50 Books like Maybe Now

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2023

She returns to her first love, a man hardened by grief, to outrun her failing heart.

4.16

16k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Chronic Illness Romance 🌦️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🎶 Music As Connection

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak Summary

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak 96%

She returns to her first love, a man hardened by grief, to outrun her failing heart.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023

4.16

16k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Chronic Illness Romance 🌦️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🎶 Music As Connection

Pieces of the Night

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2026

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

4.17

8k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Pieces of the Night 95%

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2026

4.17

8k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Full Tilt

by Emma Scott • 2016

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

4.36

40k+

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Full Tilt 95%

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

by Emma Scott 2016

4.36

40k+ ratings

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan • 2016

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

4.16

704k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Archer's Voice 95%

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

by Mia Sheridan 2016

4.16

704k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

No Tomorrow

by Carian Cole • 2018

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

4.15

22k+

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

No Tomorrow 95%

When a shy woman falls for a homeless street musician, his addiction keeps tearing them apart.

by Carian Cole 2018

4.15

22k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Love 🎸 Wounded Musician Hero 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 🏠 Found Family

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 95%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

Bright Side

by Kim Holden • 2014

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

4.29

63k+

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

Bright Side 95%

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

by Kim Holden 2014

4.29

63k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

Between Never and Forever

by Brit Benson • 2023

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

4.21

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Between Never and Forever 95%

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

by Brit Benson 2023

4.21

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Just The Way You Are

by Aimee Brown • 2019

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

4.22

389

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Just The Way You Are 95%

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

by Aimee Brown 2019

4.22

389 ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Girl in the Love Song 95%

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman • 2009

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

3.91

972k+

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

If I Stay 94%

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

by Gayle Forman 2009

3.91

972k+ ratings

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

Dreamland

by Nicholas Sparks • 2022

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

3.95

105k+

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

Dreamland 94%

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

by Nicholas Sparks 2022

3.95

105k+ ratings

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

Wish You Were Here

by Renee Carlino • 2017

A painter gives a waitress one perfect night, then forgets her completely. He has a reason.

3.92

18k+

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker 💕 Second Chance At Love 🎨 Artist Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Wish You Were Here 94%

A painter gives a waitress one perfect night, then forgets her completely. He has a reason.

by Renee Carlino 2017

3.92

18k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker 💕 Second Chance At Love 🎨 Artist Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Be Here Now

by Julia Goda • 2015

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

3.77

251

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Be Here Now 94%

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

by Julia Goda 2015

3.77

251 ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Where There's a Will

by Jessie Walker • 2021

After his boyfriend's suicide, Will returns home to find his first love, still drumming with fury.

4.25

9k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 👦 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Where There's a Will 94%

After his boyfriend's suicide, Will returns home to find his first love, still drumming with fury.

by Jessie Walker 2021

4.25

9k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 👦 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

I Dreamt That You Loved Me

by Emery Rose • 2025

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

4.24

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

I Dreamt That You Loved Me 94%

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

by Emery Rose 2025

4.24

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

If Tomorrow Never Comes

by Allison Ashley • 2025

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

3.99

18k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

If Tomorrow Never Comes 94%

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

by Allison Ashley 2025

3.99

18k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

The Muse

by Jewel E. Ann • 2026

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

4.26

2k+

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

The Muse 94%

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

by Jewel E. Ann 2026

4.26

2k+ ratings

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

Into the Blue

by Emma Brodie • 2026

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

4.06

68k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

Into the Blue 94%

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

by Emma Brodie 2026

4.06

68k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes

by Xio Axelrod • 2021

A guitarist's dream gig with a rock band reunites her with the childhood friend who vanished.

3.85

6k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Music Industry 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes 94%

A guitarist's dream gig with a rock band reunites her with the childhood friend who vanished.

by Xio Axelrod 2021

3.85

6k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Music Industry 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers

A Wish for Us

by Tillie Cole • 2018

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

4.32

26k+

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

A Wish for Us 94%

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

by Tillie Cole 2018

4.32

26k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

Not a Friend

by Taylor Hannah • 2025

A vineyard wedding throws her together with the musician she never got over, boyfriend in tow.

3.99

562

✨ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Situationship 🎸 Musician Hero ⏳ Dual Timeline

Not a Friend 94%

A vineyard wedding throws her together with the musician she never got over, boyfriend in tow.

by Taylor Hannah 2025

3.99

562 ratings

✨ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Situationship 🎸 Musician Hero ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Wreckage of Us

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2020

A broke goth takes a ranch job. The town's womanizing rock star just met his undoing.

4.05

17k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 🎸 Rock Star Romance

The Wreckage of Us 94%

A broke goth takes a ranch job. The town's womanizing rock star just met his undoing.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2020

4.05

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 🎸 Rock Star Romance

The Story of Us

by Lesley Jones • 2014

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

4.15

19k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

The Story of Us 94%

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

by Lesley Jones 2014

4.15

19k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

All Our Broken Pieces

by L.D. Crichton • 2019

Her OCD demands ritual. His scars hide the past. A school project cracks their walls.

4.10

3k+

🎭 Dual Pov Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🩹 Scarred Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

All Our Broken Pieces 94%

Her OCD demands ritual. His scars hide the past. A school project cracks their walls.

by L.D. Crichton 2019

4.10

3k+ ratings

🎭 Dual Pov Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🩹 Scarred Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

Identical

by Aleksandra Negrońska • 2023

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

4.38

20k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family

Identical 93%

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

by Aleksandra Negrońska 2023

4.38

20k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family

So Much More

by Kim Holden • 2016

Betrayed and battling MS, a single dad risks opening his heart to the mysterious woman downstairs.

