💕 Misfits In Love

Romances between characters who don't quite fit the mold — awkward, unconventional, or gloriously weird — finding connection precisely because of their beautiful oddness.

Impromptu Match

by Lily Mayne • 2024

A sad office drone's misery is catnip to the owner of an underground monster wrestling club.

4.10

7k+

🐺 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💘 Opposites Attract 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

Impromptu Match 88%

A sad office drone's misery is catnip to the owner of an underground monster wrestling club.

by Lily Mayne 2024

4.10

7k+ ratings

🐺 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💘 Opposites Attract 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

Soulmates

by Holly Bourne • 2013

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

3.77

9k+

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

Soulmates 87%

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

by Holly Bourne 2013

3.77

9k+ ratings

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

Warm Bodies

by Isaac Marion • 2010

A zombie saves a girl from his own kind and discovers a hunger stronger than flesh.

3.91

110k+

🧟 Zombie Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🫂 Found Family

Warm Bodies 87%

A zombie saves a girl from his own kind and discovers a hunger stronger than flesh.

by Isaac Marion 2010

3.91

110k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🫂 Found Family

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 87%

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

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

Shadows

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012

An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.

4.08

45k+

🖤 Star-Crossed Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🥀 Tragic Romance 🏘️ Rural Small Town

Shadows 87%

An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012

4.08

45k+ ratings

🖤 Star-Crossed Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🥀 Tragic Romance 🏘️ Rural Small Town

Wreaking Havoc

by Grae Bryan • 2024

A demon overwhelmed in London finds peace with his human mate in a Scottish bubble bath.

4.07

5k+

👿 Demon Romance 💞 Fated Mates 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🐻 Gentle Giant 🤲 Caretaking

Wreaking Havoc 87%

A demon overwhelmed in London finds peace with his human mate in a Scottish bubble bath.

by Grae Bryan 2024

4.07

5k+ ratings

👿 Demon Romance 💞 Fated Mates 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🐻 Gentle Giant 🤲 Caretaking

Making Faces

by Amy Harmon • 2013

A wrestler returns from war disfigured and hiding. The girl he overlooked holds his only hope.

4.29

81k+

🩹 Wounded Hero Romance 🪖 Military Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🦢 Ugly Duckling 💌 Unrequited Love

Making Faces 87%

A wrestler returns from war disfigured and hiding. The girl he overlooked holds his only hope.

by Amy Harmon 2013

4.29

81k+ ratings

🩹 Wounded Hero Romance 🪖 Military Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🦢 Ugly Duckling 💌 Unrequited Love

Wyn

by Lily Mayne • 2021

To save his human lover from death, an ancient monster must share his own lifespan.

4.38

11k+

👹 Monster Boyfriend ⏳ Immortal X Mortal 🔗 Soul Bond 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌀 Portal Fantasy

Wyn 87%

To save his human lover from death, an ancient monster must share his own lifespan.

by Lily Mayne 2021

4.38

11k+ ratings

👹 Monster Boyfriend ⏳ Immortal X Mortal 🔗 Soul Bond 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌀 Portal Fantasy

Seraph

by Lily Mayne • 2022

A camp assassin falls for the caged monster he guards, discovering a gentle soul trapped inside.

4.38

12k+

🖤 Monster X Human Romance 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🩹 Trauma Healing

Seraph 87%

A camp assassin falls for the caged monster he guards, discovering a gentle soul trapped inside.

by Lily Mayne 2022

4.38

12k+ ratings

🖤 Monster X Human Romance 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🩹 Trauma Healing

Moth

by Lily Mayne • 2022

A soldier and a half-monster forced to cross the wasteland discover the real danger is each other.

4.60

14k+

🖤 Monster Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Trauma Healing

Moth 87%

A soldier and a half-monster forced to cross the wasteland discover the real danger is each other.

by Lily Mayne 2022

4.60

14k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Trauma Healing

The Rosie Project

by Graeme Simsion • 2013

A professor's wife questionnaire meets its match: a bartender who's never seen the test.

4.01

598k+

🧩 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🎭 Romantic Comedy 🧲 Opposites Attract 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧪 Scientific Matchmaking

The Rosie Project 87%

A professor's wife questionnaire meets its match: a bartender who's never seen the test.

by Graeme Simsion 2013

4.01

598k+ ratings

🧩 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🎭 Romantic Comedy 🧲 Opposites Attract 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧪 Scientific Matchmaking

Every Day

by David Levithan • 2012

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

3.89

244k+

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Every Day 87%

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

by David Levithan 2012

3.89

244k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

by John Wiswell • 2024

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

3.86

24k+

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🏠 Found Family 💔 Generational Trauma

Someone You Can Build a Nest In 87%

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

by John Wiswell 2024

3.86

24k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🏠 Found Family 💔 Generational Trauma

Sex Criminals, Vol. 1

by Matt Fraction • 2014

Suzie's orgasms stop time. So do Jon's. Their plan: rob a bank, save a library.

