50 Books like Birthright

Before Sunrise

by Diana Palmer • 2006

A museum curator is targeted after a murder. Her FBI protector: the man who once left her behind.

4.02

3k+

🏛️ Archaeological Mystery 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👨‍👦 Single Guardian Hero 🪶 Native American Heritage

Before Sunrise 95%

A museum curator is targeted after a murder. Her FBI protector: the man who once left her behind.

by Diana Palmer 2006

4.02

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Mystery 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👨‍👦 Single Guardian Hero 🪶 Native American Heritage

The Fix

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

To rescue her abducted son, a woman must rely on the man she once helped destroy.

4.12

38k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🚨 Child Abduction 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🖤 Trauma Healing

The Fix 95%

To rescue her abducted son, a woman must rely on the man she once helped destroy.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

4.12

38k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🚨 Child Abduction 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🖤 Trauma Healing

Nomad

by S.M. West • 2022

A drifter returns for a hidden locket, dragging his ex into his uncle's deadly diamond hunt.

4.13

166

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💎 Hidden Treasure 🔐 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Damaged Hero

Nomad 94%

A drifter returns for a hidden locket, dragging his ex into his uncle's deadly diamond hunt.

by S.M. West 2022

4.13

166 ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💎 Hidden Treasure 🔐 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Damaged Hero

On Her Father's Grave

by Kendra Elliot • 2014

A cop buries her father in small-town Oregon, then a teen dies from an unknown drug.

4.16

14k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🏠 Return To Hometown 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👮 Partners To Lovers 💔 Grieving Daughter

On Her Father's Grave 94%

A cop buries her father in small-town Oregon, then a teen dies from an unknown drug.

by Kendra Elliot 2014

4.16

14k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🏠 Return To Hometown 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👮 Partners To Lovers 💔 Grieving Daughter

More of You

by A.L. Jackson • 2018

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

4.06

7k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

More of You 94%

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

by A.L. Jackson 2018

4.06

7k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Wrong Bones

by Melinda Leigh • 2022

A despised island contractor is murdered, and the deputy investigating knows every suspect by name.

4.38

10k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Damaged Hero 🔍 Cold Case 🤫 Small Town Secrets

The Wrong Bones 94%

A despised island contractor is murdered, and the deputy investigating knows every suspect by name.

by Melinda Leigh 2022

4.38

10k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Damaged Hero 🔍 Cold Case 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Middletide

by Sarah Crouch • 2024

A writer returns to his hometown, a suspicious death, and a diary that accuses him of murder.

3.51

20k+

🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Wrongful Accusation ⚖️ Courtroom Drama ⏳ Dual Timeline

Middletide 94%

A writer returns to his hometown, a suspicious death, and a diary that accuses him of murder.

by Sarah Crouch 2024

3.51

20k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Wrongful Accusation ⚖️ Courtroom Drama ⏳ Dual Timeline

Across the Vanishing Sky

by Catherine Cowles • 2026

A mother moves to search for her vanished best friend and teams up with a reclusive hacker.

4.34

36k+

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🔍 Missing Person Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 💻 Hacker Hero 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers

Across the Vanishing Sky 94%

A mother moves to search for her vanished best friend and teams up with a reclusive hacker.

by Catherine Cowles 2026

4.34

36k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🔍 Missing Person Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 💻 Hacker Hero 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers

Entangled

by R. Phillips • 2022

After her parents' murder, she returns home, falls for a man, then her first love reappears.

4.25

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔐 Family Secrets 🔍 Cold Case Mystery

Entangled 94%

After her parents' murder, she returns home, falls for a man, then her first love reappears.

by R. Phillips 2022

4.25

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔐 Family Secrets 🔍 Cold Case Mystery

Fragile Sanctuary

by Catherine Cowles • 2024

She survived the fire that killed her family. Now someone is determined to finish the job.

4.16

78k+

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🛡️ Grumpy Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Threat

Fragile Sanctuary 94%

She survived the fire that killed her family. Now someone is determined to finish the job.

by Catherine Cowles 2024

4.16

78k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🛡️ Grumpy Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Threat

The Obsession

by Nora Roberts • 2016

Naomi hid her past. Now a murder in her new town duplicates her father's brutal style.

4.23

93k+

🎭 Copycat Killer 👤 Killer's Daughter 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Loyal Dog

The Obsession 94%

Naomi hid her past. Now a murder in her new town duplicates her father's brutal style.

by Nora Roberts 2016

4.23

93k+ ratings

🎭 Copycat Killer 👤 Killer's Daughter 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Loyal Dog

The Rumble and the Glory

by J.A. Huss • 2024

A former Marine comes home to find his high school sweetheart living in his childhood house.

