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Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai
4.0

One night every year, no one will know. That has been Nicholas and Livvy's pact for the past ten years, ever since their warring families forced them to break up. But this year, Livvy didn't show. And now she's come back to town, seemingly for good, and they can't stay away from each other.

Whew! This book just charges right into things! It's super spicy right off the bat, and it never slows down. Alongside that, though, is a suprisingly detailed backstory between the Chandler and Oka-Kane families. Their layered relationships through multiple generations really drew me in. It takes the story beyond a simple Romeo and Juliet-style romance.