Mom Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing

Honor

A pregnant widow moves next door to a firefighter who delivers her baby and never leaves.

by Danielle Baker 2026

4.09

25k+ ratings

🔥 Wildland Firefighter 🖤 Widow Romance 👶 Single Mom Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing

Saddle to Sunup

by Emmy Sanders • 2025

A divorcé retrieves his best friend from exile; the road home peels back years of buried longing.

4.17

3k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💭 Sexual Awakening 🏔️ Montana Ranch 👨‍👧 Single Father 🔥 Slow Burn

Saddle to Sunup

A divorcé retrieves his best friend from exile; the road home peels back years of buried longing.

by Emmy Sanders 2025

4.17

3k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💭 Sexual Awakening 🏔️ Montana Ranch 👨‍👧 Single Father 🔥 Slow Burn

Best Served Cold

by Angela Casella • 2025

Betrayed by her fiancé, she fake-dates his estranged brother for revenge, and finds something real.

4.02

3k+

😂 Romantic Comedy 💍 Fake Dating 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌈 Feel-Good

Best Served Cold

Betrayed by her fiancé, she fake-dates his estranged brother for revenge, and finds something real.

by Angela Casella 2025

4.02

3k+ ratings

😂 Romantic Comedy 💍 Fake Dating 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌈 Feel-Good

Killer's Kiss

by R.L. Stine • 1997

Her rival took her boyfriend. Then he's found dead with a kiss print that matches hers.

3.79

2k+

🖤 Psychological Horror 🔪 Ya Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator ⚔️ Toxic Rivalry 🔺 Love Triangle

Killer's Kiss

Her rival took her boyfriend. Then he's found dead with a kiss print that matches hers.

by R.L. Stine 1997

3.79

2k+ ratings

🖤 Psychological Horror 🔪 Ya Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator ⚔️ Toxic Rivalry 🔺 Love Triangle

Stalked by the Alphas

by Eve Newton • 2024

A pact with three alphas: if she's single at 25, she's theirs. Now they're stalking her.

3.39

1k+

🐺 Omegaverse 💘 Why Choose 🤝 Childhood Pact 👀 Stalker Alphas 🤯 Gaslighting

Stalked by the Alphas

A pact with three alphas: if she's single at 25, she's theirs. Now they're stalking her.

by Eve Newton 2024

3.39

1k+ ratings

🐺 Omegaverse 💘 Why Choose 🤝 Childhood Pact 👀 Stalker Alphas 🤯 Gaslighting

Relentless

by Tracy Lorraine • 2023

Captive and the prize in a twisted game, she must play three broken men to survive.

4.27

2k+

🔗 Captive Romance 💕 Why Choose 💪 Alpha Males 🏡 Found Family 🔫 Mafia Romance

Relentless

Captive and the prize in a twisted game, she must play three broken men to survive.

by Tracy Lorraine 2023

4.27

2k+ ratings

🔗 Captive Romance 💕 Why Choose 💪 Alpha Males 🏡 Found Family 🔫 Mafia Romance

27 Lies

by M.J. Fields • 2016

A soldier's secret affair with a family friend shatters when she admits she loves him.

4.41

1k+

🪖 Military Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance 🚫 Forbidden Love 🖤 Closed-Off Hero

27 Lies

A soldier's secret affair with a family friend shatters when she admits she loves him.

by M.J. Fields 2016

4.41

1k+ ratings

🪖 Military Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance 🚫 Forbidden Love 🖤 Closed-Off Hero

Game Changer

by Abbi Glines • 2022

A quarterback hiding abuse meets a girl fleeing family on a bridge where hope runs out.

