A laugh-out-loud rom-com wrapped in a whodunit, this high-seas adventure proves that sometimes the best love stories start with a little murder.

Penelope Mae Dupont has one superpower: keeping her cool. Which is essential when youre the personal assistant to renowned mystery author Hugh Griffin. But when Pip organizes a luxury book cruise featuringThe Fabulous Sevena glittering cast of seven bestselling authors known for both their brilliance and their dramaher trademark composure starts slipping. One boat. Seven egos. Hundreds of fans. What could possibly go wrong?

Well . . . murder, for starters.

On day two, Hugh is found deadand the cruise security team proves to be utterly incompetent. Stranded in the middle of the Atlantic with no help in sight, Pip realizes if anyones going to solve the case, itll have to be her. And so, with her friend and ally Nash, the dreamy Western author whos just as rugged as the cowboys he writes about, she puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test.

As Pip and Nash navigate an ocean of secrets, shocking twists, and one too many red herrings, shell have to decide whether shes meant to stay behind the scenesor finally step into the spotlight . . . and maybe, just maybe, find love along the way.

In the world of mystery and love, sometimes you have to risk going overboard to find the truth.