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Synopsis
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 pretends that she can. Plus, Cole and Hutch are brothers. 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 maybe 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. 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.
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Is The Love Haters appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This contemporary rom-com features kissing and romantic tension but keeps intimacy off-page. Mild language and some drinking scenes are present, along with themes of workplace deception and career pressure.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include deception and job loss/insecurity.
Who'll love this
Readers will love the funny, swoony romance set in tropical Key West with a brave rescue swimmer hero and a heroine who has to face her biggest fear.