Kelly Harms once again wrote an unputdownable novel! Wherever the Wind Takes Us centers around Becca Larkin, who after 22 years of marriage is finding her new normal as a single lady. Being a mom to her 21 year old daughter, Olivia, brings her such joy, which spurs her to come up with the idea of a mother/daughter boat trip. Being that Olivia has some sailing experience and Becca has just about none, this trip will be way more than they bargained for! When it becomes too much they call Grant, Olivia’s sailing instructor, to literally take the helm! From this point, I literally did not put my kindle down!!

Kelly Harms writes such great novels!! Becca is so darn relatable! I really enjoyed seeing how she handled not only being single after so many years, but also how to let your daughter move from a child to adult in your mind. In true Kelly Harms fashion this novel made me both laugh out loud and pulled at my heartstrings! I recommend this sweet read to absolutely everyone!

What a fabulous story, very well written, interesting, makes you laugh and shed a tear. I could not put the book down.
I could so empathise with Becca, learning to sail, in at times difficult situations as well as learning the new nautical language. It was lovely to read how she progressed.
It is very interesting to see the mother and daughter relationship develop and change.
The book is about a newly divorced lady who got just a 41 foot yacht in the divorce settlement from her very rich husband of over 20 years. . She wants to sell the boat so she can buy a house to live in. The snag is that the boat has to be delivered to Miami (from Maine) a long journey which she decides to do with her daughter Olivia, as she has had some sailing experience and tuition. And so the adventure begins…

3.5 stars
I really enjoyed this take on a mother-daughter road trip and a "second act." A lot is crammed into the overall plot, but it seemed to work. It did kind of drag a bit in the beginning and the end seemed to wrap up super quickly, but I did like the book and finished it in only a couple of sittings. This is a great, light summer read and I would recommend it as such.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC!

This is the perfect summer read!! a strong female lead with high anticipation for new life experiences and exotic adventures after finally leaving a long exhausting marriage? who would turn that down!!

I loved this story. I loved the characters, the setting and the aspect of being open to new possibilities after a drastic change in one's life. I also admired the mother/daughter relationship in this book; the way the daughter respected her mom's wishes and opinions with no judgements whatsoever made my heart melt.

I highly recommend this book for a meanigful summerlike read.
Thank you #netgalley and the author for this wonderful experience.

A strong female lead, a mysteriously sexy deckhand, and a sailing adventure? Yes please!
I read this on the beach with the waves in the background, and with all the descriptive sailing it felt like I was on that sailboat right with them. Without the nausea. I recommend it for anyone that needs a quick feel good story about taking your life back!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of this book!

Wherever the Wind Takes Us by Kelly Harms really surprised me. What I thought would be a sort of “coming of age” book about life after marriage really turned into an adventure/rom-com. It took a while for me to get hooked but about half way through the book, I couldn’t put it down. If you’re looking for a unique romance with a bit of adventure, I would definitely recommend Wherever the Wind Takes us!

2.5 stars rounded up. A decent second act story, but highly improbable. I had a difficult time connecting with Rebecca as she navigates life after being married to a wealthy, high profile lawyer for 22 years. The highs and lows of her relationship with her daughter, the cliche-ish tryst, calling herself poor when she doesn’t even know what that means—it was all cumulatively annoying. I skimmed through all the nautical drama a lot too, which took up a good 50% of the novel. It just didn’t do anything for me.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the advanced copy.

Mark your calendars for October and make plans to set sail with Rebecca as she navigates the waters of post-divorce, empty nest life and finding her true identity after 20 years in someone’s shadow.

Loved following Rebecca’s journey and I think you will too. While this could have leaned towards the cheesy fall for the first guy you meet post divorce romance book, that’s not where the author take us.

Instead she covers some meaningful topics that women face in relationships and growing up (even in our 40’s) and finding that we can stand and be our own sunshine.

“Whereever the wind takes us” by Kelly Harms is sure to be a fall favorite you won’t want to miss.

Thanks so much Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley!

Becca gets a yacht from her divorce and decides to sail it to Miami where it will be sold. Then she will figure out her next steps in life. Grant, her daughter's crush, comes along and there are sparks between the two of them.

This is the third book I've read where someone sails a boot somewhere after a divorce or death. This one isn't bad, but I kind of was annoyed at Becca and her daughter, Livvie. Becca at least owns the privilege that her marriage brought her. She's obviously a dreamer and is suddenly faced with having to be a realist. It was a good book and will be a great summer read for many people!

I just reviewed Wherever the Wind Takes Us by Kelly Harms.

Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for my ARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be published October 18, 2022.

