Books like 'Twelve Months of Kristal'
Readers who enjoyed Twelve Months of Kristal by Theodora Taylor also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
fantasy funny multicultural super rich hero cheerful heroine curvy heroine east-asian-mc black-mc non-human-heroine gifted heroine
-
Dirty Like Zane by Jaine Diamond
A secret marriage romance, featuring a bad boy hero who’s trying to be good, and a kick-ass heroine whose only weakness is the man she can’t resist. Zane and Maggie have a secret;. one that could cost them everything. A crazy night in Vegas almost two years ago, and Zane Traynor and Maggie Omura are still dealing with the hangover. Because now they’re husband and wife. Sort of…. It’s complicated...Categorized as:
strong heroine m-f multicultural east-asian-mc super rich hero cheating friends to lovers bad boys -
![Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson]()
Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe boys are back—the AnyDayNow boys, that is! RJ, Bodhi's best friend from Like the Wind, finds himself at a crossroads a year after the band officially broke up. After his solo career fails to take off, RJ retreats to a no-frills apartment where he can hide out from the world and wallow in self-pity... -
![]()
![]()
Sponsored links / Remove ads -
![The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone]()
The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt was supposed to be a simple job. Go to the Winston Isles, stand in for my billionaire double for a few weeks. But between the kidnapping attempt and accidentally falling in love with my bodyguard, things have been far from simple. The good news, at least now the woman I love knows who I really am. The bad news is, no one else knows and someone is still trying to kill me...Categorized as:
super rich hero m-f fantasy legends & fairy tales humor new adult contemporary length-medium -
![Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne]()
Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWe shared one WILD night in Ireland. Then the goddess I'd die for skipped town. Today she has the nerve to return. .. And her kid has MY eyes. Both my desire for Aisling. .. And her beauty are unmatched. But she kept a BIG secret from me. A cute little girl who resembles me a little too much for coincidence. I've missed years of being her dad - and now I'm mad as h*ll... -
-
![Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne]()
Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Three babies? ? This has got to be a serious mistake. ". How did this happen? Ezra is the last guy I should be creating a human with. Never mind THREE. Sure he's sinfully hot. .. But he's also a cocky Neanderthal. And the man who bullied me since I can remember. One major lapse in judgement leads to three heartbeats in my sonogram visit... -
![Roklyn by Alana Khan]()
Roklyn by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo stay alive, Roklyn buried his emotions. Can he risk everything to trust the ailing Earth girl he’s sworn to protect? Paige. I’ve come to this medical center to save my life. My grumpy but intriguing bodyguard can receive services also, but only if he’s my “mate...Categorized as:
strong heroine m-f fated-mates futuristic alpha male fantasy forced proximity aliens -
![The Bold and the Bullheaded by Willow Aster, Laura Pavlov]()
The Bold and the Bullheaded by Willow Aster, Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBestselling authors Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov return with this laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers, standalone romance. A bullheaded alpha. The bane of my existence. I can’t escape him no matter how hard I try. Emma…. I don’t do feelings. Especially not with an arrogant, broody Taylor brother. But one moment of weakness on an elevator wrecks me. I curse his name. I curse said elevator... -
![Billion Dollar Mistake by K.C. Crowne]()
Billion Dollar Mistake by K.C. Crowne
I should have listened to reason. Now, I’m married to an infuriatingly cocky billionaire. It started with an innocent crush. The popular boy from the wealthy side of town. And a dorky girl he teased mercilessly. Fast forward and the boy I wanted is now a man. Nothing like the star of my teenage fantasies. He's ruggedly handsome and charming. Charismatic. Confident. Sexy... -
![The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities by Iris Lake]()
The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities by Iris Lake
Nepheli’s Little Shop of Grand Curiosities is the last scrap of magic left in the humdrum city of Elora as the Dreadful Mundane slowly takes over its residents’ hearts, and she is determined to preserve it any way she can...Categorized as:
m-f grumpy sunshine cheerful heroine cold hero possessive hero fantasy new adult demons -
![Beyond the Winter Kingdom: A Fae Romantasy by Aurelia Jane, Kel Carpenter]()
Beyond the Winter Kingdom: A Fae Romantasy by Aurelia Jane, Kel Carpenter
