For readers who love small-town beach settings, grumpy/sunshine dynamics, and messy but heartfelt second chances, these romances hit similar vibes to Morgan Elizabeth's summer fling with her ex's older brother. Expect banter, forced proximity, age ga...
Ideal for readers who want the exact grumpy-sunshine, ex's-older-brother setup in a New Jersey shore town. Claire spends the summer as a lifeguard and ends up renting a room from Miles, her ex's grumpy brother, leading to tension, banter, and a sizzl...
Tourist Trap: A Grumpy Sunshine, Ex's Older Brother ...
For fans of Morgan Elizabeth wanting more of her voice, this grumpy-sunshine, age-gap Christmas romance delivers sharp banter and high heat. Abbie plots revenge on her ex by dating his powerful boss, only to find unexpected tenderness beneath his gru...
Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth
A strong pick if you love grumpy academic heroes and sunshiney, awkward heroines. Olive, a PhD candidate, fake-dates stern professor Adam, and their staged relationship slowly turns into the real thing amid STEM-lab politics and conferences. Expect a...
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Best for readers who like bookish, career-driven characters clashing in a small town. Cutthroat literary agent Nora and serious editor Charlie keep running into each other in quirky Sunshine Falls, where their rivalry turns into something deeper. The...
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Great for readers craving a grouchy small-town hero reluctantly falling for a chaotic heroine. Runaway bride Naomi lands in Knockemout, Virginia, to help her twin and ends up depending on bearded, drama-averse barber Knox, who wants to be left alone....
Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)
Ideal if you want a quick, small-town, grumpy festive romance. After a bad breakup, Nola returns to her holiday-obsessed hometown and ends up in an anonymous letter exchange with a fellow Christmas hater - who happens to be her old flame Caleb. It's ...
Resting Scrooge Face: A Short Story - Quinn, Meghan
Excellent for readers who loved the touristy-beach-town setting and opposites-attract feel. Party-girl socialite Piper is exiled to a Pacific Northwest fishing town, where she clashes with surly sea captain Brendan before sparks fly. Inspired by Schi...
It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1)
A good fit if you like meta, romance-loving heroines and slow-burn roommates-to-lovers. Book-obsessed influencer Tara revisits her ten exes in search of a second-chance trope-worthy love, aided (and quietly adored) by her firefighter roommate Trevor....
Exes and O's (The Influencer Series Book 2) eBook
Perfect for readers wanting heartfelt, slightly heavier emotional beats wrapped in a funny, hopeful romance. ER doctors Briana and Jacob start with a terrible first impression, then bond through letters, workplace support, and a life-changing kidney ...
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Tailor-made for anyone who loved the “ex's older brother” line-crossing tension and family drama. Broke single mom Lucy moves in with her protective older brother and promptly falls for his best friend, Cooper, triggering the unspoken “off-limits” ru...