4.25

988

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 🤝 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Rumble and the Glory 94%

A former Marine comes home to find his high school sweetheart living in his childhood house.

by J.A. Huss 2024

4.25

988 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 🤝 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Hello, Darkness

by Sandra Brown • 2001

When a midnight radio host's caller threatens murder, the detective assigned is her former lover.

4.06

21k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💻 Online Predation

Hello, Darkness 93%

When a midnight radio host's caller threatens murder, the detective assigned is her former lover.

by Sandra Brown 2001

4.06

21k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💻 Online Predation

Unnatural

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

3.94

6k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

Unnatural 93%

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

3.94

6k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

If Tomorrow Comes

by Sidney Sheldon • 1985

Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.

4.08

71k+

🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Prison Survival 🔪 Female Revenge 💎 Heist Caper ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

If Tomorrow Comes 93%

Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.

by Sidney Sheldon 1985

4.08

71k+ ratings

🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Prison Survival 🔪 Female Revenge 💎 Heist Caper ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

The One Day You Were My Husband

by Rosie Walsh • 2026

Thirteen years after her husband vanished, a surgeon finds him alive on a rental site.

3.81

8k+

🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🧠 Psychological Thriller 💕 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔒 Family Secrets

The One Day You Were My Husband 93%

Thirteen years after her husband vanished, a surgeon finds him alive on a rental site.

by Rosie Walsh 2026

3.81

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🧠 Psychological Thriller 💕 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔒 Family Secrets

All The Pretty People

by Barbara Freethy • 2022

An island wedding becomes a nightmare when the bride vanishes, mirroring a decade-old cold case.

4.02

6k+

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case Reopened 👧 Missing Sister 🏝️ Isolated Island

All The Pretty People 93%

An island wedding becomes a nightmare when the bride vanishes, mirroring a decade-old cold case.

by Barbara Freethy 2022

4.02

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case Reopened 👧 Missing Sister 🏝️ Isolated Island

Low Pressure

by Sandra Brown • 2012

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

3.93

27k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

Low Pressure 93%

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

by Sandra Brown 2012

3.93

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

Lethal Redemption

by April Hunt • 2019

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

4.00

596

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Lethal Redemption 93%

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

by April Hunt 2019

4.00

596 ratings

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

All the Little Raindrops

by Mia Sheridan • 2023

Caged by a sadistic voyeur, two former enemies must trust each other to survive his game.

4.03

86k+

🔒 Captive Romance 👶 Secret Child 💔 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity

All the Little Raindrops 93%

Caged by a sadistic voyeur, two former enemies must trust each other to survive his game.

by Mia Sheridan 2023

4.03

86k+ ratings

🔒 Captive Romance 👶 Secret Child 💔 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity

Till Death

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2017

Returning home, a serial killer's sole survivor finds her FBI agent ex and a copycat waiting.

3.89

11k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 📋 Copycat Killer 💕 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Till Death 93%

Returning home, a serial killer's sole survivor finds her FBI agent ex and a copycat waiting.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2017

3.89

11k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 📋 Copycat Killer 💕 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Things We Never Got Over

by Lucy Score • 2022

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

4.12

1.1M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Things We Never Got Over 93%

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

by Lucy Score 2022

4.12

1.1M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

All the Missing Pieces

by Catherine Cowles • 2025

A true-crime podcaster reopens a cold case and collides with the sheriff protecting the survivor.

4.19

63k+

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 🔍 Cold Case Mystery ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🖤 Survivor's Guilt

All the Missing Pieces 93%

A true-crime podcaster reopens a cold case and collides with the sheriff protecting the survivor.

by Catherine Cowles 2025

4.19

63k+ ratings

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 🔍 Cold Case Mystery ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🖤 Survivor's Guilt

Hidden

by Fern Michaels • 2021

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

4.01

18k+

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

Hidden 93%

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

by Fern Michaels 2021

4.01

18k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert

by Joël Dicker • 2012

A blocked writer visits his mentor, then a thirty-year-old skeleton surfaces in the mentor's garden.

4.20

245k+

📚 Literary Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕰️ Cold Case 🕵️ Amateur Detective ✍️ Writer Protagonist

La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert Summary

La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert 93%

A blocked writer visits his mentor, then a thirty-year-old skeleton surfaces in the mentor's garden.

by Joël Dicker 2012

4.20

245k+ ratings

📚 Literary Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕰️ Cold Case 🕵️ Amateur Detective ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Pictures of You

by Emma Grey • 2024

A widow with amnesia flees her husband's funeral into a stranger's car to reclaim her past.

