I loved to hate her…She made it so easy. She was everything I wasn’t—everything I didn’t want to be.A reminder that from the moment I was born, I was the outcast. The rebel.I went against everything that was expected of me and created a life on my terms. I built my own empire, carved out my own destiny.Then she shows up at my tattoo studio, representing everything I tried to escape. She expects … everything I tried to escape. She expects to just fit in… like she ever could.
Tabitha Anderson.
The posh girl trying to prove everyone wrong… that she can be something else—someone else. She hates me because she knows I’m right.
Or so I think. Turns out this isn’t the first time we’ve met, and our hate has history. We have history.
I might not have remembered, but I damn sure won’t forget now. Won’t forget how her smile is always directed at everyone but me.
If everything changes and she proves she does fit in, will it still be hate I’m feeling or something else entirely?
And if I’m wrong, then she’s right where she belongs… with me.
Dear Reader,
Zach’s story is finally here! Hate You is an angst-filled, action-packed, steamy enemies to lovers, best friend’s brother romance. If you’re a fan of dirty-talking, hot alphas then you’ll love Hate You.
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Hate You is book #1 in the Rebel Ink series. An amazing enemies to lovers romance that had me hooked from chapter one. I loved going on Tabitha and Zach’s journey. Zach was fighting off the attraction he felt for Tabitha because she came from the world that he was trying to avoid. What he didn’t know was that she also runs away from the world and the future her parents planned for her. Their relationship was tense, chemistry was off the charts. And I loved it. Tracy knows how to write captivating story with interesting characters.
This author never disappoints me. I always love books by Tracy, great story lines the characters are well developed. Enjoyable.
I so loved this book. Well written (a few typos but I read an ARC copy so I feel those are probably fixed by now). Great flow to the story line and I lived all the characters. I’m looking forward to more in hopes of getting more answers. I would have loved to get Tabathas parents reactions at the end, and who is Jon and how is he tied in with the guys? I love how Biff and Zach come from the same world and are so different and alike at the same time. Amazing chemistry…its just great and the teaser at the end has me excited Trick You in mid July!
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This is book one in the new Rebel Ink series. Do polar opposite characters stand a chance at a HEA? Can hating someone really change into something else? They say that most people cannot totally change themselves and find happiness, is that true? This story between Zach and his sister’s best friend, Tabitha is about to be a test and we get to see the answers and end result. I always love to read this author’s stories and get to know the characters that are created to bring those stories to life. This series is no different, I cannot wait to read more in this series. Enjoy!
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Wow!! Loved this book. Characters were well written and exciting to read about. They shared a special bond. Chemistry and drama kept it entertaining. Many plot twists throughout.
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This is my first book by the author and definitely will be reading more. Tabitha and Broddy’s story is one I love and recommend, it’s just my cup of tea, having a possessive alpha in the pages make me love them. I liked the humor parts of it as well as the angst of the story, how each character had to overcome to find themselves was beautiful. Definitely a reading recommendation.
I loved everything about it – the characters, the plot, the emotion, the writing!
The author had a unique way of telling the story that had me wanting this book to go on and on.
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The tattoo artist with a secret and a rich girl who wants to escape the pressure.
Zach is damaged and brooding. He doesn’t fall for girls. He doesn’t let anyone get too close, until her.
Tabitha wants to live her own life against the resistance of her rich parents. She takes a job in a tattoo parlour as a receptionist. Little does she know the owner is the one person she love to hate.
Zach is all alpha and he resists his fate the best he can.
Enemies to lovers. Hate you has hot chemistry and is a real page turner.
5*
*ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is a well written enemies to lovers romance with strong characters in Zach and Tabitha. It’s an entertaining story with the author doing a great job developing their story with a slow burning romance. I was hooked from start to finish reading. She brings the story to life with her vividly painted scenes. I loved and highly recommend this book.
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I have only read one of this authors but when I seen this one and was happy got in on beginning. You are gonna like this one right from the start escaping with Zach and Tabitha. This will have a slow burn and build you up with anticipation. It has been a long time for reading enemy to lovers and usually only read it in paranormal so this was refreshing. The chemistry will go popping. This is one author that is worth catching again.
