50 Books like The Authenticity Project

The House of New Beginnings

by Lucy Diamond • 2017

Three heartbroken women land in the same Brighton building. The right neighbors become family.

3.90

6k+

🏠 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 👭 Female Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🍳 Healing Through Food

The House of New Beginnings 94%

Three heartbroken women land in the same Brighton building. The right neighbors become family.

by Lucy Diamond 2017

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 👭 Female Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🍳 Healing Through Food

The Queen of Wishful Thinking

by Milly Johnson • 2017

A trapped wife finds hope at an antiques shop, until her husband weaponizes her secret.

4.45

5k+

🏺 Antiques Shop 🫂 Found Family ⛓️‍💥 Abusive Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗄️ Workplace Romance

The Queen of Wishful Thinking 93%

A trapped wife finds hope at an antiques shop, until her husband weaponizes her secret.

by Milly Johnson 2017

4.45

5k+ ratings

🏺 Antiques Shop 🫂 Found Family ⛓️‍💥 Abusive Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗄️ Workplace Romance

Slow Burn Summer

by Josie Silver • 2025

An actress with nothing left pretends to write a bestseller. The lie changes her life.

3.40

10k+

📚 Publishing World 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond

Slow Burn Summer 93%

An actress with nothing left pretends to write a bestseller. The lie changes her life.

by Josie Silver 2025

3.40

10k+ ratings

📚 Publishing World 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond

The Girl on the 88 Bus

by Freya Sampson • 2022

A heartbroken woman boards a London bus to join a stranger's sixty-year search for lost love.

4.04

25k+

🎫 Missed Connection 💕 Found Family 👴 Age Gap Friendship 🤝 Strangers To Friends ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine

The Girl on the 88 Bus 93%

A heartbroken woman boards a London bus to join a stranger's sixty-year search for lost love.

by Freya Sampson 2022

4.04

25k+ ratings

🎫 Missed Connection 💕 Found Family 👴 Age Gap Friendship 🤝 Strangers To Friends ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine

The Wish List

by Sophia Money-Coutts • 2020

An anxious bookseller's wish list conjures the perfect man, but a photographer knows her better.

3.67

3k+

🏙️ London Romcom 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 👥 Found Family

The Wish List 92%

An anxious bookseller's wish list conjures the perfect man, but a photographer knows her better.

by Sophia Money-Coutts 2020

3.67

3k+ ratings

🏙️ London Romcom 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 👥 Found Family

Just the Way You Are

by Beth Moran • 2022

She bans romance to finish her bucket list. Then the forest ranger shows up.

4.26

16k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🔗 Codependency 📝 Bucket List

Just the Way You Are 92%

She bans romance to finish her bucket list. Then the forest ranger shows up.

by Beth Moran 2022

4.26

16k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🔗 Codependency 📝 Bucket List

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley

by Courtney Walsh • 2023

A lonely researcher tests a magazine's happiness tips on herself, expecting every one to fail.

4.16

24k+

🎓 Academic Setting ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley Summary

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley 92%

A lonely researcher tests a magazine's happiness tips on herself, expecting every one to fail.

by Courtney Walsh 2023

4.16

24k+ ratings

🎓 Academic Setting ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

The No-Show

by Beth O'Leary • 2022

Three women. One Valentine's Day. A single man who never arrives for any of them.

3.78

117k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💔 Love After Loss 🖤 Hidden Grief 🤗 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

The No-Show 92%

Three women. One Valentine's Day. A single man who never arrives for any of them.

by Beth O'Leary 2022

3.78

117k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💔 Love After Loss 🖤 Hidden Grief 🤗 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

Everyone Has A Story

by Savi Sharma • 2015

An aspiring writer looking for her story finds it in a banker who has lost his.

3.33

13k+

🇮🇳 Indian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov Romance

Everyone Has A Story 92%

An aspiring writer looking for her story finds it in a banker who has lost his.

by Savi Sharma 2015

3.33

13k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov Romance

Six Little Words

by Sally Page • 2026

A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.

