Julie Cannon

Lowe Carter and Faith Williams could not be more different. Lowe comes from money, very old money. Faith scrapes by, living paycheck to paycheck, sending what little she has left to her mother and little sister. Lowe is just starting her obligatory two-week visit with her parents when she collides, literally and figuratively, with the beautiful Faith. What better way to spend two weeks of hell than in the company of a hot, sexy woman? The only problem is that employees like Faith are forbidden to fraternize with residents and their guests. Join Lowe and Faith as they sail on The Escape, the world's largest private residence on the water.

Shut Up and Kiss Me

Megan Cooper

3.5 stars

A nice light read, perfect for a lazy day of lounging by the pool or at the beach. Cannon seems to be a go to author for me when I want a quick fix of romance without a lot of heavy angst or drama. I enjoy her books and characters - although she seems to just end them abruptly (now that I'm expecting it, I'm not as miffed when I get to the end). 

This time out, we have Lowe, the down to earth daughter of a rich and pretentious family who live on a luxury cruise ship, and Faith, a woman works on the ship. This is a an insta-attract and the relationship builds over 21 days as they sail around Australia and New Zealand. The chemistry sizzles from their first meeting and builds throughout the book - and you can't help wanting them to finally get together. There's a bit of a forbidden romance - as crew are not allowed to fraternize with the residents (and guests), and that is one of the recurring obstacles that keeps Faith from pursuing anything with Lowe. 

I genuinely liked both the characters - both were smart and self confident, so despite the economic gulf, there was no real power imbalance. The secondary characters were a bit two dimensional, but I really didn't care as I was much more interested in Lowe and Faith and their excursions.

Shut Up and Kiss Me

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