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Rivals to Romance

There is a fine line between love and hate. Explore this connection with these titles that flip the switch from animosity to affection.

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  • A career-ending injury destroys Agnes' hopes of a college scholarship, putting her on a journey through the underbelly of stand-up comedy and directly into the path of her archnemesis, the wealthy and disgustingly handsome Royce Taslim.
    Book, 2024Los Angeles : Hyperion, 2024. — TEEN FICTION HO
  • Senior year student Rafie must decide between the people he's known his entire life or the one just starting to get to know the real him.
    Book, 2024New York : Wednesday Books, 2024. — TEEN FICTION GARZA VILLA
  • Mallory is done with chess. It ruined her family four years ago, and she wants nothing to do with it until she enters one final charity tournament where Mallory faces Nolan, the "Kingkiller" and current world champion. Can she dethrone him?
    Book, 2023New York : Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023. — TEEN FICTION HAZELWOOD
  • Wes has been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Yet he may be her in to make a connection with her long-time crush, Michael. As Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes.
    Book, 2021New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2021] — TEEN FICTION PAINTER
  • As her sister's wedding approaches, high school senior Arya must navigate fraught family dynamics, the fallout of her two best friends breaking up, and a tense partnership with her rival, the frustratingly attractive student council president.
    Book, 2024New York : Wednesday Books, 2024. — TEEN FICTION AVACHAT
  • To win the grand prize at the end of their survival course, ex-best friends Claire and Bradley trudge through mud, dirt and their messy past to find the adventure bringing them closer together, sparking a whole new kind of relationship.
    Book, 2023New York, : Joy Revolution, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2023. — TEEN FICTION HIBBERT
  • Ana joins a cooking competition to save the family bakery. When Miguel offers to help Ana Maria with the competition, she is so desperate to win she can't turn him down, even though he is part of the rival bakery in town.
    Book, 2024New York : Bloomsbury, 2024. — TEEN FICTION CASTELLANOS
  • Wyn and Three, vying for a reporter spot on the university's newspaper team, engage in sabotage. But when Wyn's pursuit of a perfect story on a dating app connects her with a mystery man, it forces Wyn and Three to confront their true feelings.
    Book, 2024New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2024] — TEEN FICTION MARKUM
  • Pairing up with her frenemy Garrett to start a dating advice column, Juliana, determined to win a business competition, faces failure for the first time and must reckon with the sacrifices she's made to be a perfect daughter.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — TEEN FICTION CHEN