Readers are introduced to Katie. She works making promotional videos with her own sideline highlighting 24 hours in a subject’s life. When the story opens, many at her company are about to be laid off. So, when Katie is offered an opportunity, she takes it! There are a few problems though-the gig involves following a Coast Guard member (Hutch) at their job so includes flying in helicopters, and needing to swim. Katie does not know how to swim and is not crazy about flying in what feels like it could be an unsafe aircraft.
Cole, who offered the job and the subject has some agenda of his own. The very famous (for rescuing Jennifer Aniston’s dog), Coast Guard member is his brother and the two do not get along well.
So, readers can see that the stage is set and going into romance territory.
This book has more though in that there is a lot about weight issues. The problems began with Katie’s critical stepmother. They got worse for Katie after some bad comments on social media when she was at a music awards dinner with her then boyfriend. Readers are told that Katie is very stressed about having to reveal her weight before getting on the copter due to her past.
I am not sure how this topic will sit with readers in what is billed as a light read, so know this going in.
This was a solid novel but not my favorite by this author.
Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub date: 20 May 2025
320 pages
Romance/Women’s fiction
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