April 2, 2026 – My Sanctuary

How To Defy Your Boss By Leslie North

The Hating Game meets Ticket to Paradise—if the grumpy cruise ship billionaire you drunkenly married also happens to be your boss… and your new co-parent.

For one reckless, rum-soaked night, I decide to let my hair down. I wake up married.To my boss.

Logan Ashford is a cruise ship magnate with a spotless reputation, a lethal jawline, and an ego bigger than his floating palace. Cold. Controlled. Allergic to chaos.

I’m the ship’s daycare worker. Too sunny. Too opinionated. Too unimpressed by his cufflinks and control issues.And somehow now Admiral Grump’s wife.

The plan is simple: keep it quiet, annul it fast, and move on.Except his six-year-old son announces our marriage to the entire ship like a human TikTok gone viral.

Now the press is circling, the crew is whispering, and nothing says ”’family-friendly brand disaster’ like secretly marrying an employee. So Logan proposes a deal. Smile for the guests. Hold hands for the press. Pretend our late-night arguments aren’t charged with heat.

The marriage is fake.The arrangement is temporary.And falling for my grumpy, infuriatingly attractive husband is absolutely not part of the plan.…Right?

Every moment of your life is a second chance…

Kitty Collins was once a confident, carefree fashion history student living her best life in Paris. But then Tomas Laurent broke her heart and she retreated back to England.

A year later, Kitty’s a married stay-at-home mum and those big hopes and dreams have been replaced by nappy changes, school runs and dinner parties for her husband’s Academia colleagues.

Now fifty and recently divorced, Kitty is empowered to embrace single life and finally makes plans with Sasha, her daughter, to return to the city that stole her heart to move forward with her life.

But when a chance encounter awakens feelings she’d forgotten she had Kitty begins to wonder whether the ghosts of Paris should be left in the past.

With the help of old friends and new friends, can Kitty discover the woman she’s supposed to be and fall in love with the City of Light once more?

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My Review

This is a touching, uplifting tale about reinvention, resilience, and the courage to start over at any age. After her marriage ends, fifty-year-old Kitty feels adrift, unsure of what comes next. A spontaneous trip to India sparks something within her—renewed curiosity, confidence, and a sense of possibility. From there, she finds herself drawn back to Paris, a city tied to bittersweet memories and a love she once vowed to forget.

Morrey writes with warmth and emotional authenticity, allowing readers to journey with Kitty as she rediscovers who she is beyond the labels of wife and mother. The story is rich with vivid settings, from the sensory wonder of India to the romantic charm of Paris, making it as much a travel experience as a journey of self-renewal.

Filled with gentle humor, poignant reflections, and hope, this novel celebrates second chances and the beauty of midlife transformations. Perfect for readers who enjoy heartfelt, mature romances that remind us it’s never too late to chase joy—or to fall in love again.

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