Hate on Me

Knights of Retribution MC #1

by Elizabeth Knox

Needles

What do you do when you loathe someones mere existence? Well, in most cases I handle 'em. Only problem is this isn't someone I can slam my fist into. Why, you might ask . . . 'cause she's a woman.

Her name embodies beauty, tranquility and peace but let me tell you, no way in hell does this bitch do anything but stir up trouble.

Flora has been with the club for a few months now and I curse the day Mammoth brought her back from Puerto Rico. She's constantly hating on me, riling me up in every way possible at any opportune moment.

When she disrespects me in front of the club I lose it. There's no way I can keep caging the animal within me. It's the last straw and she knows it.

I'll show her she needs to be a good girl, one way or another.

107 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2020

About the author

Elizabeth Knox is a USA Today Bestselling romance author who specializes in romantic suspense, and dark romance. She’s well-known for her intense page-turning motorcycle clubs, and sinister dark mafia books. 

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Reviews

[GKP2460 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hate On Me is a fantastic start to a new series. Flora and Needles story will have you on pins and needles waiting to see what's coming next.  I found myself FURIOUS for Flora and all she had to endure and wanting to seriously hurt her nasty a^* cousin for her part in it. It's also great catching up on Gamble, Hart and little Ace as well as a few more favorites from the Royal Bastards. I'm excited for book 2 to make it's way to my kindle now. 

[Stacy Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

These two were a trip! I loved Flora and Needles! This book was a great and quick read and throughly enjoyable! I was so engrossed that I read it on one sitting. At first, these two are like oil and water. After Needles learns about Floras past the two realize
that have quite a bit in common. I love all of these characters and I can’t wait to read more!!

[Doris · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Great Beginning to a New Series!!

Needles is a member of The Knights of Retribution MC and he is a very hard man to get close to especially where Flora is concerned. Flora's uncle had stolen from a drug cartel in Venezuela and she was the one who paid the price because her cousin wouldn't give up her father's whereabouts. Deo's father was a day a way of putting out the orders to kill the two girls but he took pity on Flora and set them free.

Now two years later and the sassy Latina is working for the Knights of Retribution's porn company. Flora is shocked to see Needles walk onto set ready to take on a role with her and King. Needles and Flora are like oil and water but once they connected they were both shocked by the connection they felt.

There are a lot of twists and turns in their story and it was a book I read in one sitting. Would these two truly be able to connect and would Needles take it upon himself to find vengeance for Flora and everything she went through? This is definitely an enemy to friend’s book you don't want to miss.

[Madeleine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in the Knight of Retribution series. Flora and Benita are cousins who were kidnapped by a drug lord because Benita won’t give up her father’s whereabouts who by the way did something really bad and now his family is paying for it. Can they survive the torture and come out alive or will they be killed? This book is so good and it only gets juicier! Can’t wait for the next book.

[Lynn Stifle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dark and twisted read and an amazing start to a new series. I absolutely loved Flora and Needles. Their love and hate relationship and intense chemistry was exciting to watch. This book is filled with drama, twists and turns, and chemistry. A captivating read from start to finish.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Mari (Mystics & Metaphysics Book Blog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great start to a new series by this author. Needles and Flora had me on edge and I felt all kids of emotions. What she had been through could break anyone but she pushed through. I loved the back and forth between her and Needles as that added to their tension and chemistry.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five star story. Interesting well written book with exciting plot and characters. Read cover to cover because it was entertaining.

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[J. Ockenhouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flora and Needles story sure is full of steamy domination but it's not more than enemies to start.

These two know hurt, pain and suffering but when the guards go down will they take it as more than momentary pleasure or see that sometimes fate has a way of putting you through he** to get that final slice of heaven.

I received an ARC for an honest and voluntary review.

[Chanika Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are so many books criss crossing I should be dizzy. And this point I will read anything Ms Knox publishes and never be disappointed.

[E Loprete · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great start to a new series by Elizabeth Knox. Hate on Me (Knights of Retribution MC) is wonderful romance story full of angst, pain and passion as we follow the journey between Needles and Flora, can hate between these two turn into a love like none other? This story will have you on edge from beginning to the end. Needles is a hard, gritty edgy Road Captain of the Knights of Retribution MC headed by Gamble and Hart. We find the club is still dealing with the aftermath of Ace's injury as well as Marcus showing up again. Now all Needles wants to do is go to the Ukraine and gets his revenge on Konstantin who put a hit on Gamble's daughter Ace severely injuring her.

