Never Been Shipped - by Alicia Thompson (Paperback)

About the Book

"A band reunion may be enough to change two musicians' tune on love in this electric romance from USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson. Micah's relationship to music is complicated. As teenagers, her band took off after being featured on a popular TV show, but the group barely released their sophomore album before breaking up. Now, over a decade later, the band is reuniting for one more performance on a themed cruise, and Micah is determined to learn from her past mistakes -- no losing herself in the music, and *no* losing her heart along the way. John misses playing in a band, and mostly he misses Micah, who'd been his best friend until the music stopped. Back then, he didn't take the lead, either in his guitar parts or while he sat back and watched her date another bandmate. John's never been one to rock the boat, but he's faced with another chance now that this cruise has brought music -- and Micah -- back in his life. Onboard, Micah can't help but see John with brand new eyes, and John's feelings only intensify as the discordant band's tension grows to a breaking point. With five days at sea, there's a ticking clock on anything that might develop between them, and they'll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder"--

Book Synopsis

A band reunion may be enough to change two musicians' tune on love in this electric romance from USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson.

Micah's relationship to music is complicated. As teenagers, her band took off after being featured on a popular TV show, but the group barely released their sophomore album before breaking up. Now, over a decade later, the band is reuniting for one more performance on a themed cruise, and Micah is determined to learn from her past mistakes -- no losing herself in the music, and no losing her heart along the way.

John misses playing in a band, and mostly he misses Micah, who'd been his best friend until the music stopped. Back then, he didn't take the lead, either in his guitar parts or while he sat back and watched her date another bandmate. John's never been one to rock the boat, but he's faced with another chance now that this cruise has brought music -- and Micah -- back in his life.

Onboard, Micah can't help but see John with brand new eyes, and John's feelings only intensify as the discordant band's tension grows to a breaking point. With five days at sea, there's a ticking clock on anything that might develop between them, and they'll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder.

Review Quotes

"This book changed me on a molecular level. The friends-to-lovers tension is absolutely sublime, with a yearning so soul-deep, it's crushing to imagine these characters spending a single second of their lives with anyone else. This isn't just Alicia Thompson at her very best, although it certainly is -- it's everything that makes the romance genre great. Vivid and wise and deeply intoxicating, Never Been Shipped is one of my new favorite books of all time."--Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure

"Sexy and nostalgic, Never Been Shipped has all the yearning tension you come to Alicia Thompson for! Add Micah and John to the list of characters I'd like to take a fandom cruise with!"--Julie Soto, USA Today bestselling author of Not Another Love Song

"With Never Been Shipped, Alicia Thompson put me right in the room with the band. I could taste the tension, smell the hint of metal in the air from the instruments, and feel the electricity between Micah and John. I'm something of a cynic, so I love it when a writer can convince me that a couple is destined to be together. How could anyone not ship those two? Their love for each other was swoon-worthy even before their second first kiss. Micah and John 4ever! Encore, please."--Xio Axelrod, USA Today bestselling author of Girls with Bad Reputations

"Alicia Thompson's Never Been Shipped is the perfect combination of wit, steam, and heartache -- exactly as I've come to expect from one of my favorite authors. I believed in the world she crafted, every sensory experience she described, and most importantly, the inevitability of Micah and John's relationship. Alicia Thompson has done it again!"--Rachel Runya Katz, author of Whenever You're Ready

About the Author

Alicia Thompson is a writer, reader, and lover of baseball. She lives in sunny Central Florida with her husband, two children, and a cat named Luna.