Zoey
I would do anything for my sister. That includes pretending to be her on a
cruise so she can stay behind and spy on her cheating husband.
My job? Take over her Instagram and enjoy myself.
But my tropical holiday becomes anything but relaxing, once I meet Sebastian
Greer. Pain in the ass extraordinaire. A desperate man who can only be looking
for one thing - to hook up with all the single women he can find on the ship.
Unfortunately, Sebastian seems to be everywhere I go. And the thing is, the
more I run into him, the more I realize that maybe I was wrong about him after
all.
Sebastian
Seducing a beautiful woman on a cruise? Sounds like a dream come true, right?
Wrong.
I’m not here to fall in love or even hook up. I’m here to catch a cheater.
That’s right, my boss thinks his wife is unfaithful, and it’s my job to prove
it.
There’s just one problem…the more I get to know my target, the harder I find it
to fight these unexpected feelings for her.
When she confesses that she’s not who I think she is, I’m pissed - even though
I’ve been lying to her too.
With tensions flying high, we’re both sick of this ship. The end of the cruise
can’t come soon enough. But after we disembark, no matter how much I want to
forget her, I can’t. The question remains: could we overcome our secrets and
have a future together, or did our ship already sink?
Sick of This Ship is an enemies-to-lovers romance, part of the Love at Sea
multi-author series. Get ready to set sail through the Caribbean on Festival
Cruises’ most alluring voyage with eight of your favorite authors - happily
ever after guaranteed!
My thoughts:
Sick of this Ship is the third book in the Love at Sea series. This one involves Zoey and Sebastian. Out of the three, this one is my least favorite so far. I had a hard time connecting with the couple. I'm not a fan in general of mistaken identity or major miscommunication. I just didn't love that Sebastian was put into the position of falling for someone thinking she was someone else. Even in the end, I wasn't confident in the HEA to come. The best part of the book were the secondary characters in the story. I liked them more than the main characters. I would recommend it because of them.
Excerpt
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@Mari Sol
“Please, I need
you, Zoey,” Anna says again. “I wouldn’t ask if this wasn’t completely urgent.”
“Anna, you ask me
literally every time you need anything.” I cross my arms, trying hard not to
smile as my sister gives me her sweetest of puppy looks.
“You love helping
me.” She pats my hair. You would never guess she’s the older sister here. But
she’s not wrong. She’s my universe. I am here for everything she needs, no
questions asked. I learned my lesson back when we were young. The one time it
mattered, I wasn’t there for her, and it shattered everything. I’ll never make
that mistake again.
“What if I help
you back home in LA? We could figure out what Mike is up to together. Girl
power. Sisterhood of the traveling penis. All that.”
“Zo, the cruise
is where I need the help,” Anna says. “You can easily pass as me in photos that
aren’t close-ups. Keeping my Instagram full of cruise shots is the perfect
distraction for Mike while I follow him around LA.”
“I’ll help you
however I can, but I would be most useful on land.”
“I know you hate
even the thought of a cruise. But think of it this way. It’ll be much better
than lying around watching TV in your tiny apartment back in LA while you rest
your ankle. I’m pretty sure you had no other plans next week.”
“There’s plenty
to do in LA, even with a sprained ankle.”
“You’re supposed
to be resting, not running all over. At least on a cruise you can lounge at the
pool, have all your meals taken care of, and beach it up in each port of call.”
I let out a long
sigh. I hate that she’s right. Being marginally injured is the most boring
possible status to have. I can sort of do everything, but I’m not supposed to
do anything. It’s killing me. But if I still can’t run, jump, or climb at high
speed after the break in filming for our big Meghan Marconi action thriller?
That would be worse. That would jeopardize my entire career as a stunt double.
“I… but…” There
has to be a reason I shouldn’t go on the cruise. I mean, I’ve summited Mount
Kilimanjaro, sky-dived Interlaken, scaled El Capitan with my bare hands, and
flipped a car off the London Bridge. Can you imagine me sitting around eating
buffet with a bunch of retirees? “I was going to do a lot of upper body
training at that new gym near the studio next week.”
“So were you
planning to seduce a certain someone who’s been talking up his membership
there?” Anna purses her lips.
“No.” I glare at
her. “I’m not into Grant. I mean, whoever you’re talking about.”
“Why don’t you
invite him to come on the cruise?” Anna cocks her head, one eyebrow raised.
“It’s easy enough
to transfer a cruise ticket to someone else. I can give him Mike’s. A free trip
with my gorgeous sister? Come on, he’d go.”
I could laugh.
Anna knows I’m incapable of inviting a man to coffee, let alone a cruise. And a
seduction at sea, by me?
“I am not
inviting Grant Kevlar! We only met a month ago, in this very trailer. He would
never go on a Caribbean Cruise with me, even if it’s free.”
“Who says I
wouldn’t go on a free Caribbean Cruise with my new BFF?” Jamie Von Burger, my
favorite hair stylist of all time- who I also met a month ago in this trailer-
blows in the door, wet as a sewer rat. Jamie drops his umbrella, and water
sprays the room. “I’m dying to get out of this Louisiana swamp. Please tell me
you weren’t making up the idea of a jaunt to the Caribbean. I want to drink
Piña Coladas in the sun with you, babes.”
Jamie air-kisses
my cheek and his beard tickles my skin, while his long flowing locks cascade forward
in a silken waterfall. “We’re a dream team. Think of the boys we could slay.”
Of course, at
this very moment, in walks Grant Kevlar himself. Upon hearing Jamie’s words, he
raises his eyebrows at me, a delectable smile playing over his soft lips. My heart
stutter-stops. He’s the stunt double to the hunkiest of hunky actors, Zander
Zane, but somehow, he’s much darker and sexier than his silver screen
counterpart could ever be. I’d so go on a cruise if he was there. Even though
I’d never admit it, maybe a small part of me hoped I’d bump into him at a
certain LA gym.
“Jamie and Zoey
are taking a Caribbean Cruise next week.” Anna smiles. Jamie widens his eyes at
her. I narrow mine. That little skunk.
About Mari Sol
Mari Sol writes
romantic comedy that’s been described as somewhere between Hallmark movies and
the SNL skits about Hallmark movies. Her capable, assertive, and sometimes
sarcastic female leads are adventurous and quirky, and the men who fall for
them are absolutely worth your (er, their) time. Her Halloween book, “Romance
is Dead” hit #6 on Amazon for Holiday Romance and features a very cinnamon-roll
hero.
As most people
do, Mari started writing Rom Coms when she was a stressed out corporate
director and needed the escape. Her books will send you somewhere fun, like a
tropical beach (or a haunted theme park) for some relaxing self care time. She
loves the juicy bits - yes, all the
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will be made with kale, and probably a cucumber or two.
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