I was a little hesitant about the plot and beginning of Dear Enemy. Delilah and Macon were really rough and hurtfully to each other growing up and I wasn't sure I'd like them in the present. However, I should have known better and trusted the skill of Kristen Callihan. She crafted complex and layered characters in Mason and Delilah and the pain of their past made their present, falling in love, even more sweet. They learned to forgive each other and the hurt of their younger years. And once they gave into the simmering chemistry that has always been between them, they burned up the pages. Dear Enemy is a book that delved in complex emotions and crafted a beautiful love story out of past hurts.

What do I say about Macon Saint and Delilah?! I was disgusted with his behavior in the beginning. As the story progresses, you realize why he was like that. That in no way excuses his behavior though. We begin to see another side to Macon when it comes to Delilah as they meet again 10 years later. You really feel for Delilah and can’t blame her animosity and distrust in Macon. I admired her personality and humor. There were plenty of funny parts and banter. I’m glad Macon finally came clean and told Delilah everything and confessed his feelings. The only person I really could not stand was Sam. She really was a jealous, manipulative person. I hated the way she treated Delilah and her loved ones in general. Other than her I admired/liked all the other characters. Dear Enemy was the perfect enemy to friends/lovers book.
Arc provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Dear Enemy is hate to love story that starts when our protagonist were children and expanded into their adulthood. Delilah and Macon hated each other pretty much from the moment they meet.
When they were 17 Delilah's family moved away. They will not see each other for the next 10 years. Sam, Delilah's sister stole family watch from Macon. So they form a deal for her to pay him back so he will not call police on her sister. They are not kids anymore so the new arrangement can bring peace into their life finally, or not...maybe it will bring something else.

Macon is now Hollywood superstar and Delilah is a chef. She doesn't bow down for anyone and he isn't used to anyone opposing him. The banter is well and truly alive. I liked the writing and the story flow. It is always fun to read enemies to lovers romance. Compared to real life where we all know how exhausting that is. This is also slow burn romance.

Then there is that aspect of the story line that Sam is Macon ex girlfriend which is something that I really dislike. It is purely subjective thing and I wouldn't say that will impact any other reader and it didn't made this book any less. Is just something that I don't care about. Besides that characters didn't really stood out.
Overall, it is an okay read and I liked it! I wish I loved it!

Thank to the publisher and NetGalley for the copy of the book in exchange for an honest opinion.

I saw this on goodreads and added it to my TBR immediately, without even reading the synopsis. I love Kristen Callihan books. I went to pre-order it on Amazon but saw it would be on KU so decided to wait. Then I saw it on Netgalley and lo and behold, it was READ NOW. what did I do to deserve this amazingness? Was it an accident? I don't care, I'll take it, I clicked that button before they could change their minds. I was SO EXCITED.

So at that point, I still hadn't read the synopsis. I mean, I saw 'hated each other' and deduced it was enemies to lovers, paired with Kristen Callihan? I mean... what more do I need to know? Nothing. I need to know nothing else, thank you very much.

But then I did see the sister thing, and yeah. Not my favourite. But Kristen Callihan is. So. Moving on!

I will say. *not* my favourite of hers. But still bloody fantastic. Perfect enemies to lovers. Really, truly, enemies to lovers. I hate when enemies to lovers books are like 'omg i hate you omg i love you' within 2 seconds. No. That isn't realistic and it's not entertaining. So when an enemies to lovers book actually shows you that progression of the relationship? Solid gold, mate. Solid bloody gold. The two main characters had fantastic chemistry, I loved their banter, I loved getting both POVs. Macon's letters towards the end, MY HEART. It was funny, it had several adorable and sweet moments, it was steamy as all get out (it's Kristen Callihan, remember?), the pace was perfect, the conflict realistic, the characters fleshed out and relatable, the side characters were all amazing as well and not just background (um... is North gonna get a book?). I couldn't put it down, read it in one sitting, absolutely loved it all.*

*except the sister part. I liked that we learned the truth of their relationship but I would have preferred (spoilers!) if the truth had included 'btw we never slept together lolz'.

end of the day - I will read anything and everything Kristen Callihan publishes. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.. now I can go back to obsessively refreshing the goodreads page for #4 in the VIP series to see when that releases :)

We've all got one haven't we, a childhood nemesis. It doesn't help if the nemesis in question is one of the beautiful people and happens to be dating your sister, who is also one of the beautiful, popular people in high school. That's Delilah's problem with Macon Saint.

