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Readers who enjoyed Hot Summer School Nights by Michelle Mankin, L.A. Cotton, Siobhan Davis, Ashley Jade, Piper Lawson, Tracy Lorraine, Ginger Scott, Ivy Smoak, Becca Steele, Shantel Tessier & Daniela Romero also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

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  • The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Mason Kade is not known to be nice. He is ruthless, manipulative, and unforgiving. Most will say that he is a jerk and he is to those that cross him or cross his loved ones. However, he does not want to be who he is. He does not enjoy hurting others, but there is no limit to the lengths he will go to protect himself and his brother...
  • Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

    Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when the popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her.But Kya is not what they say...
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  • The Original Crowd by Tijan

    The Original Crowd by Tijan

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned...
  • A Forever Family by Sandi Lynn

    A Forever Family by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Series, the Black family has returned. It all started one night when a selfless woman helped a drunken stranger get home safely from a club. Little did they both know that after that one night, their lives would change forever...
  • Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

    Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Book five in the sensational Magnolia Parks Universe series!How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia and BJ are in the stars, but is that enough?Magnolia and BJ are reeling from a devastating loss as they try to plan what’s been dubbed “the wedding of the century”...
  • Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

    Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 47 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team...
  • Happily Ever After: A Day in the Life of the HEA by J.A. Huss

    Happily Ever After: A Day in the Life of the HEA by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "A little Christmas present for the #fans. No mystery, no killing, no twists, no guns. But I promise--you will smile the entire time." ~ JA Huss Life in Rook & Ronin's world has been bliss for fifteen years. Rook, Veronica, and Ashleigh are still BFF's raising their kids together. Ronin, Spencer, and Ford have managed to go legit and stay out of trouble...
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    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Final book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by...
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    new adult  mystery  young adult  contemporary
  • Chasing Abby by Cassia Leo

    Chasing Abby by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    The heart-stopping conclusion to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shattered Hearts series. Five years, six months, eight days… It’s been eighteen years since Abigail was born with a hole in her heart. Five years since she collapsed on the soccer field. Five years, six months, eight days since she found out she was adopted...
  • The Rosemary Beach Collection: Rush and Blaire by Abbi Glines

    The Rosemary Beach Collection: Rush and Blaire by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    The Rosemary Beach Collection brings together Fallen Too Far, Never Too Far, and Forever Too Far, three sensational new adult novels by #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines.Fallen Too Far...
  • Stay by B.A. Wolfe

    Stay by B.A. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fate took Cassandra down a path she never expected. Then a small town in Colorado gave her exactly what she needed—until tragedy left her heartbroken and devastated. Alone with only her child and her memories, Cassie struggled to put her life back together, one day at a time, piece by piece. Finding love again was something she never thought possible...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  young adult
  • Cross by Cora Brent

    Cross by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "That pause between heartbeats can change everything. Everything." Two brothers... And the girl next door. A betrayal that severed the bonds of blood and loyalty. A tragedy that ended one life and shattered the rest. Everyone thought that because they knew how it ended they also knew how it started. They didn't. And neither do you. Warning: This one is not like the other stories...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Our Dining Table by Mita Ori

    Our Dining Table by Mita Ori

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Boys’ Love Cooked To PerfectionEating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking...
  • Dear Love, I Hate You by Eliah Greenwood

