Books like “The Co-op”

What to read after “The Co-op” by Tarah DeWitt: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Ex Talk
Rachel Lynn Solomon · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Forced Proximity
- Enemies to Lovers
Rivals at a Seattle public radio station, veteran producer Shay and know-it-all newcomer Dominic are forced to host a relationships show while posing as exes. Working side by side on air, their barbed banter draws listeners and slowly turns into a connection neither of them planned.
2
Happy Place
Emily Henry · 2023
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Second Chance Romance
- Forced Proximity
Harriet and Wyn broke up months ago but still have not told the friends they spend every summer with. Sharing a room at the Maine cottage for one last week, they pretend to be the happy couple they used to be, hiding their split while old feelings refuse to stay buried.
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The Road Trip
Beth O'Leary · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Second Chance Romance
- Forced Proximity
Exes Addie and Dylan are forced to share a car to a friend's wedding in Scotland when their journey goes wrong. Crammed together with strangers and old wounds, they retrace how they met, why they broke up, and whether anything is left to salvage.
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Twice Shy
Sarah Hogle · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Forced Proximity
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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Book Lovers
Emily Henry · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Forced Proximity
- Enemies to Lovers
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 Bride
Julie Garwood · 1989
Similar plot moves: “Marriage of Convenience” and “Forced Proximity”
The Scottish king orders laird Alec Kincaid to take an English bride, and spirited Jamie is sent north to marry a warrior she has never met. Wedded for peace between two suspicious peoples, the stubborn pair battle for control of their marriage until respect and tenderness take root.
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The Unhoneymooners
Christina Lauren · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Forced Proximity
- Enemies to Lovers
After food poisoning strikes at her twin sister's wedding, unlucky Olive takes her sister's place on a free Hawaiian honeymoon, but her sworn enemy Ethan has to come too. Stranded together and posing as newlyweds to keep the perks, the two bicker their way toward something neither expected.
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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Mariana Zapata · 2016
Same genre: “Contemporary romance”
- Marriage of Convenience
- Forced Proximity
Vanessa spends years as the assistant to Aiden Graves, a silent, demanding football star, and finally quits. He then turns up at her door to ask her back and follows it with a bigger request: a marriage of convenience that helps his immigration case. The practical bargain and the time it forces them to spend together wear down his reserve.
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A Lady's Code of Misconduct
Meredith Duran · 2017
Shared in the plot: inherit, married
- Marriage of Convenience
- Forced Proximity
Forced by her family, Jane Mason weds the cold politician Crispin Burke to secure her inheritance. After a violent attack he wakes with no memory of who he was, and Jane must guard a stranger who may be gentler than the man she married while his enemies close in.
10
The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Forced Proximity
Stuck in a hotel elevator together at a wedding, Alexa agrees to be Drew's date for the weekend to avoid awkward questions. The pretend couple keeps meeting up in their two cities, and what began as a convenient arrangement becomes something they are both afraid to name.
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The Hating Game
Sally Thorne · 2016
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Forced Proximity
- Enemies to Lovers
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.
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Two Wrongs Make a Right
Chloe Liese · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- 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.