How We Hated 💜 Excerpt Reveal

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Dec 20

💜EXCERPT REVEAL 💜

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 by Lauren Runow is releasing January 11th! We are thrilled to share a sneak peek with you!

Preorder: https://mybook.to/howwehated

Add to GR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203271689-how-we-hated

What to expect:

💜Small Town Romance

💜Rival Families

💜Enemies to Lovers

💜Secret Relationship

💜Forced Proximity

💜New Adult Romance

EXCERPT:

I lean over to kiss her. She stiffens instantly as she looks around to check if anyone can see us.

I pull back and put the truck in drive. "Are you that afraid of being seen with me?" I ask out of frustration with my family more than her, but really, it's this entire situation.

Her expression says it all—she is.

I drive to the lake by Mason Creek and park facing the water away from where everyone is setting up for a day in the water.

"Is this private enough?" I don't hide my disdain.

She reaches for my hand. "You have to understand how upset my dad would be."

In the moment, I can't hold back, so I turn to her and say, "Then, why are we doing this? We can't hide forever."

She looks forward, closes her eyes, and takes a deep breath. "I know. I'll figure it out." She takes off her seat belt and slides across the seat so she's right next to me. "I want to be with you though."

She kisses my lips, and I'm a sucker for her touch, so I kiss her back. My frustration softens, but not enough to make me fully content. I just hate that she puts so much emphasis on her family.

"Please," she whispers when she sees I'm holding back some. "Please just be with me right now."

I look into her eyes, loving what I'm seeing, then realize, "Is this what you're feeling?" She looks at me confused so I continue, "I want to be with you, out in the open, for everyone to know, and it makes me so mad we can't."

Her mouth turns slightly down in a frown as she closes her eyes and drops her head to her chest. I place my finger under her chin and bring her line of sight back to me.

"But I can't stop this. I don't want to be anywhere but with you."

How We Hated, book 1 in the Leighton River series, is a standalone, enemies-to-lovers, new adult, sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times. Download it today and get ready to fall for Natalie and Dalton.

Find more books from Lauren Runow: https://www.laurenrunow.com

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