Are you looking for a romance book that has a little more to it than just boy meets girl and they fall in love? Look no further than Float Plan!

Trigger Warnings: suicide, self-harm

Summary: Heartbroken by the loss of her fiancé, adventurous Anna finds a second chance at love with an Irish sailor in this riveting, emotional romance. After a reminder goes off for the Caribbean sailing trip Anna was supposed to take with her fiancé, she impulsively goes to sea in the sailboat he left her, intending to complete the voyage alone. But after a treacherous night’s sail, she realizes she can’t do it by herself and hires Keane, a professional sailor, to help. Much like Anna, Keane is struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned. As romance rises with the tide, they discover that it’s never too late to chart a new course. In Trish Doller’s unforgettable Float Plan, starting over doesn’t mean letting go of your past, it means making room for your future.

WHAT I LOVED

This book was everything to me. Please take heed of the trigger warnings because you are dumped RIGHT INTO THE FEELS right off the bat. They are also listed in the book itself as well. Anna is 25, and leaves everything behind to sail on the boat that Ben left her using the plans that Ben made for a vacation they were to take together. After a bumpy start, we meet Keane.

From there, it isn’t all hearts and flowers. Anna is learning how to still live her life under the grief and anger that losing Ben left her with. We watch her learn to navigate not just the boat, but her life and what to do next, while also fighting with Ben’s mom and feeling pressure from her family. Keane is on a journey as well. Having suffered an accident, he is dealing with the aftermath of what was next for him with his life.

As I read about their journey’s, I felt their emotions right along with them. Is it ok to be happy after losing the man you loved? Is it ok to change the course of your life? Can the author write a sequel so I can come back to this way of life?

The secondary characters that Anna and Keane meet along the way are also so interesting and jump off the page, both good and bad (not everyone is so friendly!)

And the ending? I did one of those happy sighs as I switched off my Kindle.

AN ADDED BONUS

I don’t think I’ve ever read a book where the main characters were sailing their own boat before. This book can teach you a LOT about sailing. I kept my phone next to me and looked up all the different vocabulary words, and I learned A LOT! Even the title of the book taught me something I never knew before. In addition, I pulled up a map of all of the different islands that Anna and Keane were sailing to, so I could follow along. I’m happy that I did, as I think it enhanced the story even more.

All in all, I absolutely loved this tale, and only felt a little jealous that Anna could just pack up and take off so quick! I also can’t wait to get back to being on a ship (although, I’ve only been on a cruise ship). Will I ever sail a boat by myself? Probably not. But I have Anna and Keane there for me when I want to return to that type of life!

FLOAT PLAN IS OUT NOW!