by Josie Silver
First published 2022
Cleo writes about love stories all day but has never lived one herself. Her editor assigns her to marry herself on a remote Irish island as a solo romantic adventure. She arrives at her luxury cabin only to discover Mack, a tall, dark, stubborn American who claims he booked the same retreat. Neither will leave. When a storm hits, they must shelter together for what should be just one night. Cleo came to the island seeking independence, but finds herself trapped with a stranger who challenges everything she planned. The storm forces them into close quarters, and what begins as a territorial dispute becomes something neither expected. Josie Silver crafts a Christmas romance where two people who thought they knew what they wanted discover that one night can change everything. The Irish island setting becomes both sanctuary and prison as Cleo and Mack navigate their forced proximity and growing attraction.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, second-chance
Setting: Ireland, Irish Island
Period: Christmas
352 pages · Paperback · Plaza & Janes