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Lucky in Love #4
Hate to Love
Former law school enemies turned high powered legal opponents find themselves across from each other yet again—only this time, there’s a bed between them.
High powered attorney Levi Hall doesn’t have time to date. He also doesn’t make a habit of signing up for ridiculous reality shows that put him in a house with a stranger for twenty-four hours to see if they want to keep dating, but here he is.
Charlotte Kelly is counting on this show to bring her the love of her life. Which is a lot of pressure, but she thrives in this kind of environment. It’s why she spends her days taking down nasty corporations on behalf of her clients.
Thrown into a house filled with cameras filming their (almost) every move, they have to choose: keep fighting, or see if there’s more to each other than meets the eye?
High powered attorney Levi Hall doesn’t have time to date. He also doesn’t make a habit of signing up for ridiculous reality shows that put him in a house with a stranger for twenty-four hours to see if they want to keep dating, but here he is.
Charlotte Kelly is counting on this show to bring her the love of her life. Which is a lot of pressure, but she thrives in this kind of environment. It’s why she spends her days taking down nasty corporations on behalf of her clients.
Thrown into a house filled with cameras filming their (almost) every move, they have to choose: keep fighting, or see if there’s more to each other than meets the eye?
80 pages, ebook
Published May 16, 2025
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Valerie Pepper
18 books208 followersSteamy romantic comedy and contemporary romance author. Hoarder of half-used notebooks. Boots enthusiast. Lover of fall. Also coffee. Lots of coffee.
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December 7, 2025
Book: Hate To Love
Author: Valerie Pepper
Rating: 3.5 stars 🌟🌟🌟✨
Synopsis: Former law school enemies turned high powered legal opponents find themselves across from each other yet again—only this time, there’s a bed between them. Thrown into a house filled with cameras filming their (almost) every move, they have to choose: keep fighting, or see if there’s more to each other than meets the eye?
Tropes:
💚Contemporary Romance
📹Open Door Spice
💚Small Town
📹Dating Show
💚Forced Proximity
📹Lawyer MC’s
💚Enemies To Lovers
Thoughts: I really liked reading this one at the end of the series because you got to see these two main characters' relationship in Late To Love and I was really curious how they got together. I loved the dating show aspect - I just found it weird that there wasn’t more going on with that, being discussed as much, staff working it, etc. These two are the perfect miscommunication trope and judging each other before actually getting to know one another. The spice was off the charts and the pacing was super quick. If anything I would have loved more from these two, they were a lot of fun.
Would I Recommend: Yes, I really enjoy Valerie Pepper books.
Formats Available: KU, ebook, and paperback.
Author: Valerie Pepper
Rating: 3.5 stars 🌟🌟🌟✨
Synopsis: Former law school enemies turned high powered legal opponents find themselves across from each other yet again—only this time, there’s a bed between them. Thrown into a house filled with cameras filming their (almost) every move, they have to choose: keep fighting, or see if there’s more to each other than meets the eye?
Tropes:
💚Contemporary Romance
📹Open Door Spice
💚Small Town
📹Dating Show
💚Forced Proximity
📹Lawyer MC’s
💚Enemies To Lovers
Thoughts: I really liked reading this one at the end of the series because you got to see these two main characters' relationship in Late To Love and I was really curious how they got together. I loved the dating show aspect - I just found it weird that there wasn’t more going on with that, being discussed as much, staff working it, etc. These two are the perfect miscommunication trope and judging each other before actually getting to know one another. The spice was off the charts and the pacing was super quick. If anything I would have loved more from these two, they were a lot of fun.
Would I Recommend: Yes, I really enjoy Valerie Pepper books.
Formats Available: KU, ebook, and paperback.
May 26, 2025
“I don’t think you can be trusted with my sausage.”
This was a short fast-paced spicy novella where the characters went from enemies to lovers in less than 24 hours. Yes, I know that sounds ridiculously fast, but Levi and Charlotte have known, and been secretly attracted to each other for years.
Levi and Charlotte enter a reality TV dating show where they have to spend 24 hours together, with no outside communication and only a couple of board games for entertainment. Charlotte and Levi took this time to get to know each other better which caused the spark between them to combust.
It was fun to get to know both characters and understand more about Levi and his family. I'm so glad I'm subscribed to Valerie Pepper's newsletter and got to read this novella.
Quote: “There’s a thin line between love and hate, Charlotte. So you can hate me out of this side. And love me out of this one. As long as you give me all of you. I don’t care.”
This was a short fast-paced spicy novella where the characters went from enemies to lovers in less than 24 hours. Yes, I know that sounds ridiculously fast, but Levi and Charlotte have known, and been secretly attracted to each other for years.
Levi and Charlotte enter a reality TV dating show where they have to spend 24 hours together, with no outside communication and only a couple of board games for entertainment. Charlotte and Levi took this time to get to know each other better which caused the spark between them to combust.
It was fun to get to know both characters and understand more about Levi and his family. I'm so glad I'm subscribed to Valerie Pepper's newsletter and got to read this novella.
