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Opposites Attract

Two people who want completely different things. Somehow undeniable to each other.

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    And Now, Back to You

    B.K. Borison · Romance

    Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times…

    opposites attract · romantic comedy · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen · Romance

    Austen’s most celebrated novel tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a bright, lively young woman with four sisters, and a mother determined to marry…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · he falls first

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    Part of Your World

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down.

    romantic comedy · fish out of water · opposites attract · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    In Her Own League

    Liz Tomforde · Romance

    He's used to being the boss. But she's in her own league... As the first female team owner in Major League Baseball, Reese Remington has spent her…

    sports romance · workplace romance · grumpy sunshine · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Yours Truly

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances and the joy in finding the perfect match from 'a true talent' (EMILY HENRY).

    romantic comedy · second chance romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Problematic Summer Romance

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End.

    age gap · opposites attract · romantic comedy · coming of age · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Deep End

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The…

    slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Innamorata

    ,Contessa · Romance

    In Italian, innamorata translates to being in love.

    romantic comedy · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Just for the Summer

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · she falls first · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Deal

    Elle Kennedy · Romance

    The international bestseller! A standalone novel* from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy! She’s about to make a…

    workplace romance · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Funny Story

    Emily Henry · Romance

    Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story.

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn · friends to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Book Lovers

    Emily Henry · Romance

    La comedia romántica del año. Un fenómeno mundial de TikTok. Un verano. Dos rivales. Un giro de guion que no vieron venir. Nora Stephens se ha…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Cleopatra and Frankenstein

    Coco Mellors · Literary Fiction

    Life and love among the creative class in Manhattan during the early 21st century.

    romantic comedy · marriage of convenience · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Sense and Sensibility

    Jane Austen · Literary Fiction

    When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters…

    romantic comedy · historical fiction · slow burn · second chance romance · opposites attract

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    The Love Haters

    Katherine Center · Romance

    Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    North and South

    Elizabeth Gaskell · Literary Fiction

    When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family…

    historical fiction · slow burn · opposites attract

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    Tough Guy

    Rachel Reid · Romance

    Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Beg, Borrow, or Steal

    Sarah Adams · Romance

    **Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance by the New York Times bestselling…

    enemies to lovers · small town · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Sounds Like Love

    Ashley Poston · Romance

    A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do anything to shake, in the next sparkling,…

    opposites attract · slow burn · magical realism

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    It's a Love Story

    Annabel Monaghan · Romance

    The Instant New York Times bestseller “Poignant, funny, and bingeable, Annabel Monaghan writes five star reads.” —Abby Jimenez From the USA Today…

    romantic comedy · second chance romance · fake relationship · workplace romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Love and Other Words

    Christina Lauren · Romance

    Macy Sorensen has decided to settle for marriage to an older man until she bumps into Elliot Petropoulos--her first and most intense love, who…

    second chance romance · slow burn · opposites attract · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Edenbrooke

    Julianne Donaldson · Romance

    A Foreword Magazine Book of the YearThinking she'll be able to relax and enjoy her beloved English countryside while her sister snags the handsome…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

    India Holton · Fantasy

    INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "So riotously clever it almost defies description...an alchemy of romantic elements held in perfect harmony."—NPR Rival…

    historical fiction · romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Romancing Mr Bridgerton

    Julia Quinn · Romance

    E-Book Extras: ONE: Behind the Novel: Romancing Mr.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Tourist Season

    Brynne Weaver · Romance

    Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever. Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body…

    dark romance · romantic comedy · morally grey character · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Sorcery and Small Magics

    Maiga Doocy · Fantasy

    From debut author Maiga Doocy comes the charming tale of an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly rival as they venture deep into a magical forest…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Savor It

    Tarah DeWitt · Romance

    ! "An absolutely delightful treat to savor! Relatable, sexy, and beautiful." —Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love…

    slow burn · opposites attract · cozy vibes

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Lessons in Chemistry

    Bonnie Garmus · Literary Fiction

    Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman.

    historical fiction · coming of age · workplace romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

    Jennifer Ashley · Romance

    (Highland Pleasures #1) The year is 1881.

    slow burn · opposites attract · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Sweet Heat

    Bolu Babalola · Romance

    BOLU BABALOLA IS… “A queen of romantic comedy.” – Oprah Daily • “Incisively funny.” – Entertainment Weekly • “A really great romance writer.” –…

    romantic comedy · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Only for the Holidays

    Abiola Bello · Romance

    The Love Hypothesis meets The Holiday in this fake dating YA romance about a city girl and country boy’s lives colliding at Christmas City girl Tia…

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · holiday romance · opposites attract · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    When in Rome

    Sarah Adams · Romance

    Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation…

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn · small town · fish out of water

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Skate It Till You Make It

    Rufaro Faith Mazarura · Romance

    The weather might be icy, but the tension is red-hot!

    sports romance · slow burn · opposites attract · enemies to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

    Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

    Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares.

    slow burn · opposites attract · paranormal romance · portal fantasy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Maid and the Crocodile

    Jordan Ifueko · Fantasy

    A romantic standalone fantasy set in the world of Raybearer, from New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko THE SMALLEST SPARK CAN BIND TWO…

    slow burn · coming of age · found family · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Swift and Saddled

    Lyla Sage · Romance

    The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her.

    forced proximity · opposites attract · small town · slow burn · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Northanger Abbey

    Jane Austen · Romance

    Northanger Abbey is both a perfectly aimed literary parody and a withering satire of the commercial aspects of marriage among the English gentry at…

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · enemies to lovers

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    Morbidly Yours

    Ivy Fairbanks · Romance

    Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner and a movie.

    opposites attract · marriage of convenience · romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Riyria Revelations

    Michael J. Sullivan · Fantasy

    This boxed set includes bestselling author Michael J.

    found family · quest · chosen one · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Frenchman's Creek

    Daphne du Maurier · Romance

    Jaded by the numbing politeness of Restoration London, Lady Dona St.

    dark romance · historical fiction · forbidden romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Hothouse Flower

    Krista Ritchie · Romance

    Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ...

    slow burn · age gap · brothers best friend · opposites attract · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    King of Greed

    Ana Huang · Romance

    He had her, he lost her…and he’ll do anything to win her back.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    In Stormy Weather

    Chelsea Curto · Romance

    From bestselling indie author Chelsea Curto comes an academic rivals-to-lovers romance about storm-chasing meteorologists during hurricane season in…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · workplace romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Odds of You

    Kate Dramis · Romance

    Once is chance. Twice is fate. "This book made me remember why I fell in love with reading." - B. Celeste Sage Collins knows a thing or two about…

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Holiday Romance

    Jill Sanders · Romance

    Just in time for the holidays, take another wonderful trip to Oregon.

    romantic comedy · small town · holiday romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Ready or Not

    Cara Bastone · Romance

    A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this “absolutely buoyant read” (Elle).

    slow burn · romantic comedy · found family · coming of age · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Bodyguard

    Katherine Center · Romance

    She’s got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint…

    bodyguard romance · romantic comedy · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Swept Away

    Beth O'Leary · Romance

    Two strangers find themselves stranded at sea together in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O’Leary.

    forced proximity · slow burn · second chance romance · high stakes survival · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days

    Jessie Sylva · Fantasy

    How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by debut author Jessie Sylva is the cozy tale of a halfling and a goblin who must learn to love each other despite…

    opposites attract · slow burn · cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Tusk Love

    Thea Guanzon · Fantasy

    A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy…

    grumpy sunshine · slow burn · opposites attract · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Daggerbound

    T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

    DELUXE EDITION—a beautiful hardcover featuring sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers.

    slow burn · opposites attract · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Second Chance at Sunshine Inn

    Amy Clipston · Romance

    Welcome to the Sunshine Inn, a picturesque coastal inn with sweeping views and two new owners who couldn't be more opposite.

    grumpy sunshine · romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn · cozy vibes

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    Only for the Week

    Natasha Bishop · Romance

    You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Dolly All the Time

    Annabel Monaghan · Romance

    'Beautiful, sexy, and escapist, DOLLY ALL THE TIME is my new favourite Annabel Monaghan book.

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Tangled Up in You

    Lara Ward Cosio · Romance

    Gavin McManus is exact right person to be the lead singer of a band like Rogue.

    slow burn · opposites attract · grumpy sunshine · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Love on the Brain

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · opposites attract · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Willing Prey

    Allie Oleander · Romance

    An exhilarating, primal summer fling in the woods leads to an intensely sexy, edgy romance, where anything goes—just remember your safe word.

    dark romance · opposites attract · forced proximity · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Explicit — very graphic sexual content throughout
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    A Fate Forged In Fire

    Hazel McBride · Romance

    To become the first queen in centuries, a powerfully blessed blacksmith must use her wits and fire magic to overthrow the corrupt powers ruling her…

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · dragons · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins

    Melanie Dickerson · Romance

    My only remaining marriage prospects were the head gardener, the vicar, and the steward.

    slow burn · grumpy sunshine · opposites attract · historical fiction · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Hopeless

    Elsie Silver · Romance

    Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past.

    grumpy sunshine · small town · slow burn · romantic comedy · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Love Is a War Song

    Danica Nava · Romance

    Pop singer Avery Fox has become a national joke after posing scantily clad on the cover of Rolling Stone in a feather warbonnet.

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · fake relationship · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Plus Size Player

    Danielle Allen · Romance

    “No one does banter, humor, or spice as magnificently as Danielle Allen!

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Life's Too Short

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    When Vanessa Price quit her job to pursue her dream of traveling the globe, she wasn't expecting to gain millions of YouTube followers who shared her…

    opposites attract · romantic comedy · slow burn · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus