💔 Childhood Love Lost

Stories of first affections that didn't survive growing up — the neighbor who moved away, the summer crush never spoken — and the tender ache they leave behind for decades.

Sisterhood Everlasting

by Ann Brashares • 2011

Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.

3.91

39k+

👯 Grown Up Friendship 💕 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏠 Found Family

Sisterhood Everlasting 88%

Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.

by Ann Brashares 2011

3.91

39k+ ratings

👯 Grown Up Friendship 💕 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏠 Found Family

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 88%

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

Forever...

by Judy Blume • 1975

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

3.62

68k+

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

Forever... 88%

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

by Judy Blume 1975

3.62

68k+ ratings

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

Star Girl

by Jerry Spinelli • 2000

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

3.77

337k+

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Star Girl 88%

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

by Jerry Spinelli 2000

3.77

337k+ ratings

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

If Only I Had Told Her

by Laura Nowlin • 2024

Childhood best friends. A long-awaited confession. Then a car crash that leaves one of them behind.

3.85

210k+

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Ya Romance 🤫 Secret Pining 👶 Pregnancy After Loss ☀️ Summer Romance

If Only I Had Told Her 88%

Childhood best friends. A long-awaited confession. Then a car crash that leaves one of them behind.

by Laura Nowlin 2024

3.85

210k+ ratings

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Ya Romance 🤫 Secret Pining 👶 Pregnancy After Loss ☀️ Summer Romance

El camino

by Miguel Delibes • 1950

Last night in the valley, a boy relives the pranks and losses of his childhood.

4.13

15k+

🏡 Rural Childhood 👫 Boyhood Adventures 💔 First Crush 🕊️ Death Of Innocence 🤫 Small-Town Gossip

El camino 88%

Last night in the valley, a boy relives the pranks and losses of his childhood.

by Miguel Delibes 1950

4.13

15k+ ratings

🏡 Rural Childhood 👫 Boyhood Adventures 💔 First Crush 🕊️ Death Of Innocence 🤫 Small-Town Gossip

The Thing About Jellyfish

by Ali Benjamin • 2015

After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.

4.10

45k+

🔬 Young Scientist 🤫 Chosen Silence 💔 Grieving A Friend 🥲 Bittersweet ✨ Lyrical Middle Grade

The Thing About Jellyfish 88%

After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.

by Ali Benjamin 2015

4.10

45k+ ratings

🔬 Young Scientist 🤫 Chosen Silence 💔 Grieving A Friend 🥲 Bittersweet ✨ Lyrical Middle Grade

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

46k+

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

Just Friends 88%

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

by Haley Pham 2026

3.52

46k+ ratings

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

Beverly

by Laura J. Robert • 2025

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

3.49

2k+

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

Beverly 88%

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

by Laura J. Robert 2025

3.49

2k+ ratings

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

The Blue Umbrella

by Ruskin Bond • 1980

A Himalayan girl's blue umbrella enchants her village until a shopkeeper's longing turns to theft.

4.25

13k+

🏘️ Rural India 💎 Coveted Object 🏡 Small Village Life 👧 Child's Perspective 🕊️ Redemption Arc

The Blue Umbrella 87%

A Himalayan girl's blue umbrella enchants her village until a shopkeeper's longing turns to theft.

by Ruskin Bond 1980

4.25

13k+ ratings

🏘️ Rural India 💎 Coveted Object 🏡 Small Village Life 👧 Child's Perspective 🕊️ Redemption Arc

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 87%

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

The Tiger Rising

by Kate DiCamillo • 2001

A grieving boy, a caged tiger, and a fierce girl who believes both should run free.

3.84

33k+

✒️ Lyrical Middle Grade 🖤 Childhood Grief 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🔒 Trapped Emotions 🌿 Quiet And Tender

The Tiger Rising 87%

A grieving boy, a caged tiger, and a fierce girl who believes both should run free.

by Kate DiCamillo 2001

3.84

33k+ ratings

✒️ Lyrical Middle Grade 🖤 Childhood Grief 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🔒 Trapped Emotions 🌿 Quiet And Tender

Broken Country

by Clare Leslie Hall • 2025

A farmer's wife loved another man. Her husband is dead. The police demand the truth.

