Book Review: The Ticket by Heather Grace Stewart

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Would you travel the world with a perfect stranger? Fasten your seat belts for an emotional journey filled with humor and adventure. Bachelor Pete McCarney buys two plane tickets for a trip around the world with his girlfriend, but they split up shortly before the trip, and he can't get a refund. In a gutsy last minute move, Pete goes on social media asking for women with his girlfriend's exact name to join him on the trip. Twenty-one women apply, and the ensuing interview process is both awkward and hilarious. When he finally chooses a feisty, headstrong, recently-divorced lawyer, he has no idea what to expect from their world-wide adventures - and neither does Allie James. She has pretty much sworn off men since her divorce. Will either of them get the vacation they were so desperately hoping for? Read The Ticket and travel with Pete and Allie around the world. ~~~~ This was a very entertaining story, with a bit of steam. Since Pete McCarney is a newscaster, he is also considered somewhat of a celebrity. His co-worker decides this adventure would make great news and calls in the paps. Pete is angry and does everything he can to keep away from the paparazzi who have their travel itinerary. So he has to change it. Allie and Pete have chemistry right away but are both determined to keep this relationship platonic. They are strictly travel companions. But their attraction one another is undeniable. The harder they resist, the stronger the pull. The so-called "third act" consisted of an upheavel in the relationship, trouble at home for Allie, and a disaster in Bankok which pulls them to help the helpless. I really liked this story. It was funny and emotional and really just a lot of fun. And short chapters! Highly recommend.