4.10

6k+

🧔 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🏥 Chronic Illness 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

So Much More 93%

Betrayed and battling MS, a single dad risks opening his heart to the mysterious woman downstairs.

by Kim Holden 2016

4.10

6k+ ratings

🧔 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🏥 Chronic Illness 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Love Notes

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

3.98

572

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Love Notes 93%

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.98

572 ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

For the Record

by Emma Lord • 2025

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

3.60

5k+

🎵 Music Industry Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

For the Record 93%

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

by Emma Lord 2025

3.60

5k+ ratings

🎵 Music Industry Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity

Still Into You

by Erin Connor • 2026

To save her career, a music journalist must interview the rock star she never got over.

3.91

4k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 Journalist Heroine 🎶 Band Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Still Into You 93%

To save her career, a music journalist must interview the rock star she never got over.

by Erin Connor 2026

3.91

4k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 Journalist Heroine 🎶 Band Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Talking at Night

by Claire Daverley • 2023

Her twin dies; a guarded boy's vulnerability sparks a connection that haunts them for years.

3.90

75k+

🖤 Twin Grief ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Second Chance 🎵 Music As Healing

Talking at Night 93%

Her twin dies; a guarded boy's vulnerability sparks a connection that haunts them for years.

by Claire Daverley 2023

3.90

75k+ ratings

🖤 Twin Grief ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Second Chance 🎵 Music As Healing

Thoughtless

by S.C. Stephens • 2010

Kiera's fresh start with her boyfriend is upended by a dangerously alluring rock star roommate.

4.08

142k+

💘 Love Triangle 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎓 College Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn

Thoughtless 93%

Kiera's fresh start with her boyfriend is upended by a dangerously alluring rock star roommate.

by S.C. Stephens 2010

4.08

142k+ ratings

💘 Love Triangle 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎓 College Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn

This Used to Be Us

by Renee Carlino • 2024

Still in love after divorce, two parents face her terminal diagnosis and a final shot at forever.

4.06

8k+

🖤 Second Chance Love 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👨‍👩‍👦 Divorced Co-Parents 😢 Terminal Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline Romance

This Used to Be Us 93%

Still in love after divorce, two parents face her terminal diagnosis and a final shot at forever.

by Renee Carlino 2024

4.06

8k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Love 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👨‍👩‍👦 Divorced Co-Parents 😢 Terminal Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline Romance

Sweet Thing

by Renee Carlino • 2013

A grieving pianist inherits a café and a musician roommate she's desperate not to fall for.

3.94

19k+

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🌅 Bittersweet Romance

Sweet Thing 93%

A grieving pianist inherits a café and a musician roommate she's desperate not to fall for.

by Renee Carlino 2013

3.94

19k+ ratings

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🎸 Musician Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🌅 Bittersweet Romance

Truly Medley Deeply

by Kate Watson • 2025

A singer hires a gruff engineer, never knowing he wrote every hit her label's star stole.

4.41

2k+

💿 Musician Romance 🎧 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music Industry

Truly Medley Deeply 93%

A singer hires a gruff engineer, never knowing he wrote every hit her label's star stole.

by Kate Watson 2025

4.41

2k+ ratings

💿 Musician Romance 🎧 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music Industry

Dirty Letters

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

4.02

50k+

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

Dirty Letters 93%

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.02

50k+ ratings

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

The Friend Zone

by Abby Jimenez • 2019

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

3.90

455k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

The Friend Zone 93%

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

by Abby Jimenez 2019

3.90

455k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

Maestro

by Auden Dar • 2022

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

4.36

8k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets

Maestro 93%

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

by Auden Dar 2022

4.36

8k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets

If Not for My Baby

by Kate Golden • 2025

A cynical waitress takes a backup singer gig on tour and falls for the Irish frontman.

3.81

8k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌵 Small Town Texas 🎶 Found Family On Tour

If Not for My Baby 93%

A cynical waitress takes a backup singer gig on tour and falls for the Irish frontman.

by Kate Golden 2025

3.81

8k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌵 Small Town Texas 🎶 Found Family On Tour

Eleanor & Grey

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Eleanor & Grey 93%

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Until You

by Catharina Maura • 2021

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

3.86

38k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Until You 93%

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

by Catharina Maura 2021

3.86

38k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Finding Home

by Lauren Rowe • 2025

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

4.16

3k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Finding Home 93%

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

by Lauren Rowe 2025

4.16

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Antes de diciembre

by Joana Marcús • 2021

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

4.36

138k+

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

Antes de diciembre 93%

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

by Joana Marcús 2021

4.36

138k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

The Future Saints

by Ashley Winstead • 2026

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

3.78

22k+

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

The Future Saints 93%

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

by Ashley Winstead 2026

3.78

22k+ ratings

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino • 2015

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

4.03

169k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Before We Were Strangers 93%

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

by Renee Carlino 2015

4.03

169k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up

by Charish Reid • 2023

A struggling adjunct takes a bar job, not knowing her grumpy boss will be her student.

3.91

3k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up 93%

A struggling adjunct takes a bar job, not knowing her grumpy boss will be her student.

by Charish Reid 2023

3.91

3k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

19k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Stay with Me 93%

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.01

19k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Leo

by Mia Sheridan • 2013

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

3.97

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🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Leo 93%

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

by Mia Sheridan 2013

3.97

43k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Pop Star

by Eden Finley • 2020

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

3.97

11k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Pop Star 93%

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

by Eden Finley 2020

3.97

11k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

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 93%

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

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