I didn't plan on him.... Or for him. Or anything that had to do with Cal Donovan from Boston. Meeting him had been a complete and utter surprise, taking me one hundred percent off guard. I met new people every single day in my line of work and none of them affected me. Wasn't that the way of things though? You could meet a thousand people and none of them would mean anything to you, but then you'd meet one and they suddenly meant everything.
I was a self-professed workaholic. When did making yourself your number one priority become such a horrible thing? I wasn't entirely sure, but I learned fairly quickly after my last breakup that men didn't like being second on a woman's priority list. And they seemed to be intimidated by a motivated female, calling me things like "hard to handle," "challenging, " and "difficult." Being single seemed to work best for me and I had no plans on changing my relationship status anytime soon.
And then I met Cal.
And he f * g ruined everything.
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Review
"J. Sterling weaves a tale of unexpected love and long distance relationships that is both enjoyable to read and truthfully painful when examining the truth about love and ambition."- Jen, Hypable.com
"I really love and  respect  this story. These characters. This kind of connection and personal growth." - Maryse, Maryse's Book Blog
"One of the best books I've read all year!" - USA Today Bestselling Author, Carey Heywood
"Dear Heart, I Hate You breaks your heart then puts the pieces back together again, proving that although love can be beautiful, it's also messy, frustrating, complicated . . . and wonderful. Best read of 2016." - Jillian Dodd, USA Today bestselling author
"I LOVED this book! It's a fresh take on a classic romance trope, with real and believable characters, that have endearing flaws and quirks making them so very relatable. I couldn't put it down, and I bet you won't be able to, either."- New York Times Bestselling Author, Jasinda Wilder
"Jenn really upped her game with this one. I bloody loved it!" - New York Times Bestselling Author, Samantha Towle
"This story is filled with REAL people, REAL emotions and REAL heartbreak. I immediately fell in love with Cal and Jules. Everything about their connection was so authentic that I felt like I was reading a true story." - USA Today Bestselling Author, Tara Sivec
Fiction,Romance,Contemporary,General

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Shirley Sterling

Sterling, J.

publisher not identified

Inspire Magic

United States, United States of America

Oklahoma City, 2016

Apr 22, 2016

"I didn't plan on him.... Or for him. Or anything that had to do with Cal Donovan from Boston. Meeting him had been a complete and utter surprise, taking me completely off guard. I met new people every single day in my line of work and none of them affected me. Wasn't that the way of things though? You could meet a thousand people and none of them would mean anything to you, but then you'd meet one and they suddenly meant everything. I was a self-professed workaholic. When did making yourself your number one priority become such a horrible thing? I wasn't entirely sure, but I learned fairly quickly after my last breakup that men didn't like being second on a woman's priority list. And they seemed to be intimidated by a motivated female, calling me things like "hard to handle," "challenging, " and "difficult." Being single seemed to work best for me and I had no plans on changing my relationship status anytime soon. And then I met Cal. And he ruined everything." -- Provided by publisher

From New York Times Bestselling Author, J. Sterling comes a realistic story about long distance romance and love.
Jules was a self-professed workaholic who put love on the back burner while she focused on making a name for herself in her career. Cal Donovan was the exact same way. He even had a timeline and everything- women didn't factor into his equation for at least a few more years.
But a chance meeting between the two of them changes everything. Suddenly, love doesn't seem like such a bad idea. But how do you make things work when you live across the country from one another and you both still want to succeed in your jobs?
What follows is an emotional look into the realities of long-distance romance and finding out who you really are when you thought you already knew.

Jules Abbott and Cal Donovan meet in Boston and then find their share of challenges in trying to maintain a long-distance relationship after Jules returns home to California

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