🤫 Secret Friendships

Bonds forged in hiding—across enemy lines, forbidden social divides, or disapproving families—where the very act of connection becomes an act of defiance.

The Lifters

by Dave Eggers • 2018

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

3.61

2k+

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

The Lifters 88%

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

by Dave Eggers 2018

3.61

2k+ ratings

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

Midnight Howl

by Clare Hutton • 2011

Marisol's new friends in Wolf Valley, Montana, disappear at every full moon.

4.18

2k+

🐺 Werewolf Secret 🏫 New Kid At School 🤫 Friends Keep Secrets 🌙 Cozy Paranormal 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

Midnight Howl 88%

Marisol's new friends in Wolf Valley, Montana, disappear at every full moon.

by Clare Hutton 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Secret 🏫 New Kid At School 🤫 Friends Keep Secrets 🌙 Cozy Paranormal 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

The Bro Code

by Elizabeth A. Seibert • 2012

His best friend's sister is off-limits. Too bad Nick forgot to tell his heart.

3.40

2k+

🫂 Best Friend's Sister 🤫 Secret Relationship 👦👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🗣️ High School Gossip

The Bro Code 87%

His best friend's sister is off-limits. Too bad Nick forgot to tell his heart.

by Elizabeth A. Seibert 2012

3.40

2k+ ratings

🫂 Best Friend's Sister 🤫 Secret Relationship 👦👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🗣️ High School Gossip

Spy Ski School

by Stuart Gibbs • 2016

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

4.53

12k+

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship 🤝 Unwitting Ally 😄 Lighthearted Spy

Spy Ski School 87%

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

by Stuart Gibbs 2016

4.53

12k+ ratings

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship 🤝 Unwitting Ally 😄 Lighthearted Spy

Radio Silence

by Alice Oseman • 2016

Her perfect grades mask a secret fandom life. The podcast's creator is the boy across the street.

4.17

129k+

🎧 Internet Fandom 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🏠 Found Family 📚 Academic Pressure

Radio Silence 87%

Her perfect grades mask a secret fandom life. The podcast's creator is the boy across the street.

by Alice Oseman 2016

4.17

129k+ ratings

🎧 Internet Fandom 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🏠 Found Family 📚 Academic Pressure

Unplugged

by Gordon Korman • 2021

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

4.02

8k+

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family 🕵️ Kid Detective 🎭 Comic Caper

Unplugged 87%

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

by Gordon Korman 2021

4.02

8k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family 🕵️ Kid Detective 🎭 Comic Caper

Stellarlune

by Shannon Messenger • 2022

Keefe flees, his power a danger. Sophie hunts him and the ancient force his mother craves.

4.43

33k+

🧝 Hidden Elf World 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📜 Ancient Secrets

Stellarlune 87%

Keefe flees, his power a danger. Sophie hunts him and the ancient force his mother craves.

by Shannon Messenger 2022

4.43

33k+ ratings

🧝 Hidden Elf World 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📜 Ancient Secrets

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

Everblaze

by Shannon Messenger • 2014

Forced to heal a pyrokinetic, Sophie discovers her true enemies wear the faces of friends.

4.46

64k+

🏰 Hidden Magical World 💕 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Enemies 💔 Betrayal By Family ⚔️ Secret Rebellion

Everblaze 87%

Forced to heal a pyrokinetic, Sophie discovers her true enemies wear the faces of friends.

by Shannon Messenger 2014

4.46

64k+ ratings

🏰 Hidden Magical World 💕 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Enemies 💔 Betrayal By Family ⚔️ Secret Rebellion

On a Beautiful Day

by Lucy Diamond • 2018

When a car crash disrupts a birthday lunch, four friends must confront their deepest secrets.

3.88

3k+

🖤 Female Friendship 🔒 Secret Past 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 💔 Infertility 🏥 Serious Illness

On a Beautiful Day 86%

When a car crash disrupts a birthday lunch, four friends must confront their deepest secrets.

by Lucy Diamond 2018

3.88

3k+ ratings

🖤 Female Friendship 🔒 Secret Past 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 💔 Infertility 🏥 Serious Illness

Love by the Book

by Jessica George • 2026

A lonely novelist befriends a teacher with a secret, then mines her life for fiction.

