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#EnemiesToLovers Classics Collection - Pride and Prejudice The Wanderer Anne of Avonlea The Wild Irish Girl The Sheik Middlemarch The Little Minister - cover

#EnemiesToLovers Classics Collection - Pride and Prejudice The Wanderer Anne of Avonlea The Wild Irish Girl The Sheik Middlemarch The Little Minister

George Eliot, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, J.M. Barrie, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Samuel Hopkins Adams, E. M. Hull, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Lady Sydney Morgan

Publisher: e-artnow

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Summary

Discover the timeless stories and grand romances from literary classics that helped create and define this beloved genre. In the #EnemiesToLovers Classics Collection, you'll find spirited characters clashing with wit and passion long before realizing they're destined for one another. These tales are beloved for the delicious tension that arises when two people who seemingly despise each other spark instead with hidden attraction. Watching the walls of antagonism crumble and transform into ardent devotion offers a thrill that never fails to captivate readers, bridging centuries and cultural differences.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is the quintessential example: Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy begin in mutual disdain, only to discover that pride and prejudice mask genuine admiration. In Fanny Burney's The Wanderer, a mysterious heroine faces skeptics who regard her with suspicion, leading to spirited confrontations that gradually uncover deeper affections. North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell follows Margaret Hale and John Thornton, whose clashing ideals about class and industry ignite a fiery attraction neither dares to name. Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne Shirley engages in lively quarrels with Gilbert Blythe throughout Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, and Anne of the Island, yet their rivalry hides an undeniable fondness that steadily grows stronger. Middlemarch by George Eliot features complex social struggles and intellectual disagreements, offering smaller yet potent "enemies to lovers" moments that highlight how respect can emerge from friction.
William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing provides an enduring template: Beatrice and Benedick trade pointed barbs so cleverly that even they cannot deny the chemistry crackling between them. The Wild Irish Girl by Lady Sydney Morgan sets an English aristocrat against a proud Irish princess, their cultural divides fueling fierce debates that eventually kindle an unexpected bond. In J.M. Barrie's The Little Minister, a headstrong gypsy girl and a staid Scottish minister find themselves at odds before realizing fate has other plans. Samuel Hopkins Adams's The Clarion tackles social reform and journalism, pitting determined opponents against one another until professional rivalry morphs into an intoxicating connection. Finally, E. M. Hull's The Sheik portrays a captive and captor locked in a dance of hostility and longing, a controversial yet pivotal example of fiery conflict evolving into all-consuming devotion.
These classics show that from verbal sparring to outright feuds, adversarial beginnings can pave the way for the most powerful revelations of the heart. With their razor-sharp banter, unyielding pride, and eventual surrender to deeper feeling, each story proves that when opposites collide, true passion is never far behind.
Available since: 11/10/2024.
Print length: 4301 pages.

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