Hate to Love You, an all-new standalone from New York Times Bestseller Tijan is available NOW !
Rule #1: No hot guys.
It might sound ridiculous. I get it. It kind of is, but college was supposed to be my sanctuary. It was my place to start over. The rumors, the whispers, and the jealousy I endured through high school would all be gone.
No one would know me at college.
Rule #2: No drama.
I’d major in pre-law. I’d make a few loyal friends. Everything would be easy breezy. No one was going to use me or hurt me. I wouldn’t let them.
Rule #3: New year. New place. New me.
Right?
Wrong.
And all because of Shay Coleman.
Football captain and quarterback, he was the big guy on campus. The cocky guy in my political science class with a smirk. I hated him on sight . . .
. . . and he was about to break all my rules.
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5 “ALL-STAR Quarterback” Stars!
Going in, I had a pretty good feeling I’d enjoy Hate to Love You. I mean, it’s Tijan and I’ve loved everything I’ve read by her. But THIS book?! BLOWN away! There was SO much more to this enemies-to-lovers story. SO much more to these characters then I ever expected.
This wasn’t your typical easy college romance. Both Shay and Kennedy were complex characters who hide from the people around them in different ways. Kennedy, she was burned in the past and as a result, wanted a fresh start in college. She kept people at a distance–comfortable in being the “loner.” Her focus was her studies and staying clear of anyone within the male spectrum. I would have liked to have learned more of Kennedy’s back story a little earlier on but overall, I could totally relate to her. And I admired the strength she exuded throughout the story.
“He was just a lot. His presence overwhelmed me. He could be standing a few feet from me, and I felt like he was in me.”
Shay Coleman–charming, intense, and a little cocky, but what would you expect from a star quarterback?! Although he’s all the above, there was still SO much more underneath the surface. Shay is the most popular guy on campus–always surrounded and adored by people, but no one really knows the “real” him. He’s an extremely private person, and caring. He was the most supportive person to Kennedy when she was going through a scary situation. I swooned pretty hard over Shay. PERFECT book boyfriend material!
“When I see you’re hurting, I want to wipe it away. When I see you doubting yourself, I want to give you the best damned pep talk in history. When you cry, I want to make you smile. When you laugh, I want to make you laugh harder. When you moan in my arms, I want to make you dissolve into a puddle. When you’re insecure about how I feel about you, I want to replace that with a proclamation that I love you so hard that I never want you to question us again.”
Hate to Love You has everything I love in a book written by Tijan–angsty, sassy, snarky. It gave me that “butterfly” feeling, something I’m always looking for in an enemies-to-lover story. And it displayed the darker side of college life–situations that others might shy away from, but Tijan brought them out flawlessly and with great care. I simply LOVED this book and can’t rave enough about it!!!
Excerpt
I was almost grinning from delight as I shoved open the back door. If I hit him, hey, all was fair in the war we were fighting of who could piss each other off the best.
It didn’t.
He was leaning against the wall, the back of his head resting on the brick, and he looked over to smirk at me. “I want to see your room.”
I thrust my hand out. “I’ll take those notes.”
That smirk just widened. He patted his bag and pushed off from the wall. “They’re in my email. I need to get on a computer.” He patted my arm and moved past me, heading inside. “I can use yours.”
“Hey!” I followed him in.
He was looking up the stairs. “Sabrina said you were on the fourth floor. You saw my place. I want to see yours. It’s only fair.”
He wasn’t waiting for my go-ahead. He was already up and rounding second floor to third. He’d be at my floor before I could get there. “Stop! I am not okay with this.”
He was at the third-floor door. He glanced down with that same goddamn smirk. “Better tell me which room or I’m going to hang out in the hallway.”
“Why are you always smirking? Is it permanently attached to your face?”
“What room, Clarke?” He was at my hallway door.
Fucking hell. I gritted my teeth. “Wait. Just wait. My door automatically locks.”
He’d opened the door but let it shut. Waiting as I covered the last set of stairs, I refused to let him see me panting. I stood there, purposely holding my breath until he narrowed his eyes and cocked his head to the side. “Breathe, Clarke. You’re going to pass out.”
I almost burped out the small pocket of air I’d been holding. “I hate you so much.”
“Yeah, yeah.” He waved that off. “We get it. Eternal damnation in hell, the whole shebang. Whatever.” He nodded to the door. “Stop stalling. I want to see your room.”
I was picturing pitchforks and fire. Maybe that was the burning smell he mentioned. It was hell, and all the fire in there. I yanked the door, glaring as I did. “Was this Sabrina’s idea?”
“Nope. All mine.” He was right behind me. I could feel his breathing. “She refused to tell me your room number, said I had to call.”
My eyes widened at the thought of him coming up by himself, strolling down the hallway, and then knocking on my door. Good Lordy gracious. Too many would’ve seen him at my door. I would’ve been the talk of the dorm.
I shuddered, unlocked, and entered my room.
Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing a new YA series along with so many more from north Minnesota where she lives with a man she couldn’t be without and an English Cocker she adores.
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