Flora who came to the club via Puerto Rico by Mammoth is now one of the stars in the porn business that the club has started a s a big money earning adventure for them led by King. Flora is a feisty, bitchy Latina woman who was brutally abused and tortured due to her Uncle stealing drugs from the cartel in Venezuela. In order to find her Uncle, Flora and her cousin Benita were taken, as she is beaten, her cousin would not help her and give her father's whereabouts to the men. Now she is starting over with the Knights of Retribution, but one person who is the bane of her existence is Needles. These two hate each other, but when they have a scene together in a porn film, things are about to become explosive between them. Can these two get beyond the hate and find something much more? When Flora's past comes to meet with Gamble, things take a turn. When Flora sees the man who brutalized her along with Deo who helped her escape, she is frozen in fear. When Needles sees the interaction between her and the men, he goes off, especially once he learns and confronts Flora about her past. He confesses to her the pain and lost he endured and now these two are trying to see if they can build on this attraction they have for each other. Now Needles is about show Mario how he earned his name as he along with his brothers will seek retribution for all he did to Flora. This was a fast paced story full of emotion and passion between these two and the start of a relationship built on healing and love. Can't wait to see what happens in the Ukraine and what Markus has in store for the club when he met with the Beasts of Brutality MC. We we ever learn if Benita will pay for not helping her cousin Flora? Can't wait for Ravage's book!

[HEATHER · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both Flora and Needles had been to hell and back!
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Together with her cousin Benita, Flora had been taken by Latin American drug runners in an attempt to discover where Benita's father was hiding after stealing the drug money. Flora was sadistically tortured over many weeks before they eventually escaped. Flora never knew where her uncle had gone, but she never broke once during her captivity. It instead made her stronger, where once she was weak, she became strong and rose above the cruelty to become a porn star who enjoyed her work and was proud of it. After their escape, the two women found work within the porn industry in Mexico before joining forces with the Knights of Retribution MC Club and moving to the U.S. Flora was proud to contribute as a club member. She was respected for the work she did and got on well with most of the members, except for Needles, an ex-special forces soldier. They rubbed each other up the wrong way until the time they were co-star in their latest movie. The chemistry between them was electric, and the fight scene was more than just acting, as was the sex scene. They both seemed to have settled their difference and couldn't wait to do it again in private. Needles discovered there was more to Flora than a smart mouth, and behind the bravado was a woman who had gone through hell and survived. I found this book a surprising read in many ways. Both Needles and Flora had been to hell and back, but there was a softer and caring side to Flora that needled Needles discovered. His respect for the firey Latin bombshell grew quickly into love, and he claimed her for his own. I can only admire Flora for her strength and determination to survive, and Needles was just the man to tame her feisty nature and give her the freedom to be herself.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

[Char Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an exciting emotional rollercoaster ride.When Flora has to get away from her cousin because at times she hates her for watching her being tortured day after day ,week after week,month after month but Flora refuses to let herself be broken.Now they are open stars for Knights of Retribution MC. Needles and Flora, have a hate type relationship. When she gets to the set ready for her filming when in walks Needles he's gonna be part of the film. She doesn't understand he hates her but when he dominates her if really turns her on. The day some fancy cars pull in she sneaks into the club house an when she sees Deo the guy who finally helped her an her cousin escape he was shocked as she is to see him.Then she sees the man who tortured her for months he says something to her an she starts to shake. In walks Needles he sees Flora in a bad shape he asks whats going on an tells them Gamble is waiting for them. He sees through Floras strong front for the first time He sees fear an blackness in her eyes. What will happen between Needles an Flora? When he finds out her secret he wants to protect her. There are so many twists and turns to this story will keep you riveted until the very last page and leave you begging for more.I love the way this amazing author brings the characters to life before your eyes and you can feel their emotions and their pain.I can hardly wait to see what's next by this multi talented author.

