34 Books like Hello Stranger

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 93%

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

Call Me Maybe

by Cara Bastone • 2020

One call for tech support. One all-night conversation. Two strangers who don't want to say goodbye.

3.94

35k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤷 Mistaken Identity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💚 Gentle Hero 💬 Banter Chemistry

Call Me Maybe 92%

One call for tech support. One all-night conversation. Two strangers who don't want to say goodbye.

by Cara Bastone 2020

3.94

35k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤷 Mistaken Identity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💚 Gentle Hero 💬 Banter Chemistry

Our Song

by Dani Atkins • 2016

Two women loved the same man. Now both their husbands lie dying in the same hospital.

4.29

6k+

🏥 Medical Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👶 Hidden Parentage 🏠 Blended Family 🛌 Hospital Vigil

Our Song 91%

Two women loved the same man. Now both their husbands lie dying in the same hospital.

by Dani Atkins 2016

4.29

6k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👶 Hidden Parentage 🏠 Blended Family 🛌 Hospital Vigil

The Memory of Us

by Dani Atkins • 2024

She hires a stranger to play her sister's imagined husband, and the staged romance turns real.

4.18

3k+

🖤 Sisterhood Drama 💔 Medical Romance 💕 Fake Dating Real Love 🏠 Found Family 🧬 Genetic Fate

The Memory of Us 91%

She hires a stranger to play her sister's imagined husband, and the staged romance turns real.

by Dani Atkins 2024

4.18

3k+ ratings

🖤 Sisterhood Drama 💔 Medical Romance 💕 Fake Dating Real Love 🏠 Found Family 🧬 Genetic Fate

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 91%

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

The Do-Over

by Sharon M. Peterson • 2022

A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.

4.05

7k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Difficult Mothers 💪 Body Positivity 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Do-Over 91%

A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.

by Sharon M. Peterson 2022

4.05

7k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Difficult Mothers 💪 Body Positivity 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Bet

by Max Monroe • 2021

She measures risk. He chases it. A bachelorette party makes them both gamble on love.

4.09

16k+

🎭 Playboy Hero 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 💋 One Night Stand 💬 Flirty Banter 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Bet 91%

She measures risk. He chases it. A bachelorette party makes them both gamble on love.

by Max Monroe 2021

4.09

16k+ ratings

🎭 Playboy Hero 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 💋 One Night Stand 💬 Flirty Banter 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Always On My Mind

by Beth Moran • 2023

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

4.23

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Always On My Mind 91%

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

by Beth Moran 2023

4.23

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Thank You for Listening

by Julia Whelan • 2022

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

3.99

101k+

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Thank You for Listening 91%

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

by Julia Whelan 2022

3.99

101k+ ratings

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 💬 Witty Banter

The Off Limits Rule

by Sarah Adams • 2020

Her brother drew a line at his best friend. She's about to cross it.

3.66

77k+

👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👦 Single Parent 💬 Playful Banter 🏡 Found Family 🚪 Closed Door Romance

The Off Limits Rule 91%

Her brother drew a line at his best friend. She's about to cross it.

by Sarah Adams 2020

3.66

77k+ ratings

👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👦 Single Parent 💬 Playful Banter 🏡 Found Family 🚪 Closed Door Romance

Some Kind of Famous

by Ava Wilder • 2025

A faded singer and a guarded handyman's renovation sparks a love neither expected.

3.53

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🎨 Artist Hero

Some Kind of Famous 91%

A faded singer and a guarded handyman's renovation sparks a love neither expected.

by Ava Wilder 2025

3.53

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🎨 Artist Hero

Butterfly Bayou

by Lexi Blake • 2020

A nurse fleeing violence crashes into a bayou sheriff whose scarred heart and daughter need her.

4.20

3k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👪 Found Family

Butterfly Bayou 91%

A nurse fleeing violence crashes into a bayou sheriff whose scarred heart and daughter need her.

by Lexi Blake 2020

4.20

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👪 Found Family

Loving Romeo

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

4.03

37k+

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Loving Romeo 91%

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

by Laura Pavlov 2024

4.03

37k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Dial A for Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2021

A wedding photographer kills her blind date. Her meddling aunties know where to hide a body.

3.68

121k+

💕 Romantic Comedy 🕵️ Crime Comedy 💞 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👩‍👧 Meddling Relatives 🏠 Family Obligation

Dial A for Aunties 91%

A wedding photographer kills her blind date. Her meddling aunties know where to hide a body.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021

3.68

121k+ ratings

💕 Romantic Comedy 🕵️ Crime Comedy 💞 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👩‍👧 Meddling Relatives 🏠 Family Obligation

Wallbanger

by Alice Clayton • 2012

A sleepless designer's showdown with her noisy neighbor leads to a truce neither can keep.