4.27

678k+

🏞️ Pastoral Tragedy 💔 Love Triangle 🔄 First Love Returns 🏰 Class Divide Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity

Broken Country 87%

A farmer's wife loved another man. Her husband is dead. The police demand the truth.

by Clare Leslie Hall 2025

4.27

678k+ ratings

🏞️ Pastoral Tragedy 💔 Love Triangle 🔄 First Love Returns 🏰 Class Divide Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity

Oblomov

by Ivan Goncharov • 1859

A St. Petersburg nobleman cannot leave his bed, though love, friendship, and ruin demand he rise.

4.14

43k+

🏛️ Russian Realism 🛏️ Arrested Development 💔 Doomed Romance 🤝 Foil Friendship 🏠 Melancholy Domesticity

Oblomov 87%

A St. Petersburg nobleman cannot leave his bed, though love, friendship, and ruin demand he rise.

by Ivan Goncharov 1859

4.14

43k+ ratings

🏛️ Russian Realism 🛏️ Arrested Development 💔 Doomed Romance 🤝 Foil Friendship 🏠 Melancholy Domesticity

My Sweet Orange Tree

by José Mauro de Vasconcelos • 1968

A Brazilian boy talks to an orange tree until an old man teaches him what love is.

4.38

86k+

💰 Childhood Poverty 💔 Grief And Loss 🌌 Imagination As Refuge 👴 Father Figure 🇧🇷 Brazilian Childhood

My Sweet Orange Tree 87%

A Brazilian boy talks to an orange tree until an old man teaches him what love is.

by José Mauro de Vasconcelos 1968

4.38

86k+ ratings

💰 Childhood Poverty 💔 Grief And Loss 🌌 Imagination As Refuge 👴 Father Figure 🇧🇷 Brazilian Childhood

The Last Romantics

by Tara Conklin • 2019

After their father dies and their mother retreats, four siblings raise themselves in feral freedom.

3.70

49k+

💔 Parental Neglect ⭐ Golden Boy Downfall ✍️ Writer Narrator 🤫 Family Secrets 👵 Elderly Narrator

The Last Romantics 87%

After their father dies and their mother retreats, four siblings raise themselves in feral freedom.

by Tara Conklin 2019

3.70

49k+ ratings

💔 Parental Neglect ⭐ Golden Boy Downfall ✍️ Writer Narrator 🤫 Family Secrets 👵 Elderly Narrator

Laws of Love and Logic

by Debra Curtis • 2026

Raised on saints and science, she loved a wounded boy. One Rhode Island night stole their tomorrow.

3.79

6k+

💘 First Love ⏳ Decades-Spanning Romance 👭 Sister Bond 💰 Class Divide 🏘️ Small Town New England

Laws of Love and Logic 87%

Raised on saints and science, she loved a wounded boy. One Rhode Island night stole their tomorrow.

by Debra Curtis 2026

3.79

6k+ ratings

💘 First Love ⏳ Decades-Spanning Romance 👭 Sister Bond 💰 Class Divide 🏘️ Small Town New England

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell • 2012

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

3.92

1.3M+

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Eleanor & Park 87%

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

by Rainbow Rowell 2012

3.92

1.3M+ ratings

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Falling in Love Again

by Ruskin Bond • 2013

His love stories all end with a departing train and a face he will never see again.

3.64

2k+

🖤 Unrequited Love 🚂 Chance Encounters 🌅 Memory And Nostalgia 🌧️ Quiet Melancholy 🌿 Nature As Refuge

Falling in Love Again 87%

His love stories all end with a departing train and a face he will never see again.

by Ruskin Bond 2013

3.64

2k+ ratings

🖤 Unrequited Love 🚂 Chance Encounters 🌅 Memory And Nostalgia 🌧️ Quiet Melancholy 🌿 Nature As Refuge

Le Temps des secrets

by Marcel Pagnol • 1962

In a Provençal summer, a boy's first love threatens his oldest friendship.

