Author: Beth O’Leary
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Romance; Women’s Fiction
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 384
Date of Publication: April 1, 2025
My Rating: 5 Stars
What if you were lost at sea…with your one-night stand?
Zeke and Lexi thought it would just be a night of fun. They had no intentions of seeing each other again. Zeke is only in town for the weekend to buy back his late father’s houseboat. Lexi has no time for dating when she needs to help take care of her best friend's daughter.
Going back home with a stranger seems like a perfect escape from their problems. But a miscommunication in the dark, foggy night means no one tied the houseboat to the dock. The next morning, Zeke and Lexi realize all they can see is miles and miles of water.
With just a few provisions on the idle boat, Zeke and Lexi must figure out how to get back home. But aside from their survival, they’re facing another challenge. Because when you’re stuck together for days on end, it gives you a lot of time to get to know someone—and to fall in love with them.
MY THOUGHTS:
A one-night stand and being lost at sea. They are contrary circumstances, to be sure. Zeke and Lexi discover that the rendezvous on the houseboat they were on took quite a different turn. The houseboat has drifted out to the middle of the ocean. They are stranded. They are alone. They have no idea how the pair of them would find safety.
Close proximity to be sure. Feelings are definitely being caught between Lexi and Zeke after spending several days together out at sea. Romance aside, how will they get back to land? Will they find a way on their own, or will they somehow be rescued?
Survival is critical for Lexi and Zeke, so finding a way home is paramount. Although they are working on finding their way home, they just may have found a way to one another, and hopefully once on land their story might have a happy ending. What a lovely multilayered story by Beth O’Leary.
Many thanks to Berkley and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
Beth studied English at university before going into children’s publishing. She lives as close to the countryside as she can get while still being within reach of London, and wrote her first novel, The Flatshare, on her train journey to and from work. You’ll usually find her curled up with a book, a cup of tea, and several woolly jumpers (whatever the weather).
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