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Enemies to Lovers
Mutual hostility that slowly, reluctantly becomes something else. The best tension in fiction.
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Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · found family · dragons · magic academy
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · dark romance · fae · magic academy
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Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
Lethal. Loyal. Legendary. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. In a land…
coming of age · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · redemption arc
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Heated Rivalry
Rachel Reid · Romance
Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · sports romance · he falls first
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Daggermouth
H. M. Wolfe · Fantasy
He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and…
dark romance · enemies to lovers · grimdark · dystopian society · trauma recovery · forced proximity
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.
chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot
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Powerless
Lauren Roberts · Fantasy
Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.
forbidden romance · dystopian society · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn
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Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy
Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of…
slow burn · enemies to lovers · dystopian society · forbidden romance · trauma recovery · high stakes survival
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To Cage a Wild Bird
Brooke Fast · Romance
Enter the brutal world of Endlock, a prison where the wealthy hunt the inmates for sport.
enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · found family · dystopian society · high stakes survival
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Dire Bound
Sable Sorensen · Fantasy
Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · fated mates · high stakes survival · forced proximity · werewolves shifters
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Quicksilver
Callie Hart · Fantasy
Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · chosen one · quest
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Starside
Alex Aster · Fantasy
From Alex Aster, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark series, comes her first adult romantasy. Enter the world of Starside,…
slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest · magic academy
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Red City
Marie Lu · Fantasy
The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu.
dark romance · urban fantasy · enemies to lovers · political intrigue · morally grey character
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Star Shipped
Cat Sebastian · Romance
Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance!
enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · romantic comedy · he falls first
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
Ilona Andrews · Fantasy
Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · quest
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The Favorites
Layne Fargo · Literary Fiction
**To the world, they were a scandal.
enemies to lovers · coming of age · slow burn · obsessive love · forbidden romance
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Twisted Lies
Ana Huang · Romance
He'll do anything to have her...including lie.
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · morally grey character · psychological thriller
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Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross · Fantasy
Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference.
enemies to lovers · dark romance · forbidden romance · slow burn · high stakes survival
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Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.
chosen one · heist · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · magic academy
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Two Can Play
Ali Hazelwood · Romance
An enemies-to-lovers spicy novella set in the world of video gaming from the New York Times bestselling author of Problematic Summer Romance—now in…
enemies to lovers · workplace romance · slow burn
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The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · Fantasy
Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her…
enemies to lovers · fae · portal fantasy · chosen one
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Beach Read
Emily Henry · Romance
A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything…
enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · slow burn · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · Romance
Austen’s most celebrated novel tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a bright, lively young woman with four sisters, and a mother determined to marry…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · he falls first
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Paladin's Grace
T. Kingfisher · Fantasy
Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year¿Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · paranormal romance · found family · quest
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The Jasad Heir
Sara Hashem · Fantasy
Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest · revenge plot
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The Daevabad Trilogy
S. A. Chakraborty · Fantasy
Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try…
grimdark · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · found family · quest
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Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · found family
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An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy
"Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · coming of age
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Half City
Kate Golden · Fantasy
**Welcome to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense.
dark academia · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · magic academy · found family
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A River Enchanted
Rebecca Ross · Fantasy
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A sparkling debut fantasy with Celtic tones set on the magical isle of Cadence where two childhood enemies must team…
paranormal romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · forced proximity · quest
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A Vow in Vengeance
Jaclyn Rodriguez · Fantasy
In this enemies-to-lovers romantasy with tarot magic, a woman attends an academy in the Immortal realms, where she strikes a deal with a power-hungry…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · revenge plot · magic academy · witches
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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern · Fantasy
The circus arrives without warning.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · portal fantasy · magic academy
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From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout · Fantasy
A Maiden… Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own.
forbidden romance · chosen one · slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest
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Heartless
Marissa Meyer · Fantasy
Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland and a favorite of the unmarried King, but her interests lie elsewhere.
enemies to lovers · dark academia · slow burn · forbidden romance · redemption arc · morally grey character
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