Not Since You

By: Fiona Riley

Narrated by: Keira Grace

Charlotte Southwick always has a plan. Boarding her honeymoon cruise alone and decidedly unmarried wasn’t her intention. Neither was running into her high school love on board. Lexi looks so confident, and so hot, and so irresistible.... How could she have let this woman get away?

Lexi Bronson hasn’t had a permanent address in almost a decade and couldn’t be happier. Life is good bartending for a luxury cruise line - open seas, warm beaches, beautiful women, and no unnecessary anchors - until the woman who broke her heart shows up on her ship, and all those dreams of forever come rushing back.

When passion flares, will the storm that rages shipwreck them both?

©2019 Fiona Riley (P)2019 Bold Strokes Books Inc

Wonderful, genuine, and feel-good all around

Fiona Riley knocks another one out of the park, and I was there for every sun-soaked moment (which was amusing as I've been listening to this while walking the dog through the snow).

The blurb does a more-than-decent job at explaining the set-up, but what I truly loved about this book was there was nothing in the way of "if they just talked to each other." They did. Almost immediately, in fact, and when they found their spark was by no means gone, they faced it like adults. Adults in a position where they're not technically allowed to do anything about it (staff aren't allowed to fraternize with guests) and where their lives are only going to intersect for the duration of a cruise and vacation. That created the core of the 'will-they-or-won't-they?' and it was completely believable and more than enough for them to have to fight to be together. I love when the plot is more "us against the problem" rather than people butting heads.

Also, as I always know to expect (and love!) from a Fiona Riley book, Lexi's friend group was this brilliant mix of wonderful, supportive people with fully fleshed out characters of their own, offering advice, help, brutal truth moments, and there was a cute little side-plot of two of her gay friends both working up the nerve to ask each other out, and asking Lexi for advice on it, and I am there for LGBT+ stories with LGBT+ friend groups living their own lives alongside the main plot.

There were so many deep-dive character touches in this one, from Lexi's tattoos and cloud-talking to Charlotte's slow realizations about how she was living her life thanks to a cruise-ship friendship and stepping outside her usual routine.

I adored this. (It almost made me reconsider my "being on a cruise ship sounds like introvert hell," opinion too, which is amazing.)

Not bad

It is not the worst book by Fiona Riley, but it is not the best one. It was OK. It is a good listening for vacation but not more than that. Keira Grace narrated well.

One of my top favs

This was so incredibly good. I loved the narrator's portrayal of Lexi. Her voice and flirtation were off the charts sexy. Keira Grace was a really good fit for this book. It felt authentic and I love that. I need Keirs Grace to do more Lexi type characters. *Swoons*

Loved it!

What a treat. A Wonderful sweet read full of love. It oozes love, which is insatiable and beautiful.

it was good

I love the sex scene and the obvious love they had for each other. it's was a good listen...