Fast forward a decade and there is no karma, Macon Saint is still beautiful and he's a successful wealthy Hollywood actor to boot whereas Delilah is enjoying (very) modest success as a chef, although she has recently sold her catering business and is, as they say, between jobs. Delilah's sister has stolen something very valuable from Macon and forwarded her calls to Delilah's phone. In a very contrived and unrealistic way, Delilah offers to be Macon's assistant and executive chef for free while searching for her sister to avoid him calling the police. Disir nails it when she says, and I paraphrase, this is a slow burn enemies to friends to lovers novels. The evolution of the relationship between Macon and Delilah and how each of them reveals how the other's actions were perceived is very well done and totally believable. Of course we the reader can see that these two probably have a Gilbert Blythe and Anne Shirley type romance going on right from the get-go, as Macon at least acknowledges to himself pretty early on that he found dating Delilah's sister boring if Delilah wasn't there to add spice to the evening (with her biting wit).

I love Kristen Callihan, she's a very versatile writer and this is another great contemporary romance. Great characters, great slow burn, great writing. Loved it.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

If there was one person Delilah Baker hated more in the world, it would be Macon Saint. Having grown up together, with Macon and her sister Samantha being the most evil of pairs, she practically lived through hell. Now ten years later Macon and Delilah are forced back together again, ironically because of a theft Samantha has committed towards Macon. With a deal that involves Delilah paying off her sisters' debt, it turns out that time and distance only proves one thing: Macon had always, only, truly belonged to one Baker sister – Delilah.

There was something beautiful about seeing Macon and Delilah's progression from childhood enemies, reluctant friends, to full-blown friends, and then lovers. The thing about their romance is that it’s been in the making since they were eleven. On top of Macon dating her sister for quite some time in their childhood, and him and Delilah actively despising each other throughout those years, miscommunication and a weak rationale for their hatred was bound to be added in the mix. And for a while there it does, but Kristen Callihan does a great job of humanizing these characters enough that you sympathize rather than grudge the fact that the odds were not in their favor. It also helps knowing that most of their miscommunication was in the hands of someone else and not due to their own stupidity.

Dear Enemy's standout however would have to be Delilah, Macon, and their romance. One of the things that eases the sting of the bullying involved when they were younger is the fact that Delilah gives as much as she gets. Whenever Macon pushed, Delilah pushed twice as hard. She's able to stand on her own, is not a doormat, and even gives Macon a run for his money. Macon, now older, appears more subdued and we see from his perspective very early on just how regretful he is of his actions. Every moment building up to their first kiss is Macon redeeming himself time and time again, and when they finally get together, it makes total sense. Macon and Delilah begs to be rooted for, and they prove to you just exactly why.

Some other favorite things about the book include: the dual point of view making it easier to connect with the characters, some of the most delightful conversations coming from North and Mama Baker's presence, the tempting descriptions of Delilah's cooking, and the portrayal of complex familial relationships.

The brilliance in Callihan's new standalone makes it harder to wait for Exposed (the 4th instalment in her VIP series and Rye and Brenna's book) which has been a long-awaited one for some years now, though Dear Enemy does nothing short of an amazing job of tiding us through the wait till then.

I am a huge fan of this writer and have read the majority of her books, but I can honestly say that this one is one of my favorites. I laughed out loud in the train with his one and it melted my heart in the end. I loved the characters and the story so much. As I really love a good epilogue, I just wish that this one would have been set a little further into the future. Is it possible for Sam to have a story as well?
Totally recommend. A total 5 star book!!!!

Dear Enemy is intense, it’s rich, it’s pretty much as magnetic as you’d prob expect if you’re familiar with Kristen Callihan’s other work. By the end of it, my heart was happy and satisfied and also mildly exhausted from all the feeling. I felt as if I’d gone on a real emotional journey. Like I had done some hard introspection and retrospection and fallen in love along the way.

Macon Saint and Delilah Baker were adolescent combatants who are brought back together through the antics of Delilah’s kinda awful sister, Sam—who also happens to be Macon’s high school ex. Now a thriving and confident chef, Delilah hasn’t forgotten how cruel Macon was to her as preteens & teens; for his part, famous actor Macon privately recognizes how horrid he was and has his own Delilah-related scar tissue.

Against their better judgment, they forge an agreement: Delilah will be his assistant and chef until her sister Sam returns with what she took from Macon or for a year, whichever comes first.

There are so many things that I want and need in order for a bully-type romance to grab my heart and Dear Enemy has it. Macon’s done much of the work on his own but he has another breakthrough or two in the book and they’re big ones. He’s remorseful and willing to give Delilah what she asks for; he’s worked through some of the insecurities and fears that troubled him and that contributed to him lashing out as an adolescent, even if he isn’t totally unaffected by them today. That’s what really makes Dear Enemy feel different to me from some other bully romances I’ve read, like LJ Shen’s Vicious: he’s a different person now.*

I love, love, love how thoughtfully Callihan portrays the effects of what Macon and Delilah said to each other and how Delilah shows how it’s possible to be extremely confident and also occasionally dogged by doubts when you're not like how others tell you you should be. (I love how Macon is also dogged, though his triggers are different.) And how Delilah takes a flaming sword of words to the notion that “boys are meanest to the girls they like the best."

And I love how Callihan takes their past—the site of their former battles—and turns it into a source of common ground for them, something the characters recognize as the book progresses. It's kind of amazing how she does it, actually. Dear Enemy is a gorgeous book written by a woman who is familiar with the heart, who writes beautifully of the ways we can hurt and love each other, and at the end of the day, I loved it.

5 ⭐️

*Let it be known that I didn’t like how he still called her “tot,” especially since it bothered her so much in the past. He doesn’t seem to have malicious intentions and she still calls him “con man,” but he doesn’t seem as bothered by his nickname as she was, and that makes a difference.

Dear Enemy is out on March 31st. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my complimentary ARC; all opinions provided are my own.

I am really sad to say that I read this book 3 days ago but did not have time to review it until now. This my review could be pretty lacking in detail (I have a really really short term memory. Truth is bitter). The main reason I picked the book up was due to the author. I am a somewhat fan of her having read few of her books and finding it pretty good. Not that I would die over them but they did stuck out from the other of its genre.

This book is no exception. I picked it up during the lunch hour at work to waste time while eating and surprisingly I was hooked on it. Which would have been a simple NA novel proved to be a lot more than that. There was a certain depth to it ( not a lot) and while I was expecting a crash-boom-take-off-my-clothes-and-fuck , that is not what we got. It had a somewhat a prolonged burn which actually made it a little bit believable. I would not recommend it as the most realistic but like I mentioned, somewhat believable. One thing is for sure though. I would not have completely forgiven our H, Macon. He did say and do some terrible things and it was pretty easy to predict who actually did not like Delilah. So in that aspect I would not say the book had the best climax.

Despite that small fault in the book I would say the book was a pretty breezy read in a way. Compared to others in its genre this does manage to poke its head a bit higher without making it totally cliched and giving it a small difference.

'm not rating this one, because generally my DNF rule of thumb is, unless the read is heinous, I will only rate if I made it more than halfway into the book. And I tapped out of this one just shy of 40%. But it's worth noting this is a favourite author and I wanted out after 20%, and had concerns after the first few flashback/past event chapters, so. Be aware of that.

My issue with DEAR ENEMY is more than just in the continuity or inconsistencies (which, fair, could be corrected between now, March third, and the release, March thirty-first). The origin of this pairing begins when they are young, pre-teen or so, and how they meet again ten years after highschool. It's one of those hate-to-love romances where the premise is setting things up one way at the get-go and we seem to be finding things are maybe not as they may seem later on. Someone has secrets, I imagine we'll find there were reasons why certain people behaved in certain ways and they will be forgiven for it, and oh hey, there was always this big connection between them, despite the fact that he dated her sister for other reasons, and blah blah.

I honestly didn't have time for this.

Delilah enters into some BatB-esque servitude to work off her shady sister's debt with Macon and the homage to the fairytale was pretty loose in some sense and also it felt like one entire scene was lifted from the movie. I'm not against retellings, in fact JT Geissinger's BURN FOR YOU followed along those lines and worked really well for me, amongst other retellings, but between everything else..? I just can't get on with the characters. Things seem to be moving along fairly predictably, too, with certain interactions between the main protags and I'm just bored.

I'm used to a lot of complexity from his author, or at least a lot of fun, and this feels very surface level and, if I'm being honest, a little tired. Maybe it would've improved along the way, I've seen some positive early reviews, but at this point I don't have the energy to invest in hoping it would turn around.

Based on the first 40%? This would've been a 1.5 for me.

