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One of them scowls. The other one brings snacks.
91 verified books · 74 grumpy/sunshine · 11 ice queen/sunshine · 6 black cat/golden retriever · 15 new to LRR · 33 explicit · 61 with a confirmed HEA or HFN
Grumpy/sunshine is one of the most requested tropes in sapphic romance: one woman keeps everyone at arm’s length, and the other is too warm, too persistent or too cheerful to be kept out.
Every book here has a source that names the dynamic: our review, the author or publisher, or a specialist review. A reserved, traumatised or rude lead on her own doesn’t qualify. We keep grumpy/sunshine, ice queen/sunshine and black cat/golden retriever as separate labels, because readers who want one don’t always want the others.
Quick answer
Start with Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, Written in the Stars or, for fantasy, The Honey Witch. Want an ice queen? Try The Red Files.
Start Here: 8 Grumpy/Sunshine Sapphic Romances
Eight ways in, not a ranking: small town, fake dating, age gap, sports, an ice queen and cozy fantasy.
First row: which dynamic the source names, then ending and heat. Second row: setting and extra tropes.
Every card says who named the dynamic.
Heat and endings appear only when confirmed.
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
Ashley Herring Blake
A prickly photographer goes home for her stepsister’s wedding and falls for the sunny best friend, Claire.
Why start here: The benchmark: prickly photographer, sunny single mom, small town, confirmed HEA.
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Written in the Stars
Alexandria Bellefleur
An astrologer and a spreadsheet-loving actuary fake-date through the holidays. Grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract.
Why start here: Grumpy/sunshine plus fake dating, with the grumpy one as the relatable hero.
The Roommate Arrangement
Jae
A reserved lawyer and her chaotic new roommate. A Jae slow burn with a confirmed HEA.
Why start here: Forced proximity with a gentle, low-heat slow burn and an HEA.
Keep Talking
J.J. Arias
A grumpy former Hollywood sex symbol and a sunshine struggling actress record a steamy audiobook together. Age gap.
Why start here: For readers who want age gap and heat with their grumpy/sunshine.
Cleat Cute
Meryl Wilsner
A USWNT veteran and the sunny rookie who replaces her: grumpy/sunshine teammates on the road to the World Cup.
Why start here: Sports grumpy/sunshine: teammates, rivals and an HEA.
The Red Files
Lee Winter
A buttoned-up ice queen reporter and a sunny photographer on assignment together.
Why start here: The clearest ice queen/sunshine pairing on LRR.
The Honey Witch
Sydney J. Shields
A sunny cursed witch and the grumpy sceptic who doesn’t believe in magic. Cozy fantasy, open door.
Why start here: Cozy fantasy for readers who want magic with the dynamic.
Mangos and Mistletoe
Adriana Herrera
A holiday baking competition. “One is grumpy. One is sunshine. There is only one bed.”
Why start here: New to LRR: a short holiday novella whose own tagline is “one is grumpy, one is sunshine”.
New to LRR
15 grumpy/sunshine romances we added in this update. Each one has an author, publisher or specialist source that names the dynamic.
Hearing Red
Nicole Maser
A zombie-apocalypse romance between a tough new doctor and a relentlessly sunny survivor. New to LRR.
Evidence: Specialist review
“Their dynamic plays off the "grumpy/sunshine" trope perfectly; with Saff's tough exterior and Maddie's resilient optimism” Source → Heat: 2Queer2Fiction review: '3 chilis… sweet and tender scenes get a little steamy' (romance.io lead only).
Love & Other Disasters
Anita Kelly · Nashville Love #1
A cooking-show romance between sunny Dahlia and grumpy London, who is nonbinary.
Series: Nashville Love #1.
Evidence: Reader/specialist review
“On one hand, we have Dahlia, who is just so sunshiny but fiercely protective of those she loves” Source →
The Mended Hearts Bookshop
Sienna Waters · Tetherington Hearts
A grumpy butch accountant and a sunny bookshop owner. New to LRR, HEA.
Series: Tetherington Hearts.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Pen's relentless optimism slowly starts to melt Ash's frozen heart.” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic heat 'Medium (sex scenes included with mildly graphic description)'. Ending: This Lesbian Is Reading review: story culminates in 'a satisfying happy ending' (paraphrase of review).
Throw Away the Key
Taj McCoy
Billed by its author as a grumpy sunshine sapphic romance: a sheltered heiress and a guarded bodyguard.
Evidence: Publisher description
“THROW AWAY THE KEY is a queer landlord tenant, grumpy sunshine romance set in Northeast DC.” Source →
Prefer it cosy? See low-angst grumpy/sunshine sapphic romance: 20 verified books with heat, ending and third-act-breakup status for each.
Ice Queen and Sunshine
11 books pair an ice queen with a sunshine lead. We don’t file every ice queen here: the sunshine half has to be there too. For the archetype on its own, see Sapphic Ice Queen Romance.
Something Frosted Something Thawed
Agnes DuMont
An ice queen from Manchester and the sunshine stationery-shop owner in a small English village.
Evidence: LRR review
“A warm, funny ice-queen-meets-sunshine slow burn; core tropes: Ice queen and sunshine” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes. Reader reviews confirm an HEA..
Fire and Frost
Emily Hayes
An ice queen and a golden retriever in an Emily Hayes romance with a confirmed HEA.
Evidence: LRR review
“you love the ice-queen-meets-golden-retriever dynamic” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: readers confirm a satisfying, happy close for Nia and Soren. There is no cliffhanger..
Codename Lotus
Yiliana Ferran
A widowed sunshine and an ice-queen dealmaker.
Evidence: LRR review
“Saanya Hazra & Naomi Smith-Chopra — widowed sunshine and ice-queen dealmaker; Tropes: Ice queen and sunshine” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes. It is a standalone with a resolved ending and an epilogue for the couple..
A Curious Woman
Jae
A reserved woman and a sunny newcomer who talks her into a secret game.
Evidence: LRR review
“The ice queen and sunshine dynamic is sharpl[y]… (tags: Grumpy Sunshine; Ice Queen)” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending :: … The relationship reaches a happy ending.
Black Cat and Golden Retriever
6 books where a source uses the black cat/golden retriever framing. It overlaps with grumpy/sunshine but isn’t identical: the golden retriever is devoted rather than simply cheerful.
When She Flies
Lee Winter
A free-spirited artist and a reclusive, prickly pilot: black cat/golden retriever energy.
Evidence: Author
“free-spirited artist Sienna Fisher … aloof English art curator Jasmine Gemayel” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ylva lists it as a standalone, and it ends happily with no cliffhanger..
Rebound Play
Sasha Brennan
Enemies to lovers on a Welsh wheelchair-basketball team, with golden-retriever and black-cat energy.
Evidence: LRR review
“The golden-retriever-and-black-cat dynamic is a favourite” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Courting Blizzards #3 — happily ever after, third-act breakup.
Yours for the Season
Kate Cochrane
A golden-retriever hockey star and her best friend’s older sister, who is used to being in charge. Holiday.
Evidence: LRR review
“Masc/femme dynamic: JT's golden-retriever energy and Ali as the one in charge are a favourite.” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes — a happily ever after with an epilogue nine months later..
Fantasy and Paranormal Grumpy/Sunshine
13 fantasy and paranormal books. 7 of them are also on our Spicy Sapphic Romantasy page, which covers the L3–L5 end in more depth.
Sweet & Bitter Magic
Adrienne Tooley
Cold, sardonic witch Tamsin and warm, stubborn Wren. YA fantasy with no on-page sex.
Evidence: LRR review
“The grumpy-sunshine pairing: Cold, sardonic Tamsin against warm, stubborn Wren” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Tamsin and Wren's romance gets a happy ending, and Kirkus calls the conclusion satisfying..
