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Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

A gentleman's careless insult sparks a battle of wits that neither heart can afford to lose.

4.30

4.9M+

🎩 Regency Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Social Satire 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💍 Marriage Plot

Pride and Prejudice

A gentleman's careless insult sparks a battle of wits that neither heart can afford to lose.

by Jane Austen 1813

4.30

4.9M+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Social Satire 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💍 Marriage Plot

The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood • 2021

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

4.09

2.0M+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 🔥 Steamy Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

The Love Hypothesis

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

by Ali Hazelwood 2021

4.09

2.0M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 🔥 Steamy Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

Wild Side

by Elsie Silver • 2025

To keep custody of her nephew, she marries the guarded wrestler she's resented for years.

4.16

274k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤼 Sports Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Guardian Romance

Wild Side

To keep custody of her nephew, she marries the guarded wrestler she's resented for years.

by Elsie Silver 2025

4.16

274k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤼 Sports Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Guardian Romance

Yours Truly

by Abby Jimenez • 2023

A doctor trades a fake relationship for a kidney donation, then falls for the surgeon's letters.

4.29

869k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏥 Workplace Romance 💌 Love Letters 🔥 Slow Burn 🧠 Social Anxiety

Yours Truly

A doctor trades a fake relationship for a kidney donation, then falls for the surgeon's letters.

by Abby Jimenez 2023

4.29

869k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏥 Workplace Romance 💌 Love Letters 🔥 Slow Burn 🧠 Social Anxiety

The Cheat Sheet

by Sarah Adams • 2021

Fake-dating her quarterback best friend to fix a scandal: easy. Not falling for real: impossible.

3.71

349k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💭 Mutual Pining 🏈 NFL Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

The Cheat Sheet

Fake-dating her quarterback best friend to fix a scandal: easy. Not falling for real: impossible.

by Sarah Adams 2021

3.71

349k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💭 Mutual Pining 🏈 NFL Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

The Do-Over

by Lynn Painter • 2022

Stuck in a Valentine's Day loop, Emilie discovers her escape: the lab partner she keeps sideswiping.

3.91

200k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance ❤️ Valentine's Day 🔬 Forced Proximity ☯️ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Do-Over

Stuck in a Valentine's Day loop, Emilie discovers her escape: the lab partner she keeps sideswiping.

by Lynn Painter 2022

3.91

200k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance ❤️ Valentine's Day 🔬 Forced Proximity ☯️ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Spanish Love Deception

by Elena Armas • 2021

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

3.79

822k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Spanish Love Deception

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

by Elena Armas 2021

3.79

822k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Nothing Like the Movies

by Lynn Painter

Wes broke Liz's heart. Now on the same campus, he's chasing a second chance.

3.98

249k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚾ College Sports Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💕 Rom-Com Energy 💔 Emotional Angst

Nothing Like the Movies

Wes broke Liz's heart. Now on the same campus, he's chasing a second chance.

by Lynn Painter 2024

3.98

249k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚾ College Sports Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💕 Rom-Com Energy 💔 Emotional Angst

Problematic Summer Romance

by Ali Hazelwood

Her brother's best friend broke her heart without touching her. A Sicilian wedding demands answers.

3.80

334k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👬 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Pining For Years 💘 He Falls Harder

Problematic Summer Romance

Her brother's best friend broke her heart without touching her. A Sicilian wedding demands answers.

by Ali Hazelwood 2025

3.80

334k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👬 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Pining For Years 💘 He Falls Harder

Just for the Summer

by Abby Jimenez • 2024

All their exes find true love afterward. So they'll date for a summer, then walk away.

4.34

1.2M+

☀️ Summer Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Healing Together

Just for the Summer

All their exes find true love afterward. So they'll date for a summer, then walk away.

by Abby Jimenez 2024

4.34

1.2M+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Healing Together

Love on the Brain

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

Her NASA dream job teams her with the grad school enemy she swore she'd never forgive.

3.90

653k+

🧬 Women In Stem 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Fell First

Love on the Brain

Her NASA dream job teams her with the grad school enemy she swore she'd never forgive.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022

3.90

653k+ ratings

🧬 Women In Stem 😤 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Fell First

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry • 2021

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

3.84

1.8M+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

People We Meet on Vacation

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

by Emily Henry 2021

3.84

1.8M+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

The Fake Out

by Stephanie Archer • 2023

A hockey star and his guarded former tutor fake a romance, but their chemistry defies the charade.

4.13

146k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First ⏪ Reconnecting 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

The Fake Out

A hockey star and his guarded former tutor fake a romance, but their chemistry defies the charade.

by Stephanie Archer 2023

4.13

146k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First ⏪ Reconnecting 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

Icebreaker

by Hannah Grace

She's a figure skater, he's a hockey captain, and a shared rink makes avoiding him impossible.

3.73

1.3M+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛸️ Figure Skating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trust Rebuilding

Icebreaker

She's a figure skater, he's a hockey captain, and a shared rink makes avoiding him impossible.

by Hannah Grace 2022

3.73

1.3M+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛸️ Figure Skating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trust Rebuilding

Betting on You

by Lynn Painter

A teen takes her cynical coworker's bet on love and fakes a romance that turns real.

4.13

185k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🎢 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed

Betting on You

A teen takes her cynical coworker's bet on love and fakes a romance that turns real.

by Lynn Painter 2023

4.13

185k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🎢 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry • 2022

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

4.09

1.6M+

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 😤 Grumpy Hero

Book Lovers

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

by Emily Henry 2022

4.09

1.6M+ ratings

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 😤 Grumpy Hero

The American Roommate Experiment

by Elena Armas • 2022

Stranded with her best friend's cousin, a romance writer proposes fake dating for novel research.

