- perfect for fans of The Hating Game and Mariana Zapata
- fake dating
- enemies to lovers
- grumpyxsunshine
- guy fell first
2. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
- hate-to-love relationship
- the sick scene is *double thumbs up
- grumpyxsunshine
- shared one office
3. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
- grumpyxsunshine
- fake dating
- Age gap
- women in science
- the friendships you wish you have
4. People We Meet On Vacation
- friends to lovers
- Harry Meets Sally x Love Rosie Vibe
- have one of the best heroine speech
- a feel good - tearjerker story (at least for me)
5. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
- the autism rep is good
- cool inclusion of Vietnamese culture
- fake dating
- perfect blend of sweet and steamy
- trigger warnings: anxiety attacks, abandonment, a fatphobic comment or insult, and someone telling someone else about a person’s diagnosis
6. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
- cute smutty romance
- with high functioning autistic and geeky hero who’s struggles and passion for his few interest is genuine
- with uneducated Vietnamese immigrant heroine who’s hard not to love
- shatters ignorant stereotypes as you witness internal battle, growth and love
7. The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
- two individuals from different worlds that cross paths towards the way of healing and learning more about each other for the betterment of their individual selves
- beautiful emotional book
- elicited an emotional reaction a few times which meant something right?
8. . Kulti by Mariana Zapata
- age gap
- slow burn
- grumpy hero
- awesome heroine
9. The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
- slow burn
- fake dating (more like a fake marriage but it’s legal)
- have interesting side characters
- fun banter and bickering
10. From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata
- hero and heroine seemed to hate each other on the surface
- slow burn
- the main characters are figure skaters
- great character development
11. All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata
- slow burn
- age gap
- grumpy landlord x sunshine tenant
- great storytelling
- fun and heartwarming
12. Wild at Heart by K.A. Tucker
- book 2 of The Simple Wild
- bearded bush pilot
- tackles couples journey in overcoming their domestic problems
- with great and interesting side characters
13. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
- bearded fisherman from Washington x fashionable influencer from L.A.
- the romance was to die for
- did not expect to be steamy because of that cute cover
