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Dear Enemy Kindle Edition

by Kristen Callihan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Callihan comes a smart, emotional contemporary romance about finding love with the most unlikely of people.

As kids, they hated each other. Macon Saint was beautiful, but despite his name, Delilah knew he was the devil. That he dated her slightly evil sister, Samantha, was no picnic either. When they broke up, it was a dream come true: Delilah never had to see him again.

Ten years later, her old enemy sends a text.

Delilah’s sister has stolen a valuable heirloom from Macon, now a rising Hollywood star, and he intends to collect his due. One problem: Sam has skipped town.

Sparks still sizzle between Macon and Delilah, only this heat feels alarmingly like unwanted attraction. But Delilah is desperate to keep her weak-hearted mother from learning of her sister’s theft. So she proposes a deal: she’ll pay off the debt by being Macon’s personal chef and assistant.

It’s a recipe for disaster, but Macon can’t stop himself from accepting. Even though Delilah clearly hates him, there’s something about her that feels like home. Besides, they’re no longer kids, and what once was a bitter rivalry has the potential to be something sweeter. Something like forever.

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“The premise allows Callihan to deliver a trope she has mastered: coldly furious enemies morphing into lovers.” —Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Kristen Callihan is an author because there’s nothing else she’d rather be. She has written New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestsellers. Her novels have garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. Her debut book, Firelight, received RT magazine’s Seal of Excellence and was named a best book of the year by Library Journal, best book of spring 2012 by Publishers Weekly, and best romance book of 2012 by ALA RUSA. When she’s not writing, she’s reading.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Y82VC6P
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake (March 31, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2494 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 393 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1542016770
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Kristen Callihan is an author because there is nothing else she’d rather be. She is a three-time RITA nominee and winner of two RT Reviewer’s Choice awards. Her novels have garnered starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and the Library Journal, as well as being awarded top picks by many reviewers. Her debut book FIRELIGHT received RT Magazine’s Seal of Excellence, was named a best book of the year by Library Journal, best book of Spring 2012 by Publisher’s Weekly, and was named the best romance book of 2012 by ALA RUSA. When she is not writing, she is reading.

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I loved this book. From start to finish. It was a perfect enemies to lovers novel in my opinion.Macon and Delilah have been at each other’s throats since they were kids. Now as adults they’re thrown back together in a crazy situation. The slow but was a perfect touch!!!“Delilah,” he says with a dry laugh, “if you think you don’t have power over me, you’re completely deluded. Haven’t you been paying attention? One word from you has the power to bring me to my knees.”The grilled cheese scene, the bathtub, the letters, the necklace, and soooo much more!!! oh my heart!!!!! 😍
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Fabbs97
5.0 out of 5 stars love or hate?!
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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Omg Dhee and Macon are so cute and real. It’s been a while since I found a book so good and so relatable and normal at the same time. Their growth and love is so strong you can almost touch it.
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Stacey
4.0 out of 5 stars Some people are just bad…
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020
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****4.5 Stars****

When I started Dear Enemy I didn’t see much hope for Delilah and Macon. Their obstacles seemed insurmountable. The devastation and hurt I felt for Delilah and the teenage bullying she was put through just didn’t seem like it could be forgivable. I had my target, or should I say targets, for the baddies but I knew that Delilah and her perpetrators were teenagers and I knew a lot could change from teenage angst to adulthood. The hardest part for me to come to terms with though, was that one of her perpetrators was the one person she kept forgiving…her sister.

Now, I can tell you straight, that if my sisters did what that selfish, egotistical spoilt brat, Sam did, I would not hesitate in seeing her get her just deserts. There is NO WAY I would be covering for her or making up for her bad deeds. Yes, I get that Delilah was trying to protect her Mama BUT her Mama must take a little bit of the blame for enabling such an absolute COW!!

If you haven’t got the message yet…I HATE SAM!! I will never understand why families enable their loved ones to keep them being inconsiderate, selfish, and even CRIMINALS!! I just didn't understand why Delilah covered for her and made excuses for her bad behaviour. SHE STOLE!! Then, we find out that that wasn't even the worst of it. I HATE SAM!!!

