💔 Tragic Summer Romance

Sun-drenched passion that burns bright and brief, ending in separation or sorrow as the season fades. Readers seek the ache of a love story made more beautiful by its impermanence.

It's Not Summer Without You

by Jenny Han • 2010

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

3.74

737k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 🖤 Grief And Healing 🏠 Beach House

It's Not Summer Without You 92%

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

by Jenny Han 2010

3.74

737k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 🖤 Grief And Healing 🏠 Beach House

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 91%

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

The Summer of Broken Rules

by K.L. Walther • 2021

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

3.88

340k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Family Wedding

The Summer of Broken Rules 91%

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

by K.L. Walther 2021

3.88

340k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Family Wedding

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

by Jenny Han • 2011

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

4.18

44k+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy Summary

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy 91%

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

by Jenny Han 2011

4.18

44k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest

Heart Bones

by Colleen Hoover • 2020

Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.

4.20

685k+

☀️ Summer Fling 💰 Class Divide 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏖️ Beach Town

Heart Bones 91%

Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.

by Colleen Hoover 2020

4.20

685k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Fling 💰 Class Divide 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏖️ Beach Town

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 90%

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

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han • 2009

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

3.74

1.1M+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love

The Summer I Turned Pretty 90%

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

by Jenny Han 2009

3.74

1.1M+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love

Love & Gelato

by Jenna Evans Welch • 2016

A summer in Florence. A mother's journal. A secret romance that leads Lina to her own.

4.02

190k+

🍦 Summer Romance 💔 Grief Journey 🖤 First Love 🇮🇹 Florence Italy 🔍 Family Secrets

Love & Gelato 90%

A summer in Florence. A mother's journal. A secret romance that leads Lina to her own.

by Jenna Evans Welch 2016

4.02

190k+ ratings

🍦 Summer Romance 💔 Grief Journey 🖤 First Love 🇮🇹 Florence Italy 🔍 Family Secrets

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... 90%

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

August and Everything After

by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski • 2018

Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.

3.41

5k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🎵 Music As Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Healing Together

August and Everything After 90%

Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.

by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 2018

3.41

5k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🎵 Music As Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Healing Together

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon • 2024

Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.

4.07

40k+

🏖️ Seaside Romance ☀️ Summer Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Love After Loss 🎨 Artist Heroine

Seven Summers 90%

Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.

by Paige Toon 2024

4.07

40k+ ratings

🏖️ Seaside Romance ☀️ Summer Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Love After Loss 🎨 Artist Heroine

The Infinity Between Us

by N.S. Perkins • 2021

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

3.82

29k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👫 Childhood Friends 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Shared Grief

The Infinity Between Us 89%

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

by N.S. Perkins 2021

3.82

29k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👫 Childhood Friends 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Shared Grief

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

38k+

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

Just Friends 89%

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

by Haley Pham 2026

3.52

38k+ ratings

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

The Last Song

by Nicholas Sparks • 2009

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

4.16

574k+

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen

The Last Song 89%

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

by Nicholas Sparks 2009

4.16

574k+ ratings

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen

We'll Always Have Summer

by Jenny Han • 2011

She's marrying one brother, but the other confesses he loves her on the wedding's eve.

3.77

676k+

💔 Love Triangle ☀️ Summer Romance 🖤 First Love ⏳ Second Chance 🏖️ Beach Town

We'll Always Have Summer 89%

She's marrying one brother, but the other confesses he loves her on the wedding's eve.

by Jenny Han 2011

3.77

676k+ ratings

💔 Love Triangle ☀️ Summer Romance 🖤 First Love ⏳ Second Chance 🏖️ Beach Town

This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen • 2002

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

4.01

181k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

This Lullaby 89%

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

by Sarah Dessen 2002

4.01

181k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

Don’t Forget to Write

by Sara Goodman Confino • 2023

Exiled to her matchmaker aunt's, a co-ed falls for a lifeguard with a secret.

4.48

79k+

☀️ 1960s Summer 👵 Matchmaker Aunt 🏊 Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Romance 📝 Writing As Healing

Don’t Forget to Write 89%

Exiled to her matchmaker aunt's, a co-ed falls for a lifeguard with a secret.

by Sara Goodman Confino 2023

4.48

79k+ ratings

☀️ 1960s Summer 👵 Matchmaker Aunt 🏊 Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Romance 📝 Writing As Healing

The Map That Leads to You

by J.P. Monninger • 2017

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

3.56

14k+

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

The Map That Leads to You 89%

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

by J.P. Monninger 2017

3.56

14k+ ratings

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

My Life Next Door

by Huntley Fitzpatrick • 2012

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

3.97

156k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love

My Life Next Door 89%

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012

3.97

156k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love

Summer Romance

by Annabel Monaghan • 2024

After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.