[M Mendes Bookstagram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow…Hate On Me was an intense, short read. Hate On Me is the start of a new series or should I say spin off of Royal Bastards MC. Hate On Me is about Gamble and the members that broke off of Royal Bastards MC and as per the agreement that Gamble made when they split off of the Royal Bastards and are now known of as the Knights of Retribution MC. I was glad to learnt that Ace is doing well and that Gamble and the members of the Knights of Retribution are doing well. Gamble went through hell and back as did Flora. Hate On Me is all about Flora and Needles. In a author’s note in the back of the book they might be back in another book. In any case, Hate On Me is an enemies to overs trope. Elizabeth Knox, author, is known for her series that consist of short, intense books that come together to form a series about the MC as a whole and each book is about a specific club member and their chosen Ole Ladies. Hate On Me is no exception and is full of lots of twists and turns and things occasionally going sideways. Not to mention Elizabeth writes about intense sensitive topics with lots of emotions and steamy, hot sexual energy. All of which makes Elizabeth one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend Hate in Me, Knights of Retribution MC series, and Elizabeth Knox as an author. Can’t wait for the next book Elizabeth releases and the next book in the Knights Of Retribution MC called Wait On Me which is all about Ravage and Marisol.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Flora was tortured in the past. Her uncle, who is Benita's father stole from his drug lord boss. In order for Benita to spill the whereabouts of her father, Flora was tortured in front of her but still she did not say anything to save Flora from being terribly hurt. Now, Flora and Benita are with the Knights of Retribution MC, in which Needles is a patched member and Flora works as a porn girl. Needles and Flora never got along. They are always at odds with each other even when they have to work together. When Needles learned of Flora's past, he was reminded of a girl from his past and he wanted the man who tortured Flora to pay. For someone who can't stand Flora, Needles became her avenging angel. This story is not easy to read because of its dark theme. Flora and Needles story is a testament of not dwelling on the past and just focus in the present to find the happiness that both of them deserve. This is the first story in the series. I feel that more will happen down the road as the MC reestablishes itself in the new location and I am looking forward to see what that will be. This is a good read.
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[TinaMarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 of 5 stars

Needles is former special ops and a member of the Knights of Retribution MC.

Flora came from Puerto Rico as talent for the Knights porn production. Two years ago she and her cousin were kidnapped and she was tortured for months before they were able to escape. She's very confrontational and hard to like. What she went through was horrific.

Needles and Flora hate each other but after filming a teacher/student porn film things turn to lust, we only get a small taste of their love toward the end.

I really wanted to see more of the love side of their relationship. In the epilogue Needles says 'You got me, little girl. Every part of me. My heart, my dick, my fists. You got it all and there isn't anything I wouldn't do for you.' I loved this but we didn't get to see a lot of this in the book.

Niggling things my brain wouldn't let go. She was tortured and given the description I was surprised she was completely healed after two years. I also assumed she'd have scars but it wasn't mentioned how that worked with her filming porn.

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[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is less a romance and more a thin line between love and hate situation! Needles and Flora are definitely combustible. The story starts with a flashback of an extremely traumatizing experience for Flora. This gives insight to the person she is 2 years later. She's rough, tough and having nightmares. She's a part of an MC community that has Needles as the Road Captain - another hard as nails persona. They discover that there is one way in which they are very compatible. Animosity turns to protectiveness for Needles when he finds out what Flora has been through and he makes it his business to seek retribution for her. Protectiveness and mutual understanding turns into an emotional bond that neither expected. I like this story for its dual POV and themes of brotherhood, survival and moving forward. It is very descriptive in action and settings, a page-turner with drama, action & violence. Since this is book 1 of a series I would love to know how Flora's relationship with her cousin Benita will develop and how a female Prez of the MC was appointed. Looking forward to more from these multi-layered characters.

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[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flora and her cousin Benita had a strained relationship ever since they were taken by a drug lord, Benitas father had stolen from Flora was beaten and tortured infront of her cousin attempting to get his location. 2 years later and Mammoth had brought them to the club as p*rn stars. The Knights of Retribution are settling in to their new location, after handing back their RB title. Needles and Flora dont get along, Floras mouthy with attitude that grates in Needles so when King asks him to join in a shoot he cant turn down the offer to dominate the woman, showing her whose boss. But Floras past has unknowingly come back when it turns out the club has a working relationship with Deo the son of the former drug lord that help Flora and Benita. When Needles discovers Floras past he swears revenge. But can Flora see her self as whole again? Can Needles and Flora both look beyond their pasts and see a future together? A well written biker romance and a great addition to the series! With violence, past abuse, revenge, sassy, desires and more!