Quote: “There’s a thin line between love and hate, Charlotte. So you can hate me out of this side. And love me out of this one. As long as you give me all of you. I don’t care.”
May 21, 2025
This was such a short, sweet and SPICY little novella and I LOVED IT!!!!
If you are a fan of shows like Love Island/Temptation Island/Love Is Blind/The Ultimatum/etc. you'll love this one!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🔥🔥💥
Tropes:
💚 Enemies to Rivals to Lovers
💚 Second Chance
💚 Reality TV Show
💚 Lawyers
If you are a fan of shows like Love Island/Temptation Island/Love Is Blind/The Ultimatum/etc. you'll love this one!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🔥🔥💥
Tropes:
💚 Enemies to Rivals to Lovers
💚 Second Chance
💚 Reality TV Show
💚 Lawyers
June 2, 2025
Loved it. As an attorney and watcher of all the reality dating shows, this was such a fun read. It was them calling each other “counselor” for me. Spicy. Enemies to lovers. One bed. Forced proximity. All the things hit in this quick story.
May 20, 2025
(5 ⭐️)
— enemies to lovers
— reality tv show
— one bed
— insta love
— enemies to lovers
— reality tv show
— one bed
— insta love
June 29, 2025
Fun novella for an established couple in the series, they mostly pop up in book 3.
August 18, 2025
Quick novella with enemies to lovers and spice! Two lawyers are stuck together for 24 hours.
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September 6, 2025Enemies? Absolutely.
Attracted? Unfortunately.
In love? …Maybe. 👀💘
Hate to Love by Valerie Pepper is the perfect bite-sized romance you didn’t know you needed. Levi and Charlotte bring all the sass, charm, and spice you’ve come to expect from Valerie’s irresistible storytelling. 🔥✨
Short. Sweet. Sassy.
Get ready to fall hard. 💕
Hate to Love by Valerie Pepper is the perfect bite-sized romance you didn’t know you needed. Levi and Charlotte bring all the sass, charm, and spice you’ve come to expect from Valerie’s irresistible storytelling. 🔥✨
Short. Sweet. Sassy.
Get ready to fall hard. 💕
August 15, 2025
enemies to lovers novella.
I borrowed this because it’s an author and series I like, without reading the description, so I didn’t realize that it was a novella until I noticed I was 43% in pretty quickly. I enjoy novellas too but typically try to put myself in that headspace before I start. That’s on me. Enemies to lovers isn’t my favorite trope either and because this book is so short there really isn’t time for a convincing switch over. The line between love and hate really gets tested. But I enjoy Valerie’s writing so I still overall enjoyed the book, despite a couple things not being my personal favorites. Again those are my preferences so if you like the enemies to lovers trope this novella is probably perfect for you.
I borrowed this because it’s an author and series I like, without reading the description, so I didn’t realize that it was a novella until I noticed I was 43% in pretty quickly. I enjoy novellas too but typically try to put myself in that headspace before I start. That’s on me. Enemies to lovers isn’t my favorite trope either and because this book is so short there really isn’t time for a convincing switch over. The line between love and hate really gets tested. But I enjoy Valerie’s writing so I still overall enjoyed the book, despite a couple things not being my personal favorites. Again those are my preferences so if you like the enemies to lovers trope this novella is probably perfect for you.
August 15, 2025
“I don’t think you can be trusted with my sausage.”
This was a short fast-paced spicy novella where the characters went from enemies to lovers in less than 24 hours. Yes, I know that sounds ridiculously fast, but Levi and Charlotte have known, and been secretly attracted to each other for years.
Levi and Charlotte enter a reality TV dating show where they have to spend 24 hours together, with no outside communication and only a couple of board games for entertainment. Charlotte and Levi took this time to get to know each other better which caused the spark between them to combust.
It was fun to get to know both characters and understand more about Levi and his family.
Quote: “There’s a thin line between love and hate, Charlotte. So you can hate me out of this side. And love me out of this one. As long as you give me all of you. I don’t care.”
This was a short fast-paced spicy novella where the characters went from enemies to lovers in less than 24 hours. Yes, I know that sounds ridiculously fast, but Levi and Charlotte have known, and been secretly attracted to each other for years.
Levi and Charlotte enter a reality TV dating show where they have to spend 24 hours together, with no outside communication and only a couple of board games for entertainment. Charlotte and Levi took this time to get to know each other better which caused the spark between them to combust.
It was fun to get to know both characters and understand more about Levi and his family.
Quote: “There’s a thin line between love and hate, Charlotte. So you can hate me out of this side. And love me out of this one. As long as you give me all of you. I don’t care.”
August 21, 2025
spicy, short read
Super cute, short spicy read! I love Valerie’s writing. I love that the FMC is a plus size character. I loved that the MMC admitted how long he has wanted the FMC. Overall, good novella.
Super cute, short spicy read! I love Valerie’s writing. I love that the FMC is a plus size character. I loved that the MMC admitted how long he has wanted the FMC. Overall, good novella.
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