Star Shipped - by Cat Sebastian (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Cat Sebastian's long-awaited foray into contemporary romance! A witty, emotional, and deliciously slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance between two costars on a popular sci-fi television series.

Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running sci-fi show, can't stand one another. Charlie is impetuous, outgoing, and basically feral, and Simon thinks he should have stayed in reality television where he belongs. They've spent the better part of a decade quarreling over the spotlight and pretty much everything else, and everybody in the industry knows it. Now that Simon's contract is finally done, he can move to New York, start fresh with work he actually likes, and get away from Charlie.

Simon's only problem is that people might assume he's been pushed off the show due to being impossible to work with. And he is kind of difficult to work with. He doesn't get along with people--unlike Charlie, who somehow tricked everyone on the show into adoring him despite some outrageously bad on-set behavior during the show's first season. Simon would rather never have to see Charlie again, but reluctantly agrees to stage a very public friendship during the short time before he moves. When Charlie has to leave town to deal with a family emergency, this means Simon comes along. Their road trip brings Simon to places he would never have willingly chosen to visit--and he finds he's actually not having a terrible time.

The more he gets to know Charlie, the more Simon suspects he's underestimated his former coworker. Simon also realizes that after seven years, Charlie might know him better than anyone ever has. Even stranger, Charlie seems to be starting to actually like him, despite knowing him so well. Still, Simon is about to move three thousand miles away, so whatever's starting between him and Charlie can't really amount to anything... right?

Tropes:

Enemies to Lovers

Opposites Attract

Forced Proximity

Slow Burn

Review Quotes

"Cat Sebastian's writing positively sings. Filled with heart and humor, STAR SHIPPED is an absolute masterclass in enemies-to-lovers yearning. I couldn't love Simon and Charlie more." -- BK Borison, New York Times bestselling author of First Time Caller and Good Spirits

"Nobody does a road trip romance like Cat Sebastian! Star Shipped has all the humour, found family and quiet moments of agonising tenderness that Sebastian does so well--and in Simon it also has the most spiteful and delightful wet-cat hero I've ever come across, and I'm completely obsessed with him. This book is a tremendously enjoyable tale of growth, vulnerability, and what it means to be trusted with someone's story. I'll be rereading it whenever I need a sweet, sharp-edged dose of joy." -- Freya Marske, USA Today bestselling author

"No one builds characters like Sebastian does. The amount of love and care that has gone into these men is unreal. I couldn't not fall for Simon if you paid me a million dollars." -- TJ Alexander, USA Today bestselling author of A Gentleman's Gentleman

"Star Shipped is a dazzling rom-com that makes you laugh through the banter and cry through the softness. With her signature warmth and wit, Cat Sebastian writes the love we all want: someone who knows every messy bit of your heart and stays anyway. The sort of romance that makes you fall in love with falling in love all over again!" -- Chip Pons, author of Winging It with You

"Cat Sebastian is an author at the absolute top of her game." -- Erin Sterling, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Hex

"Cat Sebastian has a place on my keeper shelf!" -- Tessa Dare, New York Times bestselling author