50 Books like Returning Home

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 95%

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

Slow Dance

by Rainbow Rowell • 2024

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

3.66

74k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero

Slow Dance 94%

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

by Rainbow Rowell 2024

3.66

74k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero

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 94%

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

Great and Precious Things

by Rebecca Yarros • 2020

A black-sheep soldier returns to a dying father, a hostile town, and his brother's ex.

4.04

77k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Brother's Ex 🪖 Military Hero 🥀 Black Sheep Hero

Great and Precious Things 94%

A black-sheep soldier returns to a dying father, a hostile town, and his brother's ex.

by Rebecca Yarros 2020

4.04

77k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Brother's Ex 🪖 Military Hero 🥀 Black Sheep Hero

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 94%

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

Same Time Next Summer

by Annabel Monaghan • 2023

An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.

3.73

149k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🏖️ Small Beach Town 🌊 Summer House

Same Time Next Summer 93%

An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.

by Annabel Monaghan 2023

3.73

149k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🏖️ Small Beach Town 🌊 Summer House

Love and Other Words

by Christina Lauren • 2018

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

4.21

831k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance

Love and Other Words 93%

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

by Christina Lauren 2018

4.21

831k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish 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 93%

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

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 93%

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

It Happened One Summer

by Tessa Bailey • 2021

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

3.90

724k+

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

It Happened One Summer 93%

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

by Tessa Bailey 2021

3.90

724k+ ratings

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

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 93%

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

Summer State of Mind

by Kristy Woodson Harvey • 2026

A burnt-out nurse and a hometown coach share a rescued newborn and a slow-burn Southern romance.

3.80

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 👶 Abandoned Baby ☕ Cozy Small Town

Summer State of Mind 93%

A burnt-out nurse and a hometown coach share a rescued newborn and a slow-burn Southern romance.

by Kristy Woodson Harvey 2026

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 👶 Abandoned Baby ☕ Cozy Small Town

The Wedding of the Year

by Jill Mansell • 2024

At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.

4.07

8k+

💞 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌊 Cornish Seaside 🫂 Found Family

The Wedding of the Year 93%

At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.

by Jill Mansell 2024

4.07

8k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌊 Cornish Seaside 🫂 Found Family

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 93%

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

Swear on This Life

by Renee Carlino • 2016

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

4.13

61k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing

Swear on This Life 93%

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

by Renee Carlino 2016

4.13

61k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma 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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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

One More Song

by Annah Conwell • 2022

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

4.09

2k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

One More Song 93%

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

by Annah Conwell 2022

4.09

2k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

Te espero en el fin del mundo

by Andrea Longarela • 2021

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

4.09

25k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

Te espero en el fin del mundo 93%

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

by Andrea Longarela 2021

4.09

25k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

Until Friday Night

by Abbi Glines • 2015

A mute, traumatized girl and a quarterback losing his father collide: she speaks only to him.

3.86

69k+

🏈 High School Football 🤐 Selective Mutism 🩹 Trauma Bonding 💔 Shared Grief 🖤 Wounded Hero

Until Friday Night 93%

A mute, traumatized girl and a quarterback losing his father collide: she speaks only to him.

by Abbi Glines 2015

3.86

69k+ ratings

🏈 High School Football 🤐 Selective Mutism 🩹 Trauma Bonding 💔 Shared Grief 🖤 Wounded Hero

Show Down

by Tawna Fenske • 2021

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

4.04

438

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Show Down 93%

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

by Tawna Fenske 2021

4.04

438 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

A Girl Like Her

by Talia Hibbert • 2018

The town outcast never thought the man next door would cook her dinner and see the truth.

3.84

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🥧 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🏠 Recluse And Newcomer ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

A Girl Like Her 93%

The town outcast never thought the man next door would cook her dinner and see the truth.

by Talia Hibbert 2018

3.84

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine 🥧 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🏠 Recluse And Newcomer ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

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 93%

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

Hello Single Dad

by Kelsie Hoss • 2021

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

3.95

15k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Hello Single Dad 93%

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

by Kelsie Hoss 2021

3.95

15k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage

by Ali McNamara • 2016

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

4.02

2k+

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 93%

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

by Ali McNamara 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Sweet Gum Tree

by Katherine Allred • 2005

Alix loves the town outcast, but violence exiles him and a secret traps her fifteen years.

4.25

31k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛤️ Wrong Side Of The Tracks 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

The Sweet Gum Tree 93%

Alix loves the town outcast, but violence exiles him and a secret traps her fifteen years.

by Katherine Allred 2005

4.25

31k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛤️ Wrong Side Of The Tracks 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

He Falls First

by Jill Shalvis • 2025

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

4.10

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

He Falls First 93%

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

by Jill Shalvis 2025

4.10

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

Small Town Swoon

by Melanie Harlow • 2024

To unlock his heart a Hollywood actor returns home igniting his sister's best friend's secret crush.

