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She's been in love with her father's best friend for years — but wanting him could destroy them both.
For as long as I could remember, Theodore West was in my life as the support system I needed when my parents were too busy building our family’s future. He offered me shoes to dance on, a shoulder to absorb my tears, and the harsh reality of where my life was leading when I was at my lowest point. And when the future my parents planned derailed after a statewide scandal, I had no choice but to fantasize about one for myself that didn’t involve them. But Theo? He was always in it. My father’s best friend. The man who would undoubtedly end me if I didn’t end him first.

Colleen Hoover · It Ends with Us #1
Lily falls for a brilliant surgeon who hides a dangerous side — and her first love just walked back in.
5 tropes in common

Broken up for five months but still pretending to be together — for one last week at the cottage they both love.
4 tropes in common

Dumped by the same couple, two exes become roommates — then accidentally fall for each other.
3 tropes in common

Audrey Niffenegger · The Time Traveler's Wife #1
She's always known him, but he keeps vanishing through time — their love story told from both sides of the clock.
4 tropes in common

They meet only on November 9th each year — but is their love story real, or just his novel's perfect plot twist?
5 tropes in common

Fresh out of prison, a mother risks everything when she falls for the one man standing between her and her daughter.
3 tropes in common

Ten summers, two best friends, and one truth that ruined everything — can one last trip fix them?
4 tropes in common

Ana Huang · Twisted #1
Her brother's best friend is cold, ruthless, and hiding dangerous secrets — and completely obsessed with her.
6 tropes in common

A romance writer and a literary snob swap genres for the summer — and accidentally swap hearts too.
3 tropes in common

The US President's son falls for the British prince they've been faking a friendship with — secretly, scandalously.
3 tropes in common

Lucy Score · Knockemout #1
A grumpy barber reluctantly helps a stranded runaway bride — and the surprise niece she's now raising.
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A cutthroat literary agent escapes to a small town — only to keep running into the brooding editor she can't stand.
1 trope in common

Jojo Moyes · Me Before You #1
A quirky, warm-hearted carer takes a job with a bitter former adventurer — and changes both their lives forever.
2 tropes in common

T.J. Klune · Cerulean Chronicles #1
A rule-following caseworker investigates a magical orphanage — and falls for the man devoted to protecting it.
4 tropes in common

Emily Giffin · Darcy & Rachel #1
She woke up in her best friend's fiancé's bed — and she doesn't want to leave.
6 tropes in common

Carley Fortune · Barry’s Bay #1
After a decade of running, Percy returns to the lake — and the man she never got over.
4 tropes in common

A soldier fulfils his fallen best friend's dying wish — but falling for the sister was never part of the plan.
6 tropes in common

Andre Aciman · Call Me By Your Name #1
One Italian summer, one older guest, one romance that will mark them both for a lifetime.
5 tropes in common

Elsie Silver · Chestnut Springs #1
A scandal-prone bull rider is forced to let his agent's sharp-tongued daughter babysit his reputation — and his heart.
4 tropes in common

Abby Jimenez · Part of Your World #1
A big-city surgeon falls for a small-town carpenter — but her family's legacy may cost her everything.
3 tropes in common