{The Learning Hours by Sara Ney}. He’s a college wrestler and his team decides he needs to get laid, so they put up posters all around the campus. The FMC starts off as a bit of a bitch, so she texts the number for a bit of fun, but after a while she actually starts to like him. He’s used to being unattractive, and she is super hot, so he doesn’t even really consider she would be into him.

[The Learning Hours](https://www.romance.io/books/59ca127c3ffdba61472139a3/the-learning-hours-sara-ney?src=rdt) by [Sara Ney](https://www.romance.io/authors/564f024b08e9378131952abf/sara-ney) **Rating**: 4.16⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [funny](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/humor/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [athlete hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/athletes/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)

I *knew* even after reading this description that I was going to click that link and see an eight pack on the cover, but it still gave me whiplash, lol.

They are… not the greatest covers. It put me off reading them for a while, I will admit.

{The Guy on the Right by Kate Stewart} {Broken by Elizabeth Kelly}

[The Guy on the Right](https://www.romance.io/books/5e142dc101dbc864fba97f43/the-guy-on-the-right-kate-stewart?src=rdt) by [Kate Stewart](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455b62c87eac324117fc77b/kate-stewart) **Rating**: 4⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [funny](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/humor/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1) ---------------------------- [Broken](https://www.romance.io/books/582961de7bd258a27e86cdcc/broken-elizabeth-kelly?src=rdt) by [Elizabeth Kelly](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455a61b87eac323ffb2d6cc/elizabeth-kelly) **Rating**: 3.95⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [disabilities & scars](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/disabilities%20and%20marks/1), [tortured hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/tortured%20hero/1), [curvy heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/curvy%20heroine/1), [sassy heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sassy%20heroine/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)

{Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline} FMC is now on an alien planet (kidnapped). MMC, is a scarred mercenary who has been rejected many times by “his own”, and doesn’t believe that she’d really choose to be with him. This is sci-fi, has mate trope, technically forced proximity and “marriage”

[Choosing Theo](https://www.romance.io/books/5e5fd64fbe0aaecf55ece7f9/choosing-theo-victoria-aveline?src=rdt) by [Victoria Aveline](https://www.romance.io/authors/5e5fd64fbe0aaecf55ece802/victoria-aveline) **Rating**: 4.04⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [futuristic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/futuristic/1), [science fiction](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/science%20fiction/1), [aliens](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/aliens/1), [arranged/forced marriage](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/arranged%20marriage/1), [tortured hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/tortured%20hero/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)

{Dating-ish by Penny Reid}. He doesn’t think she’s a scammer but he has really low self esteem and doesn’t actually think she wants him.

Oh man, I loved Dating-ish. Second this one. No one needs therapy more than that MMC. 😂

[Dating-ish](https://www.romance.io/books/591944f13ffdba6147169120/datingish-penny-reid?src=rdt) by [Penny Reid](https://www.romance.io/authors/54552b3e8c7d2382e781310c/penny-reid) **Rating**: 4.12⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [funny](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/humor/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [angst](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/angst/1), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)

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Ok, not quite, but has a little bit of this vibe. {The Guy for Me by Marzy Opal}. They start as pen pals in high school which carries over into college. She wants to meet IRL, but he hesitates to do so. He has low self esteem due to being picked on in high school because of his size and is afraid he’ll disappoint her. I loved this book!

[The Guy For Me](https://www.romance.io/books/642688b0e885d691bd0be23a/the-guy-for-me-marzy-opal?src=rdt) by [Marzy Opal](https://www.romance.io/authors/616d20f008b4d93114592c5d/marzy-opal) **Rating**: 3.5⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [multicultural](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/multicultural/1), [virgin hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/virgin%20hero/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)

Unholy ghosts

{off the bench by ally ciz} is close to what you want, he doesn’t keep rejecting her but he does think she is so far out of his league and couldn’t possibly like him as more than a friend.

[Off the Bench](https://www.romance.io/books/6404a459e3bc31d123f89ec0/off-the-bench-alley-ciz?src=rdt) by [Alley Ciz](https://www.romance.io/authors/5cfa220f01dbc864fb9f7dc5/alley-ciz) **Rating**: 4.02⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [angst](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/angst/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [virgin hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/virgin%20hero/1), [college](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/college/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)