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Everyone knows everyone, the diner has gossip and the local hottie runs the hardware store. 34 books so far, including Book Lovers, Done and Dusted and Funny Story.

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  1. Book Lovers

    Emily Henry

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    The cutthroat literary agent is not the heroine who gets the small-town hottie. Except this time she is.

    • Rivals to lovers
    • Workplace romance
    • Grumpy hero
  2. Done and Dusted

    Lyla Sage · Book 1 in Rebel Blue Ranch

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A rodeo queen comes home after an accident to her brother's best friend, the cowboy she swore she would never touch.

    • Brother's best friend
    • Second chance
    • Cowboy
  3. Funny Story

    Emily Henry

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    Her fiancé left her for his best friend, so she moves in with the best friend's ex. Revenge fake-dating at its finest.

    • Fake dating
    • Roommates
    • Cinnamon roll hero
  4. Things We Never Got Over

    Lucy Score · Book 1 in Knockemout

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A runaway bride gets stuck in a small town with her surprise niece and the grumpiest barber alive. Small-town gold.

    • Grumpy x sunshine
    • Found family
    • Touch her and die
  5. Archer's Voice

    Mia Sheridan

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A grieving woman and the mute, isolated man next door. Tender, heartbreaking, very swoony.

    • Hurt / comfort
    • Cinnamon roll hero
    • Virgin hero
  6. Every Summer After

    Carley Fortune

    Spice 2/5 · Simmer

    Six summers on a lake and the one terrible mistake that ended everything. Dual timeline, big nostalgia.

    • Second chance
    • Friends to lovers
    • Small town
  7. Flawless

    Elsie Silver · Book 1 of 5 in Chestnut Springs

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A bull rider with a reputation and the sharp-tongued woman hired to babysit his image. Cowboy summer, any season.

    • Bodyguard
    • Grumpy x sunshine
    • Cowboy
  8. It Happened One Summer

    Tessa Bailey · Book 1 of 2 in Bellinger Sisters

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A Hollywood party girl is exiled to a fishing town and a very grumpy bearded sea captain. Schitt's Creek with spice.

    • Opposites attract
    • Grumpy hero
    • Cinnamon roll hero
  9. Part of Your World

    Abby Jimenez · Book 1 of 3 in Part of Your World

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A big-city doctor falls for a younger small-town carpenter-mayor who treats her right. Green flags everywhere.

    • Opposites attract
    • Age gap
    • Cinnamon roll hero
  10. Reminders of Him

    Colleen Hoover

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A woman out of prison tries to reunite with the daughter she has never met and falls for one of the few people still on her side.

    • Forbidden love
    • Hurt / comfort
    • Small town
  11. The Fine Print

    Lauren Asher · Book 1 of 3 in Dreamland Billionaires

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A billionaire heir has to work at his family's theme park to claim his inheritance. She becomes his problem.

    • Boss x employee
    • Workplace romance
    • Billionaire
  12. Wolfsong

    TJ Klune · Book 1 of 4 in Green Creek

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A lonely boy, a family of werewolves and a love that takes years to arrive. Emotional damage, wolf edition.

    • Fated mates
    • Found family
    • Shifters / werewolves
  13. Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

    Rebecca Thorne · Book 1 in Tomes & Tea

    Spice 2/5 · Simmer

    A queen's bodyguard and a mage run away to open a bookshop tea house. Sapphic, cozy, low stakes.

    • Cozy / low stakes
    • Found family
    • Badass heroine
  14. Delilah Green Doesn't Care

    Ashley Herring Blake · Book 1 of 3 in Bright Falls

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A New York photographer comes home for her stepsister's wedding and falls for the bridesmaid.

    • Single parent
    • Forbidden love
    • Small town
  15. Fix Her Up

    Tessa Bailey · Book 1 of 3 in Hot & Hammered

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A party clown fake-dates her brother's best friend, a former pro baseball player having a crisis.

    • Brother's best friend
    • Fake dating
    • Athlete
  16. Losers: Part One

    Harley Laroux · Book 1 of 2 in Losers

    Spice 5/5 · Scorching

    The rich girl who made their lives hell in high school, and the four "losers" who now own her. Divisive and delicious.

    • Revenge plot
    • Morally grey MMC
    • Small town
  17. Lovelight Farms

    B.K. Borison · Book 1 of 3 in Lovelight

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A Christmas tree farm owner fake-dates her best friend for a contest. Holiday cozy with real heat.

    • Fake dating
    • Friends to lovers
    • Holiday romance
  18. Secretly Yours

    Tessa Bailey · Book 1 of 2 in Vine Mess

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A grumpy professor and a sunny wine-country girl have a secret kiss neither can forget.

    • Grumpy x sunshine
    • Secret identity
    • Smart / nerdy heroine
  19. The Ex Hex

    Erin Sterling

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A witch drunkenly curses her ex. He comes back to town nine years later. Halloween rom-com.

    • Second chance
    • Holiday romance
    • Witches & magic users
  20. When in Rome

    Sarah Adams · Book 1 of 2 in When in Rome

    Spice 1/5 · Sweet

    A burnt-out pop star breaks down in a tiny town and lands at a grumpy pie-maker's house. Hallmark with jokes.

    • Cozy / low stakes
    • Rockstar / celebrity
    • Grumpy hero
  21. Payback's a Witch

    Lana Harper

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    Three women dumped by the same player team up for magical revenge. Sapphic and spooky.

    • Revenge plot
    • Holiday romance
    • Witches & magic users

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Small town books: FAQ

What are the best small town books?

Reader favourites include Book Lovers by Emily Henry; Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage; Funny Story by Emily Henry; Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score; Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan. Use the spice filter above to narrow it to your heat level.

What are the spiciest small town books?

For explicit small town romance, try Losers: Part One by Harley Laroux; Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score; Flawless by Elsie Silver; It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey; The Fine Print by Lauren Asher. These are rated 4 or 5 out of 5 on our spice scale.

Are there low-spice or clean small town books?

Yes: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune; Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne; When in Rome by Sarah Adams are rated 1 or 2 out of 5, closed door or kisses only.

Are there standalone small town books?

If you do not want to commit to a series, try Book Lovers by Emily Henry; Funny Story by Emily Henry; Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan; Every Summer After by Carley Fortune.