Review: Sweet Shipboard Romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2014
I was given the ARC of Sail Away With Me in exchange for an honest review. When I read the synopsis for the story, I was very much intrigued with the concept of a shipboard romance.Jody Carter is a woman with a teenage son recently divorced from a man who smooth-talks his way through everything.  Still overcoming the fact that her marriage failed, she is convinced by her three friends that she needs to take a holiday with them and put that all behind her.  Despite the baggage of her past, she agrees to go on the cruise never expecting to find romance.  But when she meets Taggart, she is quickly captivated by his charm. Jody struggles to maintain her composure but soon realizes she is fighting an uphill battle and ultimately gives into her attraction.  But as her vacation comes to end, she focuses on accepting that what she and Taggart shared was simply a weeklong vacation fling, never anticipating it could be anything more.Taggart Keith is a self-help author merely taking the cruise to work at promoting his latest book and holding lectures never expecting that the words he writes could apply to his life as well. But when he comes to Jody’s rescue as the cruise begins, he becomes enchanted with her beauty never waning in his persistent pursuit trying to breakdown her defenses.  As with Jody, Taggart never anticipates that what begins as a shipboard romance could turn into a love the caliber of which he has never experienced nor did he ever expect to find.Sail Away With Me is a story of finding love in a most unexpected place, and there are most definitely some sexy, steamy moments between Jody and Taggart.  The first half of this story takes place on board the cruise ship, and the remainder takes place on land.  As the characters spend time together outside the “fantasy world” of vacation, they see into each other's lives realizing how very different they are which leaves them with having to make the decision of whether or not they have found a love that will truly last a lifetime.