Published 16th July 2026 by Aria.
From the cover of the book:
She's a runaway bride. He's a runaway popstar.
After calling off her wedding at the very last minute, Sara does what any self-respecting woman would do: she goes on her honeymoon alone.
But the fifteen-day luxury cruise around the Mediterranean implodes almost immediately when Sara misses the ship at its second stop. Stranded, sunburnt, and spectacularly unprepared, she's bracing for disaster. until she realises she's not alone.
Gus - member of the world-famous pop sensation Just4Summer - has also been left behind. Desperate to avoid the headlines and savour one rare taste of anonymity, he teams up with Sara to chase the cruise across the Adriatic.
Cue dodgy buses, missed connections, the storm of the century, and far too much proximity. As they stumble from city to city, the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore. But when real life comes calling, Sara must decide: is this just a summer romance. or the love story she never saw coming?
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Sara is used to being the responsible one in her family, having taken care of her three younger sisters (and father) after the death of their mother, so when she skips out of her wedding moments before walking up the aisle she cannot believe how rash she has been - even if she knows in her heart it was the right decision.
After wallowing in self-pity for a couple of weeks, her sisters are determined to pull her out of her slump. Millie, Abby and Gemma persuade her to throw caution to the wind by heading off on the luxury cruise around the Mediterranean that was supposed to be her honeymoon.
But her fifteen day cruise goes seriously awry when she misses the boat at the second stop - and she is not the only one. Annoying fellow guest, Gus, a member of the hugely famous pop group Just4Summer travelling under the radar, has also failed to return to the ship on-time.
Despite failing to hit it off when they met, they decide to team up to make their way to the ship's next destination. Mishaps, near misses, and a huge storm keep the pair constantly one step behind the cruise itinerary, and forced proximity soon reveals that there is an attraction between them they cannot deny...
Chloe Ford's first series following the members of fracturing boy-band Just4Summer gets underway with a delicious romance-meets-travel caper, when runaway bride Sara is thrown together with runaway pop-star Gus.
Both characters come to the story with a lot more baggage than that in their suitcases, and as they find themselves careering through the Adriatic in a mad-cap quest to rejoin their cruise, they gradually open-up the things that they have been running from, and become each other's safe space - Sara learning to let go, and Gus forging a connection he has not felt for a long time. But Sara has doubts about how real their relationship can really be in the long term, especially when Gus' fame intrudes on their adventure.
Ford knows how to write a good rom-com, with plenty of heat, as evidenced by her previous stand-alones Work Trip and House Party, but this is my favourite one yet. There is ample opportunity for laughter and tears as themes about taking on too much too young and becoming trapped are explored, and Sara and Gus carry their sides of the plot beautifully as their hopes, dreams and fears bring them together and then throw hurdles in the way of their romance. The chemistry between them is to die for, with plenty of steamy suspense, and the threads all tie-up in one luscious bow at the end. This book has my favourite supporting cast of Ford's yet too, with a celebration of sisterhood.
Absolutely perfect summer reading! I cannot wait to see which member of Just4Summer gets to find true love next!
Glad You Came is available to buy now in paperback, ebook and audio formats.
Thank you to Aria for sending me a proof of this book.
About the author:
Chloe Ford grew up in rural Sussex but is now based in South Gloucestershire. She has an affinity with all things country, from riding horses to muddy walks. Her love for writing began at secondary school when her English teacher would set a writing task for the whole hour. An avid reader, she started sneaking Mills & Boon books out from under her mum's bed as a teenager and hasn't stopped devouring romance books ever since.
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