Never Been Shipped
by Alicia Thompson

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From the publisher

A band reunion may be enough to change two musicians’ tune on love in this electric romance from USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson.
 
Micah’s relationship to music is complicated. As teenagers, her band took off after being featured on a popular TV show, but the group barely released their sophomore album before breaking up. Now, over a decade later, the band is reuniting for one more performance on a themed cruise, and Micah is determined to learn from her past mistakes — no losing herself in the music, and no losing her heart along the way. 
 
John misses playing in a band, and mostly he misses Micah, who’d been his best friend until the music stopped. Back then, he didn’t take the lead, either in his guitar parts or while he sat back and watched her date another bandmate. John’s never been one to rock the boat, but he’s faced with another chance now that this cruise has brought music — and Micah — back in his life.
 
Onboard, Micah can’t help but see John with brand new eyes, and John’s feelings only intensify as the discordant band’s tension grows to a breaking point. With five days at sea, there’s a ticking clock on anything that might develop between them, and they’ll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder.

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My Review

This is my third Alicia Thompson book (Hi Asa from “With Love from Cold World”! Nice cameos!) and it will absolutely not be my last. I have loved every single one and she just keeps going from strength to strength.

I loved how this book dealt head-on with heavier content (toxic exes, childhood abuse – not a spoiler, it’s in the content warnings) right alongside the banter, sweet moments and spice that really make a great romcom sing. IMHO, Thompson writes some of the realest romance characters out there. This one really is friends-to-lovers, second chance AND forced proximity done right.

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