👪 Family Opposition

Stories where loved ones stand as the primary obstacle to a character's desires, ambitions, or identity, making the most personal battles the hardest fought.

2 States

by Chetan Bhagat • 2009

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

3.44

99k+

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

2 States 86%

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

by Chetan Bhagat 2009

3.44

99k+ ratings

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

Luv (Un)Arranged

by N.M. Patel • 2024

An arranged meeting turns into a secret romance, but a hidden truth tests their fragile trust.

3.86

3k+

🎎 Arranged Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Meddling 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance

Luv (Un)Arranged 86%

An arranged meeting turns into a secret romance, but a hidden truth tests their fragile trust.

by N.M. Patel 2024

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎎 Arranged Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Meddling 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance

What a Desi Girl Wants

by Sabina Khan • 2023

A Kansas teen at her father's royal Indian wedding falls hard for her grandmother's assistant.

3.51

450

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Ya Romance 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Forbidden Love 🫂 Family Reconciliation 🌏 Cultural Identity

What a Desi Girl Wants 86%

A Kansas teen at her father's royal Indian wedding falls hard for her grandmother's assistant.

by Sabina Khan 2023

3.51

450 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Ya Romance 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Forbidden Love 🫂 Family Reconciliation 🌏 Cultural Identity

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics 86%

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

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 86%

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

Pretty Rings & Broken Things

by Kat Singleton • 2024

Scandal weds a hotel heiress to her family's bitter enemy. In his bed, the charade unravels.

3.99

49k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Rival Families 💘 He Falls First

Pretty Rings & Broken Things 85%

Scandal weds a hotel heiress to her family's bitter enemy. In his bed, the charade unravels.

by Kat Singleton 2024

3.99

49k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Rival Families 💘 He Falls First

Light Mage

by Laurie Forest • 2018

Forbidden magic and a cruel binding drive a young witch into an enemy prince's arms.

4.20

6k+

🔮 Forbidden Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🏺 Magical Artifact

Light Mage 85%

Forbidden magic and a cruel binding drive a young witch into an enemy prince's arms.

by Laurie Forest 2018

4.20

6k+ ratings

🔮 Forbidden Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🏺 Magical Artifact

Vision in White

by Nora Roberts • 2009

She photographs weddings she doesn't believe in. He's the shy teacher about to prove her wrong.

4.12

144k+

🏢 Wedding Business 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥹 Sweet Shy Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

Vision in White 85%

She photographs weddings she doesn't believe in. He's the shy teacher about to prove her wrong.

by Nora Roberts 2009

4.12

144k+ ratings

🏢 Wedding Business 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥹 Sweet Shy Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

Forbidden

by Tabitha Suzuma • 2010

Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.

3.95

76k+

🚫 Taboo Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Siblings 😰 Social Anxiety 🍷 Neglectful Parent 💔 Tragic Romance

Forbidden 85%

Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.

by Tabitha Suzuma 2010

3.95

76k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Siblings 😰 Social Anxiety 🍷 Neglectful Parent 💔 Tragic Romance

Normal People

by Sally Rooney • 2021

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

4.58

3k+

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Normal People 85%

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

by Sally Rooney 2021

4.58

3k+ ratings

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Paradise Problem

by Christina Lauren • 2024

A cash-strapped artist and her estranged fake husband must play newlyweds at a tropical wedding.

4.06

486k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Opposites Attract 🏝️ Forced Proximity 💰 Class Differences 💒 Destination Wedding

The Paradise Problem 85%

A cash-strapped artist and her estranged fake husband must play newlyweds at a tropical wedding.

by Christina Lauren 2024

4.06

486k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Opposites Attract 🏝️ Forced Proximity 💰 Class Differences 💒 Destination Wedding

Making a Play

by Abbi Glines • 2019

A deaf girl falls for the Black star receiver. Her racist father will do anything to end it.

3.77

8k+

👂 Deaf Heroine ❤️ Interracial Romance 🏈 Small-Town Football 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship

Making a Play 85%

A deaf girl falls for the Black star receiver. Her racist father will do anything to end it.

by Abbi Glines 2019

3.77

8k+ ratings

👂 Deaf Heroine ❤️ Interracial Romance 🏈 Small-Town Football 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship

Fault Lines

by Karl Pillemer • 2020

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

4.12

612

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔗 Attachment Theory 🏠 Family Systems

Fault Lines 85%

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

by Karl Pillemer 2020

4.12

612 ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔗 Attachment Theory 🏠 Family Systems

My Life with the Walter Boys

by Ali Novak • 2012

A grieving perfectionist lands among twelve wild boys, torn between two brothers who both want her.

