Dashed: A Margaret Dashwood Novel

In this contemporary update of Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood is setting sail on an adventurous
summer cruiseunless love sinks her first.
Margaret Dashwood lives her life according to plan, and it involves absolutely zero heartbreak, thank you very
much. Five years ago, love tore her family apart, and since then, she’s kept her own heart as safe as possible.
It hasn’t been easy, especially since her sister Mariannethe world’s biggest romantichas conveniently forgotten
that love burned her so badly she literally almost died. So when their oldest sister Elinor invites Margaret along
for a Marianne-free summer cruise, she can’t wait to soak up every scheduled moment with sensible Elinor
before heading off to college.
But just before they set sail, a newly-single Marianne announces that she’s crashing their vacation. Suddenly,
Margaret’s itineraries are thrown overboard, and the ship’s cabin feels even tinier with her sister wailing about
her breakup from the bottom bunk. The only solution? Find Marianne a dose of love to tide her over until they
reach land.
With help from Elinor, her husband Edward, and Gabea distractingly handsome new friend on the crewMargaret
sets out to create a series of elaborate fake dates that will give Marianne the spontaneously curated summer
romance of a lifetime. But between a chaotic sister, the growing storm of feelings between Margaret and Gabe,
and an actual storm on the horizon, this summer is destined to go off course. Margaret will have to decide
what’s more importantfollowing the plan, or following her heart.