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Grumpy Sunshine
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What this trope means
One lead is gruff and closed off, the other warm and upbeat, and the contrast between them drives the romance.
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
2020
A Court of Silver Flames
2021
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
2022
Paladin's Grace
2020
The Spellshop
2024
Neon Gods
2021
Throne in the Dark
2022
Cemetery Boys
2020
A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
2023
Frost
2022
Tusk Love
2025
Under Loch and Key
2024
Dance with the Devil
2003
Under the Oak Tree (Novel), Vol. 1
2024
Cold Hearted
2012
Single White Vampire
2003
How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love
2023
Cookies for My Orc Neighbor
2023
Lights Out
2024
Daughter of No Worlds
2020
Broken Bonds
2021
The Fake Mate
2023
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk
2025
Daggerbound
2026
Bound by Dragons
2023