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30 books found
Bright Side (Bright Side, #1)
Kim Holden
new adult romanceBright Side #1
(63k)
A relentlessly optimistic girl heads to a small-town college and falls for someone she was never meant to love — secrets
small townstrangers to lovers
Law Man (Dream Man, #3)
Kristen Ashley
contemporary romanceDream Man #3
(47k)
A shy girl who's secretly loved her cop neighbor for four years finally gets her chance — but her past won't let go.
strangers to loversforbidden romancesmall town
Lola & the Millionaires - Part One
Kathryn Moon
paranormal romanceSweetverse #2
(30k)
A scarred beta swore off alphas — until a captivating pack and their flirty omega refuse to let her go.
strangers to loverssmall town
Envy
Sandra Brown
romantic suspense
(25k)
A book editor pursues a reclusive, wheelchair-bound author whose dark manuscript may be a confession.
forbidden romancestrangers to lovers
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
young adult romanceLast Night at the Telegraph Club #1
(121k)
In 1954 Chinatown, two girls risk everything to love each other in a world that forbids it.
forbidden romancesmall townstrangers to lovers
Collide (Collide, #1)
Gail McHugh
new adult romanceCollide #1
(67k)
A grieving girl torn between her devoted boyfriend and the dangerously charming playboy she can't resist.
strangers to loverssmall town
Carmilla and Laura
S.D. Simper
gothic romance
(4k)
A lonely 19th-century girl falls for her mysterious new companion — who may be the vampire killing her village.
forbidden romancestrangers to lovers
Sempre (Sempre, #1)
J.M. Darhower
dark romanceSempre #1
(29k)
A girl born into slavery and a mafia heir collide — and their freedom may cost everything.
forbidden romance
The Girl from the Sea
Lee Knox Ostertag
young adult romance
(63k)
A closeted teen on a small island falls for the mysterious girl who rescued her from the sea.
strangers to loverssmall town
Colel (The Immortal Matchmakers, Inc., #5)
Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
paranormal romanceImmortal Matchmakers, Inc. #5
(507)
A goddess of bees falls for a florist — who's fatally allergic to bees.
small townstrangers to loversforbidden romance
Popcorn Love
K.L. Hughes
romantic comedy
(3k)
A guarded fashion exec hires a free-spirited NYU student as her nanny — and slowly falls for her.
strangers to loverssmall town
The Confidence of Wildflowers
Micalea Smeltzer
contemporary romanceWildflower Duet #1
(54k)
She's 18, he's 31, and she's just become the nanny for his adorable son next door.
small town
Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout, #2)
Lucy Score
contemporary romanceKnockemout #2
(531k)
A broody cop hiding his trauma meets his secretive new neighbour — their chemistry is electric, but her secret could des
strangers to loverssmall townforbidden romance
Like Gravity
Julie Johnson
new adult romance
(8k)
A guarded, grief-hardened girl meets a charming campus rockstar — but her past is far deadlier than her walls.
strangers to loverssmall town
Annie on My Mind
Nancy Garden
young adult romance
(56k)
Two teenage girls' friendship blossoms into first love — if family, school, and the world will let them.
strangers to loversforbidden romancesmall town
A Beautiful Mess (Beautiful Mess, #1)
T.K. Leigh
new adult romanceBeautiful Mess #1
(12k)
A woman who refuses to love anyone meets a man keeping a secret that could destroy her world.
strangers to loversforbidden romancesmall town
Where Bad Boys are Ruined
Holly Renee
new adult romanceGood Girls #3
(9k)
A paint-splattered baker falls for her tattooed landlord — the one man she absolutely cannot have.
forbidden romancestrangers to lovers
Make You Mine This Christmas
Lizzie Huxley-Jones
christmas/holiday romance
(4k)
She agreed to fake-date him for Christmas — then fell for his sister instead.
small townforbidden romance
Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon
young adult romance
(682k)
A girl allergic to the world risks her life for the boy who moves in next door.
forbidden romancestrangers to loverssmall town
Tangled Up In You (Truly Idaho, #2; Writer Friends, #3)
Rachel Gibson
contemporary romanceWriter Friends #3
(12k)
She's back in town to expose his family's dark past — but falling for the man she came to destroy.
strangers to loverssmall town
The Kiss of Deception
Mary E. Pearson
young adult romanceThe Remnant Chronicles #1
(167k)
A runaway princess falls for two strangers — not knowing one is her jilted prince and the other her assassin.
forbidden romancestrangers to lovers
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows
Olivia Waite
historical romanceFeminine Pursuits #2
(4k)
A prickly widow printer and a warm beekeeper find love amid political upheaval in Regency England.
strangers to loverssmall townforbidden romance
The Covert Captain: Or, A Marriage of Equals
Jeannelle M. Ferreira
historical romance
(507)
A woman who fought Waterloo as a man falls for a sharp-tongued spinster — but can love survive the truth?
strangers to loversforbidden romance
One Day in December
Josie Silver
contemporary romance
(367k)
She fell for him on a bus — then he walked into her life as her best friend's boyfriend.
forbidden romancestrangers to lovers