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Quick answer: If you liked Twisted Hate, read Ana Huang's other Twisted novels, then The Hating Game, Beach Read, The Love Hypothesis and The Spanish Love Deception. All are steamy enemies-to-lovers romances with banter, tension and big feelings.
Ana Huang's Twisted Hate is part of her Twisted series of billionaire-style romances, centred on two characters who start as enemies and are forced together. Her books are popular for their heat, drama and swoony heroes. Please note they contain explicit scenes. The books below offer similar enemies-to-lovers stories.
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Quick Picks at a Glance
| Book | Author | Ages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood | Adult | fake dating in academia |
| The Spanish Love Deception | Elena Armas | Adult | fake date to Spain |
| The Hating Game | Sally Thorne | Adult | workplace romance fans |
| Beach Read | Emily Henry | Adult | readers who like banter |
| People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry | Adult | slow-burn fans |
| Book Lovers | Emily Henry | Adult | workplace sparks |
| Happy Place | Emily Henry | Adult | readers who like second-chance romance |
| The Deal | Elle Kennedy | Adult | fake dating |
| Icebreaker | Hannah Grace | Adult | sports romance |
| Pucked | Helena Hunting | Adult | hockey romance |
| Boyfriend Material | Alexis Hall | Adult | British banter and fake dating |
| The Wedding Date | Jasmine Guillory | Adult | readers who like fake dating |
| Get a Life, Chloe Brown | Talia Hibbert | Adult | readers who like spicy romance |
| Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | Adult | deadly training |
| It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Adult | emotional contemporary |
1. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
A PhD student fake-dates a famous professor. Funny and sweet.
Best for: fake dating in academia.
2. The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
A woman asks her colleague to pose as her boyfriend at a wedding. Banter and heat.
Best for: fake date to Spain.
3. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Lucy and Joshua are office rivals who might be more. A classic of the genre.
Best for: workplace romance fans.
4. Beach Read by Emily Henry
Two rival writers swap genres for a summer. Funny and moving.
Best for: readers who like banter.
5. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Poppy and Alex take a trip every summer. Friends to lovers across ten years.
Best for: slow-burn fans.
6. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
A hard-edged literary agent and a book editor keep running into each other in a small North Carolina town. A smart play on small-town romance tropes.
Best for: workplace sparks.
7. Happy Place by Emily Henry
Harriet and Wyn, a broken-up couple, pretend to be together at their friends' vacation. Full of friendship and ache.
Best for: readers who like second-chance romance.
8. The Deal by Elle Kennedy
A student agrees to help a hockey player pass a class in exchange for fake dating. Popular and light.
Best for: fake dating.
9. Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Figure skater Anastasia must share the ice with hockey star Nathan. A funny, sporty enemies-to-lovers romance with real emotional beats.
Best for: sports romance.
10. Pucked by Helena Hunting
A woman meets a hockey star in a messy night. Funny and spicy.
Best for: hockey romance.
11. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
After a newspaper scandal, Luc needs a respectable boyfriend and hires Oliver to play the part. British humour, fast dialogue and a very satisfying fake-dating arc make this a natural next read.
Best for: British banter and fake dating.
12. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
Alexa and Drew meet in an elevator and fake-date at a wedding. Sweet and sexy.
Best for: readers who like fake dating.
13. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Chloe, who has a chronic illness, makes a list to live more boldly and enlists her building super. Funny and steamy.
Best for: readers who like spicy romance.
14. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Violet Sorrengail must survive a brutal war college for dragon riders. Fast, romantic and addictive.
Best for: deadly training.
15. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
A woman faces a difficult relationship. Heavy, widely read and discussed.
Best for: emotional contemporary.
How We Chose These Books
Every pick is a real, widely available book that shares something specific with Twisted Hate: its tone, its themes, its pace or the kind of characters it puts at the center. We mixed well-known favorites with a few less obvious titles, and we noted who each book suits best so you can match it to the reader. Where a book belongs to a series, we list the first volume so you can start at the beginning.
If you are not sure where to begin, start with the first three picks in the table: they are the closest match to Twisted Hate. The rest of the list moves further out, so it works well once you know which part of the original you liked most.
How to Choose
For fake dating and rivals choose The Hating Game, The Love Hypothesis or The Spanish Love Deception. For witty romance pick Emily Henry. For sports romance read The Deal, Icebreaker or Pucked. For softer stories try The Wedding Date or Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Twisted Hate is spicy and dramatic, so these picks suit readers who love tension. Ana Huang's Twisted series became a TikTok favourite, and the books can be read in any order because each follows a different couple. They are best read with content notes in mind.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Twisted Hate about?
Two people who dislike each other are forced into close contact and fall into a tense romance.
Who wrote it?
Ana Huang.
Is it part of a series?
Yes, the Twisted series, but each book follows a different couple.
Is it spicy?
Yes, it contains explicit scenes.
Do I need to read in order?
No.
What is enemies to lovers?
A trope where characters who dislike each other fall in love.
Is it a standalone?
It works as a standalone within the series.
What should I read next?
Try The Hating Game or Beach Read.
Which book here is best for readers who like banter?
Try Beach Read by Emily Henry, which suits readers looking for readers who like banter.