

If you love to binge read romance book series, then many of the books below will be great jumping-off points for entire series to devour.

While contemporary enemies to lovers books are equally as popular, you don’t see them launching an entire series as you do with enemies to lovers books in the fantasy genre. Enemies to Lovers Fantasy Book SeriesĪ final trend that you’ll see among this popular trope within fantasy romance is the development of entire book series. When romance authors build their fantasy worlds, nothing is ever what it seems.Īnother trend in enemies to lovers fantasy books is the thread of mystery and suspense propelling the characters and novel forward.Ĭharacters inspired by revenge, sabotage, and other nefarious means often enshroud these enemies to lovers fantasy books in compelling mystery that keeps you glued from page to page. The time it takes for their feelings to change creates the sweetest and most satisfying of slow burn romance stories in my book! Suspense and Mystery We’re not talking instalove with characters who are initially enemies or who quite frankly can’t stand each other. Slow Burn Romanceīecause the characters in these books start off as enemies, it’s a common trend for these enemies to lovers fantasy books to fall within the slow burn romance trope as well.

I adore the marriage of convenience romance book trope which is another reason why it’s so easy for me to fall in love with these books. I say forced because usually the marriage is not the hero’s or heroine’s choice but is a necessity to protect their family, race or people or for some other grave reason. Arranged and Forced MarriageĪ popular trend in enemies to lovers fantasy books is the theme of an arranged or forced marriage between the main characters. Many of the heroines in these books shoulder heavy burdens, major responsibilities and even lead armies – making them some of the most amazing, strong females in romance. Whether the main female lead is a teen, young adult or adult, it doesn’t matter. One of the things I love most about enemies to lovers fantasy books is the fact that many often feature strong females as the lead character. The level of heat in these romances can also vary with some firmly in the steamy romance book camp and others not so at all. Heroes and heroines in these fantasy romances are teenagers, but since the story is set in a fantasy world, their roles, responsibilities, and duties obviously vary vastly from teenagers in our contemporary world. One major trend among enemies to lovers fantasy books is that a large portion of them are young adult romances. While I’ll read just about any enemies to lovers book, there are several consistent trends that you’ll find in enemies to lovers fantasy books. Trends in Enemies to Lovers Fantasy Books I know I’m not the only one who loves this combination in romance because there are so many enemies to lovers fantasy books to choose from with more being published each and every year. Now add this favorite romance book trope with one of the most popular and fascinating book genres, aka fantasy romance, and you have one amazing book! There is just something about the intensity and chemistry between two characters who start off hating each other but then grow to actually fall in love with one another which makes enemies to lovers my favorite trope.

It’s hard to pick the most popular romance book trope among its fans, but I bet enemies to lovers could be it.
