Shipped
Author: Angie Hockman
Trope: Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Workplace Romance
Point of view: Single, First person
Relationship: MF
Type of series: Standalone
In a nutshell: Two arch-rivals. One promotion. Can they resist falling for one another in paradise?
Marketing manager Henley Evans barely has time for herself, let alone family, friends, or dating. But when she's shortlisted for her dream promotion, the sacrifices finally seem worth it.
If only Graeme Crawford-Collins, the remote social media manager/bane of her existence, wasn't also up for the position. Although they've never met in person, their epic email battles are the stuff of office legend.
The task: draft a proposal on how to boost bookings in the Galápagos.
The catch? They have to go on a company cruise...together.
But when they meet on the ship, Henley is shocked to discover that the real Graeme is nothing like she imagined - and the line between loathing and liking is thinner than a postcard.
With her career dreams in sight and a growing attraction to the competition, Henley begins questioning her life choices. Because what's the point of working all the time if you never actually live?
What I thought: This was such a sweet romance! I devoured this in one night and left me with all the warm and cosies. The perfect contemporary enemies to lovers romance, we follow rival workmates on a cruise for work purposes. Rivals in forced proximity - yes! This book was easy to read, and has a strong eco theme throughout, again right up my alley. I love these characters, I love Graeme, he is on my book boyfriend list (yes I have a list, there are too many good ones out there!) A super fun read, I recommend.
