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Blurb

When my grandmother found out she didn’t have long to live, she embarked on a crazy trip—jumping out of airplanes and scuba diving with sharks.

After I repeatedly voiced my concern, Gram blocked me—her own grandson—on text and social media, leaving me only her travel companion Eleanor’s number.

Eleanor started sending me pictures of Gram’s adventures.  At first she seemed nice, but when I attempted to persuade her to talk some sense into her friend, she told me where I could stick my advice.  After that, photos arrived with snarky comments, and Eleanor and I got into it on more than one occasion.

When I heard Gram’s upcoming plans were more dangerous than ever, I hopped on a plane.

Since I arrived late, I headed to the bar for a drink, figuring I’d surprise her in the morning.

To my delight, I met a gorgeous woman looking for a no-strings-attached night.  Nora was just what I needed. She invited me back to her room, telling me to give her a ten-minute head start.  But when I went to pay her bar tab, I realized how much she’d had to drink.  As much as I wanted to ignore it, I couldn’t. So I stood Nora up.

I knew she’d be pissed, but I also knew I’d never see her again.

Except never came a little early.  Namely, the next morning when I went to meet my grandmother and her evil-spinster friend.  Because old Eleanor turned out to be young Nora from last night.  And if I thought the woman disliked me before, that was nothing compared to how ticked-off she was now. Or how unhappy she was going to be that their party of two was about to become a party of three.

 

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Review

4.5 stars!

Oh, my feels. This fun, sexy, surprising and emotional read was a rollercoaster that I wasn’t expecting, but it’s a gorgeous read with a great romance, and I loved it.

Beck and Nora meet at a bar one night, and after some banter and back-and-forth, they end up sharing a sizzling night together. They both wrote it off as a one night stand, until Beck learns that Nora is actually ‘Eleanor’, a woman travelling with his terminally ill grandmother, Louise, helping her have some big adventures during her final months of life.

Beck and ‘Eleanor’ have been angrily messaging back and forth for some time, as he is deeply unhappy with the unnecessary risks his grandmother is taking, and Eleanor’s role in that. She has been snarking right back at him and telling him to mind his own business. Now that they are face to face, they can argue in person, and they do… frequently. But with undertones of sexual chemistry as their attraction continues to sizzle.

It’s a great dynamic, with Beck’s bossy uptightness providing a very entertaining contrast with Nora’s feisty and free-spirited nature. All while Nora and Louise are gallivanting around, having the time of their lives. It’s a bit of an enemies-to-friends-to-lovers situation, and with neither Beck or Nora interested in a relationship, their bickering foreplay and angry sex works brilliantly for both of them.

But when feelings become involved, and the reality of their situation sinks in, drama comes with it. It’s an emotional read, and I admit that I was surprised by the emotional intensity of it. This book made me cry more than once, and I loved the amazingly heartfelt love story that developed so beautifully in such difficult circumstances.

Despite the tears, this book had lots of fun moments, and some poignant messages, and I really enjoyed the story. Louise is so awesome, and Beck’s brother, Jake, is a hilarious scene-stealer, I’d love to read a story for him one day!

I listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Andie Arndt, and they do a great job with it. This is definitely a good one to listen to.

I loved this book. 4.5 stars.