4.04

3k+

🏡 Small Town 👵 Intergenerational 💕 Found Family 💞 Later-Life Love 🤫 Secret Past

Six Little Words 92%

A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.

by Sally Page 2026

4.04

3k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 👵 Intergenerational 💕 Found Family 💞 Later-Life Love 🤫 Secret Past

Darling Daffodils Farm

by Brittanee Nicole • 2026

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

3.90

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

Darling Daffodils Farm 92%

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

by Brittanee Nicole 2026

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

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

How Not to Die Alone

by Richard Roper • 2019

He arranges funerals for the forgotten dead. He invented a family. Now there's Peggy.

3.68

23k+

🌤️ Uplit 🎭 Fabricated Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚶 Loner Protagonist

How Not to Die Alone 92%

He arranges funerals for the forgotten dead. He invented a family. Now there's Peggy.

by Richard Roper 2019

3.68

23k+ ratings

🌤️ Uplit 🎭 Fabricated Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚶 Loner Protagonist

One Long Weekend

by Shari Low • 2024

An Instagram plea for lost rings draws four strangers into a life-changing weekend in Glasgow.

4.44

15k+

🫂 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 🕸️ Interwoven Lives 🖤 Grieving Widow 💔 Marriage In Crisis

One Long Weekend 92%

An Instagram plea for lost rings draws four strangers into a life-changing weekend in Glasgow.

by Shari Low 2024

4.44

15k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌱 Starting Over 🕸️ Interwoven Lives 🖤 Grieving Widow 💔 Marriage In Crisis

If Tomorrow Never Comes

by Allison Ashley • 2025

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

3.99

18k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

If Tomorrow Never Comes 91%

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

by Allison Ashley 2025

3.99

18k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

Me Before You

by Jojo Moyes • 2012

A caregiver falls for her quadriplegic client, only to discover he has a plan to end his life.

4.26

1.8M+

🖤 Tragic Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚖️ Right To Die 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🌿 English Village Life

Me Before You 91%

A caregiver falls for her quadriplegic client, only to discover he has a plan to end his life.

by Jojo Moyes 2012

4.26

1.8M+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚖️ Right To Die 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🌿 English Village Life

Humor Me

by Cat Shook • 2024

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

3.59

2k+

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Humor Me 91%

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

by Cat Shook 2024

3.59

2k+ ratings

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Someone Else's Shoes

by Jojo Moyes • 2023

One shoe swap connects a stressed-out worker with a millionaire's wife whose life is imploding.

3.96

254k+

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👠 Class Clash 👯 Female Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🆕 Starting Over

Someone Else's Shoes 91%

One shoe swap connects a stressed-out worker with a millionaire's wife whose life is imploding.

by Jojo Moyes 2023

3.96

254k+ ratings

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👠 Class Clash 👯 Female Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🆕 Starting Over

The Wedding Menu

by Letizia Lorini • 2023

Her father's rival's son is charming, cynical, and hates the one thing she dreams of: marriage.

4.07

6k+

💕 Romantic Comedy 🍳 Culinary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Rival Families

The Wedding Menu 91%

Her father's rival's son is charming, cynical, and hates the one thing she dreams of: marriage.

by Letizia Lorini 2023

4.07

6k+ ratings

💕 Romantic Comedy 🍳 Culinary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Rival Families

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

What Happens in Dubai

by Sophie Gravia • 2022

A Glasgow aesthetician flees her dating disasters for Dubai, where her past is waiting poolside.

3.86

5k+

🫠 Dating Disasters 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor 👥 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

What Happens in Dubai 91%

A Glasgow aesthetician flees her dating disasters for Dubai, where her past is waiting poolside.

by Sophie Gravia 2022

3.86

5k+ ratings

🫠 Dating Disasters 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor 👥 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Overdue

by Stephanie Perkins • 2025

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

3.67

9k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

Overdue 91%

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

by Stephanie Perkins 2025

3.67

9k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

You Belong with Me

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2024

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

3.66

10k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Second Chance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy

You Belong with Me 91%

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2024

3.66

10k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💔 Second Chance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

by Olivia Ford • 2024

A 77-year-old secretly enters a baking show. The spotlight could expose the baby she surrendered.