3.97

212k+

😂 Romantic Comedy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ⏳ Slow Burn 💞 Sexual Healing

Wallbanger 91%

A sleepless designer's showdown with her noisy neighbor leads to a truce neither can keep.

by Alice Clayton 2012

3.97

212k+ ratings

😂 Romantic Comedy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ⏳ Slow Burn 💞 Sexual Healing

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

by Jennifer Peel • 2019

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

4.15

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé 91%

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

by Jennifer Peel 2019

4.15

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

My Neighbor's Secret

by Lauren Rowe • 2023

Owing a mobster, a flight attendant discovers her neighbor's masked streams and joins him on camera.

3.70

3k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 👀 Dual Pov

My Neighbor's Secret 91%

Owing a mobster, a flight attendant discovers her neighbor's masked streams and joins him on camera.

by Lauren Rowe 2023

3.70

3k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 👀 Dual Pov

Not My Romeo

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2020

A shy librarian's Valentine's blind date turns out to be an NFL quarterback hiding a scandal.

4.03

41k+

🎭 Mistaken Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero

Not My Romeo 91%

A shy librarian's Valentine's blind date turns out to be an NFL quarterback hiding a scandal.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2020

4.03

41k+ ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero

Mr. Wrong Number

by Lynn Painter • 2022

She's living with her brother's best friend and falling in love with a mysterious, flirty stranger.

3.67

166k+

🚪 Forced Proximity 📱 Anonymous Texter 🔥 Disaster Heroine 👀 Brother's Best Friend 💬 Witty Banter

Mr. Wrong Number 90%

She's living with her brother's best friend and falling in love with a mysterious, flirty stranger.

by Lynn Painter 2022

3.67

166k+ ratings

🚪 Forced Proximity 📱 Anonymous Texter 🔥 Disaster Heroine 👀 Brother's Best Friend 💬 Witty Banter

Returning Home

by Kelly Elliott • 2022

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

4.16

1k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

Returning Home 90%

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

by Kelly Elliott 2022

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

What Alice Forgot

by Liane Moriarty • 2010

After a fall, Alice can't remember ten years, her three kids, or why her marriage died.

4.07

518k+

🧠 Amnesia Plot 💔 Marriage In Crisis 💕 Second Chance Love 👯 Sister Bond 😄 Domestic Humor

What Alice Forgot 90%

After a fall, Alice can't remember ten years, her three kids, or why her marriage died.

by Liane Moriarty 2010

4.07

518k+ ratings

🧠 Amnesia Plot 💔 Marriage In Crisis 💕 Second Chance Love 👯 Sister Bond 😄 Domestic Humor

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum

by Jaimie Admans • 2025

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

4.31

259

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum Summary

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum 90%

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

by Jaimie Admans 2025

4.31

259 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

The Long Game

by Elena Armas • 2023

A mascot meltdown sends a Miami exec to coach kids with a brooding retired star.

3.55

101k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏅 Retired Athlete

The Long Game 90%

A mascot meltdown sends a Miami exec to coach kids with a brooding retired star.

by Elena Armas 2023

3.55

101k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏅 Retired Athlete

Instant Gratification

by Jill Shalvis • 2009

A city doctor takes over her dad's mountain clinic and collides with the reckless guide next door.

4.06

9k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 👪 Found Family

Instant Gratification 90%

A city doctor takes over her dad's mountain clinic and collides with the reckless guide next door.

by Jill Shalvis 2009

4.06

9k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 👪 Found Family

The Love We Found

by Jill Santopolo • 2025

A Rome address pulls a mother into her late love's secret life and a second chance.

3.90

14k+

💞 Second-Chance Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity 🕊️ Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family Ties 👵 Intergenerational Bond

The Love We Found 90%

A Rome address pulls a mother into her late love's secret life and a second chance.

by Jill Santopolo 2025

3.90

14k+ ratings

💞 Second-Chance Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity 🕊️ Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family Ties 👵 Intergenerational Bond

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Falling for My Best Friend's Brother

by J.S. Cooper • 2015

A wedding reunion with her best friend's brother threatens to expose the night they buried.

3.69

7k+

👫 Best Friend's Brother 💭 Secret Crush 🌙 Past Hookup 💬 Witty Banter 💒 Wedding Backdrop

Falling for My Best Friend's Brother Summary

Falling for My Best Friend's Brother 90%

A wedding reunion with her best friend's brother threatens to expose the night they buried.

by J.S. Cooper 2015

3.69

7k+ ratings

👫 Best Friend's Brother 💭 Secret Crush 🌙 Past Hookup 💬 Witty Banter 💒 Wedding Backdrop

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon • 2024

Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.

4.07

40k+

🏖️ Seaside Romance ☀️ Summer Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Love After Loss 🎨 Artist Heroine

Seven Summers 90%

Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.

by Paige Toon 2024

4.07

40k+ ratings

🏖️ Seaside Romance ☀️ Summer Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Love After Loss 🎨 Artist Heroine

Rekindling the Flame

by Madison Myers • 2024

A lawyer returns to her dying mother, and the mechanic she left. No strings, no risk.

4.04

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 💋 No Strings Attached 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Rekindling the Flame 90%

A lawyer returns to her dying mother, and the mechanic she left. No strings, no risk.

by Madison Myers 2024

4.04

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 💋 No Strings Attached 🕊️ Grief And Healing

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 90%

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

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