The Love Haters - Katherine Center

"It's a thin line between love and love-hating in the newest laugh out loud, all the feels rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center. 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 colorful 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"--

Hardback, Published 5/20/25
Featuring beautiful spray-painted edges with vibrant designed endpapers.

"Katherine Center's latest romance is madcap, laugh-out-loud, and adrenaline-packed--but with a tender center: the reminder that our first love story always needs to be with ourselves." --Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT bestselling author

"Center's latest is a charming romp full of all the elements readers have come to expect from her: endearingly guarded characters thrust into a situation that opens up their worlds in the best way." -- Booklist

Striking a perfect balance of comedic moments and emotional authenticity, this may be Center's best yet." --Publishers Weekly