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Thank You for Listening

by Julia Whelan

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

3.99

101k+

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 🧠 Dementia In Family

Thank You for Listening

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

by Julia Whelan 2022

3.99

101k+ ratings

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 🧠 Dementia In Family

Below Zero

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

Stranded in the Arctic, a NASA engineer's rescue comes from the rival she's always despised.

3.56

168k+

🔥 Enemies-To-Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🔬 Women In Stem ❄️ Arctic Setting 💼 Workplace Rivalry

Below Zero

Stranded in the Arctic, a NASA engineer's rescue comes from the rival she's always despised.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022

3.56

168k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies-To-Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🔬 Women In Stem ❄️ Arctic Setting 💼 Workplace Rivalry

The Rachel Incident

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

4.06

145k+

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening 🤫 Secret Affair 🇮🇪 2000s Ireland

The Rachel Incident

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.06

145k+ ratings

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening 🤫 Secret Affair 🇮🇪 2000s Ireland

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller • 2017

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

3.93

243k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology

Daughter of the Pirate King

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

by Tricia Levenseller 2017

3.93

243k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology

P.S. I Like You

by Kasie West • 2016

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

4.04

66k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 🎭 Secret Identity 🌸 Lighthearted Romance

P.S. I Like You

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

by Kasie West 2016

4.04

66k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 🎭 Secret Identity 🌸 Lighthearted Romance

From Lukov with Love

by Mariana Zapata • 2018

A figure skater's last comeback: partner with the rival she's spent years despising.

4.18

289k+

⛸️ Figure Skating ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💔 Emotional Angst

From Lukov with Love

A figure skater's last comeback: partner with the rival she's spent years despising.

by Mariana Zapata 2018

4.18

289k+ ratings

⛸️ Figure Skating ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💔 Emotional Angst

He's Not My Type

by Meghan Quinn • 2023

A flood sends her crashing with a brooding hockey player, and their close quarters ignite.

4.25

83k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Grief And Healing

He's Not My Type

A flood sends her crashing with a brooding hockey player, and their close quarters ignite.

by Meghan Quinn 2023

4.25

83k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Grief And Healing

My Funny Demon Valentine

by Aurora Ascher • 2021

A demon no one can want. A violinist who sees him. Centuries of numbness meet one impossible glance.

3.78

20k+

😈 Demon Brothers 🔮 Cursed Hero 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎻 Musician Romance 🖤 Touch-Starved Hero

My Funny Demon Valentine

A demon no one can want. A violinist who sees him. Centuries of numbness meet one impossible glance.

by Aurora Ascher 2021

3.78

20k+ ratings

😈 Demon Brothers 🔮 Cursed Hero 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎻 Musician Romance 🖤 Touch-Starved Hero

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

by Ashley Herring Blake • 2022

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

4.05

125k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

by Ashley Herring Blake 2022

4.05

125k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

My Mechanical Romance

by Alexene Farol Follmuth • 2022

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

3.82

26k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

My Mechanical Romance

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

by Alexene Farol Follmuth 2022

3.82

26k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

The Duke and I

by Julia Quinn • 2000

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

3.80

707k+

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

The Duke and I

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

by Julia Quinn 2000

3.80

707k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

Honey & Spice

by Bolu Babalola • 2022

A campus radio host who warns against players must fake-date the charming newcomer she just exposed.

3.90

48k+

🏫 Campus Romance 🇬🇧 Black British Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

Honey & Spice

A campus radio host who warns against players must fake-date the charming newcomer she just exposed.

by Bolu Babalola 2022

3.90

48k+ ratings

🏫 Campus Romance 🇬🇧 Black British Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

The Enemy

by Sarah Adams • 2020

Her high school nemesis, now a star chef, returns to cater a wedding in her bakery.

3.73

52k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Meddling Family 🍩 Bakery Romance

The Enemy

Her high school nemesis, now a star chef, returns to cater a wedding in her bakery.

by Sarah Adams 2020

3.73

52k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Meddling Family 🍩 Bakery Romance

The Dating Plan

by Sara Desai • 2021

A fake engagement. A color-coded spreadsheet. And the one man she swore she'd never trust again.

3.62

47k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Matchmaking Family

The Dating Plan

A fake engagement. A color-coded spreadsheet. And the one man she swore she'd never trust again.

by Sara Desai 2021

3.62

47k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Matchmaking Family

The Alloy of Law

by Brandon Sanderson • 2011

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

4.19

294k+

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure 🚆 Train Heist 🏭 Industrial City

The Alloy of Law

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

by Brandon Sanderson 2011

4.19

294k+ ratings

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure 🚆 Train Heist 🏭 Industrial City

The Snowball Effect

by Haley Cass • 2024

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

4.37

12k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Snowball Effect

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

by Haley Cass 2024

4.37

12k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Secretly Yours

by Tessa Bailey • 2023

A spontaneous gardener's secret love notes to an uptight professor upend his Napa Valley retreat.

