Thank you netgalley, the publisher and the author for my #gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Well this one was fun! Sometimes you can read a book close to where you are and feel like it didn’t do it justice. And this is absolutely NOT how I felt about this book. I loved all the references to Richmond places and the terrible Northern Virginia traffic. And even a school my husband went to🤣

You met Wyatt in the Appies series (but don’t have to read those before this one) and I loved to get his story! Josie was the perfect match for him and I loved seeing these two actually get to know each other.

Read if you like:
🏒Hockey adjacent
⛵️brother’s best friend
🏒all the banter
⛵️sailing trip
🏒adopted dog
⛵️meddling friends/family

🎧 I listened to this one and Andi Arndt and Patrick Zeller are the perfect Josie and Wyatt. Patrick is an amazing grump🤣 and we all love Andi.

Please read CW/TW before starting this (and any) book. This one is out August 5 and is the perfect summer read!

I have never read a book by this author but she is definitely going be a new favorite! This book was so funny that I laughed out loud several times. I was actually disappointed when the audiobook was finished because it was so engaging. Andi Arndt always has an amazing delivery! The only thing that I would criticize was the ending - it was very abrupt.

If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair is the sweetest, most charming enemies-to-lovers romance I’ve read in ages! 💖✨ From the very first page, I was hooked by Josie’s lovable personality—she’s the kind of heroine who’s caring, funny, and just a little bit sassy, which makes her the perfect match for Wyatt’s grumpy but secretly adorable personality. 😍🌊

The story’s setting on a sailing adventure down the intercoastal waterway is absolutely enchanting—picture breezy days, salty air, and those hilarious mishaps that make you giggle out loud! 🌅😂 Emma captures the unpredictability of the sea and the chemistry between Josie and Wyatt so beautifully, it’s impossible not to root for them. ❤️⚓️

What really stole my heart was how their banter turns into genuine connection—proving that sometimes, getting lost at sea is exactly what you need to find yourself and someone special. 🧭💕 Josie’s kindness and Wyatt’s gruff exterior are the perfect combo, and I loved watching their walls come down one hilarious, heartfelt moment at a time. 🥰🌟

If you’re craving a lighthearted, swoon-worthy read with a dash of adventure and lots of adorable moments, this book is a must! 📚💫 Emma St. Clair has truly created a delightful escape where love, laughter, and a little bit of chaos set sail perfectly. 🚤💞 I couldn’t recommend it more—grab your favorite snack, cozy up, and get ready for a voyage you won’t forget! 🌸😊

I don’t even have the words to express how much I love and adore this book! I was giddy to discover that Wyatt (a former Appie) was the lead in this story and his meet-cute with Josie was utterly hilarious. I had both an ALC and an ARC and the narrators were fantastic!!!!

Wyatt is recovering from a hockey injury and Josie, a school nurse, is sent by her brother to care for him–in a m*rder cottage. This book is the perfect summer escape and it’s full of adventure, sailing, a cool whip container, Jib–the best-dressed dog ever, misconceptions, healing, swoony romance, and connection.

Emma St Clair is a favorite author of mine, as she never fails to incorporate a few unbelievable animal instances with her perfect combination of closed door spice, banter, humor, and emotion. The recipes of her books are everything that satisfies and satiates my love for this genre.

This is definitely a book I plan to re-read and has all the feels for an ideal summertime indulgence.

Content: mild romance; off-page vague talk of a near attack

Many thanks to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for the review copy. I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given*

This was my first to read the brother’s best friend trope and it will not be the last time because I fell in love with the trope.
First of all I loved Josie so much she is such a sunshine and she is HILARIOUS there was so funny moments in the book that made laugh so hard.
Second of all Wyatt is such a grumpy obviously but when you get to know him more you’ll know how a softie he is he is so cute and so in love with Josie and he with what he was doing for Josie he proved that to be loved is to be seen.
The slow burn in this was SLOW BURNING the slow burn was so good sooooo good.
And the dog in this book was every thing she was such a cute and wholesome dog.
Oh and the book was closed door and I loved this so much.
4.5 maybe 4.75 ⭐️

