Easy
Tammara Webber
Another campus-set new adult romance with a mysterious, tattooed love interest and a heroine rebuilding her life, offering the same college backdrop that made Beautiful Disaster so immersive.
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Books Like Beautiful Disaster
If you loved Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Beautiful Disaster is a fast, addictive new adult romance about a college freshman trying to leave her past behind and the tattooed underground fighter who won't leave her alone. Readers love the push-pull tension, the bet that forces Abby and Travis together, the banter, the jealousy and the intensity of a relationship that is equal parts thrilling and messy. It reads quickly, leans hard on emotion and chemistry, and delivers the bad-boy-meets-good-girl fantasy with high drama on every page.
Bad boys and college drama
The Deal
Elle Kennedy
A college hockey player and a smart heroine strike an arrangement that turns real, delivering the banter, campus parties and slow surrender fans of Abby and Travis crave.
Losing it
Cora Carmack
A playful college romance built on attraction and awkward chemistry, perfect if you loved the flirtation and will-they-won't-they energy between Abby and Travis.
Fighters and intense heroes
Real
Katy Evans
Like Travis, Remington Tate is an underground fighter with a volatile temper and fierce devotion, making this a natural next read for fans of fight nights and possessive heroes.
Fighting Redemption
Kate McCarthy
A cage fighter with a troubled past and a heroine wary of getting hurt bring the same mix of brawling, danger and raw emotion found in Beautiful Disaster.
Thoughtless
S. C. Stephens
A brooding musician, a college student and a love triangle full of angst, ideal for readers who loved the turbulent emotions and bad decisions in Abby's story.
Toxic, addictive love stories
Hopeless
Colleen Hoover, Maialen Garagarza Urkia
An emotionally charged romance with a magnetic, troubled bad boy and a heroine with secrets, matching Beautiful Disaster's intensity while adding deeper layers of mystery.
After
Anna Todd
A good-girl freshman falls for a rude, tattooed classmate in a stormy on-off relationship, echoing the Abby and Travis dynamic almost beat for beat.
Ugly Love
Colleen Hoover
A relationship built on rules that keep breaking, with heat and heartbreak, suits readers who loved the push-pull tension and emotional chaos of Beautiful Disaster.
Same tropes, more depth
The sea of tranquility
Katja Millay
Two damaged teens find each other in a slow-burning story that keeps the angst and chemistry of Beautiful Disaster but explores grief and healing more thoughtfully.
Slammed
Colleen Hoover
A young romance with forbidden attraction and real emotional weight, for fans who want Beautiful Disaster's heart-pounding feelings with gentler, more tender characters.
Punk 57
Penelope Douglas
Rivals-to-lovers drama with a dangerous, rebellious hero and plenty of edge, ideal if Travis's bad-boy swagger was your favourite part of the book.
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