Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine is a heartwarming enemies to lovers romance set in a cozy, snow-covered Alaskan lodge.
Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine is a delightful 2025 enemies-to-lovers romance that flips every cliché on its head in the most heartwarming way. Set in the world of indie publishing and peppered with witty banter, unresolved tension, and a slow-burn romance, this charming novel follows two rival authors forced to collaborate—only to discover that sometimes, the best love stories are the ones you never saw coming.
Perfect for fans of clever dialogue, emotional depth, and trope-aware romantic comedies, Lavine’s story delivers both laughs and heartfelt moments in equal measure. Any Trope But You is a must-read romantic comedy that proves there’s always room for one more story about love.This witty and emotionally layered debut novel blends forced proximity, slow-burn tension, and sharp banter with themes of healing, grief, and second chances.
The plot goes as : Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark secret: she doesn’t believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings. Her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public. She is canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher.
Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister, Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she’s just landed in a romance novel instead.
Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine is a fresh and funny enemies-to-lovers romance that’s quickly becoming a favorite among 2025 readers. In her debut novel, Lavine introduces us to Margot Bradley, a bestselling romance author with a secret—she writes alternate unhappy endings for her books. When those endings leak and her career crashes, Margot escapes to a remote Alaskan lodge to regroup. But she wasn’t planning on sharing the space with a grumpy, handsome caretaker who has every reason to keep his distance.
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