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False Value

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2020

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

4.10

27k+

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 🤓 Nerdy Humor

False Value

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2020

4.10

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 🤓 Nerdy Humor

Geekerella

by Ashley Poston • 2017

A fangirl's anonymous texting crush is the celebrity she's been mocking online.

3.87

71k+

🎬 Fandom Romance 🎪 Convention Setting 📱 Anonymous Messages 🎭 Hidden Identities 🤓 Geek Girl Heroine

Geekerella

A fangirl's anonymous texting crush is the celebrity she's been mocking online.

by Ashley Poston 2017

3.87

71k+ ratings

🎬 Fandom Romance 🎪 Convention Setting 📱 Anonymous Messages 🎭 Hidden Identities 🤓 Geek Girl Heroine

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love

by isthisselfcare • 2021

An Auror guards his childhood nemesis, a Healer, whose werewolf cure has made her a target.

4.56

41k+

🛳️ Dramione 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🐺 Curing Lycanthropy

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love

An Auror guards his childhood nemesis, a Healer, whose werewolf cure has made her a target.

by isthisselfcare 2021

4.56

41k+ ratings

🛳️ Dramione 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🐺 Curing Lycanthropy

The Wedding Menu

by Letizia Lorini • 2023

Her father's rival's son is charming, cynical, and hates the one thing she dreams of: marriage.

4.07

6k+

💕 Romantic Comedy 🍳 Culinary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Rival Families

The Wedding Menu

Her father's rival's son is charming, cynical, and hates the one thing she dreams of: marriage.

by Letizia Lorini 2023

4.07

6k+ ratings

💕 Romantic Comedy 🍳 Culinary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Rival Families

This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen • 2002

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

4.01

181k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

This Lullaby

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

by Sarah Dessen 2002

4.01

181k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

When He's an Alpha

by Suzanne Wright • 2021

A devil shifter ends a no-strings fling. A trafficking ring forces her back to the alpha she left.

4.16

9k+

👑 Alpha Female 💫 Fated Mates 🤝 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero ⚔️ Action Romance

When He's an Alpha

A devil shifter ends a no-strings fling. A trafficking ring forces her back to the alpha she left.

by Suzanne Wright 2021

4.16

9k+ ratings

👑 Alpha Female 💫 Fated Mates 🤝 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero ⚔️ Action Romance

Can't Fix Cupid

by Raven Kennedy • 2019

Stripped of her magic, a cupid has thirty days to matchmake the CEO she's falling for.

4.16

6k+

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 Matchmaker In Love 🏢 Forced Proximity 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Wounded Hero

Can't Fix Cupid

Stripped of her magic, a cupid has thirty days to matchmake the CEO she's falling for.

by Raven Kennedy 2019

4.16

6k+ ratings

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 Matchmaker In Love 🏢 Forced Proximity 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Wounded Hero

Fake Out

by Eden Finley • 2018

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

3.96

31k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

Fake Out

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

by Eden Finley 2018

3.96

31k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

Roomies

by Christina Lauren • 2017

A green-card marriage to her subway crush: the one rule was don't fall in love.

3.75

90k+

📝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Musician Romance 🎭 Theater Setting

Roomies

A green-card marriage to her subway crush: the one rule was don't fall in love.

by Christina Lauren 2017

3.75

90k+ ratings

📝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Musician Romance 🎭 Theater Setting

Bad Luck Charm

by Julie Johnson • 2023

Framed for ritual murder, a Salem witch must trust the childhood crush she's spent years avoiding.

3.78

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🧙 Witch Romance 🔮 Reluctant Witch 💕 Childhood Crush 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Bad Luck Charm

Framed for ritual murder, a Salem witch must trust the childhood crush she's spent years avoiding.

by Julie Johnson 2023

3.78

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🧙 Witch Romance 🔮 Reluctant Witch 💕 Childhood Crush 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Alex and Eliza

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2017

To save her family, Eliza must marry money. Then a penniless officer walks into the ball.

3.69

22k+

🏛️ Revolutionary Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Sister Bonds 💎 Cross-Class Romance

Alex and Eliza

To save her family, Eliza must marry money. Then a penniless officer walks into the ball.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2017

3.69

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Revolutionary Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Sister Bonds 💎 Cross-Class Romance

Mister Moneybags

by Vi Keeland • 2017

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

3.94

28k+

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Angsty Romance

Mister Moneybags

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

by Vi Keeland 2017

3.94

28k+ ratings

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Angsty Romance

Park Avenue Player

by Penelope Ward • 2019

A parking feud with a wounded mogul becomes a nanny job where hate and love collide.

4.17

26k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👩‍👧‍👧 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Park Avenue Player

A parking feud with a wounded mogul becomes a nanny job where hate and love collide.

by Penelope Ward 2019

4.17

26k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👩‍👧‍👧 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

by India Holton • 2021

A lady pirate and her would-be assassin unite against the villain stealing their flying houses.

3.64

54k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫖 Fantasy Of Manners 🏠 Alternate Victorian 🎭 Satirical Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Lady Pirates

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

A lady pirate and her would-be assassin unite against the villain stealing their flying houses.

by India Holton 2021

3.64

54k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫖 Fantasy Of Manners 🏠 Alternate Victorian 🎭 Satirical Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Lady Pirates

British Bedmate

by Penelope Ward • 2017

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

4.11

24k+

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Widowed Heroine 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

British Bedmate

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

by Penelope Ward 2017

4.11

24k+ ratings

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Widowed Heroine 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

When He's Torn

by Suzanne Wright • 2023

A mamba shifter and a touch-starved enforcer fight their chemistry while a catfisher closes in.