Of Tides and Snow
Darva Green
A grumpy pirate captain and the fugitive priestess hiding on her ship. Very explicit; also on our spicy romantasy page.
Evidence: LRR review
“Core tropes: … forced proximity, grumpy-sunshine, pirate captain” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Sports, Holiday and Later in Life
25 sports romances and 14 holiday romances. For later-in-life grumpy/sunshine, try Paper Daffodils or In the Twilight Hours.
Take Her On
Emily Wright
A grumpy university captain and the sunny transfer who used to be her rival. Explicit.
Evidence: LRR review
“Readers love grumpy captain Maya and sunshine transfer Jamie” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Readers say it ends happily and that Maya doesn't lose the girl..
Season of Love
Helena Greer
A sunny artist and a fat butch farm manager who wants her gone. Holiday, closed door.
Evidence: LRR review
“bisexual Jewish artist and fat butch farm manager, grumpy-sunshine enemies-to-lovers” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes. Miriam and Noelle end the book together, and the sequel confirms them as a couple..
Paper Daffodils
Titania Tempest
Two women in their sixties, one prickly and one irrepressible, share a room at a seniors’ retreat.
Evidence: LRR review
“Grumpy/sunshine: An organic dynamic between prickly Rosie and irrepressible Dawn.” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending :: Happy, per readers; Issues resolved with care; Sequel continues their story.
In the Twilight Hours
KC Luck
A grumpy retired cop and a warm retired teacher, both over 60, at a campground.
Evidence: LRR review
“Core tropes: Both 60+, grumpy/sunshine, rescue meet-cute” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Spicy or Closed Door
31 are explicit (L4–L5) and 16 are closed door or have no on-page sex. 8 are YA; Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating is the easiest start. Show explicit · Show closed door.
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
Adiba Jaigirdar
YA fake dating between a people-pleaser and a sharp, ambitious classmate.
Evidence: LRR review
“the grumpy-sunshine pairing works because her hostility has a shape” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending :: ✓ The couple ends together, for real ✓ No cliffhanger and no sequel; tagged HEA.
How LRR Verifies Grumpy/Sunshine
A book qualifies when a source names the personality contrast: our review, the author or publisher, or a specialist review. We don’t infer it from a character being reserved, grieving, rude or powerful.
Grumpy/sunshine, ice queen/sunshine and black cat/golden retriever are stored as separate labels. Heat uses the LRR scale (L1 no on-page sex to L5 very explicit), and endings appear only when a source confirms them.
Complete Collection
All 91 verified books, each listed once. Tap a filter to narrow the table.
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| Book | Dynamic | Heat | Ending | LRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Curious Woman Jae | Ice queen/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | HEA | Review |
| Cleat Cute Meryl Wilsner | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Codename Lotus Yiliana Ferran | Ice queen/sunshine | Heat disputed (L2 or L3) | HEA | Review |
| Delilah Green Doesn’t Care Ashley Herring Blake | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Fire and Frost Emily Hayes | Ice queen/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating Adiba Jaigirdar | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | HEA | Review |
| Hearing Red Nicole Maser | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| In the Twilight Hours KC Luck | Grumpy/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Keep Talking J.J. Arias | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat disputed (L3 or L4) | HEA | Review |
| Love & Other Disasters Anita Kelly · Nashville Love #1 | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Mangos and Mistletoe Adriana Herrera | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Of Tides and Snow Darva Green | Grumpy/sunshine | L5 · Very explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Paper Daffodils Titania Tempest | Grumpy/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | HEA | Review |
| Rebound Play Sasha Brennan | Black cat/golden retriever | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Season of Love Helena Greer | Grumpy/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | HEA | Review |
| Something Frosted Something Thawed Agnes DuMont | Ice queen/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Sweet & Bitter Magic Adrienne Tooley | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | HEA | Review |
| Take Her On Emily Wright | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat disputed (L4 or L5) | HEA | Review |
| The Honey Witch Sydney J. Shields | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA/HFN | Review |