4.06

2k+

🌾 Rural France 🤝 Boyhood Friendship 💔 First Love 🕯️ Wistful Nostalgia 😄 Gentle Humor

Le Temps des secrets 87%

In a Provençal summer, a boy's first love threatens his oldest friendship.

by Marcel Pagnol 1962

4.06

2k+ ratings

🌾 Rural France 🤝 Boyhood Friendship 💔 First Love 🕯️ Wistful Nostalgia 😄 Gentle Humor

Kevade

by Oskar Luts • 1912

At a rural parish school, a quiet boy collides with a tireless prankster and first love.

3.87

2k+

🏫 Village School 📚 Coming-Of-Age Classic 🧑 Sensitive Protagonist 😜 Mischievous Best Friend 💕 First Love

Kevade 87%

At a rural parish school, a quiet boy collides with a tireless prankster and first love.

by Oskar Luts 1912

3.87

2k+ ratings

🏫 Village School 📚 Coming-Of-Age Classic 🧑 Sensitive Protagonist 😜 Mischievous Best Friend 💕 First Love

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein • 1964

A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.

4.39

1.2M+

📖 Illustrated Fable 💔 Bittersweet 🌳 Parental Love 🪵 One-Way Sacrifice 🌿 Human-Nature Bond

The Giving Tree 87%

A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.

by Shel Silverstein 1964

4.39

1.2M+ ratings

📖 Illustrated Fable 💔 Bittersweet 🌳 Parental Love 🪵 One-Way Sacrifice 🌿 Human-Nature Bond

Guitar Notes

by Mary Amato • 2012

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

4.04

6k+

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Guitar Notes 87%

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

by Mary Amato 2012

4.04

6k+ ratings

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

All Those Things We Never Said

by Marc Levy • 2008

Her dead father returns as an android: six days of battery, a lifetime of silence to undo.

3.87

15k+

🖤 Estranged Parent 💔 Lost First Love ✨ Speculative Romance 💌 Unsent Letters 🕯️ Processing Grief

All Those Things We Never Said 87%

Her dead father returns as an android: six days of battery, a lifetime of silence to undo.

by Marc Levy 2008

3.87

15k+ ratings

🖤 Estranged Parent 💔 Lost First Love ✨ Speculative Romance 💌 Unsent Letters 🕯️ Processing Grief

This Is All

by Aidan Chambers • 2005

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

4.31

2k+

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

This Is All 87%

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

by Aidan Chambers 2005

4.31

2k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend

by Michelle Cuevas • 2017

His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.

4.19

3k+

🫥 Imaginary Friend 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 👯 Twin Bond 🍂 Letting Go 💔 Bittersweet

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend Summary

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend 87%

His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.

by Michelle Cuevas 2017

4.19

3k+ ratings

🫥 Imaginary Friend 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 👯 Twin Bond 🍂 Letting Go 💔 Bittersweet

The Gift

by Danielle Steel • 1986

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

3.99

21k+

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Bittersweet Romance 🎁 Sacrificial Love

The Gift 87%

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

by Danielle Steel 1986

3.99

21k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Bittersweet Romance 🎁 Sacrificial Love

The Problem with Forever

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2016

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

3.96

66k+

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

The Problem with Forever 87%

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2016

3.96

66k+ ratings

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

Eres el amor de mi otra vida

by Gilraen Eärfalas • 2024

Her partner is a painter whose only subject is another woman. That woman exists.

3.92

5k+

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 👻 The One Who Got Away 👯 Female Friendship 🌫️ Melancholy Prose

Eres el amor de mi otra vida 87%

Her partner is a painter whose only subject is another woman. That woman exists.

by Gilraen Eärfalas 2024

3.92

5k+ ratings

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 👻 The One Who Got Away 👯 Female Friendship 🌫️ Melancholy Prose

White Nights

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky • 1848

Over four white nights, a lonely dreamer offers his heart to a girl waiting for another.

4.07

370k+

🖤 Unrequited Love 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🧍 Lonely Narrator 🌙 Chance Encounter 🕊️ Renunciation

White Nights 87%

Over four white nights, a lonely dreamer offers his heart to a girl waiting for another.

