Enemies to lovers. I have such a weak spot for these stories – reading them, writing them, watching them on the big screen…I love it all! My latest novel, ALL LACED UP, features two ice arena enemies: figure skater Lia Bailey and hockey player Pierce Miller. On the surface, the idea of Lia and Pierce (or any enemies!) becoming lovers seems ridiculous. How can two people go from wanting to stab each other with an ice skate to wanting to melt the skating rink’s ice with their kisses, all within the span of one novel? The key is passion. Just like it takes passion to love someone, it also takes passion to hate them. You know how the line between laughing and crying is so thin? I think the line between hate and love can also be thin, especially if said hate was caused by some kind of misunderstanding or easily resolvable conflict, which is definitely the case for Lia and Pierce. My favorite moment in one of these stories is when that misunderstanding disappears or the conflict is resolved. That moment when a character goes from thinking “he gets on my very last nerve” to thinking “he gets on…