[ARC Review] Float Plan by Trish Doller

Two drifting souls find purpose - and love - on the high seas. 

When Anna lost her fiancé eight months ago, she ended up losing herself as well. So on the day when she was supposed to sail with him to the Caribbean, she hopped aboard their boat and left her job, her family, and her life behind. 

Of course, life has a strange way of putting you on the path you're meant to be on, even if you don't realize it. 

After struggling with the boat on her own, Anna meets Keane, a former competitive sailor, sidelined by a prosthesis, who just happens to possess an Irish access and the boating know-how to get them to her destination. Missing her former fiancé, Anna finds herself fighting her growing attraction to Keane - that is, until she realizes there's room in her heart for the man of her past and the man she wants in her future. 

Float Plan is a fantastic new addition to the romance genre. I was initially worried that I'd be lost in all the boat terminology, but author Trish Doller does a fantastic job of making sense of everything without over-explaining everything and detracting from the story. I loved the escapism of Anna and Keane's story, the pull of the open seas ahead and nothing behind. Both Anna and Keane, as well as all the fabulous characters they run into along the way, are wonderfully dynamic; Anna's journey was physical, mental, and emotional, and her growth throughout the story was great to follow. And, in testament to the genre, Anna and Keane's relationship will leave you warm and fuzzy inside. Float Plan is a perfect, sunny weekend escapt from the dreary cold of winter. 

A huge thanks to St. Martin's Griffin and Netgalley for the advanced copy of Float Plan.