2 stars
I usually love Kristen Callihan books. I kept reading this one hoping to start loving it, But I never really did. There is a few reason why I didn't. The sister aspect being the main one . Marco was a little too mean for me. It was just too many things I didnt like to make enjoy this one.

After reading Kristen Callihan's ongoing series (which I eagerly anticipate the next instalment of),I knew I had to request this book. There is something about the connection between the romantic interests in a book that this author does so well.
I will admit that I was almost too put off to continue by the number of name connections to a certain celebrity family, however once I got over that (and I'm sorry but he was always Macon rhymes with Jason to me, regardless of the statement) I got into it. The tension between the characters was often really sensual, and I loved it. I will remember a certain bathroom scene for quite some time.
I loathed Sam so much, I was so glad that things came to a head as they did. I really wouldn't be too sad if there was another book for North, either. I can imagine some great banter from him.

Delilah has been battling her high school demons for a decade - or, more specifically, one demon in particular. Macon. Saint. But with professional success and fulfillment under her belt and plan for her dream trip coming up, Delilah is looking forward. That is, until her ne'er-do-well sister Sam stirs up trouble that lands Delilah right back into her worst nightmare and squarely in the sights of one Macon Saint. Battling through old hurt and bad habits, Delilah and Macon battle their way towards a truce, and more.
True to her typically exceptional contemporary romance style, Kristen Callihan has another winner on her hands with Dear Enemy. Filled with some of the best dialogue in the romance game, Dear Enemy doesn't quite knock it out of the park as much as she did with her Game On series, but the Macon-Delilah romance is one you root for and Delilah's journey to battle her inner demons and make room for the potential in her future is one that will resonate with readers.

I enjoyed reading this book! This is Macon and Delilah book, they knew each other when they were younger and Macon dated her evil sister! Now ten years later she gets a text from a number she doesn't recognize saying that she stole an heirloom ! Right away she knows it has to do with her sister! It ends up being her childhood nemesis! This book was definitely worth reading! It had intrigue, suspense, funny, and some heartbreak and heartache! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!

My head hurts from too much reading, but I am happy. So weird to begin my review with such words, but whatever. I'm so happy that this book was everything I love about a book and then some. Because I was honestly unsure whether to ask to read it or not, since I didn't have a nice experience with a past book written by the same author.

What can I say, this is an enemies to lovers romance and the title describes it well. The first pages are an introduction to the story that I think makes the whole connection between the main protagonists, Delilah and Macon, even more real and strong.

Delilah and Macon met when they are 11, after her family moves to his neighborhood. She wants to become his friend, but he treats her bad and doesn't give her a chance to do so. What's worse is that Macon accepts to become her sister Samantha's friend and later on, her boyfriend during hs. From that moment on Macon seems to antagonize Delilah every chance he gets: during middle school and during high school he makes her life a living hell, and her sister Sam seems to help him too. But Delilah knows how to protect herself and she challenges the boy, because she doesn't want him to believe he won. She's trying to hold on until graduation so she can finally move on from him, but during prom, everything is ruined beyond repair. What happens then represents the breaking point of Delilah's relationship with Macon. Thankfully she won't have to see him anymore, or maybe not?

Ten years later, Delilah lives in another town and she is trying to put her life where she wants it to be. She became a famous chef, but she doesn't seem like that road is fulfilling her, so she wants to do something to inspire her. Macon contacts her by chance, and she can't believe it. He is angry and out for blood, since he believes Delilah's sis Sam has stolen something from him. Despite all the things her sister put through even during childhood, she wants to smooth things out with her old enemy so that he won't press charges against Sam, and she offers him a proposition. This chance encounter could hurt Delilah even more, but who knows. It may be in Macon and her cards to meet again under these circumstances.

I liked that the first pages were about Delilah and Macon's past. You could tell Macon was problematic, since the way he bickered with Delilah made him seem as if he didn't consider her his equal. You start reading the story and as you see things from the past happen, you hate Macon too (and Sam as well). It doesn't help that ten years later Macon has became a famous actor who also won an Emmy. He has everything even if you, as the reader, believe he doesn't deserve it because of the way he's behaved with Delilah. But as you slowly start knowing him better, you understand the motives and whatnot of why he did what he did.