3.78

272k+

🏠 Forced Proximity 🧪 Experimental Romance 💔 Wounded Hero ✍️ Writer Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

The American Roommate Experiment

Stranded with her best friend's cousin, a romance writer proposes fake dating for novel research.

by Elena Armas 2022

3.78

272k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 🧪 Experimental Romance 💔 Wounded Hero ✍️ Writer Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Funny Story

by Emily Henry • 2024

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

4.18

1.4M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

Funny Story

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

by Emily Henry 2024

4.18

1.4M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

Check & Mate

by Ali Hazelwood • 2023

A former chess prodigy beats the world champion, then joins his club out of family necessity.

3.94

371k+

🖤 Rivals To Lovers ♟️ Competitive Chess 🏆 Women In Sports 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐕 Underdog Heroine

Check & Mate

A former chess prodigy beats the world champion, then joins his club out of family necessity.

by Ali Hazelwood 2023

3.94

371k+ ratings

🖤 Rivals To Lovers ♟️ Competitive Chess 🏆 Women In Sports 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐕 Underdog Heroine

Better Than the Movies

by Lynn Painter

A rom-com obsessed teen fake-dates her aggravating neighbor to make her childhood crush notice her.

4.25

808k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 📚 High School Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Parent Loss

Better Than the Movies

A rom-com obsessed teen fake-dates her aggravating neighbor to make her childhood crush notice her.

by Lynn Painter 2021

4.25

808k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 📚 High School Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Parent Loss

Apprentice to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Evie must free her mother from a star before a prophecy turns her into the villain.

4.09

204k+

🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🌑 Dark Prophecy 👯 Sisterhood

Apprentice to the Villain

Evie must free her mother from a star before a prophecy turns her into the villain.

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2024

4.09

204k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🌑 Dark Prophecy 👯 Sisterhood

Butcher & Blackbird

by Brynne Weaver

Two rival serial killers meet in a cage and turn hunting into a deadly annual flirtation.

4.01

639k+

🖤 Serial Killer Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 😂 Dark Comedy

Butcher & Blackbird

Two rival serial killers meet in a cage and turn hunting into a deadly annual flirtation.

by Brynne Weaver 2023

4.01

639k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 😂 Dark Comedy

We Solve Murders

by Richard Osman

A bodyguard is framed with her own blood when her influencer clients are killed around the world.

4.05

197k+

🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🌍 International Intrigue ❤️ Found Family 🎭 Comic Thriller

We Solve Murders

A bodyguard is framed with her own blood when her influencer clients are killed around the world.

by Richard Osman 2024

4.05

197k+ ratings

🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🌍 International Intrigue ❤️ Found Family 🎭 Comic Thriller

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

by Ann Liang

Her draft emails leak. Her rival reads every word. Forced together, hate blurs into longing.

4.16

83k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🔒 Forced Proximity 💌 Accidental Confession 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Her draft emails leak. Her rival reads every word. Forced together, hate blurs into longing.

by Ann Liang 2024

4.16

83k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🔒 Forced Proximity 💌 Accidental Confession 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine

Love, Theoretically

by Ali Hazelwood

A physicist moonlighting as a fake girlfriend collides with her arch-rival: her client's brother.

4.08

686k+

🔬 STEM Romance 💍 Fake Dating ⚔️ Academic Rivals 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 🫠 People Pleaser Heroine

Love, Theoretically

A physicist moonlighting as a fake girlfriend collides with her arch-rival: her client's brother.

by Ali Hazelwood 2023

4.08

686k+ ratings

🔬 STEM Romance 💍 Fake Dating ⚔️ Academic Rivals 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 🫠 People Pleaser Heroine

Bride

by Ali Hazelwood

A Vampyre weds a Werewolf Alpha for peace and secretly hunts for her missing best friend.

3.99

751k+

🏰 Political Marriage 🐺 Werewolf Alpha Hero 🧛 Vampire Heroine 💫 Fated Mates 💘 He Falls First

Bride

A Vampyre weds a Werewolf Alpha for peace and secretly hunts for her missing best friend.

by Ali Hazelwood 2024

3.99

751k+ ratings

🏰 Political Marriage 🐺 Werewolf Alpha Hero 🧛 Vampire Heroine 💫 Fated Mates 💘 He Falls First

Part of Your World

by Abby Jimenez

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

4.25

893k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Part of Your World

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

by Abby Jimenez 2022

4.25

893k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Better than the Prom

by Lynn Painter

She brought her crush to prom, but the mixtape for her neighbor says she chose wrong.

4.34

49k+

🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 Mutual Pining 🥰 He Falls First 👗 Prom Night 🏡 Next Door Neighbors

Better than the Prom

She brought her crush to prom, but the mixtape for her neighbor says she chose wrong.

by Lynn Painter 2022

4.34

49k+ ratings

🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 Mutual Pining 🥰 He Falls First 👗 Prom Night 🏡 Next Door Neighbors

The Paradise Problem

by Christina Lauren

Still married to a billionaire, a broke artist fakes love at his family's private island wedding.

4.06

486k+

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🎨 Opposites Attract 🌴 Tropical Island Setting

The Paradise Problem

Still married to a billionaire, a broke artist fakes love at his family's private island wedding.

by Christina Lauren 2024

4.06

486k+ ratings

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🎨 Opposites Attract 🌴 Tropical Island Setting

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

4.28

11k+

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 📈 Progression Fantasy

Mark of the Fool

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

by J.M. Clarke 2022

4.28

11k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 📈 Progression Fantasy

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