I’m a big fan of romantic comedy so when I had the chance to read, Cruising for Love, I took the chance. I loved the character’s personality and couldn’t choose a favorite. Barth brings the romance, suspense, and comedy to a great mix. I’ll call it the perfect romance cocktail. Since Zoe’s sister isn’t getting married, might as well use her ticket to see where the adventure leads. Boy, does she have an adventure! She meets up with the man that broke her heart ten years ago. Nate left Zoe over ten years ago and enlisted, but he’s never forgotten about her. When he sees her again, all those feelings and unsaid thoughts want to become real. Will she listen to him and can he have her open her heart again? Cruising for Love will have you wanting to root for these characters and go on the journey with them as they heal their hearts.
Cruising Toward Love
Christi Barth
Genre: Contemporary/Romantic Comedy
Book Blurb
Can an unexplained breakup and ten years of heartache be cured by the romance – and endless buffets – of a tropical cruise? When her sister is left at the altar, small town librarian Zoe Balis jumps at the chance to take the bride’s unused ticket for the honeymoon cruise. But she didn’t count on sharing a cabin with the man who broke her heart ten years ago!
Army medic Nate Hyatt never told Zoe goodbye when he enlisted – or the real reason why he dumped her on prom night after a year as high school sweethearts. And he never stopped dreaming about the girl he left behind. Could this voyage be his chance to fix the worst mistake he ever made? After all, a Caribbean cruise should be romantic… if he can convince her to move past ten years of bitterness and hurt.
Once aboard the luxury liner, Zoe befriends a bored Internet mogul with more heart than tact. Nate vents his problems to a ship’s photographer battling PTSD. The four team up on an island hopping treasure hunt. The stakes grow higher with each of Zoe’s mysterious brushes with death. They race to discover why she’s a target and who’s behind it, while still competing in the treasure hunt.
Zoe’s never gotten over her first love, and is tempted to let Nate back into her life. But she already lost him once. She’s not willing to risk loving a man whose career keeps him in a combat zone. Can Nate breach her defenses and suture her broken heart? Grab a deck chair and see if they survive the stormy relationship seas as they cruise toward love!