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Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) Kindle Edition
He was also off-limits.
My entire life, I was kept a safe distance from the notoriously virulent Monreauxs, banned from so much as breathing the same air. And like the good daughter I was, I obeyed those rules.
Until the one time I didn’t …
Only while I sampled him, he devoured me like the forbidden fruit that I was. And in the blink of an eye, my worst enemy became my first love. His poison became my antidote. His touch, my addiction.
And then he made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.
So I didn’t.
But falling in love was never part of our secret arrangement.
Our futures were written in the stars long before either of us were born.
But what a Monreaux wants, a Monreaux always gets.
And August will stop at nothing to make me his—even if it costs him everything.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This angsty, forbidden romance has major Romeo and Juliet vibes but promises a HEA. :-)
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 12, 2021
- File size1.9 MB
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- ASIN : B08SVK9QTR
- Publisher : Amazon Digital Services
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- Publication date : January 12, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 1.9 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 302 pages
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Part of series : Monreaux Brothers
- Best Sellers Rank: #673,570 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #11,248 in Contemporary Women's Fiction
- #15,367 in Contemporary Women Fiction
- #16,786 in Women's Romance Fiction
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About the author

Winter Renshaw is a Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary romance novels that have sold nearly 5 million copies all over the world. An Iowa native and a graduate of Iowa State University, Winter still calls Iowa home, where she resides with her three children and an extremely spoiled dog.
Winter also writes psychological suspense under her Minka Kent pseudonym. Her debut, THE MEMORY WATCHER, hit #9 in the Kindle store and is currently being screen-adapted in South Korea. Her follow-up, THE THINNEST AIR, hit #1 in the Kindle store and spent five weeks as a Washington Post bestseller. Over the years, her suspense work has been nominated for two International Thriller Writer awards and one Shirley Jackson award, mentioned by The New York Post and People Magazine, as well as optioned for film and television. Her novel, Unmissing, was adapted for Lifetime in 2024.
She is represented by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
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*SERIES READING ORDER*
Never Series
1. Never Kiss a Stranger
2. Never is a Promise
3. Never Say Never
4. Bitter Rivals
Arrogant Series
1. Arrogant B@stard
2. Arrogant Master
3. Arrogant Playboy
Rixton Falls Series
1. Royal
2. Bachelor
3. Filthy
4. Priceless (Amato Brothers crossover)
Amato Brothers Series
1. Heartless
2. Reckless
3. Priceless
The Montgomery Brothers Duet
1. Dark Paradise
2. Dark Promises
The P.S. Series
1. P.S. I Hate You
2. P.S. I Miss You
3. P.S. I Dare You
STANDALONES:
1. Single Dad Next Door
2. Cold Hearted
3. The Perfect Illusion
4. Country Nights
5. Absinthe
6. The Rebound
7. Love and Other Lies
8. The Executive
9. Pricked
10. For Lila, Forever
11. The Marriage Pact
12. Hate the Game
13. The Cruelest Stranger
14. The Best Man
15. Trillion
16. Enemy Dearest
17. The Match
18. Whiskey Moon
19. Stone Cold
20. The Dirty Truth
20. Love and Kerosene
21. You or Someone like You
22. Fake-ish (December 2023)
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Customers praise the book's enthralling storyline filled with drama and suspense, while appreciating its captivating writing style that can be read in one sitting. The romance receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as a perfect modern-day Romeo and Juliet, and customers enjoy the passionate characters and full-of-heat scenes. Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with one review mentioning experiencing every emotion throughout the story.
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Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, praising its enthralling plot and drama, with one customer noting its passion and another mentioning its suspenseful elements that keep readers hooked.
"Loved this story along with the main characters, Sheridan and August. Both were young when they met, yet their story seemed to be..." Read more
"The story grabbed my attention immediately and never let go...." Read more
"...The author knows her trade! She creates the most complicated story lines with twists and turns that the reader does not expect...." Read more
"...And August was compellingly bristly, but a contradiction in thought and action...." Read more
Customers find the book engaging and commercially captivating, with one mentioning they read it in one night.
