Orbit The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy - Humorous Fantasy Novel | Paperback

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy

Dive into a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romantasy packed with wit, banter, and dazzling magic. This humorous fantasy novel, praised by Ali Hazelwood as "utterly unique, hilarious, swoony beyond my wildest dreams," follows a forced collaboration between sworn enemies in an exquisite fantasy world.

• Genre Blend: Humorous Romantasy featuring enemies-to-lovers tropes.
• Protagonists: Features Aurienne Fairhrim, a preeminent scientist and scholarly healer, and Osric Mordaunt, a gentleman assassin from the rival Fyren Order.
• Core Conflict: Aurienne accepts a bribe from Osric to heal his illness, leading to a forced collaboration while they investigate a deadly pox outbreak.
• Romantic Tension: Explores high-interaction slow burn as the characters ardently deny their growing attraction.
• Popular Tropes: Includes Enemies-to-lovers, Hypercompetent idiots, He falls first and harder, and Slaughter as a love language.
• Praise: Garnered five-star reader reviews calling it brilliant, phenomenal, and irresistible.

• Author: Brigitte Knightley
• Brand/Publisher: Orbit
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Language: English
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Dimensions: 126 x 196 x 30mm (12.6 x 19.6 x 3 cm)
• Weight: 260g
• ISBN-10: 0356524752
• ISBN-13: 978-0356524757
• Series Information: Book 1 of 2 (Dearly Beloathed)
• Release Date: June 2, 2026

If you enjoy witty dialogue, complex world-building, and romantic tension reminiscent of The Love Hypothesis or Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, this book promises a truly unforgettable, humorous fantasy escape.