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Best Grumpy Sunshine Romance Books

One of them scowls. The other smiles. Together they're perfect. Grumpy-sunshine romance books deliver one of the most beloved dynamics in the genre -- the soft spot a grump develops for their sunshine, visible to everyone except (maybe) themselves. Find your next grumpy-sunshine read here.

One is perpetually grumpy, the other is relentlessly cheerful. The sunshine melts the grump's walls, and the grump gives the sunshine something real to hold onto.

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A Court of Silver Flames book cover

A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J. Maas

Grumpy Sunshine Found Family Slow Burn
Fourth Wing book cover

Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Slow Burn
Daughter of No Worlds book cover

Daughter of No Worlds

Carissa Broadbent

Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine Found Family
Assistant to the Villain book cover

Assistant to the Villain

Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Villain Antihero Workplace Romance Slow Burn
Twisted Games book cover

Twisted Games

Ana Huang

Bodyguard Protector Royalty Forbidden Love
Twisted Hate book cover

Twisted Hate

Ana Huang

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Workplace Romance
King of Wrath book cover

King of Wrath

Ana Huang

Arranged Marriage Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity
King of Pride book cover

King of Pride

Ana Huang

Forbidden Love Billionaire Opposites Attract
Punk 57 book cover

Punk 57

Penelope Douglas

Pen Pals to Lovers Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn
Bully book cover

Bully

Penelope Douglas

Enemies to Lovers Childhood Sweethearts Grumpy Sunshine
Leather & Lark book cover

Leather & Lark

Brynne Weaver

Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity Bodyguard Protector
Things We Never Got Over book cover

Things We Never Got Over

Lucy Score

Grumpy Sunshine Single Parent Forced Proximity
Things We Hide from the Light book cover

Things We Hide from the Light

Lucy Score

Grumpy Sunshine Slow Burn Second Chance
Things We Left Behind book cover

Things We Left Behind

Lucy Score

Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Childhood Sweethearts
Book Lovers book cover

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Slow Burn
People We Meet on Vacation book cover

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

Friends to Lovers Opposites Attract Forced Proximity
Beach Read book cover

Beach Read

Emily Henry

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Bet or Dare
Happy Place book cover

Happy Place

Emily Henry

Second Chance Forced Proximity Fake Relationship
Funny Story book cover

Funny Story

Emily Henry

Roommates Opposites Attract Grumpy Sunshine
The Love Hypothesis book cover

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

Fake Relationship Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity
Love, Theoretically book cover

Love, Theoretically

Ali Hazelwood

Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Slow Burn
The Spanish Love Deception book cover

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas

Workplace Romance Fake Dating Enemies to Lovers
The American Roommate Experiment book cover

The American Roommate Experiment

Elena Armas

Roommates Forced Proximity Grumpy Sunshine
Part of Your World book cover

Part of Your World

Abby Jimenez

Age Gap Opposites Attract Small Town
Just for the Summer book cover

Just for the Summer

Abby Jimenez

Vacation Romance Forced Proximity Strangers to Lovers
The Kiss Quotient book cover

The Kiss Quotient

Helen Hoang

Opposites Attract Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine
Act Your Age, Eve Brown book cover

Act Your Age, Eve Brown

Talia Hibbert

Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity Workplace Romance
Get a Life, Chloe Brown book cover

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Talia Hibbert

Grumpy Sunshine Neighbors to Lovers Opposites Attract
The Bromance Book Club book cover

The Bromance Book Club

Lyssa Kay Adams

Second Chance Grumpy Sunshine He Falls First
Icebreaker book cover

Icebreaker

Hannah Grace

Opposites Attract Forced Proximity Grumpy Sunshine
Wildfire book cover

Wildfire

Hannah Grace

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Grumpy Sunshine
Daydream book cover

Daydream

Hannah Grace

Hockey Grumpy Sunshine Bookworm
The Goal book cover

The Goal

Elle Kennedy

Hockey Opposites Attract Grumpy Sunshine
The Deal book cover

The Deal

Elle Kennedy

Slow Burn Hockey Athlete
The Graham Effect book cover

The Graham Effect

Elle Kennedy

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love Age Gap
The Dixon Rule book cover

The Dixon Rule

Elle Kennedy

Hockey Roommates Grumpy Sunshine
Better Than the Movies book cover

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter

Enemies to Lovers Neighbors to Lovers Grumpy Sunshine
The Fine Print book cover

The Fine Print

Lauren Asher

Workplace Romance Billionaire Grumpy Sunshine
Final Offer book cover

Final Offer

Lauren Asher

Second Chance Billionaire Forced Proximity
Love Redesigned book cover

Love Redesigned

Lauren Asher

Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Childhood Sweethearts
Binding 13 book cover