Macon was such a complex character. During his childhood, he was the most popular guy in school because he was handsome, and his girlfriend was the prettiest girl in school as well, which in romance often equals to school royalty and bitchiness. Yet, even if Macon and Sam outcasted Delilah, they couldn't ignore her, especially him. Delilah was the only person who dared to see through his bs and he saw him for what he was. And this scared the s*** out of him, because he didn't want anybody to see the real him. He'd rather give this popular guy image and have superficial relationships, but never open himself so other people would like and love the real him. He didn't want anybody to see that he, too, wanted to be loved and accepted for who he was, so he made others believe he was someone else. This is why, every time Delilah hit a nerve, he seemed to get a little revenge and kept her in the dark that he enjoyed their banter, it scared him. Because they had a deep connection, they could understand each other unlike anybody else. Macon realizes it but he's still a teen, so he doesn't act on it.

Not yet.

But the Macon of the present is given the chance to make things right this time, even though he and Delilah have to build the trust in each other from scratch, since the memories are painful for the both of them. Speaking for Macon, I loved his journey. We see how the complicated and apparently patronizing guy has always been aware that he felt something for Delilah, but he let her go because he thought that he didn't deserve her after all the bad things he did and said to her during childhood. And ten years later, despite he is famous and loved as an actor, we see how he feels lonely and with no one around to trust besides his bodyguard. He doesn't even flinch when he meets Delilah again, because he doesn't want her pity. But she still sees through him and he finally lets his façade crack completely.

Macon is an anti-hero character with lots of sarcasm and I loved that he did everything he could to make Delilah trust him, even if it was hard for her. And I liked that he was patient with her and realized that she needed time to heal and not to let the past cloud her judgement.

They say the first impression counts when you meet somebody, and the way Macon replied to her surely made an impact. Delilah stands her ground against Macon until prom night, the night where everything crumbles and she thinks she will never forgive him for the shame he made her feel. Macon was sort of Delilah's bully growing up, although even she was judgmental when it came to him. She never understood why he seemed to criticize everything she did or how she dressed, but that's how many male teens work. Plus, in Macon's case, he also had Delilah's sister Sam as a girlfriend, and this worked against Delilah. She tried to protect herself against the opinions they formed of her, but of course they scarred her. To the point she gets mad every time she thinks about Macon when she's an adult. To her he was the guilty party all the time, even if her sis is a piece of work and disappears out of the blue and she has to clean up her mess afterwards, which is not cool. Because Samantha is immature despite she's 26 and Delilah is not a martyr. But I understand from where she comes from. She wants to protect their family and doesn't want their mom to be anxious because her sister loves to roam around - and apparently also steal a 300K watch. So when Delilah proposes Macon that she'll paid off her sister's debt, I know that she is doing it out of sisterly protection but also because it intrigues her to see Macon after all these years.

Delilah is insecure even if she seems like she's strong. Well, she is strong too, but she was also always constantly reminded that she was less pretty and other things by a toxic sister, so it's normal that her confidence wavers. Especially when it comes to Macon, who always showed disdain whenever he interacted with her. Basically, given her history with him, she'd rather die than meet him again, but then when they were alone and her bitchy sister wasn't in the picture like in the past, Delilah slowly discovers other layers of Macon she never expected to see, and to love. But still, despite trusting him at some point, the burnt of what he said and did to her in the past still lingers, and I liked that she doesn't jump on him and declares her love too soon.

On the other hand, Macon and Delilah's development was slow. I didn't expect this to be a slow burn, but I was glad it was because we see how both characters try to come to terms with the past and to earn each other's forgiveness and trust as they go. Plus, it wasn't a sex fest like many other contemporary romances, and I appreciate it very much because sex scenes are not a requirement for me. I mean, I love a sex scene well written, maybe two, but the story also needs to have "substance" and this one had plenty so it wasn't necessary to fill the voids with sex. So thank you Kristen Callihan, thank you. And I also want to thank the author because even if the other book I read by her left me a bit disappointed, she knows how to write a complex male character, and it isn't easy.

The enemies-to-lovers trope is one of my all time favourites, so this book sits directly in my happy pool of catnip, so to speak. The sniping, the sass, the smart and sarcastic quips? All belong in my happy little romance basket of tropes I like and what a fun ride this was, albeit one that had started off dubiously with a set of odd and somewhat roundabout circumstances that brought Delilah Baker and Macon Saint—former childhood enemies so to speak—back together as adults.

