From Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson. A coming of age, enemies to lovers, contemporary romance filled with angst and all the feels.I should have told her everything.How much I loved her. How much I’ve always loved her. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. I just wasn’t made that way.Instead… I claimed her. Teased her.Taunted her.Worshipped her.Until… I broke her.My best … her.
Taunted her.
Worshipped her.
Until… I broke her.
My best friend.
My savior.
My girl.
From my mind to my heart, to every single bone in my body.
She owned me.
I was hers.
Every look.
Every kiss.
Every touch.
Every tear.
It was always her.
The only thing I feared more than losing her was forgetting her.
I hated how much I needed her.
She was mine.
Always and forever.
I hated her then.
But Harley Jameson was about to find out how much…
I LOVED her now.
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I can’t move on with my life. This book ruined me. I can’t believe you pulled up that sh*t again, Monica. If you got paid for everytime you made me cry, you would be richer than Zuckerberg. Harley and Jackson are life. I enjoyed every second of Love You Now.
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I’m still so mad at Monica. When not, right? Sorry, this won’t be a typical review. Blame the queen of angst who put me through the worst kind of emotional hell. I think I developed some angry issues. *smashes her e-reader*
Well, Love You Know kicks off someplace unexpected. (This whole book is unexpected.) As always you have no time to recover from that event and you’re thrown into the next scene – the very same, yet different, and so much intense one that had many readers kick Jackson in his balls at the end of Hated You Then. After any further detail from bomb #1, followed by the shrapnel of #2, things start to take a serious path, a path lined with love, hate, tears, and twists.
Someone might say it’s redundant to read about the past when so many things from the present are revealed so early. If you think so, you’re mistaken because the past blends into the present so beautifully in this book it hurts to watch the whole picture unfold before you. Ms Robinson masters the art of retrospectives!
I don’t think this story could play out more perfect. The characters grew up (Jackson is my ultimate book boyfriend right now *swoons*), some became dicks (you know, who I’m talking about, Monica), some gave you a good laugh… Just perfect. Love You Now has everything we love about our queen. Angst. Drama. Twists. Some pretty emotional moments. I devoured the book in one sitting!
And yes, it wouldn’t be Monica Robinson if she didn’t end the book with a loud bang. I’m so excited for the next couple. The hero has some explaining to do.
FINAL RATING: 6 stars? My mind is clouded by the anger. The rating is probably inadequate considering I’m not able to pick up a new book.
Robinson does it again. She has completely destroyed me with this book. I started it earlier today and I couldn’t put it down. I was sucked in from the first page.
After that cliffhanger that Monica left us with in book one, I was left dumbstruck. I couldn’t believe the words that Monica had left on the pages. I didn’t know how I could possibly wait for book two. Now, after finishing book two, I need more. I LOVED JACKSON AND HARLEY SO FREAKING HARD.
Robinson has a way with words that leaves you begging for more.
“Jackson Pierce, my bully, my enemy, my fuckin’ asshole.”
The relationship between these characters was so explosive. Their banter was everything. I loved the back and forth, the love and hate. It was all so perfect.
Robinson took me on a wild ride with this book. I don’t know what I was expecting out of this story.. but it definitely wasn’t THAT. This book was so much more than what I could’ve ever imagined and I can not wait to see what Monica gives us next.
Jackson and Harley broke my heart. I am so glad to have the ending of their story. All the drama, angst and anger you could ask for in this story. I really wanted to smack Harley at times. All in all a good read and duet.
I cannot begin to express how much I loved, loved the Love Hurts Duet by M. Robinson. In Love Hurts, we continue Jackson and Harley’s story and let me tell you, it was a wicked and wild ride I devoured. M. Robinson is not known as the Queen of Angst for no reason!
I want to talk about everything and yet, this needs to be read and experienced! I was literally at the edge of my seat until the very end. This is an emotional story about love, friendship, mistakes and second chances. A complex story about choices and decisions and how they shape your future. My heart broke for them even while I cheered them on! This is a must-read and the story is now complete! I loved Love You Now by M. Robinson and cannot recommend this due enough.
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Happy reading!
There are a few reasons I am such an Author M. Robinson fan…
1. She leaves me breathless with her cliffhangers (but redeemers herself in the next book with gusto.)
2. She writes angsty love stories that make my head spin. A dual POV, now and then story gives me everyone’s side of the story to give me the complete story!
3. Her characters sneak themselves into my heart and they never leave. Author M. Robinson always gives us a sneak peek of her previous characters too so we get to see them once again and it leaves a smile on my face.
