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Grumpy Sunshine Romance Recs
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items There's just something about grumpy and brooding main characters being bothered by a ray of sunshine. Here are some grumpy/sunshine books.
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Billionaire Romance
Sapphic Romance
RomCom
Reverse Grumpy Sunshine
Paranormal Romance
Sports Romance
Billionaire Romance
Not just billionaire but main male characters with lots of power and money.
Forbidden romance, brother's best friend, forced proximity, touch her and die, overprotective and possessive mc, interracial couple, Asian representation
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
Workplace romance, boss/ employee, forbidden romance, close proximity, dual-POV
Perfect for Disney adults
Perfect for Disney adults
The Fine Print (Collector's Edition) a book by Lauren Asher
Hades Persephone retelling, dual POV, fake dating, contemporary Greek mythology, misunderstood villain, touch her and die, steamy read, BDSM, sex in public
Neon Gods by Katee Robert
Workplace romance, marriage of convenience, interracial couple, Disability representation (she has dyslexia), Boss/ employee
Honestly loved this one way more than the fine print. This series is also great for disney adults.
Honestly loved this one way more than the fine print. This series is also great for disney adults.
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher
Sapphic Romance
Women loving women romances
Holiday romance, found family, friends to lovers, in love with best friend, second chance, spicy romance
Make the Season Bright a book by Ashley Herring Blake
Jane Austen retelling, fake dating, afraid of commitment, dual POV, opposites attract, slow burn
Written in the Stars a book by Alexandria Bellefleur and ...
RomCom
If you're looking for something light, cute, and fluffy, you can't go wrong with romantic comedies.
Beauty and the Beast retelling, client/ contractor, plus size representation, forced proximity, miscommunication, cute nickname
Barely Even Friends a book by Mae Bennett - Bookshop
Workplace Romance, Filipino representation, hate to love, slow burn
Faker by Sarah Echavarre Smith
Workplace romance, opposites attract, hate to love, fake dating, slow burn, spicy romance
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
Women in stem, witty banter, fake dating, mutual pining, steamy read
The Love Hypothesis a book by Ali Hazelwood - Bookshop
Second chance romance, she has commitment issues, FMC is a wedding planner who doesn't believe in marriage, slow burn, steamy read
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
Opposites attract, interracial couple, neurodiversity representation (Autism), steamy read, enemies to friends to lovers
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Reverse Grumpy Sunshine
When the female main character is the grumpy one and the love interest is the sunshine.
Asian representation, neurodiverisity (FMC is on the spectrum), fake dating, FMC works in a male dominated field, insta love, miscommunication, spicy romance
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Hockey Romance, slow burn, opposites attract, no third act breakup, tension and banter, mild hate to love although it claims to be enemies to lovers, steamy read,
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
First things first, I highly recommend LISTENING to this book rather than reading it. It is duet narration! To learn more about that, check out my Duet narration list.
Forbidden chemistry, friends with benefits turned lovers, insta attraction, mild bdsm, neurodivergent FMC, women in STEM
Forbidden chemistry, friends with benefits turned lovers, insta attraction, mild bdsm, neurodivergent FMC, women in STEM
Not in Love Audiobook by Ali Hazelwood
Enemies to lovers, witty banter, plus size representation, interracial couple, miscommunication, Biker MMC, third act breakup
Tinkering with Love by Aliyah Burke
Paranormal Romance
Witches, Wolves, and Vampires, Oh My!
Age Gap, banter, boss/ employee (a little bit of a forbidden romance), close proximity, hates everyone but her, hidden identity, misunderstood villain, slow burn, spicy romance, witches/ warlocks
Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare
Sports Romance
For those of us that love a good sports romance.
F1 Racing, brother's teammate, small age gap, fuck boy, workplace romance, forbidden love
Throttled (Deluxe Edition) a book by Lauren Asher - Bookshop
Pro Golf, hates everyone but her, spicy romance, She's his biggest fan, over protective, A little bit of an age gap
Fangirl Down a book by Tessa Bailey - Bookshop.org US