10 Books Similar to The Favor by Suzanne Wright

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Readalike | The Favor by Suzanne Wright

Ten books similar to the steamy, angst-driven THE FAVOR by Suzanne Wright, all featuring strong Heroines and swoon-worthy Heroes!

I’m so excited to post my recommendation list of ten books similar to The Favor by Suzanne Wright! Reading The Favor, I felt like it encompassed so many great romance tropes. While I felt like the drama was a bit too much (you can read my review here), I loved the characterization of the Heroine. Therefore, in each of the books in this list, I’ve made sure to include strong Heroine characterizations!

I’ve broken down the list into three predominant tropes: marriage of convenience, no strings to rings and fake relationship (I explain how no strings to rings differs from fake relationship below). Each book includes secondary tropes that list the details of how the book differs (or maybe more similarities to The Favor); I list the predominant and secondary tropes of The Favor below for you to compare! In my update I also included a “perfect for” section where I suggest which type of romance readers I think would most enjoy the book!

Happy reading!

Predominant Trope: Fake Relationship

Tropes in The Favor by Suzanne Wright

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Secondary Tropes:

✨ Family Issues
✨ Lots of OW/OM drama
✨ Office romance
✨ Traumatic Pasts

✨ Cold, Billionaire Hero
✨ Steamy
✨ Slow-burn Romance

Reminder: The secondary tropes will further break down how exactly the book is similar to The Favor.

Similar Books

Predominant Trope: Marriage of Convenience

The Contract by Melanie Moreland

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake marriage
✨ Lying to friends and family
✨ Asshole Hero
✨ Heroine is the Hero’s executive assistant
✨ Slow-burn romance

Perfect for those who love classic contemporary millionaire boss romances.

The Marriage Effect by Karla Sorensen

Rating: 5 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake marriage
✨ Lying to friends and family
✨ Slow-burn romance
✨ Family Drama
✨ Reserved/Cold Hero

Perfect for those who love single-parent romances.

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

Rating: 5 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake marriage
✨ Friends to Lovers
✨ Family Issues (Horrible sisters)
✨ Boss-Assistant Relationship

Perfect for those who adore slow-burn romances.

Predominant Trope: Fake Engagement

Faking Ms. Right by Claire Kingsley

Rating: 5 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake relationship
✨ Family Issues (Father is sick)
✨ OW drama (Galore)
✨ Boss-Assistant Relationship

Perfect for those who love comedy in their romance (and who don’t mind misunderstandings).

Wrecking Ball by P. Dangelico

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake relationship
✨ Family Issues
✨ Cold Hero (Gotta grovel)
✨ OW drama
✨ Boss-Employee Relationship

Perfect for those who prefer romances that focus on the relationship between the main couple rather than outside drama.

Predominant Trope: No strings to Rings (Fake Dating)

I feel like I have to explain why “no strings to rings” is in a different category to Fake Relationship/Engagement. “No strings to rings” is when the main characters have a sexual relationship whereas fake dating doesn’t mean the fake couple is sleeping together (and typically requires that they be celibate).

Obviously, the “to rings” part explains how their relationship evolves from hooking up and pretending to be in love to actually catching feelings.

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Heroine finding herself (growing in confidence)
✨ Family Issues
✨ OM/OW drama
✨ Sex Worker Hero

Perfect for those who love sweet and adorable romances and do not judge Heroes for their pasts (ahem his profession).

The Do-Over by M.K. Schiller

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Heroine finding herself (growing in confidence)
✨ Family Issues (think Cinderella-esque step-mother and sister)
✨ OM/OW drama
✨ Commitment-phobic Hero

Perfect for those who love romances that prioritize the growth and independence of their Heroines.

Predominant Trope: Fake Relationship

Faked by Karla Sorensen

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake dating as a meet-cute
✨ Family Issues (think Cinderella-esque step-mother but the Hero is Cinderella in this case)
✨ OM drama
✨ Opposites attract

Perfect for those who love the bad boys.

One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy

Rating: 3 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake dating
✨ Family Issues (quite dark family trauma)
✨ (Kinda) OW drama
✨ Lots of secrets (SO much angst)
✨ Cold Hero

Perfect for those who NEED angst in their romances.

Faking It by Cora Carmack

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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Secondary Tropes:
✨ Fake dating
✨ (Unrequited) OW drama
✨ Lying to friends and family
✨ Heroine is not who the Hero thinks

Perfect for those who love opposites attract romances.

Have any books to add to the list? Comment below!

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