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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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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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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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It's Different This Time
Joss Richard · Romance
In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must…
second chance romance · slow burn · friends to lovers · forced proximity
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Happy Ending
Chloe Liese · Romance
‘Honest, vulnerable, and achingly romantic’ B.K.
friends to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · forced proximity
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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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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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Swordheart
T. Kingfisher · Fantasy
Halla has unexpectedly inherited the estate of the wealthy distant uncle she's been caring for for the past decade.
slow burn · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · paranormal romance
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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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