Faerie was a nightmare—twice kidnapped, magically bound, and held captive by my fated mate. But Eversus? That’s where the real party starts. And yes, I RSVP’d like an idiot. Sadie’s gone. Vanished without a trace. And the only lead we have points to a realm no sane person dares to a pit of smoke and ash, ruled by demons and forgotten gods. A place no fae survives. Eversus...Categorized as:
m-f grumpy sunshine non-human-heroine curvy heroine possessive hero humor fantasy length-medium -
![Courted By The Grumpy Dragon: A Cozy Monster Romance by Mary Auclair]()
Courted By The Grumpy Dragon: A Cozy Monster Romance by Mary Auclair
All I want is to save the library. But a greedy heiress and a grumpy dragon lawyer complicate everything. Especially when that dragon lawyer insists I'm his fated mate. Maybe this Halloween, I'm going to do both the tricking and the treating? Harold Greaves promised ten years of funding to our little town library...Categorized as:
m-f grumpy sunshine cheerful heroine cold hero humor length-novella fantasy contemporary -
![Painted in Shadows by Leah Ryan]()
Painted in Shadows by Leah Ryan
"You have the sort of face that should come with a warning label. ". He rules the city’s underworld. She just painted his face for all to see. Olivia has always been the odd one out—too talkative, too curious, too strange for a city where shadows swallow the unwise...Categorized as:
m-f grumpy sunshine cheerful heroine cold hero humor mafia from hate to love length-medium -
![Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall]()
Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall
Romance Rules for Werewolves is a magical romantic comedy set in Charming Cove, a seaside village in Cornwall, England. It's a grumpy-sunshine romance between a sexy boat-building werewolf and a witch who's trying to start over. When she inherits a rambling old house from her grandmother, she gets the perfect opportunity. Sparks fly when the only available living space is with the grumpy werewolf...Categorized as:
cheerful heroine gifted heroine cold hero m-f super rich hero fantasy humor small town -
![Surprise Marriage by R S Elliot]()
Surprise Marriage by R S Elliot
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe plan was to fly to Vegas for my best friend's wedding,. It was not to accidentally get married myself, end up with a fake boyfriend, and to fall in love with the enemy. Where do I even start. .. . Sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming because this absolutely couldn't be true. After Luke broke my heart and left six years ago, I never thought I'd give him another chance...Categorized as:
multicultural super rich hero anthologies humor urban fantasy contemporary length-short -
-
![12 Days of Krista by Theodora Taylor]()
12 Days of Krista by Theodora Taylor
A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days. .. Get one old lady on one private plane to London--that's all British scion Hugh Edgeworth need do to secure a billion-dollar deal. That's all... -
![Tall, Royal Hater by Nylah Monroe]()
Tall, Royal Hater by Nylah Monroe
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsYou are cordially invited on a royal vacation with friends, family, and foes…. A vacation with royalty is a once in a lifetime experience. So, when Mariyah Levine’s best friend—the Crown Princess of Jahandar—invites her to holiday with her royal boyfriend and his family, Mariyah obviously agrees... -
![Hannah and the Hitman by Vanessa Vale]()
Hannah and the Hitman by Vanessa Vale
What happens when a sexy, cocky hitman and a secretly smutty small town librarian get together? Sparks fly. I'm a hitman. With all the bad guys out there, business is brisk. I don't have time to focus on anything but work until I sit beside a curvy woman on a plane… and read over her shoulder...Categorized as:
m-f gifted heroine curvy heroine super rich hero possessive hero contemporary humor length-medium -
![Dirty Little Secret by Alexis Winter]()
Dirty Little Secret by Alexis Winter
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI’ve been a saint for three years. I kept my hands off her curvaceous body and my filthy thoughts to myself. Until last night when she asked if I had any dirty little secrets. .. Theo Carmichael might be an alpha grump-hole supreme but curvaceous Wren Adler won't be intimated by the much older tycoon... -
![The Spy in 3B by Nana Malone]()
The Spy in 3B by Nana Malone
Sometimes, romance is (also) hiding in plain sight. It’s hard to fill out a dating profile when everything you write is a lie. But in her line of work, Lyra can’t exactly tell the truth. And she’s determined to get over the man who broke her heart by moving on, so here she is, lying on a dating app. Then again, so is he. Lyra is no marketing consultant, but a plucky undercover operator...Categorized as:
multicultural strong heroine black-mc m-f contemporary suspense from hate to love bwwm -
