Love/Hate (Lilian Monroe) Books in Order

The Love/Hate series is Lilian Monroe in enemies-to-lovers mode. These books are contemporary, sharp-edged, and built around first impressions that go very badly, then get worse once attraction enters the picture.

Each novel stands alone, but they share a common feel. The couples meet with friction already sparking, parking-space fights, job complications, public arguments, professional clashes, and then spend the rest of the story discovering that anger and chemistry sit a little too close together for comfort. Monroe has fun with that line, and the books move quickly because of it.

The setup is simple. The fallout is not.

Hate at First Sight kicks off with a classic rude first encounter that becomes a boss-employee problem. Loathe at First Sight folds in a billionaire and a dream job that comes with a very inconvenient employer. Despise at First Sight goes darker, pairing a defense lawyer with a disgraced politician she has every reason to distrust. That third book gives the series a little more weight, but all three are interested in what happens when characters judge each other fast and then have to sit with the mess.

These are not cozy small-town books. The atmosphere is more urban and high-pressure, with jobs, reputations, class differences, and public image shaping the romance. The heroes tend to be powerful, difficult, and privately more complicated than they first seem. The heroines are not pushovers. They argue back, make snap judgments of their own, and usually have very good reasons for their guard being up.

There is also more family tension running through this series than the titles might suggest. The books hint at sibling ties, shared history, and outside scandals that bleed into the romance. That gives the trilogy a slightly broader canvas than a simple hate-then-love setup.

If you like contemporary romance with snappy conflict, strong attraction, and characters who have to work hard to move past their worst assumptions, Love/Hate is a solid pick. The books are connected enough to reward reading in order, but each one gives you a complete arc with its own couple, its own problems, and its own version of the very thin line between wanting to yell and wanting to kiss.