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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 🏠 Small Town

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 🏠 Small Town

Of Heat and Obsession

by Katie May • 2023

A mute healer who can kill with a touch is bound to four dangerous fae princes.

4.28

1k+

🌶️ Reverse Harem 🧝‍♀️ Fae Courts 💞 Fated Mates 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance

Of Heat and Obsession

A mute healer who can kill with a touch is bound to four dangerous fae princes.

by Katie May 2023

4.28

1k+ ratings

🌶️ Reverse Harem 🧝‍♀️ Fae Courts 💞 Fated Mates 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance

Dance of Stars and Ashes

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2024

A captive's forbidden fire and a dragon prince's obsession with her become the city's last hope.

4.16

4k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🕉️ South Asian Mythology

Dance of Stars and Ashes

A captive's forbidden fire and a dragon prince's obsession with her become the city's last hope.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2024

4.16

4k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🕉️ South Asian Mythology

Introducing EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

by Judy Byrne • 2014

Finger-tap meridian points while naming what hurts: anxiety drops, pain fades, old trauma loosens.

3.65

🧠 Energy Psychology 💆 Acupressure Techniques 💚 Emotional Healing 😰 Anxiety Relief 🩺 Pain Management

Introducing EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Finger-tap meridian points while naming what hurts: anxiety drops, pain fades, old trauma loosens.

by Judy Byrne 2014

3.65

37 ratings

🧠 Energy Psychology 💆 Acupressure Techniques 💚 Emotional Healing 😰 Anxiety Relief 🩺 Pain Management

Ensorcelled

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2022

A fae prince's captive librarian binds living nightmares: her own has just broken free.

4.05

2k+

🧚 Fae Bargain Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🫂 Found Family 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Ensorcelled

A fae prince's captive librarian binds living nightmares: her own has just broken free.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2022

4.05

2k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Bargain Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🫂 Found Family 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Sexual Healing Journey

by Wendy Maltz • 1991

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

4.23

821

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Sexual Healing Journey

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

by Wendy Maltz 1991

4.23

821 ratings

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Drown in You

by T.J. Hamel • 2023

An undercover operative buys a shattered trafficking victim and finds himself unable to let go.

4.28

1k+

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔒 Captive Romance 🧸 Daddy Kink 🏠 Chosen Family 🤝 Trauma Bonded

Drown in You

An undercover operative buys a shattered trafficking victim and finds himself unable to let go.

by T.J. Hamel 2023

4.28

1k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔒 Captive Romance 🧸 Daddy Kink 🏠 Chosen Family 🤝 Trauma Bonded

Grave Deception

by Kathy Lockheart • 2023

Amnesia after a near-fatal fall. A killer closing in. Her only hope: the detective next door.

4.22

2k+

🤔 Amnesia 💀 Touch Her And Die 🏠 Forced Proximity 🕵️ Detective Hero 🔒 Family Secrets

Grave Deception

Amnesia after a near-fatal fall. A killer closing in. Her only hope: the detective next door.

by Kathy Lockheart 2023

4.22

2k+ ratings

🤔 Amnesia 💀 Touch Her And Die 🏠 Forced Proximity 🕵️ Detective Hero 🔒 Family Secrets

Greed

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

A sin-cursed superhero goes undercover and meets a reporter whose generous heart his soul craves.

4.26

1k+

🔗 Fated Mates 🦸 Superhero Family ❤️ Found Family 🐢 Slow Burn 🥀 Angsty Romance

Greed

A sin-cursed superhero goes undercover and meets a reporter whose generous heart his soul craves.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.26

1k+ ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 🦸 Superhero Family ❤️ Found Family 🐢 Slow Burn 🥀 Angsty Romance

A Pack of Love and Hate

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2019

A werewolf referees her ex's death match, torn between her Alpha and her true mate.

4.22

4k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Love Triangle 💫 Fated Mates 🌹 Scarred Heroine ⚡ Alpha Hero

A Pack of Love and Hate

A werewolf referees her ex's death match, torn between her Alpha and her true mate.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2019

4.22

4k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Love Triangle 💫 Fated Mates 🌹 Scarred Heroine ⚡ Alpha Hero

The Bound Witch

by Ivy Asher • 2021

Resurrected with demon magic, a bone witch fights a corrupt council to keep her fated mate.

