There’s a lot of deserved buzz around this enemies-to-lovers story. It’s set in England and features a black woman suffering from chronic pain and white troubled artist working as a building superintendent, and it’s definitely interesting and different.

Chloe is a web designer who comes from a rich family and has just moved out of her parents mansion as part of a life-improvement venture. After a near-death experience, she made a list of all the things she should do to make her life better. Things like riding a motorcycle, having a fun, drunken night out, and traveling the world with nothing but hand luggage.

Although she and Red, the building’s superintendent, constantly butt heads, she has sneakily admired him painting while shirtless. After he helps her down from an ill-advised rescue of a cat in a tree, she discovers that he needs a website for his art. She decides he can help her with some of her list, so they agree to a trade: she’ll do the site for free if he helps her “get a life” via her list.

Gradually they get to know each other and discover their mutual attraction, and things go from there. Red is a really nice guy, even though I didn’t find him as appealing as Chloe did, but that’s fine for the story. Chloe finds him very attractive, and their antics show he feels quite the same.

Overall, this is a good story featuring at least one character who’s typically underrepresented in romance (though things are starting to change). If you’re looking for a different but hot story, try this one out.