This book was a delight! While a book that begins with a devastating suicide might be impossible to get past for some, and hard to process for everyone, Trish Doller deftly navigates this topic. Anna is left unmoored by her boyfriend's suicide and decides, last minute, to go ahead and take off on their planned sailing trip solo. Along the way she meets people who help her navigate and steer her way, both literally and figuratively.

I was looking for something fun and romantic to sweep me away since travel is still quite limited, and I got that and so much more. Float Plan is a heartbreaking look at life after love, and an examination of how we react when life doesn't go according to our plan. It features a refreshingly honest female protagonist-- my heart broke for her as she navigated her feelings for Ben, her frustration with Ben, and her confusion about her ability to move forward. Really just a thoughtful and beautiful adventure! Looking forward to whatever Trish Doller does next!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

I. LOVE. KEANE. SULLIVAN. There was a lot of boat terminology that I didn’t understand in this book but it didn’t make it unreadable to me. I really enjoyed this book and the complexities of Anna‘s and Keane’s pasts. A great love story that I can’t wait to share with others! Thank you for the opportunity to read.

"Write a book you want to read". I wanted more! Emotional book that takes you through falling in love and learning about grief. I love sailing but don't get to do it due to my location and it was a great element of the story. Can't recommend it enough.

A lovely and compassionate story about love, grief and sailing. I have been on a sailboat twice in my life and this made me want to be a sailor. Loved all the little details about life on the sea. Keane is obviously too perfect to be true (would that we all had a companion like this when we were going through a traumatic life transition) yet also somehow believable. That's the beauty of wish fulfillment when it's done well. I didn't want this one to end.

A beautiful slow burn romance. Second Chances, adventure and growth feature prominently. Seeing these two damaged people find their way to each other is both heartwarming and entertaining.

This was so good and so well-written. It was also much deeper than I expected and a nice break from the more fluffy romances. This had more grit and depth to it. I loved the descriptions of all the islands and it made me feel like I was there too.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I've read romances set on boats and in the Caribbean, but they always centered on the 1% - the heroine didn't sail the boat, she had staff for that. The strength in this story is inspiring, from both protagonists. The romance is honest and modern, leading them to a great happily-for-now conclusion that promises more adventure.

Although it deals with some heavy topics, Float Plan is a cute and fun read. Although the topic and the cover are quite summery, it does take place over Christmas. I think it would be great to read around the winter holidays, especially if you are somewhere cold and would like to be somewhere warmer.

I absolutely adore books that involve ocean excursions. Travelling by boat is forced proximity at its finest, am I right?

With a sailing trip originally planned for two, this one deals heavily with grief as we follow Anna on her impulsive decision to set sail around the Caribbean ten months after losing her fiancé. As Anna attempts to understand her loss, I felt every ounce of anger and hopelessness along with her.

Shortly into her trip, she acknowledges her lack of sailing experience and hires a professional sailor, Keane Sullivan, to guide her travels. Let me tell you, with his Irish accent and determination to not allow his prosthetic leg crumble his dreams, he will yank on your heartstrings. As Anna and Keane slowly admit their feelings, I loved the message of finding your own personal happiness foremost.

The sailing knowledge put into this is outstanding. You’ll feel like you’re directly on board with Anna and Keane. Although, with the sailing terminology and many characters met along their excursion, I did feel overwhelmed a lot. It knocked down a star or two for me, but overall I absolutely adored this.

If you’re into slow burn romances with a teaspoon of steam, this is the book for you. It’s about a girl who takes her late boyfriends boat and decides to take go on a journey they had planned before he committed suicide (*trigger warning*). After she gets to Bimini, she comes to the conclusion that she probably couldn’t get to Trinidad with her limited sailing knowledge. So, she hires a sailor to accompany her. You can already guess the ending.

It’s very cute but also way more intense than I was expecting. Our female protagonist is dealing with so much grief and feels like she doesn’t have purpose. She’s effectively throwing away her life and sailing away.

The author did an amazing job at making you feel like you were invited along for the journey. While sometimes the sailing jargon was confusing and the islands all mixed together, it made me want to buy a sailboat SO BAD!!

Many thanks to NetGalley and St Martins Press for the advanced readers copy!!

Really enjoyed this novel. Heartbroken Anna, runs away from home to complete the dream of Ben. He committed suicide ten months prior and left her struggling with grief. Anna discovers she is stronger than she knows and meets interesting characters on her journey of discovery. Not least of which is Keane Sullivan. Well written.

I enjoyed this book. The MC sails off on a voyage of discovery after her fiance commits suicide. On the way she meets new friends, new love, and some measure of healing

I do have to say that the cover doesn't really match the story. I thought it would be more of a romantic comedy then it was based on the bright cover that is similar to many rom-coms that have come out recently.