3.92

6k+

💛 Platonic Love 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family 💔 Estranged Sisters 🎭 Secret Double Life

Love by the Book 86%

A lonely novelist befriends a teacher with a secret, then mines her life for fiction.

by Jessica George 2026

3.92

6k+ ratings

💛 Platonic Love 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family 💔 Estranged Sisters 🎭 Secret Double Life

Big Swiss

by Jen Beagin • 2023

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

3.68

149k+

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

Big Swiss 86%

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

by Jen Beagin 2023

3.68

149k+ ratings

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

La chica del verano

by La Vecina Rubia • 2023

Four friends reunite in Greece. One of them hides an anonymous online life that millions follow.

3.92

3k+

👯 Female Friendship 🫂 Chosen Family 🎭 Secret Identity 📱 Social Media Life 😊 Warm Humor

La chica del verano 86%

Four friends reunite in Greece. One of them hides an anonymous online life that millions follow.

by La Vecina Rubia 2023

3.92

3k+ ratings

👯 Female Friendship 🫂 Chosen Family 🎭 Secret Identity 📱 Social Media Life 😊 Warm Humor

My Favorite Half-Night Stand

by Christina Lauren • 2018

After sleeping with her best friend, she lets him match with her fake profile online.

3.70

122k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🎓 Academia 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

My Favorite Half-Night Stand 86%

After sleeping with her best friend, she lets him match with her fake profile online.

by Christina Lauren 2018

3.70

122k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🎓 Academia 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

Sunburn

by Chloe Michelle Howarth • 2023

Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.

4.28

61k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 📜 Compulsory Heterosexuality ✝️ Catholic Guilt

Sunburn 86%

Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.

by Chloe Michelle Howarth 2023

4.28

61k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 📜 Compulsory Heterosexuality ✝️ Catholic Guilt

Master of Mayhem

by Saxon James • 2022

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

4.11

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

Master of Mayhem 86%

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

by Saxon James 2022

4.11

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

Openly Straight

by Bill Konigsberg • 2013

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

3.85

34k+

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Openly Straight 86%

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

by Bill Konigsberg 2013

3.85

34k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

The Thief Lord

by Cornelia Funke • 2000

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

3.99

103k+

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

The Thief Lord 86%

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

by Cornelia Funke 2000

3.99

103k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 86%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

This Is How I Roll

by Debbi Michiko Florence • 2023

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

4.08

293

🍣 Japanese American 🍳 Aspiring Chef 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🏡 Small Town Life 🎭 Secret Identity

This Is How I Roll 86%

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

by Debbi Michiko Florence 2023

4.08

293 ratings

🍣 Japanese American 🍳 Aspiring Chef 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🏡 Small Town Life 🎭 Secret Identity

Neverseen

by Shannon Messenger • 2015

Branded traitors by the Council, Sophie and her friends seek the shadow rebellion that created her.

4.56

60k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal 🧠 Telepathic Bond 🗡️ Hidden Rebel Group 🏫 Outcast School

Neverseen 86%

Branded traitors by the Council, Sophie and her friends seek the shadow rebellion that created her.

by Shannon Messenger 2015

4.56

60k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal 🧠 Telepathic Bond 🗡️ Hidden Rebel Group 🏫 Outcast School

Hostile

by Nicole Dykes • 2022

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

3.96

8k+

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hostile 86%

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

by Nicole Dykes 2022

3.96

8k+ ratings

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Aces Up

by Lauren Barnholdt • 2010

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

3.40

5k+

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Aces Up 86%

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

by Lauren Barnholdt 2010

3.40

5k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

by Becky Albertalli • 2015

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

4.13

469k+

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Summary

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 86%

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

by Becky Albertalli 2015

4.13

469k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé • 2024

Her first night at a gothic boarding school, her roommate vanishes. A secret society knows why.

3.96

23k+

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕯️ Secret Society 💕 Sapphic Undertones 🖤 Toxic Friendship 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Where Sleeping Girls Lie 86%

Her first night at a gothic boarding school, her roommate vanishes. A secret society knows why.

