Publication: 8th April 2025 – Quercus Books
Lexi is looking for no-strings-attached fun with a stranger. She deserves one night for herself, doesn’t she?
Zeke is looking for love. But for one night with a woman like Lexi, he’ll break his rules . . .
Sparks fly at the pub, one passionate kiss leads to another and they end up stumbling home to the marina together.
The next morning, hungover and shaken by an amazing night together, Lexi is more than ready for Zeke to leave. There’s just one small problem . . . the houseboat they stayed on has been swept out to sea.
As their supplies start to run dangerously low, and the waves pick up, Zeke and Lexi soon realise there’s much more on the line than their new relationship.
How long can they really survive on a drifting houseboat in the North Sea? Will search and rescue find them? And who will they be if they both make it back to dry land?
Swept Away is the epic new romance from the million-copy bestselling author of The Flatshare and The No-Show about your one-night stand becoming your one and only lifeline.
The new novel by Beth O’Leary is an immersive and entertaining novel featuring two relatable and complex characters, romance, adventure, and a seagull named Eugene.
So far, I’ve read most of Beth O’Leary’s novels (I still have a couple of my kindle to enjoy) and I’ve loved and appreciated all of them. My favourite remains The Wake-Up Call but Swept Away is a close second. It all starts with drinks in a pub, a one-night stand, and a bit of misunderstanding and then the two protagonists, Lexi and Zeke, find themselves in a boat in the middle of the sea with no way to ask for help. Stuck together, Lexi and Zeke have no choice but to try to find a way to survive, while also facing their past, their fears, and their feelings for each other.
I love Beth O’Leary’s writing and the idea of setting the story in the middle of the sea is unique and refreshing, keeping the two protagonists in close proximity and in isolation and providing them with a few (some quite scary) challenges to face.
Beth O’Leary not only creates beautiful stories, but also wonderful, authentic, and likable characters. Lexi is smart and strong, but she’s always put others before her, putting her own dreams on hold. On the other hand, Zeke has always felt something missing from his life and he is haunted by his relationship with his family, especially his father. I loved their relationship, their chemistry and how they slowly learn to be honest with each other.
Swept Away is a fun, exciting, and also emotional escapist read that kept me immersed from the first to the last page!
A huge thank you to Quercus Books and NetGalley for a proof of this fantastic novel.
Beth O’Leary is a Sunday Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. Her debut, The Flatshare, sold over a million copies and is now a major TV series. Her subsequent novels, The Switch, The Road Trip, The No-Show and The Wake-Up Call, were all instant bestsellers. A TV series of The Road Trip was first aired in 2024. Beth lives in the Hampshire countryside, and if she’s not in her writing shed, you’ll probably find her chasing a toddler, with a strong coffee in hand . . .
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