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Love to Loathe You
384 pages
A crackling trio of bite-sized romances where sharp-tongued professional rivalries inevitably melt into swoony devotion.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like eating your favorite candy: sweet, instantly gratifying, and impossible to put down. The pacing is delightfully brisk, propelled by snappy dialogue and the electric tension of forced proximity. It wraps you in a cozy, crackling atmosphere where prickly professional rivalries mask deep, swoony devotion. The prose is distinctly modern and witty, laced with nerdy humor and a playful, self-aware edge that makes the characters feel like your smartest, most relatable friends. Moving from defensive banter to melting vulnerability, the emotional arc is deeply satisfying. It is the perfect comfort read for anyone who devours enemies-to-lovers tropes, loves fiercely competent women, and craves a romance that balances sharp intellect with unapologetic heat.
- Mood
- crackling
- cozy
- lighthearted
- romantic
- Tone
- wry
- playful
- swoony
- witty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · professional rivalry · women in STEM · forced proximity · hidden vulnerability
- The writing
- Snappy, dialogue-heavy, and infused with nerdy humor and contemporary wit.
- The arc
- From prickly, defensive banter to melting vulnerability and passionate connection.
- Who it's for
- Fans of contemporary romance who love competent, slightly awkward heroines and high-banter enemies-to-lovers tropes.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- mild peril
About the book
From the author of The Love Hypothesis comes a collection of steamy, STEMinist novellas featuring a trio of engineers and their loves in loathing—with a special bonus chapter!
Under One Roof An environmental engineer discovers that scientists should never cohabitate when she finds herself stuck with the roommate from hell—a detestable big-oil lawyer who won’t leave the thermostat alone.
Stuck with You A civil engineer and her nemesis take their rivalry—and love—to the next level when they get stuck in a New York elevator.
Below Zero A NASA aerospace engineer's frozen heart melts as she lies injured and stranded at a remote Arctic research station and the only person willing to undertake the dangerous rescue mission is her longtime rival.
Description from Open Library.
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