The Valentine's Hate: A Novel

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A delightful enemy to lovers/fake engagement rom-com themed around Valentines Day! Jennifer Lopezs new movie Marry Me meets Erin Sterlings holiday themed The Ex Hex.

Cupid only strikes once. At least thats what Lissette Alonso believes. Ever since the Most Disastrous Valentines Day of All Time she has hated all things V-day. But Lizzies best friend is having pre-nuptial festivities for a week leading up to her February 14^thwedding and Lissette is taking her maid of honor duties seriously, maybe too seriously. Of course of course of course who is the first person she runs into on the way to the wedding None other than her childhood nemesis, Brian Anderson, the reason for all of her Valentines Day hatred.

Brian knows he messed up with Lizzie but give him a break, he was just a kid who was trying to look cool and Lizzie regularly pushed all of his buttonsboth in school and out of it. Hes always been gruff and grumpy, but these days, Brian is much better off with his writing; fictional characters never talk back. Unlike Lizzie whoalways has something to say.

Suddenly the two are back under the same roof and bickering like old times, except that Brian has bigger problems than dealing with Lizzies verbal sparring. Someone Brian is desperate to avoid shows up and somehow Lizzie gets roped into pretending to be dating him. And, suddenly, the simmering anger has blossomed into something extra spicy...

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"Halston (The Maid) pairs a feisty businesswoman and a reclusive author with explosive results... [Readers] will delight in this swoonworthy couple and their steamy love scenes. Clever plotting, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and a memorable cast combine to create a charming romp that romance fans won't want to miss." -- Publishers Weekly

"Halston (The Maid) has written an escapist read full of laughs and heat. Believable character background stories make this rom-com an enjoyable story." -- Library Journal

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Sidney Halston, is the USA Today bestselling author of the Panic series, the Worth the Fight series, the Iron-Clad Security novels, and the Seeing Red duet. She worked as an attorney before picking up a pen at thirty years old to write something other than legal briefs. Being published fulfilled a dream and gave her an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side. Born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents, she currently lives in South Florida with her husband and her three children, in whom she's instilled a love of nature and an appreciation for the planet. For more information visit www.sidneyhalston.com.