35 Books like The Do-Over

Woke Up Like This

by Amy Lea • 2023

A list-obsessed senior and her nemesis wake up at thirty, engaged, with thirteen missing years.

4.00

26k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Time Slip Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Academic Rivals 👥 Forced Proximity

Woke Up Like This 92%

A list-obsessed senior and her nemesis wake up at thirty, engaged, with thirteen missing years.

by Amy Lea 2023

4.00

26k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Time Slip Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Academic Rivals 👥 Forced Proximity

The Christmas Wish

by Lindsey Kelk • 2022

Stuck reliving Christmas Day, a London lawyer must stop fixing her family and start saving herself.

3.83

15k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Messy Family Dynamics 🎄 Cozy Holiday Vibes 👯 Sister Rivalry

The Christmas Wish 92%

Stuck reliving Christmas Day, a London lawyer must stop fixing her family and start saving herself.

by Lindsey Kelk 2022

3.83

15k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Messy Family Dynamics 🎄 Cozy Holiday Vibes 👯 Sister Rivalry

16 Forever

by Lance Rubin • 2026

Each year he turns sixteen and forgets her. She remembers everything and is done hoping.

3.56

355

🔄 Time Loop 💔 Forgotten Love 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets 🌅 Bittersweet

16 Forever 92%

Each year he turns sixteen and forgets her. She remembers everything and is done hoping.

by Lance Rubin 2026

3.56

355 ratings

🔄 Time Loop 💔 Forgotten Love 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets 🌅 Bittersweet

Today Tonight Tomorrow

by Rachel Lynn Solomon • 2020

A graduation scavenger hunt forces two academic rivals together and blurs rivalry into romance.

4.02

103k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals ⏰ One Day Romance 🏃 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

Today Tonight Tomorrow 92%

A graduation scavenger hunt forces two academic rivals together and blurs rivalry into romance.

by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2020

4.02

103k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals ⏰ One Day Romance 🏃 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

Fall into Temptation

by Lucy Score • 2016

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

4.13

52k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

Fall into Temptation 92%

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

by Lucy Score 2016

4.13

52k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

The Accidental Dating Experiment

by Lauren Blakely • 2024

A therapist's plan to role-play her dates backfires when every fake kiss feels dangerously real.

3.52

23k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Practice Dating 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Accidental Dating Experiment Summary

The Accidental Dating Experiment 92%

A therapist's plan to role-play her dates backfires when every fake kiss feels dangerously real.

by Lauren Blakely 2024

3.52

23k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Practice Dating 🏡 Small Town Romance

Better Than Before

by Lynn Painter • 2023

The boy Bailey clashed with mid-flight just became her next-door neighbor for the summer.

4.13

16k+

🌞 Ya Summer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ✈️ Meet Cute 🏠 Boy Next Door 💬 Witty Banter

Better Than Before 92%

The boy Bailey clashed with mid-flight just became her next-door neighbor for the summer.

by Lynn Painter 2023

4.13

16k+ ratings

🌞 Ya Summer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ✈️ Meet Cute 🏠 Boy Next Door 💬 Witty Banter

Time Loops & Meet Cutes

by Jackie Lau • 2025

An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.

3.60

7k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance 🥟 Magical Food 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔧 Stem Heroine

Time Loops & Meet Cutes 92%

An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.

by Jackie Lau 2025

3.60

7k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance 🥟 Magical Food 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔧 Stem Heroine

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

by Ann Liang • 2024

Her unsent emails hit the school. Now she must work beside the rival she trashed.

4.16

83k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🏫 Private School

I Hope This Doesn't Find You 92%

Her unsent emails hit the school. Now she must work beside the rival she trashed.

by Ann Liang 2024

4.16

83k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🏫 Private School

In Time with You

by Kristin Dwyer • 2026

When time rewinds to before her boyfriend drowned, an art student falls for his best friend.

3.82

2k+

⏳ Time Loop Romance 🖤 Grief And New Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚡ Rivals To Lovers 💫 Bittersweet Romance

In Time with You 91%

When time rewinds to before her boyfriend drowned, an art student falls for his best friend.

by Kristin Dwyer 2026

3.82

2k+ ratings

⏳ Time Loop Romance 🖤 Grief And New Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚡ Rivals To Lovers 💫 Bittersweet Romance

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 91%

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 Exception to the Rule

by Christina Lauren • 2024

Ten years of anonymous Valentine's emails. They know each other's secrets. Not each other's names.

4.20

192k+

✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎓 College Romance

The Exception to the Rule 91%

Ten years of anonymous Valentine's emails. They know each other's secrets. Not each other's names.

by Christina Lauren 2024

4.20

192k+ ratings

✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎓 College Romance

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry • 2021

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

3.84

1.8M+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

People We Meet on Vacation 91%

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

by Emily Henry 2021

3.84

1.8M+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore • 2023

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

3.36

577k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pumpkin Spice Café 91%

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

by Laurie Gilmore 2023

3.36

577k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hypnotized by Love

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

3.61

8k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

Hypnotized by Love 91%

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

by Sariah Wilson 2024

3.61

8k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

Dungeons and Drama

by Kristy Boyce • 2024

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

4.09

47k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

Dungeons and Drama 91%

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

by Kristy Boyce 2024

4.09

47k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

You Deserve Each Other

by Sarah Hogle • 2020

Engaged and miserable, Naomi and Nicholas wage a petty war, daring each other to end it.