3.76

95k+

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Grieving Protagonist 💘 Brother Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family 👨‍👩‍👦 Large Family Antics

My Life with the Walter Boys 85%

A grieving perfectionist lands among twelve wild boys, torn between two brothers who both want her.

by Ali Novak 2012

3.76

95k+ ratings

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Grieving Protagonist 💘 Brother Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family 👨‍👩‍👦 Large Family Antics

Sudha Murthy Kit

by Sudha Murty

An Indian mother-in-law worships the dollar until she crosses the ocean and meets its true cost.

4.29

139

🏡 Indian Family Drama ✈️ Immigrant Fiction 👵 Mother-In-Law Conflict 🌏 Cultural Clash 💰 Materialism Critique

Sudha Murthy Kit 85%

An Indian mother-in-law worships the dollar until she crosses the ocean and meets its true cost.

by Sudha Murty

4.29

139 ratings

🏡 Indian Family Drama ✈️ Immigrant Fiction 👵 Mother-In-Law Conflict 🌏 Cultural Clash 💰 Materialism Critique

Across the Barricades

by Joan Lingard • 1972

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

3.67

2k+

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

Across the Barricades 85%

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

by Joan Lingard 1972

3.67

2k+ ratings

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

The Wrong Bride

by Catharina Maura • 2022

Her sister bolted from the altar, making her the bride of the billionaire she secretly loves.

3.84

118k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sibling Rivalry 💒 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Unrequited Love

The Wrong Bride 85%

Her sister bolted from the altar, making her the bride of the billionaire she secretly loves.

by Catharina Maura 2022

3.84

118k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sibling Rivalry 💒 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Unrequited Love

Perfect Chemistry

by Simone Elkeles • 2008

A gang member's bet to seduce the golden girl turns real the moment they become chemistry partners.

4.04

264k+

⭐ Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 Forced Proximity 🔥 Reformed Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope

Perfect Chemistry 85%

A gang member's bet to seduce the golden girl turns real the moment they become chemistry partners.

by Simone Elkeles 2008

4.04

264k+ ratings

⭐ Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 Forced Proximity 🔥 Reformed Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope

Guitar Notes

by Mary Amato • 2012

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

4.04

6k+

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Guitar Notes 85%

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

by Mary Amato 2012

4.04

6k+ ratings

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

These Summer Storms

by Sarah MacLean • 2025

An estranged daughter inherits a week trapped on the family island with the stranger she slept with.

3.74

140k+

💰 Billionaire Family Saga 🏠 Estranged Daughter 🏰 Gothic Seaside Manor 📜 Conditional Inheritance 🔥 One Night Stand To More

These Summer Storms 85%

An estranged daughter inherits a week trapped on the family island with the stranger she slept with.

by Sarah MacLean 2025

3.74

140k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Family Saga 🏠 Estranged Daughter 🏰 Gothic Seaside Manor 📜 Conditional Inheritance 🔥 One Night Stand To More

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell • 2012

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

3.92

1.3M+

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Eleanor & Park 85%

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

by Rainbow Rowell 2012

3.92

1.3M+ ratings

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Smooth Talking Stranger

by Lisa Kleypas • 2009

Her sister's abandoned baby sends an advice columnist to a wealthy Houston playboy's penthouse.

4.13

43k+

👶 Guardian Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 💔 Emotional Scars 🏠 Found Family 💰 Wealthy Hero

Smooth Talking Stranger 85%

Her sister's abandoned baby sends an advice columnist to a wealthy Houston playboy's penthouse.

by Lisa Kleypas 2009

4.13

43k+ ratings

👶 Guardian Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 💔 Emotional Scars 🏠 Found Family 💰 Wealthy Hero

Will You Still Love Me?

by Ravinder Singh • 2018

A seat swap sparks cross-cultural romance, but family, fate, and a stormy night threaten everything.

3.75

3k+

🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ✈️ Chance Encounter 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Disapproval 🖤 Guilt And Redemption 😢 Tearjerker

Will You Still Love Me? 85%

A seat swap sparks cross-cultural romance, but family, fate, and a stormy night threaten everything.

by Ravinder Singh 2018

3.75

3k+ ratings

🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ✈️ Chance Encounter 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Disapproval 🖤 Guilt And Redemption 😢 Tearjerker

Lavash at First Sight

by Taleen Voskuni • 2024

At a food industry conference, two queer Armenian women from rival families fall in love in secret.