3.99

60k+

🔍 Domestic Suspense 🧠 Amnesia 💞 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets ⛓️ Coercive Control

Pictures of You 93%

A widow with amnesia flees her husband's funeral into a stranger's car to reclaim her past.

by Emma Grey 2024

3.99

60k+ ratings

🔍 Domestic Suspense 🧠 Amnesia 💞 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets ⛓️ Coercive Control

Deeper Than the Dead

by Debra Webb • 2024

Her stepmother's murder pulls a cop on the brink home to a cave with four other bodies.

4.04

24k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⏳ Cold Case Murder 🏡 Hometown Return 🕯️ Buried Family Secrets 🔥 Old Flame Investigation

Deeper Than the Dead 93%

Her stepmother's murder pulls a cop on the brink home to a cave with four other bodies.

by Debra Webb 2024

4.04

24k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⏳ Cold Case Murder 🏡 Hometown Return 🕯️ Buried Family Secrets 🔥 Old Flame Investigation

Sloppy Seconds

by Jessi Hansen • 2024

Her father's heart attack forces her home. The man who left her five years ago waits.

4.02

482

💞 Second Chance Love 🔺 Love Triangle 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Wounded Hero

Sloppy Seconds 93%

Her father's heart attack forces her home. The man who left her five years ago waits.

by Jessi Hansen 2024

4.02

482 ratings

💞 Second Chance Love 🔺 Love Triangle 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Wounded Hero

The Collector

by Nora Roberts • 2014

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

4.00

39k+

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Collector 93%

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

by Nora Roberts 2014

4.00

39k+ ratings

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Naked in Death

by J.D. Robb • 1995

A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.

4.13

205k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🖤 Haunted Detective ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance

Naked in Death 93%

A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.

by J.D. Robb 1995

4.13

205k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🖤 Haunted Detective ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance

Weekend Warriors

by Fern Michaels • 2003

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

4.08

15k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Weekend Warriors 93%

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

by Fern Michaels 2003

4.08

15k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Six Days

by Dani Atkins • 2022

On her wedding day, the groom vanishes. Police see cold feet; she sees a mystery.

4.16

6k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Left At The Altar ⏳ Dual Timeline Love Story 🚗 Trapped Survivor 🔍 Search For Missing Partner

Six Days 92%

On her wedding day, the groom vanishes. Police see cold feet; she sees a mystery.

by Dani Atkins 2022

4.16

6k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Left At The Altar ⏳ Dual Timeline Love Story 🚗 Trapped Survivor 🔍 Search For Missing Partner

Strategic Plan

by Lynn Shannon • 2022

Nearly drowned by a masked attacker, she teams with an ex-Ranger to find her missing friend.

4.64

2k+

🙏 Faith-Based Suspense 🪖 Ex-Military Protector 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🤝 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

Strategic Plan 92%

Nearly drowned by a masked attacker, she teams with an ex-Ranger to find her missing friend.

by Lynn Shannon 2022

4.64

2k+ ratings

🙏 Faith-Based Suspense 🪖 Ex-Military Protector 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🤝 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

Here With Me

by Samantha Young • 2021

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

4.12

14k+

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Here With Me 92%

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

by Samantha Young 2021

4.12

14k+ ratings

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Poker Face

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

4.00

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Poker Face 92%

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021

4.00

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Death and Her Devotion

by Kendra Elliot • 2016

A TV star is found murdered, posed like a crime-show victim, derailing a small-town cop's wedding.

4.20

10k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🌟 Celebrity Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🎬 Copycat Crime 👁️ Obsessive Stalker

Death and Her Devotion 92%

A TV star is found murdered, posed like a crime-show victim, derailing a small-town cop's wedding.

by Kendra Elliot 2016

4.20

10k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🌟 Celebrity Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🎬 Copycat Crime 👁️ Obsessive Stalker

The Body Painter

by Pepper Winters • 2019

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

3.86

3k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars

The Body Painter 92%

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

by Pepper Winters 2019

3.86

3k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars

The Art of Deception

by Nora Roberts • 2017

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

3.85

8k+

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

The Art of Deception 92%

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

by Nora Roberts 2017

3.85

8k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

The Five Year Lie

by Sarina Bowen • 2024

A single mother's dead lover texts her, pulling her into the conspiracy he died to expose.

3.89

48k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 💔 Presumed Dead Lover 👩‍👦 Single Mother Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Five Year Lie 92%

A single mother's dead lover texts her, pulling her into the conspiracy he died to expose.

by Sarina Bowen 2024

3.89

48k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 💔 Presumed Dead Lover 👩‍👦 Single Mother Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity

Northern Lights

by Nora Roberts • 2004

A broken cop takes refuge in an Alaskan town with a frozen corpse in its mountain.

