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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

Elizabeth's Deception

by Kate Speck • 2020

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

3.84

286

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

Elizabeth's Deception

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

by Kate Speck 2020

3.84

286 ratings

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

Missing in Action

by Kate Canterbary • 2020

A wounded spy and a guarded architect reunite, but he must come out or lose him.

4.16

2k+

🎖️ Military Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌈 Coming Out 🏡 Found Family

Missing in Action

A wounded spy and a guarded architect reunite, but he must come out or lose him.

by Kate Canterbary 2020

4.16

2k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌈 Coming Out 🏡 Found Family

Stuck With You

by Aimee Brown • 2023

Engaged too fast, a bartender falls for the man her fiancé sent to watch over her.

3.86

1k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 🏖️ Beach Read

Stuck With You

Engaged too fast, a bartender falls for the man her fiancé sent to watch over her.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 🏖️ Beach Read

Christmas at The Grange

by T.E. Kinsey • 2017

A country house Christmas turns odd when a theft leaves clues so abundant they feel like a prank.

4.15

9k+

🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Lady Detective 💝 Found Family 🎭 Meta Mystery 🎩 Edwardian England

Christmas at The Grange

A country house Christmas turns odd when a theft leaves clues so abundant they feel like a prank.

by T.E. Kinsey 2017

4.15

9k+ ratings

🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Lady Detective 💝 Found Family 🎭 Meta Mystery 🎩 Edwardian England

Abby Offsides

by Anna McCallie • 2026

Starting over in a Liverpool football job, she's drawn to the team's married Scottish star.

3.95

5k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🫂 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance ⚽ English Football

Abby Offsides

Starting over in a Liverpool football job, she's drawn to the team's married Scottish star.

by Anna McCallie 2026

3.95

5k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🫂 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance ⚽ English Football

The Invisible Library

by Genevieve Cogman • 2014

A librarian-spy hunts a Grimm manuscript through an alternate London where fae magic warps reality.

3.74

66k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 📜 Rare Book Quest 🧚 Fae Bargains 🐉 Dragon Shifter

The Invisible Library

A librarian-spy hunts a Grimm manuscript through an alternate London where fae magic warps reality.

by Genevieve Cogman 2014

3.74

66k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 📜 Rare Book Quest 🧚 Fae Bargains 🐉 Dragon Shifter

The Seven Dials Mystery

by Agatha Christie • 1929

A prank, a death, a missing clock. A socialite steps into a masked society's deadly conspiracy.

3.78

44k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Secret Society 🖤 Hidden Villain

The Seven Dials Mystery

A prank, a death, a missing clock. A socialite steps into a masked society's deadly conspiracy.

by Agatha Christie 1929

3.78

44k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Secret Society 🖤 Hidden Villain

Instant Gratification

by Jill Shalvis • 2009

A city doctor takes over her dad's mountain clinic and collides with the reckless guide next door.

4.06

9k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Instant Gratification

A city doctor takes over her dad's mountain clinic and collides with the reckless guide next door.

by Jill Shalvis 2009

4.06

9k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Last Call at the Local

by Sarah Grunder Ruiz • 2024

A robbed musician collides with a tattooed Irish pub owner who can't believe she would stay.

3.83

11k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Love 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Musician Heroine 💚 Mental Health Rep ☘️ Small Town Ireland

Last Call at the Local

A robbed musician collides with a tattooed Irish pub owner who can't believe she would stay.

by Sarah Grunder Ruiz 2024

3.83

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Love 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Musician Heroine 💚 Mental Health Rep ☘️ Small Town Ireland

Bad Medicine

by Kristen Ashley • 2025

A bodyguard's kiss sends a guarded baker fleeing, but the ex-cop won't stop chasing.

4.21

3k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🧁 Baker Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🚪 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Bad Medicine

A bodyguard's kiss sends a guarded baker fleeing, but the ex-cop won't stop chasing.

by Kristen Ashley 2025

4.21

3k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🧁 Baker Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🚪 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Good Boy

by Elle Kennedy • 2017

The best man she slept with once? He's at her brother's wedding, and he wants more.

