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All Grown Up

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

4.13

17k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

All Grown Up

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.13

17k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Temporary Roomie

by Sarah Adams • 2021

To fool her grandfather, a pregnant woman must move in with her best friend's impossible brother.

3.61

58k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 🏡 Forced Proximity 🤰 Pregnancy 👪 Found Family

The Temporary Roomie

To fool her grandfather, a pregnant woman must move in with her best friend's impossible brother.

by Sarah Adams 2021

3.61

58k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Relationship 🏡 Forced Proximity 🤰 Pregnancy 👪 Found Family

Vinegar Girl

by Anne Tyler • 2016

Her father's Russian lab assistant needs a green card, so Kate Battista is volunteered for marriage.

3.38

42k+

🌿 Shakespeare Retelling 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 😤 Grumpy Heroine 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🌍 Cultural Clash

Vinegar Girl

Her father's Russian lab assistant needs a green card, so Kate Battista is volunteered for marriage.

by Anne Tyler 2016

3.38

42k+ ratings

🌿 Shakespeare Retelling 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 😤 Grumpy Heroine 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🌍 Cultural Clash

Jilted

by Vi Keeland • 2025

A jilted wedding writer keeps running into a British groomsman at every wedding she covers.

3.94

14k+

🫣 Left At The Altar 💍 Wedding Industry 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

Jilted

A jilted wedding writer keeps running into a British groomsman at every wedding she covers.

by Vi Keeland 2025

3.94

14k+ ratings

🫣 Left At The Altar 💍 Wedding Industry 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

Waiting to Score

by Elouise Tynan • 2021

To escape a stalker, she fake-dates a basketball star. Falling was never part of the deal.

3.79

4k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🌑 Stalker Ex ❤️‍🩹 Hurt Comfort 👥 Dual Pov Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Waiting to Score

To escape a stalker, she fake-dates a basketball star. Falling was never part of the deal.

by Elouise Tynan 2021

3.79

4k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🌑 Stalker Ex ❤️‍🩹 Hurt Comfort 👥 Dual Pov Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

In a Rush

by Kate Canterbary • 2025

A betrayed teacher marries her NFL best friend. The pact is old; the feelings are not.

3.96

11k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Teacher Heroine

In a Rush

A betrayed teacher marries her NFL best friend. The pact is old; the feelings are not.

by Kate Canterbary 2025

3.96

11k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Teacher Heroine

Inappropriate

by Vi Keeland • 2020

A fired anchor's drunken email to the CEO sparks a connection the workplace won't allow.

4.13

37k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🥰 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty

Inappropriate

A fired anchor's drunken email to the CEO sparks a connection the workplace won't allow.

by Vi Keeland 2020

4.13

37k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🥰 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty

Big Nick Energy

by Kristen Bailey • 2025

A children's author is torn between her ex and a Christmas tree farmer, both named Nick.

3.67

4k+

🫶 Love Triangle 💞 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Big Nick Energy

A children's author is torn between her ex and a Christmas tree farmer, both named Nick.

by Kristen Bailey 2025

3.67

4k+ ratings

🫶 Love Triangle 💞 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Under Your Spell

by Laura Wood • 2024

Her one-night stand at a funeral is the reclusive rock star she has to live with.

4.08

17k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 👯 Sisterhood 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌙 One Night Stand 🖤 Found Family

Under Your Spell

Her one-night stand at a funeral is the reclusive rock star she has to live with.

by Laura Wood 2024

4.08

17k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 👯 Sisterhood 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌙 One Night Stand 🖤 Found Family

The Law of Attraction

by N.M. Silber • 2013

Between court battles, a public defender and a prosecutor negotiate a steamy, hilarious romance.

3.76

12k+

⚖️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals 👩‍⚖️ Lawyer Romance 🏛️ Legal Comedy 🐌 Slow Burn

The Law of Attraction

Between court battles, a public defender and a prosecutor negotiate a steamy, hilarious romance.

by N.M. Silber 2013

3.76

12k+ ratings

⚖️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals 👩‍⚖️ Lawyer Romance 🏛️ Legal Comedy 🐌 Slow Burn

Act Your Age, Eve Brown

by Talia Hibbert • 2021

After hitting a rigid B&B owner with her car, a chaotic woman must run his inn.

