Best Slow Burn Romance Books

Ugly Love

Colleen Hoover

Friends to Lovers One Night Stand to More Forced Proximity

November 9

Colleen Hoover

Slow Burn Second Chance Forced Proximity

Verity

Colleen Hoover

Morally Gray Dark Suspenseful

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Slow Burn

A Court of Mist and Fury

Sarah J. Maas

Forbidden Love Slow Burn Second Chance

A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J. Maas

Grumpy Sunshine Found Family Slow Burn

From Blood and Ash

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Forbidden Love Bodyguard Protector Secret Relationship

House of Earth and Blood

Sarah J. Maas

Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity

Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Slow Burn

Iron Flame

Rebecca Yarros

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Forced Proximity

Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Forced Proximity

Powerless

Lauren Roberts

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Competition

Daughter of No Worlds

Carissa Broadbent

Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine Found Family

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Carissa Broadbent

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Competition

Kingdom of the Wicked

Kerri Maniscalco

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Slow Burn

The Bridge Kingdom

Danielle L. Jensen

Enemies to Lovers Arranged Marriage Forbidden Love

Assistant to the Villain

Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Villain Antihero Workplace Romance Slow Burn

Twisted Games

Ana Huang

Bodyguard Protector Royalty Forbidden Love

King of Wrath

Ana Huang

Arranged Marriage Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity

King of Pride

Ana Huang

Forbidden Love Billionaire Opposites Attract

Punk 57

Penelope Douglas

Pen Pals to Lovers Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn

Bully

Penelope Douglas

Enemies to Lovers Childhood Sweethearts Grumpy Sunshine

Comfort Food

Kitty Thomas

Kidnapping Captive Dark Morally Gray

Butcher & Blackbird

Brynne Weaver

Road Trip Strangers to Lovers Forced Proximity

Leather & Lark

Brynne Weaver

Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity Bodyguard Protector

Things We Hide from the Light

Lucy Score

Grumpy Sunshine Slow Burn Second Chance

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Slow Burn

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

Friends to Lovers Opposites Attract Forced Proximity

Beach Read

Emily Henry

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Bet or Dare

Happy Place

Emily Henry

Second Chance Forced Proximity Fake Relationship

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

Fake Relationship Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity

Love, Theoretically

Ali Hazelwood

Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Slow Burn

Bride

Ali Hazelwood

Arranged Marriage Forced Proximity Enemies to Lovers

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas

Workplace Romance Fake Dating Enemies to Lovers

The American Roommate Experiment

Elena Armas

Roommates Forced Proximity Grumpy Sunshine

Part of Your World

Abby Jimenez

Age Gap Opposites Attract Small Town

Yours Truly

Abby Jimenez

Pen Pals to Lovers Workplace Romance Opposites Attract

Just for the Summer

Abby Jimenez

Vacation Romance Forced Proximity Strangers to Lovers

The Flatshare

Beth O'Leary

Roommates Opposites Attract Slow Burn

The Hating Game

Sally Thorne

Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Workplace Romance

The Kiss Quotient

Helen Hoang

Opposites Attract Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine

Act Your Age, Eve Brown

Talia Hibbert

Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity Workplace Romance

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Talia Hibbert

Grumpy Sunshine Neighbors to Lovers Opposites Attract

Icebreaker

Hannah Grace

Opposites Attract Forced Proximity Grumpy Sunshine

Wildfire

Hannah Grace

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Grumpy Sunshine

Daydream

Hannah Grace

Hockey Grumpy Sunshine Bookworm

The Goal

Elle Kennedy

Hockey Opposites Attract Grumpy Sunshine

The Deal

Elle Kennedy

Slow Burn Hockey Athlete

The Graham Effect

Elle Kennedy

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Age Gap

The Dixon Rule

Elle Kennedy

Hockey Roommates Grumpy Sunshine

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter

Enemies to Lovers Neighbors to Lovers Grumpy Sunshine

The Fine Print

Lauren Asher

Workplace Romance Billionaire Grumpy Sunshine

Love Redesigned

Lauren Asher

Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Childhood Sweethearts

Binding 13

Chloe Walsh

Slow Burn Athlete Brooding Hero

Keeping 13

Chloe Walsh

Slow Burn Brooding Hero Athlete

The Right Move

Liz Tomforde

Football Roommates Single Parent