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[Garfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book of a saga but can be read as a standalone and won't leave things in suspense. It was a pretty fast reading and incredibly enthralling. The story was not incredibly deep but the plot was strong and I feel like the author could have made a book at least three times as long as this one without it feeling forced and giving us more details about each character than just scraping the surface, as this book did. It does have some elements that can be triggering for some so if you're sensitive to those, you might want to chose a different book, or at least skip the prologue.

Needles and Flora can't stand each other. She has a dark past that remains a secret and that keeps tormenting her. After being in a porno together without her knowing he was going to be there, they both realize that, even though they hate each other, they still have an incredible chemistry that is only growing. But can they take their chemistry out of the film set and into their real life? Can they be together? Do they want to? And when her past comes back to haunt her, can he convince her to accept his help and comfort?

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

[Marlene Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flora was a woman who survived, she was tortured because of an uncle stealing from the cartel, eventually leaving her native country and moving to Puerto Rico before being hired to work in films for the Knights of Retribution...she is a curvy, fiery Latina who doesn't take anything from anyone...and she and Needles were like oil and water with him always saying something spiteful to her...but when they made an adult film together, they were "dyno mite" making everyone notice the chemistry between them...Their MC chapter was now based in Delaware, with Gamble and Hart breaking from the Royal Bastards in Baltimore with no hard feelings...or were there??? Another group in the area is meeting with someone from her former club, and with some big-wigs that the MC deals with for their product are coming to town around the same time sounds suspicious...but you will need to read this roll-a-coaster story to see what happens...I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Elsie Pitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Quickie that will have you trembling and you might be on the floor by the time this is said and done! Do NOT sit to close to the edge! Miss Knox seems to have it all! She writes incredibly devotion in her stories with satire that will have you feeling a gamut of emotions to only deliver a spine tingling story that will not only captivate it engages and you get your fill of what your heart desires! The chemistry that has me flushed and ready for more are what makes her stories telling! Needles and Flora WOW! Chemistry off the charts, they both know what they want and it seems that each of them know that it is going to be each other! Delivered and beyond good! If you have not picked up any of this authors works well honey you better get all of it! This author slash publisher in a league of her own and she will NEVER disappoint! Not only will you be chomping at the bit for more, the waiting is haunting and brutal!

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[Peggy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 2nd story in the Knights of Retribution series which was a spin off from another series. This story is about Flora and Needles. The story starts 2 years prior when Flora and her cousin were held for information on where to find her uncle who stole from his boss. Poor Flora is tortured for months before she finally gets away. She and her cousin now live and work for the Knights of Retribution MC. Needles and Flora are actually more opposites and can’t see eye to eye on anything. Flora stars in the porn movies that the MC produces. Needles ends up with a staring role in one of the movies with Flora and then he realizes his attraction for her. When the club gets an visitor and Needles soon finds out Flora is not only scared but also about her past and the torture and this only draws him closer to protect her. There is a lot going on in the story so my only criticism is that I wish it was longer.

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[Krystinna Collett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Flora is a beautiful, tough, and complex latina. She hides the fact that she has been hurt by her sister, Benita, who also lives at the MC compound. Flora works, and owns, a part of the adult media franchise the club has. She stars in the adult live feeds. A particular day, Flora is shooting with her regular costar, and a guest is set to appear. When he does, Flora cannot believe it is Needles, someone she hates. During this shoot, it is apparent there is some serious chemistry between the two. Afterwards, all hell breaks with the club and Flora is right in the middle of it. I really enjoyed the play of this book. It felt like a new type of MC was emerging. One more tough, unashamed, but totally protective all the same. Readers, you will enjoy this spicy, little number.

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[Char Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Needles and Flora can't be in the same room without wanting to kill each other.There are dark things that happened in Needles past that even the club doesn't know about.Flora has secrets of her own but at times she loves her cousin Benita an at times she hates her for the months of torture she endured .There are so many twists and turns to this story will keep you riveted until the very last page and leave you begging for more.This story is areal darkness to this story that in the end will bring healing an love.The love hate relationship between Needles an Flora is like fire an ice.Their chemistry is smoking hot .I love the way this amazing author brings the characters to life before your eyes and you can feel their emotions and their pain.I can hardly wait to see what's next by this multi talented author.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hate on Me by Elizabeth Knox is Book 1 of the Knights of Retribution series…and it’s a…..It’s the story of Needles and Flora…and OMG!!!!! I was COMPLETELY immersed in this heartbreaking, torturous story. She’s suffered untold tortures for months with the pain bringer. When she is finally free, she becomes a porn star in an enterprise run by the Knights. One of her coworkers is Needles…and she hates him.

