Best gay enemies to lovers books

I can&#;t remember if I did, but anyways- I hold been a mood to detect some good enemies to lovers points (bonus points if it&#;s sapphic). 

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales:

Rep: Sapphic Romance, 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 dating competition to get revenge on her cheating, royal-adjacent ex-boyfriend, and ends up falling for another girl on the show—in reality, 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 Romance, 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

Even though I know the outcome because it’s in the identify, enemies-to-lovers, when it’s done successfully, can excite and delight me like no other trope — especially LGBTQ enemies to lovers. Two sworn enemies who are thrown together by circumstances, or simply learning to understand each other, is always a savage ride. Like many romance tropes, enemies-to-lovers is a stumbling block in a romance plot that has to be believable enough to keep 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 quixotic comedies as well.

Depending on your interpretation, enemies-to-lovers has a very long history in romance 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 get me to root for the main pair. Since it’s such a shared trope, writers focusing on LGBTQ romance have found interesting and fun ways to adapt the tr

Darkhearts: An enemies-to-lovers gay rockstar romance for fans of Adam Silvera

Darkhearts - a teen band formed in Seattle by best mates Chance, Eli and David - till he left two years ago. They made it massive, David filled himself with resettlement and hasn't spoken to Chance or Eli since leaving. Fate brings David and Chance back together at the funeral of Eli. While initially prickly towards each other, their friendship starts to rekindle as David starts to see both sides of Chance's life. But an unexpected kiss between them brings question, desire and destruction into the relationship, and choices will contain to be made that will change their lives.


Darkhearts is an intriguing story about friendships, relationships, music and the struggle to be yourself. The story developed well and I liked seeing how the friendship re-established itself between David and Chance and the complications yet opportunities this brought them. I found the insight into Chance's life as a music star fascinating, showing the darker side to that lifestyle - the travel, second away from family, insecurity with f

Find LGBTQIAP+ Romances by trope, archetype, and/or theme here! All Romances are adult and contemporary unless otherwise noted.
B/P notes MC and/or LI identifies as bisexual 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, non-binary, and/or genderqueer
*Beginning of a romantic ARC in a series but not resolved in this book alone
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