36 Books like Slammed

Loving Mr. Daniels

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2014

Grieving her twin, Ashlyn falls for a stranger on the train. He's her new English teacher.

4.17

40k+

🍎 Teacher Student Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 💛 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 📜 Bucket List Journey

Loving Mr. Daniels 96%

Grieving her twin, Ashlyn falls for a stranger on the train. He's her new English teacher.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2014

4.17

40k+ ratings

🍎 Teacher Student Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 💛 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 📜 Bucket List Journey

The Coldest Winter

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2023

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

4.01

12k+

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

The Coldest Winter 94%

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2023

4.01

12k+ ratings

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

Un amigo gratis

by Inma Rubiales • 2019

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

4.16

3k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Un amigo gratis 93%

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

by Inma Rubiales 2019

4.16

3k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

A Thousand Boy Kisses

by Tillie Cole • 2016

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

4.03

468k+

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

A Thousand Boy Kisses 93%

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

by Tillie Cole 2016

4.03

468k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her

by Laura Nowlin

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

3.86

74k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her Summary

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her 93%

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

by Laura Nowlin

3.86

74k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker

Art & Soul

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2015

A pregnant artist and a grieving boy, paired for class, find love born of shared wounds.

4.24

9k+

🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💔 Terminal Illness 🌱 Emotional Healing

Art & Soul 93%

A pregnant artist and a grieving boy, paired for class, find love born of shared wounds.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2015

4.24

9k+ ratings

🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💔 Terminal Illness 🌱 Emotional Healing

The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon • 2016

Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.

3.95

360k+

🏥 Illness Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Bittersweet Romance 💕 Tender First Love

The Sun Is Also a Star 93%

Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.

by Nicola Yoon 2016

3.95

360k+ ratings

🏥 Illness Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Bittersweet Romance 💕 Tender First Love

One Small Thing

by Erin Watt • 2018

After a reckless night with a stranger, seventeen-year-old Beth discovers he killed her sister.

3.80

11k+

💔 Forbidden Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 🔒 Controlling Parents

One Small Thing 93%

After a reckless night with a stranger, seventeen-year-old Beth discovers he killed her sister.

by Erin Watt 2018

3.80

11k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 🔒 Controlling Parents

I Fell in Love With Hope

by Lancali • 2022

They are collectors of moments, four terminally ill teens reclaiming life from death's waiting room.

3.81

34k+

🏥 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Gay Coming Of Age ✨ Poetic Prose 🥀 Bittersweet

I Fell in Love With Hope 93%

They are collectors of moments, four terminally ill teens reclaiming life from death's waiting room.

by Lancali 2022

3.81

34k+ ratings

🏥 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Gay Coming Of Age ✨ Poetic Prose 🥀 Bittersweet

Write Me for You

by Tillie Cole • 2025

Two dying teens meet at a ranch and fall in love, determined to write their ending.

4.30

9k+

🤒 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 📚 Metafiction 💞 First Love 💔 Tragic Romance

Write Me for You 93%

Two dying teens meet at a ranch and fall in love, determined to write their ending.

by Tillie Cole 2025

4.30

9k+ ratings

🤒 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 📚 Metafiction 💞 First Love 💔 Tragic Romance

In the Wild Light

by Jeff Zentner • 2021

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

4.44

12k+

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 💞 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide

In the Wild Light 93%

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

by Jeff Zentner 2021

4.44

12k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 💞 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide

The Boy & His Ribbon

by Pepper Winters • 2018

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

4.40

11k+

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Boy & His Ribbon 93%

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

by Pepper Winters 2018

4.40

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

Heartache and Hope

by Jay McLean • 2019

A mother broken by war. A basketball dream. Two teens collide, knowing love cannot save them.

4.07

10k+

🏫 High School Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Bittersweet Ending 👥 Dual Pov 🩺 Young Caregiver

Heartache and Hope 93%

A mother broken by war. A basketball dream. Two teens collide, knowing love cannot save them.

by Jay McLean 2019

4.07

10k+ ratings

🏫 High School Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Bittersweet Ending 👥 Dual Pov 🩺 Young Caregiver

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 92%

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

A Different Blue

by Amy Harmon • 2013

Everyone in school calls her a slut. Her history teacher calls her by her name.

4.24

39k+

🚫 Student Teacher Romance 💔 Foster Care Survivor 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 🎨 Healing Through Art 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Different Blue 92%

Everyone in school calls her a slut. Her history teacher calls her by her name.

by Amy Harmon 2013

4.24

39k+ ratings

🚫 Student Teacher Romance 💔 Foster Care Survivor 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 🎨 Healing Through Art 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

You've Reached Sam

by Dustin Thao • 2021

After Sam dies, Julie calls his phone just to hear his voicemail. He picks up.

3.61

178k+

🥀 First Love 💔 Teen Grief 🌧️ Bittersweet Romance 📞 Unfinished Conversations ☕ Cozy Bookstore Setting

You've Reached Sam 92%

After Sam dies, Julie calls his phone just to hear his voicemail. He picks up.

by Dustin Thao 2021

3.61

178k+ ratings

🥀 First Love 💔 Teen Grief 🌧️ Bittersweet Romance 📞 Unfinished Conversations ☕ Cozy Bookstore Setting

The Sea of Tranquility

by Katja Millay • 2012

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

4.28

89k+

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

The Sea of Tranquility 92%

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

by Katja Millay 2012

4.28

89k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

Letters to the Lost

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2017

Two grieving teens bare their souls in anonymous letters, never realizing they clash in real life.

4.31

52k+

✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 😈 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Dual Pov Romance 💔 Shared Grief 🌧️ Melancholy Romance

Letters to the Lost 92%

Two grieving teens bare their souls in anonymous letters, never realizing they clash in real life.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2017

4.31

52k+ ratings

✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 😈 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Dual Pov Romance 💔 Shared Grief 🌧️ Melancholy Romance

Darling Venom

by Parker S. Huntington • 2021

Her friend's suicide left a novel to finish and a brother to resist. She's failing at both.

4.25

84k+

🖤 Grief Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Suicide Grief 📚 Literary World 😞 Survivor's Guilt

Darling Venom 92%

Her friend's suicide left a novel to finish and a brother to resist. She's failing at both.

by Parker S. Huntington 2021

4.25

84k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Suicide Grief 📚 Literary World 😞 Survivor's Guilt

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 92%

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

Cruel and Beautiful

by A.M. Hargrove • 2015

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

4.25

5k+

🖤 Widow Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

Cruel and Beautiful 92%

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

by A.M. Hargrove 2015

4.25

5k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin

by Tere Liye • 2010

A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.

3.98

19k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin Summary

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin 92%

A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.

by Tere Liye 2010

3.98

19k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Before I Die

by Jenny Downham • 2007

Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.

3.81

58k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 📋 Bucket List 🏡 Boy Next Door 💕 First Love 🔥 Teenage Rebellion

Before I Die 92%

Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.

by Jenny Downham 2007

3.81

58k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 📋 Bucket List 🏡 Boy Next Door 💕 First Love 🔥 Teenage Rebellion

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 92%

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

If He Had Been With Me

by Laura Nowlin • 2013

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

3.78

598k+

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

If He Had Been With Me 92%

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

by Laura Nowlin 2013

3.78

598k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

If There's No Tomorrow

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2017

After a party, she got in a car with drunk friends and was the only survivor.

4.02

21k+

🏫 Ya Contemporary Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🚗 Drunk Driving 🏥 High School Tragedy

If There's No Tomorrow 92%

After a party, she got in a car with drunk friends and was the only survivor.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2017

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏫 Ya Contemporary Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🚗 Drunk Driving 🏥 High School Tragedy

Looking for Alaska

by John Green • 2005

A boarding school boy obsessed with last words meets a brilliant girl already writing hers.

3.96

1.8M+

🏫 Boarding School Fiction 💔 Tragic First Love 🌪️ Manic Pixie Dream Girl 👥 Found Family 😞 Survivor Guilt

Looking for Alaska 92%

A boarding school boy obsessed with last words meets a brilliant girl already writing hers.

by John Green 2005

3.96

1.8M+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Fiction 💔 Tragic First Love 🌪️ Manic Pixie Dream Girl 👥 Found Family 😞 Survivor Guilt

Boulevard

by Flor M. Salvador • 2020

A clumsy senior falls for a drug-using outcast. Her best friend forbids it. His demons agree.

3.64

107k+

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Tragic Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 🎵 Music And Love

Boulevard 92%

A clumsy senior falls for a drug-using outcast. Her best friend forbids it. His demons agree.

by Flor M. Salvador 2020

3.64

107k+ ratings

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Tragic Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 🎵 Music And Love

Everything, Everything

by Nicola Yoon • 2015

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

3.96

682k+

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

Everything, Everything 92%

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

by Nicola Yoon 2015

3.96

682k+ ratings

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

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 92%

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

The Map That Leads to You

by J.P. Monninger • 2017

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

3.56

14k+

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

The Map That Leads to You 92%

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

by J.P. Monninger 2017

3.56

14k+ ratings

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

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 92%

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

The Air He Breathes

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2015

A widow and a grieving recluse use each other as stand-ins for their dead spouses.

4.12

75k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 😢 Tearjerker Romance

The Air He Breathes 92%

A widow and a grieving recluse use each other as stand-ins for their dead spouses.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2015

4.12

75k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 😢 Tearjerker Romance

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 92%

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

Sad Girls

by Lang Leav • 2017

Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.

3.33

12k+

🖤 Grief And Guilt 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Anxiety Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Sad Girls 92%

Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.

by Lang Leav 2017

3.33

12k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Guilt 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Anxiety Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Five Feet Apart

by Rachael Lippincott • 2018

Two cystic fibrosis patients fall in love, but hospital rules demand they stay six feet apart.

4.17

260k+

🔒 Forbidden Love 💔 Terminal Illness 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🌟 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏥 Hospital Setting

Five Feet Apart 92%

Two cystic fibrosis patients fall in love, but hospital rules demand they stay six feet apart.

by Rachael Lippincott 2018

4.17

260k+ ratings

🔒 Forbidden Love 💔 Terminal Illness 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🌟 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏥 Hospital Setting

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