There was a little part of me that hoped that Macon wasn’t as bad as what he seemed. I did not like the way he treated Delilah when they were kids. It’s just that, as a parent, I know that there are sometimes underlying reasons for kids to act out. Macon had a lot of reasons to act out. Geez, my gut was swirling, and my heart was breaking for the poor kid. To go his whole life unprotected from the monster who was supposed to be his protector, is just something I struggle with. Some days I wish that every parent had to go through a five year check-in to prove they are good parents.

So, Dear Enemy had a lot of emotional ups and downs. Overall, I really enjoyed the journey and didn’t mind pushing through some of the downs because the ups were so good. I did have a problem with the Epilogue, though. First, we have Delilah again putting her dreams on hold to follow Macon for his work. Yes, I do believe that a relationship is all about 'give and take' but Delilah has given a lot. But, then again, I like that they didn’t want to be apart. (You just can't please me sometimes. 😉) Secondly, I had moved past all of the hurt Delilah dealt with and was ready to move on to their happy ever after together. Why would I want to revisit her memories again? I didn’t get closure knowing more of what Macon put her through. I WANTED TO MOVE ON and forget that he was ever her… Dear Enemy. I want my Epilogues to be all hearts and flowers, I was just a little disappointed.

Kristen Callihan has treated us to an emotional, sexy and at times humorous story. I love the way the author describes her characters warts and all, then gives you the reasons why they have some of those warts. The characters were original, and I loved getting to know them better. The storyline kept my attention from start to finish and I was sad when it came to an end. I want more from these characters and I would love to read stories about Macon’s friends, North and Ronan.

I highly recommend giving Dear Enemy a try.
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Peggy M
5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes love and hate are very close together
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020
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When you grew up in the presence of two beautiful people, it was hard to convince yourself that you’re worth much too. Especially if one of them made your childhood and teenager life a ‘hell’. That was the reality for Delilah, from the first meeting with her neighbour’s son Macon Saint, there was a connection between them, sadly not a good one but one of negative banter and mean glances. And the fact that her sister Samantha (Sam) and Macon became good friends and later even a couple, made that Delilah saw Macon more then she wanted to. But luckily, she and her family moved away when she was 18 years old and that was the last time that she saw Macon. But now ten years later, out of nowhere, he’s texting her!! The last thing that Delilah wanted was to relive the past or meet Macon but she doesn’t have a choice. Her sister Sam stole something precious of him and then disappeared. So now it was up to Delilah to make this right, so she doesn’t have another choice then to meet him and convince him not to put charges against her sister. Will it be different this time? Now, that they both are older and wiser? There is definitely something different about their banter and glances now, they are now more sexual and hotter than when they were teenagers.
Secrets and feelings are revealed and Delilah will discover that every memory has two sides of a story. But will she be able to let go of the past and build a future with Macon? Or is the past and her hurt too strong for that?

To be complete honest, the first (and the second) time that I read the blurb of this book, I found it difficult to decide if the story would be a dark-enemy-bully story or a lighter version of that. So I was
very hesitant to read it, although I had enjoyed Kristen Callihan’s books in the past.
But then I was lucky enough to receive a copy (through Netgalley) of the book ‘Make it sweet’, the writer newest book and after reading and loving that book, I got curious about this book. Because although it isn’t official a series, the two books are in some way connected to each other. The main male character (Macon Saint) in this story act in the same Hollywood TV-series as the female main character from ‘Make it sweet’. Macon and Delilah (from this story) even get married in ‘Make it sweet’ so that got me very intrigued about Macon and Delilah’s story.

To my delight and surprise ‘Dear enemy’ was lighter and funnier then I expected but it was also emotional at times. To me, it was the ‘perfect’ enemy to lovers story. Where the characters are now adults and also act like ones when they remember and talk about their past and the mistakes they made then.

The story was in the present time and the past was slowly revealed in little bits . The pace of the story was fluent and I liked the alternation between the present and the past. It gave a good inside into their feelings and made you understand what had happened in the past and because we got both POV’s in the story, we got to know why both reacted the way they did. I appreciated the fact that both of them acknowledge their mistakes and realized that both had changed since then. I really loved how they slowly grew closer during the story and opened up to each other. Because in the end they were both lonely people, looking for someone to love and understand them. Both loved their work and gave it their all but work can only do so much, it can’t love you or hold you when you need a hug. Both character were really fascinating and wonderful. They were both intelligent, loyal to the people they cared for. The banter between them were fascinating and entertaining. The story managed to surprise me a few times and as a reader I love that!

