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Books Like Maybe Not

by Colleen Hoover

Contemporary RomanceNovella 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 FunnySteamySweet

A funny, steamy Adult contemporary romance built around roommates, opposites attract, novella. 144 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

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Finished Maybe Not and immediately needed more? Same. The funny pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Colleen Hoover's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.

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The Steam That Fogged Up Your Screen

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The Love Wager
by Lynn Painter
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance
You loved Maybe Not for the funny and steamy and roommates? The Love Wager is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Lynn Painter might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Mr. Wrong Number
by Lynn Painter
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 336p · Contemporary Romance
Mr. Wrong Number hits the same funny and steamy and roommates notes that made Maybe Not impossible to put down. Lynn Painter brings funny and steamy to every page.
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The Ex Talk
by Rachel Lynn Solomon
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance
Looking for more funny and steamy after Maybe Not? The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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The Wit That Made You Snort-Laugh in Public

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The Charm Offensive
by Alison Cochrun
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+
You loved Maybe Not for the funny and sweet and opposites attract? The Charm Offensive is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Alison Cochrun might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Second First Impressions
by Sally Thorne
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 368p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
You loved Maybe Not for the funny and sweet and opposites attract? Second First Impressions is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Sally Thorne might just become your new auto-buy author.
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My Roommate Is a Vampire
by Jenna Levine
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 384p · Paranormal Romance, Comedy
Looking for more funny and sweet and roommates after Maybe Not? My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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Our #1 Pick After Maybe Not

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter — 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 spice, 352 pages

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Questions About Books Like Maybe Not

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Maybe Not include The Love Wager, Mr. Wrong Number, The Ex Talk. Each matches on specific elements like funny and steamy that made Maybe Not resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with The Love Wager by Lynn Painter — it shares Maybe Not's core Funny energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Maybe Not is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Maybe Not has a spice level of 3/5. 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 Funny energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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