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1848

4.07

370k+ ratings

🖤 Unrequited Love 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🧍 Lonely Narrator 🌙 Chance Encounter 🕊️ Renunciation

Fractured

by Dani Atkins • 2013

Her best friend died saving her. Five years later, she wakes to find him alive.

3.80

17k+

🫶 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔀 Parallel Lives 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🥀 Tragic Romance 💕 Love Triangle

Fractured 87%

Her best friend died saving her. Five years later, she wakes to find him alive.

by Dani Atkins 2013

3.80

17k+ ratings

🫶 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔀 Parallel Lives 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🥀 Tragic Romance 💕 Love Triangle

The Star Outside My Window

by Onjali Q. Raúf • 2019

A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.

4.31

3k+

🏠 Foster Care Story 🤝 Found Family 👫 Sibling Devotion 🌙 Nighttime Adventure 🌟 Symbolic Stars

The Star Outside My Window 87%

A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.

by Onjali Q. Raúf 2019

4.31

3k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care Story 🤝 Found Family 👫 Sibling Devotion 🌙 Nighttime Adventure 🌟 Symbolic Stars

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite

by Pierre Bottero • 2002

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

4.06

136

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister 🏠 Found Family 📖 Therapeutic Stories

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite Summary

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite 87%

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

by Pierre Bottero 2002

4.06

136 ratings

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister 🏠 Found Family 📖 Therapeutic Stories

Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami • 1987

Best friend's suicide traps a Tokyo student between a fading woman and one pulling him back.

3.99

739k+

🖤 Melancholy Romance 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🕯️ Grief And Intimacy 🏥 Sanatorium 🇯🇵 Postwar Japan

Norwegian Wood 87%

Best friend's suicide traps a Tokyo student between a fading woman and one pulling him back.

by Haruki Murakami 1987

3.99

739k+ ratings

🖤 Melancholy Romance 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🕯️ Grief And Intimacy 🏥 Sanatorium 🇯🇵 Postwar Japan

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 87%

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

Dandelion Wine

by Ray Bradbury • 1957

One Illinois summer teaches a boy the taste of joy and the weight of goodbye.

4.09

80k+

🌞 Nostalgic Summer 🏘️ Small Town Vignettes 🍂 Loss Of Innocence 👴 Elder Wisdom 👬 Brother Bond

Dandelion Wine 87%

One Illinois summer teaches a boy the taste of joy and the weight of goodbye.

by Ray Bradbury 1957

4.09

80k+ ratings

🌞 Nostalgic Summer 🏘️ Small Town Vignettes 🍂 Loss Of Innocence 👴 Elder Wisdom 👬 Brother Bond

Broken Knight

by L.J. Shen • 2019

A mute girl, her fierce protector, and a childhood promise neither knows how to keep.

4.17

66k+

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤫 Mute Heroine 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Grief And Healing

Broken Knight 87%

A mute girl, her fierce protector, and a childhood promise neither knows how to keep.

by L.J. Shen 2019

4.17

66k+ ratings

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤫 Mute Heroine 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Grief And Healing

16 Forever

by Lance Rubin • 2026

Each year he turns sixteen and forgets her. She remembers everything and is done hoping.

3.56

355

🔄 Time Loop 💔 Forgotten Love 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets 🌅 Bittersweet

16 Forever 87%

Each year he turns sixteen and forgets her. She remembers everything and is done hoping.

by Lance Rubin 2026

3.56

355 ratings

🔄 Time Loop 💔 Forgotten Love 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets 🌅 Bittersweet

What Eden Did Next

by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2022

A widow and her childhood best friend, both raising daughters alone, reconnect. Her in-laws object.

4.04

2k+

🖤 Widow Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 💞 Second Chance Love 🇮🇪 Irish Setting

What Eden Did Next 87%

A widow and her childhood best friend, both raising daughters alone, reconnect. Her in-laws object.

by Sheila O'Flanagan 2022

4.04

2k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 💞 Second Chance Love 🇮🇪 Irish Setting

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings • 2022

A wedding draws Magnolia back into BJ's orbit, where their toxic push-pull love cannot stay buried.

