Enemies to lovers books
Romance where the couple starts out as rivals or open enemies and slowly finds something else. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is the model everyone knows, Holly Black's The Wicked King pairs Jude with a prince she cannot trust, and Rebecca Ross's Divine Rivals sets two competing journalists against each other. Emily Henry's Book Lovers moves the trope into publishing. The fun lies in the friction.
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- 1Shield of Sparrows
8.48.4 / 10 - 2A Court of Silver Flames
8.38.3 / 10 - 3Pride and Prejudice
8.38.3 / 10 - 4The Wicked King
8.38.3 / 10 - 5Divine Rivals
8.28.2 / 10 - 6Book Lovers
8.18.1 / 10 - 7The Ascended
8.18.1 / 10 - 8Red, White & Royal Blue
8.18.1 / 10 - 9Heated Rivalry
8.18.1 / 10 - 10Archenemies
8.18.1 / 10 - 11Daggermouth
8.18.1 / 10 - 12A Stage Set for Villains
8.08.0 / 10 - 13Web of Vows and Vengeance
8.08.0 / 10 - 14Much Ado About Nothing
8.08.0 / 10 - 15The Entanglement of Rival Wizards
8.08.0 / 10 - 16The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy
8.08.0 / 10 - 17Silver Elite
8.08.0 / 10 - 18Fury Bound
8.08.0 / 10 - 19King of Gluttony
7.97.9 / 10 - 20Blackthorn
7.97.9 / 10 - 21Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
7.97.9 / 10 - 22In Her Own League
7.97.9 / 10 - 23I Hope This Finds You
7.97.9 / 10 - 24Game On
7.97.9 / 10 - 25The Bridge Kingdom
7.87.8 / 10 - 26Beach Read
7.87.8 / 10 - 27Arcana Academy
7.87.8 / 10 - 28The Cruel Prince
7.87.8 / 10 - 29Check & Mate
7.87.8 / 10 - 30Reckless
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