    Dear Love, I Hate You by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    It all started with an anonymous letter.  He wasn’t supposed to find it—no one was. And he definitely wasn’t supposed to answer it. We end up talking through letters and sticky notes in a book. One sticky note. Two sticky notes. Ten sticky notes. All baring our darkest, deepest secrets. It’s all fun and games until I find out who my pen pal is... Xavier Emery...
  • Nana, Vol. 18 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 18 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    R to L (Japanese Style). Things aren't looking good for Blast. Shin, under extreme stress from the band's rising success and his relationship with Reira, seeks out reconciliation wherever he can...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Always You by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Always You by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I will breathe for you.” Some people’s bodies are built to run marathons. Others to lift and labour. And some are made so graceful their footsteps are barely heard. My body was built to be a vessel. It was Always You. Maybelline Connors knows stars are not always as faultless as they appear...
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    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Nana, Vol. 20 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 20 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Nana 16 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana 16 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Are you serious? As graduation approaches, Katie Weldon is pretty sure she s ready for the word engaged to describe her relationship with Rick. But Eli seems to always be right there when she needs support. Rick is everything Katie s ever dreamed of, offering her stability and love. Eli, on the other hand, brings adventure, spontaneity, and a wild love for God...
  • Nana, Vol. 13 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 13 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Nana, Vol. 17 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 17 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    R to L (Japanese Style). Ever since she got engaged to Takumi and moved out of apartment 707, Hachi has felt like she's slipping out of Nana's life. When the tabloids start digging up Nana's troubled family history, Hachi tries to step in and take care of things. But will her good intentions stir up more trouble? Blast is rocketing to stardom, and the price for bringing them down keeps going up...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Nana, Vol. 14 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 14 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties.As Blast gears up for their major label debut, their fan club starts mobilizing...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Nana, Vol. 15 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 15 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    R to L (Japanese Style)Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Nana, Vol. 10 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 10 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Friends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary  mafia
  • A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Does he really see me as a girl? Yuki's a Deaf college student who is at first enchanted by and soon falls in love with an upperclassman in her school named Itsuomi who doesn't care about her lack of hearing but treats her like anyone else. Yuki resolves to face that love head-on and really pursue it proactively...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  young adult  college
  • Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Noah Lake describes his arduous journey across Europe, learning to cope with his blindness, and his life now with the one woman who never gave up on him...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary  m-f
  • The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

    The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here.Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen year old Lenni living on the terminal ward. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with...
  • Broken Trust by R.A. Smyth

    Broken Trust by R.A. Smyth

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    My name is Hadley Parker, and today is the first day of the rest of my life. Today I start school at Pacific Prep. This is my new lease on life, and I won’t be wasting it. I need this, now, more than ever. I need the education, the promise of a future that I wouldn’t get anywhere else. These rich kids don’t like me though. When Hawk Davenport decides he doesn’t want me here, his friends back him...
  • Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    If Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well.” If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace...
  • Christmas with the Reeds by Tammy Falkner

    Christmas with the Reeds by Tammy Falkner

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It's Christmas! The Reeds have big plans for Christmas and they hope you'll come and join them for their special day...
  • Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Finding Us is in both Jade's and Garret's POV After the events of last year, Jade and Garret are anxious to get a fresh start in a new town and a new college, far away from the people who tried to tear them apart. But soon after moving, their relationship problems begin. Jade finds out Garret hasn’t been completely honest with her...
  • The Deception You Weave: A Dark College Bully Romance by Tracy Lorraine

    The Deception You Weave: A Dark College Bully Romance by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    I never could hide from him.Kane Legend always finds me.And now he’s found out the truth.The dark secret I’ve been hiding, the one that’s been slowly poisoning me from the inside out.The pain of the words falling from my lips, is nothing compared to the look of devastation in his eyes. Or the rage that follows.The way I thought he hated me back then is nothing compared to the damage he can do now...
  • Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Stand Alone Prequel to the Eagle Elite Series In the mafia...only the strong survive. Joyce loves Luca. Luca loves Joyce. Frank loves his family and will do anything to protect it, even if it means taking away his brothers reason for existing. Falling, only takes one step, one movement of the chess piece, and in Joyce's fall she took more than just one heart with her...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary  mafia  m-f
  • Trust Again by Mona Kasten

    Trust Again by Mona Kasten

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    She's given up on love. But he's not giving up on her. The moment she meets Spencer Cosgrove, Dawn knows she's in trouble. Spencer is sexy. Funny. Charming. Just her type. Or what used to be her type, before she vowed to steer clear of realtionships. Everyone gets hurt in the end, Dawn believes...
  • A Sign of Affection, Vol. 4 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    A Sign of Affection, Vol. 4 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    “I WISH ITSUOMI-SAN WOULD TAKE ME INTO HIS WORLD…” Yuki, a deaf college student who’s led a relatively sheltered life, has just taken a huge step: She’s got a boyfriend! And he seems like a keeper: Itsuomi is a multilingual globetrotter who works hard, and he’s a knockout, to boot...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  young adult  college
  • Brothers by L.A. Casey

