The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
2011
Books with the “Friends to Lovers” trope
Two close friends slowly fall in love, risking the friendship to become a couple.
Romance and dynamics · Friends to Lovers
Books with this trope
The Duke and I
Julia Quinn
2000
Seduce Me at Sunrise
Lisa Kleypas
2008
The Flatshare
Beth O'Leary
2019
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
2021
One Day in December
Josie Silver
2018
The Kiss Quotient
Helen Hoang
2018
The Roommate
Rosie Danan
2020
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover
2016
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
1997
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
1868
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell
2012
Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell
2013
The Ugly Duchess
Eloisa James
2012
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Sarah MacLean
2010
Radiance
Grace Draven
2015
Beach Read
Emily Henry
2020
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert
2019
Every Summer After
Carley Fortune
2022
Yours Truly
Abby Jimenez
2023
The Cheat Sheet
Sarah Adams
2021
The Charm Offensive
Alison Cochrun
2021
Funny Feelings
Tarah DeWitt
2022
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
1999
Icebreaker
Hannah Grace
2022
The Deal
Elle Kennedy
2015
Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren
2018
Before We Were Strangers
Renée Carlino
2015
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Slow BurnRelated 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.