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Hate You (Rebel Ink #1) by Tracy Lorraine
5 STARS
I just loved this book. It was simple, funny, sweet and definitely
I’ve became attracted to Zach from the Their Vegas Gamble, he was a mystery and definitely a bad boy, arrogant a hole.
I loved this story so much. For me it was unique, that “something else, something different” what I needed.
So… Zach is Harrison’s brother. He is the outcast of the Abot family, the prodigal son. All of his family thinks that he is “pissing” his trust fund, that all that he does is party and spending the family money. But neither one of them knows that he is actually a businessman. He is the owner of a very famous tattoo salon chain.
Design tattoo was his first love, and also he wanted to lose the label of his family name and status. He was different and he wanted that everyone to accept him that way. He didn’t want any part of the family antique’s business. He had his own business.
Tabitha hates her family because they always push her to be a model daughter. They want for her to be a housewife, a kept wife or to enter in the family business. Obviously, she wants something different, and she does it. She hates the label and the status of her family name. She defies them at every step.
Also, she is best friends with Danni, Zach’s & Harrison’s baby sister.
One night after she goes out with her friends, feeling alone and devastated after her grandmother passed away, she sees a tattoo salon with a job interview on the window. Wanting to rebel herself against her parents, she enters, and she is hired instantly by the guy that works there.
After a few days, she discovers that this is her dream job, only she didn’t expect Zach to be her boss.
Zach didn’t recognized her, but Tabitha discovers that he is the same arrogant a hole she knew when they were in high school.
Obviously, their attraction and chemistry are instantly and insane. They hate each other, but Tabitha is Zach’s match. She doesn’t put up with his shit. She fights him at every step. I loved her sass. She was perfect for him
You have to read this book.
I can’t wait to know more about the others characters
4 blazingly hot stars!
From the moment these two come across each other, sparks fly!
You’re everything I hate in a woman. Everything I’ve tried to leave behind. Yet you’re here. Tempting me. Driving me crazy.
Hate you is book 1 in Lorraine’s new Rebel Ink series and it features a trope that I don’t see too often: my best friend’s brother. The “brother’s best friend” trope is commonly used but the flip side of that is one that I love even more!
The hate seen here comes from their shared past (Tabitha wasn’t exactly miss popular in high school) and Zach’s need to distance himself from everything his family stands for. He is very judgmental from the get go and makes assumptions about Tabitha based solely on her looks. Honestly, it took me a minute (ok, maybe like 10) to warm up to him. But Tabitha!? Tabitha was the kind of heroine I love, stubborn and unwilling to back down to the alphahole.
I really enjoyed this one. A steamy, tension filled, hate to love romance! I’m interested in the rest of the Rebel Ink Crew!
Hate You is the first book in a brand new series by Tracy Lorraine. When I first saw the blurb for this one, I knew it was the book for me. I honestly love angsty love stories filled with strong sexual tension and crazy back and forth between the two leads. And GOOD LORD, the sexual tension was physically oozing off of the pages. This author can write some really good intense chemistry. Zach and Tabitha aka Biff’s love/hate relationship was amusing, addicting and sizzling hot. If you’re looking for an entertaining best friend’s brother/enemies-to-lovers romance, then look NO FURTHER. You’re going to want to read this. Five stars for Zach, Biff and Hate You!
This steam that comes off the pages of this burning romance is out of this world! Zach and Biff’s chemistry is electric! It leaves you wanting more! And I definitely NEED more of the Rebel Ink boys!!
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Zach and Tabitha both grew up in wealthy families but early on he left to live his own life as a tattoo artist who owns a string of shops not only in England but also in America. When Tabitha who is an artist but still on college sees a help wanted in his shop she goes in to apply and gets hired but not by Zach because he is in America. She has to dress the part of the shop so she shops for some wicked clothes and tips her blonde hair pink and she loves working in the shop and the guys are fun until Zach comes back and tells her she is not needed and to find another job. She is tough and keeps going back because she loves it there and she is attracted to Zach because she knew him from school where he never noticed her and she is also best friends with his sister Danni. This story brought me to tears the way he kept pushing her away but she kept coming back until she didn’t. Absolutely loved this story.
