Gay romance novels enemies to lovers
I cant remember if I did, but anyways- I include been a mood to detect some good enemies to lovers points (bonus points if its sapphic).
Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales:
Rep: Sapphic Intimacy, bisexual mcs, Indian side character
ROM NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY-BESTSELLING AND INDIE NEXT PICK AUTHOR Sophie Gonzales, for fans of American Royals and Anna K: a girl enters a reality internet dating competition to get revenge on her cheating, royal-adjacent ex-boyfriend, and ends up falling for another girl on the show—in truth, the girl he cheated on her with, in Never Ever Getting Back Together.
It’s been two years since Maya dumped her cheating ex-boyfriend Jordy, and she still can’t escape him: his sister married the crown prince of a minor European country, and in the lead up to the wedding he captured hearts globally as the eligible younger brother. So, when Maya receives an invitation to be a contestant on Second Chance Love affair, a new reality show in which the now-famous Jordy will re-date his ex-girlfriends in an effort to find “the one that got
Find LGBTQIAP+ Romances by trope, archetype, and/or theme here! All Romances are elder and contemporary unless otherwise noted.
B/P notes MC and/or LI identifies as pansexual or pansexual
A/D/Aro = MC and/or LI identifies on the asexual spectrum, as demisexual, or as aromantic
T/NB/GQ = MC and/or LI identifies as transgender, genderfluid, and/or genderqueer
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Please note that as is common with Intimacy, many of these books are in a series with recurring characters. All should be readable as standalones, however, unless noted otherwise.
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F/F
M/M
M/F
- Hold Me by Courtney Milan Bm/Tf
Accidental Pregnancy
M/F
Age Gap
F/F
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Even though I recognize the outcome because it’s in the name, enemies-to-lovers, when it’s done skillfully, can excite and delight me appreciate no other trope — especially LGBTQ enemies to lovers. Two sworn enemies who are thrown together by circumstances, or simply education to understand each other, is always a wild travel. Like many adoration tropes, enemies-to-lovers is a stumbling block in a intimacy plot that has to be believable enough to store the main couple apart, while still being something that they can overcome in order to get together at the end. It tends to be pretty popular in romantic comedies as well.
Depending on your interpretation, enemies-to-lovers has a very extended history in intimacy novels, at least back to Pride and Prejudice. For heterosexual romances, enemies to lovers has always been a higher mountain to climb (in my interpretation) than friends to lovers. Sometimes, the simple miscommunication between friends isn’t enough to earn me to root for the main pair. Since it’s such a ordinary trope, writers focusing on LGBTQ love affair have found intriguing and fun ways to adapt the tr
Enemies to Lovers: Gay Passion Box Set
Enemies to Lovers Gay Romance Box Fix Get four fun sexy gay romance novels (and one bonus novella!) in this box set! Light hearted, sweet, recent adult gay romance stories of guys turning from enemies to lovers. Includes: Shane and Trey (Book 1)St-st-stuffed (Book 2)Get It (Book – bonus novella)William (Book 3)The F Words (Book 4) Order on […]
The F Words
The F Words Enemies to Lovers #4 A gay romance enemies to lovers story about two guys trying to move on from the past, and the healing power of love. Rory A. Phillips is sick of being haunted. Sick of hurting. Sick of being so fucking beaten. Whenever he ‘sees’ his best friend William, he’s […]
William
William Enemies to Lovers #3 A gay adoration enemies to lovers story about finding love in the most unexpected place. William needs to understand to think before he speaks. He accidentally outed his last boyfriend to his bigoted family. Looking to make a recent start, he escapes to the most distant place he can think […]
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