3.84

48k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💋 One Night Stand 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Good Boy

The best man she slept with once? He's at her brother's wedding, and he wants more.

by Elle Kennedy 2017

3.84

48k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💋 One Night Stand 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Swearing at a Sea Monster

by Lauren Connolly • 2022

Bound by blood, a selkie and a leviathan compete in a tournament that cages rivals together.

4.10

970

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👹 Monster Love Interest 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Paranormal Small Town ⚔️ Magical Competition

Swearing at a Sea Monster

Bound by blood, a selkie and a leviathan compete in a tournament that cages rivals together.

by Lauren Connolly 2022

4.10

970 ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👹 Monster Love Interest 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Paranormal Small Town ⚔️ Magical Competition

Daddy Issues

by Kate Goldbeck • 2025

Stalled at 26, a no-strings situationship, and the single dad next door who offers something real.

3.42

10k+

👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Friends With Benefits 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

Daddy Issues

Stalled at 26, a no-strings situationship, and the single dad next door who offers something real.

by Kate Goldbeck 2025

3.42

10k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Friends With Benefits 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

The Devil's Goddess

by Emily Rose • 2021

Fleeing scandal, a photographer lands in a biker war and a forced-roommate standoff with cocky heir.

4.27

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 👪 Found Family

The Devil's Goddess

Fleeing scandal, a photographer lands in a biker war and a forced-roommate standoff with cocky heir.

by Emily Rose 2021

4.27

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 👪 Found Family

First & Then

by Emma Mills • 2015

Her awkward cousin's football stardom pulls a sarcastic senior into the orbit of a silent star.

3.91

17k+

🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Stoic Love Interest 💔 Unrequited Crush

First & Then

Her awkward cousin's football stardom pulls a sarcastic senior into the orbit of a silent star.

by Emma Mills 2015

3.91

17k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Stoic Love Interest 💔 Unrequited Crush

Caught on Camera

by Chelsea Curto • 2023

Her NFL coach best friend fake dates her after a viral kiss cam rescue. Don't fall.

3.92

17k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Sports Romance 🫠 He Falls First 🛡️ Protective Hero

Caught on Camera

Her NFL coach best friend fake dates her after a viral kiss cam rescue. Don't fall.

by Chelsea Curto 2023

3.92

17k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Sports Romance 🫠 He Falls First 🛡️ Protective Hero

Kilts and Kisses at Highland Hall

by Hannah M. Lynn • 2025

Banished to a Scottish castle, a Londoner finds her problem isn't the ledgers but the groundskeeper.

4.18

1k+

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💞 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏞️ Scottish Highlands 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Kilts and Kisses at Highland Hall

Banished to a Scottish castle, a Londoner finds her problem isn't the ledgers but the groundskeeper.

by Hannah M. Lynn 2025

4.18

1k+ ratings

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💞 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏞️ Scottish Highlands 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Mountain Grump

by S.J. Tilly • 2025

A grumpy mountain ranger marries a lilac-haired stranger so she can claim her great-uncle's legacy.

4.22

12k+

☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🌲 Mountain Man Hero 💜 Plus Size Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Mountain Grump

A grumpy mountain ranger marries a lilac-haired stranger so she can claim her great-uncle's legacy.

by S.J. Tilly 2025

4.22

12k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🌲 Mountain Man Hero 💜 Plus Size Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

IOU

by Kristy Marie • 2020

A scorched romance leaves her owing two favors to the cold-eyed poker king she rooms with.

4.09

16k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🛋️ Roommates To Lovers 🌦️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🤝 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Heartbreak

IOU

A scorched romance leaves her owing two favors to the cold-eyed poker king she rooms with.

by Kristy Marie 2020

4.09

16k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🛋️ Roommates To Lovers 🌦️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🤝 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Heartbreak

Pride & Prejudice and Planets

by Renata McMann • 2023

A proud captain stranded on an alien world meets a mechanic immune to his authority.