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I absolutely loved this book. Tabitha “Biff” and Zach definitely have some hateful tension and attraction between them that makes this a hard to put down story. Zach hates all that she represents yet can’t keep his hands off of her. Biff says she hates him but is really fighting so many other feelings for him that she has almost convinced herself of that. Their story is filled with so many emotions, some really awesome characters, loads of drama and steam, anger and a beautiful HEA. I can not wait for more of this series.
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I love Hate You! Tracy Lorraine has quickly become one of my favorites, it seems that no matter what she writes it’s amazing!
I was so excited to get Zach’s book, I’ve been dying for it since Their Vegas Gamble. Zach is Harrison’s brother and we got just enough of him in TVG to leave me needing more. Zach is not on good terms with this family. They have no idea he owns one of the most famous tattoo parlors around, they believe he spends all his time partying and blowing money.
Tabitha also does not get along with her family. They don’t see eye to eye on the decisions she has made. The world she grew up in woman are kept objects. She wants something different in life, and doesn’t listen to her parents at every turn. She’s also Harrison & Zach’s little sister’s friend. She ends up apply for the job at Zach’s tattoo shop after a night out with her friends, all good decisions are made then.
Tabitha knows who Zach is, while Zach doesn’t realize who she is. Zach being the same Zach she remembers, is arrogant and a jerk, and oh so hot. These two have instant chemistry and attraction. Their love/hate relationship was amazing to read. These two had me on the edge of my seat needing more. I couldn’t get enough of them.
Tracy Lorraine had me hooked with Zach and Tabitha. I could have read them forever. The fireworks in this book were just perfect. Lorraine gives us everything I love, well-written, captivating book, with an amazing plot, and brilliant group of characters. I cannot wait for the rest of the Rebel Ink series!
Not a quick read, but soooo good! Plus, I just love stories about and featuring tatoo artists! Zach and Tabitha are a couple that loves to hate each other. They each have baggage that they take out on each other, using it to hide their growing feelings for each other. But the really fun part was seeing how Zach and Tabitha each came into their own, matured and grew into the person they’re meant to be. Ultimately, this couple helps and heals each other, finding their happy ever after.
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The Author strikes again with a new story with another hero whom you will hate and love at the same time. They hated the other because they loved each other, if only Zach will will remove his blinders, he will see that Biff is exactly what he needs.
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Tabitha knows the minute she walks into the Rebel Ink tattoo shop that she is completely out of her element. The men working there are covered in tattoos, fond of dark colored clothes and donning piercings, while she is their polar opposite in her name brand outfit, designer shoes, and minimal make-up. But something about the place is welcoming to her, she feels as though she fits there, so she applies for their assistant job, fully expecting to have them turn her down. But they surprise her and give her a shot… and it winds up being one of the best experiences she has had lately, that is until she meets the man who owns the business.
Seeing Zack again is quite unexpected, all their old history comes rushing back to her, as well as her attraction to him. She can’t fathom why an arrogant jerk like Zack makes her heart skip a beat, but it does, and she isn’t so sure she likes it. He instantly wants her gone, as she is a reminder of a part of his life he wants to forget, but she loves her job and isn’t ready to give it up. So a challenge of sorts ensues and these two go head to head… full well knowing no good can possibly come from them uniting. Or can it?
Hate You brings you into the lives of a couple that may look like a perfect pairing on paper, but that paper comes from a world one of them despises, and the other hasn’t been brave enough to break away from. Zack has tried his best to distance himself from the posh world he grew up in, and seeing Tabitha in his shop brings that world crashing into his new one, and that is something he just can’t have. So his first instinct is to push her away, but she doesn’t go away quietly. Watching these two circle around one another, fight their attraction, and push each other’s buttons was wildly entertaining, the tension between them was smothering! This enemies to lovers story is passionate, angsty, intense, emotional, and uber sexy… it satisfies on every level! Highly recommend!
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