The Enemy

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Enemies should absolutely never get a second chance. But this one might just win the war… From Sarah Adams, the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect, comes The Enemy—a brilliantly written, fast-paced, and utterly delightful enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy. Perfectly balancing a hilarious childhood rivalry with sweet, sizzling, closed-door chemistry, this unputdownable book delivers a spectacular mix of sharp-witted banter, forced proximity, and undeniable, high-performance tension that will keep you grinning from ear to ear.

It has been twelve long years since she last saw Ryan Henderson. Twelve years since he officially won their high school war of wits by utterly outsmarting her with a tactical maneuver she didn’t even know was legal. But tonight, at long last… the battle is officially resurrected. Ryan has finally returned to their small town to attend their best friends’ impending wedding, and she has engineered a flawless, high-stakes plan: she is going to show him exactly how much she does not care about him, his past victories, or the scorching, almost-kiss he ruthlessly dangled over her right after graduation.

A lot has changed since their legendary high school feuding days. She is now the incredibly successful owner of a thriving local bakery, and she fully plans to rub every single delicious, high-performance detail of her accomplished life directly in his ugly face. There is just one massive, calculated problem: his face is absolutely gorgeous.

Ryan wasn’t supposed to grow up to look like a literal model, and he certainly wasn’t supposed to pursue her across the wedding festivities like a sexy, laser-guided missile. She resolves to stay mentally strong, protect her guarded heart, and hold the line until the wedding weekend is over and Ryan scurries back to whatever alternate universe he escaped from. She convinces herself that his sudden, intense interest in her is nothing more than a calculated continuation of the mind games they played as teenagers… right?

But as the wedding preparations push them into close quarters, the rigid barriers of their old rivalry begin to crack. The longer Ryan stays in town, the more she is forced to wonder if her defensive strategy is entirely wrong. His tender smiles, protective instincts, and heated attentions feel shockingly genuine. Could it be that this isn’t a game after all? Ha! Who is she kidding? This is Ryan Henderson they are talking about. Of course it’s a game. A high-stakes game called war. And this time around, she is fully prepared to play dirty to win.

Masterfully executing the enemies-to-lovers, second-chance romance, small-town, forced proximity, and childhood-frenemies tropes, The Enemy delivers an atmospheric, high-energy comfort read. Brimming with Sarah Adams’ signature clean-ish swoon, laugh-out-loud banter, and passionate, heart-melting kissing scenes, this premium paperback edition is a mandatory masterpiece for your personal contemporary romance collection.