About the Book Xavier Hunters dreams of graduation and college are even more crazy-impossible this sophomore year. Flipping on his former BFF has put more than one target on his back. And thanks to vicious baby-daddy lies, his dream girl Samantha Fox has quit him for good. The only person who seems to understand what hes going through is Nancy Simpson. Shes a gorgeous chance to make things right--but shes more dangerous drama than Xavier has ever seen. Samantha isnt going to let heartbreak break her. Maybe Xavier wasnt the down-deep-decent guy she thought. And maybe what they had wasnt as true as she hoped. But theres something about his new boo, Nancy, thats screaming bad news. And exposing whats real means she and Xavier must face some hard truths--and survive--Page [4] of cover. Book Synopsis Xavier Hunters dreams of graduation and college are even more crazy-impossible this sophomore year. Flipping on his former BFF has put more than one target on his back. And thanks to vicious baby-daddy lies, his dream girl Samantha Fox has quit him for good. The only person who seems to understand what hes going through is Heather Larkin. Shes a gorgeous chance to make things right-but shes more dangerous drama than Xavier has ever seen. Samantha isnt going to let heartbreak break her. Maybe Xavier wasnt the down-deep-decent guy she thought. And maybe what they had wasnt as true as she hoped. But theres something about his new boo, Heather, thats screaming bad news. And exposing whats real means she and Xavier must face some hard truths-and survive. Review Quotes Entertaining yet enlightening, Calvin Slater tackles teen issues with honesty and humor. Lovers & Haters is a must-read. - Travis Hunter, author of On the Come Up About the Author Calvin Slater hails from Detroit--where he was born and raised. He has written adult fiction titles under a different name, which gave him the opportunity to provide motivational talks in Detroits public school system and one of his adult fiction titles was made required reading in some Detroit-area high schools. Readers can visit him online at slaterboyfiction.com.