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2024

3.96

23k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕯️ Secret Society 💕 Sapphic Undertones 🖤 Toxic Friendship 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Villainous 86%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Nightfall

by Shannon Messenger • 2017

Her human parents are kidnapped, forcing Sophie into Nightfall, a buried prison of dark experiments.

4.52

51k+

🌍 Hidden Magical World 🧪 Secret Experiments 🔥 Forbidden Abilities 🧠 Memory Manipulation 👯 Twin Bond

Nightfall 86%

Her human parents are kidnapped, forcing Sophie into Nightfall, a buried prison of dark experiments.

by Shannon Messenger 2017

4.52

51k+ ratings

🌍 Hidden Magical World 🧪 Secret Experiments 🔥 Forbidden Abilities 🧠 Memory Manipulation 👯 Twin Bond

Eliza and Her Monsters

by Francesca Zappia • 2017

An anonymous webcomic creator falls for her classmate, its top fanfic writer. He can't know.

4.14

65k+

💻 Online Fandom 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Social Anxiety ✉️ Notes And Letters

Eliza and Her Monsters 86%

An anonymous webcomic creator falls for her classmate, its top fanfic writer. He can't know.

by Francesca Zappia 2017

4.14

65k+ ratings

💻 Online Fandom 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Social Anxiety ✉️ Notes And Letters

Evil Spy School

by Stuart Gibbs • 2015

Expelled from spy school, a boy accepts a place at the enemy's villain academy.

4.50

14k+

🕵️ Spy School 🔀 Double Agent 🫂 Found Family 🏫 Boarding School 🦹 Evil Organization

Evil Spy School 86%

Expelled from spy school, a boy accepts a place at the enemy's villain academy.

by Stuart Gibbs 2015

4.50

14k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy School 🔀 Double Agent 🫂 Found Family 🏫 Boarding School 🦹 Evil Organization

Punk 57

by Penelope Douglas • 2016

Her pen pal knows her soul. He's about to meet the mask she wears at school.

3.76

510k+

✉️ Pen Pals To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 High School Hierarchy 🔥 Angsty Romance 🎸 Musician Hero

Punk 57 86%

Her pen pal knows her soul. He's about to meet the mask she wears at school.

by Penelope Douglas 2016

3.76

510k+ ratings

✉️ Pen Pals To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 High School Hierarchy 🔥 Angsty Romance 🎸 Musician Hero

Texts We Never Sent

by G. Forsyth-Read • 2026

Four estranged friends are forced to face old secrets when delayed messages from prom night arrive.

4.10

152

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🖤 Abusive Relationship 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💌 Secret Romance 🏥 Chronic Illness

Texts We Never Sent 86%

Four estranged friends are forced to face old secrets when delayed messages from prom night arrive.

by G. Forsyth-Read 2026

4.10

152 ratings

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🖤 Abusive Relationship 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💌 Secret Romance 🏥 Chronic Illness

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 86%

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

Greenglass House

by Kate Milford • 2014

At Greenglass House, a boy's holiday becomes a puzzle when a ghost and map reveal secrets.

3.99

29k+

❄️ Wintry Mystery 👻 Ghostly Mystery 🔍 Kid Detective Duo 🎭 Secret Identities 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Greenglass House 86%

At Greenglass House, a boy's holiday becomes a puzzle when a ghost and map reveal secrets.

by Kate Milford 2014

3.99

29k+ ratings

❄️ Wintry Mystery 👻 Ghostly Mystery 🔍 Kid Detective Duo 🎭 Secret Identities 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

by Chanel Miller • 2024

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

4.18

4k+

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 86%

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

by Chanel Miller 2024

4.18

4k+ ratings

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

The Quaker Café

by Brenda Bevan Remmes • 2015

Her father's death forces Maggie Kendall to unearth the racial sins her Southern town long buried.

3.68

5k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Cafe Setting 🤝 Interracial Friendship 👤 Hidden Parentage

The Quaker Café 86%

Her father's death forces Maggie Kendall to unearth the racial sins her Southern town long buried.

by Brenda Bevan Remmes 2015

3.68

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Cafe Setting 🤝 Interracial Friendship 👤 Hidden Parentage

Wanting Mr. Cane

by Shanora Williams • 2018

She's always wanted her father's best friend. One forbidden night gives her everything to lose.

