Hate & Love Duet Books in Order

The Hate & Love Duet is where Rina Kent and Isabella Starling let a stalker romance play out over two full books instead of a single, fast hit of darkness. It is written for readers who want to sit in the tension rather than rush through it.

The duet begins with He Hates Me, told through the eyes of a young woman just trying to survive her days. She is broke, lonely, and quietly holding herself together when she catches the attention of a man who should have stayed invisible. He is a killer who moves like a ghost through the city, and once he sees her, he cannot let go.

What follows is not a sweet courtship. The hero watches, follows, and slowly pushes his way into every corner of her life. The book leans heavily into obsession, fear, and a kind of twisted caretaking that never lets you forget how much power he holds. Even the tender moments carry a sharp edge, because the threat is always close.

He Hates Me Not continues the same couple’s story rather than starting fresh. By then, the heroine has seen exactly what he is capable of, yet she is still tangled in his world. Their dynamic shifts from pure hunter and prey into something more complicated, with both of them forced to face the secrets, trauma, and unhealthy cravings that keep them tied together.

Across the duet, consent is pushed, lines are crossed, and there is very little moral distance from the hero’s violence. The appeal is in watching a heroine who refuses to stay a helpless victim and a man who is too broken to love gently try to find a way that does not destroy them completely.

You do not need to read any other Rina Kent series before this duet. There are nods to her wider universe, but the focus stays on this one relationship and the self-contained nightmare the two of them build. This page lays out the reading order, core tropes, and overall tone so you can decide whether you are ready to follow them all the way to the end.