ARC Audiobook Review- pub date 8-5-25
3.5 ⭐

Thank you NetGalley, Emma St. Clair and Thomas Nelson Fiction for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

Super cute, fun and clean listen! No spice in this one so no volumes will need to be adjusted at red lights if you are listening in the car! :) Overall, this was just easy to listen to. It was a little lengthy but not boring. It was definitely not an enemies-to-lovers romance as it says in the synopsis. It is very clear from the beginning that Wyatt in no way hates Josie, she is just under the impression that he does. Contains all the expected tropes: one bed, forced proximity, Josie taking care of Wyatt when he is sick and of course there is a dog. No romance is complete without one! I thought Andi Arndt did a great job with narration for Josie, but I didn't love the male narrator- he was very fast (which is not good when you already listen on a higher speed), and I felt like his words were jumbled. I'm glad that the story was told primarily in Josie's POV.

Emma St. Clair is a new to me author and I will definitely be back for more by her!

5⭐️

**Thank you to Thomas Nelson Fiction and NetGalley for the audio ARC**

School nurse Josie and hockey star Wyatt are forced together for the summer by Josie’s brother and best friend to Wyatt. Josie is enlisted to help Wyatt recover form a foot injury so that he can get back on the ice when pre season training hits. The enemies come to a truce and Josie agrees to help him on his intercostal sailing voyage while he heals.

Loved this enemy to lovers romance. Closed door, witty banter. St. Clair creates characters with depth and humor. The story has good development and pace. The progression for enemies to lovers felt more natural and not forced. Really liked this story!

For anyone who is against sports romance, I would describe it as sports romance adjacent. Wyatt is just a man that happens to be a hockey player—the story doesn’t revolve around his sport. More heavily an enemies to lovers trope

A cute sport type misunderstanding relationship. Josie thinks she's going on her annual trip with her brother, instead she finds herself taking care of a grumpy, injured hockey player, who also happens to be her brother's best friend.
She thinks he hates her, he can't keep himself from telling the wrong thing, but the more time they spend together, the more she sees of Wyatt and sparks begin to fly. The characters are likable and well developed, the banter as well as negotiations to get things done. Of course I enjoyed Gibby, the pet dog, and the outfits. This has some cute and laughable moments that is perfect for a day in the pool enjoying some sunshine and laughs. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and to Thomas Nelson Fiction

From the beginning until almost the end, The Banter is bantering that's for sure 😆😉 Josie and Wyatt are like the ones who are meant to be but aren't then are! Haha, I Loved it! Wyatt is such a Grump in the beginning because he doesn't want the help that he needs, and while Josie is tricked by her Brother Jacob it turns out to be a learning experience for both!

Thank you Netgalley, Thomas Nelson, and Zondervan Fiction Audio for the Chance to Listen to the audiobook before release! The Male Narrator Patrick Zeller
was my Favorite! Also, Andi Arndt was great, but I wish she almost matched the expressive talkiness that Patrick had!! it was so Great!

Emma St. Clair knocks it out of the park again with this enemies to lovers sailing trope. Josie thinks her brother’s best friend Wyatt hates her and after being conned into taking care of Wyatt, she is forced to see things differently.
Both voice actors were magnificent and made it easy to follow along with the storyline, as well as, be invested in Josie and Wyatt. I finished this story in two days, I just couldn’t take my AirPods out!
Highly recommend this audiobook if you enjoy two POV, with two audio actors, and an enemies to lovers situation. You’ll be smiling, laughing, and falling for them the whole way through! Wish I could give it 4.5 stars!

This was such a sweet YA romance. It had easily lovable characters, cute moments, and its a total comfort read.

I love me a slow burn with a happy ending any day of the week.

Totally recommend this as a good palate cleanser between series.

I truly loved this book! The plot, the main female character--Chef's kiss. The narrator for Josie was also perfection. 
 
Josie and Wyatt's journey was everything I wanted it do be. I loved the grumpy sunshine of it all, and he was hysterical. I would take this audiobookj with me on a long haul road trip or plane ride--Perfect to keep me occupied and yearning for more from Emma St. Clair!

