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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Wow!!!! I LOVED this book I didn’t want it to end. Tabatha & Zach were amazing charachters & the banter between them had you laughing but them times you just wanted to bang their heads together & the sexual chemistry between them was off the charts. I was desperate for them to get together but each time you thought they were close something would happen that could stop any chance of a happy ever after. You feel like you’re on this emotional roller coaster journey with them, there’s them hating each other to start with, secrets, lies, surprises that you never saw coming, laughter, tears & lots of love.
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Zach is such a bad-boy, and you just can’t help but fall for him a little bit!
I’d worried about reading another ‘angry leading-man’ book because they are getting a little repetitive. However, this is a great story that takes you on a completely unexpected journey and creates a unique storyline revolving around said bad-boy!
Zach has tried so hard to shake off his posh family, he has secrets, and he wants to keep them that way so when posh-girl Tabitha ‘Biff’ starts work at his tattoo parlour he wants nothing to do with her. She is everything he hates, but at the same time, he can’t ignore the sexual pull he feels for her.
There are so many ups and downs in this story. You will gasp, cry along with the characters and smile by the captivating and perfect ending.
The book is excellently written just as I would expect from this author. I had worried it was going to be too long, but I was captivated by the characters and didn’t think it was long enough in the end!
It was great having the cameos from Harrison and Summer who we’d met in ‘His Manhattan’ and ‘Her Kensington’. I love it when we get continuations of characters from other books!
This was a great read, and I’m looking forward to the next in the series already especially with how this one ended for Danni and Titch. This had the perfect ending; it was very appropriate for the story that we had read; it wasn’t full of cliches and was fitting for the characters.
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4.5*
An entertaining and super hot story. I first got a glimpse of Zach in His Manhattan and he is was portrayed as the brother who is squandering his trust fund drinking and banging chicks. In here we see that it is just a facade he puts on for his family. Zach is a successful tattoo artist and owns a bunch of parlors. Tabitha is a woman who is trying to find herself even though her parents are forcing her to go into the family business or marry someone who will take care of her. Tabitha ends up getting a job at Zach’s tattoo parlor and the tension starts. He doesn’t want her there because she belongs from his family’s world that he is trying to get away. Little does he know how close they are since they went to school together and he doesn’t recognize her and she is best friend’s with his sister. They both hate each other but you could feel the sexual tension between them. Love the banter between these two and when they get together OMG so hot. This was an enjoyable story as I read these two try to deny their feelings. Then things get a bit intense when secrets are revealed. I wouldn’t mind being on the receiving end of Zach’s punishments. I can’t wait to read Titch and Danni’s story.
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I really enjoyed this enemies to lovers story, Tabitha and Zach have crazy chemistry, I loved the interaction and banter between them. Well-written story, wonderful characters.
The start of a new series, Hate You, a lovers romance read brings two worlds together like never before. I loved the emotions that comes alive between Zach and Tabitha, it sizzled to a boiling point as hate becomes love but denial brings it to a new level. Great chemistry, easy to read storyline and a HEA that brings romance to a new height. I’m salivating for the next story in this series that doesn’t disappoint.
Hate you by Tracy Lorraine is book 1 in the Rebel Ink series. The book is a duel POV and looks at the characters Tabitha and Zach. Tabitha “Biff’ and Zach used to go to school together, not that Zach remembers Biff, but she remembers him as being cool, arrogant and a bad boy, all of the things that he still is now, only now Zach is successful, owning a number of tattoo studios across the world. Biff does what is expected of her, but when her beloved Gran dies, she literally takes the bull by the horns and applies to work at a tattoo parlor, which also happens to be where Zach works.
Throwing away her good girl image never felt so good and Zach and Biff seem to have this cat and mouse game that they play with each other which leads to some extremely steamy scenes. The only issue is that Biff hasn’t been honest about a few things and it is going to come and hit her in the face, especially when Zach finds out.
There is a lot of love/hate between the two characters and back and forth but that is what is appealing and page turning about the story. Biff comes across as someone who doesn’t know herself and she certainly lets her parents walk all over her. Whereas Zach seems to be on the outer from his family and it seems as though when both of their worlds come crashing down, they both need each other more than they thought.
There were a lot of twists and turns in this book and a few characters that you have to keep an eye on (I’m hoping they’ll pop up more in this series). But overall, it was definitely an enjoyable, easy and steamy read. Zach is a character that you love to hate as he can be quite mean to Biff, but she also needed to grow up a little bit and find her independence. Independently they are good characters…together they are amazing!
Tracy Lorraine books are becoming my must reads as she packs so much into them. There is literally everything you could want in one of her books; suspense, twist and turns, emotion and some rather steamy scenes! If you haven’t read Tracy Lorraine before, you need to get started now!
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Tabitha and Zach come from opposite worlds and their banter back and forth made this story that much better. I loved the angst and the chemistry between these two make sparks so intense that I couldn’t help but cheer these two on to get their HEA. This is a well written story with well developed characters and I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.
I am officially obsessed with Tracy Lorraine’s stories!! I don’t even know how many I have read by her at this this point but I know if she writes it, I’m gonna read it!
Hate you is an enemies to lovers story that follows Zach, an outcast in his family that owns a successful tattoo studio, and Tabitha, a posh girl that is ready to do something for herself instead of what her family wants her to. When she starts working at his tattoo studio as an admin… let me just wow! Their hate is real and it sucks you in! Watching them going from enemies to lovers was an enjoyable ride that definitely had some kindle melting scenes.
The overall plot was fantastic and I never felt like there was a slow moment or that the story dragged. It honestly kept me up until the wee hours of the morning trying to finish it in one sitting. I loved that Zach was a dirty talking alpha, had me swooning from the start. It was cute watching him trying to not give into his feelings for Tabitha but it was even better when he finally did. I loved Tabitha for wanting more than what her parents wanted for her, especially since it seemed like they wanted her to be the trophy wife. I loved the fighter spirit in her, especially when it came to her interactions with Zach.
I highlight recommend this story and I look forward to the next installment in this series!
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I’ve read a lot of books written by Tracy Lorraine; she has done a great job at writing another good book; she is one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of books her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
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Zach and Tabitha burn up the sheets in this hate to love you steamy read
Tracy really knows how to write a story where you say to yourself, just one more chapter before you close the book that never happens! I literally could not put this book down as the turmoil between Zach and Tabitha continued to brew until it all comes tumbling down. But when Zach is in need, will Tabitha answer the call to turn him around? You have to read to find out and will love the steam factor and the unexpected plot twists!
Tabitha aka Biff is going to school to get her masters in art despite her parents desire for her to just fall in line and start at the family business. She wants to follow her dreams even if she isn’t sure what that is yet. After a night out with friends she walks past a tattoo shop with a help wanted sign posted. She goes in and after speaking with one of the artists she becomes the new counter girl/assistant for the shop. Between working at the shop and grad school Biff finds her happy place. Until the owner of the shop comes back after a visit to the States to set up a new shop. The owner is Zach Abbot, older brother to her best friend, one of the popular guys in high school that treated Biff as less than, hottest man on earth and while he doesn’t know who Biff is or recognize her from school at all he makes it very clear that he doesn’t want the posh girly girl working at his shop. Zach and Biff were more alike than they wanted to believe. Both not wanting to conform to their family mold and wanting to do what makes them happy.
Another amazing enemies to lovers story from Tracy Lorraine. One of my favorite things about this book is that while Zach was a giant ahole to Biff, he didn’t do anything to her that was nonredeemable. He was just a jerk of epic proportions. It was Biff who hid all the secrets and was acting shady by bringing dates around. For me it was an interesting twist to see the h do the shady stuff. True it was to get back at Zach for the way he treated her but it was a nice change for me. I loved that she never backed down from Zach and his behavior. She gave as good as she got. When everything hit the fan, I loved that Biff was the only one that could mellow Zach out and how he realized that Biff was exactly what he needed to lean on, comfort him and cope with his new normal. The big softy realized that she was what was missing all along. One of my big pet peeves is that in books is when the ending seems rushed and is over two pages after the conflict is resolved. I can’t stand a rushed recap/let’s resolve everything in a nice neat bundle in two paragraphs. This book doesn’t do that. And I loved that. The conflict is resolved and then you get to see Biff and Zach adjusting to the new normal and living their lives together. Loved it. My only complaint is that we didn’t get to see any fallout with Biff’s parents. But I loved this book immensely and highly recommend everyone read it.
An amazing start to a new series with a standalone enemies to lovers romance that is filled with lots of angst. This engaging storyline is entertaining from start to finish with sexual tension, drama, angst, steamy sex and surprising twists and turns that were not expected. Feeling like you’re actual in every scene with characters that are interesting, intriguing and full of undeniable chemistry. I voluntarily read and reviewed this incredible ARC.
Hate You is the newest book written by the great romance writer, Tracy Lorraine. It has a wonderful storyline and entertaining characters. Zach and Biff seem like complete opposites and their back and forth make for an interesting Enemies to Lovers Romance. If you like New Adult, Contemporary, Enemies to Lovers, a bit of angst and grit, or a quick get away from your day read, this is your book! 4 Stars!
Talk about a fun, hot, sexy read!!! Loved every bit of this amazing book! And yes I read it in one sitting!!!! I cannot wait for the next book in the series! You’ll adore biff and Zach!!!
The story of a wealthy guy, Zach, who wants a different life to the one laid out by his parents. He has had the upper class education and disdain for the entitled young adults there. Even though he is one of the privileged. Unknown by his family, he creates a successful business. She, Tabitha, also has ultimatums from her family. So, she has managed college and working for her MS Degree. After going clubbing with friends one night, she meets her friends and realizes she does not really like the scene. Just down the block she sees a sign in a tattoo studio, help wanted. Walks in, sees one of the artists and he hires her after a few questions. The next day at the job, guess who walks in. The owner and artist himself, the man she went to the posh school with. Talk about fireworks, they light up. This is a recommended read, full of heat and stubborn people. Really enjoyed the book.
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Another win from Tracy Lorraine!
Tracy did an exceptional job with this book! I completely fell in love with Zach and Biff! I loved their chemistry and their banter so much that I had read the book 3 times already! It was so hard to put down and the ending left me wanting more from this phenomenal world! I can’t wait to see what happens next! I HIGHLY recommend this book!
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This is the 1st in a new series and is Tabatha and Zach’s story. Tabatha grew up being the girl her parents expected her to be, and now with her grans passing she decided to rebel and be the person she wants to be. When Tabatha is successful in being appointed as an admin in a tattoo parlour she is thrilled until the boss walks in and that is Zach. These two have a history and I loved the love / hate relationship they had. This is a beautifully written tale which is filled with angst, action, drama and is a fantastic enemies / lovers romance story. I cannot wait to read #2 in this awesome series and I highly recommend for all.
4.5 stars I love how Zach is all in a tizzy in no time after discovering the latest hire to his team. Tabitha can’t focus when he’s in the vicinity. The two fight it so hard that they believe they hate each other instead of admitting the feelings might be more akin to love. When things epically blow up, they go all out. Be prepared for several revelations and have your tissues at the ready because you will need them. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I fell in love with Zach and Tabitha. It’s a love hate relationship that up until the end never stops. Even in their ending, they still profess their hate and I found that so endearing. Both Tabitha and Zach have their pasts they’re trying to move away from and grow into their own people. Even though you could feel their hatred for each other, their attraction and undeniable connection surpasses that. As much as they try, they can’t quit. There are some twists and turns you don’t see coming here and I love how the story interconnects with Harrison and Summer. I couldn’t put this down and I stayed up way into the late morning to finish this. I was finished with a smile on my face and with my eyes wide open because we are left with a just a little teaser of what the next book will bring. I can’t wait!
I loved the book when I read it but listening to the actual audio is a whole other experience. It was amazing! The narrators do such an amazing job and I love that the story is told as a duet so even if the chapter is from one character’s perspective, both narrators are doing the voices of the male and female. It makes the story come to life and I could feel myself there and picture everyone. The steamy scenes are all that much better and I couldn’t stop listening.