This story was soooooooooooo heartbreaking…..I was near tears throughout the entire read!!!! Beautifully and poignantly written…touching characters….intense story line!!!! Wow!!!! I really have no words for this incredible, gut-wrenching story.

I am volunteering to leave a review for an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

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[Carmela Dimattia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading about Needles and Flora in the Knights of Retribution MC series starter. My heart broke for them both because of all they had endured in the past and still struggle with their emotions daily. They do not like each other but then the inevitable happens and they develop feelings and they do get their HEA but with a little bump in the road. Elizabeth Knox certainly know how to write an MC book and this one will have you on the edge of your seat and is emotionally charged, especially for Flora. We also got a chance to interact with other characters we had met previously in Hart and Gamble and their daughter Ace. Once again, another outstanding read by Ms Knox and I eagerly await the next book in this series.

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[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Flora endured torture that most men couldn't make it through. When she finally got away she and her cousin wound up in another country. Even though she had to start doing things she never thought she'd do just to make a living, she's free. Well free in her body. Her mind still carries the nightmare of what happened to her. It'll never go away. Now she does sex work for an MC and she handles it okay. I mean it's life, it's better than what she came from. There's one biker there Needles, he's a jackwagon. She doesn't hesitate to let him know she thinks that either. That's okay he can't stand her either. She's mouthy and rude. Then something happens and they realize maybe all that hate can make some serious heat. When her past shows up she will need him.

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[LeMiliere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hate on Me is the first book in a new series, Knights of Retribution. It’s Flora and Needles' story, it's wel-written and fast-flowing. It's a book which had me immersed in the story from beginning to end, it's a dark, compulsive, compelling, heartbreaking, story which I couldn't put down. The characters are so well-drawn they feel real, you can't help but want them to find happiness. Flora has been forced to endure months of unimaginable torture dished out by the pain bringer how she survived is a miracle.

When she's eventually freed she ends up working as a porn star for the Knights. There she meets a co-worker called Needles who at first she can't stand. Their relationship is far from easy, but it is so worth reading. But be warned it's heartbreaking, gut-wrenching and intense have some tissues handy because you will need them.

[Maggi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gritty, dark, brutal read. When Flora and her cousin are kidnapped by a drug lord because Benita’s father stole a kilo from him, Flora is the one at the receiving end of the brutality and torture. The drug lords son, Neo, doesn’t approve of his father’s methods and when his father gives the order to kill the girls, Neo sets them free. Now 2 hrs later, they are with the Knights of Retribution MC, but the nightmares are still there. When Flora sees the people responsible for her pain and suffering in the flesh again, she loses it and Needles comes to her rescue. The one man that she hates and has fought with for over a year. An intense and emotional storyline that keeps you riveted page after page, with strong well developed characters. An awesome read!

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[Deborah Willborn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Needles and Flora

Two unlikely people putting up with each other with killing each other. That’s what you get with Needles and Flora, walking the line of wanting to choke the other one and moving on to a happy day. But shocking themselves when a day of filming comes along and they literally feel for each other and not just with filming. When Flora’s pass comes crashing into the clubhouse the one you least expect to be at her side is definitely all in and is not holding back. Needles will defend her and the past she has strived to overcome and they will both come out on top. Finding that Needle in a hay stack has struck true with these unlikely two. And the sparks will fly, productions will continue and the club will continue. So grab your copy and enjoy the coming together of the least likely pair .

[Sara Sigler · Rating 5 out of 5]

***spoiler alert ***Flora and her cousin were kidnapped by the boss that her uncle had stolen from and left. Flora was tortured with in an inch of her life to make her cousin tell them where her father was, the night that they were supposed to be killed the boss’s son got them out, still her cousin gets to her about the things that happened to her. Flora starred in quite a few porn movies and Needles hated her sass but that was the only way for her to cope. Then Deo came to the MC club with the guy that did the torturing and saw her and threatened her with more abuse. Needles saw and heard everything and went to see if she was ok and they to know each other and things were falling together. Great book! Kept me reading until I was done to see how things came out.