4.15

17k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 💘 Childhood Crush 🤫 Secret Relationship

Small Town Swoon 93%

To unlock his heart a Hollywood actor returns home igniting his sister's best friend's secret crush.

by Melanie Harlow 2024

4.15

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 💘 Childhood Crush 🤫 Secret Relationship

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Truly Madly Deeply 93%

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Falling Like Leaves

by Misty Wilson • 2025

A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.

3.79

27k+

🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 City To Small Town 💖 Second Chance Love 🎃 Autumn Festival ☕ Cozy Romance Vibes

Falling Like Leaves 93%

A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.

by Misty Wilson 2025

3.79

27k+ ratings

🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 City To Small Town 💖 Second Chance Love 🎃 Autumn Festival ☕ Cozy Romance Vibes

Like I Promised

by Charlie Novak • 2022

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

4.00

1k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

Like I Promised 93%

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

by Charlie Novak 2022

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

Easy

by Tammara Webber • 2012

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

4.07

230k+

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Easy 93%

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

by Tammara Webber 2012

4.07

230k+ ratings

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

One True Loves

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2016

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

4.02

747k+

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

One True Loves 93%

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016

4.02

747k+ ratings

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

The Lucky One

by Nicholas Sparks • 2008

A Marine searches for the woman in a photograph and enters a single mother's dangerous orbit.

4.13

376k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🎖️ Military Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Romance ✨ Fated Love

The Lucky One 93%

A Marine searches for the woman in a photograph and enters a single mother's dangerous orbit.

by Nicholas Sparks 2008

4.13

376k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🎖️ Military Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Romance ✨ Fated Love

The Fine Print

by Lauren Asher • 2021

A billionaire falls for the theme park employee deciding his inheritance, while hiding his identity.

3.80

672k+

🏢 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Fine Print 93%

A billionaire falls for the theme park employee deciding his inheritance, while hiding his identity.

by Lauren Asher 2021

3.80

672k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Part of Your World

by Abby Jimenez • 2022

To keep her family's approval, a surgeon hides the small-town carpenter she's fallen for.

4.25

893k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Relationship 🩹 Emotional Healing 🏛️ Family Expectations

Part of Your World 92%

To keep her family's approval, a surgeon hides the small-town carpenter she's fallen for.

by Abby Jimenez 2022

4.25

893k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Relationship 🩹 Emotional Healing 🏛️ Family Expectations

Just Friends

by Haley Pham • 2026

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

3.52

38k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

Just Friends 92%

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

by Haley Pham 2026

3.52

38k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A bookstore manager battles her wealthy boyfriend's family after he secretly joins a reality show.

3.97

749

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎥 Reality Tv Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Can't Take My Eyes Off You 92%

A bookstore manager battles her wealthy boyfriend's family after he secretly joins a reality show.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.97

749 ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎥 Reality Tv Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

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 92%

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

Rock Bottom Girl

by Lucy Score • 2019

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

4.25

74k+

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

Rock Bottom Girl 92%

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

by Lucy Score 2019

4.25

74k+ ratings

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

True Believer

by Nicholas Sparks • 2003

A skeptical journalist chases a ghost legend and falls for the librarian who guards its secret.

3.84

106k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💫 Opposites Attract 🔍 Skeptic And Believer 📚 Librarian Heroine 🌿 Southern Small Town

True Believer 92%

A skeptical journalist chases a ghost legend and falls for the librarian who guards its secret.

by Nicholas Sparks 2003

3.84

106k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💫 Opposites Attract 🔍 Skeptic And Believer 📚 Librarian Heroine 🌿 Southern Small Town

Done and Dusted

by Lyla Sage • 2023

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

3.79

305k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

Done and Dusted 92%

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

by Lyla Sage 2023

3.79

305k+ ratings

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A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

3.80

178k+

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Lovelight Farms 92%

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

by B.K. Borison 2021

3.80

178k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

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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.

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4.44

523 ratings

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

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When a bartender seduces his enemy's girlfriend, revenge feels sweet until the feelings get real.

3.57

154k+

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Good Girl Complex 92%

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by Elle Kennedy 2022

3.57

154k+ ratings

😈 Revenge To Love 🏖️ Small Beach Town 💰 Class Divide Romance 🎓 College Romance 💕 Opposites Attract

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by Kandi Steiner • 2021

B met her person on a running trail. He started dating her best friend that afternoon.

4.15

111k+

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A Love Letter to Whiskey 92%

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by Kandi Steiner 2021

4.15

111k+ ratings

⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 Mutual Pining

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Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

4.00

2k+

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Don't Take the Girl 92%

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

by L.A. Ferro 2025

4.00

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets

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