3.90

41k+

🍆 Raunchy Humor 🎭 Meta Fiction 💰 Partners In Crime ⏸️ Time Stopping 🩹 Trauma Bonding

Sex Criminals, Vol. 1 87%

Suzie's orgasms stop time. So do Jon's. Their plan: rob a bank, save a library.

by Matt Fraction 2014

3.90

41k+ ratings

🍆 Raunchy Humor 🎭 Meta Fiction 💰 Partners In Crime ⏸️ Time Stopping 🩹 Trauma Bonding

Last Call at the Local

by Sarah Grunder Ruiz • 2024

A robbed musician collides with a tattooed Irish pub owner who can't believe she would stay.

3.83

11k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Love 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Musician Heroine 💚 Mental Health Rep ☘️ Small Town Ireland

Last Call at the Local 87%

A robbed musician collides with a tattooed Irish pub owner who can't believe she would stay.

by Sarah Grunder Ruiz 2024

3.83

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Love 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Musician Heroine 💚 Mental Health Rep ☘️ Small Town Ireland

Little Mushroom

by Yi Shi Si Zhou • 2022

A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.

4.59

6k+

🍄 Nonhuman Protagonist 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🎭 Identity Concealment 🫂 Found Family 🧬 Body Horror Mutation

Little Mushroom 87%

A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.

by Yi Shi Si Zhou 2022

4.59

6k+ ratings

🍄 Nonhuman Protagonist 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🎭 Identity Concealment 🫂 Found Family 🧬 Body Horror Mutation

Normal People

by Sally Rooney • 2021

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

4.58

3k+

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Normal People 87%

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

by Sally Rooney 2021

4.58

3k+ ratings

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

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 87%

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

Willa's Beast

by Ruby Dixon • 2018

The beast everyone feared is her only chance of surviving the frozen wilds.

3.80

15k+

🛸 Alien Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🐺 Feral Hero 🗣️ Language Barrier

Willa's Beast 87%

The beast everyone feared is her only chance of surviving the frozen wilds.

by Ruby Dixon 2018

3.80

15k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🐺 Feral Hero 🗣️ Language Barrier

Afterlove

by Tanya Byrne • 2021

Ashana, a teen grim reaper, is seen by her girlfriend: only the dying can see reapers.

3.96

16k+

💀 Grim Reaper Romance 🌈 Queer Paranormal 💔 Doomed Lovers 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 🖤 Bittersweet

Afterlove 87%

Ashana, a teen grim reaper, is seen by her girlfriend: only the dying can see reapers.

by Tanya Byrne 2021

3.96

16k+ ratings

💀 Grim Reaper Romance 🌈 Queer Paranormal 💔 Doomed Lovers 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 🖤 Bittersweet

Earth Boys Are Easy

by C. Rochelle • 2024

An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.

4.28

2k+

👽 Alien Romance 🦸 Superhero Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed 🧬 Body Sharing

Earth Boys Are Easy 87%

An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.

by C. Rochelle 2024

4.28

2k+ ratings

👽 Alien Romance 🦸 Superhero Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed 🧬 Body Sharing

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics 87%

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Wrath

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

A deadly, mute warrior falls for a mafia-indebted dancer, but his rage could consume them both.

4.23

1k+

🖤 Tortured Hero ☯️ Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🧬 Genetically Altered

Wrath 86%

A deadly, mute warrior falls for a mafia-indebted dancer, but his rage could consume them both.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.23

1k+ ratings

🖤 Tortured Hero ☯️ Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🧬 Genetically Altered

The Knight and the Butcherbird

by Alix E. Harrow • 2025

Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.

3.99

13k+

🩸 Body Horror Fantasy 💔 Monstrous Lover 🏹 Lost Wife Quest 🌿 Rural Apocalypse 🦴 Monstrous Transformation

The Knight and the Butcherbird 86%

Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.

by Alix E. Harrow 2025

3.99

13k+ ratings

🩸 Body Horror Fantasy 💔 Monstrous Lover 🏹 Lost Wife Quest 🌿 Rural Apocalypse 🦴 Monstrous Transformation

Reveal Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2019

His jokes mask grief. Her coldness masks fear. Neither knows how to let the other in.

3.96

139k+

🏚️ Dystopian Romance 😏 Comic Relief Hero 💔 Hidden Grief 🛡️ Emotionally Guarded ⚡ Opposites Attract

Reveal Me 86%

His jokes mask grief. Her coldness masks fear. Neither knows how to let the other in.

by Tahereh Mafi 2019

3.96

139k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Romance 😏 Comic Relief Hero 💔 Hidden Grief 🛡️ Emotionally Guarded ⚡ Opposites Attract

Call It What You Want

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2019

He carries his father's crimes. She hides her disgrace. A calculus project forces them together.

