The Shippers
by Katherine Center
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NO ONE DOES SUMMER ROMANCE LIKE KATHERINE CENTER.
She wants him to help her woo someone else.
Genius. Foolproof. Can't go wrong.
DELUXE EDITION―a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful sky blue sprayed edges!
After a lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton vows to solve her intimacy issues once and for all at her sister's destination wedding on a cruise ship. Armed with pop psychology, she diagnoses herself with a fixation on the neighborhood guy who was her first crush and first kiss (and who just happens to be a newly-divorced wedding guest). Determined to woo him for closure, she ropes in her childhood bestie, Cooper Watts, as her wingman. Cooper: who RSVPed no, but showed up anyway. Cooper: who moved to London without a word four years ago. Cooper: who broke her heart.
Shipboard antics abound in this witty, heart-tugging, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance, as JoJo and Cooper team up, fake flirt, slow dance, share a cabin, sing duets, get jealous, answer long-held questions, and finally, at last, discover truths about each other that will change everything.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781250408051
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Katherine Center
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published Date
- May 19, 2026
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 336
- Physical Info
- 1.35 in H x 9.38 in L x 6.07 in W (1.0 lb)

I think I mostly held my breath during the two days it took me to read this book.I was completely immersed in the characters and story. Well done Ms. Center!
Katherine Center is my favorite author and this book didn't disappoint! Low spice but super sweet and well written romance. I always look out for her new books.
I absolutely loved this book. I hated that she took forever to realize it was him all along. But I am glad they ended up together they were perfect.
Jojo wants to have a relationship workout for her. She usually thinks she is falling in love just to dump her lover. She has finally gotten to the alter. Her childhood friend Cooper saves her from a loveless marriage.Then, her sister decides to get married on a cruise ship. JoJo, Cooper, her sister and her almost husband, her parents, her brother and grandmother all have a great time. And love is in the air.
I wanted to read this anyway, and since it is the Brenda Novak book club book for June this was the perfect time. All the tropes. Dumb girl who doesn’t realize the guy she has crushed on since grade school is the wrong guy. The right one is the one she was friends since he moved in across the street with so she doesn’t see him like that. A wedding cruise, a grand plan. Eventually, a happy ending.
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