Total Dreamboat

A Novel

By: Katelyn Doyle

Narrated by: Kelli Tager, Russ Bain

“FRESH AND FUN AS HELL — Katelyn Doyle is absolutely an author to watch.” —People

From the author of Just Some Stupid Love Story, an IRRESISTIBLE ROM-COM about what happens when a cruise ship romance goes…overboard

Hope Lanover needs a vacation. Her relationship has imploded, her creative ambitions have flatlined, and she can’t seem to locate the badass girl she used to be. So when her best friend invites her on a luxury cruise, she goes along with it, despite decidedly not being a cruise person.

Felix Segrave, a sober, determinedly single, workaholic chef, hates leaving his restaurant and routine. But when his parents surprise him and his sisters with cruise tickets, he can’t say no—he’s disappointed them too many times in his troubled past.

Hope and Felix are prepared to grin and bear it . . . until they lock eyes at check-in. Suddenly ten days in the Caribbean doesn’t seem so bad, if it means a fling with a sexy stranger. But when their romantic demons catch up to them and a huge fight leaves them stranded in paradise, they must work together—not to mention share a bed—to make their way home. Can they navigate the stormy seas of love or will they face romantic shipwreck?

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

Critic reviews

Praise for Total Dreamboat

A Most Anticipated Book (Brit+Co, Zibby Owens, The Nerd Daily, She Reads Romance)

“There’s no second book slump for Doyle in this fun beach read.…The banter is clever, the setting gorgeous, and the quirky supporting cast entertains. Readers will be swept away.”
—Publishers Weekly

“The perfect summer read for fans of Emily Henry and Christina Lauren. Felix and Hope’s deeply relatable struggles are sensitively balanced alongside the chaos and comedy of a vacation gone horribly wrong. Every scene feels cinematic, and Doyle’s prose positively sparkles. I can’t say enough good things about this book!”
—Alexis Daria, bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola

Praise for Just Some Stupid Love Story

“Fresh and fun as hell — Katelyn Doyle is absolutely an author to watch.”
—People Magazine

“While there are plenty of stories out there that say love conquers all, this one actually shows how and why. And that’s as surprising as it is satisfying.”
—BookPage

“Doyle perfectly balances first loves and second chances in this stunning debut." —Ashley Poston, NYT bestselling author of The Dead Romantics

“I devoured Just Some Stupid Love Story…a magic-potion mix that kept me reading late into the night...Doyle has created characters that feel as modern and as messily real as the people you know you love.”
—Kate Clayborn, author of Georgie, All Along

“If you've ever loved any stupid love story, you'll love this perfect, delightful, very smart stupid love story… Just read it. Now.”
—KJ Dell’Antonia, NYT bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters

"Funny, sexy, and tender all at once.”
—Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care

“A joy to read”
—Kirkus (starred review)

“A unique, sizzling second-chance rom-com with an HEA that will leave readers cheering.”
—Library Journal

Loved it

You’ll be rooting for Felix and Hope to turn their cruise ship romance into an HEA! Funny, with great banter, and flawed but deeply relatable and empathetic characters, all with a swoony romance and lots of rom-com hijinx.

The real, vivid emotions in this book are fabulous!

Loved the narrators.
Loved the cheeky banter.
Loved the emotions from all the characters.
I’m very glad a listened to this second book by this author.

Stunning

Absolutely un-put-down-able! This is a modern commentary on the courage to be yourself and seek out the future you envision. Witty, zesty dialogue intertwined with absolutely no idea how our two protagonists will come out in the end. Swallowed this book in 2 days