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BostonPL_Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: 16 Rivals to Lovers Romances
2 users like thisThese couples may not quite qualify as "enemies", but the hostility between them is real — and so is the sexual tension burning underneath!
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- Two former best friends, Logan and Rosemary, who went ten years without talking to each other, reunite when their beloved former English teacher and mentor tells them of his dying wish for a cross-country road trip.
- Hired to break a curse on an infamous Scottish castle, Riley Rhodes meets a disgraced archaeologist, Clark Edgeware, who tries to get her fired for being in the way, sparking more than anger between them.
- Wedding planner Carolina Santos is offered an opportunity of a lifetime, but there is just one hitch—she has to collaborate with the best man from her own failed nuptials.
- When she decides to have a no-strings affair with millionaire Drew Sullivan, who happens to be her archnemesis, pediatric surgeon London Kelley finds their relationship turning into something more until she discovers the real reason he’s…
- Faking amnesia seemed like a good idea when Sam was afraid he was getting sacked, but now he has to deal with the reality of Jonathan's guilt—as well as the unsettling fact that his surly boss might have a softer side to him.
- Chronically ill "nice Jewish girl" Rachel, who hides her career as a bestselling author of Christmas romances, must attend the annual Matzah Ball to get inspiration for a Hanukkah romance—but her summer camp arch enemy stands in her way.
- Rivals for homeowner’s association president, Collins Carter and Nathaniel Adams sink to levels their sleepy suburb has never seen before until hate turns to lust, forcing them to reckon with the feelings they’ve ignored for years.
- After being kicked off a baking-competition show by judge Dominic De Vere, an otherwise successful London baker, Sylvie Fairchild, returns to Operation Cake as a judge, setting off an intense rivalry and maybe a bit of romance.
- Hiding her easygoing nature behind a tough-as-nails façade to get by in her male-dominated power-tool company, Emmie clashes with hostile co-worker Tate before a charity construction project helps them see each other differently.
- Between a racist and sexist workplace, an impossible project, and getting saddled with the boss's nephew for an intern, Melody Joo's dream job as a video game producer is turning into a nightmare. Should she prioritize her career or her…
- Shay and Dominic butt heads constantly at the Seattle public radio station where they work, so they're dismayed when their boss decides their hostile chemistry makes them perfect for a talk show where two exes deliver relationship advice…
- During a holiday escape to the country, literary agent Nora keeps running into a bookish, hardheaded, arrogant editor she knows from Manhattan—and wishes she didn’t. But soon she discovers they have more in common than previously thought.
- Maddie and Theo may share a best friend, but they can't stand each other—and the one night stand they had was definitely a mistake. Now their joint wedding party responsibilities mean they can't avoid each other (or their attraction) any…
- When Sylvester first meets Phoebe Marlow, he finds her dull and insipid. She thinks he is insufferably arrogant. But when a series of unforeseen events leaves them stranded together, they are both forced to reassess their hastily formed…
- Liz, a staffer at a queer magazine in New York, bristles at the changes being wrought by a new boss and investor who saves the publication from shutting down, but can’t ignore the chemistry that ignites between them.
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