3.86

145k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👿 Meddling In-Laws 💬 Witty Banter

You Deserve Each Other 91%

Engaged and miserable, Naomi and Nicholas wage a petty war, daring each other to end it.

by Sarah Hogle 2020

3.86

145k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👿 Meddling In-Laws 💬 Witty Banter

Going the Distance

by Beth Reekles • 2020

Her boyfriend's viral photo shows another girl. The new kid is the one who shows up.

3.65

10k+

📱 Long Distance Relationship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎓 High School Senior Year 💬 Miscommunication Trope 💔 Angsty Romance

Going the Distance 91%

Her boyfriend's viral photo shows another girl. The new kid is the one who shows up.

by Beth Reekles 2020

3.65

10k+ ratings

📱 Long Distance Relationship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎓 High School Senior Year 💬 Miscommunication Trope 💔 Angsty Romance

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

92k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Holiday Romance 91%

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022

3.96

92k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Little Pieces of Light

by Emma Scott • 2025

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

4.12

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

Little Pieces of Light 91%

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

by Emma Scott 2025

4.12

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

No apto para estrellas

by Heather del Rey • 2024

He's Hollywood's biggest star. She's the intimacy coach who remembers their drunken revenge pact.

3.70

3k+

🎬 Hollywood Romance 📖 Metafictional Romance 🍸 Strangers To Lovers 🎥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

No apto para estrellas 91%

He's Hollywood's biggest star. She's the intimacy coach who remembers their drunken revenge pact.

by Heather del Rey 2024

3.70

3k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Romance 📖 Metafictional Romance 🍸 Strangers To Lovers 🎥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Before I Fall

by Lauren Oliver • 2010

A popular teen relives her last day, forced to repair the life her cruelty shattered.

3.88

347k+

⏳ Time Loop 👑 Queen Bee Redemption 💔 Bullying And Guilt 🕊️ Self Sacrifice 💕 Friends To Lovers

Before I Fall 91%

A popular teen relives her last day, forced to repair the life her cruelty shattered.

by Lauren Oliver 2010

3.88

347k+ ratings

⏳ Time Loop 👑 Queen Bee Redemption 💔 Bullying And Guilt 🕊️ Self Sacrifice 💕 Friends To Lovers

Better Than Before

by Lynn Painter • 2023

The boy Bailey clashed with mid-flight just became her next-door neighbor for the summer.

4.13

16k+

🌞 Ya Summer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ✈️ Meet Cute 🏠 Boy Next Door 💬 Witty Banter

Better Than Before 91%

The boy Bailey clashed with mid-flight just became her next-door neighbor for the summer.

by Lynn Painter 2023

4.13

16k+ ratings

🌞 Ya Summer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ✈️ Meet Cute 🏠 Boy Next Door 💬 Witty Banter

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

That Kind of Guy

by Stephanie Archer • 2021

To buy her restaurant, she fake-dates the smug mayoral candidate she's spent years despising.

3.74

45k+

🤝 Fake Relationship 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining 😂 Comedic Banter

That Kind of Guy 91%

To buy her restaurant, she fake-dates the smug mayoral candidate she's spent years despising.

by Stephanie Archer 2021

3.74

45k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Relationship 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining 😂 Comedic Banter

Fool Me Once

by Ashley Winstead • 2022

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

3.49

13k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

Fool Me Once 91%

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

by Ashley Winstead 2022

3.49

13k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

The Wedding Date

by Jasmine Guillory • 2018

A woman plays fake girlfriend at a stranger's ex's wedding, but their chemistry is genuine.

3.56

165k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🛗 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend ↕️ Opposites Attract 🚫 Commitment-Phobic Hero

The Wedding Date 91%

A woman plays fake girlfriend at a stranger's ex's wedding, but their chemistry is genuine.

by Jasmine Guillory 2018

3.56

165k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🛗 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend ↕️ Opposites Attract 🚫 Commitment-Phobic Hero

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

by Christina Lauren • 2018

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

3.92

189k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Summary

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating 91%

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

by Christina Lauren 2018

3.92

189k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Unhoneymooners

by Christina Lauren • 2019

A food-poisoning outbreak spares only her and her nemesis, forcing them into a fake Maui honeymoon.

3.89

1.2M+

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🚪 Forced Proximity 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

The Unhoneymooners 91%

A food-poisoning outbreak spares only her and her nemesis, forcing them into a fake Maui honeymoon.

by Christina Lauren 2019

3.89

1.2M+ ratings

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🚪 Forced Proximity 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry • 2022

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

4.09

1.6M+

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Book Lovers 91%

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

by Emily Henry 2022

4.09

1.6M+ ratings

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Let It Snow

by John Green • 2008

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

3.66

160k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Let It Snow 91%

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

by John Green 2008

3.66

160k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Stranger Things Have Happened

by Kasie West • 2026

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

3.81

4k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Stranger Things Have Happened 91%

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

by Kasie West 2026

3.81

4k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

She Likes Piña Coladas

by Brittanee Nicole • 2021

Six years of searching end when her travel ad brings back the one-night stranger.

3.87

2k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 🔍 Missed Connections ✈️ Travel Romance 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

She Likes Piña Coladas 90%

Six years of searching end when her travel ad brings back the one-night stranger.

by Brittanee Nicole 2021

3.87

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 🔍 Missed Connections ✈️ Travel Romance 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

Don't Be In Love

by Liana Cincotti • 2022

A one-night stand in London becomes her new classmate: her roommate's longtime crush.

3.81

18k+

✈️ Study Abroad Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Triangle 💬 Witty Banter

Don't Be In Love 90%

A one-night stand in London becomes her new classmate: her roommate's longtime crush.

by Liana Cincotti 2022

3.81

18k+ ratings

✈️ Study Abroad Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Triangle 💬 Witty Banter

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