4.01

18k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 📝 Forced Proximity 💔 Social Outcasts 🫂 Found Family 🌧️ Teen Angst

Call It What You Want 86%

He carries his father's crimes. She hides her disgrace. A calculus project forces them together.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2019

4.01

18k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 📝 Forced Proximity 💔 Social Outcasts 🫂 Found Family 🌧️ Teen Angst

A Soul to Protect

by Opal Reyne • 2024

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

4.45

6k+

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

A Soul to Protect 86%

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

by Opal Reyne 2024

4.45

6k+ ratings

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

You're Not My King!

by Eryn Hawk • 2024

When aliens accidentally abduct a sarcastic human, the king claims him as his fated mate.

3.89

3k+

🛸 Alien Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🤕 Hurt/Comfort 😏 Sarcastic Narrator

You're Not My King! 86%

When aliens accidentally abduct a sarcastic human, the king claims him as his fated mate.

by Eryn Hawk 2024

3.89

3k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🤕 Hurt/Comfort 😏 Sarcastic Narrator

Sorcerers Always Satisfy

by Louisa Masters • 2021

A rigid sorcerer shepherding elves to Earth gets an infuriatingly devoted suitor.

4.25

4k+

☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 🌍 Cultural Integration 🧝 Fae Romance

Sorcerers Always Satisfy 86%

A rigid sorcerer shepherding elves to Earth gets an infuriatingly devoted suitor.

by Louisa Masters 2021

4.25

4k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 💫 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 🌍 Cultural Integration 🧝 Fae Romance

Someday

by David Levithan • 2018

He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.

3.64

10k+

🔄 Body-Swap Romance 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Dark Mirror 🥀 Melancholy Romance

Someday 86%

He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.

by David Levithan 2018

3.64

10k+ ratings

🔄 Body-Swap Romance 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Dark Mirror 🥀 Melancholy Romance

by Lily Morton • 2018

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

4.33

6k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

Oz 86%

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

by Lily Morton 2018

4.33

6k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

Mistaken Prejudice

by Tal Lewin • 2023

A foster kid falls for a wealthy equestrian at the prep school that despises him.

3.97

840

🎓 Prep School 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💔 Hurt/Comfort

Mistaken Prejudice 86%

A foster kid falls for a wealthy equestrian at the prep school that despises him.

by Tal Lewin 2023

3.97

840 ratings

🎓 Prep School 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💔 Hurt/Comfort

Unhinged

by Vera Valentine • 2023

Her front door loves her. To save her from a killer, she must have sex with it.

3.00

28k+

😈 Monster Romance 🎭 Absurdist Erotica 👑 Gentle Femdom 🙌 Praise Kink 🤲 Touch-Starved Hero

Unhinged 86%

Her front door loves her. To save her from a killer, she must have sex with it.

by Vera Valentine 2023

3.00

28k+ ratings

😈 Monster Romance 🎭 Absurdist Erotica 👑 Gentle Femdom 🙌 Praise Kink 🤲 Touch-Starved Hero

Edin

by Lily Mayne • 2021

His friend is captive underground. His only hope is the purple monster who calls him pretty.

4.23

17k+

💜 Monster Human Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧸 Gentle Giant Hero 🩹 Hurt Comfort 📏 Size Difference

Edin 86%

His friend is captive underground. His only hope is the purple monster who calls him pretty.

by Lily Mayne 2021

4.23

17k+ ratings

💜 Monster Human Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧸 Gentle Giant Hero 🩹 Hurt Comfort 📏 Size Difference

Pounded by Produce

by G.M. Fairy • 2025

Two priests become vegetables when desire is denied. Their new cook holds the cure.

3.45

4k+

🛐 Forbidden Priest 💋 M/M/F Romance 🍅 Surreal Romance 🎭 Campy Humor 🫂 Healing From Abuse

Pounded by Produce 86%

Two priests become vegetables when desire is denied. Their new cook holds the cure.

by G.M. Fairy 2025

3.45

4k+ ratings

🛐 Forbidden Priest 💋 M/M/F Romance 🍅 Surreal Romance 🎭 Campy Humor 🫂 Healing From Abuse

Stranger Things Have Happened

by Kasie West • 2026

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

3.81

4k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Stranger Things Have Happened 86%

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

by Kasie West 2026

3.81

4k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

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 86%

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

Vision in White

by Nora Roberts • 2009

She photographs weddings she doesn't believe in. He's the shy teacher about to prove her wrong.

