The Love Haters: A Novel by Katherine Center

forced proximity • friends-to-lovers • grumpy & sunshine • men in uniform • workplace romance

A career-saving assignment sends Katie Vaughn to Key West to film a profile of a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, but her new subject is far more complicated than she expected. With a tiny lie about her swimming abilities, an irresistible attraction, and a whole lot of time spent together in paradise, Katie quickly discovers that keeping her heart out of the equation may be harder than keeping herself out of the water.

The Vibe

Katie has been burned by love before, and she's perfectly happy keeping her expectations low. When a professional opportunity takes her from her usual life in Texas to the sunny shores of Key West, she's determined to make the most of it, even if it means pretending to have skills she absolutely does not possess.

Enter Tom "Hutch" Hutcheson, a handsome Coast Guard rescue swimmer who has his own complicated relationship with romance. He's guarded where Katie is determined, and their growing attraction makes an already precarious situation even more entertaining.

Between swim lessons, helicopter flights, colorful family members, a lovable Great Dane, and the unpredictable beauty of Key West, Katie and Hutch find themselves spending more time together than either anticipated. Their chemistry brings plenty of playful tension, while both characters are challenged to confront old fears and reconsider what they're willing to risk for love.

Funny, tender, and full of feel-good romantic charm, The Love Haters is a warm contemporary rom-com about taking chances, finding courage, and discovering that love may be worth the risk after all.

Tropes & Tags

• Contemporary romance
• Forced proximity
• Friends-to-lovers
• Grumpy & sunshine
• Men in uniform
• Workplace romance
• Coast Guard hero
• Sweet hero
• Funny and heartfelt
• Found family
• Key West setting
• Emotional romance
• Feel-good rom-com
• Low-spice romance