Romance books with: grumpy hero

1. 

   Book Lovers

   Emily Henry

   Spice 3/5 · Steamy

   The cutthroat literary agent is not the heroine who gets the small-town hottie. Except this time she is.

   • Rivals to lovers
   • Workplace romance
   • Grumpy hero
2. 

   Quicksilver

   Callie Hart · Book 1 in Fae & Alchemy

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   A thief, a fae warrior with a death wish and a portal into a frozen kingdom. Kingfisher is a menace and we are obsessed.

   • Enemies to lovers
   • Forced proximity
   • Road trip / vacation
3. 

   Things We Never Got Over

   Lucy Score · Book 1 in Knockemout

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   A runaway bride gets stuck in a small town with her surprise niece and the grumpiest barber alive. Small-town gold.

   • Grumpy x sunshine
   • Found family
   • Touch her and die
4. 

   Twisted Love

   Ana Huang · Book 1 of 4 in Twisted

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   Her brother's best friend, a cold billionaire who "does not feel anything" except extremely possessive about her.

   • Brother's best friend
   • He falls first
   • Grumpy hero
5. 

   It Happened One Summer

   Tessa Bailey · Book 1 of 2 in Bellinger Sisters

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   A Hollywood party girl is exiled to a fishing town and a very grumpy bearded sea captain. Schitt's Creek with spice.

   • Opposites attract
   • Grumpy hero
   • Cinnamon roll hero
6. 

   King of Wrath

   Ana Huang · Book 1 in Kings of Sin

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   An arranged marriage between a cold-blooded CEO and a socialite with secrets. Possessive billionaire bingo.

   • Arranged marriage
   • Revenge plot
   • Billionaire
7. 

   Love on the Brain

   Ali Hazelwood

   Spice 3/5 · Steamy

   A neuroscientist at NASA has to co-lead a project with her grad-school nemesis. He is suspiciously helpful.

   • Rivals to lovers
   • Workplace romance
   • He falls first
8. 

   Not in Love

   Ali Hazelwood

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   Hazelwood's spiciest yet: two rival biotech people agree to sex and nothing else. It does not stay nothing else.

   • Friends with benefits
   • Workplace romance
   • Grumpy hero
9. 

   The Fine Print

   Lauren Asher · Book 1 of 3 in Dreamland Billionaires

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   A billionaire heir has to work at his family's theme park to claim his inheritance. She becomes his problem.

   • Boss x employee
   • Workplace romance
   • Billionaire
10. 

    The Sweetest Oblivion

    Danielle Lori · Book 1 in Made

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    He is engaged to her sister. She is the good girl he cannot stop looking at. Old-school mafia romance perfection.

    • Forbidden love
    • Morally grey MMC
    • Grumpy hero
11. 

    The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

    Mariana Zapata

    Spice 2/5 · Simmer

    His former assistant quits; the NFL star needs a green-card marriage. The slowest, most satisfying burn.

    • Boss x employee
    • Marriage of convenience
    • He falls first
12. 

    A Deal with the Elf King

    Elise Kova

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A village herbalist is chosen as the elf king's bride. Cozy-ish standalone with a satisfying burn.

    • Marriage of convenience
    • Arranged marriage
    • Forced proximity
13. A Marvellous LightFreya Marske

    A Marvellous Light

    Freya Marske · Book 1 of 3 in The Last Binding

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    Edwardian England, a hidden magical world and a bumbling civil servant cursed by mistake. Charming and very steamy.

    • Opposites attract
    • Forced proximity
    • Grumpy hero
14. 

    Collide

    Bal Khabra · Book 1 in Spiral

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A psychology student has to interview the hockey captain for her internship application. Sparks.

    • Hockey player
    • Grumpy hero
    • College / university
15. 

    Kulti

    Mariana Zapata

    Spice 2/5 · Simmer

    A pro soccer player's childhood hero becomes her grumpy assistant coach. Slow burn royalty.

    • Workplace romance
    • Opposites attract
    • Athlete
16. 

    Romancing the Duke

    Tessa Dare · Book 1 of 4 in Castles Ever After

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    She inherits a castle that comes with a grumpy, blind duke who refuses to leave. Delightful.

    • Beauty and the Beast
    • Grumpy hero
    • Disability rep
17. 

    Sorcery of Thorns

    Margaret Rogerson

    Spice 1/5 · Sweet

    A library apprentice, a sorcerer with a sarcastic demon butler and a world of evil books. Closed door, open heart.

    • Found family
    • Grumpy hero
    • Demons / devils
18. 

    Uprooted

    Naomi Novik

    Spice 2/5 · Simmer

    A village girl is taken by a cranky immortal wizard. Fairy-tale forest magic with a prickly love story.

    • Forced proximity
    • Age gap
    • Grumpy hero
19. 

    When in Rome

    Sarah Adams · Book 1 of 2 in When in Rome

    Spice 1/5 · Sweet

    A burnt-out pop star breaks down in a tiny town and lands at a grumpy pie-maker's house. Hallmark with jokes.

    • Cozy / low stakes
    • Rockstar / celebrity
    • Grumpy hero
20. EmbersClaire Kent

    Embers

    Claire Kent

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    Post-apocalyptic survival, a grumpy loner and dirty talk readers are still thinking about years later.

    • Forced proximity
    • Hurt / comfort
    • Grumpy hero

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