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Going Overboard
- Author
- Portia MacIntosh
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Publisher
- Boldwood Books
- Publish Date
- 26 July 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Tropes: 🤫 Fake dating 🛥 Forced proximity 🛌 Only one bed 💞 Revenge pact 🤭 Opposites attract 💖 Enemies to lovers
That ship has sailed… right?
Jessa is happily cruising through life - until her boyfriend Todd dumps her, out of the blue, at a wedding, during the first dance. She doesn’t know it but just across the room, cricket superstar Brody is also being blindsided by his girlfriend, Nikki. It suddenly makes sense in the days that follow - Todd and Nikki are now together.
Jessa wants to crawl under a rock, but with her best friend’s destination wedding on a cruise to Sicily - and her ex and his new girlfriend onboard - there’s no escape. She’s hoping the ship is big enough to avoid them but, unlucky for her, a booking mix-up means she’s sharing a two-bed suite with Todd, Nikki, and the handsome but infuriating Brody too.
With no choice but to ride out the awkwardness, Jessa and Brody hatch a plan. If they can’t win their exes back, they’ll get them back - revenge - by faking a red-hot romance of their own. That’ll show them. But the better they get at faking it - and the more undeniable their chemistry - the blurrier the line becomes. Either way, there’s going to be trouble at sea because true love is never plain sailing!
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Praise for Portia MacIntosh:
'Smart, funny and always brilliantly entertaining, every book from Portia becomes my new favourite rom com.' Shari Low
'I laughed, I cried - I loved it.’ Holly Martin
'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin
‘This is one of the easiest 5 stars I have given’ Reader Review
‘Portia Macintosh knows how to add the perfect amount of humor, current pop culture reference, and setting to make every rom-com an absolute joy to read!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
‘If you're looking for a feel-good read that will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even shed a tear, "Wish You Weren't Here" is a must-read. Highly recommend!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
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Details
- Author
- Portia MacIntosh
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Duration
- 7 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 July 2025
- ISBN
- 9781804267622
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Boldwood Books
- Genre
- Contemporary romance, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Romance
Synopsis
The BRAND-NEW, must-read fake dating romance from MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Portia MacIntosh, perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Alex Aster and B.K. Borison!Tropes: 🤫 Fake dating 🛥 Forced proximity 🛌 Only one bed 💞 Revenge pact 🤭 Opposites attract 💖 Enemies to loversThat ship has sailed… right?Jessa is happily cruising through life - until her boyfriend Todd dumps her, out of the blue, at a wedding, during the first dance. She doesn’t know it but just across the room, cricket superstar Brody is also being blindsided by his girlfriend, Nikki. It suddenly makes sense in the days that follow - Todd and Nikki are now together.Jessa wants to crawl under a rock, but with her best friend’s destination wedding on a cruise to Sicily - and her ex and his new girlfriend onboard - there’s no escape. She’s hoping the ship is big enough to avoid them but, unlucky for her, a booking mix-up means she’s sharing a two-bed suite with Todd, Nikki, and the handsome but infuriating Brody too.With no choice but to ride out the awkwardness, Jessa and Brody hatch a plan. If they can’t win their exes back, they’ll get them back - revenge - by faking a red-hot romance of their own. That’ll show them. But the better they get at faking it - and the more undeniable their chemistry - the blurrier the line becomes. Either way, there’s going to be trouble at sea because true love is never plain sailing!💗 💗 💗Praise for Portia MacIntosh:'Smart, funny and always brilliantly entertaining, every book from Portia becomes my new favourite rom com.' Shari Low'I laughed, I cried - I loved it.’ Holly Martin'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin‘This is one of the easiest 5 stars I have given’ Reader Review‘Portia Macintosh knows how to add the perfect amount of humor, current pop culture reference, and setting to make every rom-com an absolute joy to read!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review‘If you're looking for a feel-good read that will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even shed a tear, "Wish You Weren't Here" is a must-read. Highly recommend!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
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