title: The Ripple Effect
author: Maggie North
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
publication date: June 17, 2025
pages: 336
peppers: 3 (on this scale)
warnings: hospital visit, cut and stitches
summary: When Stellar was at her lowest point because of a horrible situation at work, she hooked up with Lyle McHugh, called McHuge. She's been trying to forget about him ever since. Unfortunately/ Fortunately, to help her best friend's husband, Stellar has to work as the on-site doctor AND pose as his fiancée for McHugh's new white-water-relationship-counseling company. Along their journey, they learn about the business and each other.
tropes:
- forced proximity
- fake fiancés
- outdoors as healing
- secret baddies
what I liked: all of it
what I didn’t like: none of it
overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)