| The Mended Hearts Bookshop Sienna Waters · Tetherington Hearts | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | New on LRR |
| The Red Files Lee Winter | Ice queen/sunshine | L5 · Very explicit | HEA | Review |
| The Roommate Arrangement Jae | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Throw Away the Key Taj McCoy | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| When She Flies Lee Winter | Black cat/golden retriever | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Written in the Stars Alexandria Bellefleur | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Yours for the Season Kate Cochrane | Black cat/golden retriever | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| A Crown of Deceit & Ruin Jessaca Willis | Grumpy/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | Cliffhanger | Review |
| A Gold Medal in Love Alex La Bruyere | Ice queen/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| A Nest of Magic Kate Moseman | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | HEA | Review |
| A Woman Lost T.B. Markinson · A Woman Lost #1 | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Series continues | New on LRR |
| Anyone but You Chelsea M. Cameron | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail Ashley Herring Blake | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Aurora’s Angel Emily Noon | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Being Merry Meka James · Desert Rose Hook-Ups #3 | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Beyond the Blue TJ O'Shea | Ice queen/sunshine | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Review |
| Breaking Character Lee Winter | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Checking for Love Reba Bale | Ice queen/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Christmas with Her Fiona Zedde | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HFN | Review |
| Clickbait Aurora North | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Count Your Lucky Stars Alexandria Bellefleur | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Courting the Countess Jenny Frame | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Deck the Hauls Elizabeth Luly | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Review |
| Detour to Love Amanda Radley | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Don't Cry for Me Rachel Lacey · Midnight in Manhattan #1 | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Dragon Boats & Doctor’s Notes Hudson Lin | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat disputed (L2 or L3 or L4) | HEA | Review |
| Edge of Glory Rachel Spangler | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Fire & Ice Rachel Spangler | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Cliffhanger/series continues | Review |
| Forever in Flowers Brenna Bailey | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | Review |
| Get Over It, April Evans Ashley Herring Blake | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Guarding the Athlete Reba Bale | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Hallie’s Rules for a Recovering Romantic Jessica Lewis | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | Review |
| Her Ruthless Heart Persephone Black | Ice queen/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Her Spell That Binds Me Luna Oblonsky | Grumpy/sunshine | L5 · Very explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Here We Go Again Alison Cochrun | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Higher Roz Alexander | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| In Love and War Lisette Marshall | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| In Walked Trouble Dana Hawkins · Single in Seattle #2 | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| It’s Never Going to Happen Sarah G. Levine | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Mariama J. Lockington | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | HFN | Review |
| Just for Show Jae | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Lacey Lassiter Is Not a Lesbian Mabel Ballard | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat disputed (L2 or L3) | Ending unverified | Review |
| Late Bloomer Mazey Eddings | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Learning Curves Rachel Lacey | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Like a Power Play Elle Sprinkle | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Lone Wolf Persephone Black | Ice queen/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Love and Sportsball Meka James | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Love Where You Work Anna Pulley · Love Where You Work #1 | Grumpy/sunshine | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Moss’d in Space Rebecca Thorne | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | Cliffhanger | Review |
| Not in the Plan Dana Hawkins | Grumpy/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | HEA | Review |
