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Enemies to Lovers Romance Books: Rivals, Rom-Coms & Romantasy
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items Every book here is one I read and rated 4 or 5 stars, and not one is a slow burn, because my ADHD brain needs the tension to SNAP. Prank wars and feuding neighbors, a You've Got Mail bookstore rivalry, a dragon rider and her kidnapper, trial-by-fire ...
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Rom-Coms & Rivals
Rom-Coms & Rivals
Prank wars, feuding neighbors and bickering that turns into banter you can feel.
A financial auditor and the literature professor she's auditing clash at work, without knowing they're also the writer and reader of the same spicy Shakespeare fanfic. Prank wars, a snowed-in night, dual POV. 5 stars from me. If you want maximum enem...
Much Ado About Hating You
A dethroned king's son has to kill his own father to run for president, and the only way through is a Gifted courtesan he refuses to trust. Romantasy with forbidden romance, enemies to lovers and touch-her-and-die. Idle Reputations #1. 5 stars from m...
Something Wicked (Hardcover)
A vengeance-driven mogul and the small-town librarian who can't stand him, bound by an old secret, until the bickering turns into something else. Small-town enemies to lovers. Knockemout #3 (Lucian and Sloane's story). 5 stars from me. It is a tale o...
Things We Left Behind (Collector's Edition)
A Londoner crowdfunds a lakeside bookshop and boathouse, then butts heads with the local who's sure she'll ruin the small town. Grumpy sunshine, small town, bookshop romance. Solace Springs #1. 5 stars from me.
The Cherry Blossom Boathouse
An Ordinary girl faking powers in the deadly Purging Trials, alongside the prince trained to hunt people like her. Romantasy trials, forbidden romance, touch-her-and-die. Powerless #1. 5 stars from me.
Powerless (Hardcover)
A mortal woman makes a deal to kill the Redwood King, mistakes a cursed fae prince for her target, and he doesn't correct her. Mortal x fae prince, mistaken identity, lies on both sides. 5 stars from me. A must-read for fans of The Cruel Prince and A...
These Vile Hearts (Hardcover)
A modern You've Got Mail: the owner of an indie romance bookstore against the cynical CEO whose big-box store just opened next door. Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, grumpy sunshine. Standalone. 5 stars from me. The main characters of this book w...
Love to Hate You
A single mom running the family coffee shop goes viral, so she fake-dates her annoying next-door neighbor to fend off a line of suitors. Enemies to lovers, fake dating, single parents. Standalone. 5 stars from me.
You've Got Male
Sent into a cursed forest to face a deadly beast, she's rescued by a scarred, surly immortal king who suspects she's a spy. Trapped in his castle, distrust turns to fire. Romantasy with enemies to lovers and touch-her-and-die. Silver & Blood #1. ...
Silver & Blood
Feuding Highland clans: after her father's attack, the enemy laird's daughter becomes a prisoner at the MacLeod castle, under the watch of the warrior she's supposed to hate. Historical enemies to lovers. Brotherhood of Solway Moss #1. 5 stars from m...
The Highlander's Wild Flame
A dragon-rider commander promised in an arranged marriage to a man whose wives all died mysteriously, until Malachi shows up. Kidnapping, enemies to lovers, standalone romantasy. In my words: “who doesn't love a kidnapping and enemies to lovers plot”...
Our Vicious Oaths by N.E. Davenport
Dark academia: a stalker is emailing her while she digs into why her parents were murdered. “The enemies to lovers is what piqued my interest,” and I loved “the touch her and die and complete worship the MMC was not shy about.” Sorrowsong University ...
Nightshade (Sorrowsong University #1) by Woods
Dark stalker romance. “He finally reveals his true nature to her making him her enemy. But do they stay enemies? Nope!” Read Once You're Mine (#1) first. Check content warnings. 5 stars from me.
Now You're Mine (Possessing Her #2) by Morgan Bridges