Enemies to Lovers: The Romance Book List

Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls. When Delilah’s estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid’s stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there’s some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all. When they’re forced together during a gauntlet of wedding preparations, Claire isn’t sure she has the strength to resist Delilah’s charms. Even worse, she’s starting to think she doesn’t want to…

Elliot Reed just landed her dream job as the Strategic Communications Manager for the Denver Mustangs. Things are going well until star quarterback Quinton Howard Jr. takes a knee during the national anthem to try and change the league for the better. A rocky initial meeting leads to tension between Quinton and Elliot. But as her job forces them to spend time together, Elliot realizes they may have more in common than she could’ve imagined. With her job and his integrity on the line, this is one coin toss that nobody can win.

Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He’s a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes. Celine Bangura is conspiracy-theory-obsessed and not cool enough for the popular kids’ table. Which is why Brad abandoned her for the in-crowd years ago. (At least, that’s how Celine sees it.) When Celine signs up for a survival course in the woods, she’s surprised to find Brad right beside her. And as this adventure brings them closer together, they begin to remember the good bits of their history. But has too much time passed … or just enough to spark a whole new kind of relationship?

Elise Beaumont is cursed. With every touch, she experiences exactly how her loved ones will die. Elise is desperate to get rid of her terrible gift, no matter the cost. Claire Montgomery also has a unique relationship with death, mostly because she’s already dead. Claire is a vampire, assigned by the Veil to help Elise master her rare Death Oracle powers. At first, Elise is reluctant to work with a vampire, but when she predicts a teacher’s imminent murder, she’s determined to stop the violent death, even if it means sacrificing her own future to secure Claire’s help.

Alexa is getting married in a few months and she has asked her best friends Maddie and Theo to be in her bridal party. The only problem: the two can’t stand each other. But one night after an accidental one night stand, the physical chemistry is electric and they both agree to secretly keep hooking up until the wedding is over.  The only rule: don’t fall in love.

Coop and Jupiter have been best friends since they were kids, but lately Coop keeps thinking he might want to be more than just friends. Things get even more complicated when Rae Chin moves to town. She finds an immediate friendship with Coop and Jupiter, and soon Coop and Rae start dating. Jupiter has always like girls, but she soon realizes that the only girl she imagined with Coop is her. You’ll love this honest and touching story of first love, friendship, and the messy places in between.

Theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway is an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure.  Annoyingly attractive Jack Smith is the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor’s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And he’s the same Jack Smith who rules over the physics department at MIT, standing right between Elsie and her dream job. Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but … those long, penetrating looks?

When fate and tacos bring Ramón and Julieta together on the Day of the Dead, the star-crossed pair must make a choice: accept the bitter food rivalry that drives them apart or surrender to a love that consumes them.

On the outside, Cecilia Bassingwaite appears to be the perfect Victorian lady. But, as a member of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she has been known to steal priceless treasures, and blackmail wrongdoers. When assassin Ned Lightbourne is tasked with killing Cecilia, he ends up falling for her instead! He’ll also learn that you should never underestimate a prim and proper lady.

High school senior Liza Yang and her mother don’t always see eye-to-eye. But the one thing they do agree on is their love for baking. When Liza enters in the junior competition at her mom’s bakery, she arrives to find that all the other contestants are young Asian American men her mom wants her to date! What is even worse is that Liza finds herself attracted to the annoyingly hot James Wong. She’s felt the heat, but can she stay out of the kitchen?

Evie has a gift—or a curse—to see other people’s romantic fates, and what she’s learned is that most relationships end with a broken heart. As a result, Evie has sworn off love. But when she meets a boy named X in her dance class, everything gets turned on its head and Evie will have to decide whether love is ever worth the risk.

On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can’t stand him. Several years later, when George unexpectedly appears in East Hampton, where Lucie is weekending with her fiancé, Lucie finds herself drawn to George again. Soon, Lucie is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fiancé, the co-op board of her apartment building, and ultimately, herself as she tries mightily to deny George entry into her world—and her heart.

In this charming retelling of Pride and Prejudice, the hard-luck Binat family thinks their luck is about to change when they are invited to the biggest wedding in their town. Mrs. Binat sees this as an opportunity for her 5 daughters to meet rich, eligible bachelors. Too bad, Alys Binat has sworn to never marry. That is until she meets the formidable Mr. Darsee. Told with wry wit and colorful prose, Unmarriageable is an exhilarating exploration of love, marriage, class, and sisterhood.

How do you solve the Perfect Equation? Add one sharp-tongued mathematician to an aloof, handsome nobleman. Divide by conflicting loyalties and multiply by a daring group of women hell-bent on conducting their scientific experiments. The solution is a romance that will break every rule.

Unlike their younger brother Andre, whose star as a comedian is rising, neither Dwayne nor Brick Duquesne is having luck in his career—and they’re unluckier still in love. Neither brother is looking to get entangled with a woman anytime soon, but love—and lust—has a way of twisting the best-laid plans. All is fair in love and lust!

This is the Bennet family like you’ve never seen before. Liz is a magazine writer in her late thirties. Jane, a yoga instructor, is about to turn 40. While the whole family is home for a Fourth of July barbecue, they meet Chip Bingley, a handsome doctor who just appeared on the reality TV dating show Eligible. There is an instant connection between Chip and Jane, but Chip’s friend Fitzwilliam impresses no one, especially Liz. But, first impressions can be deceiving.

Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace in the gym – her place of power and positivity. Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favorite squat rack. Sparks fly as these ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination. But after a series of escalating jabs, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents’ engagement party. When a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their budding relationship to the ultimate test of strength.

Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. They’re polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer’s block. Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.