Love at First Fight
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Until he decided to move to Singapore, and break up with me an hour before his plane left.
Now I’m stuck in a Hamptons house share with six of his closest pals, including his best friend … who despises me.
Since the moment Smith Redfield laid eyes on me, he’s hated my guts. I’m serious, I think the raven-haired restaurateur gets physically sick just being in my presence. And he’s never been shy about hiding that fact.
There was the time he cackled when I landed face first in a pile of Manhattan trash bags. Or the night I tried to throw my ex-boyfriend a surprise party, and Smith had strippers crash the bash. Or maybe it was New Year's Eve, when he got in my face and called me a sheltered goody two-shoes who wouldn’t know passion if it smacked me in the lips.
He’s rooming right next door for the summer months, and I don’t think more animosity could exist than in the hallway of our vacation rental. As if I wasn’t already sporting a bruised ego and broken heart from the way his best friend left me.
But the more midnight run-ins we have, the more I can’t help but think about the way his mouth would feel against mine. With each heavy-eyed glance over the dinner table, I’m starting to wonder if the damaged alpha male doesn’t harbor more than just loathing towards me.
After all, they say hate is the closest emotion to love.
And with the way we’re skating that thin line, it’s bound to burn this whole house down.
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Reread (10/24/21): This is still one of my favourite reads. It leaves you with good vibes and a smile on your face. Both protagonists are so incredibly sympathetic, you just gotta love them. With every book of hers I've read, I'm amazed at how Carrie Aarons manages to create these sweet yet believable characters. You see them go through a change and overcome obstacles, acknowledging their flaws and becoming a better person. It's something that makes me happy; reading about characters that are relatable, watching them grow throughout the story. Original (09/11/20): Love at First Fight is an enemies-to-lovers romance novel by Carrie Aarons. And yet again, she did a fantastic job with it. The reader gets to meet school teacher Molly Archer and restaurateur Smith Redfield. She is his best friend's girlfriend - well, was. After getting dumped via text, an hour before her boyfriend took off in a plane to move to Singapore, her excitement to spend the summer in the Hamptons with her ex's closest friends was probably non-existent. Best friend by her side, she decides to give it a go and face Smith, who has made his resentment towards her very clear from the beginning. Little did she know, Smith has been in love with Molly since the day they met. Being a good best friend, he keeps his distance. And pretending to hate her seems to be easier anyway. But now that Molly's single, spending the summer with Smith and his friends, it becomes harder to keep up his charade. With both of them, Aarons created two brilliant and sympathetic protagonists. I couldn't put this book down; read it in one sitting. They're so passionate about what they do; so believable characters with their own set of flaws and struggles. As a reader, this is the best things that can happen. Molly and Smith are one of those couples that you have to root for from the start. I honestly loved this book from page one. Carrie Aarons is such a talented writer and proves it again and again. Love at First Fight definitely belongs to my group of favourites. [I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.]
Description
Until he decided to move to Singapore, and break up with me an hour before his plane left.
Now I’m stuck in a Hamptons house share with six of his closest pals, including his best friend … who despises me.
Since the moment Smith Redfield laid eyes on me, he’s hated my guts. I’m serious, I think the raven-haired restaurateur gets physically sick just being in my presence. And he’s never been shy about hiding that fact.
There was the time he cackled when I landed face first in a pile of Manhattan trash bags. Or the night I tried to throw my ex-boyfriend a surprise party, and Smith had strippers crash the bash. Or maybe it was New Year's Eve, when he got in my face and called me a sheltered goody two-shoes who wouldn’t know passion if it smacked me in the lips.
He’s rooming right next door for the summer months, and I don’t think more animosity could exist than in the hallway of our vacation rental. As if I wasn’t already sporting a bruised ego and broken heart from the way his best friend left me.
But the more midnight run-ins we have, the more I can’t help but think about the way his mouth would feel against mine. With each heavy-eyed glance over the dinner table, I’m starting to wonder if the damaged alpha male doesn’t harbor more than just loathing towards me.
After all, they say hate is the closest emotion to love.
And with the way we’re skating that thin line, it’s bound to burn this whole house down.
Book Information
Posts
Reread (10/24/21): This is still one of my favourite reads. It leaves you with good vibes and a smile on your face. Both protagonists are so incredibly sympathetic, you just gotta love them. With every book of hers I've read, I'm amazed at how Carrie Aarons manages to create these sweet yet believable characters. You see them go through a change and overcome obstacles, acknowledging their flaws and becoming a better person. It's something that makes me happy; reading about characters that are relatable, watching them grow throughout the story. Original (09/11/20): Love at First Fight is an enemies-to-lovers romance novel by Carrie Aarons. And yet again, she did a fantastic job with it. The reader gets to meet school teacher Molly Archer and restaurateur Smith Redfield. She is his best friend's girlfriend - well, was. After getting dumped via text, an hour before her boyfriend took off in a plane to move to Singapore, her excitement to spend the summer in the Hamptons with her ex's closest friends was probably non-existent. Best friend by her side, she decides to give it a go and face Smith, who has made his resentment towards her very clear from the beginning. Little did she know, Smith has been in love with Molly since the day they met. Being a good best friend, he keeps his distance. And pretending to hate her seems to be easier anyway. But now that Molly's single, spending the summer with Smith and his friends, it becomes harder to keep up his charade. With both of them, Aarons created two brilliant and sympathetic protagonists. I couldn't put this book down; read it in one sitting. They're so passionate about what they do; so believable characters with their own set of flaws and struggles. As a reader, this is the best things that can happen. Molly and Smith are one of those couples that you have to root for from the start. I honestly loved this book from page one. Carrie Aarons is such a talented writer and proves it again and again. Love at First Fight definitely belongs to my group of favourites. [I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.]