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What readers want to know
How spicy is The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy?
It's 4 out of 5 on the Loracle heat scale (Steamy). Several detailed scenes throughout.
Does The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy have trigger warnings?
Yes. Readers flag 8 content warnings, including violence, death and blood. The full list is below.
Is The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy a standalone?
No. It's book 2 of Dearly Beloathed, so start with The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy.
Spice level
4 of 5 · Steamy
SweetClosed door
WarmFade to black
SpicyA few open-door scenes
SteamyFrequent and explicit
ScorchingVery explicit
Tropes
What's in it
Content warnings
Before you start
8 content warnings
About the book
The story
The Dearly Beloathed sequel: the forbidden romance heats up as the stakes rise for Osric and his enemy-turned-something-more.
Series
Dearly Beloathed, in order
- 1The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy2025
- 2The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy2026 · You're here
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