Hate You Not

An Enemies to Lovers Romance

By: Ella James

Narrated by: Zachary Webber, Ava Erickson

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

A sexy, emotional stand-alone romance from USA Today best seller Ella James, performed by Zachary Webber and Ava Erickson!

I didn't know I was that person. You know - the one who gets the kids. But that's what the will said. June Lawler: legal guardian. All my sister's kids have ever known is San Francisco, but I have to take them back to our family's small-town farm.

The last thing I'm expecting is the dark car rolling down my dirt driveway. The man who steps out of it is as rich as he is rude, and I want nothing to do with him. Even if my traitor body didn't get the message.

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My little brother was everything to me. Now even his kids are gone. Spirited away to Heat Springs, Georgia - population 298.

They're living on a farm that's on the brink of bank foreclosure with a 26-year-old who didn't finish high school. Nowhereville is not the place for little Mastersons, but I'll get them back.

"June Bug" Lawler is poorer than the red dirt she comes from. It's money she must want, and I've got plenty of that. I've never met a problem that my money couldn't solve. This country girl won't be the first.

©2020 Ella James (P)2020 Piece of Cake Audiobooks

Feel Good Story

This was a good Enemies to Lovers story. Due to tragedy June gets her sisters kids, Burke thinks the kids belongs with him as their uncle. June moves them to a small town in Georgia and he wants them to stay in San Francisco. Burke basically declares that he will do whatever he needs to do to get them and June refuses to give in to him. Their hate relationship turns into a friendship and then to love interest. The narration is flawless.

Great book!

I haven't listened to anything by Ella James before, but when it was on the $5 sale I decided to give it a whirl. I am so pleasantly surprised. This was such a great book filled with every emotion imaginable.

June was such a sweetheart. I loved the way she seamlessly slid into the role of guardian for her niece and nephew. Her fierce love for them was evident on every single page and every interaction with them and about them. The kids staying with her was never going to be up for discussion and I liked how much she dug her heels in about that.

Burke was great. I expected him to be horrible, but he ended up being amazing. His little attempts at annoying June in the beginning were pretty funny. I liked that it didn't take him long to come around and that their story and relationship took some time to develop.

I will say I was expecting there to be more about the kids. They were a good focal point in the beginning portion, but then kind of faded into the background midway through. I was expecting there to be more heart to hearts and tears with the kids, but I honestly only got misty-eyed in the first couple of chapters and then it wasn't sad after that. The kids were sweet and it was fun seeing how they adjusted to farm life. I do think Oliver, who is supposed to be 9 was written more like a 6 or 7 year old. It could be because of the way the narrators did his voice, but I think about my son who just turned 10 and Oliver seemed way younger than him.

The narrators were wonderful as usual. Ava Erickson was the perfect cast for June because she has that sweet, melodic type of voice that fits June's personality. She did a pretty good job with her southern accent even though it seemed to fade out a bit towards the end. Zachary Webber was a great cast for Burke and, like he always does, he brought him to life.

Overall, this was a great book. It would appear there's another book in the series and I'm wondering if it's going to be about Leigh. We shall see!

All In My Feels

This is a definite “must listen”. I really love these 2 narrators and they didn’t disappoint in this story. They were totally perfect for these characters. This is a cute love story and it is well written. It left me with smiles and a happy ❤️.

Burke & June🥰

“We met through tragedy and started off as enemies. But then we won each other’s hearts...”there is so much more to Burke & June’s story. They’ve both suffered through devastating personal tragedies but ultimately choose love for themselves.

As a girl from the south I can honestly say that Ava has just the right amount of southern for June:) her twang,cadence & attitude are spot on! And Zachary is dreamy as always. He adds just the right amount of tortured hero to Burke.

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Enjoyed it

Such a sweet story. Pace was good and performances were great. A good quick read for the summer

Ticked all my boxes

Ella James is a new author to me but after listening to Hate You (Not) that is going to change, I loved everything about this great story and I’m struggling to understand why this author has not crossed my radar before now. I loved the characters, the story and the narration and I highly recommend this to all romance lovers.
June’s life has been turned upside down, she has lost her sister and become guardian to her young niece and nephew over night, an accident has left the children without parents but doesn’t mean they are going to be missing out on love. June has picked then up and taken them to the family farm in a small town in Georgia but there is also an Uncle who wants to spent time with his niece and nephew. Burke is a wealthy workaholic who is devastated by the loss of his younger brother and he wants the children with him in California so he embarks on a trip to convince June to let him take the children and that’s when the fun and games begin.......
This is a entertaining, sweet enjoyable listen, Zachary Webber and Ava Erickson did a wonderful job bringing the characters and this story to life, the banter made me laugh and the chemistry had me swooning and let’s not forget the one liners only a child can deliver that had me laughing out loud. Great story and great narration made this the perfect audio book. Looking forward to more from this very talented author.

You will not expect the twistiness of the characters! So good!

Burke & June are so different but yet so alike in their personalities, they have to go through a lot to get to the other side (their happy). They both experience such great loss in their lives. When they both loose their siblings in an accident leaving June as the guardian to the children of sisters children, Burke can’t see to the other side. He goes to a nowhere southern town to chase down his brothers children and bring them home. What he finds is a recipe for love and healing... even when it seems an impossibility.

5 Healing Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Eva Erickson and Zachary Webber bring this story home
And give it the extra spark.

cute and heart warming.

Very sweet and real love story. The character and back story were great and there was enough steam to make it fun!

I hate you not is perfect

My new favorite book. Written, so well I could barely put it down. Thank you.

Burke and June appear to be total opposites but...

Burke and June appear to be total opposites but they definitely have two little things in common.

I was drawn into this book from the first sentence and it kept me captivated until the very end.

What starts from a devastating tragedy for all involved becomes their saving grace as well.

June Lawler finds herself as legal guardian of her older sister, Sutton’s two young children, Oliver and Margot. Sutton and her husband, Asher, were in a fatal accident in the San Francisco Bay Area where they lived. Now suddenly because of this tragedy their children are sent to live with their Aunt June in Heat Springs, Georgia...on a farm!

Burke Masterson is Asher’s brother and he’s also going to do everything in his power to make sure his brother’s children don’t go to Georgia to be brought up by an under educated woman he’s never even met...And so the story proceeds. Grab a copy and dive in. There’s so much more to Burke and June then what I’ve divulged above but it’s in your best interest to read this unpredictable story yourself and enjoy the banter between these two stubborn people who are more alike then they ever expected.

I read/listened to this 5⭐️ book. The narration of this story is beautifully done by Zachary Webber and Ava Erickson who truly allow you to feel this story in all its glory.