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small town ×forced proximity ×strangers to lovers ×return to hometown ×hurt/comfort ×
34 books found
Across the Vanishing Sky
Catherine Cowles
romantic suspenseStarlight Grove #1
(16k)
A woman digging up a small town's secrets finds protection — and love — in her brooding mountain man neighbor.
strangers to loverssmall town
The Sea of Tranquility
Katja Millay
new adult romance
(89k)
A girl hiding a dark secret and a boy who only knows loss find each other in the wreckage.
strangers to loverssmall townforced proximity
Identity
Nora Roberts
romantic suspense
(72k)
After her identity is stolen and her roommate murdered, Morgan flees to Vermont — but the killer hasn't forgotten her.
strangers to loverssmall townreturn to hometown
Chasing Shelter
Catherine Cowles
romantic suspenseSparrow Falls #5
(28k)
A woman hiding from her past moves next door to her brother's broody best friend — a single dad who sees too much.
small townforced proximity
Play It Safe
Kristen Ashley
contemporary romance
(20k)
After a betrayal tears them apart, a woman on the run returns to her rancher cowboy — and the enemy who never left.
small townreturn to hometown
Closer Than You Think (Romantic Suspense, #16; Cincinnati, #1)
Karen Rose
romantic suspenseRomantic Suspense #16
(11k)
A woman fleeing her stalker inherits a house tied to dark secrets — and catches the eye of the FBI agent investigating.
strangers to loversforced proximitysmall town
The Obsession
Nora Roberts
romantic suspense
(93k)
A woman hiding from her serial killer father's shadow falls for the local mechanic — until the past closes in.
strangers to loverssmall townreturn to hometown
Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks
contemporary romance
(403k)
A woman fleeing her dark past finds love with a gentle widower in a quiet coastal town — but danger followed her.
strangers to loverssmall town
Burned
Greta Rose West
contemporary romanceThe Cade Ranch #1
(5k)
A guarded cowboy and a woman on the run find dangerous comfort on a Wyoming ranch.
strangers to loverssmall townforced proximity
Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #1)
Nora Roberts
contemporary romanceGallaghers of Ardmore #1
(69k)
A lost American woman finds herself — and love — in a cozy Irish village steeped in folklore and magic.
strangers to loversreturn to hometownsmall 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 townstrangers to lovers
Black Hills
Nora Roberts
romantic suspense
(47k)
Childhood sweethearts reunite in the Black Hills as a killer stalks the wildlife refuge she built without him.
return to hometown
Falling Like Snowflakes (Summer Harbor, #1)
Denise Hunter
contemporary romanceSummer Harbor #1
(4k)
Three Callahan brothers, three Christmas love stories set in a charming Maine harbour town.
strangers to loverssmall town
Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
Mia Sheridan
contemporary romanceWhere Love Meets Destiny #1
(687k)
A trauma-haunted woman finds healing in a small Maine town — and in the beautiful, silent man no one else can reach.
strangers to loverssmall townreturn to hometown
Hunt Me! (I Crave The Chase)
Fae Quin
paranormal romanceSpooky Boys #3
(2k)
A feral, lovesick werewolf decides a grumpy ex-monster hunter is his fated mate — whether he likes it or not.
strangers to loverssmall townreturn to hometown
Facing West
Lucy Lennox
contemporary romanceForever Wilde #1
(10k)
A tattooed runaway returns to his Texas hometown to claim his niece — and collides with the town doctor who despises him
return to hometownsmall town
Whispering Rock (Virgin River, #3)
Robyn Carr
contemporary romanceVirgin River #3
(39k)
A trauma survivor and a wounded marine find healing — and each other — in the quiet of Virgin River.
small townstrangers to loversreturn to hometown
Only By Your Touch
Catherine Anderson
contemporary romance
(4k)
A small-town outcast with a healing touch finds his own wounds mended by a brave single mother.
small townstrangers to lovers
Montana Sky
Nora Roberts
romantic suspense
(52k)
Three estranged half-sisters must live together on a Montana ranch for a year — while a killer closes in.
small townforced proximitystrangers to lovers
Whiskey Beach
Nora Roberts
romantic suspense
(48k)
A wrongly suspected widower finds healing — and danger — at a seaside estate and the woman who tends it.
strangers to loverssmall townforced proximity
Beauty and the Baller
Ilsa Madden-Mills
contemporary romanceStrangers in Love #1
(39k)
A grieving NFL star proposes fake dating to his small-town neighbor — not knowing she's the one-night stand he never for
small town
Angels Fall
Nora Roberts
romantic suspense
(56k)
A trauma survivor witnesses a murder in a small mountain town — and only the gruff local writer believes her.
strangers to loverssmall townforced proximity
Magic in the Wind (Drake Sisters, #1)
Christine Feehan
paranormal romanceDrake Sisters #1
(17k)
A powerful witch returns home to find a stranger in danger on her clifftop — and a killer close behind.
return to hometownstrangers to loverssmall town
Bourbon & Lies (The Bourbon Boys #1)
Victoria Wilder
romantic suspenseThe Bourbon Boys #1
(54k)
A grumpy ex-cop and the lying stranger hiding at his Kentucky distillery can't stay away from each other.
strangers to loversforced proximitysmall town