"...Anyway, if you aren't thinking too deep you will enjoy the ride. Quick read, just don't sweat it :)))" Read more
"...I’ve read several books by Winter Renshaw and all of them were well written, including this one...." Read more
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"...She has never let me down! This is an engaging, easy read that will captivate you! It did me...." Read more
Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as sweet and intriguing, with one customer comparing it to a perfect modern-day Romeo and Juliet.
"...Rose was sweet and endearing, but no pushover for a boy used to getting his way...." Read more
"...Sheridan believed in fate, and August did too... their love story is so refreshing, so ideally suited with each other, so divinely founded upon..." Read more
"...They really tried not to get attached. But these two have so much chemistry. I really hope to see more from them soon!" Read more
"...Rose was so sweet but at the same, she had a toughness to her. Watching them fall in love was beautiful...." Read more
Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, describing it as intense and passionate, with one customer noting it evokes every feeling, while others mention experiencing heartache.
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"...They just take you to a whole new place. You experience every emotion. I was not expecting to love August this much...." Read more
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Customers love the characters in the book.
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"...I liked the suspense part. The ending seemed rushed. But the characters have my heart. If you love forbidden love this is for you :)" Read more
"...The characters were interesting and well written with lots of love and emotion, definitely another five star winning book from this author." Read more
"Love the twists and plot surprises. The characters are great. I can't wait to read about August and his brothers...." Read more
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"...Intrigue, hot chemistry as Sheridan shows with love and understanding that there is so much more to life than the way August has been living it." Read more
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"...I couldn’t put it down. Sheridan and August’s journey is full of heat, intrigue, twists and turns, and an amazing HEA! ❤️" Read more
"Sweet, angsty, and the first in a series. Get some hot chocolate and curl up. This is a one-sitting read!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI was not expecting the story that I began to read when I opened Enemy Dearest. I didn’t expect to find two young teenage kids the summer before college. I honestly thought that this was not for me. I am too old for this genre. I should have had faith in Winter Renshaw, one of my very favorite authors.
When we are introduced to August Monreaux, he is standing on the side of the built-in pool at his family estate watching the trespassing heroine skinny dipping in the water below. She is his prey. She is going to pay the price for all his family’s hatred of her parents’ sin which cost August a tremendous loss. He was her Enemy Dearest.
Sheridan Rose was his Rose Girl. She was innocence personified. She did not grow up with money. In fact, her father never could keep a job for very long. Her mother was seriously ill. They stretched every penny as far as they could. And, Sheridan did what she could to help, stayed out of trouble, worked a part-time job, and adored her parents.
Sheridan would not give August the time of day. She rebuffed his every advance. She wanted nothing to do with him. After all, she was a Rose and he was a Monreaux.
But something happened along the way. I was intrigued. I couldn’t stop reading. The author knows her trade! She creates the most complicated story lines with twists and turns that the reader does not expect. These two characters grew before my eyes. August had depth and layers. As Renshaw wrote, “he was a thousand-piece jig saw of a man.” That line really stuck with me. He changed so dramatically throughout the book.
As I said, I didn’t think that would like this book when I started it especially because I was sent an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion. And, as I said, I should have had more faith in Winter Renshaw! She has never let me down! This is an engaging, easy read that will captivate you! It did me.
By the way, I ended up buying the book for my personal collection.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2021Format: KindleVerified Purchase~~“A history. A dark, rooted, tragic, ugly history. A history so shrouded we don’t even talk about it … The Monreaux family is off-limits in every sense of the word.”~~
Hot and steamy Romeo & Juliet! The Montagues and Capulets or the Hatfields & McCoys have nothing on the feuding Monreaux and Rose families. This romance teased with the promise of a dark and turbulent mystery involving damage caused by death and blame in both families. Sheridan Rose and August Monreaux -- a pair of teenage Romeo & Juliet offspring -- are off-limits to each other and caught in the middle of a feud they don’t understand in a forbidden love that changes all their lives.