3.65

2k+

🇦🇲 Armenian American 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Diaspora 🍳 Food Industry Romance ⚔️ Rival Families 💌 Secret Relationship

Lavash at First Sight 85%

At a food industry conference, two queer Armenian women from rival families fall in love in secret.

by Taleen Voskuni 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🇦🇲 Armenian American 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Diaspora 🍳 Food Industry Romance ⚔️ Rival Families 💌 Secret Relationship

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

by Amy Chua • 2011

Straight As, zero sleepovers, hours of daily music. The daughters excelled, then one rebelled.

3.67

54k+

🧳 Immigrant Parenting 🧱 Authoritarian Parenting 🧨 Cultural Clash 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🧧 Asian American Experience

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother 85%

Straight As, zero sleepovers, hours of daily music. The daughters excelled, then one rebelled.

by Amy Chua 2011

3.67

54k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Parenting 🧱 Authoritarian Parenting 🧨 Cultural Clash 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🧧 Asian American Experience

King of Pride

by Ana Huang • 2023

A bartender's no-dating rule and a media heir's CEO vote collide over a forbidden attraction.

3.90

371k+

💰 Billionaire Hero ⚖️ Class Divide 🔄 Opposites Attract 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

King of Pride 85%

A bartender's no-dating rule and a media heir's CEO vote collide over a forbidden attraction.

by Ana Huang 2023

3.90

371k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Hero ⚖️ Class Divide 🔄 Opposites Attract 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

King of Gluttony

by Ana Huang • 2026

Nine months, one frozen food launch, and a rivalry so hot it threatens to consume them.

3.85

51k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 📩 Lost Love Letter ⚔️ Feuding Families 💼 Workplace Romance

King of Gluttony 85%

Nine months, one frozen food launch, and a rivalry so hot it threatens to consume them.

by Ana Huang 2026

3.85

51k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 📩 Lost Love Letter ⚔️ Feuding Families 💼 Workplace Romance

Bitter Melon

by Cara Chow • 2010

A Chinese American teen hides her speech trophies from a mother who scripts her entire future.

3.86

2k+

👧 Immigrant Coming Of Age ⛓️ Maternal Control 🎭 Secret Double Life 🏮 Filial Piety 🕯️ Generational Trauma

Bitter Melon 85%

A Chinese American teen hides her speech trophies from a mother who scripts her entire future.

by Cara Chow 2010

3.86

2k+ ratings

👧 Immigrant Coming Of Age ⛓️ Maternal Control 🎭 Secret Double Life 🏮 Filial Piety 🕯️ Generational Trauma

Honour

by Elif Shafak • 2011

A mother's forbidden love in London puts her son's loyalty to honour to a deadly test.

4.15

28k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga ⚖️ Honour And Shame 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👯 Twin Sisters

Honour 85%

A mother's forbidden love in London puts her son's loyalty to honour to a deadly test.

by Elif Shafak 2011

4.15

28k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga ⚖️ Honour And Shame 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👯 Twin Sisters

Breathe and Count Back from Ten

by Natalia Sylvester • 2022

A Peruvian American teen hides her dream of becoming a mermaid performer from her immigrant parents.

3.82

4k+

🏡 Boy Next Door 👨‍👩‍👧 Strict Parents 🎭 Performing Arts 💔 Chronic Illness 💕 First Love

Breathe and Count Back from Ten 85%

A Peruvian American teen hides her dream of becoming a mermaid performer from her immigrant parents.

by Natalia Sylvester 2022

3.82

4k+ ratings

🏡 Boy Next Door 👨‍👩‍👧 Strict Parents 🎭 Performing Arts 💔 Chronic Illness 💕 First Love

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 85%

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

Shadows

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012

An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.

4.08

45k+

🖤 Star-Crossed Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🥀 Tragic Romance 🏘️ Rural Small Town

Shadows 85%

An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012

4.08

45k+ ratings

🖤 Star-Crossed Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🥀 Tragic Romance 🏘️ Rural Small Town

Blue Sisters

by Coco Mellors • 2024

Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.

3.90

336k+

🖤 Sisters In Grief 🏠 Family Drama 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💍 Lesbian Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair

Blue Sisters 85%

Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.

by Coco Mellors 2024

3.90

336k+ ratings

🖤 Sisters In Grief 🏠 Family Drama 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💍 Lesbian Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair

Our Violent Ends

by Chloe Gong • 2021

In 1927 Shanghai, rival gang heirs unite against a blackmailer threatening the city with monsters.