4.09

22k+

🧁 Baking Competition 👵 Later In Life 👶 Adoption Reunion 💕 Long Marriage 🤫 Family Secrets

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame 91%

A 77-year-old secretly enters a baking show. The spotlight could expose the baby she surrendered.

by Olivia Ford 2024

4.09

22k+ ratings

🧁 Baking Competition 👵 Later In Life 👶 Adoption Reunion 💕 Long Marriage 🤫 Family Secrets

The Summer of Yes

by Courtney Walsh • 2024

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

3.97

21k+

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

The Summer of Yes 91%

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

by Courtney Walsh 2024

3.97

21k+ ratings

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

The Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen • 2008

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

3.99

58k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Sugar Queen 91%

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

by Sarah Addison Allen 2008

3.99

58k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

I've Got My Mind Set on Brew

by Stephanie Jayne • 2024

An aspiring brewer and her new boss clash over a brewpub's soul and a stubborn attraction.

3.18

693

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Bittersweet Romance

I've Got My Mind Set on Brew 91%

An aspiring brewer and her new boss clash over a brewpub's soul and a stubborn attraction.

by Stephanie Jayne 2024

3.18

693 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Bittersweet Romance

Attachments

by Rainbow Rowell • 2011

He reads her emails for a living. Falling in love was never part of the job.

3.86

210k+

🏢 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 👀 Unseen Connection 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Attachments 91%

He reads her emails for a living. Falling in love was never part of the job.

by Rainbow Rowell 2011

3.86

210k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 👀 Unseen Connection 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Can You Keep a Secret?

by Sophie Kinsella • 2003

She confessed her worst secrets to a plane stranger. The next morning, he is her CEO.

3.82

479k+

💼 Office Romance 😳 Embarrassing Secrets 💔 Second Chance Love 🏙️ London Life 😬 Awkward Humor

Can You Keep a Secret? 91%

She confessed her worst secrets to a plane stranger. The next morning, he is her CEO.

by Sophie Kinsella 2003

3.82

479k+ ratings

💼 Office Romance 😳 Embarrassing Secrets 💔 Second Chance Love 🏙️ London Life 😬 Awkward Humor

The Keeper of Lost Things

by Ruth Hogan • 2017

A housekeeper with a past inherits a dead man's lost things and his last request.

3.80

167k+

🕸️ Interconnected Stories ✨ Gentle Magical Realism 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💞 Quiet Romance 📜 Inherited Quest

The Keeper of Lost Things 91%

A housekeeper with a past inherits a dead man's lost things and his last request.

by Ruth Hogan 2017

3.80

167k+ ratings

🕸️ Interconnected Stories ✨ Gentle Magical Realism 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💞 Quiet Romance 📜 Inherited Quest

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 91%

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

The House Beneath the Cliffs

by Sharon Gosling • 2021

Heartbroken, a chef buys a cliffside cottage in remote Scotland and cooks her way to belonging.

4.00

1k+

🍳 Culinary Romance 🌊 Remote Scottish Coast 🌿 Starting Over 🫂 Found Family 💝 Second Chance Love

The House Beneath the Cliffs 91%

Heartbroken, a chef buys a cliffside cottage in remote Scotland and cooks her way to belonging.

by Sharon Gosling 2021

4.00

1k+ ratings

🍳 Culinary Romance 🌊 Remote Scottish Coast 🌿 Starting Over 🫂 Found Family 💝 Second Chance Love

Red Mountain

by Boo Walker • 2016

On a Washington wine mountain, lost souls find family, love, and a reason to start over.

4.05

19k+

🍇 Vineyard Life 🏠 Found Family 💕 Second Chance At Love 🏘️ Small Town Community 🦋 Divorce Recovery

Red Mountain 91%

On a Washington wine mountain, lost souls find family, love, and a reason to start over.

by Boo Walker 2016

4.05

19k+ ratings

🍇 Vineyard Life 🏠 Found Family 💕 Second Chance At Love 🏘️ Small Town Community 🦋 Divorce Recovery

Funny Story

by Emily Henry • 2024

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

4.18

1.4M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

Funny Story 91%

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

by Emily Henry 2024

4.18

1.4M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

by Lucy Gilmore • 2023

A shy librarian breaks one rule to find a missing curmudgeon and accidentally builds a family.