3.26

157k+

🔄 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Anonymous Love Notes

Secretly Yours

A spontaneous gardener's secret love notes to an uptight professor upend his Napa Valley retreat.

by Tessa Bailey 2023

3.26

157k+ ratings

🔄 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Anonymous Love Notes

Fangirl Down

by Tessa Bailey

To save his career, a surly golf pro makes his most devoted fan his caddie.

3.77

139k+

🏌️ Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💫 Fangirl Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏆 Sports Comeback

Fangirl Down

To save his career, a surly golf pro makes his most devoted fan his caddie.

by Tessa Bailey 2024

3.77

139k+ ratings

🏌️ Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💫 Fangirl Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏆 Sports Comeback

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

by Rachel Cohn • 2006

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

3.68

86k+

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

by Rachel Cohn 2006

3.68

86k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

Irresponsible Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2022

Two hockey teammates fake-marry on a dare. The paperwork is real; so is one's hidden love.

4.02

25k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 💔 Secret Pining 🌈 Sexuality Awakening

Irresponsible Puckboy

Two hockey teammates fake-marry on a dare. The paperwork is real; so is one's hidden love.

by Eden Finley 2022

4.02

25k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 💔 Secret Pining 🌈 Sexuality Awakening

Breathe With Me

by Becka Mack • 2025

A hockey star and event planner collide. Love is easy. The family they want is not.

4.40

47k+

💔 Infertility Journey 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Adoption 💘 He Falls First

Breathe With Me

A hockey star and event planner collide. Love is easy. The family they want is not.

by Becka Mack 2025

4.40

47k+ ratings

💔 Infertility Journey 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Adoption 💘 He Falls First

Bridesmaid Undercover

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

A wedding planner sleeps with her friend, then is hired to reunite him with his ex.

4.03

52k+

💍 Wedding Planner Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥺 Pining

Bridesmaid Undercover

A wedding planner sleeps with her friend, then is hired to reunite him with his ex.

by Meghan Quinn 2024

4.03

52k+ ratings

💍 Wedding Planner Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥺 Pining

Off to the Races

by Elsie Silver • 2021

A disgraced rancher and his sharp-tongued horse trainer can't stop fighting, or falling.

3.69

188k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 🏇 Horse Racing World

Off to the Races

A disgraced rancher and his sharp-tongued horse trainer can't stop fighting, or falling.

by Elsie Silver 2021

3.69

188k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 🏇 Horse Racing World

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich • 1994

An unemployed lingerie buyer turns bounty hunter. Her first target: the ex cop accused of murder.

4.05

581k+

🕵️ Comic Mystery 🤦 Accidental Detective 💕 Second Chance Romance 😄 Dark Humor 🏖️ Beach Read

One for the Money

An unemployed lingerie buyer turns bounty hunter. Her first target: the ex cop accused of murder.

by Janet Evanovich 1994

4.05

581k+ ratings

🕵️ Comic Mystery 🤦 Accidental Detective 💕 Second Chance Romance 😄 Dark Humor 🏖️ Beach Read

Lovelight Farms

by B.K. Borison • 2021

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

3.80

178k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Lovelight Farms

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

by B.K. Borison 2021

3.80

178k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

The Republic of Thieves

by Scott Lynch • 2013

A master thief, cured of poison by a mage, must rig an election against his brilliant ex-lover.

4.21

122k+

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🏛️ Political Intrigue 💔 Rivals To Lovers 💘 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family

The Republic of Thieves

A master thief, cured of poison by a mage, must rig an election against his brilliant ex-lover.

by Scott Lynch 2013

4.21

122k+ ratings

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🏛️ Political Intrigue 💔 Rivals To Lovers 💘 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family

Cress

by Marissa Meyer • 2014

A satellite hacker's plea for rescue crashes her into a desert with a blind pilot.

4.40

407k+

🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 💻 Hacker Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Political Marriage 🔒 Forced Proximity

Cress

A satellite hacker's plea for rescue crashes her into a desert with a blind pilot.

by Marissa Meyer 2014

4.40

407k+ ratings

🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 💻 Hacker Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Political Marriage 🔒 Forced Proximity

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller • 2017

A pirate princess trapped on an enemy ship hunts a hidden map. The first mate watches.

3.93

243k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 🌊 High Seas Adventure

Daughter of the Pirate King

A pirate princess trapped on an enemy ship hunts a hidden map. The first mate watches.

by Tricia Levenseller 2017

3.93

243k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 🌊 High Seas Adventure

The Fall Risk

by Abby Jimenez • 2025

A vanished staircase traps a woman in hiding with a gentle arborist; her stalker may find them both.

4.06

207k+

🚪 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔪 Stalker Suspense

The Fall Risk

A vanished staircase traps a woman in hiding with a gentle arborist; her stalker may find them both.

by Abby Jimenez 2025

4.06

207k+ ratings

🚪 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔪 Stalker Suspense

The Blueprint

by S.E. Harmon • 2018

His NFL-star best friend finally wants him. Now the only obstacle is the closet door.

3.81

7k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Football Romance 🚪 Closeted Athlete 💭 Gay For You 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Blueprint

His NFL-star best friend finally wants him. Now the only obstacle is the closet door.

by S.E. Harmon 2018

3.81

7k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Football Romance 🚪 Closeted Athlete 💭 Gay For You 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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