Engaging the Enemy: a steamy friends-to-lovers meets enemies-to-lovers romcom (Entitled Love: The Novels) by Rachel Rowan

Hugo Blackton is fairly sure Amelia Banberry-Thompson is never going to forgive him for what he did at her sister’s engagement party. Which is unfortunate for several reasons. One: His father has just banished him from his jet-set playboy lifestyle to manage the family country estate—an estate which borders Amelia’s own. Two: Amelia is one of his oldest friends and life’s just not the same if he can’t go next door to annoy her. But she’s refusing to even see him. Three: Hugo has just discovered an ancestor once sought to unite the families. Now there’s an unclaimed marriage settlement worth millions, and it’s his for the taking…if only he can get Amelia to stop hating him long enough to say “I do.” Amelia may have spent her life secretly loving Hugo Blackton, but she knows better than anyone how spoilt and selfish he is. And she definitely knows better than to ever trust him again. Luckily, Amelia has the perfect distraction from regrets and heartbreak: a stately home on the brink of ruin. Unluckily, the only person willing to help is the last person she wants to see. But for once in his life, Hugo seems oddly determined to say sorry… Read more