3.88

47k+

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Friendship 😤 Grumpy Old Man 📚 Healing Through Books 🏛️ Library Setting

The Lonely Hearts Book Club 91%

A shy librarian breaks one rule to find a missing curmudgeon and accidentally builds a family.

by Lucy Gilmore 2023

3.88

47k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Friendship 😤 Grumpy Old Man 📚 Healing Through Books 🏛️ Library Setting

Between Us

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2023

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

3.70

26k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Between Us 91%

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2023

3.70

26k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Colton Gentry's Third Act

by Jeff Zentner • 2024

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

4.12

7k+

🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

Colton Gentry's Third Act 91%

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

by Jeff Zentner 2024

4.12

7k+ ratings

🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

I Hope This Finds You Well

by Natalie Sue • 2024

She's the office nobody. Now she can read everyone's emails. Even the cute HR guy's.

3.73

136k+

🎭 Workplace Dramedy 💼 Office Romance 😰 Social Anxiety ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Office Secrets

I Hope This Finds You Well 91%

She's the office nobody. Now she can read everyone's emails. Even the cute HR guy's.

by Natalie Sue 2024

3.73

136k+ ratings

🎭 Workplace Dramedy 💼 Office Romance 😰 Social Anxiety ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Office Secrets

Pretending

by Holly Bourne • 2020

Her fake dating profile finds the perfect man. Now the real woman has to show up.

3.84

13k+

💕 Post-Trauma Romance 📱 Dating Culture Critique 🎭 Double Identity Romance 🔥 Feminist Rage 🌱 Healing After Trauma

Pretending 91%

Her fake dating profile finds the perfect man. Now the real woman has to show up.

by Holly Bourne 2020

3.84

13k+ ratings

💕 Post-Trauma Romance 📱 Dating Culture Critique 🎭 Double Identity Romance 🔥 Feminist Rage 🌱 Healing After Trauma

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 91%

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

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

by Burton Raffel • 1375

Sir Gawain beheads a green knight who rides away holding his head. One year later, the axe returns.

3.76

79k+

🏰 Arthurian Legend ⚔️ Medieval Romance 🛡️ Chivalric Quest ⚡ Honor Tested 🌹 Courtly Temptation

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 91%

Sir Gawain beheads a green knight who rides away holding his head. One year later, the axe returns.

by Burton Raffel 1375

3.76

79k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Legend ⚔️ Medieval Romance 🛡️ Chivalric Quest ⚡ Honor Tested 🌹 Courtly Temptation

The Return

by Nicholas Sparks • 2020

Returning home scarred, a Navy doctor falls for a deputy bound to her comatose husband.

3.90

107k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

The Return 91%

Returning home scarred, a Navy doctor falls for a deputy bound to her comatose husband.

by Nicholas Sparks 2020

3.90

107k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

One Plus One

by Jojo Moyes • 2014

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

3.97

197k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

One Plus One 91%

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

by Jojo Moyes 2014

3.97

197k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

The Night We Met

by Abby Jimenez • 2026

Chris gives his best friend's girlfriend a ride. He falls. She's already taken.

4.00

244k+

🔥 Slow Burn 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 Acts Of Service 🔺 Love Triangle ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

The Night We Met 91%

Chris gives his best friend's girlfriend a ride. He falls. She's already taken.

by Abby Jimenez 2026

4.00

244k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 Acts Of Service 🔺 Love Triangle ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County

by Claire Swinarski • 2024

Esther fed mourners for decades. Now the funeral ladies must save her home.

3.69

9k+

🍽️ Food-Centered Fiction 👵 Aging And Independence 🏘️ Small Town Community 👯‍♀️ Lifelong Female Friends 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County Summary

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County 91%

Esther fed mourners for decades. Now the funeral ladies must save her home.

by Claire Swinarski 2024

3.69

9k+ ratings

🍽️ Food-Centered Fiction 👵 Aging And Independence 🏘️ Small Town Community 👯‍♀️ Lifelong Female Friends 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Woman Who Took a Chance

by Fiona Gibson • 2022

Grounded at fifty, a flight attendant braves dating apps and the comedy of starting over.

3.96

2k+

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 📱 Online Dating Disasters 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🤝 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship

The Woman Who Took a Chance 91%

Grounded at fifty, a flight attendant braves dating apps and the comedy of starting over.

by Fiona Gibson 2022

3.96

2k+ ratings

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 📱 Online Dating Disasters 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🤝 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship

The Burnout

by Sophie Kinsella • 2023

A marketing director's seaside burnout cure came with one complication: the man in the next lodge.

3.70

92k+

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