4.27

77k+

🎭 Romeo And Juliet Retelling 🗡️ Rival Gangs 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

Our Violent Ends 85%

In 1927 Shanghai, rival gang heirs unite against a blackmailer threatening the city with monsters.

by Chloe Gong 2021

4.27

77k+ ratings

🎭 Romeo And Juliet Retelling 🗡️ Rival Gangs 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

Just Like Heaven

by Trilina Pucci • 2021

Her family runs the town, his runs the mob. A prophecy says their love will end in death.

4.22

4k+

🔮 Fated Love 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔫 Mafia Romance 😈 Good Girl Bad Boy ⚔️ Family Rivalry

Just Like Heaven 85%

Her family runs the town, his runs the mob. A prophecy says their love will end in death.

by Trilina Pucci 2021

4.22

4k+ ratings

🔮 Fated Love 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔫 Mafia Romance 😈 Good Girl Bad Boy ⚔️ Family Rivalry

A Thousand Perfect Notes

by C.G. Drews • 2018

Beck plays piano to survive his mother's rage. August teaches him to play for himself.

4.16

5k+

🎹 Musical Prodigy 😰 Abusive Parent 🩹 Child Abuse Recovery ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family

A Thousand Perfect Notes 85%

Beck plays piano to survive his mother's rage. August teaches him to play for himself.

by C.G. Drews 2018

4.16

5k+ ratings

🎹 Musical Prodigy 😰 Abusive Parent 🩹 Child Abuse Recovery ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family

A pesar de ti

by Colleen Hoover • 2019

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

4.10

964k+

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

A pesar de ti 85%

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

by Colleen Hoover 2019

4.10

964k+ ratings

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

John of John

by Douglas Stuart • 2026

Summoned home to a dying croft, a queer artist confronts the father whose silence shaped him.

4.30

15k+

🏝️ Scottish Island Life 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Repression 🥀 Father Son Estrangement 💔 Intergenerational Trauma ⛪ Religious Patriarchy

John of John 85%

Summoned home to a dying croft, a queer artist confronts the father whose silence shaped him.

by Douglas Stuart 2026

4.30

15k+ ratings

🏝️ Scottish Island Life 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Repression 🥀 Father Son Estrangement 💔 Intergenerational Trauma ⛪ Religious Patriarchy

Café Con Lychee

by Emery Lee • 2022

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

3.63

8k+

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

Café Con Lychee 85%

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

by Emery Lee 2022

3.63

8k+ ratings

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

Well, That Was Unexpected

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2022

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

3.70

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Well, That Was Unexpected 85%

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2022

3.70

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Soulmates

by Holly Bourne • 2013

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

3.77

9k+

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

Soulmates 85%

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

by Holly Bourne 2013

3.77

9k+ ratings

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

Rules of Attraction

by Simone Elkeles • 2010

An arrest lands a defiant teen in his peer guide's home, where mutual annoyance catches fire.

4.17

90k+

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

Rules of Attraction 85%

An arrest lands a defiant teen in his peer guide's home, where mutual annoyance catches fire.

by Simone Elkeles 2010

4.17

90k+ ratings

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

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

by K. Webster • 2019

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

3.98

9k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Wicked Lies Boys Tell 85%

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

by K. Webster 2019

3.98

9k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

One for My Enemy

by Olivie Blake • 2019

Rival witch dynasties rule Manhattan. A poisoning reignites their war; youngest heirs fall in love.

3.69

35k+

🪆 Slavic Folklore 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Family Feud 🔮 Magical Crime Family

One for My Enemy 85%

Rival witch dynasties rule Manhattan. A poisoning reignites their war; youngest heirs fall in love.

by Olivie Blake 2019

3.69

35k+ ratings

🪆 Slavic Folklore 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Family Feud 🔮 Magical Crime Family

Inferno

by Catherine Doyle • 2016

Sophie Gracewell survived a mafia war. Now silence won't save her, and neither will love.

4.42

4k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 📜 Family Secrets ⚔️ Generational Feud

Inferno 85%

Sophie Gracewell survived a mafia war. Now silence won't save her, and neither will love.

by Catherine Doyle 2016

4.42

4k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 📜 Family Secrets ⚔️ Generational Feud

Wayfarer

by Alexandra Bracken • 2017

To save a violinist lost in time, a privateer must destroy the astrolabe that rewrites history.

3.80

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3.80

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4.06

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All My Rage 85%

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4.48

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