Caught Up

Liz Tomforde

Grumpy Sunshine Small Town Baseball

A Touch of Darkness

Scarlett St. Clair

Forbidden Love Dark Morally Gray

Radiance

Grace Draven

Arranged Marriage Slow Burn Opposites Attract

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon

Time Travel Scottish Highlands Strangers to Lovers

The Duke and I

Julia Quinn

Friends to Lovers Royalty Commoner Banter

The Viscount Who Loved Me

Julia Quinn

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Brother's Best Friend

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Julia Quinn

Friends to Lovers Wallflower Slow Burn

A Rogue of One's Own

Evie Dunmore

Enemies to Lovers Opposites Attract Slow Burn

Bringing Down the Duke

Evie Dunmore

Forbidden Love Opposites Attract Enemies to Lovers

The Wallflower Wager

Tessa Dare

Grumpy Sunshine Neighbors to Lovers Reformed Bad Boy

The Duchess Deal

Tessa Dare

Marriage of Convenience Opposites Attract Forced Proximity

A Week to Be Wicked

Tessa Dare

Road Trip Fake Relationship Strangers to Lovers

Devil in Winter

Lisa Kleypas

Marriage of Convenience Reformed Bad Boy Wallflower

It Happened One Autumn

Lisa Kleypas

Enemies to Lovers Banter Grumpy Sunshine

Mine Till Midnight

Lisa Kleypas

Opposites Attract Slow Burn Reformed Bad Boy

Marrying Winterborne

Lisa Kleypas

Opposites Attract Slow Burn Billionaire

Seduce Me at Sunrise

Lisa Kleypas

Forbidden Love Slow Burn Second Chance

The Duchess War

Courtney Milan

Wallflower Royalty Slow Burn

An Offer from a Gentleman

Julia Quinn

Arranged Marriage Fake Relationship Second Chance

The Governess Game

Tessa Dare

Forced Proximity Reformed Bad Boy Single Parent

Bound by Duty

Cora Reilly

Arranged Marriage Age Gap Forced Proximity

Sweetest Oblivion

Danielle Lori

Arranged Marriage Forbidden Love Alpha Male

The Maddest Obsession

Danielle Lori

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Forced Proximity

Ruthless People

J.J. McAvoy

Arranged Marriage Boss CEO Morally Gray

Archer's Voice

Mia Sheridan

Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Healing

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine Boss Employee

Kulti

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Age Gap Grumpy Sunshine

From Lukov with Love

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity

Birthday Girl

Penelope Douglas

Age Gap Forbidden Love Forced Proximity

The Simple Wild

K.A. Tucker

Opposites Attract Slow Burn Forced Proximity

Heart Bones

Colleen Hoover

Vacation Romance Strangers to Lovers Slow Burn

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

Enemies to Lovers Secret Relationship Forced Proximity

Boyfriend Material

Alexis Hall

Fake Relationship Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity

Heated Rivalry

Rachel Reid

Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Secret Relationship

Him

Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

Friends to Lovers Second Chance Slow Burn

Conventionally Yours

Annabeth Albert

Enemies to Lovers Road Trip Forced Proximity

In a Holidaze

Christina Lauren

Time Travel Friends to Lovers Forced Proximity

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Tessa Bailey

Friends to Lovers Grumpy Sunshine Slow Burn

It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey

Grumpy Sunshine Opposites Attract Forced Proximity

Secretly Yours

Tessa Bailey

Grumpy Sunshine Opposites Attract Neighbors to Lovers

Unfortunately Yours

Tessa Bailey

Enemies to Lovers Marriage of Convenience Grumpy Sunshine

My Darling Bride

Ilsa Madden-Mills

Marriage of Convenience Fake Relationship Grumpy Sunshine

Not My Romeo

Ilsa Madden-Mills

Opposites Attract Small Town Athlete

Wild Love

Elsie Silver

Small Town Single Parent Grumpy Sunshine

Flawless

Elsie Silver

Bodyguard Protector Cowboy Forced Proximity

Heartless

Elsie Silver

Age Gap Single Parent Cowboy

Hopeless

Elsie Silver

Cowboy Age Gap Forbidden Love

Scandalous

L.J. Shen

Age Gap Forbidden Love Dark

Managed

Kristen Callihan

Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity Opposites Attract

Dear Enemy

Kristen Callihan

Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Neighbors to Lovers

Twilight

Stephenie Meyer

Forbidden Love Slow Burn Brooding Hero

Midnight Sun

Stephenie Meyer

Forbidden Love Strangers to Lovers Slow Burn

A Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness

Forbidden Love Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers

Moon Called

Patricia Briggs

Werewolf / Shifter Slow Burn Paranormal

Vision in White

Nora Roberts

Friends to Lovers Slow Burn Workplace Romance

Well Met

Jen DeLuca

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Forced Proximity

The Dead Romantics

Ashley Poston

Strangers to Lovers Slow Burn Second Chance

Fall of Ruin and Wrath

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Morally Gray Forbidden Love Strangers to Lovers