![Going Down On One Knee by Christina Hovland]()
Going Down On One Knee by Christina Hovland
Number-crunching Velma Johnson’s perfectly planned life is right on course. That’s a lie. Sure, she’s got the lucrative job. She’s got the posh apartment. But her sister nabbed Velma’s Mr. Right. There has to be a man out there for Velma. Hopefully one who’s hunky, wears pressed suits, and has a diversified financial portfolio. He’ll be exactly like, well… her sister’s new fiancé... -
![Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert]()
Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert
I was his wife. His lover. His sworn enemy. The ice queen to Olympus's most hated king. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hera and Zeus. *. The barrier that's protected Olympus for generations has fallen. The enemy's breached the gates and the Thirteen are scrambling to protect themselves, their loved ones, and the city they've sworn to protect...Categorized as:
m-f strong heroine cold hero possessive hero contemporary humor from hate to love fantasy -
![Mated By Mistake by Ella Beck]()
Mated By Mistake by Ella Beck
One wild night. One hungover claiming. And a pack that won’t take ‘oops’ for an answer. Free-spirited Zoe might have gotten drunk, bonded a pack, and woken up with the Sterling Pack’s claiming marks. Problem is, she’s a beta, not an omega. And the Sterling Pack? They’re not the type to make mistakes...Categorized as:
super rich hero possessive hero tycoon m-f grumpy sunshine multicultural black-mc strong heroine -
![My UnTrue Love by Cassandra Gannon]()
My UnTrue Love by Cassandra Gannon
Unlike most folks in Red River Valley, Pecos Bill has no dreams of becoming a country music singer. He just wants Clementine Miner. The cheerful muse won his heart the instant she smiled at him. Thanks to a curse, coyote-shifters don’t have True Loves, though. Bill knows it would be stealing some other fella’s happily-ever-after to claim her. Luckily, Bill’s got no issue with stealing... -
![Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe]()
Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe
Witness what the gods do after dark in the second volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology from creator Rachel Smythe. Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus...Categorized as:
grumpy sunshine cheerful heroine cold hero m-f non-human-heroine curvy heroine fantasy young adult -
-
![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 by Julietta Suzuki
Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
![The Apothecary Diaries Manga, Vol. 4 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga]()
The Apothecary Diaries Manga, Vol. 4 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga
MAOMAO STUMBLES ONTO AN EVEN BIGGER MYSTERY. .. The trail of the garden banquet leads Maomao to the Garnet Palace! Aiming to uncover the identity and motives of the culprit who nearly succeeded in turning the festivities into a tragedy, the young apothecary-turned-lady's maid temporarily takes up there at Jinshi's behest...Categorized as:
m-f grumpy sunshine east-asian-mc strong heroine mystery historical young adult humor -
![Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston]()
Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston
Ten years after Blayne Thorpe first encountered Bo Novikov, she still can't get the smooth-talking shifter out of her head. Now he's shadowing her in New York-all seven-plus feet of him-determined to protect her from stalkers who want to use her in shifter dogfights. Even if he has to drag her off to an isolated Maine town where the only neighbors are other bears almost as crazy as he is. . -
![How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 2 by A.J. Sherwood]()
How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 2 by A.J. Sherwood
What’s Devan to do when badly injured? Call on Tan, of course. What’s Tan to do against the creature who dared touch his knight? Destroy it utterly. A Necromancer, eight skelebabies, a dark sorceress, and a horrified knight as backup are not as helpful as one would think. Tags:... -
![Silent Night by Robert Thier]()
Silent Night by Robert Thier
A dark night. An even darker mission. Mr Rikkard Ambrose is stalking the wintry alleys of London, doing something he has never done before. .. But does he do it for himself - or is it a sacrifice for someone special? This tale tells the story of an extraordinary moment in the relationship of Lilly Linton and Rikkard Ambrose... -
![Ever After by Kim Harrison]()
Ever After by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 85 ratingsThe ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing. .. for the worse. While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation...Categorized as:
strong heroine cruel hero super rich hero gifted heroine m-f contemporary urban fantasy fantasy
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
