How to Honeymoon Alone

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I really, really enjoyed this strangers to lovers vacation romance that sees two newly single people - teacher and aspiring writer Eden and lawyer Philip - falling for one another as they're each on their meant to be Barbados honeymoons. Yeah. He’s hot. And absolutely nothing like my ex, or any of the guys I’ve had crushes on before Caleb. You know, I studied karate for seven years, and I always carry pepper spray. Not to mention we’re in public.”

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For me, the cruise appealed because of the open-water snorkeling and the beautiful views. For others, it seems the open bar was the selling point. That’s when I hear a voice coming beyond the hedge to the right. “Shit,” a person’s saying. “Okay. How did you get in there?” He’s quiet for another long beat, and judging by the faint surprise on his face, I’ve caught him off guard.

They start this book as complete strangers so I was a little afraid about it going way too fast but not at all, fortunately!! As a teenager, I’d kept a vision board over my desk. It had changed a lot over the years, but a few images had remained—steadfast pillars among an ever-changing sea of dreams.

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He hasn’t noticed me yet. His gaze is laser-focused above my head at the single attendant working at the front desk. Phillip clears his throat. It breaks me out of my thoughts, and I look across the table to see him extending a hand. I haven’t shown a single person my writing for almost seven years. Not since… well. The-event-I-don’t-like-to-think-about happened. It’s my own personal Voldemort.Or maybe he’s a high-profile visitor who fled from New York or London where his business has just collapsed? He has to be a suspect, for sure. Maybe two of these people are having an affair. Maybe that’s the case with the people next to me. I glance at them from the corner of my eye. She’s married, and she’s here with her lover, the dyed-haired man. Maybe she bumps into someone she knows at the resort… someone who discovers her secret. Oh God, no. I told him I’m keeping the honeymoon. Going to the Caribbean had been my dream. I’ve planned this trip and done the research. I was the one who read the guidebook cover to cover.” I shrug, a bit embarrassed about the force in my words. “Teacher’s pet, you know?” I might be in the cheapest room at the hotel. I might be nervous every single night I need to eat alone in a restaurant. But I’m here, in this beautiful place, and I owe it to myself to make the best of this experience.

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I LOVED the postcards. but the whole miscommunication was definitely… something. and i’m giving cindy a side eye. absolutely no for this character. But he just snorts. “The disease of the modern age. What are you in line for, then? Is your Wi-Fi also shit?”Oh no,” I say, reaching out to grip the pole of the umbrella for support. “Shoot. Hello. Gosh, I’m sorry.” Judgment rolls off him in waves. I ignore it and pose happily, holding up my drink for the camera like I’m saying cheers.

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He looks out over the waves and doesn’t answer me. It had been a guess. It could have been any kind of couple’s trip, really, but his silence… Oh.” That seems… odd at a five-star resort, but okay, then. I entertain myself by reading through the dessert menu, and then the wine list. My eyes graze over the impossible prices of the glass to the bottle. Between mine and Caleb’s salaries, this was a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Doesn’t matter at all,” she agrees. “It’s not like you’ll see a single person there again after you come home.” I carefully lay my towel beside him and sit down cross-legged. In a bikini. Don’t think about it, I tell myself. What he might think or not think about me doesn’t matter. I roll my eyes but continue undaunted. “Right. Well, the oldest brand of rum is produced here on the island.”

Have you lost your mind? He could be a serial killer! But didn’t you say he was attractive? Because if so, remember some risks are worth taking. Yeah. All of it is pre-paid. You haven’t been too annoyed by me today, have you? On this giant boat?”