4. There is always some twists and turns that I never see coming!
All of these things are in Love You Now. She left us hanging and picks it right up where she left us off. We get to see the “rest” of the story of Jackson and Harley. From the moment we met them we knew that sparks would fly between these two and M. Robinson gave us exactly that.
The back and forth, the indecision, the unknown all kept me reading!
Jackson & Harley’s banter was epic, their spark was unextinguishable – there is no denying they belong together – but they both need to come to terms with that! But this is the exact recipe for great enemies to lovers romance!
I would probably call this book my most anticipated book after I read “Hated You Then”. Disappointment is definitely not what I am experiencing now after devouring “Love You Now”.
So I read this story on a flight to Kaua’i. It was a beautiful, mind blowing start to my vacation WTH?! Two days in and I am STILL reeling. I am DY-ING here. Tears, laughter, and disbelief are all part of my emotional journey.
Jackson and Harley continue their story in the angsty, sexy, and endearing way that only these two could. This telling goes back and forth in time, revealing all in an intense but understandable way. SIGH! So flipping good. The end… YIKES! You guys… I hate this author a little bit by how sneaky and brilliant she is.
I am not going to say more about this book because going in blind is important. Happy Reading Everyone! XOXO.
The long awaited end to the Love Hurts Duet is finally here and not even wearing a pair of Jackson Blockers could help you escape the angsty drama to come. But if you know anything about Harley and Jackson’s relationship, then you know that these two breathe in drama, in between their constant hate/love fights, of course.
Years may have passed, but Jackson Pierce is still … Jackson Pierce. I have to say that Jackson sometimes comes off as very selfish and arrogant in his careless treatment of Harley and at times he is frustrating to read. But then, when I thought that I would hate Jackson more than Harley claims to, M. Robinson completely blindsided me by showing a side of Jackson that I never expected.
Harley is also another character that I struggled at times to love. The sassy, stubborn ‘babygirl’ is older but at times not anymore wiser than Jackson when it comes to their love/hate relationship. And while Jackson does show her moments of sweetness, I kept wondering if she loved hating him more than she loved him. She is a Jameson through and through so you know her love story will never be easy or picture perfect.
Jackson and Harley’s angsty love aside, I’m still recovering from the ending of this story. This duet left me anticipating for more stories based on Harley and Jackson’s friends and family. Hopefully, we’ll get a chance to read their stories soon!
Writing a review for a book that you want to say all the things about, but can’t because you don’t want to give anything away, is always the hardest! So, here it is…a review with no spoilers, but hopefully showing all the love I have for Jackson and Harley.
This book doesn’t just pick up where ‘Hated You Then’ left off, it gives us so much more! So much back story, so much heartbreak, so much history, so much emotion.
Jackson and Harley drove me crazy because I just wanted them to admit that they were madly in love and live happily ever after, but I guess there wouldn’t be much fun in that! The push and pull, the back and forth, the hate and love…the characters hearts were being torn apart, and my heart was right there with them! There were parts of their story I knew would happen, but then there were those “wtf” parts that had me wanting to throw my kindle in disbelief!
Hang on for dear life for all the feels…you don’t want to miss this epic conclusion to the Love Hurts Duet!
5 stars!!
This is book two in the “Love Hurts Duet”, and the ending to Harley and Jackson’s story. This can not be read as a stand alone.
The beginning of the book does not continue off where book one left off, it starts on a whole different area code. Craziness. This book was great!! Some twists right off the bat that I should have know the author would put in there.
Jackson was such an ass the last book but this book I fell so hard for him. My heart has aches for Jackson many times and in this book I just got red hot angry for him. Harley is a brat and she lives in the past a lot. She killed the vibe for me ALOT. But these two together, this whole oil and water thing, it works.
I love all the characters that come together in this authors books. Even if you haven’t read them you learn about them but if you have read her prior books you get butterflies each time you see them.
I can’t stop thinking about Jackson. He was so extremely sexy in this book. Trust me his going into my top book boyfriends bank!!
I really liked how we bounced around from past to present. This author is one of my all time favorites so no surprise this book was amazing. The words jumped off the page at you, the sex scenes were hot, the banter was just as equally hot, it was funny and tragic all in one. I’m on pins and needles waiting for Journey and Cash’s story!!
**I received this book as an ARC and in return gave my honest review**
Darling, take a good look at that cover! I could drool all over it.
And when you meet the adult version of Jackson in the book, you’ll only fall more in love with him.
Love You Now is the second book in the Love Hurts duet. So, if you haven’t read the first one, you should!
It’s really good.
