The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy: Book 1 of the Dearly Beloathed Duology

Osric Mordaunt, an assassin with the Fyren Order, falls ill and seeks out Aurienne Fairhrim, a healer from the rival Haelan Order. When he breaks into their headquarters to bribe her into treating him, Aurienne accepts—her order is desperate for funds to launch an immunization program against a deadly Pox outbreak affecting children. As Osric and Aurienne work together to cure both his illness and the mysterious return of the Pox, they struggle against a growing attraction to each other. The tension between members of enemy factions intensifies as they deny their feelings while collaborating to solve the disease. This slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romantasy is the first book in the Dearly Beloathed Duology.