    Brothers by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Loyalty. Respect. Wit. Aggression. Heart. Each word describes the Slater brothers and how they were moulded into the men they are today … but what did it take to get them where they are? Pain. Disregard. Fear. Anger. Love. Peeling back each layer to find the brothers’ core means looking at their past to see how they got their future...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  young adult  m-f
  • Unforgettable Love by Kelly Elliott

    Unforgettable Love by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aaron "Dodge" Walker has been given the case that will prove his worth and secure his place within the family law firm. A place he's worked hard to avoid. Sierra Jackson wants to put her past behind her and start living life. To do that, she needs a lawyer that can help make her divorce a reality. The moment Sierra meets her new lawyer, sparks fly...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Endure by S.E. Hall, Sommer Stein

    Endure by S.E. Hall, Sommer Stein

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Our vessel may have cracks and dings, tatters in its sail, and sometimes takes on water… but it still cuts through the waves with authority. Because of its Crew— bonded for life. Unsinkable. Will this be our final voyage… or just the beginning of a new chapter in our lives? Endure is best read following Emerge, Embrace, Entangled(novella) and Entice of the Evolve Series...
  • The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine

    The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    You can’t outrun the truth...It changes everything.Her secrets might have been exposed, but mine are still hanging over us.A betrayal that sends her straight into the arms of another.It’s like a knife to my heart.But I was holding the blade.Scarlett gave me an ultimatum, one that I need to take seriously.Walk away from the only life I’ve ever known, everything I’ve worked for...
  • EDGE by Cora Brent

    EDGE by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    **99¢ only on release day!** ROSLYN It was him. Conway Gentry. The boy I'd known years ago - the one who'd loved my best friend and was left shattered by her death - was now a macho adrenaline junkie, an arrogant, womanizing hustler. There was not a single good reason on this earth to fall for him. But no one told my heart that. CONWAY She didn't seem like my type...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  young adult
  • Sacrifice by Caitlyn Dare

    Sacrifice by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The next installment in the dark romance series from the bestselling author of the Rebels at Sterling Prep series… Rhett Savage, Dane Stray, and Wesley Noble. I shouldn’t want them. But I do—all of them. They each give me something I need. Challenge. Love. Comfort...
  • Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Truths will be uncovered. Alliances will shift.And nothing will ever be the same.The final book in the Boys of Oak Park Prep series is coming soon.**The release date will be moved forward...
  • #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival.Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden...
  • Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think.Not by a long shot.Not when I spend most of my days dreaming of them...
  • The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen

    The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Truth In Lies Series. READ This Much Is True, book 1 first, although it's been written as a standalone. Readers say, don't do that. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway ~ A Farewell To Arms They share an epic love but one moment changes everything. A life together that seemed certain is shattered...
  • Empire High Elite by Ivy Smoak

    Empire High Elite by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the elite.My mom fell in love with a monster. I know he’s dangerous. And I know my mom never wanted him in my life. I don’t want him in mine either. But I’m being forced to live with him.I’m stuck in his haunting apartment in a world where I don’t belong. A world full of beautiful people with ugly souls. A world filled with secrets...
  • Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Lucy Everyone has ups and downs. I’m no different. I’ve had some really amazing ups, but I’ve also had some crap-tastic downs. When I was four, my biological mother died. I don’t remember crying for her. She’d never been the type to cuddle me, tuck me in, and read bedtime stories. That job was pushed off onto my sister Lana. She did her best to take care of me until Mom died...
  • Paine by Tracy Lorraine

    Paine by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    She was my best friend. The person I told my deepest secrets to. But when my world came crashing down, it was all because of her family. From that moment, I realized I’d been wrong to trust her. Her big caring eyes and sweet face were nothing but an act as she’d watched on while I tried to keep my head above water. That was our past...
  • Rivals by Piper Lawson

    Rivals by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the biggest rockstar in the world invited me into his home, there was one rule:Don’t touch his daughter.For a kid from the wrong side of the tracks with no future, the offer should have been a dream come true.Classy new digs.A fancy prep school.Someone who cares what happens to me.Except for that rule.The rich pricks at my new school worship me. I couldn’t care less...
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