Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally ThorneThe Improbable Meet-Cute #3

 

Title: Rosie and the Dreamboat 

Series: The Improbable Meet-Cute #3

Author: Sally Thorne

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

Release Date: January 23, 2024

For a hopeful and hopeless romantic, it’s love at first sight—with a little twist—in a hilarious short story about finding Mr. Right by the USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game.

Rosie Whittaker and her sister are up for some Galentine’s pampering at a day spa. Getting locked inside a flotation tank is so Rosie. Enter a firefighter hero determined to pry this luckless pearl out of her high-tech shell. All Rosie has to go on is a dreamy voice and a flirty sense of humor. Remain calm, Rosie. This could be what you’ve been waiting for. Is this the man she’s waited for her whole life?

Sally Thorne’s Rosie and the Dreamboat is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.

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A meet-cute story in a horrible setting for someone with a fear of enclosed spaces.

Rosie Whittaker uses her savings to treat her sister to a spa day after her sister earns a promotion. Rosie imagines a relaxing day together, and the spa owner even shows them a new device recently imported from Japan—a flotation chamber they’ll be the first to try. Unfortunately, with Rosie’s typical luck, she gets stuck inside. Trapped in a tank that resembles a toilet, she requires firefighters to intervene. They debate whether to contact the device’s creators in Japan for an alternative solution or resort to the jaws of life. Meanwhile, they leave her with Leo, a firefighter tasked with keeping her calm as they work to free her.

At times, the main characters come across as a bit childish. I didn’t particularly care for Rosie’s sister either. Rosie grapples with insecurities, feeling like an ugly duckling next to her sibling. Despite these flaws, I overlooked them, and the story ultimately succeeded in entertaining me.

Cliffhanger: No

3/5 Fangs