Books like 'Showdown'
Readers who enjoyed Showdown by Francine Pascal & Kate William also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
-
The Thing About Trouble by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCam Booker learned the hard way that commitment and love aren’t for him. Fresh out of a relationship that nearly saw him go to jail, he’s focused on building a life and building his business. But when he suddenly finds himself responsible for a motherless five-year-old, his world is turned upside down... -
![The 15th of December: A WesLizNickEmilieBaileyCharlie Christmas by Lynn Painter]()
The 15th of December: A WesLizNickEmilieBaileyCharlie Christmas by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWes and Liz and Nick and Emilie and Charlie and Bailey - the whole gang - are out doing holiday things in Omaha TONIGHT - December... -
![Scarlett by Ivy Smoak]()
Scarlett by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHi, I’m Scarlett Hunter and I’m addicted to my best friend Axel Stevens.Yeah…it’s a huge problem. I’ve been in love with him basically my whole life, and I’ve been friend zoned. Hard.But I’m nothing if not good at solving problems. The solution to my Axel issue: I reinvented myself over the summer... -
![Unmissable by Sheridan Anne]()
Unmissable by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBabies. Babies. Babies.Who would have known?I could have sworn Noah and I had another few years before we went down this path. The second that pregnancy test came back positive—momentary freak-out aside—I knew it was right.36 weeks and counting... -
-
![Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught | Summary & Study Guide by BookRags]()
Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught | Summary & Study Guide by BookRags
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion... -
![Forever Starts Tonight by Barbara Freethy]()
Forever Starts Tonight by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeven best friends start out as bridesmaids and end up as brides! It's Jessica's turn to fall in love in the popular Bachelors & Bridesmaids Series by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy... -
![Beautifully Ruined by Nessa Morgan]()
Beautifully Ruined by Nessa Morgan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI feel I'm losing it all, everything I've kept near and dear--I'm shoving it away because I don't know how to keep my life in order anymore.What was simply fine and okay is no longer either. My world is growing into one black hole, dragging me down.I've discovered my monsters, I've found my demons, and to make sure no one goes down with me, I've given them an out... -
![Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham]()
Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new teen tearjerker in the heartwrenching Dear Diary series for young adults. Leeanne never thought she'd love working at the hospice so much, or that it would be so hard. Her new friend Gabriel isn't like other boys. He is dying. But in his final days, he has one last lesson to teach her... -
![El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe]()
El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA narradora de O paraíso são os outros é uma menina intrigada com um estranho comportamento dos animais – e dos humanos: a necessidade de viver em casal. Ela observa que há casais de pinguins, golfinhos e também de homem com mulher, homem com homem, mulher com mulher. “Tudo por causa do amor... -
![The Perfect Duet by kpgcatlover]()
The Perfect Duet by kpgcatlover
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMackenzie Heart has been the goody-two shoes, perfect grades girl her whole life. She always takes orders from her demanding parents, peers, and teachers without talking back. Despite her docile nature, she has a strong hidden talent. Singing. It's her escape from her pressure filled life. Then there's Dylan Stone, the loner of her school... -
![Fast Forward by Kat Mizera]()
Fast Forward by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night can change everything.Musician Ford Malone left Texas, without so much as a backward glance—lured by the bright lights of L.A. and the all-consuming world of rock and roll. It’s taken a while, but his star is finally starting to shine. Ready to take the world by storm with his new band, Nobody’s Fool, nothing will stand in his way. Until he sees her again... the girl he left behind... -
![Seducing Cinderella by Melanie Shawn]()
Seducing Cinderella by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStand-alone Steamy Weekends romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Cinderella "CiCi" HowardI might have just received my freshly-minted divorce papers, but for the last decade I've been a single mom for all intents and purposes. Spending the weekend at Oasis Hot Springs Resort and Spa as the maid of honor at my best friend's wedding, I'm not on "mom duty... -
![Jackson by Sheridan Anne]()
Jackson by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElle - He’s the guy with the world against him and I’m the girl they all love to hate. Our reputations suck for two very different reasons and where he’s working to do something about it, I’m working to keep my head down and not draw attention to myself. Falling for Jackson would be a mistake. Falling for him would put me right back in the public eye, somewhere I swore I’d never be again... -
![Double Threats Forever by Julie Prestsater]()
