Enemies-to-lovers is a classic trope that we love at Hodderscape. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran of the trope or if you’re dipping your toes into it for the first time, scroll for the crème de la crème of enemies-to-lovers.
Throne of Secrets by Kerri Maniscalco
Throne of Secrets is a spicy enemies-to-lovers involving a demon prince ...
Adriana Saint Lucent, a journalist with a burning secret, has been on the run from the demon Prince of Gluttony for years. The Prince, Gabriel Axton, hates Adriana with a passion but, when a hunt takes a deadly turn, he realises only she can help him uncover the truth. As darkness takes over the kingdom, Axton and Adriana must learn to trust each other if they wish to defeat the evil. Neither can admit their secrets – nor their feelings.
Spicy and dark, Throne of Secrets is unmissable.
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Quicksilver by Callie Hart
After even more spice? This time with a dash of intrigue and found family? Meet Quicksilver.
Saeris, a pickpocket with powers she doesn’t understand, meets Death and accidentally reopens the veil to the Fae’s land of ice and snow. She mistakenly makes a deal and is bound to Kingfisher, a secretive, villainous and gorgeous Fae warrior. He needs to use her to keep his people safe, she needs to use him to get home.
Quicksilver is a blistering enemies-to-lovers romance you won’t be able to put down.
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Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
Immortal Longings mixes romance and suspense in a 90s Asian-inspired noir world, technically more a rivals-to-lovers, but we couldn’t not include it!
Princess Calla has been in hiding ever since she murdered her family to free the people of Talin from their tyrannical rule. Only her uncle, King Kasa, remains. Every year he throws a tournament for people who can jump between bodies, a fight to the death. Calla must enter the games to finally get the chance to kill him. She is approached by the sweet Anton who wants to strike up an alliance in the games. Anton’s childhood love is in a coma, and he must win the prize money to continue keeping her in care. Callie and Anton find themselves inescapably connected and must choose between themselves, their destiny, or each other.
A seriously heart-pounding and addictive epic and dark fantasy romance.
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Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Enemies-to-lovers ... in space? We've got you covered with the blistering Obsidian.
Katy just moved to West Virginia and can’t stand a lot of things – but especially her arrogant, cocky and … hot neighbour Daemon. When Katy gets into trouble Daemon just happens to freeze time to get her out of it, Katy’s world is turned upside down. With the knowledge that her annoying neighbour and his sister are actually aliens, and a wave of weird alien enemies coming to attack them, Katy knows the only way to survive is to stick with Daemon. She doesn’t know whether she wants to kill him or kiss him.
Obsidian will be your next spicy obsession, thank goodness it's just the first in the five book Lux series!
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Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Oops, another Maniscalco! Dark, witchy, and spicy Kingdom of the Wicked is a dark enemies-to-lovers that will set your pulse racing.
Emilia is a streghe, a witch who lives secretly among humans, and spends her days with her beloved sister Vittoria. When Vittoria goes missing and Emilia finds her hideously murdered, she vows to find vengeance at any cost – even if she must use forbidden dark magic to get it. She meets a Wicked-prince of Hell named Wrath who tells her he wants to help her solve the mystery, but Emilia begins to suspect she cannot trust him.
A truly scorching Romantasy is perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber, Carissa Broadbent, Lexi Ryan, Lauren Roberts.
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Nectar of the Wicked by Ella Fields
Nectar of the Wicked is next-level spicy, definitely NSFW. With a scorching hot king who loves a power play, and an unwanted changeling he treats as a pet.
Flea is a changeling who has been abandoned by her guardian. She must work to earn her keep, and is snapped up by the wickedly charming Florian, king of a fae kingdom. He gives her everything she desires – including the truth about who she is – but she can only ever belong to him, trapped in his wintry manor.
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Shadowed Moonlight by K.C Harper
The first in a new Romantasy trilogy, Shadowed Moonlight is high heat, enemies to lovers, urban fantasy.
Briar's life collapsed the day Kane abandoned her four years ago, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Now, she needs his help. Briar has one shot to save her V-addicted brother, if she can solve a series of murders plaguing the city. It'll mean diving headfirst into the political minefield of the supernatural elite and going head-to-head with the new alpha. He's dangerous, he's devastating, and he just so happens to be the man who obliterated her world.
Danger, darkness, and an insatiable romance...say no more!
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The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross
The ultimate enemies-to-lovers story but without the spice. This brand new take on a tale as old as time is truly beautiful.
We all know the story, an arrogant young prince and his castle's servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return. But in this gorgeous re-telling we read the Beast's side of the story at long last.
I am neither monster nor man - yet I am both. I am the Beast.
Lose yourself in this gorgeously rich and magical retelling of The Beauty and the Beast that finally lays bare the beast's heart.
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This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
A darkly twisted historical fantasy set in a 1920s Harlem, This Ravenous Fate is an enemies-to-lovers sapphic love story that transcends death itself.
The Saint family has reigned over the city for years, protecting its inhabitants from the reapers - once-human vampires - but reluctant heir Elise Saint faces a chilling threat: the Harlem reapers want her dead.
Once close friends, now bitter enemies, Elise and newly turned reaper, Layla must work together when reapers are inexplicably turning part-human, leaving grisly murders in their wake. Elise and Layla explore the city’s underbelly, confronting their feelings for one another and uncovering sinister truths that threaten both reapers and humans alike.