Title: The Ship Engineer, 2nd Ed.
Series: Workplace Encounters, #4
Author: Serena Yates
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (125 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (Published May 13th 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate/Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3.5 Hearts
Blurb: Nathan Kappas, newly promoted to second engineer on the cruise ship Sapphire, has eyes only for the vessel he’s about to board. He literally runs into Harper Quade, a singer and dancer hired to entertain passengers. Harper has always wanted to travel, and working onboard the Sapphire keeps him away from his abusive ex-boyfriend.
As they sail to Hawaii, Tahiti, and other exotic destinations, Nathan and Harper soon share a cabin and a deepening connection, which surprises Nathan, who generally prefers the predictability of machines to people. But an employee who feels jilted when Harper gets promoted harasses him, and Harper’s dangerous past refuses to let him escape.
Harper might not be as safe on the Sapphire as he assumed, but Nathan will do anything to protect him.
ISBN: 9781634760805
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6375
Reviewer: Aerin
Review: Finally the pattern has been broken!!! I’m so happy that nobody lost their job in this book as it happened in all 3 previous books in this series; it makes for a nice change of pace. I liked this novella, it was light and the pace was good, it makes for a great read when you’re in the mood for something sweet and without a ton of angst. And virgin alert!!!!
Nathan and Harper’s attraction is pretty much instant, and I liked that because the chemistry between them seemed genuine. Nathan is not very good at being social and communicating with people, while Harper is a social butterfly and chose his career accordingly. The ship engineer and the actor/dancer/singer…an unlikely duo by all means, but they worked together, and I enjoyed how different they were from one another.
Harper’s stalker, the crazy ex from hell made for a nice diversion from all the loving and sexing these two were doing, even if it wasn’t entirely believable. How did the crazy ex find out where Harper was working now to start with, since his job on the cruise ship was pretty much a last minute decision? And even though the author tells us how rich the ex is, who would waste so much time and money to stalk someone around the world? Like I said not believable but entertaining nonetheless.
The relationship between Harper and Nathan was too insta-love for me. And Nathan was a 25-year-old virgin; again, I can’t wrap my head around that to be honest. Kids start having sex in their teen years and I don’t believe Nathan’s socially awkward behavior would stop him from getting laid when he is as good-looking and we’re lead to believe. *shrugs*
This was a pretty good story, the best in this series so far.
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