They Hate Each Other - by Amanda Woody (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, and they realize that "falling for your enemy" isn't as impossible as it seems.

"The boys' banter sizzles and delights."--Publishers Weekly

"Never has fake dating felt so fraught. Woody's debut kisses with teeth."--Lillie Vale, author of Hit Me with Your Best Charm

There are plenty of words Jonah Collins could use to describe Dylan Ramírez. Arrogant, spoiled, and golden boy, to name a few. Likewise, Dylan thinks he has Jonah accurately labeled as a whiny attention-seeker who never shuts his filthy mouth. Their friends are convinced Jonah's and Dylan's disdain for each other is just thinly veiled lust--a rumor that surges like wildfire when the two wake up in one bed after homecoming.

Mutually horrified, Dylan and Jonah agree to use the faux pas to their advantage by fake dating. If they can stay convincing long enough to end their "relationship" in a massive staged fight, they can prove their incompatibility to their friends once and for all. But the more time they spend together, the more their plan begins to fall apart--and the closer they come to seeing each other clearly for the first time.

Review Quotes

"Balancing humor and heart, love and hate, and the struggle for independence with the pain of being alone, A. M. Woody's They Hate Each Other seamlessly blends romance and self-discovery into a heart-wrenching love story you'll carry with you long after the happily ever after."--Emery Lee, author of Meet Cute Diary and Café Con Lychee

"They Hate Each Other turns everything about first impressions and best-laid plans on its head! With biting banter and aching vulnerability, never has fake dating felt so fraught. Woody's debut kisses with teeth."--Lillie Vale, author of Hit Me with Your Best Charm and The Decoy Girlfriend

"The boys' banter sizzles and delights, but Woody's true power shows through in the intricately realized characters' tender depictions of support, kindness, and capacity for change."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Amanda Woody is a metro-Detroit based queer author. When not writing and reading happily ever afters, she can be found drinking caramel apple cocktails, playing Hades, begging her parents not to kick her out, or rewatching ATLA with her siblings. She would like to give special thanks to Jenna, Laura, V, Tay, Ash, and Pure Untamable Spite for being constant driving forces behind her writing, and for being the best support system she could ask for.