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  1. 1The Hating Game (2016)The Hating Game (2016) 7.4/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2016Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman bring their loyalties to rival bosses into a newly merged publishing company. When both go after a single promotion, the daily sniping has something concrete behind it. Start here for a workplace rivalry that needs both people to take the other's ambition seriously.0
  2. 2Pride and Prejudice (1813)Pride and Prejudice (1813) 8.4/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1813Elizabeth hears Darcy dismiss her at the first assembly, and experience gives her other reasons to think poorly of him. He underestimates both her family and her judgment. The pleasure of this classic is watching two people act on what they think they know, then reckon with the harm those…0
  3. 3Red, White & Royal Blue (2019)Red, White & Royal Blue (2019) 8.4/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2019Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry's public feud leaves an expensive wedding cake on the floor and diplomats in damage-control mode. A staged friendship gives them the private time that royal and political protocol usually prevents. The romance then asks what both are willing to risk beyond their…0
  4. 4The Worst Best Man (2020)The Worst Best Man (2020) 7.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2020Wedding planner Lina Santos was left at the altar, with the news delivered by the groom's brother. A career opportunity puts that brother, Max, on her team. Working together forces her to test an understandable old suspicion and gives him a chance to earn her trust through actions she can see.0
  5. 5The Unhoneymooners (1934)The Unhoneymooners (1934) 7.8/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1934Olive and Ethan usually do their best to avoid each other. After food poisoning lays out the wedding party, the one obstacle to an unclaimed Hawaii honeymoon is that they have to pretend they are the newlyweds. Getting along on the trip is easier than deciding whose account of their family tensions…0
  6. 6The Ex Talk (2021)The Ex Talk (2021) 4.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2021Veteran radio producer Shay and new reporter Dominic clash over how to make good radio. A struggling station gives them only one way to share a show: pretend to be exes who can advise on bad relationships. The risk of that lie gives their professional competition consequences beyond the studio.0
  7. 7Beach Read (2020)Beach Read (2020) 7.4/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2020January and Gus knew each other as writers in college, and his brusque judgments still rankle when they discover they are neighbors. Each thinks the other's kind of fiction has it easier. Their agreement to switch genres gives them a way to test those assumptions, one awkward field trip at a time.0
  8. 8Book Lovers (2022)Book Lovers (2022) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2022Literary agent Nora and editor Charlie have already had a disastrous business lunch before they keep running into each other in North Carolina. Their shared candor feels different once neither is across a negotiating table. This is a good pick for readers who want an initial professional grudge to…0
  9. 9The Worst GuyThe Worst GuyAfter a fight wrecks an exam room, surgeons Sara and Sebastian are ordered to attend eight weeks of conflict-resolution sessions. Their antagonism starts to affect more than their pride, and the sessions require them to describe what they actually want from each other. This is a prickly workplace…0
  10. 10You Deserve Each Other (2020)You Deserve Each Other (2020) 2.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2020Naomi and Nicholas are engaged and barely speaking honestly. Neither wants to be the one who calls off the wedding and pays for it, so both start sabotaging the relationship. The story turns on discovering what each has been pretending to want, with a deliberately petty stretch before the warmth…0