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Forced Proximity
Stuck together with no way out. A blizzard, a road trip, a fake marriage. All that unavoidable closeness.
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Daggermouth
H. M. Wolfe · Fantasy
He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and…
dark romance · enemies to lovers · grimdark · dystopian society · trauma recovery · forced proximity
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Dire Bound
Sable Sorensen · Fantasy
Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · fated mates · high stakes survival · forced proximity · werewolves shifters
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Quicksilver
Callie Hart · Fantasy
Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · chosen one · quest
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Twisted Lies
Ana Huang · Romance
He'll do anything to have her...including lie.
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · morally grey character · psychological thriller
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The Someday Garden
Ashley Poston · Romance
The new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House stumbles upon a secret garden .
slow burn · forced proximity · paranormal romance · portal fantasy · magic academy
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Binding 13
Chloe Walsh · Romance
He wants to save her. She wants to hide. She's damaged. He's determined. Fate brought them together. Love binds them. Johnny Kavanagh is the…
dark romance · forced proximity · trauma recovery · redemption arc · he falls first
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Beach Read
Emily Henry · Romance
A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything…
enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · slow burn · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine
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Off Campus
Amy Jo Cousins · Romance
Everyone’s got secrets. Some are just harder to hide. With his father’s ponzi scheme assets frozen, Tom Worthington believes finishing college is…
grumpy sunshine · slow burn · opposites attract · forced proximity · workplace romance
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Paladin's Grace
T. Kingfisher · Fantasy
Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year¿Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · paranormal romance · found family · quest
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Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · found family
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Kindred
Octavia Butler · Sci-Fi
Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California…
time travel · historical fiction · trauma recovery · survival · forced proximity
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A River Enchanted
Rebecca Ross · Fantasy
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A sparkling debut fantasy with Celtic tones set on the magical isle of Cadence where two childhood enemies must team…
paranormal romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · forced proximity · quest
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