Review: "Summer Hate" by Melissa Ivers

Summer Hate by Melissa Ivers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Violet Camden is looking forward to a week-long vacation with her best friend, Natalie, at the lake resort Natalie's family owns in Virginia. Unfortunately, she arrives to learn that Natalie has not only canceled on her at the last minute, she hasn't bothered to make reservations for them in advance. With the resort completely booked, Violet is forced to ask her former crush and current mortal enemy, Natalie's brother Donovan "Fitz" Fitzroy, for help. He reluctantly invites Violet to spend the night with him in his cabin. Violet plans to leave the next morning until she learns that Fitz is planning the resort's annual end of summer party by himself in the events coordinator's absence. She impulsively offers to help him, mainly to prove that she's not the brainless socialite he seems to think she is. Fitz can't afford to turn down her help; if the party isn't a success, his mother will demote him and take back control of the resort for herself. Will he be able to resist the temptation of having his sister's beautiful best friend in such close proximity?

I really enjoyed this fun, steamy enemies-to-lovers romance. Violet and Fitz had fantastic chemistry and I loved their verbal sparring. They certainly knew how to keep each other on their toes! I was also intrigued by several of the secondary characters, particularly Natalie and her football player roommate Hudson. Hopefully we'll see more of them in the author's upcoming football series.

Overall, "Summer Hate" was the perfect read for a hot summer afternoon, and I'd recommend it for all fans of steamy contemporary romance. Be sure to have a fan and cold drink nearby as you're reading - you'll probably need them! ;-)

*Review copy provided by the author. All opinions expressed are my own.

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