Plus the delicious, slow-burning romance, sizzling banter, and crackling chemistry? Swoon. 'A sexy, dazzling debut, The Layover is a jet fuel-powered rom-com that had me dreaming of sun-soaked beaches and a view from 35,000 feet. The Layover is the ultimate summer beach read and a new favorite. 'A breath of fresh air! Lacie Waldon's exceptional debut combines sharp, clever writing with crackling sexual tension for pure enemies-to-lovers gold. And all too soon, she might have to choose between keeping her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds. Yet the more time Ava spends with him under the hot Caribbean sun, the more she begins to second-guess everything she thought she knew about him.and everything she thought she wanted from her life. Being stranded with him at a luxury resort in paradise? Even with the sultry breeze and white sand to distract her, it will take all the rum punch in the country to drown out his larger-than-life presence. Getting stuck on a three-hour flight with her nemesis was bad enough. But when their plane encounters mechanical problems, what should have been a quick stop at the Belize airport suddenly becomes a weekend layover. Good thing she never has to see him again after they land.

And he has the nerve to flirt with her, as if he doesn't remember the role he played in the most humiliating night of her life.

But then she discovers that former pilot Jack Stone-the absurdly gorgeous, ridiculously cocky man she's held a secret grudge against for years-is on her flight. She's got one trip left before she bids her old life farewell, and she plans to enjoy every second of it. After ten years as a flight attendant, Ava Greene is poised to hang up her wings and finally put down roots. The Unhoneymooners meets The Hating Game in this breezy debut romantic comedy about life-and love-30,000 feet above the ground.

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