A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
2015
Books with the “Forced Proximity” trope
Circumstances force two characters to stay close, and the closeness builds feelings against their will.
Romance and dynamics · Forced Proximity
Books with this trope
Scandal in Spring
Lisa Kleypas
2006
The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
2016
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
2021
The Roommate
Rosie Danan
2020
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Mariana Zapata
2016
From Lukov with Love
Mariana Zapata
2018
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
2020
Serpent & Dove
Shelby Mahurin
2019
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
2012
The Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen
2019
The Iron King
Julie Kagawa
2010
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
1986
Beauty
Robin McKinley
1978
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Holly Black
2013
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent
2022
Sunshine
Robin McKinley
2003
A Hunger Like No Other
Kresley Cole
2006
Captive Prince
C.S. Pacat
2013
Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik
2018
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Brigid Kemmerer
2019
Flowers from the Storm
Laura Kinsale
1992
When a Scot Ties the Knot
Tessa Dare
2015
A Lady's Code of Misconduct
Meredith Duran
2017
The Bride
Julie Garwood
1989
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson
2022
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
2023
To Kill a Kingdom
Alexandra Christo
2018
The Unhoneymooners
Christina Lauren
2019
Beach Read
Emily Henry
2020
The Spanish Love Deception
Elena Armas
2021
The Bodyguard
Katherine Center
2022
The Road Trip
Beth O'Leary
2021
The Charm Offensive
Alison Cochrun
2021
The Co-op
Tarah DeWitt
2022
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
2011
Caraval
Stephanie Garber
2017
Cemetery Boys
Aiden Thomas
2020
The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
2020
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
2012
The Hurricane Wars
Thea Guanzon
2023
A Promise of Fire
Amanda Bouchet
2016
Dragon Bound
Thea Harrison
2011
The Sweetest Oblivion
Danielle Lori
2018
Poison Study
Maria V. Snyder
2005
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
2022
Happy Place
Emily Henry
2023
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score
2022
It Happened One Summer
Tessa Bailey
2021
Twisted Love
Ana Huang
2021
The Ex Talk
Rachel Lynn Solomon
2021
Icebreaker
Hannah Grace
2022
The Simple Wild
K.A. Tucker
2018
Birthday Girl
Penelope Douglas
2018
Twice Shy
Sarah Hogle
2021
The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory
2018
Natural Born Charmer
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
2007
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Enemies to LoversRelated tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Two characters start out hating or fighting each other and slowly fall in love.
Only One Bed
A shortage of rooms forces two characters to share a single bed, turning an awkward night into a turning point.
Slow Burn
The romance develops very slowly, with pages of tension and yearning before the characters finally get together.
Star-Crossed Lovers
Two people love each other, but fate, family, or society stands in the way of their union.