“It’s crazy how a single incident can have a ripple effect that spans the rest of your life.”
As they say: “Nothing good ever happens after midnight” when a summer night of trespassing and skinny-dipping brings these star-crossed lovers fatefully together. The poor virgin that he nicknames “rose girl” and the rich enigmatic boy jaded beyond his years each find mutual temptation in each other, but fight it. He’s programmed to despise her, so she becomes “nothing more than a pretty pawn” in a scheme that backfires. The heavy entanglements in the setup more than hooked me in a seductively passionate story of forbidden love, but as they say “no good will ever come from a Rose and a Monreaux in the same room together.” Rose was sweet and endearing, but no pushover for a boy used to getting his way. And August was compellingly bristly, but a contradiction in thought and action. He was so obviously misunderstood that I wanted to crack him open and learn every hidden facet. Droll and bored. Maddeningly flawed and intriguing. That is, until Rose comes into his life. His wicked, naughty and wild ways hide a really good guy underneath it all. And his inner thoughts were pretty hysterical, the way he views everyone and everything with dismissive disdain. When he strikes out with Rose, it makes him and her even more interesting.
The shifting mood of vengeance, blame, lies and finally forbidden love made me think that the story would follow a different course than it did. As much as I enjoyed the majority of the book, this couple, and the author’s writing style, I expected lovers in their 20s from the blurb, not teens (18 and 19) during the summer before college. The sexual tension and build-up were great, but as good as the slow burn and a few sexy times were, it was more the pursuit of young love, than adult level. The love story evolved quickly, and the feud was kept in the background -- complicated on the surface, but surprisingly easy to unravel and resolve in a fast wrap-up. The separation alluded to in the blurb lasts a very short time and the story takes place in real time within 6 months. The mom’s illness was surprisingly significant and there were some twists to the feud mystery along the way, but it was essentially a teen romance of forbidden love, and not a dark mystery.
I’ve loved this author forever, and have read/own all her books, which never fail to hook me with intriguing romances, compelling lovers, enticing storylines, and a commercially captivating writing style that’s very cinematic. That never changes. And for once, an author truly captivates the actual look and essence of her hero in this luscious book cover. That scrumptious guy really is August Monreaux. This was a sweet love story with a good HEA. The conflict of the family feud took a backseat to the love struck romance. Could this be a setup for a trio of books about all three Monreaux brothers? Hmmmm.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseBeautiful story with hope and optimism
- Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021Format: KindleVerified PurchaseOverall it was decent however the plot was very much rushed and Sheridan was annoying at the very end. Became insecure and rushed to conclusions which u don't do with someone you love and annoys the ever loving heck out of me HOWEVER since the plot was so rushed it lasted about 2.5 seconds so theres that. And i do also like my bad boys a little more "bad." But a decent read
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- SebdpbReviewed in Australia on July 5, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars great read , highly recommend
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI could not stop reading. I had a few years. Do yourself a favor and read this story. You will not regret it.
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in India on January 21, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI enjoyed the story a lot...it's a nice short read ...typical Renshaw style...absolutuly love sher and August.....I highly recommend this to give it a try
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Creatively Addictive Page-Turner
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseWhat always impressed me about Winter’s writing is how she gets straight into the action. The alternating points of view, creates a natural tension and sets the pace which progresses to the end. Thrilling, edgy, sexy with characters that always have a surprise, I definitely recommend this book!
- Elizabeth G. MariReviewed in Australia on January 15, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI really enjoyed this book read it in a few hours loved the characters story line was good and kept you entertained
- joanne cReviewed in Canada on April 23, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis book has interesting characters with lots of twist and turns that keep you hooked. The story line is very interesting and I can’t wait for the next book in the series