Recs if you like The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold (Blonde Identity, #2)...

The ultimate list where our love interest goes full protective mode and suddenly says “touch her and die” or “do not lay a hand/finger on her” or some version of either.

All spice levels listed. As this is a microtrope, it may not be a big part of the plot. Recs welcome!

i want her to bully him just a little

Attitudes make for banter cocaine. Books with bratty characters or just a general vibe. Snark, sass, and the partners to match.

romances books that give mr and smith, mission impossible if it was a rom com