Crash Landing
A Novel
Will be published approx. on 5. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-06-337486-7 (ISBN)
Description
A funny and heartwarming second chance romantic comedy about two exes forced to reunite when a plane crash leaves them stranded on a deserted island.
Piper Adams is completely, totally, one hundred percent over Wyatt, the former love of her life. At least, that's what she tells herself. After he broke her heart, she stopped taking risks and focused instead on building a perfect-and perfectly safe-life. But in a twist of fate worthy of a romantic comedy, bumping into Wyatt at the airport on the way to her best friend's destination wedding wasn't part of the plan. Neither was a canceled flight nor Wyatt's offer of a ride on the tiny plane he's flying to attend the same event. Desperate to make it on time, she accepts his offer, but things go from awkward to full-blown nightmare when their plane crashes in the Caribbean, stranding Piper on a deserted island with the last person she ever wanted to see again.
In a true enemies to lovers fashion, rule-following Piper clashes with adventure-driven Wyatt at first, but as the days tick by, she can see the boy she once loved has grown into a man. A man who makes her laugh, knows his way around a fire, and is annoyingly hot shirtless. A man she could love again. As the chemistry still simmering between them boils over, Piper begins wishing Wyatt was more than just a survival partner. But for their love to survive a second chance, she'll have to not only trust Wyatt again, but also learn to trust herself and find the courage to let go of her carefully curated life for the chance at something far greater-if they can survive the island long enough for rescue.
Piper Adams is completely, totally, one hundred percent over Wyatt, the former love of her life. At least, that's what she tells herself. After he broke her heart, she stopped taking risks and focused instead on building a perfect-and perfectly safe-life. But in a twist of fate worthy of a romantic comedy, bumping into Wyatt at the airport on the way to her best friend's destination wedding wasn't part of the plan. Neither was a canceled flight nor Wyatt's offer of a ride on the tiny plane he's flying to attend the same event. Desperate to make it on time, she accepts his offer, but things go from awkward to full-blown nightmare when their plane crashes in the Caribbean, stranding Piper on a deserted island with the last person she ever wanted to see again.
In a true enemies to lovers fashion, rule-following Piper clashes with adventure-driven Wyatt at first, but as the days tick by, she can see the boy she once loved has grown into a man. A man who makes her laugh, knows his way around a fire, and is annoyingly hot shirtless. A man she could love again. As the chemistry still simmering between them boils over, Piper begins wishing Wyatt was more than just a survival partner. But for their love to survive a second chance, she'll have to not only trust Wyatt again, but also learn to trust herself and find the courage to let go of her carefully curated life for the chance at something far greater-if they can survive the island long enough for rescue.
Reviews / Votes
"This book had me booking a tropical vacation and hoping for engine trouble. Hot, sexy and sandy in all the right places. The perfect beach read! I could not put it down." - Kate Robb, Author of This Spells Love"If you're stranded on a deserted island and can only bring one book, you want it to be Crash Landing! Annie McQuaid's debut is full of high stakes and even higher swooning. Readers will be rooting for both Piper and Wyatt's love story and survival from page one. This dual-timeline adventure romance is tender, suspenseful, and sensual, all at once." - Mallory Marlowe, USA Today Bestselling Author of Love and Other Conspiracies
"In Annie McQuaid's debut romance, estranged high school sweethearts Wyatt and Piper's chemistry burns hotter than the sun and sand on the beach they crash land on. I was utterly captivated by their determination to stay alive...and away from each other. CRASH LANDING proves that the second-chance romance trope is the best trope of all." - Meredith Schorr, Author of As Seen on TV
"Annie McQuaid hoists the stakes of the forced proximity trope all the way up in this desert island romance that'll leave your heart pounding in more ways than one. Told in a past-present timeline that's equal parts swoony and exhilarating, Crash Landing is meant to be devoured in one sitting as you breathlessly root for Piper and Wyatt's love story to survive the second chance it deserves." - Lindsay Hameroff, author of Never Planned on You.
"Annie McQuaid tugged at my heartstrings in this delightful second-chance romance. Coupled with her vivid storytelling and lush backdrop, Crash Landing is the perfect escape."
- Jo Segura, USA Today Bestselling Author of Raiders of the Lost Heart
"Crash Landing is a propulsive, high-stakes, action-packed romance that begs the question, which hot guy would I want to be stranded on a desert island with? McQuaid nails the angst of second chance." - Neely Tubati Alexander, author of Love Buzz and In A Not So Perfect World
"There are some things that just don't happen every day -- crashing with your ex on a deserted island, and reading a debut novel as fresh and exciting as Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid. The forced proximity was delicious, and I'm going to need the Glen Powell big-screen adaptation as soon as possible, please. This book is so fun!" - Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Art of Catching Feelings
"Crash Landing is the action-packed second chance romance of my dreams. I laughed. I cried. I clutched my chest in anticipation! This is the escapist summer read everyone needs in their beach bag. Annie McQuaid is absolutely a writer to watch!"
- Ellie Palmer, author of Four Weekends and a Funeral
"A perfect blend of gripping adventure, laugh-out-loud banter, and swoon-worthy romance, CRASH LANDING captures the magic of second chances in the most unexpected places." - Alexandra Kiley, author of KILT TRIP
"Fans of enemies-to-lovers, second-chance romance, and extreme forced-proximity will love McQuaid's debut." - Library Journal
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-337486-7 (9780063374867)
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Annie McQuaid lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and works as a marketing director for an education technology company. When she's not putting her characters in life-or-death situations, you can find her visiting the beach, tackling her never-ending TBR, or spending time with her adorable nieces. Crash Landing is her debut novel.