Binding 13

Chloe Walsh

Slow Burn Athlete Brooding Hero
Keeping 13 book cover

Keeping 13

Chloe Walsh

Slow Burn Brooding Hero Athlete
Mile High book cover

Mile High

Liz Tomforde

Hockey Grumpy Sunshine Celebrity Ordinary
The Right Move book cover

The Right Move

Liz Tomforde

Football Roommates Single Parent
Caught Up book cover

Caught Up

Liz Tomforde

Grumpy Sunshine Small Town Baseball
Electric Idol book cover

Electric Idol

Katee Robert

Arranged Marriage Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Love
Radiance book cover

Radiance

Grace Draven

Arranged Marriage Slow Burn Opposites Attract
The Viscount Who Loved Me book cover

The Viscount Who Loved Me

Julia Quinn

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Brother's Best Friend
Romancing Mister Bridgerton book cover

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Julia Quinn

Friends to Lovers Wallflower Slow Burn
A Rogue of One's Own book cover

A Rogue of One's Own

Evie Dunmore

Enemies to Lovers Opposites Attract Slow Burn
The Wallflower Wager book cover

The Wallflower Wager

Tessa Dare

Grumpy Sunshine Neighbors to Lovers Reformed Bad Boy
The Duchess Deal book cover

The Duchess Deal

Tessa Dare

Marriage of Convenience Opposites Attract Forced Proximity
Devil in Winter book cover

Devil in Winter

Lisa Kleypas

Marriage of Convenience Reformed Bad Boy Wallflower
It Happened One Autumn book cover

It Happened One Autumn

Lisa Kleypas

Enemies to Lovers Banter Grumpy Sunshine
Mine Till Midnight book cover

Mine Till Midnight

Lisa Kleypas

Opposites Attract Slow Burn Reformed Bad Boy
Seduce Me at Sunrise book cover

Seduce Me at Sunrise

Lisa Kleypas

Forbidden Love Slow Burn Second Chance
The Governess Game book cover

The Governess Game

Tessa Dare

Forced Proximity Reformed Bad Boy Single Parent
Archer's Voice book cover

Archer's Voice

Mia Sheridan

Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Healing
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me book cover

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine Boss Employee
Kulti book cover

Kulti

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Age Gap Grumpy Sunshine
From Lukov with Love book cover

From Lukov with Love

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity
Birthday Girl book cover

Birthday Girl

Penelope Douglas

Age Gap Forbidden Love Forced Proximity
The Simple Wild book cover

The Simple Wild

K.A. Tucker

Opposites Attract Slow Burn Forced Proximity
Boyfriend Material book cover

Boyfriend Material

Alexis Hall

Fake Relationship Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity
In a Holidaze book cover

In a Holidaze

Christina Lauren

Time Travel Friends to Lovers Forced Proximity
The Unhoneymooners book cover

The Unhoneymooners

Christina Lauren

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Vacation Romance
Hook, Line, and Sinker book cover

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Tessa Bailey

Friends to Lovers Grumpy Sunshine Slow Burn
It Happened One Summer book cover

It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey

Grumpy Sunshine Opposites Attract Forced Proximity
Secretly Yours book cover

Secretly Yours

Tessa Bailey

Grumpy Sunshine Opposites Attract Neighbors to Lovers
Unfortunately Yours book cover

Unfortunately Yours

Tessa Bailey

Enemies to Lovers Marriage of Convenience Grumpy Sunshine
My Darling Bride book cover

My Darling Bride

Ilsa Madden-Mills

Marriage of Convenience Fake Relationship Grumpy Sunshine
Not My Romeo book cover

Not My Romeo

Ilsa Madden-Mills

Opposites Attract Small Town Athlete
Wild Love book cover

Wild Love

Elsie Silver

Small Town Single Parent Grumpy Sunshine
Flawless book cover

Flawless

Elsie Silver

Bodyguard Protector Cowboy Forced Proximity
Heartless book cover

Heartless

Elsie Silver

Age Gap Single Parent Cowboy
Hopeless book cover

Hopeless

Elsie Silver

Cowboy Age Gap Forbidden Love
Managed book cover

Managed

Kristen Callihan

Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity Opposites Attract
Dear Enemy book cover

Dear Enemy

Kristen Callihan

Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Neighbors to Lovers
The Favor book cover

The Favor

Suzanne Wright

Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Grumpy Sunshine
Vision in White book cover

Vision in White

Nora Roberts

Friends to Lovers Slow Burn Workplace Romance
Well Met book cover

Well Met

Jen DeLuca

Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Forced Proximity
The Dead Romantics book cover

The Dead Romantics

Ashley Poston

Strangers to Lovers Slow Burn Second Chance
Hands Down book cover

Hands Down

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Friends to Lovers Age Gap
Wait for It book cover

Wait for It

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Single Parent Neighbors to Lovers
The Ex Hex book cover

The Ex Hex

Erin Sterling

Second Chance Enemies to Lovers Small Town
Terms and Conditions book cover

Terms and Conditions

Lauren Asher

Marriage of Convenience Billionaire Boss Employee
Love on the Brain book cover

Love on the Brain

Ali Hazelwood

Enemies to Lovers Workplace Romance Forced Proximity
Done and Dusted book cover

Done and Dusted

Lyla Sage

Cowboy Grumpy Sunshine Small Town
Swift and Saddled book cover

Swift and Saddled

Lyla Sage

Cowboy Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity
Lost and Lassoed book cover

Lost and Lassoed

Lyla Sage

Cowboy Enemies to Lovers Small Town
Always Only You book cover

Always Only You

Chloe Liese

Friends to Lovers Slow Burn Grumpy Sunshine
Two Wrongs Make a Right book cover

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Chloe Liese

Opposites Attract Grumpy Sunshine Slow Burn
A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch book cover

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch

Sarah Hawley

Enemies to Lovers Amnesia Slow Burn
Slave to Sensation book cover

Slave to Sensation

Nalini Singh

Forbidden Love Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn
Check & Mate book cover

Check & Mate

Ali Hazelwood

Rivals to Lovers Grumpy Sunshine Enemies to Lovers
Saving 6 book cover

Saving 6

Chloe Walsh

Second Chance Childhood Sweethearts Forced Proximity
A Not So Meet Cute book cover

A Not So Meet Cute

Meghan Quinn

Billionaire Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity
The Cheat Sheet book cover

The Cheat Sheet

Sarah Adams

Friends to Lovers Roommates Slow Burn
When in Rome book cover

When in Rome

Sarah Adams

Celebrity Ordinary Grumpy Sunshine Opposites Attract
Practice Makes Perfect book cover

Practice Makes Perfect

Sarah Adams

Friends to Lovers Fake Dating Slow Burn
This Summer Will Be Different book cover

This Summer Will Be Different

Carley Fortune

Forbidden Love Brother's Best Friend Slow Burn
Doctor Taylor book cover

Doctor Taylor

Sharon Woods

Boss Employee Enemies to Lovers Second Chance
Arrested by Love: A Grumpy-Sunshine Western Romance book cover

Arrested by Love: A Grumpy-Sunshine Western Romance

Erin Wright

Grumpy Sunshine Snowed In Emotional / Tearjerker
Arrested by Love: A Sweet Grumpy-Sunshine Romance book cover

Arrested by Love: A Sweet Grumpy-Sunshine Romance

Erin K. Wright

Grumpy Sunshine Snowed In Emotional / Tearjerker
When the Leaves fall - A Biker-Romance Story in a Small Town! book cover

When the Leaves fall - A Biker-Romance Story in a Small Town!

Claudia Pohl

MC / Biker Childhood Sweethearts Rescue
Her Grumpy Boss: A FREE Holiday Romance Short Story book cover

Her Grumpy Boss: A FREE Holiday Romance Short Story

Michelle Love

Vacation Romance Billionaire Reformed Bad Boy
Twisted Love book cover

Twisted Love

Ana Huang

Brother's Best Friend Forbidden Love Age Gap
Twisted Love book cover

Twisted Love

Evie Ellis

Brother's Best Friend Forbidden Love Age Gap
The Blood is Love book cover

The Blood is Love

Karina Halle

Vampire One Night Stand to More Grumpy Sunshine

Frequently Asked Questions

One is perpetually grumpy, the other is relentlessly cheerful. The sunshine melts the grump's walls, and the grump gives the sunshine something real to hold onto. Grumpy Sunshine romance is one of the most searched-for tropes in the genre, loved for its unique emotional arc and satisfying payoffs.

Ali Hazelwood, Emily Henry, and Tessa Bailey are grumpy-sunshine royalty. The grumpy one softening only for their sunshine is peak romance.

Grumpy Sunshine romance and enemies to lovers romance share some DNA but deliver different emotional experiences. Grumpy Sunshine centers on one is perpetually grumpy, the other is relentlessly cheerful. Enemies to Lovers romance, by contrast, start out hating each other — or at least pretending to. Both are beloved in the genre, and many readers enjoy pairing them together.