🏷️ Small Town
54 entries tagged with this trope
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi gets stranded in a small town after her twin sister steals her car and abandons a kid. Knox is the grumpy bearded bar owner who reluctantly helps. He's mean to everyone. Except her. EXCEPT HER.
Things We Hide from the Light
Lucy Score · 2023
Nash Morgan got shot. He's the police chief dealing with PTSD and he does NOT need Lina — a gorgeous, stubborn woman hiding her own secrets — crashing into his recovery.
It Happened One Summer
Tessa Bailey · 2021
Socialite Piper gets exiled to a small fishing town. Brendan is the grumpy sea captain who thinks she's ridiculous. He's a WALL of restraint until he's not. Tessa Bailey writes the best 'he wants her so bad it's killing him' scenes in the game.
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Tessa Bailey · 2022
Fox is the charming player everyone underestimates. Hannah is the serious film scorer who sees right through him. He falls so hard, so fast, and he's terrified she'll never see him as more than a friend.
Things We Left Behind
Lucy Score · 2023
Lucian and Sloane. The final Knockemout book. He's a cold, ruthless businessman. She's a fiery blonde who's hated him since childhood. Their story has been building for two books and the payoff is DEVASTATING.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
An ER doctor from a wealthy family falls for a small-town carpenter 10 years younger. The class and age gap tensions feel real. Daniel is the softest hero — he builds her a coffee table. Reader, she melted.
Wild Love
Elsie Silver · 2024
Cade and Willa's small-town second-chance romance is the messiest, most emotional entry in the Chestnut Springs series. He ghosted her years ago. She hasn't forgiven him.
Wild Side
Elsie Silver · 2025
Two people who hate each other get married to take custody of a nephew. Small-town western romance with incredible chemistry and banter. Elsie Silver at her finest.
Wild Eyes
Elsie Silver · 2024
West returns to Rose Hill and comes face to face with the woman he ghosted years ago. She's not happy to see him. Chestnut Springs spin-off.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens · 2018
Kya grows up alone in the North Carolina marshes. When a murder occurs, she becomes the prime suspect. Nature, isolation, and the power of love collide.
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng · 2017
In 1990s Ohio, the arrival of artist Mia Warren and her daughter ignites tensions in the planned community of Shaker Heights. Secrets burn and families fracture.
It Happened One Summer
Tessa Bailey · 2021
Hollywood party girl Piper is sent to a small fishing town as punishment. She clashes with grumpy sea captain Brendan, but opposites attract in the most steamy way.
Book Lovers
Emily Henry · 2022
Literary agent Nora is tired of being the other woman in romance novels. But when she keeps running into brooding editor Charlie in small-town North Carolina, life imitates art.
Well Met
Jen DeLuca · 2019
Emily volunteers at a Renaissance festival to help her sister. She clashes with serious Simon, but their characters' romance bleeds into real life.
The Kiss Curse
Erin Sterling · 2022
Witch Gwyn accidentally curses her nemesis Wells with irresistible attractiveness. When she's the only one immune, they must work together to break the curse.
The Unwed Bride
Penelope Bloom · 2019
She left town swearing she'd never come back. He bought the building next to hers just to annoy her. Small-town pettiness has never been this attractive.
Things We Never Said
Samantha Young · 2019
She vanished nine years ago without explanation. Now she's back in the small town she fled, and the man she left behind isn't exactly rolling out the welcome mat.
Well Met
Jen DeLuca · 2019
She gets roped into a Renaissance Faire by the most uptight man alive. He wears a kilt. She has opinions about it. Enemies-to-lovers in doublets and corsets.
Love Redesigned
Lauren Asher · 2023
She's a famous interior designer who comes home after a public breakdown. He's the childhood rival who bought up half the town. Sparks, arguments, and renovation metaphors ensue.
Morning Glory Milking Farm
C.M. Nascosta · 2021
She takes a job at a 'milking farm' run by minotaurs. Yes, THAT kind of milking farm. Somehow it's also genuinely sweet and romantic? Monster romance that launched a thousand TikToks.
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Stephen Graham Jones · 2021
Jade is obsessed with slasher movies. When deaths start happening in her small lake town, she's the only one who recognizes the pattern. A love letter to horror that IS horror.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
An ER doctor from a wealthy family falls for a small-town carpenter ten years younger. He's sunshine personified. She's terrified of what her world will think. Absolutely wrecking.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi's twin sister strands her in a small town with a baby that isn't hers. Knox Morgan is the grumpy bar owner next door who absolutely does not want to help. Spoiler: he helps.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
Big-city ER doctor Alexis crashes into small-town carpenter Daniel's life. He's younger, he's earnest, he's perfect. The class difference drama is real but the love is realer.
Wild Love
Elsie Silver · 2024
Ford Grant returns to Rose Hill after a public scandal. Rosalie is the single mom who doesn't have time for his drama. Small-town second chance with a kid who steals every scene.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi shows up in Knockemout to save her twin sister and gets stranded. Knox is the grumpy bar owner who definitely doesn't care about her. Except he does. SO much.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
She's an ER doctor from a wealthy family. He's a small-town carpenter ten years younger. The class difference angst is real and Daniel is the ultimate book boyfriend.
Done and Dusted
Lyla Sage · 2023
Emmy comes home after a panic attack derails her rodeo career. Luke, her brother's best friend, has been waiting. Cowboy romance with actual emotional depth.
Done and Dusted
Lyla Sage · 2024
Emmy comes home after a panic attack ends her rodeo career. Luke, her brother's best friend, has been waiting for her. Small town western romance done perfectly.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi's twin sister strands her in a small town with a baby. Knox is the grumpy bar owner who reluctantly helps. 573 pages and you'll wish it was longer.
Love Redesigned
Lauren Asher · 2023
Dahlia returns to her small town after a public breakdown. Julian, her childhood enemy, is still there and still infuriating. The enemies-since-kindergarten energy is unmatched.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi's twin sister strands her in a tiny town with a baby that isn't hers. Knox is the town grump who doesn't want to care. He cares so much. The slow-burn payoff is legendary.
Love Redesigned
Lauren Asher · 2023
Dahlia returns to her small town and runs straight into Julian — the boy next door she has years of unresolved tension with. He's grumpy, she's chaotic, and the renovation competition is just foreplay.
Things We Hide from the Light
Lucy Score · 2023
Nash Morgan, the police chief shot in the line of duty, is brooding and broken. Lina is sunshine in leather boots. She barges into his recovery and refuses to leave. Peak grumpy-sunshine energy.
The Unmaking of June Farrow
Adrienne Young · 2023
June's family is cursed — they all go mad. When a door opens to 1950, she follows it. What she finds is a life she doesn't remember and a love she can't explain. Time travel romance done right.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi shows up in Knockemout after her twin sister steals her car and abandons a kid. Knox is the grumpy bar owner who wants nothing to do with her drama. Too bad she's impossible to ignore.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
An ER doctor and a small-town carpenter from completely different worlds. He's younger, simpler, and the kindest man alive. She's tangled in a toxic marriage. The class dynamics hit hard.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
Alexis is an ER doctor from a wealthy family. Daniel is a carpenter in a tiny Minnesota town. Their worlds couldn't be more different, but the pull between them is undeniable.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi arrives in Knockemout, Virginia, gets stranded by her twin sister, and ends up raising her niece. Knox Morgan is the grumpy bar owner who wants nothing to do with her. Sure, Knox.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
An ER doctor has a fling with a small-town carpenter. She thinks it's temporary. He knows it's forever. The class divide angst will wreck you.
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Stephen Graham Jones · 2021
Jade Daniels is a slasher-movie obsessive who becomes convinced her lakeside Idaho town is the setting for a real-life slasher movie. She might be right.
Well Met
Jen DeLuca · 2019
Emily gets roped into volunteering at a Renaissance Faire by the grumpiest man alive. He's insufferable in doublet and hose. She hates him. Sure she does.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi shows up in Knockemout to rescue her twin sister, gets stranded with a baby, and meets Knox — the grumpiest bar owner in Virginia. He wants nothing to do with her. His actions say otherwise.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
An ER doctor falls for a small-town carpenter ten years younger. The class and lifestyle divide feels real and the emotional payoff is massive.
Reckless
Elsie Silver · 2023
Winter is sunshine personified. Theo is her dad's brooding best friend. The age gap. The forbidden tension. The small town that sees everything. Absolutely unputdownable.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi shows up in Knockemout to rescue her twin sister and ends up stranded with a grumpy bar owner named Knox. He wants nothing to do with her. His actions say otherwise.
Well Met
Jen DeLuca · 2019
Emily's stuck in a small town and forced to volunteer at the local Renaissance Faire. The organizer Simon is insufferable. The sexual tension in doublets and corsets is unreal.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
A high-powered surgeon falls for a small-town carpenter ten years her junior. He's everything she shouldn't want. Their worlds couldn't be more different. The angst is exquisite.
Book Lovers
Emily Henry · 2022
A cutthroat literary agent keeps bumping into a brooding editor in a tiny NC town. Hallmark-movie setup, razor-sharp execution.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
A big-city ER doctor falls for a small-town carpenter. Their worlds don't fit. But they do.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi shows up in Knockemout, VA looking for her twin sister. Instead she finds Knox—the grumpiest man alive. Who hates her. Until he doesn't.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi shows up in Knockemout looking for her twin sister and ends up stuck with a cranky bar owner and an abandoned niece.
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Tessa Bailey · 2022
Fox Thornton is the town flirt. Hannah Bellinger sees the real him. Friends-to-lovers in a fishing village with all the feels.
When in Rome
Sarah Adams · 2023
Pop star Amelia breaks down in a small town. The very grumpy mechanic is her only option for help. He doesn't know who she is. She loves it.