4.05

50k+

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🔍 Small Town Mystery 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Northern Lights 92%

A broken cop takes refuge in an Alaskan town with a frozen corpse in its mountain.

by Nora Roberts 2004

4.05

50k+ ratings

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🔍 Small Town Mystery 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Justice

by K.C. Lynn • 2018

A damaged soldier's rejection sends her fleeing with a daughter he meets six years too late.

4.23

5k+

🍼 Secret Baby 💞 Second Chance 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

Justice 92%

A damaged soldier's rejection sends her fleeing with a daughter he meets six years too late.

by K.C. Lynn 2018

4.23

5k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 💞 Second Chance 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

The Echo on the Water

by J.A. Huss • 2024

An ex-soldier comes home and courts the single mom who writes the town's fictional personal ads.

4.44

523

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mother Romance 💌 Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Echo on the Water 92%

An ex-soldier comes home and courts the single mom who writes the town's fictional personal ads.

by J.A. Huss 2024

4.44

523 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mother Romance 💌 Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Be Still My Heart

by Emily McIntire • 2021

A lobsterman and the detective hunting him find desire more dangerous than a killer.

3.98

18k+

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🌫️ Gothic Seaside 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🏝️ Small Island Town

Be Still My Heart 92%

A lobsterman and the detective hunting him find desire more dangerous than a killer.

by Emily McIntire 2021

3.98

18k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🌫️ Gothic Seaside 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🏝️ Small Island Town

Safe Haven

by Nicholas Sparks • 2010

Fleeing abuse, she hides in a coastal town where a widower's kindness makes invisibility impossible.

4.22

403k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 💔 Widowed Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Domestic Suspense

Safe Haven 92%

Fleeing abuse, she hides in a coastal town where a widower's kindness makes invisibility impossible.

by Nicholas Sparks 2010

4.22

403k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 💔 Widowed Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Domestic Suspense

Bull Rush

by Maggie Rawdon • 2024

A paperwork error keeps a rancher married to her paroled ex, who demands ninety days as his wife.

3.86

17k+

💗 Second Chance Romance 💍 Estranged Spouses 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🤠 Western Romance 🐴 Ranch Life

Bull Rush 92%

A paperwork error keeps a rancher married to her paroled ex, who demands ninety days as his wife.

by Maggie Rawdon 2024

3.86

17k+ ratings

💗 Second Chance Romance 💍 Estranged Spouses 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🤠 Western Romance 🐴 Ranch Life

Letting Go

by Liz Colbert • 2025

Her husband murdered, she takes her daughter home, but threats await. So does an FBI agent.

3.98

429

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Letting Go 92%

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by Liz Colbert 2025

3.98

429 ratings

🖤 Young Widow 👧 Single Parent Romance 🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🛡️ Protective Family

Ashes of You

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Rescued from captivity, she becomes nanny to his sons. Then women start to disappear.

4.39

35k+

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Ashes of You 92%

Rescued from captivity, she becomes nanny to his sons. Then women start to disappear.

by Catherine Cowles 2024

4.39

35k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad 🧸 Nanny Heroine 🖤 Abduction Survivor 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Serial Predator

The Love of My Next Life

by Brit Benson • 2022

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

4.12

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

The Love of My Next Life 92%

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

by Brit Benson 2022

4.12

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

Identity

by Nora Roberts • 2023

Morgan's identity is stolen, her roommate dead. She runs to Vermont, and the killer follows.

4.28

72k+

🪪 Identity Theft 🩸 Killer Obsession 👁️ Dual POV Suspense 🌱 Survivor Rebuilding 🏡 Found Family

Identity 92%

Morgan's identity is stolen, her roommate dead. She runs to Vermont, and the killer follows.

by Nora Roberts 2023

4.28

72k+ ratings

🪪 Identity Theft 🩸 Killer Obsession 👁️ Dual POV Suspense 🌱 Survivor Rebuilding 🏡 Found Family

The Weekenders

by Mary Kay Andrews • 2016

Her marriage was ending; then her husband vanished, his debts surfaced, and a body washed ashore.

3.76

40k+

🏖️ Beach Town Mystery ❤️ Second Chance Romance 🤫 Small Town Secrets 💰 Financial Betrayal 🔍 Amateur Sleuthing

The Weekenders 92%

Her marriage was ending; then her husband vanished, his debts surfaced, and a body washed ashore.

by Mary Kay Andrews 2016

3.76

40k+ ratings

🏖️ Beach Town Mystery ❤️ Second Chance Romance 🤫 Small Town Secrets 💰 Financial Betrayal 🔍 Amateur Sleuthing

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