5 Enemies-to-Lovers Books to Read Right Now, Part 2
In a previous post, I listed five of my favorite books featuring an enemies-to-lovers romance. I, however, was just scratching the surface with that post, so without further ado, here are five more enemies-to-lovers book recommendations.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
When nearly everyone attending her twin sister’s wedding gets food poisoning, Olive finds herself in quite the predicament: she can either pose as her twin and go on her all-expenses-paid honeymoon with the groom’s brother and her archenemy, Ethan, or she can opt out and let him go on his own. Unwilling to let him have such a once-in-a-lifetime trip all to himself, she packs her bags and joins him. The only catch is that they will have to pose as a newlywed couple in order to prevent any suspicion of fraud from the resort staff, but after a while, their acting stops feeling like acting.
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Lou is a witch. Reid is a witch hunter. Through a series of events, they find themselves forced into a marriage with one another. Reid, however, is unaware that Lou is a witch, and Lou must keep it that way or risk public execution for witchcraft. Matters become even more complicated when Lou actually begins to develop feelings for her new husband.
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
Torn away from her mother as a child, Lara has spent the intervening years training under the watchful eye of her father, the king of Maridrina, to infiltrate and take down the kingdom of Ithicana. To that end, she is sent to Ithicana to marry its king under the guise of fulfilling a treaty between the two nations, but when she arrives in Ithicana and meets her betrothed, her resolve to destroy him and his people begins to crumble.
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
In this steamy retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, Persephone is a college student, who after years of living a sheltered existence at her mother’s house, is enjoying her newfound freedom. Her freedom, however, is contingent upon a promise that she made to her mother, the goddess Demeter: she will not associate with any of the other gods, least of all the God of the Underworld, Hades. After accompanying one of her friends to Hades’ nightclub, however, she inadvertently finds herself trapped in a bargain with the god of death himself. As Persephone spends more time with Hades, her dislike of him begins to morph into something else entirely.
The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford
Remy is a witch in hiding. Her people, the red witches, have been hunted down and killed to near nonexistence, and as a result, she is forced to live a transitory life, fleeing from one village to the next at the faintest inkling of detection. Prince Hale of the Eastern Court, however, offers her a different, more promising future. If she agrees to help him find three red witch relics, he will be able to help restore power to Prince Raffiel of the High Mountain Court, Remy’s homeland currently under Northern Court rule. With Raffiel back in power, Remy would be able to return home and would no longer have to live with a bounty upon her head, but she is unsure if she can trust Hale…then again, she does feel an inexplicable draw to him. This book is more of a reluctant-allies-to-lovers story, but I figured it is close enough to enemies-to-lovers to include in this list (plus, it’s a great book).
Full review of The High Mountain Court
What are your favorite enemies-to-lovers books? Let me know in the comments section below!
-Julia
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