You can find my review on my blog.
Now, let me convince you to read this story!
First things first, Hated You Then ended in one h*ll of a cliffhanger and Love You Now deals with all the issues that were present in the first one. And I couldn’t love the drama more in this one. It’s filled with it and it leaves you on the edge of your seat. The pregnancy, the results of the dementia test and Jackson ending up having sex with a girl that wasn’t Harley, M. Robinson gives us all the good and juicy stuff.
I couldn’t get enough of it. I breathed it in like I needed it to survive.
Once again the book shows two time periods. One right after the events of Hate You Then and the other a few years later. But in both storylines, the chemistry between the two main characters was off the charts. They belonged. A match made in heaven and hell. When it’s so obvious it only enhances the reading experience. You’ll fall in love with their struggles, their pain and of course their love. And thank God, you still get some of the hate they once had for each other.
But my favourite part is always the road to love. I’m not going spoil what happens, but know that it’s a bumpy ride where love lingers in the shadows. Always near and present but sometimes it didn’t shine as bright. We romance addict will devour that!
When it comes to the past and the present in the book, I adored the present more than I did the past. I like my characters more grown up and there’s a pregnancy! I live for that! I also had the feeling that sometimes the timelines weren’t as in-depth as I wanted them to be. I missed more chapters when it came to the present. I longed for them. So, I was left a bit hungry at the end of the book.
M. Robinson is a very talented author. I fell in love with her words over and over again. She shaped a story that fits straight into the romance genre. Characters that were so beautifully flawed, but will find love and perfection in the other. I can only say well done. The writing was amazing!
The Love Hurts duet came to end and it did with a bang that is called Love You Now. Jackson and Harley get to find love again, but not without some struggles. Love never shined so brightly at the end. Love You Now is filled with drama, love, great characters and a wonderful storyline. If this doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, well I’m sorry, but you’re missing out on something great.
Love You Now by M.Robinson is book 2 in the Love Hurts duet. It picks up immediately where book 1 left off. It bounces from past to present. Harley and Jackson’s story just about did me in!! It was so emotionally charged, beautiful and intense. I am trying to find a way to write this without giving any spoilers away. Reading as Harley and Jackson grow up and into adults all while they face some pretty heavy things made my heart break. I enjoyed the steamy and sweet moments between Jackson and Harley when they got together and that chemistry got charged up. Boy, was it hot!!Get ready to go thru boxes of tissues with this book. There are some pretty stunning twists so get ready!!
This was one of my favorite duets that I have read in my memory. The writing, the plot, the chemistry, the characters, the feels, romance, heat, heart, the realism of the story and the overall quality is a deliciously tempting homerun emotional rollercoaster ride that will have you craving more. #TeamHarleyJackson4thewin
My Rating: 4.8 stars *********
4.5 Stars
I have been waiting to get my hands on this book after finishing Hated You Then. I needed to know how Harley and Jackson’s store ended. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen but was hoping for the best. There were some twists I did not see coming.
This duet was so good and kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved all the characters and the secondary ones as well. So many things happened in this book and we finally get answers we have been waiting on.
If you are looking for a duet full of angst with characters you love grab these books. I highly recommend this duet.
I don’t even know where to start. The emotions in this book had me all over the place. Extreme frustration at these characters. Their attitudes, their lies, the ups and downs had me crazy. I’ve raged, cried, fought more tears, raged again and tried not to cry… again. It’ll put you through the ringer for sure. Jackson and Harley weren’t the only ones that were twisting me up either. Cash and Shiloh both had a hand in that and I can’t imagine what each of their stories will bring.
The Queen of Angst has done it again!!
**This is the conclusion to Hated You Then. Do NOT read Love You Now until you have read Hated You Then.**
I’m trying to find the words to write this review and for once I’m truly speechless!!
M. Robinson truly loves to tug on the heart strings of her readers, I’m pretty sure she loves to mess with our emotions as well.
When I read Hated You Then, not gonna lie I wanted to be so angry with our jerk alpha hero Jackson for everything he put our beautiful heroine Harley through as children, teens and eventually as adults. But seeing how it all works out in the end, makes me truly believe that this author has earned her title Queen of Angst many times over for a very good reason. I love how she rips her readers apart emotionally, makes us want to throw our reading devices at the nearest wall or possibly out of the window of a moving vehicle, she gets us to ugly cry anywhere & everywhere we read her books, I also love that she puts our hearts back together.
Bravo Queen!! You got more of my tears this time around, I cried more times with this book than I have with any of your other books.