This is my third book by this author and like the first two, this book was a quick and enjoyable read.

The main character Becca files for divorce from her extremely wealthy husband. She doesn’t ask for much but she gets the 40 foot sailboat named after her. She and her daughter try to sail it to Miami to sell it, but neither one really knows how to sail. Enter Grant, the hot 26 yo Irishman who’s a sailing instructor!

Although the ending is predictable, there was a twist I wasn’t expecting.

I think fans of sailing and rom-coms will enjoy it.

**Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an early digital copy of this book in exchange for my review.


This was a quick read to me, I liked the characters and how they devolved I like the story line. I liked how she wasnt scanted to go out of her comfort zone .

Who doesn't love a good starting over story!!
First time trying this author but after this definitely eager to see what is available in the Kindle store!!

“Wherever the Wind Takes Us” is an entertaining tale by Kelly Harms.

We meet Rebecca who faces divorce after twenty-two years of marriage. Because of a pre-nup, she will get nothing, but her sympathetic judge gives her the yacht, Becky Ann, because it is named after her. She decides to make lemonade out of lemons by sailing the boat from Maine to Miami to deliver it to its new owner. Because she does not know how to sail, she hires yummy instructor, Grant, as well as her adult daughter, Olivia.

“Smooth sailing” is not what results here (as if there would be a story otherwise). Warning: there is a lot of sailing terminology that I ended up skimming over, but I did enjoy the bond between mom and daughter, though like any novel with a mother-daughter trip, there were some predictable parts (especially with the romance that develops between Becca and Grant). I found Becca to be relatable and though she is has a bit of self-hatred toward the start of the novel, she really grows as a person. Not many people would jump out of their comfort zone to spend all of that time on a boat (even if it’s the size of a yacht).While you expect Becca to connect with her true self in a novel like this, you still enjoy reading about it. Certainly Becca’s courage and motivate the novel’s readers to also explore the unknown.

Three and a half stars.

Thanks go to Kelly Harms, Lake Union Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity to give “Wherever the Wind Takes Us” an early read.

It may be true that "Sailing is going nowhere, slowly, and at great expense", but this book is definitely going places, and at great speed!

Becca Larkin is in the final stages of her divorce from her husband of more than 20 years. After Becca is refusing to contest the prenup, the judge awards her a sailing yacht named after her. Sailing has never really been her thing; her ex husband is however very fond of the yacht...

With the help of the good looking, Irish sailing instructor Grant Murphy, she quickly manages to find a buyer, but the yacht has to be delivered seventeen hundred miles away. Becca decides to do the trip herself, together with her daughter Liv; a great bonding opportunity for them both.

After a while it becomes clear that even if Liv has formal sailing experience, they are way behind schedule and they need to find help.

Kelly Harms has written a fantastic story about mother and daughter relationship, second chances and bravery; to keep on going even when it seems impossible to succeed. She deals with the ex husband in a great way too, not too much negativity, but still enough for us to root for Becca.

I can't even swim and this book made me want to see what it might be like to sail for a day or two. But only a day or two, as it seems like a lot of work and there's still the fact you're surrounded by a lot of water and can't get away from anyone you happen to be on board with. Ach, I'm getting ahead of myself. Rebecca's divorce has just been finalized, and though she signed a prenup 22 years ago, a thoughtful judge decides she should have the 40-foot boat her husband named the Becky Ann. The good news is she has a buyer lined up. The bad news is they have to get it-ahem, I mean her-to Miami. Oh, well, she and her 21-year-old daughter can sail it together. Or can they? With help from a sailing instructor, Becca embarks on a journey that will take her farther than she imagined possible. So far io might just kick off a second act, or two.

Whoever said "Fortune favors the brave" forgot to mention how scary bravery can be. Just ask Rebecca, the freshly divorced herione of Wherever the Wind Takes Us. She can't believe how long she endured her marriage, hanging on to comfort and to hope, so now that she's free, a cottage with windowboxes is all she allows herself to desire.
But Fortune has other designs for her, in the form of a sailboat she really doesn't want and a sailing instructor she really does--maybe. He's too young, for one thing, and too carefree. And he sails, something she can do entirely without. And yet...
Harms hits all the right notes, again and again, keeping the story racing along, and filling it with her wicked sense of humor. I read it in two sittings, captivated by the twists and turns of Rebecca's dilemma, and by the sailing adventure from Maine to Florida. I wanted to be on board! What makes this a truly memorable read, though, is Harms' insights into the conundrums of human nature. Would you be brave enough to move out of safe harbor and take a chance at the open sea, hoping Fortune would find you? Would you?
Read Rebecca's odyssey and find out where the wind took her. You won't regret it.