| Not Just Gal Pals Elizabeth Luly | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Nothing to Lose Clare Lydon | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Out on the Ice Kelly Farmer | Grumpy/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | Ending unverified | Review |
| Outdrawn Deanna Grey | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Smash or Pass Birdie Schae | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | HFN | Review |
| Sparks Jae | Black cat/golden retriever | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Teaching Hope Sienna Waters | Grumpy/sunshine | L2 · Closed door | HEA | Review |
| Tempted by the Actress Reba Bale | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Brutal Truth Lee Winter | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Christmas Pic Rena Sapon-White & Ella Schaefer | Ice queen/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| The Falling in Love Montage Ciara Smyth | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | Open (romance unresolved) | Review |
| The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne Summer N. England | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| The Long Way Home Rachel Spangler | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Second Draft Carrie Byrd | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Tip In Josie Mae | Black cat/golden retriever | Heat disputed (L3 or L4) | Ending unverified | Review |
| Truly Enough J.J. Hale | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Try Hard Jacqueline Ramsden | Black cat/golden retriever | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Tumbling for Love Reba Bale | Grumpy/sunshine | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Two Broke Witches Kate Starling | Grumpy/sunshine | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Two of a Kind T.B. Markinson & Miranda MacLeod | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat disputed (L2 or L3) | HEA | Review |
| When Tara Met Farah Tara Pammi · Bollywood Dance & Drama Society #1 | Grumpy/sunshine | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| You Don’t Have a Shot Racquel Marie | Grumpy/sunshine | L1 · No on-page sex | HEA | Review |
Held for More Evidence
Held: dynamic not clearly named (51)
- A Very Bad Idea (Mary Parker): Amazon subtitle 'A Grumpy x Sunshine Lesbian Rom-Com' seen in search result title only; blurb and leads unreadable.
- A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Sangu Mandanna): romance.io lead only; central romance believed M/F – not verified, search budget exhausted
- Above All Things (Roslyn Sinclair): Publisher blurb names Vivian as 'ice queen boss' but no source names Jules as sunshine or the dynamic as grumpy/sunshine.
- And Then There Was Her (Tagan Shepard): Only Jae's list; roles not explicit in text read.
- Blue Flag, Vol. 1 (Kaito): romance.io lead only; manga; sapphic arc believed secondary to M/F lead romance – not verified, search budget exhausted
- Blue Flag, Vol. 2 (Kaito): romance.io lead only; as Vol. 1
- Blue Flag, Vol. 3 (Kaito): romance.io lead only; as Vol. 1
- Broken Beyond Repair (Emily Banting): Marketed as 'A Sapphic Celebrity Ice Queen Romance'; no source names a sunshine partner or grumpy/sunshine dynamic (ice queen alone does not
- Charon Docks at Daylight (Zoe Reed): romance.io lead only; prior P6 HOLD; not re-researched
- Clear and Muddy Loss of Love / 泾渭情殇 (请君莫笑): romance.io lead only; prior P6 HOLD; not re-researched
- …and 41 more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is grumpy/sunshine in sapphic romance?
A pairing built on a personality contrast: one lead is guarded, prickly or serious, and the other is warm, open and optimistic. The romance comes from the sunshine lead getting under the grumpy one’s guard.
Is an ice queen the same as the grumpy one?
Not always. An ice queen is controlled, cool and often powerful; a grumpy lead can be messy and loud about it. We file a book as ice queen/sunshine only when both halves are named, and we keep black cat/golden retriever as its own label.
How many grumpy/sunshine romances are on this page?
91 verified books: 74 grumpy/sunshine, 11 ice queen/sunshine and 6 black cat/golden retriever. 15 are new to LRR and 76 have a full LRR review.
How do you decide a book counts?
A source has to name the dynamic: our review, the author or publisher, or a specialist review. A reserved or traumatised lead on their own isn’t enough. We held 51 books where the dynamic wasn’t clearly named.
Are there spicy grumpy/sunshine romances?
Yes. 31 are explicit (L4–L5), including Keep Talking, Written in the Stars and Take Her On.
Are there clean or closed-door ones?
Yes. 16 are closed door or have no on-page sex, including Season of Love, Sweet & Bitter Magic and Paper Daffodils.
Do they have happy endings?
61 have a confirmed HEA or HFN. Books marked “Ending unverified” haven’t been confirmed yet.
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