4.25

6k+

🐾 Shifter Romance 🕵️ Paranormal Suspense ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖐️ Touch-Starved Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

When He's Torn

A mamba shifter and a touch-starved enforcer fight their chemistry while a catfisher closes in.

by Suzanne Wright 2023

4.25

6k+ ratings

🐾 Shifter Romance 🕵️ Paranormal Suspense ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖐️ Touch-Starved Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Bananapants

by Penny Reid • 2024

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

4.01

6k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Bananapants

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

by Penny Reid 2024

4.01

6k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Their Greatest Strength

by Hannah Cowan • 2025

A football star marries a desperate stranger to save his team, but their fake love becomes real.

4.09

3k+

🎭 Marriage Of Convenience 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Guardian ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Their Greatest Strength

A football star marries a desperate stranger to save his team, but their fake love becomes real.

by Hannah Cowan 2025

4.09

3k+ ratings

🎭 Marriage Of Convenience 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Guardian ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Here Comes My Man

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

A romance writer and his movie star ex pretend to date, but the feelings are dangerously real.

4.31

3k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎬 Hollywood Romance 👥 Dual Pov

Here Comes My Man

A romance writer and his movie star ex pretend to date, but the feelings are dangerously real.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.31

3k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎬 Hollywood Romance 👥 Dual Pov

The Studying Hours

by Sara Ney • 2016

A bet for a kiss. A library showdown. Two rivals, one undeniable attraction.

3.77

24k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎲 Bet Trope 🎓 College Campus 📚 Bookworm Heroine 🏅 Athlete Hero

The Studying Hours

A bet for a kiss. A library showdown. Two rivals, one undeniable attraction.

by Sara Ney 2016

3.77

24k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎲 Bet Trope 🎓 College Campus 📚 Bookworm Heroine 🏅 Athlete Hero

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

by Charlotte Stein • 2024

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

3.36

12k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

by Charlotte Stein 2024

3.36

12k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin

by Mariana Zapata • 2015

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

3.85

37k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

by Mariana Zapata 2015

3.85

37k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare • 2004

Two proud verbal duelists are tricked into love as a slanderous plot unravels a wedding.

4.06

262k+

🥀 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💘 Matchmaking Friends 🦻 Secret Eavesdropping 📢 Public Shaming

Much Ado About Nothing

Two proud verbal duelists are tricked into love as a slanderous plot unravels a wedding.

by William Shakespeare 2004

4.06

262k+ ratings

🥀 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💘 Matchmaking Friends 🦻 Secret Eavesdropping 📢 Public Shaming

Fever Dream

by Elsie Silver • 2026

A bull rider becomes a reality TV bachelor, then falls for the showrunner: his rival's sister.

3.93

125k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 📺 Reality Tv Romance 👊 Brother's Rival 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Healing

Fever Dream

A bull rider becomes a reality TV bachelor, then falls for the showrunner: his rival's sister.

by Elsie Silver 2026

3.93

125k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 📺 Reality Tv Romance 👊 Brother's Rival 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Healing

Love's Labour's Lost

by William Shakespeare • 1598

Four lords renounce women for learning, then a princess arrives and every oath begins to crumble.

3.51

16k+

🎭 Elizabethan Comedy 📚 Academic Satire 🔄 Mistaken Identity ⏳ Love Deferred 🍂 Bittersweet Ending

Love's Labour's Lost

Four lords renounce women for learning, then a princess arrives and every oath begins to crumble.

by William Shakespeare 1598

3.51

16k+ ratings

🎭 Elizabethan Comedy 📚 Academic Satire 🔄 Mistaken Identity ⏳ Love Deferred 🍂 Bittersweet Ending

The Worst Best Man

by Lucy Score • 2018

A Brooklyn bridesmaid's war with the billionaire best man becomes a truce when the groom vanishes.

4.07

83k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💒 Destination Wedding

The Worst Best Man

A Brooklyn bridesmaid's war with the billionaire best man becomes a truce when the groom vanishes.

by Lucy Score 2018

4.07

83k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💒 Destination Wedding

Fifth Avenue Fling

by Rosa Lucas • 2023

Facing deportation, an Irishwoman takes a job with a grumpy billionaire and his grieving daughter.

4.06

17k+

💰 Billionaire Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad

Fifth Avenue Fling

Facing deportation, an Irishwoman takes a job with a grumpy billionaire and his grieving daughter.

by Rosa Lucas 2023

4.06

17k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad

Broke-Ass Women's Club

by Sharon Sala • 2021

One husband, four wives, zero money. Their only asset is a house and each other.

4.26

935

🏠 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🌱 Starting Over 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌼 Midlife Transitions

Broke-Ass Women's Club

One husband, four wives, zero money. Their only asset is a house and each other.

by Sharon Sala 2021

4.26

935 ratings

🏠 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🌱 Starting Over 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌼 Midlife Transitions

Deke

by Eden Finley • 2019

A closeted NHL player's fake boyfriend reappears as the sports journalist covering his team.

4.13

18k+

🎭 Fake Boyfriend 🏒 Closeted Athlete ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👨‍👦 Found Family

Deke

A closeted NHL player's fake boyfriend reappears as the sports journalist covering his team.

by Eden Finley 2019

4.13

18k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Boyfriend 🏒 Closeted Athlete ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👨‍👦 Found Family

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Flaw in All Magic

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

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