4.17

217

🚀 Austen In Space 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🔧 Forced Proximity ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🪐 Alien Planet

Pride & Prejudice and Planets

A proud captain stranded on an alien world meets a mechanic immune to his authority.

by Renata McMann 2023

4.17

217 ratings

🚀 Austen In Space 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🔧 Forced Proximity ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🪐 Alien Planet

Almost Perfect

by Claudia Y. Burgoa • 2020

A scarred athlete and his sister's best friend stumble into a fling that reopens deepest wounds.

4.02

943

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🙈 Best Friend's Brother 💋 Practice Dating 💌 Love Letters 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Almost Perfect

A scarred athlete and his sister's best friend stumble into a fling that reopens deepest wounds.

by Claudia Y. Burgoa 2020

4.02

943 ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🙈 Best Friend's Brother 💋 Practice Dating 💌 Love Letters 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Just for Show

by Tawna Fenske • 2022

A recovering actor and a guarded cop collide in a town that televises everything but redemption.

4.18

909

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🩹 Recovering Hero 🎭 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Just for Show

A recovering actor and a guarded cop collide in a town that televises everything but redemption.

by Tawna Fenske 2022

4.18

909 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🩹 Recovering Hero 🎭 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Duke

by Kayley Loring • 2023

To survive a viral photo scandal, a grumpy NFL kicker and a British actress pretend to date.

4.20

1k+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Sports Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Dad

Duke

To survive a viral photo scandal, a grumpy NFL kicker and a British actress pretend to date.

by Kayley Loring 2023

4.20

1k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Sports Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Dad

The Weight of It All

by N.R. Walker • 2016

Dumped for his weight, an actuary joins a gym and meets a trainer who sees him.

4.29

11k+

🏋️ Trainer Client Romance 👬 Friends To Lovers ⚖️ Weight Loss Journey 💪 Gym Romance 🌤️ Low Angst

The Weight of It All

Dumped for his weight, an actuary joins a gym and meets a trainer who sees him.

by N.R. Walker 2016

4.29

11k+ ratings

🏋️ Trainer Client Romance 👬 Friends To Lovers ⚖️ Weight Loss Journey 💪 Gym Romance 🌤️ Low Angst

The Pretender

by Kristy Marie • 2020

College rivals fake a romance to win a reality show. Their prank war was never pretend.

3.91

2k+

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

The Pretender

College rivals fake a romance to win a reality show. Their prank war was never pretend.

by Kristy Marie 2020

3.91

2k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Love Songs Suck

by Becky Monson • 2023

When a pop star's song exposes her name, an engaged woman's quiet life collides with fame.

4.13

4k+

🌟 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Love Triangle

Love Songs Suck

When a pop star's song exposes her name, an engaged woman's quiet life collides with fame.

by Becky Monson 2023

4.13

4k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Love Triangle

Breaking His Rules

by Layla Hagen • 2026

A security CEO's iron rules meet a restaurant owner's warm heart. Only one can win.

3.95

2k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Breaking His Rules

A security CEO's iron rules meet a restaurant owner's warm heart. Only one can win.

by Layla Hagen 2026

3.95

2k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Cosas del destino (II)

by Cris Ginsey • 2018

Ashley found Claire's diary at camp. Twelve years later, Claire walks into her park, already taken.

4.39

321

🌈 Sapphic Romance 👭 Friends To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Cosas del destino (II)

Ashley found Claire's diary at camp. Twelve years later, Claire walks into her park, already taken.

by Cris Ginsey 2018

4.39

321 ratings

🌈 Sapphic Romance 👭 Friends To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Rewind

by Allison Winn Scotch • 2022

Exes wake up married with no memory on New Year's; a scavenger hunt can undo it.

3.21

17k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 💍 Waking Up Married 🛗 Forced Proximity 📸 Amnesia Plot 🎓 College Reunion

The Rewind

Exes wake up married with no memory on New Year's; a scavenger hunt can undo it.

by Allison Winn Scotch 2022

3.21

17k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 💍 Waking Up Married 🛗 Forced Proximity 📸 Amnesia Plot 🎓 College Reunion

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