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If All Else Sails: A Sweet Grumpy-Sunshine Rom-Com

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Emma St. Clair
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Ratings
Book
73
Narrator
52
Release Date
August 5, 2025
Duration
11 hours 3 minutes
Summary
USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

In this grumpy-sunshine romance, school nurse Josie and her brother's best friend--hockey player Wyatt Jacobs--are tricked into spending a summer together that's anything but smooth sailing.

When Josie's brother sends her to a random address for their (sometimes) annual Super Summer Sibling Extravaganza, she finds neither siblings nor extravaganzas. Instead, ends up at a run-down cottage on the Northern Neck of Virginia occupied by a hockey player she knows and loathes.

A hockey player who isn't just one of her sports agent brother's clients. He's also his best friend. And Josie's sworn enemy.

Oh--and her brother wants Josie to help Wyatt recover from his injury.

Dragging grumpy hockey players to physical therapy is a far cry from bandaging skinned knees, but for the price her brother offers to pay, Josie is willing to try.

Even if it means sharing what she dubs the quaint little murder cottage with Wyatt.

Begrudgingly, Josie starts to see a little more of the man behind the grumpy exterior. And when she finds out he was supposed to sail the Intracoastal Waterway south to Savannah scattering his uncle's ashes, Josie surprises even herself by offering to be Wyatt's first mate.

Smooth sailing is nowhere to be found, and Josie begins to wonder if they'll be able to make it home without killing--or kissing?--each other.

And yet, the longer they share cramped quarters and canned food, the more of Wyatt's layers she peels back until Josie realizes she misunderstood him, their shared history, and perhaps herself as well.

If you're a fan of closed-door romance with sizzling chemistry, laugh-out-loud banter, and relatable characters, this romance with enemies-to-lovers vibes is your perfect escape. Dive into the irresistible story of Wyatt and Josie as they navigate the rocky waters of their past, uncover hidden depths, and discover that sometimes love is found in the most unexpected places. With the delightful grumpy-sunshine dynamic and the swoon-worthy he-falls-first trope, If All Else Sails by USA TODAY bestselling author Emma St. Clair will keep you turning the pages late into the night.
Reviews
Profile Avatar Newmama5 Aug 2025

Loved loved this book ! I laughed so much! The dog character adorable. Thank you for all the adventure and laughs and of course the romance. I love books when the gal characters don’t fall for the guy character rate aways.

Profile Avatar Peppersky Sep 2025

Enjoyed this book very much. The female narration was great; the male narration was not bad it was that the voice sounded way too old for the character. But I can see totally enjoying him on another book. I will say there were times the “explaining what she was thinking/feeling” just got to be too much and I had to skip on to the story.

Profile Avatar MrsMJ423 Jul 2026

Female narrator great! Male narrator did a good job, but his voice didn’t match the character at all!

Profile Avatar June M. Feb 2026

A cute romance- and you’ve got to love those handsome ho key bros with a sweet personality!

Profile Avatar sadot002 Nov 2025

Cute and easy. Perfect escape from our crazy world.

Profile Avatar Kimberly B. Nov 2025

Humorous and fun! Very cute little romance

Profile Avatar John S. Oct 2025

Funny and sweet. I want to go sailing!!

Profile Avatar Aisling K. Oct 2025

really enjoyed this audio book. It was easy to follow, light hearted although predictable

Profile Avatar Mike B. Oct 2025

Enjoyed this book a lot and laughed out loud a few times. Especially liked the alternating (well, 3 Josie chapters to 1 Wyatt chapter) first-person narration, it was fun to see Josie and Wyatt totally misreading each other then slowly realizing how wrong they were.

Profile Avatar Carol M. Oct 2025

Sweet book- loved the dialog. The female narrator was great. The male narrator was challenging in tone as I listened in my car- he modulated too much and would go very loud and then too quiet to understand.

Profile Avatar B. K. J. Sep 2025

The Epilogue made book more meaningful. It was a sweet read...

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2025

Loved it!!

Profile Avatar Lorry S. Sep 2025

Light and happy, loved this book

Profile Avatar Cheryl N. Sep 2025

Enjoy the book very much

Profile Avatar Gayle D. Sep 2025

This was a very unexpected treat for me. It was a VIP selection and because I have never read this author, I would have never found it. It was a fun book to read, the way she told the story was so sweet. The male narrator is someone I've never listened to before and he was fabulous. He performed this so well, I had multiple occasions of laughing out loud. And always does a great job but I will be looking for more of Patrick.

Profile Avatar Jaqueline A. Sep 2025

Such a fun story, so sweet! I felt like I could relate to Josie. The narrators are such wonderful story tellers, it makes it easy to listen and follow along.

If All Else Sails: A Sweet Grumpy-Sunshine Rom-Com

If All Else Sails: A Sweet Grumpy-Sunshine Rom-Com

Author: Emma St. Clair
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