# Victoria Lavine on Her Best Enemies-to-Lovers Yet | RomCom Recs

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Podcast: [What to Read Next — Book Recommendations for Romance, Thrillers & Escape Reads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873)
Published: 2026-07-20T16:30:00+00:00
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This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Rom-com author Victoria Lavine joins us to talk enemies-to-lovers banter, writing wedding chaos, and the funniest, freshest romance reads on her TBR. Victoria Lavine, author of Any Trope But You and the upcoming Not That Kind of Proposal , sits down to talk about crafting high-stakes rom-coms, why banter is her favorite thing to write, and the books that made her cackle out loud this year. If you love enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and grumpy-meets-sunshine energy, this episode is for you. 📚 Books Mentioned Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Alaska-set, Enemies-to-Lovers Not That Kind of Proposal by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity Let's Kiss and Tell by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance It's Different This Time by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Second Chance Pot Shot by Laura Piper Lee — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Humor Succubus: A Love Story by Kate Fox — Buy on Amazon | Paranormal Romance, Humor ⏱️ Timestamps [00:00] Welcome + intro to Victoria Lavine [01:00] Life in Maine, escaping mud season [02:00] Growing up in Alaska and its influence on her debut [03:00] Any Trope But You — the retreat, the grumpy hero, writing it fast [04:00] Not That Kind of Proposal — premise: wedding planner vs. divorce lawyer [06:00] Researching wedding planning for the book [08:00] Favorite part of writing: the banter between enemies-to-lovers leads [10:00] Let's Kiss and Tell and It's Different This Time by Joss Richards [12:00] Potshot by Laura Piper Lee [13:00] Succubus: A Love Story by Kate Fox [15:00] Where to find Victoria online Join the Conversation Subscribe to our…

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