Rock the Boat
Gia Riley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 24, 2016
Easton Beck’s known as the guy who ran. The guy who took his band out of the public eye to recover from the loss that shattered his world and his heart.
Lark Williams has officially sworn off all men. Despite her world falling apart six weeks ago, she agrees to participate in The Perfect Match Cruise. After all, who would turn down a Caribbean vacation?
One musician with a broken heart.
One gorgeous woman who stopped believing in love.
One week in paradise.
There’s only one rule on the ship – there are no rules.
Welcome aboard. Prepare to be ROCKED.
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When I started reading Rock the Boat, I expected a good story. Gia has always delivered on that aspect. But I wasn’t expecting what I read. Sure if you asked me what I was expecting, I would probably tell you I am not sure, but it wasn’t this. Rock the Boat is really good. Like all around great, not that this should have surprised me. Perhaps it was just the book I didn’t know I was looking for. It is a contemporary romance that features two people who have been broken by life and circumstance. The setting is fun and fresh. They are both on a single’s cruise. That is different, something I have not read about in a book, and I liked the setting! Easton is a musician that longs for escape and a way to heal. He, along with his band, are living a life of serenading couples day in and day out. Lark is only on this trip to appease her best friend and begin to let her past go. Neither expects for anything significant to happen on this trip. When they are matched together, it is lust at first sight. They both decide to take advantage of the situation and just enjoy their time. But as with most romantic stories, something happens along the way.
This book has everything you want and expect from the genre. There is a well-rounded main couple. There are the fun and supportive secondary characters. There is passion and connection. Throughout the story, there is a constant push and pull within Lark and Easton. The undeniable attraction they share bleeds from each word you read. Their hesitancy makes sense and allows for vulnerability and a chance to heal. Drama and angst go hand in hand with this story but it is never done in such a way that makes you roll your eyes. Instead, I found myself hoping they could make it work and at times exasperated that they would not see how good this could be.
Something I appreciated is that this book continues. I expected it to be solely on the cruise and a love at first sight story. It was so much more. The story continues as each character returns to their “real” life and you see a realistic unfolding of what a moment in time can do to you. This book is a fabulous embodiment of Gia’s emotional and fun writing style. There is humor and laughter, but there is also the deepest hurt and resilience of the heart. I loved this book! I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a contemporary romance with a hint of something fresh and fun.
Gia Riley is a New Adult and Contemporary Romance author from the small but mighty state of Delaware. She’s a lover of all things romance – a firm believer that everyone deserves a happily ever after. She loves strawberry smoothies almost as much as she loves reality TV. When she’s not writing, you can find her roaming the aisles of Kirkland’s, up to her elbows in Play-doh, or trying to hunt down spoilers for Big Brother. Her newest addiction is a Starbucks iced mocha – they keep her up late, doing terrible things to her characters.
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