4.01

137k+

🧒 Single Mom Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥲 Bittersweet Romance

Summer Romance 89%

After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.

by Annabel Monaghan 2024

4.01

137k+ ratings

🧒 Single Mom Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🎭 Opposites Attract 🥲 Bittersweet Romance

The Unexpected Everything

by Morgan Matson • 2016

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

3.98

41k+

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Unexpected Everything 89%

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

by Morgan Matson 2016

3.98

41k+ ratings

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

Every Summer After

by Carley Fortune • 2022

Twelve years after breaking him, his mother's funeral brings her back to their lake.

4.16

963k+

🖤 Childhood Sweethearts ☀️ Summer Cottage Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Angsty Romance

Every Summer After 89%

Twelve years after breaking him, his mother's funeral brings her back to their lake.

by Carley Fortune 2022

4.16

963k+ ratings

🖤 Childhood Sweethearts ☀️ Summer Cottage Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Angsty Romance

Banana Splitsville

by Catherine Clark • 2000

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

3.36

798

☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s

Banana Splitsville 89%

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

by Catherine Clark 2000

3.36

798 ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 89%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko • 2023

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

3.75

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Girls Like Girls 89%

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

by Hayley Kiyoko 2023

3.75

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen • 2004

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

4.12

227k+

🌞 Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest

The Truth About Forever 89%

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

by Sarah Dessen 2004

4.12

227k+ ratings

🌞 Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest

Every Breath

by Nicholas Sparks • 2018

A safari guide and a nurse: one week of love, one impossible choice, decades of silence.

4.07

122k+

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🕯️ Terminal Illness Love Story 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 💌 Epistolary Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending

Every Breath 89%

A safari guide and a nurse: one week of love, one impossible choice, decades of silence.

by Nicholas Sparks 2018

4.07

122k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🕯️ Terminal Illness Love Story 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 💌 Epistolary Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending

Float

by Kate Marchant • 2022

An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.

3.91

14k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Brooding Love Interest

Float 89%

An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.

by Kate Marchant 2022

3.91

14k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Brooding Love Interest

Meet Me at the Lake

by Carley Fortune • 2023

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

3.68

376k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing

Meet Me at the Lake 89%

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

by Carley Fortune 2023

3.68

376k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing

June Baby

by Shannon Garvey • 2026

After her mother dies, Ruth is sent to Block Island, into a decade of borrowed home and almost-love.

3.57

7k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Almost Lovers 👩‍👧 Surrogate Mother 🌊 Melancholic Summer ⛵ Coastal New England

June Baby 88%

After her mother dies, Ruth is sent to Block Island, into a decade of borrowed home and almost-love.

by Shannon Garvey 2026

3.57

7k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Almost Lovers 👩‍👧 Surrogate Mother 🌊 Melancholic Summer ⛵ Coastal New England

Spring Snow

by Yukio Mishima • 1967

Taisho Japan: an aristocrat's passion for a woman promised to the imperial family consumes his life.

4.16

24k+

💔 Forbidden Love 🥀 Tragic Romance 🇯🇵 Early 20th Century Japan 👘 Japanese Aristocracy ⚖️ Duty Vs Desire

Spring Snow 88%

Taisho Japan: an aristocrat's passion for a woman promised to the imperial family consumes his life.

by Yukio Mishima 1967

4.16

24k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 🥀 Tragic Romance 🇯🇵 Early 20th Century Japan 👘 Japanese Aristocracy ⚖️ Duty Vs Desire

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 88%

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

On Midnight Beach

by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick • 2020

A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.

3.84

716

📖 Irish Myth Retelling ⚔️ Small Town Rivalry 💔 Tragic First Love 🌿 Rural Ireland 🕊️ Grief And Healing

On Midnight Beach 88%

A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.

by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick 2020

3.84

716 ratings

📖 Irish Myth Retelling ⚔️ Small Town Rivalry 💔 Tragic First Love 🌿 Rural Ireland 🕊️ Grief And Healing

La fuerza de Sheccid

by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez • 1997

A sensitive teen falls for an unreachable classmate whose coldness masks a devastating secret.