Double Threats Forever by Julie Prestsater
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian's Note: This is an alternate cover for ISBN-10: 1481016881, ISBN-13: 978-1481016889 High school eventually comes to its end. After three years of broken hearts, parties, exams and fights, Megan Miller and her crew, have finally made it to their senior year... -
-
![The Eleventh Hour by Michael R. Phillips]()
The Eleventh Hour by Michael R. Phillips
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeries premiere special price! The Prussian Baron von Dortmann and his daughter face the uncertainty of life just before WW II as their faith and relationships are tested... -
![The Sister Switch by Jane B. Mason, Sarah Hines Stephens]()
The Sister Switch by Jane B. Mason, Sarah Hines Stephens
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAndie and Caitlin are identical twins who couldn't be less alike. Fed up with being lumped together, the girls can't wait to start junior high. There, they'll finally be able to pave their own way. But it turns out that being mistaken for each other might work in their favor... -
![The Billionaire's Heart by Christina Tetreault]()
The Billionaire's Heart by Christina Tetreault
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs true love worth the risk? Three months ago when another relationship came to a disastrous end, billionaire Leah Sherbrooke put her love life on hold. Since then she’s spent her free time with family and friends, especially Gavin Kincaid. However, the more time she spends with Gavin the less she thinks of him as a friend and golfing companion. Instead, she sees him as the man she’s falling for... -
![Kissing Is the Easy Part by rainbowbrook]()
Kissing Is the Easy Part by rainbowbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlora is afraid being beautiful is her only talent. Some of the words she hates include economy class, second-hand clothes, and budget. She likes fashion, dating, not being on time and getting what she wants — until she meets Sean, who is like the clock striking midnight; he makes all her magic power wear off... -
![Just a Little Insecurity by Tracie Puckett]()
Just a Little Insecurity by Tracie Puckett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe were doing each other a service; I’d spy on her boyfriend, she’d spy on mine. Everything is not what it seems, and seventeen-year-old Julie is learning that lesson the hard way. Matt is lying through his teeth at every given opportunity, and Julie believes there’s more to his secrecy than meets the eye; she’s convinced her cousin is cheating on Kara. And Matt is the least of her worries... -
![Home to You by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black]()
Home to You by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSebastianYou always remember your first love. You also never forget the day she left.Moving on from losing Haven was hard, but I was young, with my whole life ahead of me. A life that saw a marriage, the birth of my daughter, and then a divorce... -
![Arta conversației by Ileana Vulpescu]()
Arta conversației by Ileana Vulpescu
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsArta Conversaţiei, un roman cu savuros, o lume aproape radiografiată în întregul ei, o conversaţie în doi despre viaţă... -
![I Knew You Were Trouble by Paige Toon]()
I Knew You Were Trouble by Paige Toon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife as the undercover daughter of a rock god isn't going to be easy... -
![Forever Knight by Cynthia Luhrs]()
Forever Knight by Cynthia Luhrs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe prick of a dagger sent her hurtling through time... Elizabeth Smith was good at taking charge. Fixing what she believed was wrong with the world. And then she met a lazy knight with no desire to better himself. A wager lost... Robert Thornton, Lord Highworth, was content to spend his days drinking, wenching, and hunting. He cared not what happened in the world around him... -
![A Secret Birthright by Olivia Gates]()
A Secret Birthright by Olivia Gates
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrince Fareed Aal Zaafer is driven by one purposeto find his late brother's family. But when Gwen McNeal arrives, needing his help, Fareed is relieved she is not the woman he seeks, for he must claim her for his own. Fareed is Gwen's lastand most dangeroushope. For he doesn't just overwhelm her senses, he sweeps her and her baby away to his kingdomthe last place she should ever go... -
-
![Paris: Alex & Dana by Rachel Hawthorne]()
Paris: Alex & Dana by Rachel Hawthorne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA French boyfriend--that's Dana's mission for junior year in Paris. So why does she keep running into boring Alex Turner from home? Okay, he's not exactly boring. But he's not French, either. So she's relieved that he only wants to date a Parisian girl. Really, she is... -
![Midnight Sommelier : Black Mountain Academy by Anne Malcom]()
Midnight Sommelier : Black Mountain Academy by Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe had a plan, my husband and I.Settle down in Black Mountain.Raise two boys.Send them to Black Mountain Academy, the same school their father went to, the elite school that defined futures.We were going to give them the best possible life.Until our beautiful life became a living nightmare with one phone call. One funeral. One year of hell.I was a bad widow, a bad mother for one year... -
![The Nanny's Double Trouble by Christine Rimmer]()
