Books like “Bet Me”

What to read after “Bet Me” by Jennifer Crusie: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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Written in the Stars
Alexandria Bellefleur · 2020
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Enemies to Lovers
Astrologer Elle sets her sceptical friend Darcy up on a blind date that ends in disaster. To appease Darcy's brother they pretend the evening went well, then keep fake-dating through the holidays, even as real feelings complicate the act.
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Two Wrongs Make a Right
Chloe Liese · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Enemies to Lovers
When their mutual friends keep scheming to set them up, prickly artist Bea and reserved doctor Jamie decide to fake a whirlwind romance to teach the matchmakers a lesson. The plan works too well once genuine attraction gets involved.
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Twice Shy
Sarah Hogle · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow Burn
Maybell inherits her great-aunt's crumbling house in the Smoky Mountains, only to learn the grouchy groundskeeper Wesley is a co-inheritor with very different plans. Forced to renovate together, the dreamer and the shy, scowling loner slowly find in each other the safety they have always wanted.
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The Hating Game
Sally Thorne · 2016
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Lucy and Joshua are assistants at the same publishing house, forced to share an office while competing for one promotion. Their open hostility and elaborate office games hide an attraction neither will admit, until a single reckless moment changes the rules between them.
5
Boyfriend Material
Alexis Hall · 2020
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow Burn
Disgraced rock star's son Luc needs a respectable boyfriend to save his job, and buttoned-up barrister Oliver needs a date for his parents' party. They agree to fake a relationship for a few weeks, but the arrangement keeps blurring into real affection.
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow Burn
Chloe, who lives with chronic pain and a careful routine, draws up a list of things she wants to do to get a life. To tick off the first item she asks Red, the tattooed handyman who looks after her building, for help, and their cautious friendship deepens into more.
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Beach Read
Emily Henry · 2020
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow Burn
Romance writer January and literary novelist Gus become summer neighbours in a lakeside town, both blocked and both skeptical of each other's genre. They make a bet to write in the other's style and slowly trade barbs for late-night talks, discovering the grief and hope behind their different worldviews.
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Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Enemies to Lovers
- Slow Burn
A public spat between the US president's son Alex and Britain's Prince Henry forces their handlers to stage a friendship for the cameras. What starts as reluctant damage control turns into late-night texts and a secret romance that neither man can keep hidden for long.
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The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow Burn
Olive, a third-year biology PhD student, kisses the first man she sees to convince her friend that her dating life is fine, and it turns out to be the famously severe Professor Adam Carlsen. To keep the story convincing, the two agree to fake a relationship, and their staged arrangement slowly becomes real.
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Book Lovers
Emily Henry · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Enemies to Lovers
- Slow Burn
Literary agent Nora is the cold city professional that small-town romance novels leave behind, and editor Charlie is her sharp-tongued rival in the same business. When her sister drags her to a North Carolina town for the summer, Charlie turns out to be there too, and their sparring slowly becomes something neither expected.
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The Roommate
Rosie Danan · 2020
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
Clara leaves her buttoned-up East Coast life to move across the country to the man of her dreams, only to find he has sublet her room to someone else. Sharing the apartment with easygoing Josh, whose job would scandalise her family, forces an uneasy friendship that slowly becomes more.
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The Charm Offensive
Alison Cochrun · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
Anxious tech genius Charlie is the reluctant star of a reality dating show, and producer Dev is tasked with helping him connect with the contestants. Behind the cameras their unlikely friendship turns into a romance that neither can script.