Wanderlust
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3.4 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
People We Meet on Vacation meets The Unhoneymooners in this sparkling debut romantic comedy about two near strangers—and complete opposites—who win a radio contest for a trip around the world.
Love's about to take flight.
Feeling stuck at work and tired of London’s dreary weather, magazine writer Dylan Coughlan impulsively rings a radio station one day only to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world. The catch? Her travel partner must be a contact randomly selected on her phone. And of course this stressful game of contact roulette lands on a number listed only as Jack the Posho, an uptight, unbearably posh guy she met on a night out and accidentally ghosted.
The two couldn’t be more different, and as the trip kicks off, Jack seems like he’d sooner fling himself into the sun than have a conversation with Dylan. But more is hinging on this trip than the chance to see the world. For the past two years, Dylan’s been relegated to writing quizzes (and only quizzes) at her lifestyle magazine after an article about her past abortion went viral—and not in the good way. If she’s able to make a series about their trip successful, her overbearing boss will give her a chance at a permanent column. Dylan’s willing to do anything to make the series a hit, even if it means embellishing her and Jack’s relationship to satisfy readers. But as the column’s popularity grows, so does the bond between Dylan and Jack, and Dylan is forced to consider if the one thing she thought she always wanted is worth the price she'll have to pay to get there.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Everhart's sparkling debut pairs a feisty heroine with a straitlaced hero on a whirlwind adventure. Bisexual writer Dylan Coughlan is at a crossroads: her career at London's Buxom Magazine is going nowhere, and her decision to write about her abortion has put her at odds with her conservative parents—and at the center of a social media firestorm. So when she wins a trip around the world from a London radio station, she jumps at the chance. The only caveat is that the station gets to choose her traveling companion at random from her phone contacts, and it lands on someone she can't remember meeting: "Jack the Posho." Buttoned-up lawyer Jack Hunton felt a real spark when he met Dylan at a club and was disappointed that she never called, so he throws caution to the wind and agrees to join her. At first, freewheeling Dylan worries that planner Jack will be a killjoy. As their trip progresses, however, opposites attract, with Dylan opening up about her past and Jack admitting to his artistic ambitions. Everhart's layered characters leap off the page, and the no-nonsense approach to both Dylan's abortion and her sexuality is refreshing. Far-flung backdrops—including Marrakech, Reykjavik, and Tokyo—add to the fun. Everhart is a writer to watch.