4.22

114k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 💘 Childhood Sweethearts 🎢 Angsty Push-Pull 😖 Shared Trauma 🕊️ Pregnancy Loss

Magnolia Parks 87%

A wedding draws Magnolia back into BJ's orbit, where their toxic push-pull love cannot stay buried.

by Jessa Hastings 2022

4.22

114k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 💘 Childhood Sweethearts 🎢 Angsty Push-Pull 😖 Shared Trauma 🕊️ Pregnancy Loss

The Story of Us

by Lesley Jones • 2014

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

4.15

19k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

The Story of Us 87%

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

by Lesley Jones 2014

4.15

19k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

The Dinner List

by Rebecca Serle • 2018

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

3.54

59k+

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 💔 The One Who Got Away 🕊️ Father-Daughter Healing 🌊 Drifting Friendships 😢 Tearjerker

The Dinner List 87%

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

by Rebecca Serle 2018

3.54

59k+ ratings

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 💔 The One Who Got Away 🕊️ Father-Daughter Healing 🌊 Drifting Friendships 😢 Tearjerker

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

by Roddy Doyle • 1993

A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.

3.75

25k+

🧒 Child Narrator 💔 Fractured Family 🇮🇪 1960s Ireland 👦👦 Sibling Rivalry 🏫 Schoolyard Cruelty

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 87%

A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.

by Roddy Doyle 1993

3.75

25k+ ratings

🧒 Child Narrator 💔 Fractured Family 🇮🇪 1960s Ireland 👦👦 Sibling Rivalry 🏫 Schoolyard Cruelty

The Labors of Hercules Beal

by Gary D. Schmidt • 2023

A grieving boy named Hercules is assigned the hero's twelve labors as a seventh-grade project.

4.48

8k+

🏫 School Project Story 💔 Loss Of Parents 📚 Mentor Teacher 🏘️ Small Town 🐕 Boy And His Dog

The Labors of Hercules Beal 87%

A grieving boy named Hercules is assigned the hero's twelve labors as a seventh-grade project.

by Gary D. Schmidt 2023

4.48

8k+ ratings

🏫 School Project Story 💔 Loss Of Parents 📚 Mentor Teacher 🏘️ Small Town 🐕 Boy And His Dog

Leaving

by Roxana Robinson • 2024

Former lovers reunite at the opera. He is married; she is divorced; the pull has only grown.

3.77

8k+

🌊 Rekindled First Love 🌅 Late-Life Romance 💔 Forbidden Affair 📄 Divorce Aftermath 🌳 Parent-Child Estrangement

Leaving 87%

Former lovers reunite at the opera. He is married; she is divorced; the pull has only grown.

by Roxana Robinson 2024

3.77

8k+ ratings

🌊 Rekindled First Love 🌅 Late-Life Romance 💔 Forbidden Affair 📄 Divorce Aftermath 🌳 Parent-Child Estrangement

Where the Rivers Merge

by Mary Alice Monroe • 2025

Her son schemes to sell the Lowcountry plantation. She's eighty-eight, but her story isn't finished.

4.28

16k+

🏡 Southern Family Saga 🤝 Interracial Friendship 💔 First Love Lost To War 🌾 Female Land Steward 🌿 Lowcountry Setting

Where the Rivers Merge 87%

Her son schemes to sell the Lowcountry plantation. She's eighty-eight, but her story isn't finished.

by Mary Alice Monroe 2025

4.28

16k+ ratings

🏡 Southern Family Saga 🤝 Interracial Friendship 💔 First Love Lost To War 🌾 Female Land Steward 🌿 Lowcountry Setting

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino • 2015

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

4.03

169k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Before We Were Strangers 87%

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by Renee Carlino 2015

4.03

169k+ ratings

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by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

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Eleanor & Grey 87%

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

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by N.S. Perkins • 2021

After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.

3.82

29k+

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The Infinity Between Us 87%

After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.

by N.S. Perkins 2021

3.82

29k+ ratings

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by Jennifer Hartmann • 2024

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

4.24

39k+

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Catch the Sun 87%

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024

4.24

39k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

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