The Adversary's Surrender

A Steamy Enemies-to-Lovers Dark Academia Romance with Forced Proximity

De: Ava Tessier

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A political fixer sent to bury a scandal. The professor who won't let her. One student's death. One conspiracy. No way out clean.
An enemies-to-lovers forced proximity gothic dark academia romance with scorching tension and a guaranteed HEA.

Isabella Rossi cleans up her family's messes. Now they've sent her to Danwood to bury a scandal—and she doesn't need a conscience. Especially not him. The professor who fights her at every turn.

Dr. Samuel Ives has built his career on integrity. He won't let some cold-eyed fixer bury the truth about a student's death—no matter how much their battles feel like foreplay.

But someone powerful is hiding more than grade tampering. Someone connected. Someone in her own family.

When the investigation turns dangerous, their only option is an alliance that could cost them everything—her family, his career, and the walls they've built around their hearts.

Some alliances are forged in daylight. Theirs is sealed in shadows.

✓ Enemies to Lovers
✓ Forced Proximity
✓ Dark Alliance
✓ Family Secrets
✓ He Falls First
✓ Slow Burn → Scorching Heat
✓ Gothic/Campus Conspiracy

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Steamy (three open-door scenes) Tone: Angsty Suspenseful Witty POV: Dual POV, Third Person Ending: HEA guaranteed Content Notes: Off-page suicide of a secondary character, family dysfunction, institutional corruption

Perfect for fans of Gothikana, Simone St. James, and readers who want The Secret History with a steamy romance at its heart.

One-click now and descend into the conspiracy. Some surrenders are worth the fight.