3.51

4k+

💕 Coming Of Age Romance ✨ Idealized First Love 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness 🥀 Bittersweet

La fuerza de Sheccid 88%

A sensitive teen falls for an unreachable classmate whose coldness masks a devastating secret.

by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez 1997

3.51

4k+ ratings

💕 Coming Of Age Romance ✨ Idealized First Love 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness 🥀 Bittersweet

The Paper Palace

by Miranda Cowley Heller • 2021

A Cape Cod wife beside her oldest friend. Her husband sleeps. Her past will not.

3.77

415k+

🩸 Generational Trauma 💔 Love Triangle 🤍 Survivor's Guilt 🏡 Family Saga 💍 Marriage In Crisis

The Paper Palace 88%

A Cape Cod wife beside her oldest friend. Her husband sleeps. Her past will not.

by Miranda Cowley Heller 2021

3.77

415k+ ratings

🩸 Generational Trauma 💔 Love Triangle 🤍 Survivor's Guilt 🏡 Family Saga 💍 Marriage In Crisis

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her

by Laura Nowlin

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

3.86

74k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her Summary

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her 88%

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

by Laura Nowlin

3.86

74k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker

Have a Great Summer

by Francesca Cocchi • 2026

Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.

3.85

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏖️ Small Beach Town 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Have a Great Summer 88%

Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.

by Francesca Cocchi 2026

3.85

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏖️ Small Beach Town 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

We Were Liars

by E. Lockhart • 2014

An amnesiac teen returns to her family's private island, where three friends feel like ghosts.

3.65

1.4M+

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 💎 Privileged Family Secrets 🧠 Amnesia Mystery 👻 Ghostly Presences 🖤 Haunting Grief

We Were Liars 88%

An amnesiac teen returns to her family's private island, where three friends feel like ghosts.

by E. Lockhart 2014

3.65

1.4M+ ratings

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 💎 Privileged Family Secrets 🧠 Amnesia Mystery 👻 Ghostly Presences 🖤 Haunting Grief

The Summer I First Saw You

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2024

When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.

4.06

10k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love 😠☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Summer I First Saw You 88%

When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2024

4.06

10k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love 😠☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

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 88%

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

Alex, Approximately

by Jenn Bennett • 2017

An online crush lured her to town. The distracting surfer at work wasn't part of the plan.

3.93

55k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online To Real Life 🏖️ Summer Romance 🌊 California Beach Town 🎬 Movie Buff Love

Alex, Approximately 88%

An online crush lured her to town. The distracting surfer at work wasn't part of the plan.

by Jenn Bennett 2017

3.93

55k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online To Real Life 🏖️ Summer Romance 🌊 California Beach Town 🎬 Movie Buff Love

Another Day

by David Levithan • 2015

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

3.58

27k+

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

Another Day 88%

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

by David Levithan 2015

3.58

27k+ ratings

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

Call Me By Your Name

by André Aciman • 2007

For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.

4.10

605k+

📖 Literary Romance 🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age ☀️ Summer Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Call Me By Your Name 88%

For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.

by André Aciman 2007

4.10

605k+ ratings

📖 Literary Romance 🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age ☀️ Summer Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

All Grown Up

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

4.13

17k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

All Grown Up 88%

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.13

17k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Transit of Venus

by Shirley Hazzard • 1980

An Australian orphan loves a playwright she cannot have, blind to the astronomer who waits.

4.01

5k+

🎭 Literary Tragedy 💔 Doomed Affair 🥺 Unrequited Love 🥀 Quiet Devastation 🇬🇧 Postwar England

The Transit of Venus 88%

An Australian orphan loves a playwright she cannot have, blind to the astronomer who waits.

by Shirley Hazzard 1980

4.01

5k+ ratings

🎭 Literary Tragedy 💔 Doomed Affair 🥺 Unrequited Love 🥀 Quiet Devastation 🇬🇧 Postwar England

Our Perfect Storm

by Carley Fortune • 2026

Jilted, Frankie takes the honeymoon with George, her best friend. Years of unspoken desire surface.

4.05

162k+

🫶 Friends To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 💔 Unhoneymoon 🌧️ Bittersweet 💕 Tender Romance

Our Perfect Storm 88%

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4.05

162k+ ratings

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4.16

1.9M+

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The Notebook 88%

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4.16

1.9M+ ratings

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3.54

4k+

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The Last Sunrise 88%

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by Anna Todd 2025

3.54

4k+ ratings

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3k+

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4.16

3k+ ratings

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The Sea

by John Banville • 2005

A widowed art historian returns to the seaside boarding house where his childhood ended in drowning.

3.55

35k+

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The Sea 88%

A widowed art historian returns to the seaside boarding house where his childhood ended in drowning.

by John Banville 2005

3.55

35k+ ratings

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