The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
Loyalties are tested in this slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy following an assassin and a healer forced to work together to cure a fatal disease, all while resisting the urge to kill each other—or, worse, fall in love.
When Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, falls ill, he realizes he needs the expertise of a very specific healer. As fate would have it, that healer belongs to an enemy faction, the Haelan Order.
Aurienne Fairhrim and her fellow Haelan are inundated by sick children suffering from an outbreak of a long-forgotten Pox. Unable to get the funding needed to launch an immunization program, the Haelan Order is desperate for money – so desperate that when Osric breaks into their headquarters to bribe Aurienne to heal him, she is forced to accept.
As Osric and Aurienne work together to solve not only his illness but the mysterious reoccurrence of the Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction which only fuels the tension between them.
- Pages
- 416
- First published
- July 8, 2025
- Language
- English
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Reviews
Finished September 22, 2025 · Read 2 times
4.5⭐️ Every review I’ve seen that has said this book was hard to read and complicated, must have bypassed the glossary at the start. It was so light, easy to read, and hilarious. I will admit that I was put off by the glossary, I thought it would end up being over complicated, but it really wasn’t. I’ve never laughed so much while reading a book, I was giggling out loud, not just the usual breath you do when you read a funny line. I cannot wait for book 2!!
Finished July 12, 2026 · Read 2 times
4.5 ⭐️ I had so much fun with this book it was exactly what I needed. I’ll admit I was put off by the super long glossary at first and when I tried it when it first came out I had a version with the glossary at the end and all the new terms in the first chapter scared me off. But if you read the glossary it’s all super easy to pick up. I wasn’t expecting it to be as funny as it was, so may parts had me laughing out loud. It truly is a SLOW burn with this one which I enjoyed, I feel like I haven’t read a true slow burn in a while. I loved both Osric and Aurienne, the banter between them was so good and I can’t wait to continue this story in the next book.
Finished February 8, 2026
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