L.O. + V.E.

Leo Ootori and Vera Enomoto have exactly one thing in common: they can't stand each other. Leo is the polished heir to a corporate empire. Vera is the brilliant honor student who refuses to be impressed by his name, his money, or his carefully controlled life. At school, they're famous rivals whose arguments can freeze a classroom. Then their families make the situation considerably worse. They get married. Secretly. Now Leo and Vera have to keep pretending they're enemies at school while sharing a two-bedroom apartment, one bathroom, one washing machine, an increasingly complicated household contract, and far too many opportunities to accidentally act like a married couple in public. Unfortunately, their friends are observant. Even more unfortunately, Leo and Vera may eventually discover that surviving marriage to their worst enemy is easier than admitting they don't hate each other anymore. L.O. + V.E. is a completed three-book anime-inspired romantic comedy about secret marriage, academic rivals, domestic disasters, meddling friends, school festivals, jealousy, Valentine chocolate, and two stubborn teenagers slowly turning a contract they never chose into a relationship they do. The series is romance-first, PG-13, and built around comedy, friendship, and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers payoff.