4.12

144k+

🏢 Wedding Business 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥹 Sweet Shy Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

Vision in White 86%

She photographs weddings she doesn't believe in. He's the shy teacher about to prove her wrong.

by Nora Roberts 2009

4.12

144k+ ratings

🏢 Wedding Business 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥹 Sweet Shy Hero 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

The Siren

by Kiera Cass • 2009

A siren who kills with her song falls for a human she cannot speak to.

3.69

99k+

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 💫 Immortal-Mortal Romance 💕 Found Sisterhood 💔 Bittersweet Love 🌅 Atmospheric Seaside

The Siren 86%

A siren who kills with her song falls for a human she cannot speak to.

by Kiera Cass 2009

3.69

99k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 💫 Immortal-Mortal Romance 💕 Found Sisterhood 💔 Bittersweet Love 🌅 Atmospheric Seaside

The Puppeteer

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

Bound to the puppeteer who remade her, she is trapped in his dark circus by his obsession.

4.16

5k+

🎪 Dark Circus Romance 🪢 Captor-Captive Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

The Puppeteer 86%

Bound to the puppeteer who remade her, she is trapped in his dark circus by his obsession.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.16

5k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Circus Romance 🪢 Captor-Captive Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Wed to the Lich

by Layla Fae • 2023

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

3.97

7k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Wed to the Lich 86%

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

by Layla Fae 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Grease

by Ron De Christoforo • 1978

When a greaser's summer fling transfers to his high school, his heart collides with his rep.

4.05

1k+

🕰️ 1950s Americana 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Tight-Knit Gang ☀️ Summer Romance 💄 Makeover Romance

Grease 86%

When a greaser's summer fling transfers to his high school, his heart collides with his rep.

by Ron De Christoforo 1978

4.05

1k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s Americana 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Tight-Knit Gang ☀️ Summer Romance 💄 Makeover Romance

You've Got Chain Mail

by Sam Parks • 2024

Seeking friendship, a designer joins a D&D group. The guarded builder across the table wants more.

3.50

261

🎲 Geeky Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛡️ Emotionally Guarded Hero

You've Got Chain Mail 86%

Seeking friendship, a designer joins a D&D group. The guarded builder across the table wants more.

by Sam Parks 2024

3.50

261 ratings

🎲 Geeky Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛡️ Emotionally Guarded Hero

Sinner

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

An engineer falls for a nun hiding a lethal mission: rescue seven children engineered to detect sin.

4.01

1k+

💔 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧠 Psychic Heroine 🕯️ Secret Sisterhood 👶 Engineered Children

Sinner 86%

An engineer falls for a nun hiding a lethal mission: rescue seven children engineered to detect sin.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.01

1k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧠 Psychic Heroine 🕯️ Secret Sisterhood 👶 Engineered Children

Sin

by Kelly St. Clare • 2017

A scarred pit fighter falls for a court outcast already promised to a cruel lord.

4.03

2k+

🩹 Wounded Hero 🏰 Court Outcast 💕 Fantasy Court Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Sin 86%

A scarred pit fighter falls for a court outcast already promised to a cruel lord.

by Kelly St. Clare 2017

4.03

2k+ ratings

🩹 Wounded Hero 🏰 Court Outcast 💕 Fantasy Court Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Swipe Right on Fate

by Roxie Ray • 2026

A dating app matches a hidden werewolf with a disguised vampire. Neither knows the other's secret.

3.87

4k+

🎭 Supernatural Romcom 🤫 Hidden Identity Romance 🖤 Found Family 💻 Online Dating Romance ☕ Cozy Paranormal

Swipe Right on Fate 86%

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by Roxie Ray 2026

3.87

4k+ ratings

🎭 Supernatural Romcom 🤫 Hidden Identity Romance 🖤 Found Family 💻 Online Dating Romance ☕ Cozy Paranormal

The DUFF

by Kody Keplinger • 2010

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

3.79

196k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

The DUFF 86%

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

by Kody Keplinger 2010

3.79

196k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

What a Desi Girl Wants

by Sabina Khan • 2023

A Kansas teen at her father's royal Indian wedding falls hard for her grandmother's assistant.

3.51

450

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Ya Romance 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Forbidden Love 🫂 Family Reconciliation 🌏 Cultural Identity

What a Desi Girl Wants 86%

A Kansas teen at her father's royal Indian wedding falls hard for her grandmother's assistant.

by Sabina Khan 2023

3.51

450 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Ya Romance 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Forbidden Love 🫂 Family Reconciliation 🌏 Cultural Identity

How to Kiss a Movie Star

by Jenny Proctor • 2023

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

4.19

9k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

How to Kiss a Movie Star 86%

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

by Jenny Proctor 2023

4.19

9k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

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