I’m very happy that I decided to read ‘Dear enemy’ because I loved it just as much as ‘Make it sweet’ and I really hope that the writer Kristen Callihan will write another story in this wonderful world.
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xgamer
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2024
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Great series. Fun read
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Tatenda Mukumbira
5.0 out of 5 stars Enemies to lovers done right!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2024
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I listened to the audio book and it was just such an incredible slow burn with just right amount of drama, humour and spice!

Thank you so much Kristen! I can’t wait to read/listen to more of your amazing work. I really hope North has his own book
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Elena
5.0 out of 5 stars Coup de coeur
Reviewed in France on August 2, 2023
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" - 𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡?”⁣
- 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫."⁣
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Depuis l’enfance, Delilah et Macon se détestent et ça ne va pas en s’arrangeant quand Macon commence à sortir avec la sœur de la jeune fille. Des années plus tard, Delilah est forcée de payer les bêtises de sa sœur en travaillant comme secrétaire pour un acteur en vogue qui n’est autre que (vous l’auriez deviné) Macon Saint.⁣
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Je devais vivre dans une grotte pour ne pas avoir connu ce livre plus tôt. C’est la seule raison que j’accepte et qui expliquerai pourquoi je ne l’ai jamais vu aux côtés des romans à succès de même genre. Ce qui est sûr, c’est qu’il n’aurait pas à rougir de se retrouver sur la même table que ces bouquins.⁣
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Un slow burn comme je n’en avais pas lu depuis un bon moment. L’alchimie est présente dès la première interaction pour ne cesser de croître et de nous électriser à mesures des chapitres passés et des barrières entre les personnages levées. ⁣
Les joutes verbales sont succulentes, mais voir ces adversaires de longue date se retrouver et se redécouvrir, c’est encore mieux. Le double pov est un plaisir que ce soit, évidemment, pour s’attacher aux personnages, mais aussi pour mettre en lumière les zones d'ombres qui teintaient leur relation depuis l'enfance.⁣
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Une totale découverte, une grande surprise et une de mes meilleures lectures de cette année ❤️
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Leyendo Forever
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and original enemies to lovers
Reviewed in Mexico on February 27, 2021
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4.5 🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭

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Me gustó mucho este libro. Es un enemies to lovers pero con una premisa muy original y una historia creíble.

Los personajes secundarios son muy importantes y ninguno puede ser indiferente (amo a North. Detesto a Sam).

La pareja principal es INCREÍBLE. Me encanta su historia y me gusta que las heridas e inseguridades de niñez tienen un impacto. Aquí la evolución de la historia no viene desde mágicamente ignorar lo pasado, sino de aprender y entenderlo. Y ese es un mensaje que ni había visto de forma tan clara en un libro así.

Súper recomendado.

ENG ::

I enjoyed this book way too much! Enemies to lovers but with a completely original and believable story.

The secondary characters are amazing and there’s no way to remain indifferent toward anyone. (For example, I LOVED North and DETESTED Sam).

The main couple is everything. I love their story and what I really respect the most is that their past is not forgotten and swept away just because. It’s a knowledge, pulls old insecurities and it has to be healed in order to give in to love and evolution. This is something that I haven’t seen on a book with this plot and I really enjoyed it.

A great book!
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Sophia_81&Paule
5.0 out of 5 stars Eine meiner liebsten "from enemies to lovers" Story
Reviewed in Germany on March 31, 2023
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Callihan hat ein magisches Buch über die erste große Liebe mit all den emotionalen Höhen und Tiefen geschrieben, das den Leser packt und bis zur letzten Seite nicht mehr loslässt.

Die emotionale Verletzlichkeit in der Zuneigung zu einer Person wird brilliant durch die Kontrastierung mit der jugendlichen Unsicherheit und Unreife herausgearbeitet und komplementiert mit familiären Problemen, die im Unsichtbaren lauern. Doch das Licht von Liebe, Zugehörigkeit und Freundschaft scheint immer durch, so dass es nie zu triste wird. Im Gegenteil, erst durch das Dunkel kann das Licht der Liebe seine Kraft zeigen. Macon und Deliah sind runde, tiefgründige Charaktere, die man einfach liebhaben muss.

Grandios und eine meiner liebsten "from enemies to lovers" Story! Unbedingt lesen!
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