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Nemesis Mine

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⚔️ Sword-crossed lovers, their own worst nemeses ⚔️ Nemesis Mine is an absolute joy! Funny, romantic, and heartfelt, it is a cosy adventure that will make you laugh and swoon. Cyrus’ and Maximillian’s chemistry is electric. Who needs enemies-to-lovers when you have nemeses-to-lovers? Elizabeth Helen, Sunday... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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⚔️ Sword-crossed lovers, their own worst nemeses ⚔️

The debut enemies-to-lovers queer romantasy romp of 2026

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⚔️ Sword-crossed lovers, their own worst nemeses ⚔️

Nemesis Mine is an absolute joy! Funny, romantic, and heartfelt, it is a cosy adventure that will make you laugh and swoon. Cyrus’ and Maximillian’s chemistry is electric. Who needs enemies-to-lovers when you have nemeses-to-lovers? Elizabeth Helen, Sunday Times bestselling author of Bonded by Thorns

Once upon a time there lived the (annoyingly) perfect hero Maximillian – a champion with a blinding smile, muscles sculpted by the gods, and an infuriating dedication to all things noble and good.

But this isn’t his story. Good is boring. Honour is overrated.

This is the story of Cyrus, the kingdom’s most feared wrongdoer. Handsome, dastardly, and (still relatively) young, Cyrus lives for villainy.

But even Cyrus has to admit, keeping up a fearsome image is a lot of work. So, when that golden boy Maximillian offers a deal to fake a rivalry, Cyrus can't resist. A few staged battles, some public drama – it’s the perfect way to boost both their reputations. Sure, it means spending more time with his so-called ‘enemy’, but how hard could that be?

Get to know him. Fight him. Maybe fall for him?

Nope, that wasn’t supposed to happen.

You might just come across these favourites:

  • 😡 Fake dating hating
  • 🌦️ Grumpy x Sunshine with a chance of showers
  • 💋 Kiss or kill
  • 🔥 Slow burn-down-the-village
  • 🖤 Morally grey love interests
  • 🛏️ Only one bed*
  • 🗡️ Enemies Nemeses to lovers
  • 💀 Touch him and die
  • 🤫 Forbidden love
  • 😈 Hot villain (added by request of Cyrus)

* Not in the way you think. Get your mind out of the gutter.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008766283

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Magpie

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Amy is from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. She has loved writing since becoming her grandad's pen-pal at the age of six. Growing up on the boundary of various cricket pitches across the north whilst her brother played, she took to carting a laptop around to scribble down stories, poetry and copious amounts of fanfiction. Amy graduated from Faber Academy, and now spends most of her time writing about things that could happen in space (the final frontier). She enjoys roaming the Peak District, blasting 70s glam rock, and spending time with her dog and cat (Sherlock Holmes and Freddie Mercury, an unlikely but charming pair). Nemesis Mine is her debut.

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