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Hate Notes
- Narrated by: Sebastian York, Lynn Barrington
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Amazon’s #1 Most Unputdownable Book of the Year.
An Amazon Charts bestseller.
A Wall Street Journal bestseller.
A Washington Post bestseller.
From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story of secondhand hearts and second chances...
It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress.
Something blue.
I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old".
Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true.
The name embossed on the blue stationery: Reed Eastwood, obviously the most romantic man who ever lived. I also discovered he’s the most gorgeous. If only my true-love fantasies had stopped there. Because I’ve since found out something else about Mr. Starry-Eyed.
He’s arrogant, cynical, and demanding. I should know. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s my new boss. But that’s not going to stop me from discovering the story behind his last love letter. A love letter that did not result in a happily ever after.
But that story is nothing compared to the one unfolding between us. It’s getting hotter, sweeter, and more surprising than anything I could have imagined.
Something new.
But I have no idea how this one is going to end...
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What the critics say
“Keeland and Ward double team on this sweet, funny contemporary.... Excellent escapist fodder.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Hate Notes is fun, steamy, emotional, and quite the slow burn.” (Harlequin Junkie)
“A must-read.... I knew Hate Notes would be an engaging, funny, and seriously sexy romance, and it is. What I didn’t expect was the powerfully delivered, emotionally impactful and memorable storyline that resonated and moved me.” (USA Today’s Happy Ever After)
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- Dlo
- 2019-11-10
beautiful love story
funny, emotional and steamy
loved everything about this book
perfect voices choice for readers !
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- Kristen B.
- 2022-06-03
Good performances and premise but left me underwhelmed.
Good performances and I loved aspects of the premise of the book - learning to value what too have instead of living in fear of what can happen especially but this book left me wanting. The couple were engaging at times but I felt the development was slow and I struggled to connect to them until the end when things had more depth. Chemistry was okay - it was spoken about more than shown. Charlotte was a bit much and I felt she lacked some depth. Cute but not a story I’d revisit.
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- Erin
- 2021-01-29
Great Story. Narration Not so Great.
Loved the story. Didn't like when the narrorators impersonated the others voice. Would have been better if they had just used both narrorators voice's, even though it was the one's specific chapter.
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- jessica
- 2019-07-06
Great story
I'm not great at reviews but I just loved this story. It made me laugh, cry and fall in love with the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and highly recommend it.
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- Natalie Gaunce
- 2024-10-20
beautifully written
welp, these authors always find a way to pull at my heart strings. like always, amazing writing, amazing story and I can't wait for their next book!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-12-28
This was by far one of the best book I'd bought.
Loved it, the humor, the story, it moved me. Their was an unexpected twist. bravo!
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- James
- 2020-05-29
lovely
I really enjoyed this, I loved that there weren't any silly misunderstandings at the end. The narration was great.
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- Laura L
- 2022-06-20
Soulmates
3.5
It starts with a love note found in a used recycled wedding dress. This one note says a lot about the person who wrote it and about the person reading it – in good ways. Throughout the story the authors show the main characters in all their dimensions – which I love. You get to see these characters go on a journey, outside of their romance but connected to it. Their romance is interesting and has some high and low points for me.
Both Charlotte and Reed are strong, likeable, and relatable characters. Charlotte is quirky, carrying, and vibrant. Reed is grumpy, determined, confident and sure of himself. These two make a great pair and their chemistry is sizzling right from the start. The side characters added flavour to the story and were fun – especially Reed’s grandmother.
This is one of those stories that had some unexpected twists and turns, but once you get to that part of the story, they make sense. And they had an emotional punch for me.
I enjoyed this story and the main characters. Thinking back on my experience with the story (I finished it about 7 hours ago), I feel like there was something missing. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is. Regardless, it isn’t sufficient for me to not like the book or recommend it.
This book has the following tropes:
Grumpy/sunshine – opposites in personality
Workplace romance
I listened to this book on audio and enjoyed the narrators. They were easy to follow and changed their voices to indicated they were speaking for a different character.
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- Séraphine
- 2022-11-29
THE BEST book out here
Hear me out, this is the best book I’ve heared so far. I love the characters. So realistic and endearing. I already miss them and know I’ll be hearing this out again. And I don’t do that. I’m in love. She’d some tears and that I don’t do either!
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- Deborah Ann Matthews
- 2020-09-19
Great Listen
This was a great all around listen with laugh out loud moments and tears.
Reed and Charlotte were meant to be!
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