I will say that I did not love the male narrator, which made me so sad! His tone was very back and forth throughout the whole book; at times, I couldn’t hear what he was saying so I would turn it up, and then I would have to turn it down because he was yelling

Overall, I loved the story line, and I will defs be purchasing Emma St. Clair from now on!

Oh. My. Goodness, this audiobook (and book — I read and listened) was absolutely adorable and had me feeling ALL the feelings! I finished it in a day because I couldn’t put it down!

I could not stand the male narrator for this audio and had to DNF. I would be interested in picking up the physical book though, as the story seemed to be moving in an interesting direction and all the tropes were right up my alley but I could not get over the male voice in this production - it wasn’t for me.

If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair was cute - the banter was cute, the story was cute. This was a closed-door, no strong language easy read. I am an absolute SUCKER for an enemies-to-lovers tale that spans back to childhood.

School nurse Josie is off for the summer and she goes to meet her brother, Jacob, for their annual summer trip. But, it's not Jacob that meets her there, but Jacob's grumpy friend, professional hockey player Wyatt. He's on the mend after an accident, and Josie gets talked into being his nurse/handler until he heals.

Wyatt planned to sail down the East coast via the Intercoastal Waterway, so Josie agrees to help him out. What can go wrong on a closed ship with your nemesis? Josie's amazing sense of humor allows her to peel back some of Wyatt's tough outer layers, and we end up learning that things aren't always as they seem. Also, dopey Wyatt is soooo precious!

Andi Arndt and Patrick Zeller both did an amazing job with the narration - they really made the book that much more enjoyable! This would be a great vacation read!

Thank you to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson Publishing, and author Emma St. Clair for the chance to review this book in exchange for an honest review.

If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair was one of those books that is a perfect palette cleanser. A fast paced, fun, and funny story that kept me entertained from the time I started to the time I finished... the same day. This is an extremely slow burn enemies-to-lovers rom-com with many fun tropes such as grumpy x sunshine, athlete and non-athlete, one bed, brothers best friend; the list goes on!

Josie is just the sweetest girl who would do anything for her brother but has never been made to feel special by her family. Her parents always favored her brother and are pressuring her to settle down and find a boyfriend now that she's in her late 20's. Wyatt has been her brother's friend since they were in college, though Wyatt is a few years older than Jacob (the brother). Following a certain "incident" the first time Wyatt and Josie met, they've always had a certain distaste for each other. Now, Josie is living with Wyatt as he heals from an injury. How can this go well?

I loved getting to see the backstory unfold as the two main characters sorted our their futures. Thank you to NetGalley for an audio ARC of this book! I loved the female narrator for Josie but the male narrator for Wyatt was a bit off-putting at times and (as a headphone listener) found that he would suddenly get really loud.

Story: 5 Stars
Writing: 4 Stars
Narrators: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 stars!

SO SWEET! this was the perfect palette cleanser, closed door, sweet summer romance. i LOVED this & loved the audio so much!!

If All Else Sails is the quintessential summer rom-com! At her brother's behest (and the promise of a much-needed summer paycheck), school nurse Josie finds herself nursing his best friend and client, hockey player Wyatt, back to health as he recovers from an injury. I loved that Josie and Wyatt had some history together but their shared summer brought a lot of clarity, a tempestuous sailing trip, and lots of top-notch humor and closed-door heat. I enjoyed the audiobook and thought the female narrator (Andi Arndt) in particular was perfectly suited to the character. I highly recommend this book, as well as anything this author writes because you can't go wrong with Emma St. Clair!

Thank you to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio for gifting me with an ALC to review. All opinions are my own.

Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, and Brothers Best Friend all filled into one book. I loved the female mc in this book. Great storyline with really good dialog. The narrator did a fantastic job bringing this book to life! 5 stars

Many thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for an audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a great enemies to lovers rom com! It had tons of snarky banter and forved proximity while being fun and flirty. Josie and Wyatt had me hooked from the moment she landed at the “murder cottage” and realized she was stuck with her least favorite hockey player. Their slow burn chemistry builds perfectly, and I adored watching Josie challenge Wyatt while he begrudgingly melted for her. I listened to the audiobook and highly recommend it. The narrator nailed both the humor and the emotional parts. I enjoyed this heartwarming summer adventure!