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The Love Haters

By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
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THE LATEST FEEL GOOD ROM-COM FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROM-COMMERS

'The Love Haters made me laugh out loud and escape, just as her novels always do'
JODI PICOULT

Video producer Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past-now she may be lighting her career on fire. But her luck seems to change at last when her coworker Cole offers her a last-chance job filming Tom 'Hutch' Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West.

There are only two problems:
1. Katie can't swim-but she lies to Hutch that she can to get the job.
2. 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 and his eccentric family, she realises she's not the only who's been let down by love before.

Cue swim lessons, helicopter flights, conga lines, drinking contests, hurricanes, and stolen kisses - 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

'Serious Nora Ephron vibes.'
TAYLOR JENKINS REID, #1 bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

©2025 Katherine Center (P)2025 Macmillan Audio
Romantic Comedy Swimming
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I absolutely loved this book, from the the first. Chapter till the last I was hooked and could not put it down, I just HAD TO KNOW what happened next and so as a result I read it in two days. I laughed out loud multiple times and I felt all the feels right along side these characters and their experiences. Honestly a five star read for me, initially a pallet cleanser but ended as a new fave book of 2025. Highly recommend.

LOVED THE LOVE HATERS

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I always enjoy Katherine Center books, in fact I’ve decided she is my number one favourite author. I really like how there is the romance and relatable connection whilst being books that I would be happy for my daughters to read when they are older.

Easy enjoyable listen

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Great laughs and characters who feel like old friends you wish were still in your life.

Delightful

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This was an easy listen, in particular for the narrator/author match. The humour was well written and very well performed, making it easy to listen to, laugh with and churn through far too quickly.

The body image aspect was really well handled, too, and such an important topic to include in chick lit.

Light-hearted and entertainingly performed with great themes underneath

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