Man I love this trope! And add in a slow burn romance and I’m hooked. There’s something about enemies to lovers, seeing them slowly overcome their initial feelings about someone, realising that first impressions aren’t always right and if they become friends first… even better. Some of my favourite books and romances are enemies to lovers so I’m excited to share my top 5 with you. Do you have a favourite enemies to lovers romance? Let me know in the comments.
Thanks to Mandy over at Devouring books for creating these amazing prompts! You should definitely go check her blog out because she posts some great content.
A Court of Mist and Fury
“He thinks he’ll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out.”
Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin’s people.
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.
Bloodwitch
“From the day she had stabbed Aeduan in the heart, that heart had become hers—and she would not let this be his end.”
High in a snowy mountain range, a monastery that holds more than just faith clings to the side of a cliff. Below, thwarted by a lake, a bloodthirsty horde of raiders await the coming of winter and the frozen path to destroy the sanctuary and its secrets.
The Bloodwitch Aeduan has teamed up with the Threadwitch Iseult and the magical girl Owl to stop the destruction. But to do so, he must confront his own father, and his past.
The Cruel Prince
“Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It’s disgusting, and I can’t stop.”
Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.
As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
The Wrath and the Dawn
“What are you doing to me, you plague of a girl?” he whispered.
“If I’m a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.” The weapons still in her grasp, she shoved against his chest.
“No.” His hands dropped to her waist. “Destroy me.”
In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad’s dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph’s reign of terror once and for all.
Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she’d imagined him to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart. Incredibly, Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. How is this possible? It’s an unforgivable betrayal. Still, Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as it seems in this palace of marble and stone. She resolves to uncover whatever secrets lurk and, despite her love, be ready to take Khalid’s life as retribution for the many lives he’s stolen. Can their love survive this world of stories and secrets?
We Hunt the Flame
“If I told you my name, would you bow?” His voice was soft. A melancholy caress. He lifted his chin when understanding dawned on her face. “Or would you flee?”
Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways.
Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya—but neither wants to be.
War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the king on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds—and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.
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I also really love this trope 😅 definitely love ACOMAF and The Cruel Prince! Ones I can think of now are Beach Read, the whole TOG series and honestly anything by JLA
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Love TOG & can’t believe I forgot about it 🤦♀️. JLA is Jennifer Armentrout right? I have a few of hers on my tbr… I’ll definitely be bumping them up now I know they have enemies to lovers, thanks for the recs ☺️
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Yes! I’ve read most of her fantasy series and I think most of them have the enemies to lovers. They are all addicting 😊
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Yey! I’m excited to read them now 😊
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I got so invested in Jude and Cardan’s story! I was really surprised by ACOMAF, I was dead set against liking Rhysand after ACOTAR but I changed my mind eventually 😂 I was even like, ‘nooo Feyre come back’ on his behalf
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Hahaha I always love seeing people read ACOTAR for the first time and heading their thoughts on Rhysand cause I’m just like 👀👀. Jude and Cardan are the ultimate enemies to lovers… love them so much ☺️
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Great list! This is one of my favorite tropes.
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LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE THIS POST SO MUCH!!❤❤
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Thank you 💛
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This is one of my favorite tropes, too, so I’m loving seeing what people are coming up with for this! I didn’t realize We Hunt the Flame had enemies to lovers! I totally need to read it now.
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YES! And it’s sooo swoon worthy 😍.
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This is one of my favorite tropes too! This is just another reason to finally pick up We Hunt The Flame lol! I adore The Cruel Prince series too hehe. Great post💜
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We Hunt the Flame is amazing! It’s quite slow paced & the author does a lot of world building BUT If you will love it if you like enemies to lovers ☺️
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I’m excited to hear that!! I’ll definitely go into it expecting it to be slow then😁
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Oof, that quote from Bloodwitch! It immediately makes me want to bump up this series on my TBR 😍 I also need to get on to reading We Hunt the Flame before the year is out! Lol great list 🙂
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Oh you totally should! The Witchlands is amazing & such a fun series 💛
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