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Today’s book: The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis.
“Are you sure you want to go through with this?” Everett asks as we loiter at the bottom of the stone steps leading to the building where our summer school classes are being held.
“What’s not to be sure about?” I pull a long drag of my cigarette, blowing smoke circles into the warm New York air. “I told you I’m going to make them pay. Every last fucker who has hurt me and Roman will suffer.”
“But Emery isn’t directly involved,” he protests, and it’s not the first time I’m hearing this argument from my best friend.
“No one asked you to enroll. If you’ve changed your mind, I can hack into the WLU system and remove you from the schedule.” I know he won’t back out because he needs this program as an excuse not to join his family in The Hamptons.
Everett blows strands of inky-black hair out of his eyes, turning to glare at me. “Quit being a dick. You know I’m on your side. I have stuck with you this far, and I’m not bailing. I just don’t like you using this chick to get back at her parents. She’s innocent.”
Tossing my cigarette butt on the ground, I stub it out with the toe of my sneaker. “But is she?”
About: The Rydeville Elite series has long been one of my absolute favorites and it’s been quite a while since the last book so I couldn’t wait for this one. Originally a short story, it’s been expanded to a full-length novel.
Blurb:
He’ll make her pay for her father’s crimes before taking revenge on the brothers who abandoned him.
Zayn Becker has struggled to protect his little brother in the aftermath of the car accident which claimed their parents’ lives. They lost everything that night except for each other. What subsequently happened at the group home devastated Roman and set Zayn on a vengeful path that leads to the elite.
When a mysterious guardian emerges, Zayn is more than willing to help take down the brothers who abandoned him and Roman as babies. But first, he targets the sweet, innocent daughter of the man who owns the group home.
Emery Copeland lives a blissfully sheltered life as the only daughter of wealthy parents. She’s not looking for a new relationship when Zayn sweeps her off her feet at summer school. Giving him her V-card feels right until his betrayal is revealed and her world implodes.
Kaiden Anderson hasn’t stopped searching for the brothers his father gave away. His desire to find them is all-consuming, especially now it seems they’re in danger.
Upon reuniting, Kai discovers Roman is broken and Zayn has a secret agenda. With the elite threat ever-present and their father in hiding overseas, Kai will stop at nothing to protect his youngest siblings.
Zayn regrets hurting Emery, and he’s determined to win her back despite how she keeps pushing him away. Protecting her and Roman becomes his new goal, and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe.
Even if it means opening his heart to the brothers he once vowed to hate.
The Hate I Feel was originally released as a short story in the Hot Summer School Nights anthology. The story has been expanded and rewritten and it is now a full-length novel. This book is not a stand-alone romance and must be read in series order.
