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60 books found
Things We Left Behind
Lucy Score
contemporary romanceKnockemout #3
(424k)
A ruthless mogul and the small-town librarian he's been circling for years finally combust — but he won't let himself ke
small town
The Ragpicker King
Cassandra Clare
romantasyThe Chronicles of Castellane #2
(22k)
A royal body double and a healer faking divinity race to stop a conspiracy that could destroy everything they love.
small town
The Heart of a Hero
Susan May Warren
romantic suspenseGlobal Search and Rescue #2
(2k)
A Navy SEAL-turned-rescuer chases a hurricane to Key West to save the heart surgeon he can't forget.
forced proximity
The Knight and the Moth
Rachel Gillig
romantasyThe Stonewater Kingdom #1
(206k)
A cloistered prophetess and a heretical knight must unravel a god's plot before her sisters disappear forever.
forced proximitysmall town
Opal (Lux, #3)
Jennifer L. Armentrout
young adult romanceLux #3
(159k)
Katy and her alien boyfriend Daemon risk everything to free those they love from a dangerous secret organization.
forced proximity
Once Upon a Temptingly Ruinous Kiss
Bree Wolf
regency romanceThe Whickertons in Love #2
(2k)
A notebook-wielding earl's daughter stumbles into a vigilante marquess's world of shadows and revenge.
small town
Lucky in Love (Lucky Harbor, #4)
Jill Shalvis
contemporary romanceLucky Harbor #4
(16k)
Three women find love in Lucky Harbor's sleepy coastal town — with the wrong men who turn out to be exactly right.
small town
How to Kiss a Movie Star
Jenny Proctor
romantic comedyHawthorne Brothers #4
(8k)
A wildlife biologist accidentally trespasses on a movie star's estate — and ends up as his fake girlfriend.
small town
A Winter by the Sea
Julie Klassen
regency romanceOn Devonshire Shores #2
(4k)
An aspiring author on the Devonshire coast must choose between her past and a dashing new suitor.
small townforced proximity
Heaven and Earth (Three Sisters Island, #2)
Nora Roberts
paranormal romanceThree Sisters Island #2
(45k)
A witch-denying deputy and a paranormal researcher collide on a secretive island with a dangerous magical legacy.
small town
Ensnared
Rebecca Quinn
dark romanceBrutes of Bristlebrook #1
(24k)
After the apocalypse, a bookish loner trades her body for protection — from five brutish ex-Army Rangers.
forced proximitysmall town
Crimson River
Devney Perry
romantic suspenseThe Edens #5
(57k)
A workaholic barista becomes a detective's only lead — and his biggest distraction — in a small-town murder hunt.
small townforced proximity
Elizabeth Bennet’s Inheritance : A Pride and Prejudice Variation Christian Regency Romance
Laraba Kendig
regency romance
(1k)
A Pride & Prejudice variation where Elizabeth inherits Longbourn — and rescues a certain proud Mr. Darcy.
small town
Mount Mercy
Helena Newbury
romantic suspense
(3k)
A cocky war-zone doctor pursues a guarded surgeon as a criminal gang turns their small-town hospital into a battlefield.
forced proximity
Bookshops & Bonedust
Travis Baldree
romantasyLegends & Lattes
(117k)
A battle-hungry orc warrior gets sidelined in a sleepy beach town — and finds books, mischief, and first love.
small townforced proximity
Role Play
Kay Cove
romantic comedyOff the Books #1
(2k)
A broke romance author hires an escort as her muse — then starts falling for the man behind the role.
forced proximity
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
contemporary romance
(1.6M)
A cutthroat literary agent escapes to a small town — only to keep running into the brooding editor she can't stand.
forced proximitysmall town
Devil in Spring (The Ravenels, #3)
Lisa Kleypas
historical romanceThe Ravenels #3
(45k)
A rebellious wallflower accidentally scandalises a rakish lord — and ends up his inconvenient bride.
forced proximitysmall town
Morning Comes Softly
Debbie Macomber
contemporary romance
(10k)
A shy librarian answers a Montana rancher's personal ad and becomes an instant wife and mother to three orphaned kids.
small town
Ignite
Melanie Harlow
contemporary romanceCloverleigh Farms #6
(78k)
A sworn-off-men romance addict falls for her grumpy firefighter neighbour — a single dad twelve years her senior.
small town
Project Duke
Mariah Stone
historical romanceDukes and Secrets #3
(3k)
A rake duke and a mystery-solving bluestocking strike a marriage deal — but danger and a baby change everything.
small townforced proximity
Mysteries of Thorn Manor
Margaret Rogerson
young adult romanceSorcery of Thorns #1.5
(29k)
A librarian and her sorcerer are magically trapped in his manor — just as they're finally getting closer.
forced proximitysmall town
Paper Love
Jae
contemporary romance
(2k)
A city snob sent to rescue a failing stationery shop clashes — then falls — for the employee who despises her.
forced proximity
Open Season
Linda Howard
romantic suspense
(23k)
A plain small-town librarian reinvents herself — then witnesses a crime that makes her a killer's next target.
small townforced proximity