4.07

102k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🌿 English Countryside 🏠 Forced Proximity

Act Your Age, Eve Brown

After hitting a rigid B&B owner with her car, a chaotic woman must run his inn.

by Talia Hibbert 2021

4.07

102k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🌿 English Countryside 🏠 Forced Proximity

Obsidian

by K.F. Breene • 2025

A gargoyle mage battles dark guilds and toxic in-laws. One of them knows exactly where she bleeds.

4.06

18k+

🫂 Found Family 👩 Midlife Heroine 🐺 Shifter Pack 🛡️ Alpha Protector 🌃 Magical Underworld

Obsidian

A gargoyle mage battles dark guilds and toxic in-laws. One of them knows exactly where she bleeds.

by K.F. Breene 2025

4.06

18k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👩 Midlife Heroine 🐺 Shifter Pack 🛡️ Alpha Protector 🌃 Magical Underworld

The Rivals

by Vi Keeland • 2020

Forced to co-manage a landmark hotel, rival heirs ignite a passion their feuding families forbid.

4.01

33k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Rival Families 🔒 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Rivalry 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Rivals

Forced to co-manage a landmark hotel, rival heirs ignite a passion their feuding families forbid.

by Vi Keeland 2020

4.01

33k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Rival Families 🔒 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Rivalry 💔 Forbidden Romance

Cinder-Nanny

by Sariah Wilson • 2022

A fake nanny catches an earl's eye in Aspen, but her lies threaten their fairy-tale romance.

3.99

7k+

🧚 Modern Cinderella 👶 Nanny Romance 🕵️ Secret Identity 👑 British Nobility 💰 Class Difference

Cinder-Nanny

A fake nanny catches an earl's eye in Aspen, but her lies threaten their fairy-tale romance.

by Sariah Wilson 2022

3.99

7k+ ratings

🧚 Modern Cinderella 👶 Nanny Romance 🕵️ Secret Identity 👑 British Nobility 💰 Class Difference

The Duchess Deal

by Tessa Dare • 2017

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

3.98

69k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 👗 Class Difference

The Duchess Deal

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

by Tessa Dare 2017

3.98

69k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 👗 Class Difference

Heart of Silk and Shadows

by Lisette Marshall • 2022

A jaded fae lord catches a human servant stealing his coats. Her taunting letters undo him.

4.11

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ✉️ Taunting Letters ⌛ Immortal X Human 💪 Defiant Heroine 🔗 Magical Bargain

Heart of Silk and Shadows

A jaded fae lord catches a human servant stealing his coats. Her taunting letters undo him.

by Lisette Marshall 2022

4.11

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ✉️ Taunting Letters ⌛ Immortal X Human 💪 Defiant Heroine 🔗 Magical Bargain

My Vampire Plus-One

by Jenna Levine • 2024

A type-A accountant's fake wedding date is a vampire with a centuries-old target on his back.

3.72

26k+

🧛 Vampire Romcom ☕ Cozy Paranormal 💍 Fake Dating 🛏️ Only One Bed 🎭 Opposites Attract

My Vampire Plus-One

A type-A accountant's fake wedding date is a vampire with a centuries-old target on his back.

by Jenna Levine 2024

3.72

26k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romcom ☕ Cozy Paranormal 💍 Fake Dating 🛏️ Only One Bed 🎭 Opposites Attract

Cocky Bastard

by Penelope Ward • 2015

A guarded lawyer and an Aussie biker share a cross-country ride that turns banter into sparks.

4.13

41k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 💒 Fake Wedding

Cocky Bastard

A guarded lawyer and an Aussie biker share a cross-country ride that turns banter into sparks.

by Penelope Ward 2015

4.13

41k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 💒 Fake Wedding

The Best Men

by Sarina Bowen • 2022

A guarded trader, a flirtatious photographer. Same wedding, same guesthouse, one no-strings week.

