Genre Guide – Enemies to Lovers Romance

Eva
Eva

How can it be that the one person in the entire universe that you absolutely despise is the one you cannot live without? And even more profound, what if that despicable person feels the same way about you?

At the heart of the enemies-to-lovers romance is a story about understanding. Perhaps the characters come from different sides of a brutal war, or a long history of betrayal and cruelty. Whatever the source of conflict, due to necessity, these two opposing forces are brought together; time passes; and, ultimately, animosity becomes affection; enemies become lovers.

Below you’ll find an assortment of romance novels. Some are “slow burn,” where the love is slow to develop; some are contemporary and wholesome; and some are dark and rife with warnings. Whatever your taste, these romances are all about finding understanding and love with the last person you could ever imagine.

Nov 6, 2025

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In the Catalog

Calamity

Calamity

Constance Fay

The captain of a ragtag mercenary ship is given an offer she can’t refuse by the ruthless head of an intergalactic noble family. The only catch? She’ll have to team up with his son–an upsettingly competent hardbody with his own agenda–to get her reward.

From the Catalog

Hoopla

How to End A Love Story

How to End A Love Story

A Novel

Yulin Kuang

Helen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever. Now she’s in Los Angeles, where the two have to work together. The result is messy, and electrifying.

From the Catalog

Hoopla

If All Else Sails

If All Else Sails

A Novel

Emma St. Clair

In this enemies-to-lovers romance, school nurse Josie and her brother’s best friend–hockey player Wyatt Jacobs–are tricked into spending a summer together that’s anything but smooth sailing.

From the Catalog

Hoopla

Immortal

Immortal

Sue Lynn Tan

As the heir to Tianxia, Liyen must ascend the throne and renew her kingdom’s pledge to serve the immortals who once protected them from a vicious enemy. But when she is poisoned, Liyen’s grandfather steals an enchanted lotus to save her life. Enraged at his betrayal, the immortal queen commands the powerful God of War to attack Tianxia.

From the Catalog

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for your Enemy

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for your Enemy

Brigitte Knightley

Loyalties are tested in this enemies-to-lovers romantasy following a healer and assassin from enemy sides who are forced to work together and find the source of two deadly diseases, all while resisting the urge to kill each other-and, just maybe, fall in love.

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It's Always Been You

It’s Always Been You

An Aces in Love Romantic Comedy

Elin Annalise

Twenty-six-year-old Courtney Davenport is loud, fun, and always the heart of a party. She’s also asexual and runs a talking service for other aces who are worried about coming out. But when her sworn enemy Sophie Sway phones the helpline, Courtney is thrown. Courtney and Sophie have been enemies forever.

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Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

Golden boy Alex Claremont-Diaz is everything an adoring public would want in the son of the President of the United States of America. But he endangers the White House’s stellar PR when he gets into a fight with the Prince of England, Henry, leading to a forced, manufactured friendship. What no one expected is the real attraction that sparks between these two enemies.

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Libby

Hoopla

Rose in Chains

Rose in Chains

Julie Soto

The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to have saved them is dead. The prophecy lied. They were supposed to win this war. Instead, Briony Rosewood watches, shattered and grief-stricken, as her brother is killed, her kingdom falls, and her home is overrun by their enemies.

From the Catalog

Shield of Sparrows

Shield of Sparrows

Devney Perry

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. I’ve spent my life kneeling–to their will and to my father’s. As a princess, my duty is to wear the crown and obey the king. I was never meant to rule or fight–or seal an ancient treaty with my own blood. But one fateful day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores, and a prince ruined my life.

From the Catalog

Hoopla

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party

Jasmine Guillory

In Maddie and Theo’s case, their mutual best friend Alexa doesn’t mean that they automatically like each other. In fact, they hate each other. And they hate that they slept with each other once and liked it. So working together on Alexa’s wedding is torture . . . and temptation.

From the Catalog

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