3.64

4k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💕 First Love 🚫 Strict Parents 🆘 Domestic Abuse

Game Changer

A quarterback hiding abuse meets a girl fleeing family on a bridge where hope runs out.

by Abbi Glines 2022

3.64

4k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💕 First Love 🚫 Strict Parents 🆘 Domestic Abuse

Wishing for Champagne Kisses

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

4.14

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💓 Mutual Pining

Wishing for Champagne Kisses

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022

4.14

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💓 Mutual Pining

Straight to You

by Bec Benson • 2025

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

3.84

922

👬 Friends To Lovers 💖 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Thriller 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Straight to You

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

by Bec Benson 2025

3.84

922 ratings

👬 Friends To Lovers 💖 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Thriller 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

If There's a Way

by Jessie Walker • 2022

A scarred mechanic and his childhood friend can't outrun the past when a violent father returns.

4.43

6k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🎸 Rock Band Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 High Angst

If There's a Way

A scarred mechanic and his childhood friend can't outrun the past when a violent father returns.

by Jessie Walker 2022

4.43

6k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🎸 Rock Band Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 High Angst

Aflame

by Penelope Douglas • 2015

His ex chose safety. Now he's back, a tortured racer, and their track reunion reignites wildfire.

4.17

40k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏁 Motorsport Romance 💔 Tortured Hero 🫂 Found Family

Aflame

His ex chose safety. Now he's back, a tortured racer, and their track reunion reignites wildfire.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

4.17

40k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏁 Motorsport Romance 💔 Tortured Hero 🫂 Found Family

Braving the Storm

by Elliott Rose • 2024

Snowed into a mountain cabin with her adoptive uncle, she cannot resist the cowboy's forbidden pull.

3.93

36k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap

Braving the Storm

Snowed into a mountain cabin with her adoptive uncle, she cannot resist the cowboy's forbidden pull.

by Elliott Rose 2024

3.93

36k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap

Every Promise Broken

by Ashley James • 2024

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

4.23

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Every Promise Broken

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

by Ashley James 2024

4.23

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

The Venom We Bleed

by Lucy Smoke • 2025

A disgraced heiress lands in public school, where three brutal criminals make her their obsession.

4.11

2k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Why Choose 👑 Fallen Princess 🔗 Trauma Bonded

The Venom We Bleed

A disgraced heiress lands in public school, where three brutal criminals make her their obsession.

by Lucy Smoke 2025

4.11

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Why Choose 👑 Fallen Princess 🔗 Trauma Bonded

The Truth As He Knows It

by A.M. Arthur • 2015

A cop falls for a stripper he rescues, but their secrets could destroy them both.

3.90

2k+

🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💋 Sex Worker Hero 🏠 Found Family 💔 Angst With Happy Ending 🫂 Trauma Recovery

The Truth As He Knows It

A cop falls for a stripper he rescues, but their secrets could destroy them both.

by A.M. Arthur 2015

3.90

2k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💋 Sex Worker Hero 🏠 Found Family 💔 Angst With Happy Ending 🫂 Trauma Recovery

Tall, Dark & Lonely

by R.L. Mathewson • 2010

A vampire detective craves his human neighbor's blood; her family's safety depends on his control.

4.04

23k+

🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🚪 Forced Proximity 💪 Caretaker Heroine ⏳ Immortal Hero

Tall, Dark & Lonely

A vampire detective craves his human neighbor's blood; her family's safety depends on his control.

by R.L. Mathewson 2010

4.04

23k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🚪 Forced Proximity 💪 Caretaker Heroine ⏳ Immortal Hero

Until You Say Stay

by Nate Wilder • 2025

A disgraced F1 driver and an aspiring singer agree to fake-date. The contract says no feelings.

4.37

1k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏎️ Sports Romance 🏁 Formula One Romance 🎤 Musician Heroine 😈 Reformed Playboy

Until You Say Stay

A disgraced F1 driver and an aspiring singer agree to fake-date. The contract says no feelings.

by Nate Wilder 2025

4.37

1k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏎️ Sports Romance 🏁 Formula One Romance 🎤 Musician Heroine 😈 Reformed Playboy

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