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The Rival's Bargain: A Steamy Enemies-to-Lovers Dark Academia Romance with Forced Proximity
Enemies-to-lovers. Forced proximity. A steamy dark academia romance featuring academic rivals and a wrongly accused hero. 📚💔
She's the new head of Classics. He's the rock-star historian who's been her biggest academic rival since grad school. Now, their forced proximity is a collaborate to save their departments, or lose everything.
But when Lena's research is stolen and Aris becomes the prime suspect, their professional battle erupts into a high-stakes romantic suspense.
To clear his name, the wrongly accused hero must work with the one woman who's sworn to outsmart him. Together, they uncover a dangerous academic conspiracy that threatens more than just their careers. They'll have to trust each other, but in the fight for their careers, the most dangerous risk of all is falling in love.
She's the new head of Classics. He's the rock-star historian who's been her biggest academic rival since grad school. Now, their forced proximity is a collaborate to save their departments, or lose everything.
But when Lena's research is stolen and Aris becomes the prime suspect, their professional battle erupts into a high-stakes romantic suspense.
To clear his name, the wrongly accused hero must work with the one woman who's sworn to outsmart him. Together, they uncover a dangerous academic conspiracy that threatens more than just their careers. They'll have to trust each other, but in the fight for their careers, the most dangerous risk of all is falling in love.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2025
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