4.28

9k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🦴 Bone Magic 💀 Resurrection 😈 Demon Deals 🧙 Witch Politics

The Bound Witch

Resurrected with demon magic, a bone witch fights a corrupt council to keep her fated mate.

by Ivy Asher 2021

4.28

9k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🦴 Bone Magic 💀 Resurrection 😈 Demon Deals 🧙 Witch Politics

The Court of Truth

by K.C. Kean • 2024

A reluctant queen, four fated mates, and a blood-magic coup that could destroy everything she loves.

4.15

2k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👑 Court Intrigue 🩸 Blood Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

The Court of Truth

A reluctant queen, four fated mates, and a blood-magic coup that could destroy everything she loves.

by K.C. Kean 2024

4.15

2k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👑 Court Intrigue 🩸 Blood Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

Promises We Meant to Keep

by Monica Murphy • 2022

Her mother sold her into marriage. Widowed, she returns to her brother's best friend.

3.49

23k+

💕 Brothers Best Friend 💍 Forced Marriage 🔄 Second Chance ☠️ Toxic Mother 🛡️ Protective Hero

Promises We Meant to Keep

Her mother sold her into marriage. Widowed, she returns to her brother's best friend.

by Monica Murphy 2022

3.49

23k+ ratings

💕 Brothers Best Friend 💍 Forced Marriage 🔄 Second Chance ☠️ Toxic Mother 🛡️ Protective Hero

Behind The Veil

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2019

After escaping abuse, a ghost-seer finds five fiercely protective boys in small-town Montana.

4.54

2k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤕 Hurt/Comfort 🛡️ Protective Heroes

Behind The Veil

After escaping abuse, a ghost-seer finds five fiercely protective boys in small-town Montana.

by B.L. Brunnemer 2019

4.54

2k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤕 Hurt/Comfort 🛡️ Protective Heroes

Curse of the Troll

by Emma Hamm • 2019

A cursed bear seeks a scarred warrior's help, but one glimpse will doom him.

4.13

523

🐻 Bear Bridegroom ⚔️ Scarred Heroine 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Gentle Hero

Curse of the Troll

A cursed bear seeks a scarred warrior's help, but one glimpse will doom him.

by Emma Hamm 2019

4.13

523 ratings

🐻 Bear Bridegroom ⚔️ Scarred Heroine 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Gentle Hero

You're Next

by Kylie Schachte • 2020

Her ex-girlfriend's murder sends a teen sleuth into a secret fight club where power kills.

3.77

2k+

🔍 Teen Sleuth 🔒 Secret Society 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Protagonist ❄️ Cold Case

You're Next

Her ex-girlfriend's murder sends a teen sleuth into a secret fight club where power kills.

by Kylie Schachte 2020

3.77

2k+ ratings

🔍 Teen Sleuth 🔒 Secret Society 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Protagonist ❄️ Cold Case

The Bayou Never Tells

by Chelley St. Clair • 2022

A crime family's enforcer swore never to get attached. Then a senator's daughter spends the summer.

4.21

3k+

🕸️ Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Bayou Never Tells

A crime family's enforcer swore never to get attached. Then a senator's daughter spends the summer.

by Chelley St. Clair 2022

4.21

3k+ ratings

🕸️ Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Where There's a Will

by Jessie Walker

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

4.25

9k+

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Where There's a Will

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

by Jessie Walker 2021

4.25

9k+ ratings

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Lure of Oblivion

by Suzanne Wright • 2017

A witness under fire. A haunted B&B. A wolf shifter who will kill to keep her.

4.19

11k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🐺 Wolf Shifters 👻 Haunted House 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Lure of Oblivion

A witness under fire. A haunted B&B. A wolf shifter who will kill to keep her.

by Suzanne Wright 2017

4.19

11k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🐺 Wolf Shifters 👻 Haunted House 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Jinx's Fantasy

by Pepper Winters • 2020

Their love was born in chains. Now, a VR fantasy could heal them, until real danger invades.

4.35

1k+

🖤 Captor To Lover 🫂 Chosen Family 🎭 Erotic Roleplay 🔥 Dark And Steamy 🏝️ Tropical Island

Jinx's Fantasy

Their love was born in chains. Now, a VR fantasy could heal them, until real danger invades.

by Pepper Winters 2020

4.35

1k+ ratings

🖤 Captor To Lover 🫂 Chosen Family 🎭 Erotic Roleplay 🔥 Dark And Steamy 🏝️ Tropical Island

The Story You Need to Tell

by Sandra Marinella • 2017

The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.

