One scowls; the other refuses to take it personally. Grumpy/sunshine is romance played as character study: warmth that softens armour, and a sharp edge that finally lets someone close. The books that earn the dynamic.
Ana Huang
Lauren Asher
Sarah M. Eden
Freya Marske
Ali Hazelwood
Nyla K
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Jae
Stella Bloom, Radclyffe
Mary Balogh
Casey McQuiston
Day Leclaire
Judith McNaught
Georgette Heyer
Susan Childress
Hannah Howell
Jeanne Savery
Cat Sebastian
Marion Chesney