‘Dear Enemy’ is written around the scarring trauma of teenagehood—be it in the forms of scattered moments unkind teasing or bullying—and how it’s easily dismissed today as something to get over, despite its power to shape adulthood. Delilah/Macon’s hostile relationship many years ago hasn’t been forgotten and buried and here, Kristen Callihan charts out the extent of the trauma that has its roots in manipulation in all its forms that each character did in his/her own way, subtly, unintentionally or consciously. That Delilah’s endlessly toxic and self-absorbed sister played a huge part in their story (despite her absence) wasn’t one that I was entirely comfortable with, but at least nasty issue of double-dipping wasn’t quite one that came through strongly.

But what kept me going however, was a heroine who took no prisoners, laughed and lived and loved as directly and openly as she knew how. I loved Delilah’s chutzpah, her personal sense of justice, her intolerance for people putting her down—all in all, for being a protagonist comfortable in her own skin and knowing where she stood with others, her only frustratingly blind spot being her family that she still clung onto by the end.

At the same time, Macon was fascinating in his willingness to be vulnerable and honest, and his recognition that his issues and actions had far-reaching consequences years later made him a protagonist that stood apart from the usual cocky and arrogant alpha ones who basically need a club to their heads for that to happen.

Theirs is long journey though, a slow, slow burn treatment that moves them from enemies to neutral parties, to friends and finally to more and is all the more convincing because of it. The read is quite an easy and engaging one because of it and though I would have liked a more solid conclusion, Callihan did deliver one of the better enemies-to-lovers stories I’ve read in a while.

I am definitely a fan of Kristen Callihan and was looking forward to the weekend and being able to settle in with this book. I love a good enemies to lovers and so appreciate that this story was more of a slow burn. I hate it when the attention is rushed and this book takes its time. Otherwise this book was a fine read, not one I overly loved. I didn’t feel especially drawn to either of the characters which made it hard to really care about their romance. A little too much past drama, a little too predictable, but still a Sunday well spent.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a wonderful book. Ok, we have to get over the fact that Macon had a past with Delilah's sister (I hate that- icky) but I loved the slow burn enemies to friends to lovers story. And it was so well done. Macon was a jerk to Delilah when they were young. Let's just put it out there- he bullied her. It was misguided, awful and she carried the scars throughout her life. He makes no excuses but does do a great job apologizing and showing that he changed. If only all bullies do such a good job showing how truly sorry they are about scarring a person'. Macon had a difficult past as well and throughout the story, we see two very torn up people building each other up and healing each other with friendship and then love. I really loved how well the story flowed and I thank NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book. I am a fan of Kristen Callihan's books and this book solidifies why.

The grown up part of the story started 10 years after the torture years. Delilah's sister, Sam, stole from Macon and Delilah took up the punishment to pay off the debt. It has a bit of a beauty and the beast flavor to the story. Sam is not redeemable. I really don't want the author to try. Although I'm sure if she does try to, she'll probably come up with a plausible story. I can't imagine what though given she and Delilah were raised in the same household and Sam is such a horrifying, selfish character. There's also North, Macon's friend and stunt double. He was awesome. I hope he gets his story next. Overall, I didn't want to put this book down because it was so well written and emotional but beautiful as the characters embrace their redemption.

There’s no such thing as a great enemies to lovers romance and that’s exactly what Dear Enemy is. Delilah and Macon go at it from the moment they meet when Delilah is eleven and until she’s seventeen. They both give as good as they take but it’s always Macon who instigates it. It ends horribly and with tears. Flash forward ten years later and they cross paths thanks to Delilah’s sister Sam who Macon has history with.

Delilah has spunk and doesn’t take crap from Macon and he just enjoys riling her up. The agreement they make throws them together and their bantering just became the icing on the cake for me. They try to fight off the attraction that’s sizzling beneath the surface and also the friendship that’s slowly growing between them. Macon is an actor and there’s a reason why he chose that profession. He hasn’t had an easy life and childhood whereas Delilah had the love from two amazing parents. The slowly growing friendship was a highlight also because of the history they shared and the flashbacks to the two of them when they were teens and hated one another.

As much as Dear Enemy is an enemies to lovers romance it’s also a slow burn. So if you enjoy the tantalizing burn then this is the book for you. It was a little too slow burn for me but not something that took away my enjoyment of Delilah and Macon’s story. These two have amazing chemistry and I enjoyed every scene of them together. Macon is a sexy smooth talker and I reveled in it. This author never fails to disappoint and Dear Enemy made me smile and swoon. Big time.

4 Tater Tot Stars

This book was...not good. The plot was ridiculous and farfetched and the characters as well. It's not very well written and the characters all act like children. Cliche and trite. 1.5 stars.