3.81

12k+

🔥 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Affair 💔 Angsty Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🐍 Other Woman Drama

Wanting Mr. Cane 86%

She's always wanted her father's best friend. One forbidden night gives her everything to lose.

by Shanora Williams 2018

3.81

12k+ ratings

🔥 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Affair 💔 Angsty Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🐍 Other Woman Drama

You Have a Match

by Emma Lord • 2021

A DNA test reveals a secret sister. So Abby crashes her summer camp, sparking instant rivalry.

3.55

39k+

🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🧬 Secret Sister 👭 Sisterly Bonding

You Have a Match 86%

A DNA test reveals a secret sister. So Abby crashes her summer camp, sparking instant rivalry.

by Emma Lord 2021

3.55

39k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🧬 Secret Sister 👭 Sisterly Bonding

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

by D.E. Night • 2019

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

4.21

926

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🌑 Shadow Curses 🔍 Magical Whodunit

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 86%

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

by D.E. Night 2019

4.21

926 ratings

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🌑 Shadow Curses 🔍 Magical Whodunit

Finding Cinderella

by Colleen Hoover • 2013

A school-closet kiss, a vanished girl, a year of searching: she's back, hiding their child.

3.92

213k+

🍼 Secret Baby 💕 High School Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Angsty Romance

Finding Cinderella 86%

A school-closet kiss, a vanished girl, a year of searching: she's back, hiding their child.

by Colleen Hoover 2013

3.92

213k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 💕 High School Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Angsty Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

by Emma R. Alban • 2024

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

3.76

22k+

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend 86%

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

by Emma R. Alban 2024

3.76

22k+ ratings

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Rise of the Evening Star

by Brandon Mull • 2007

Kendra sees monsters no one else can. The one inside Fablehaven wears a smile.

4.19

135k+

🌍 Secret Magical World 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Hidden Traitor 💔 Mentor Betrayal 🕯️ Secret Society Intrigue

Rise of the Evening Star 86%

Kendra sees monsters no one else can. The one inside Fablehaven wears a smile.

by Brandon Mull 2007

4.19

135k+ ratings

🌍 Secret Magical World 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Hidden Traitor 💔 Mentor Betrayal 🕯️ Secret Society Intrigue

Mine for a Moment

by Catharina Maura • 2024

To forget her best friend, she asks her brother's best friend for a secret, no-strings arrangement.

4.04

19k+

🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Virgin Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Healing Romance 💔 Angsty

Mine for a Moment 86%

To forget her best friend, she asks her brother's best friend for a secret, no-strings arrangement.

by Catharina Maura 2024

4.04

19k+ ratings

🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Virgin Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Healing Romance 💔 Angsty

The Inquisition

by Taran Matharu • 2016

Fletcher spent a year in darkness. Now the Inquisition wants him dead. The trial is theater.

4.30

24k+

🦎 Demon Companion 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Noble Heir 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Inquisition 86%

Fletcher spent a year in darkness. Now the Inquisition wants him dead. The trial is theater.

by Taran Matharu 2016

4.30

24k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companion 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Noble Heir 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Midnight Charter

by David Whitley • 1996

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

3.44

652

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Charter 86%

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

by David Whitley 1996

3.44

652 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates • 2002

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

3.32

6k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl 86%

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

by Joyce Carol Oates 2002

3.32

6k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Flashback

by Shannon Messenger • 2018

Dark echoes turn Sophie's fear into pain while the enemy exposes her ally's monstrous family secret.

4.32

47k+

🧠 Telepathic Bond 🏰 Elvin Intrigue 🔑 Hidden Family Legacy 💕 Friends To Lovers ⚔️ Brother Vs Brother

Flashback 86%

Dark echoes turn Sophie's fear into pain while the enemy exposes her ally's monstrous family secret.

by Shannon Messenger 2018

4.32

47k+ ratings

🧠 Telepathic Bond 🏰 Elvin Intrigue 🔑 Hidden Family Legacy 💕 Friends To Lovers ⚔️ Brother Vs Brother

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

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