I liked how no one cared about Keane's injury. It was just another part of him. And I felt as though the difficulties he'd had finding work rang true. Unfair, but true.

I wasn't sure about the ending. What had changed that brought them back together? It seemed so easy that a few days away for Keane made him renounce everything he''d ever wanted and was now sure he'd be content living in Florida.

Overall an enjoyable read.

Do you like when two brooding characters find ways to move past their own hardships and fall in love in the process? Well, I sure do which is probably why I finished this book in less than 24 hours. This novel follows two characters sailing through the Caribbean together as Anna recovers from her fiance's suicide 10 months previous and Keane comes to term with the fact that an accident that removed part of his right leg has limited his career as a professional sailor. I really appreciated how the author handled grief and life with a prosthesis while capturing the beauty of various Caribbean islands in a way that reminded me of Elin Hildebrand. My one complaint with this novel is that, aside from the major issues each main character is dealing with, the other conflicts are relatively small and even the hard stuff is resolved pretty easily when they could have added more depth to the novel, so this novel is a solid four stars for me. If you're looking for a sweet rom com set on a sailboat, I would definitely recommend picking up Float Plan.

This book was exactly what I needed — a comfort read laced with humor and a little catharsis. For someone who knows very little about sailing, it was also an adventure. I loved reading about the technical aspects of a journey like this, and the lifestyle of sailing from island to island. I'd definitely recommend it, but be warned: It will make you want to set sail on a trip of your own.

Oh my goodness, what a book! The main character was so excellent in her grief, her bravery, and her growth. I loved the romance, but seeing this woman blossom was an absolute joy.

Thank you netgalley for this ARC ebook.

Anna is trying to pick up her life after her fiance's suicide. It has been 10 months and she decided to take a boat trip they had planned before he died. She hires a man named Keane to guide her along the trip. Before long there are sparks between them. Anna doesn't know if it is right to fall for someone so quickly, but she lets her guard down and falls for Keane.

I LOVED this book!! You get to follow along as Anna falls in love with Keane. He is just so perfect for her. Although she is still grieving her fiance, Keane does, and says all the right things to help her through it.
If you love second chance romances you will love Float Plan.

APPLAUSE!! APPLAUSE!! APPLAUSE!!
( With a standing ovation!) What a great read!

Anna Beck can't make sense of her world. Her fiance, Ben, killed himself after battling depression all his life. Unable to get on with her life, Anna makes a rash decision to complete a trip that Ben had planned for them - which would have ended with their wedding ceremony on the sandy beaches of Trinidad.

But Anna soon realizes that she lacks the skills to make the long journey through the Caribbean's unpredictable waters, so she hires Keane Sullivan, a professional sailor to help her complete her odyssey.
There is a cute scene where it appears that the fates contrived to bring them together (no spoilers here - read it for yourself!) Keane is such a decent guy - and a true friend to Anna. Doesn't hurt that he is incredibly good-looking, too!

Time and again Keane is a shoulder Anna can lean on while she battles her still raw grief for Ben. Keane is someone who understands life-altering suffering, having lost lost part of his leg in a car accident a few years back. The descriptions of all the enchanting stops along the journey, and the many harrowing incidents on the trip itself, make for totally riveting reading.

There were so many quotable lines in this story. Both Anna and Keane have had to endure heartbreak and the shattering of their dreams. I love Trish Doller's clean, realistic writing style. Anna and Keane felt like real people, facing real problems, who were doing the best they could to find a new normal.

Highly recommended!!! I give this one a 8 out of 5 score: I was that engrossed and entertained!
My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book to review.

Fair warning, this book begins with a suicide. It is not about suicide but that is an underlying theme that propels the story forward. It turns out to be a much lighter story that involves self discovery, loss, love and adventure.

We follow Anna who is trying to find her own purpose and identity after losing her fiance. She sets out on the open sea trying to gain closer and find perspective. Along the way she finds that she is chasing after the dreams of someone else. She now has to find out what she wants. She learns that she is able to do much more for herself than she thought. She is alone much of the time and has to be self reliant. She learns about letting go, moving on, and finding her own happiness in the midst of sorrow. It is fun to see the many places she travels to, the people she meets along the way and the lessons she is learning. It is a great book to read during the summer because of the beach and sea atmosphere. The majority of the book takes place on a boat. If you are not familiar with sailing and boats some of the language can be distracting, but it is nothing that takes away from the story and if anything, makes the reader feel like you are right there on the boat.

Oh my goodness, how I adored Anna and Keane. I was nervous because of a trigger warning regarding suicide at the very beginning. It was poignant and the reader could definitely feel Anna’s pain. Anna sets off as a tribute to her late husband to sail but quickly realizes that she needs help. Cue Irish-accented Keane.
Keane was such a well-written character and his actions and words were just so sweet. Sexy and hopeful, I could not put this book down!