36 Books like The Flatshare

When in Rome

by Sarah Adams • 2022

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

3.87

225k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

When in Rome 94%

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

by Sarah Adams 2022

3.87

225k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

If Only You

by Chloe Liese • 2023

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

4.02

21k+

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

If Only You 94%

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

by Chloe Liese 2023

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

First-Time Caller

by B.K. Borison • 2025

A single mom's viral call turns a jaded radio host into her personal matchmaker.

3.92

300k+

🖤 Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter 📱 Viral Sensation

First-Time Caller 94%

A single mom's viral call turns a jaded radio host into her personal matchmaker.

by B.K. Borison 2025

3.92

300k+ ratings

🖤 Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter 📱 Viral Sensation

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 94%

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

British Bedmate

by Penelope Ward • 2017

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

4.11

24k+

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Widowed Heroine

British Bedmate 94%

A widow rents her apartment to a British doctor. Their banter has rules. Their chemistry doesn't.

by Penelope Ward 2017

4.11

24k+ ratings

🧸 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Widowed Heroine

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

by Christina Lauren • 2018

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

3.92

189k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Summary

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating 94%

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

by Christina Lauren 2018

3.92

189k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

My Favorite Kidnapper

by Melanie Moreland • 2023

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

3.94

8k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

My Favorite Kidnapper 94%

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

by Melanie Moreland 2023

3.94

8k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

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 94%

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

Wrong Text, Right Love

by Claudia Y. Burgoa • 2020

When a sex therapist drunk-texts her ex, a guarded tech billionaire answers. He's her new neighbor.

3.76

7k+

📱 Wrong Number Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🖤 Reclusive Hero

Wrong Text, Right Love 94%

When a sex therapist drunk-texts her ex, a guarded tech billionaire answers. He's her new neighbor.

by Claudia Y. Burgoa 2020

3.76

7k+ ratings

📱 Wrong Number Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🖤 Reclusive Hero

The Love Haters

by Katherine Center • 2025

A heartbroken producer who fears water must film a stoic Coast Guard hero in Key West.

3.79

155k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💖 Body Positive Romance 😄 Contemporary Rom Com

The Love Haters 94%

A heartbroken producer who fears water must film a stoic Coast Guard hero in Key West.

by Katherine Center 2025

3.79

155k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💖 Body Positive Romance 😄 Contemporary Rom Com

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 94%

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

Denim & Diamonds

by Penelope Ward • 2025

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

4.16

5k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Denim & Diamonds 94%

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

by Penelope Ward 2025

4.16

5k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Indiscretion

by Vi Keeland • 2025

She's a disbarred prosecutor. He's the defense attorney she punched. Now they're sharing a cabin.

4.20

11k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Indiscretion 94%

She's a disbarred prosecutor. He's the defense attorney she punched. Now they're sharing a cabin.

by Vi Keeland 2025

4.20

11k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Give Me Butterflies

by Jillian Meadows • 2023

A museum entomologist faces her dream interview and the grumpy astronomer who just wore her coffee.

3.94

16k+

🔬 Stem Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Guardian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Healing From Abuse

Give Me Butterflies 94%

A museum entomologist faces her dream interview and the grumpy astronomer who just wore her coffee.

by Jillian Meadows 2023

3.94

16k+ ratings

🔬 Stem Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Guardian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Healing From Abuse

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 93%

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 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 93%

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

Under One Roof

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

3.64

214k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

Under One Roof 93%

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022

3.64

214k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

Beach Read

by Emily Henry • 2020

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

3.97

1.7M+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Beach Read 93%

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

by Emily Henry 2020

3.97

1.7M+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

The Honey-Don't List

by Christina Lauren • 2020

Two assistants are trapped on a book tour with their bosses' crumbling marriage and fall in love.

3.49

86k+

🚌 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🏡 Home Renovation 🎨 Hidden Talent 🚐 Road Trip Chaos

The Honey-Don't List 93%

Two assistants are trapped on a book tour with their bosses' crumbling marriage and fall in love.

by Christina Lauren 2020

3.49

86k+ ratings

🚌 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🏡 Home Renovation 🎨 Hidden Talent 🚐 Road Trip Chaos

Happily Never After

by Lynn Painter • 2024

A stranger objects at her wedding; she joins his sabotage scheme, their fake romance becoming real.

3.68

84k+

🎬 Romantic Comedy 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💬 Banter-Filled Romance

Happily Never After 93%

A stranger objects at her wedding; she joins his sabotage scheme, their fake romance becoming real.

by Lynn Painter 2024

3.68

84k+ ratings

🎬 Romantic Comedy 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💬 Banter-Filled Romance

The Spanish Love Deception

by Elena Armas • 2021

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

3.79

822k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Spanish Love Deception 93%

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

by Elena Armas 2021

3.79

822k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry • 2021

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

3.84

1.8M+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

People We Meet on Vacation 93%

Best friends estranged for two years take one last summer trip, one bed between them.

by Emily Henry 2021

3.84

1.8M+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏡 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn

The Heartbreak Hotel

by Ellen O'Clover • 2025

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

3.76

32k+

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Heartbreak Hotel 93%

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

by Ellen O'Clover 2025

3.76

32k+ ratings

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Book Boyfriend

by Emily Wibberley • 2025

A fantasy fan's convention escape becomes a duel with her office nemesis for the hero's dinner.

3.26

3k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎟️ Fan Convention

Book Boyfriend 93%

A fantasy fan's convention escape becomes a duel with her office nemesis for the hero's dinner.

by Emily Wibberley 2025

3.26

3k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎟️ Fan Convention

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 93%

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

A Novel Love Story

by Ashley Poston • 2024

She finds the town from her favorite books, its characters real and their stories unresolved.

3.61

134k+

✨ Magical Realism Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏡 Forced Proximity 💔 Heartbreak Healing

A Novel Love Story 93%

She finds the town from her favorite books, its characters real and their stories unresolved.

by Ashley Poston 2024

3.61

134k+ ratings

✨ Magical Realism Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏡 Forced Proximity 💔 Heartbreak Healing

Maple & Moonlight

by Daphne Elliot • 2026

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

4.09

6k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Maple & Moonlight 93%

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

by Daphne Elliot 2026

4.09

6k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Satire 🏖️ Seaside Escape 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Burnout 93%

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

by Sophie Kinsella 2023

3.70

92k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Satire 🏖️ Seaside Escape 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 93%

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

Failure to Match

by Kyra Parsi • 2024

A matchmaker goes undercover to study her impossible billionaire client, who proposes instead.

4.18

30k+

🎩 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Hero 💘 Matchmaker Heroine ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Failure to Match 93%

A matchmaker goes undercover to study her impossible billionaire client, who proposes instead.

by Kyra Parsi 2024

4.18

30k+ ratings

🎩 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Hero 💘 Matchmaker Heroine ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

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

Plot Twist

by Erin La Rosa • 2023

A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.

3.37

9k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ✍️ Romance Writer Heroine

Plot Twist 93%

A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.

by Erin La Rosa 2023

3.37

9k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ✍️ Romance Writer Heroine

Next of Kin

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2022

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

3.74

62k+

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Next of Kin 93%

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2022

3.74

62k+ ratings

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

There’s Pumpkin About You

by Athena Carstairs • 2025

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

3.44

4k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

There’s Pumpkin About You 93%

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

by Athena Carstairs 2025

3.44

4k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

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