Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
This is a tale of survival, of the unexpected and how one deals with it. Zeke is back in the small town of Gilmouth as he has just bought back his father's houseboat. It was left to him when his dad died and he'd sold it, but lately he has been wondering about a lot of things, particularly about his relationship with his dad, and decided to use a recent inheritance to buy it back and see if it helped him learn anything.
Lexi has had a disagreement with her best friend Penny, and left their apartment. She decides to spend the night on the houseboat that Penny owns and rents out. After setting herself up there, she goes to the bar she used to own and still works at. There, she is asked out by an attractive younger man that she's not seen before and decides to go with the vibe.
Zeke was in the local bar when he spotted a woman he wanted to get to know, and they did.
The book starts with Zeke waking up in bed on the boat. He remembers the night he'd just spent with Lexi and soon finds her in the kitchen, trying to make coffee, but when they head up to the deck they find themselves surrounded by water.
Due to a miscommunication with a neighbour about tying up a loose mooring rope the evening before, the boat has come loose and they have drifted out to sea.
As they deal with the situation and try to find a way home, they find themselves also dealing with how to survive on limited food and water and no power. Along the way they get to know each other in ways they never imagined, seeing each other's strengths and weaknesses and helping each other through the difficult moments.
This is a story of unexpected connection and of desperate survival. Hard to put down, and satisfying.
One issue I had was with the cover as several times in the novel Lexi is described as blonde, but the cover shows her with dark hair. Sometimes there is a disconnect on things like this.
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