title: While You Were Seething
author: Charlotte Stein
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
publication date: January 27, 2026
pages: 320
peppers: 3 (on this scale)
warnings: alcohol, violence (in past)
summary: When she was in a college writing program, Daisy Emmett's classroom nemesis was Caleb Miller. Now, years later, he is a notoriously misanthropic romance writer who needs her public relations services since he publicly proclaimed that happily ever afters are bunk. When they end up on a book tour road trip together, they learn about one another and about themselves.
tropes:
- enemies-to-lovers
- forced proximity
- fake dating
- working together
- grumpy-sunshine
- only one bed
- pining
what I liked:
- I actually laughed aloud at some of the humorous scenes
- great seething
- clear pining
- romantic
- spicy
what I didn’t like:
- n/a
overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)
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