Enemies to Lovers: The Romance Book List

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.

Thea Mottram, desperate to turn a new page in her life, heads to the Scottish coast, only to find herself locked in a battle of wills with an infuriatingly aloof bookseller. But bickering with Edward Maltravers proves oddly refreshing and exciting. But is her new life becoming as complicated as the one she was running from?

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.

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is a Trailblazer with a capital T! Smart and witty, you’ll be rooting for her from page one! Elizabeth was the only woman on her team at the research institute, until her career took a turn and she finds herself the host of a beloved TV cooking show. But her success is starting to create a lot of enemies, because Elizabeth isn’t just teaching women to cook, she’s also teaching them to challenge the status quo.

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.

Lilly’s life is a bit of a train wreck right now. She just lost her job and is walking dogs to earn some money. But when a chance encounter at the dog park introduces her to Easton, a jaded hockey player, anything could happen. Will these old dogs be able to learn new tricks?

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.

The universe is conspiring against Ava Breevort. A cloud of volcanic ash traveling from overseas delayed her flight back home to Boston and her last ditch attempt to salvage the trip was thwarted by an arrogant Scotsman, Caleb Scott, who steals a seat out from under her. Then over the course of their journey home, their antagonism somehow lands them in bed for the steamiest layover Ava’s ever had. And that’s all it was–until Caleb shows up on her doorstep…

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!

Colin Beck has always considered Olivia his best friend’s annoying little sister, but when she moves in with them after one of her worst runs of luck, he realizes she’s turned into an altogether different and sexier distraction. He’s sure he can keep his distance, until the moment he discovers she’s the irresistible Miss Misdial he’s been sort of sexting for weeks—and now he has to decide whether to turn the heat up or ghost her before things get messy.

Since high school began, Alison and Ethan have competed on almost everything. AP classes, the school paper, it never seems to end! So when their principal assigns them the task of planning a previous class’s 10-year reunion, with the promise of recommendation to Harvard if they do, they both sign up. But with all this extra time spent together, their rivalry begins to feel like friendship. And as the tension between them builds, Alison fights the growing realization that the only thing she wants more than winning…is Ethan.

After ten years as a flight attendant, Ava Greene is about to embark on her last flight. Too bad handsome, but cocky, Jack Stone is the pilot. It isn’t the ideal end to her career, but at least it is only a 3-hour flight, or so she thinks. When the plane experiences mechanical issues, Ava and Jack are forced to spend the weekend at the Belize airport. It could be the tropical breezes but soon Ava finds her feelings toward Jack thaw and even though they’re grounded, she keeps finding her head in the clouds.

Meet Elle Evans: pretty, popular—and never been kissed. Meet Noah Flynn: badass, volatile—and a total player. When Elle decides to run a kissing booth at her school’s Spring Carnival, she locks lips with Noah and her life is turned upside down. Her head says to keep away, but her heart wants to draw closer. Is Elle headed for heartbreak or will she get her happily ever after?

Disappointed with real life, Maybell finds comfort is escaping into her daydreams. So when her Great-Aunt Violet leaves her a house in the Smoky Mountains, Maybell sees this as the perfect opportunity to make a fresh start. But it turns out, Violet left the house to both her and the groundskeeper Wesley, and neither one wants to try and compromise about anything. Little by little, these two will learn that stepping out of your comfort zone can lead to the greatest rewards.

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.

When Reggie Johnson answers a job ad in the paper, she’s astonished to find that she’s not applying to work at her favorite card game, Spellcraft: The Magicking. Instead, she’s applying to be an actual familiar for an actual witch. As in, real magic. The new job has a few perks – great room and board, excellent pay, and she’s apprenticing to a powerful witch. The problem is warlock Ben Magnus, her employer’s nephew and the most arrogant, insufferable, maddening man to ever cast a spell…

Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser and adept demon summoner. When someone starts sabotaging the celebrations leading up to this year’s Beltane festival with dark, dangerous magic, a member of the rival Thorn family gets badly hurt. To clear the Avramov name, Issa agrees to serve as a co-investigator, helping none other than Rowan Thorn get to the bottom of things. Rowan is the very definition of lawful good. In accordance with their families’ complicated history, he and Issa have been archenemies for years. But as the unlikely duo follow a perplexing trail of clues to a stunning conclusion, Issa and Rowan discover how little they really know each other…

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.

Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora. But Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again, what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.