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THE LATEST FEEL GOOD ROM-COM FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROM-COMMERS It's a thin line between loving and hating... Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait...
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Being in love means being brave in The Love Haters, the newest laugh out loud, all the feels rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center
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THE LATEST FEEL GOOD ROM-COM FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROM-COMMERS
It's a thin line between loving and hating...
Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Cole's request, take a career-making gig profiling Tom "Hutch" Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West.
The catch? Katie's not exactly qualified. She can't swim—but fakes it that she can. Plus: Cole is Hutch's brother. And they don't get along. Next stop paradise!
But paradise is messier than it seems. As Katie gets entangled with Hutch (the most scientifically good looking man she has ever seen... but also a bit of a love hater), along with his colourful Aunt Rue and his rescue Great Dane, she gets trapped in a lie. Or two.
Swim lessons, helicopter flights, conga lines, drinking contests, hurricanes, and stolen kisses ensue—along with chances to tell the truth, to face old fears, and to be truly brave at last.
PRAISE FOR NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER KATHERINE CENTER
'Katherine Center crafts rom-coms with pure unvarnished delight' — CHRISTINA LAUREN, #1 bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners
'My perfect 10 of a book. As funny and sweet as all the very best nineties rom-coms, but with Center's signature heart-tugging depth. I wish I could erase it from my mind just to read it again for the first time. A shot of pure joy.' — EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers
'Great rollicking fun! Prepare to laugh and swoon and grin your pants off.' — HELEN HOANG, bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient
'Absolutely, unequivocally delightful!' — JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author
'Katherine Center writes about falling down, growing up, and finding love like nobody else.' — BRENE BROWN, bestselling author of Dare to Lead
'Serious Nora Ephron vibes.' — TAYLOR JENKINS REID, #1 bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
'Oh, how I love Katherine Center's writing!' — JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398723337
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orion
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Katherine Center is the New York Times bestselling author of over a half dozen novels - almost all of which have hit either the New York Times Bestseller list or USA Today Bestseller list, and been selected for the Book of the Month Club. She's beloved and well-connected, with fans including Emily Henry, Jodi Picoult, Brene Brown, Helen Hoang and Christina Lauren. Happiness for Beginners was adapted into a #1 Netflix film starring Ellie Kemper, and more of her books have been optioned for film/tv.
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