The Nanny's Double Trouble by Christine Rimmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet The Bravos of Valentine Bay...And the single father of twin toddlers in desperate need of a nanny! All his life Daniel Bravo has been the responsible one. So when he's left widowed with adorable twins to raise, he knows he needs help, fast. Enter family friend Keely Ostergard--a woman with love in her heart for his children, and a gigantic chip on her shoulder for him... -
![Camp Courageous by Daniel Elijah Sanderfer]()
Camp Courageous by Daniel Elijah Sanderfer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say these are the best years of my life. I’m not sure I agree. Sitting on the threshold of not quite a man, not quite a boy isn’t a very comfortable place to be. My name is Jonah and in 1999 I was sixteen. That summer was the summer that changed everything. My parents sent me to camp to find God… I found him in the eyes and actions of a sweet country boy named Neil... -
![Playing Evelyn by jules130]()
Playing Evelyn by jules130
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvelyn never wanted to be noticed at school. She dressed in unassuming clothes and kept to herself. Until the day that she slipped up and caught the attention of the school's bad boy. Gabriel had a bad reputation but after being paired together for a home economics project, Evelyn begins to realize that there's more to him than meets the eye... -
![Mr. Second Chance by Annabelle Love]()
Mr. Second Chance by Annabelle Love
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver slept with your ex and not realize it was him? No, only me?I’d just got the work breakthrough I needed.Write an article on a playboy football star. Then I found out Mr. Touchdown is also my Ex.And he was my toe-curling, masked indulgence at last night’s masquerade party. Last night’s leg-shaking O is now today’s uh OH! FML.Stick to business and touch up his image... -
![Please Don't Die by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Please Don't Die by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Katie O'Roark receives an invitation from the One Last Wish Foundation to spend the summer at Jenny House, she eagerly says yes. Katie is ever grateful to the anonymous "JWC," the person who gave her the gift that allowed her to receive a heart transplant. Now Katie is asked to help others who, like herself, are facing medical odds against them... -
![Le Journal d'Aurelie Laflamme - tome 5 Championne by India Desjardins]()
Le Journal d'Aurelie Laflamme - tome 5 Championne by India Desjardins
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTout va bien dans la vie d'Aurélie Laflamme! Dans sa famille, c'est l'harmonie totale (si on exclut les divergences d'opinion qu'elle entretient toujours avec sa mère au sujet du ménage). En plus, depuis qu'elle sort avec un gars populaire, sa vie sociale est complètement chamboulée. De nouveaux amis, le respect de ses pairs, des sorties, l'immunité quand elle fait des blagues en classe..Categorized as:
high-school children romance contemporary young-adult fiction coming-of-age middle-grade -
![Played by Dana Davidson]()
Played by Dana Davidson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen one of Ian's boys dares him to get plain-faced Kylie Winship to sleep with him in just three weeks, he thinks it'll be a breeze. Tall and fine, with honey-colored skin and eyes, Ian is used to getting what he wants from girls. And if he succeeds in playing Kylie, he'll be down with the most popular crew in his high school... -
![Life Interrupted by Kristen Kehoe]()
Life Interrupted by Kristen Kehoe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRachel Reynolds isn't running from her past, but she wouldn't mind if it stopped chasing her, either. A senior in high school getting ready to graduate, Rachel is trying to look ahead toward her future, while forgetting the one night two years ago that set events in motion which altered the course of her entire life... -
-
![Looking for a Hero by Cathy Hopkins]()
Looking for a Hero by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"How do you know it is the real thing. How do you know if it is really love?" India Jane emails Erin. India Jane is feeling frustrated. She knows that there is a connection between herself and Joe, and yet their relationship isn't working out the way she thinks it should. Perhaps what she feels for him isn't "love" after all - whatever that is...Categorized as:
children high-school book contemporary female-author fiction realistic womens-fiction -
![Lone Star Millionaire by Susan Mallery]()
Lone Star Millionaire by Susan Mallery
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Texas oil tycoon Cal Langtry discovers that he is an unexpected father, he turns to his prim and proper assistant, Sara, to help him brush up on his parenting skills, only to discover that he has found his soulmate. Original... -
![Boot Camp by Gina Christie, Gina Musa]()
Boot Camp by Gina Christie, Gina Musa
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis edition is no longer... -
![Achingly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor]()
Achingly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlice has decided she needs priorities in her life -- and the first is to get her favorite teacher, Miss Summers, to marry her father. The only problem is that the vice principal, Mr. Sorringer, wants to marry Miss Summers too, and Miss Summers seems to be having trouble making up her mind...Categorized as:
children high-school book coming-of-age contemporary female-author fiction friendship -
![Clockwiser by Elle Strauss]()
Clockwiser by Elle Strauss
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last year has been smooth sailing for Casey Donovan. She and her boyfriend Nate are doing better than ever, and things at home are good, too. Everything’s been so calm, she hasn’t “tripped” back to the nineteenth century in ages.Then the unthinkable happens and she accidentally takes her rebellious brother Tim back in time... -
![Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay]()
Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is in the air for the Casson family! Four hilarious, endearing tales unfold as Rose, Indigo, Saffy, and Caddy each tell their intertwining stories. Rose begins by showing how she does special with her Valentine's card for Tom in New York. Not to be outdone, Indigo has his own surprise in store for the Valentine,s Day disco at school... -
![Finders Keepers by Sharon Sala]()
Finders Keepers by Sharon Sala
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMore than anything in the world, Molly Eden wants a child—and then one day she finds one in her backyard! But this is no abandoned toddler. A man has followed the mischievous boy onto her property, a concerned father whose rugged good looks take Molly's breath away, while the sadness about him tears at her heart... -
![Call the Shots by Don Calame]()
Call the Shots by Don Calame
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnd . . . action! As the uproarious trio returns, sensitive Sean takes the spotlight — scripting a low-low-budget film while fielding unexpected female fans. Coop is cooking up another sure-misfire scheme (big surprise), and this time the comedy plays out from Sean’s point of view... -
![An Unlikely Pair: The High School Years by Carla Krae]()
An Unlikely Pair: The High School Years by Carla Krae
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFree short story. My Once and Future Love series. The high school years. By typical standards, Beth and Jacob should've never been friends, but it's funny what Geometry class and a shared backyard wall can bring about... -
![Tame by EmilyTheReader (Wattpad)]()
Tame by EmilyTheReader (Wattpad)
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFarrah Chambers: She's the good girl, a bit embarrassing, friendly, an animal lover, and clumsy. She's a bit sarcastic when she needs to be, but no one really bothers her. Her life, is good.Cameron Carter: He's the bad boy. He's wild, popular, good-looking, great with girls, and he's a total untamed bad-ass. He's the school's 'popular boy' and loves to embarrass people... -
-
![Starting Over by Cathy Hopkins]()
Starting Over by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew term, new school - but India Jane isn't looking forward to being the new girl in Year Eleven. Everyone else already has their circle of friends and India Jane feels like she's on the outside looking in. At least she's at the same school as Joe, the boy she met on holiday in Greece, and she's hoping that they may become more than just friends... -
![The Boy Next Door by Janet Quin-Harkin]()
The Boy Next Door by Janet Quin-Harkin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Amber Stevens and her parents have struck a deal. She'll live with them on her grandfather's Wyoming farm for one year - then she's free to go back home to New York City. Amber's counting the days until she falls for rugged, handsome Rich Winter. Rich and Amber have a wonderful time together...Categorized as:
children high-school book contemporary female-author fiction middle-grade womens-fiction -
![Falling in Love Again by Barbara Conklin]()
Falling in Love Again by Barbara Conklin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMariah's not one of those girls who's never been kissed. Once. It seems like a thousand years ago. But Paul died, and Mariah thinks she'll never find anyone as special again. She hadn't counted on the school play, though. Somehow her crazy friend Amy ropes her into working on the props... -
![Seven Days to a Brand New Me by Ellen Conford]()
Seven Days to a Brand New Me by Ellen Conford
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA shy girl follows the suggestions in a self-help book to win the attentions of the handsome new boy whose locker is next to hers... -
![Billionaire's Single Mom by Claire Adams]()
Billionaire's Single Mom by Claire Adams
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLogan only went on the date to make his mom happy...but the woman was everything he wanted... When you grow up in high society in the south, moms never let a single woman alone for long. Despite a recent divorce and a child in tow, Emily Blue has two meddling moms trying to set her up. Logan loves his mom and only agrees to date Emily to make her stop asking... -
![Living with the Walker Boys by knightsrachel]()
Living with the Walker Boys by knightsrachel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZoe Baker is 16. She and her father have always been close, he's the only person she's ever trusted. Then, Zoe's father has to move to Wyoming. Worse off, he doesn't have the money to bring Zoe with him.He sends Zoe to live with a friend, Rob Walker. What Zoe isn't told is that Rob has 7 children, all boys.Now Zoe has to learn how to live with the heart throbs of her new high school...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