4.10

10k+

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bi Awakening 👧 Single Dad 🌴 Destination Wedding

The Best Men

A guarded trader, a flirtatious photographer. Same wedding, same guesthouse, one no-strings week.

by Sarina Bowen 2022

4.10

10k+ ratings

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bi Awakening 👧 Single Dad 🌴 Destination Wedding

The Prize

by Julie Garwood • 1991

A Saxon lady unhorses a Norman baron with her sling, then chooses him as her husband.

4.22

32k+

🏰 Medieval Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🏴 Medieval England

The Prize

A Saxon lady unhorses a Norman baron with her sling, then chooses him as her husband.

by Julie Garwood 1991

4.22

32k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🏴 Medieval England

My Favorite Boss

by Melanie Moreland • 2024

A grumpy boss hires a chaotic assistant for a six-week bet. She never leaves.

4.12

5k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 🏠 Found Family 💘 He Falls First

My Favorite Boss

A grumpy boss hires a chaotic assistant for a six-week bet. She never leaves.

by Melanie Moreland 2024

4.12

5k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 🏠 Found Family 💘 He Falls First

The Hooker and the Hermit

by L.H. Cosway • 2015

She secretly trashed a rugby star online. Now she's the fake girlfriend he's falling for.

3.89

29k+

🏉 Rugby Romance 💍 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💻 Anonymous Online Love ✉️ Epistolary Romance

The Hooker and the Hermit

She secretly trashed a rugby star online. Now she's the fake girlfriend he's falling for.

by L.H. Cosway 2015

3.89

29k+ ratings

🏉 Rugby Romance 💍 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💻 Anonymous Online Love ✉️ Epistolary Romance

Not My Romeo

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2020

A shy librarian's Valentine's blind date turns out to be an NFL quarterback hiding a scandal.

4.03

41k+

🎭 Mistaken Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero

Not My Romeo

A shy librarian's Valentine's blind date turns out to be an NFL quarterback hiding a scandal.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2020

4.03

41k+ ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero

Buried Deep and Other Stories

by Naomi Novik • 2024

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

4.02

7k+

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

Buried Deep and Other Stories

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

by Naomi Novik 2024

4.02

7k+ ratings

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

King of Thieves

by Saxon James • 2021

Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

4.08

13k+

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💜 Bi Awakening 🏛️ Fraternity Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏆 College Rivalry

King of Thieves

Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

by Saxon James 2021

4.08

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💜 Bi Awakening 🏛️ Fraternity Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏆 College Rivalry

The Hotshot

by Piper Rayne • 2026

To keep three orphaned kids, a nurse fake-dates her best friend's brother, a baseball star.

4.01

19k+

🏟️ Sports Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Unexpected Guardian ⚾ Baseball World

The Hotshot

To keep three orphaned kids, a nurse fake-dates her best friend's brother, a baseball star.

by Piper Rayne 2026

4.01

19k+ ratings

🏟️ Sports Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Unexpected Guardian ⚾ Baseball World

The Romance Line

by Lauren Blakely • 2024

Rehabbing a grumpy goalie's image, a publicist discovers their mutual hostility is just foreplay.

4.04

17k+

🖤 Grumpy Sunshine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Romance Line

Rehabbing a grumpy goalie's image, a publicist discovers their mutual hostility is just foreplay.

by Lauren Blakely 2024

4.04

17k+ ratings

🖤 Grumpy Sunshine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

A New Lease on Death

by Olivia Blacke • 2024

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

3.63

4k+

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🏙️ Boston

A New Lease on Death

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

by Olivia Blacke 2024

3.63

4k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🏙️ Boston

What Happens at the Lake

by Vi Keeland • 2024

After her life implodes, she inherits a hoarded lake house and a scowling ex-hockey neighbor.

4.15

7k+

🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔨 Fixer-Upper Romance 🏒 Former Athlete Hero

What Happens at the Lake

After her life implodes, she inherits a hoarded lake house and a scowling ex-hockey neighbor.

by Vi Keeland 2024

4.15

7k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔨 Fixer-Upper Romance 🏒 Former Athlete Hero

Written in the Stars

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2020

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

3.83

68k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 📖 Austen Retelling

Written in the Stars

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2020

3.83

68k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 📖 Austen Retelling

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