4.40

238

🖊️ Expressive Writing 🔄 Narrative Reframing 🧠 Narrative Psychology ✍️ Freewriting 🤫 Breaking Silence

The Story You Need to Tell

The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.

by Sandra Marinella 2017

4.40

238 ratings

🖊️ Expressive Writing 🔄 Narrative Reframing 🧠 Narrative Psychology ✍️ Freewriting 🤫 Breaking Silence

We Are All So Good at Smiling

by Amber McBride • 2023

After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.

3.83

6k+

📖 Verse Novel 🧚 Dark Fairy Tale 🕯️ Hoodoo Magic 🖤 Teen Depression 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital

We Are All So Good at Smiling

After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.

by Amber McBride 2023

3.83

6k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel 🧚 Dark Fairy Tale 🕯️ Hoodoo Magic 🖤 Teen Depression 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital

The Muse

by Emma Scott • 2023

A demon sent to destroy a painter becomes his muse, his patron, and his impossible love.

4.21

841

🎭 Faustian Bargain 😈 Demon Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌈 Angst With Happy Ending

The Muse

A demon sent to destroy a painter becomes his muse, his patron, and his impossible love.

by Emma Scott 2023

4.21

841 ratings

🎭 Faustian Bargain 😈 Demon Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌈 Angst With Happy Ending

Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

by Nicole Barrett • 2019

It leaves no bruises. Why you stayed, how the cycle traps you, and what recovery demands.

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Toxic Relationships 🌫️ Gaslighting ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🚧 Boundary Setting

Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

It leaves no bruises. Why you stayed, how the cycle traps you, and what recovery demands.

by Nicole Barrett 2019

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Toxic Relationships 🌫️ Gaslighting ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🚧 Boundary Setting

Craving Danger

by Michelle Heard • 2023

She turns to a masked club for healing, only to find her boss behind the mask.

4.02

24k+

🎭 Hidden Identity 💼 Boss And Employee 🔪 Mafia Romance 🌑 Dark Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Craving Danger

She turns to a masked club for healing, only to find her boss behind the mask.

by Michelle Heard 2023

4.02

24k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity 💼 Boss And Employee 🔪 Mafia Romance 🌑 Dark Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Shadowed Heart

by K.A. Knight • 2023

Human cruelty broke her. Four monsters are putting her back together.

4.05

1k+

🖤 Monster Romance 💕 Polyamorous Fantasy ⚡ Healer Heroine 🐺 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family

Shadowed Heart

Human cruelty broke her. Four monsters are putting her back together.

by K.A. Knight 2023

4.05

1k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 💕 Polyamorous Fantasy ⚡ Healer Heroine 🐺 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family

Volar sobre el pantano superando adversidad

by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez • 1995

His sister's letter pulls a newlywed back into a swamp of abuse, addiction, and secrets.

3.47

3k+

🕊️ Inspirational Fiction 🔒 Family Secrets 🫂 Support Groups 💔 Sexual Assault Survivor ✉️ Epistolary Elements

Volar sobre el pantano superando adversidad

His sister's letter pulls a newlywed back into a swamp of abuse, addiction, and secrets.

by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez 1995

3.47

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Inspirational Fiction 🔒 Family Secrets 🫂 Support Groups 💔 Sexual Assault Survivor ✉️ Epistolary Elements

The Lochlann Deception

by Robin D. Mahle • 2024

When rebels kidnap her groom, a princess must ally with the bastard brother she loathes.

4.48

301

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🏡 Found Family 🧝 Fae And Magic 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Lochlann Deception

When rebels kidnap her groom, a princess must ally with the bastard brother she loathes.

by Robin D. Mahle 2024

4.48

301 ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🏡 Found Family 🧝 Fae And Magic 🎭 Hidden Identity

Heart of the Raven Prince

by Tessonja Odette • 2021

Disguised as a princess, a half-fae servant must charm the fae prince who despises her.

4.04

12k+

👠 Cinderella Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Heart of the Raven Prince

Disguised as a princess, a half-fae servant must charm the fae prince who despises her.

by Tessonja Odette 2021

4.04

12k+ ratings

👠 Cinderella Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Anxiety

by The School of Life • 2020

Evolution built you to worry. Modern life turned up the volume. Anxiety is the result.

4.28

527

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🕳️ Unconscious Mind 🏙️ Modernity And Anxiety 💗 Self-Compassion

Anxiety

Evolution built you to worry. Modern life turned up the volume. Anxiety is the result.

by The School of Life 2020

4.28

527 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🕳️ Unconscious Mind 🏙️ Modernity And Anxiety 💗 Self-Compassion

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