Book: Love to Hate You by Marina Adair
Reviewed by kats_reads_books
Rating: 3.5/5
Summer is proud of her independent romance bookstore and podcast, with a book full of tropes and meet-cutes that she hopes will lead her into love. Wes is the corporate drone millionaire opening a big chain bookstore right across the road.
I'm a total sucker for a man who calls her Love, and Wes did this with charm and a British accent.
Not quite enemies, given you could tell Wes was into her from the start. They move from snarky banter to more personal banter when they are forced to spend time together when Wes shows up at her family's holiday home, tagging along with his brother who is dating Summer's sister. The two start to make bets with each other, and the tension between them was fantastic, even when they have those first small moments they keep up the banter. But it's genuinely sweet how they managed to really see each other, even when others, including Summer's family, could not sometimes.
When Wes finds out his Board is making moves to oust him, and harm Summer's beloved business and podcast in the process, he needs to decide what is more important to him. His Father's legacy, his brother's desire to succeed, or his relationship with Summer. I'm generally not a fan of third act breakups but I do enjoy a good grand gesture to win her back.