Wow! What a concluding part to the second book in the Love Hurts Duet. This one was explosive!! We know from reading book one, that Harley and Jacksons relationship is somewhere turbulent. It’s a complete love-hate relationship, with what appears to me more hate than love sometimes.
Their relationship is highly complex, highly emotional and filled to the brim with angst. My head was left spinning after this story. Their journey continues with some pretty huge revelations and discoveries, and are some extremely life changing results.
I was so invested in this story and everything Harley and Jackson that I have not been able to put it down. Yet again, M. Robinson made me cry. And we are talking big sobs… But yet I loved every word, every insult thrown, every loving exchange, every twist… Brilliant….
And the hint with what is to come…. OMG!!!! Bring. It. On!!
10 Stars!!!! What an unbelievable ride Jackson and Harley’s love story was.
I cried, laughed, swooned, yelled, I threw my kindle and I came back for more. This story, these characters and their love was all consuming and so very real. M. Robinson once again delivered a beautifully written angsty story. She not only gave us the unexpected but also left us yearning for her next book. I absolutely loved the ending. Once again just when I thought I had the storyline figured out, I was so, so very wrong. Loved, loved, loveddddddd it!
Wow, it doesn’t surprise me that M Robinson would take me on this crazy ride of emotions! She always blows me away. Once I started this book, I just couldn’t put it down til I finished! Seriously nothing got done! Like every of her books you’ll get hooked from start to finish. I was completely into the moments and enjoying every second. I felt everything so deeply.
This is such an epic conclusion to a friends to lovers, hate and love story. I could have never image how their story would play out but the events, the moments every single detail of Harley and Jackson story was truly perfection. My heart broke at times, but in true Robinson fashion she put me back together feeling even better that expected! Jackson and Harley are hilarious, but in book 2 I felt more of their emotions than their crazy banter.
I have these characters suck in my mind, as I always am with ALL of Robinson’s characters. I love every single one of them. This world she created is beyond amazing. It’s world you can’t help but live in the moments and wish you can live along side them to never leave and be with them always!
Another great read and must read from M Robinson. It’s full of everything. Don’t call her the Queen of Angst for nothing!
My goodness! What a conclusion! I fell so hard into this book and ate up every word. So many emotions. With the conclusion to the Love Hurts duet I am finding it hard to figure out what book M. Robinson put out this year has been my favorite of hers. This book was everything we have come to love from her writing. I’m so excited to see what’s to come next!
Love You Now is the final book in the Love Hurts Duet and Hated You Then does need to be read prior to this.
I knew going in to this that I was in for a wild ride but I had no idea just how much Ms Robinson was going to mess with my emotions. Talk about a rollercoaster, I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about certain things that happened and this books been playing on my mind for days, ever since I finished it.
There were times in this book that I really, really disliked Harley. I never thought I’d say these words but here we are. She frustrated me at times which I expected but I never expected to feel such a deep dislike for her especially when I’ve loved her forever. She disappointed me, probably because I had her on a pedestal but I’m having a hard time getting past that. Jackson…I still don’t know if I want to punch this guy or throw myself into his arms and declare undying love. Just like Harley, Jackson frustrated me. These two characters are definitely made for each other. No one can push their buttons like the other.
This had everything I love in a book. The angst, the chemistry, the love/hate relationship, the connection and history between Harley and Jackson, it all sucked me in. The twists threw me, I don’t think I can explain just how little I was expecting them. I don’t even know why I’m so shocked. I’m a huge fan of this author and usually know what I’m in for (she’s gonna rip my heart to shreds at some point) but I wasn’t prepared! I think I ended up picking my jaw off the floor after about a hour or so. Even now I’m like what? Huh? Where did that come from? I’m not going to lie either I wasn’t a fan of certain parts of this book (unfortunately the author wrote her book, not the one I’d half written in my head prior to reading this so I wasn’t prepared for the twists) but I wouldn’t change a word of this book. I loved every single high and low of Harley and Jackson’s story and I can’t wait to see what this author has in store for me next.
“The emotion. The chemistry between us. It was a spark just waitin’ to explode. I wanted his touch. His taste. His adoration and love.”
These two!!!! I never thought the second generation could pull me in so many different directions as much as the first…I WAS WRONG!!!! Hate/love is a slippery slope and they just went back and forth until I was dizzy. So much swoon, smiling, and flutters, but also so many jaw drops, kindle smashing, and screaming like a rabid animal. I felt all the feels and the bottom just DROPPED at the end and I cannot wait for what’s to come from this Author because it’s about to get REAL!! I thank the Author for providing a copy to review!!
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog