This book really keeps you glued to the pages with anticipation. As you can guess by the title alone, this is sorta enemies to lovers, also sorta second chance romance and throw in some secret baby for good measure. Maisy has hated Chase since their school days, where the popular jock would call her names and tease her. She has the diaries as a constant reminder of those trying times. Chase remembers those days quite differently.. if only he can prove that to her, maybe she can get over her hatred for him. While there is a lot of humor in this book, there is so much more anxiety. There is also a lot of miscommunication between the characters which doesn't help matters. There aren't really any teary eyed moments, but there are a few heart breaking scenes. The story reads easily and quickly, and as I mentioned, it was hard to put down. It alternates between POVs. There is a tiny amount of sexual content, but safe for teens and up.

*I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley.

So, when I picked up this book, I was very much looking for a small town/sports romance. That is kind of what I got in the first half of the book. However, the secret child trope came into play, and I have to say I am not a fan of that. The author's even make a nod to this by Maisy saying "I know, I know, 'secret baby' is by far the worst romance trope. As romance novels are my only social life, I read a lot of them."

Maisy still lives in her small town of Gamble, Alaska and owns a beauty salon. She also has a seven year old son, Jack and no one but her now deceased mother knows who his father is.

Chase is a pro hockey player who is forced to retire after a career ending injury, moves back home to Gamble to his parents' home to recover. He and Maisy has met up at their ten year class reunion years ago and have not spoken since. This is when Jack was conceived, Chase having no idea about him.

With Chase being back in town, he and Maisy re-kindle whatever they had between them, and I will say at first I liked their banter, but then I thought everything kind of moved too quickly.

They went from hating each other, to loving each other, back to hating each other and so on. The transitions just did not make sense for me. I also, do not like Chase as a character. Some of the things he says are so rude and out of left field I cannot handle it. Maisy on the other hand, is so whoa is me about how hard her life was having a back brace and lazy eye. I know kids are mean, but you are a GROWN ADULT and need to move past what kids called you in school.

So, on to the things that I did like. Jack! He is such a sweet and funny kid. His come backs to his mom and dad defiantly were what made me laugh. Also, like I said, I did like the banter between Maisy and Chase when it was actually good.

My overall conclusion is I do not think I will be picking up any more secret child books, but I can see myself picking up ither books by these authors

From the drama of life and the heartache of disappointment, Hate, Rinse and Repeat is a reminder that it's okay to have a sense of humor. Dineen and Summers take an unconventional approach to heartbreak and find comedic gold. Chase and Maisy are a wild blend of humor, heart and hope that never gets old.

This is so much more than a second chance romance. Maisy and Chase were meant for each other. They have great banter and awesome chemistry. Unfortunately, Maisy misunderstood Chase’s intentions when they were younger and with good reasoning. Understandable hate on both sides. They both have to learn how to forgive so they can move on and be happy. Get the tissues ready and make sure you have time to finish it. You are not going to want to put this book down. I kept saying I’ll stop after this chapter but then I wanted to find out what happens and had to read the next one. Melanie and Whitney are one of the best author duos and I hope to see more from them in the future. Fabulous ending to a fabulous series. Read, Love, Repeat.

Writing duo Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers always deliver a nice balance of comedy and romance.

This time I must admit I wasn't sure it would end well for our characters who had so much anger (Maisy against the bullying she suffered as a child; Chase against Maisy's major secret).

There is so much unsaid that keep these two apart ... my heart hurt for them and Jack all along.

I often hear that people in little towns are real meddlers but I hope they're not as bad as they're to Maisy in this book. Because I felt really bad for her (if people know her past, they should understand and be kinder, no ?)

I could have been funnier but it was nice to read a deeper romance for a change.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing and eARC in exchange of an honest review.

