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Finished Things We Left Behind? Meet your next match.

You're not looking for just any book. You want that exact steamy feeling again. We compatibility-checked 12 books and found your matches.

by Lucy Score

Contemporary RomanceSmall Town 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 SteamyAngstyEmotional

You just finished Things We Left Behind and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That steamy energy? The way Lucy Score made you feel things you didn't sign up for? Yeah, we get it. That's a book hangover, and the only cure is another book that hits the same way. We didn't just search "books like Things We Left Behind" and call it a day. We broke down exactly what made this book land — the mood, the tropes, the pacing, the heat — and found books that match on the elements that actually matter.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Things We Left Behind

Grouped by the elements that made Things We Left Behind unforgettable.

Matches that share Things We Left Behind's spicy energy

97%
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Final Offer
by Lauren Asher
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 448p · Contemporary Romance, Billionaire
Final Offer matched on steamy and angsty. That's not a coincidence.
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94%
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Hook, Line, and Sinker
by Tessa Bailey
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 384p · Contemporary Romance, Small Town
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at Things We Left Behind.
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91%
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This Could Be Us
by Kennedy Ryan
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 464p · Contemporary Romance
Same enemies to lovers energy as Things We Left Behind, but Kennedy Ryan cranks the steamy to eleven.
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More enemies energy

89%
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Love Redesigned
by Lauren Asher
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 464p · Contemporary Romance, Small Town
Same steamy energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.
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86%
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The Enemy
by Sarah Adams
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance, Small Town
The contemporary romance you didn't know you needed after Things We Left Behind. Trust us.
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84%
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Redeemed
by Lauren Asher
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 448p · Sports Romance
Think of this as Things We Left Behind's dating profile match — same interests, compatible chemistry.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher — 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 spice, 464 pages

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BEFORE YOU COMMIT

Quick answers before your next match

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Things We Left Behind include Love Redesigned, Final Offer, Hook, Line, and Sinker. Each matches on specific elements like steamy and angsty that made Things We Left Behind resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher — it shares Things We Left Behind's core Steamy energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Things We Left Behind is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Things We Left Behind has a spice level of 4/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Steamy energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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