Blog Tour & Review: “Hate Crush” (Filthy Rich #2) by Angelina M. Lopez
About The Book
Title: Hate Crush
Author: Angelina M. Lopez
Series: Filthy Rich, #2
Length: 416 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Imprint: Carina Press
eBook On-Sale: June 29, 2020
Book Description: A fake relationship could help Princesa Sofia save her kingdom. Only problem: She’ll have to fake it with the man who broke her heart.
Ten years ago, wild child Princesa Sofia Maria Isabel de Esperanza y Santos fell in fast crazy love with heartbreaker Aish Salinger during one California harvest season. Now, all grown up and with the future of her kingdom on her shoulders, she hates him as passionately as she once loved him.
Even if her body hasn’t gotten the hate memo.
Faking a relationship with the now-famous rock star for the press and public will ensure the success of her new winery and prosperity of her kingdom. All she has to do is grit her teeth and bear his tattooed presence in her village and winery—her home—for a month.
Trying to recover from his own scandal, fallen superstar Aish Salinger jumps at the chance to be near Sofia again. Leaving her was the biggest mistake he’s ever made, and he’s waited ten years to win her back.
He never counted on finding a woman who despised him so much she didn’t want to be anywhere near him.
A war of wills breaks out as the princess and rock star battle to control their fake relationship. She wants to dictate every action to keep him away from her. He wants to be as close as he can be. She’s already lost so much because of Aish—e won’t be the reason her people lose even more.
But he also won’t make her break her life’s most important vow: To never fall in love again.
Read Filthy Rich Book One, Lush Money, available now from Carina Press!
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Review
Hate Crush follows the story of Princess Sofia who owns a winery and is trying to shake up the industry despite her odds. Many people don’t like her new ideas to change the winery industry and try to sabotage her family’s business. In order to bring positive PR to her winery she reluctantly reunites with her old flame, Aish, for a fake romance for the press. Sofia and Aish are both haunted by their tumultuous past. Aish wants to reconcile things while Sofia cant stand the sight of him. Can they make this fake relationship work?
The novel constantly flashes past and the present showcasing the relationship between Aish and Sofia over the years. They have both been through a lot in their lives and are still struggling with grief and family issues. It’s a painful process for the both of them as they try to work through things. I loved the lush descriptions of the Monte vineyard. It seems seems like an idyllic escape. I could picture the wine gardens, vast land, and cozy interior of wine tasting rooms. It s historic and that’s why it means so much Sofia to boost their business. She wants to prove her rivals wrong.
This is most definitely a slow burn romance novel with many steamy scenes. There is a lot of sexual tension between the two and clearly there is still passion. They have to try clear the air between the two of them in a forced proximity situation. They take the time to work through the baggage and how they treated each other. There is also a lot personal work to be done for Aish and Sofia as they sort through their emotions.
It’s an emotional roller coaster of a read too. Their is a lot of pain embedded in the past. Though Aish and Sofia have people trying to bring their careers down they keeps moving forward. I also love the support system that Sofia has. Her family, with the exception of her mother, and her team have got her back at all times. They work hard to keep the winery going and also butt into #Aishia’s relationship’s to help them both heal.
The latter half of the book threw in some suspense plot twists which added to the story. The action packed scenes gave the climactic ending a boost. I’ll be reading more from Lopez in the future.
TW: Mentions of drug/alchohol abuse, violence, miscarriage, suicide
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About The Author
Angelina M. Lopez wrote “arthur” when her kindergarten teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. In the years since she learned to spell the word correctly, she’s been a journalist for an acclaimed city newspaper, a freelance magazine writer, and a content marketer for small businesses. Finally, she found her way back to “author.”
Angelina writes sexy, contemporary stories about strong women and the confident men lucky enough to fall in love with them. The fact that her parents own a vineyard in California’s Russian River Valley might imply a certain hedonism about her; it’s not true. She’s a wife and a mom who lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She makes to-do lists with perfectly drawn check boxes. She checks them with glee.
You can find more about her at her website, AngelinaMLopez.com.
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