Wherever the Wind Takes Us is another introspective and thoughtful novel by Kelly Harms.
After her divorce, Becca Larkin is left with her clothes and a 40ft luxury sailboat her ex-husband named after her. Becca has a worker on the dock sell the boat for her, but she must take it from Maine to Florida for the sale. She comes up with the inspired idea to take her grown daughter, Liv, and sail the boat down for delivery.
This novel is full of trials and triumphs. It encompasses Becca’s journey back to herself as the trip forces her outside of her comfort zone! There were some rough waters, but I really enjoyed this journey!

“Wherever the Wind Takes Us” by Kelly Harms; Expected Release Date: Oct. 18, 2022

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

**Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an early digital copy of this book in exchange for my review.

First Impression 😍: This is a beautiful cover! I love the freedom it illustrates with both the swimmer and the font. This is the cover of a book I would definitely pick up at the bookstore or library.

📣 Review: Becca Ann Larkin has just left her entire life behind -- the unhappy 22-year-long marriage, the money, the comfort... All of it, except the 40-something foot sailboat she's been awarded in her divorce. She has to sell it to start her new life. The only problem is, she doesn't know how to sail. She enlists her daughter, Olivia, to help her, thinking it will be a great bonding experience as they sail from Maine to Miami.

I really enjoyed this book! Personally, I related to the story in ways I'm not sure most people would. For me, it sounds like learning to sail in the midst of sailing the entire Eastern seaboard is a lot like diving into backpacking. It takes a while to get those sea/trail legs. I found myself in hysterics reading some of antics shared, especially between mother and daughter. I think anyone who has ever tried anything new (i.e. everyone) can find the humor and enjoyment in this.

Nit-pick(s): There were a couple of paragraphs where my eyes glazed over a bit because of all the sailing terminology. Sometimes I felt it was getting in the way of the story.

Overall: I haven't mention Grant Murphy - the sailing instructor slash love interest in this book. I loved the romance part of this book (!) but not as much as I loved seeing Becca choose to love herself. Great book, definitely recommend!

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I could not put this book down! Becca’s emotional journey and character growth was just so heartwarming to follow.

Becca Larkin is 42, newly divorced, and is left with only a sailboat to her name. She has spent the last 22 years of her life raising her daughter, Liv, and being a dutiful housewife. With no prior experience sailing, she somehow needs to get her sailboat from Maine to a buyer in Miami. She decides this is the perfect opportunity to go on a girls’ trip with her daughter and get some quality bonding time with her.

As you can imagine, the start to their trip is a constant struggle. Enter Grant Murphy, a sexy, twenty-something, Irish sailing coach. Grant is thoughtful, kind, and patient with Becca as he teaches her how to sail and live her life freely.

I really enjoyed seeing Becca’s growth throughout this book. Her journey of learning to love herself and put herself first is one I think many people can relate to. It was truly inspiring to watch Becca go from doubting herself and acting like the exciting part of her life is already over to standing up for herself and living her best life.

The reason I rated it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I felt like we could have learned more about the downfall to her and Alistair’s relationship. While I understand why she left him, I feel like I could have felt a lot more emotion if I got a better glimpse into what their relationship was like and how exactly it fell apart.

3,5 ⭐️ for this one.
Thank you NetGalley and Kelly Harms for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Rebecca has been married for 22 years until they finally divorce. Due to signing a prenup, she gets pretty much nothing. The judge assigns her additionally the Becky Anne, a yacht that has been named after her.

What we get is a mother daughter road trip of the different kind. At least in the beginning. Rebecca sells the yacht - with zero to none sailing experience- and sails it with her daughter from Maine to Miami. Easy trip! Nope.

I guess you could say Rebecca had an easy life with a husband who paid for all (ok the husband was not the best). I found her very naive at times but I am not surprised why. So she leaves for the trip with her daughter which is brave and silly at times.


What I did not expect is the love story woven on there. Rar…. Can I have myself a Grant, please?
I liked how we get to know the characters. They are not perfect and neither are they supposed to be. I kind of felt a certain love from the author toward her characters, they were written so well.

This is not my usual read. Unknown waters, also for me. The beginning of the book was a bit slow, the middle part was great and the end was predictable. But I did enjoy this book, read it within a couple of hours.

I got a tiny bit annoyed by the amount of sailing terms - which are natural when reading a book about sailing, duh - but have no clue about sailing. Never had to look up so much in a long time. 🤷‍♀️😅 it’s summer now, this was a light summer read.