Hands Down

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Friends to Lovers Age Gap

Wait for It

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Single Parent Neighbors to Lovers

Throne of the Fallen

Kerri Maniscalco

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Slow Burn

Lightlark

Alex Aster

Competition Love Triangle Strangers to Lovers

Divine Rivals

Rebecca Ross

Enemies to Lovers Pen Pals to Lovers Forced Proximity

Ruthless Vows

Rebecca Ross

Pen Pals to Lovers Second Chance Forbidden Love

The Jasmine Throne

Tasha Suri

Enemies to Lovers Sapphic Forbidden Love

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Slow Burn

A Fate of Wrath and Flame

K.A. Tucker

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Forbidden Love

Never Never

Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher

Amnesia Strangers to Lovers Forced Proximity

Terms and Conditions

Lauren Asher

Marriage of Convenience Billionaire Boss Employee

Love on the Brain

Ali Hazelwood

Enemies to Lovers Workplace Romance Forced Proximity

Done and Dusted

Lyla Sage

Cowboy Grumpy Sunshine Small Town

Swift and Saddled

Lyla Sage

Cowboy Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity

Lost and Lassoed

Lyla Sage

Cowboy Enemies to Lovers Small Town

Always Only You

Chloe Liese

Friends to Lovers Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Chloe Liese

Opposites Attract Grumpy Sunshine Slow Burn

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch

Sarah Hawley

Enemies to Lovers Amnesia Slow Burn

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

Sarah Hawley

Fake Dating Fake Relationship Forced Proximity

Archangel's Blade

Nalini Singh

Paranormal Brooding Hero Healing

Slave to Sensation

Nalini Singh

Forbidden Love Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn

Check & Mate

Ali Hazelwood

Rivals to Lovers Grumpy Sunshine Enemies to Lovers

Taming 7

Chloe Walsh

Slow Burn Athlete Brooding Hero

Redeeming 6

Chloe Walsh

Redemption Arc Healing Emotional / Tearjerker

Twisted Lies

Ana Huang

Billionaire Dark Morally Gray

The Cheat Sheet

Sarah Adams

Friends to Lovers Roommates Slow Burn

When in Rome

Sarah Adams

Celebrity Ordinary Grumpy Sunshine Opposites Attract

Practice Makes Perfect

Sarah Adams

Friends to Lovers Fake Dating Slow Burn

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Found Family Forbidden Love Secret Relationship

Shatter Me

Tahereh Mafi

Forbidden Love Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

Morally Gray Found Family Dark

Caraval

Stephanie Garber

Slow Burn Strangers to Lovers Fake Relationship

Once Upon a Broken Heart

Stephanie Garber

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Slow Burn

House of Salt and Sorrows

Erin A. Craig

Gothic Slow Burn Dark

Every Summer After

Carley Fortune

Second Chance Childhood Sweethearts Friends to Lovers

Meet Me at the Lake

Carley Fortune

Second Chance Strangers to Lovers Forced Proximity

This Summer Will Be Different

Carley Fortune

Forbidden Love Brother's Best Friend Slow Burn

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin

Childhood Sweethearts Friends to Lovers Slow Burn

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

M/M Romance Childhood Sweethearts Forbidden Love

Circe

Madeline Miller

Slow Burn Forbidden Love Redemption Arc

Reckless

Lauren Roberts

Enemies to Lovers Competition Forced Proximity

Reckless

Vi Carter

Enemies to Lovers Competition Forced Proximity

Vicious

L.J. Shen

Enemies to Lovers Opposites Attract Slow Burn

Vicious

Vi Carter

Enemies to Lovers Opposites Attract Slow Burn

Twisted Love

Ana Huang

Brother's Best Friend Forbidden Love Age Gap

Twisted Love

Evie Ellis

Brother's Best Friend Forbidden Love Age Gap