🏒All the feels, especially some sad ones😣

4.5🌟
A great story, with realistic heartbreak mixed with romance and hope. My emotions went on a rollercoaster ride! So much history between Maisy and Chase and they had such different perspectives on their interactions as kids in small-town Gamble, Alaska. I found their problems very realistic and the hard times for Maisy made the ending Christmas scenes all the sweeter. This one has more heart than humor but I don't see that as a negative and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Maisy is a tragic underdog figure from her childhood on and Chase, the charmed hockey star who returns to town to find he's a ready-made father thanks to a drink-filled one-night stand, was a character who did not win a lot of sympathy from me.

One of the most jarring notes was the total absence of any reflection on Chase's part about how he would have juggled having a child on the way with his travel-filled hockey career lifestyle had Maisy told him about her unexpected pregnancy. He seems so clear about Maisy robbing him of the early years with his son but I'm not so sure about that. Sure, he can be an attentive, doting father now that his career has ended but would he have been when his career was on the up and up? So, while Maisy gets lots of blame she also gets my support, Chase much less. A novel that gets me pondering the would'a could'a moments and grabs my emotions like this is all to the positive.

Although this is the third in a series about life and love in Gamble, Alaska, it really has next to no overlap with the two previous, both of which I also loved. Easily read as a standalone and the epilogue provides the perfect end.

Thanks to the authors, the publisher and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.

After a career-ending injury, pro hockey player Chase returns home to Gamble, Alaska. He reunites with Maisy, the girl he had a secret crush on all through school. He doesn't know that their drunken hookup seven years earlier resulted in a son. What will happen when he finds out?

This book is heart-wrenching and hilariously funny at the same time. The banter between Chase and Maisy is delicious. If you're looking for a holiday rom com, this book is the perfect choice.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

hrilled to read and acquire this title. Full review coming due to an unexpected health issue their has been a delay. Love the storyline and premise. I love a good romantic sports star/single mom troupe. Very excited for this one!

Absolutely loved this book from start to finish! Wonderful characters that you fall in love with and such a sweet story. Can't wait to read more from these authors. I read this book in one sitting and will definitely read it again one day.

Cute clean secret baby romance. However the Six year old dialogue was not realistic sounded like a 10 year old.

A big thank you to NetGalley and 33 Partners and Indigo Group for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I enjoyed this book. It made me laugh, and smile and cry. It has cute characters and an interesting town. Maisy and Chase are fun. Maisy did make mistakes but geez the town was really rough on her. Enjoyable book. 4 stars

Maisy is a single mom who can't give what her son really wants- to know who his dad is. Chase is a hockey player who is injured and returns home for rest. He remembers Maisy fondly and doesn't understand why she hates him.

Like the other Love Mom-com books, this is funny and lots of LOL moments. I love the tension and chemistry with Chase and Maisy. The ending is great. A terrific book!

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

I expected more com in this romance but the truth is that I spent it with a box of tissues next to me
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Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers write characters that I always fall for and then ache for. I went into the book without reading the synopsis, only having read the other books in the series that I really enjoyed a lot. That's why I didn't know it was a secret baby trope, not that there was bullying trauma or grief over the death of a parent
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Yes, Gamble is a picturesque and fun little town in Alaska with very cool characters but Maisy's story was too difficult to add a town looking bad at her, at least for me it was like that
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Maisy recently lost her mother and discovers that she has to fulfill a clause from her mother to continue living in her house or become homeless. But she is not willing to do it and when she starts looking for a house is that she finds out about the return of Chase Evans to the town
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He's not only the town star, pro hockey player, her childhood bully, and crush from her late teens, but also who she spends a night with after their ten-year reunion and left without looking back
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Maisy is determined to avoid him and especially to keep him from meddling in her life but Gamble is a small town and Chase is determined to change her opinion about him. Soon finds herself between a rock and a wall when she finds that Chase is not all that she thought he was and is willing to win her heart, but she keep a secret for him that could breake them Forever
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Thanks to Melanie Summers, Whitney Dineen and Xpresso Book Tours for give me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion