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Books Like Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door

by Lucy Score

Contemporary RomanceMysteryComedy 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 FunnySteamyQuirky

A funny, steamy Adult contemporary romance built around psychic, murder mystery, grumpy pi. 462 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

The Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door, tagged every mood and trope that made it click, and hunted down books that match on the things you actually cared about — not just "it's also Contemporary Romance." Funny energy? Check. Psychic? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

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12 Books Matched to Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door

Grouped by the elements that made Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door unforgettable.

The Spice That Made You Fan Yourself

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Lingus
by Mariana Zapata
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 356p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
The funny and steamy that made Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door unforgettable? Lingus channels that exact energy. 356 pages of funny, steamy that'll fill the void.
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A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
by Sarah Hawley
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 416p · Paranormal Romance, Comedy
You loved Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door for the funny and steamy? A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Sarah Hawley might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Maybe Not
by Colleen Hoover
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 144p · Contemporary Romance, Novella
Maybe Not hits the same funny and steamy notes that made Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door impossible to put down. Colleen Hoover brings funny and steamy to every page.
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The Book That Made You Laugh Out Loud

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Happy Medium
by Sarah Adler
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 336p · Contemporary Romance, Paranormal
Looking for more funny and quirky after Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door? Happy Medium by Sarah Adler is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
❄️ 0/5 · 227p · YA Contemporary, Comedy
Looking for more funny and quirky after Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door? An Abundance of Katherines by John Green is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Clean read with all the feels.
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Beard Science
by Penny Reid
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 420p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
Beard Science hits the same funny notes that made Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door impossible to put down. Penny Reid brings funny and sweet to every page.
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Our #1 Pick After Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door

Lingus by Mariana Zapata — 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 spice, 356 pages

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Questions About Books Like Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door include Lingus, A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, Maybe Not. Each matches on specific elements like funny and steamy that made Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Lingus by Mariana Zapata — it shares Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door's core Funny energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door 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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