Synopsis:

CW: suicide, depression, grief

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.

“The perfect escape. Fresh, funny, and romantic. I wish I could sail away with this book.” – Meg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries and Little Bridge series

I’ve always been enamored with the idea of sailing. I say ‘idea’ because I’ve never actually been sailing. And anytime I come across a book that features sailing, I’m almost always interested. Float Plan was no different. 

The synopsis struct me at once. A grieving woman cuts her ties—and without much forethought—sets sail on the course through the Caribbean Islands she’d planned with her fiancé. It’s brave, heart-wrenching, and most assuredly doomed to complications. Who doesn’t want to read that inspirational story??

“The stages of grief are not linear. They are random and unpredictible, folding back on themselves until you begin mourning all over again. I have bargained with a universe that is not listening. I have cried myself hollow. I have leaned into the belief that I can’t live without Ben Braithwaite, but kneeling here in the sand on a beach four hundred miles from home says maybe I can—and that terrifies me.“

Trish Doller, Float Plan

Immediately I was sucked into Anna’s character. She’s well-written and convincing, leaping off the page as a fully-formed person. How would this experience change her? How would she handle the curve balls the trip tossed her way? I wanted to know more about her and where her journey would take her.