Work Trip by Chloe Ford (Audiobook)

 

An unexpected turn of events on a work team-building trip forces mortal enemies to have to work together.

Work Trip by Chloe Ford is an enemies-to-lovers romance. Fliss, head of marketing at the Star Agency, is fiercely ambitious. She works long hours in the hope that she'll be the next in line for a much-coveted promotion. Unfortunately, there's competition for the promotion in the form of James Boatmen, head of sales. The animosity between the pair is never far from the surface, particularly when they are in meetings.

When the boss of the company decides to hold a team-building week in Scotland, Fliss hopes that she'll be able to impress him enough to give her the edge over Gloatman (the name she uses to refer to her nemesis) in the race for the promotion.

From the outset, things seem strange. No one else from the company turns up for the flight to Scotland. It's easy to feel Fliss's apprehension, wondering if she's missed an important message or got dates wrong. Events turn even more peculiar when she arrives at the designated hotel to find Gloatman had traveled with their boss on the company jet.

The team building exercise reaches peak preposterousness when the pair are dumped in the middle of the Scottish Highlands with a tent and minimal supplies, along with the instructions that they need to overcome their competitiveness and co-operate in order to proceed to the next step in their career.

Neither of the pair is prepared, or experienced, for what is to follow. After constant sniping at each other, they relent and realise that they will have to trust each other and work together if they are to get home. As you would anticipate, the pair slowly begin to get to know each other, realising that they have preconceived ideas. In particular, Fliss realises that Gloatman isn't as self-absorbed as she initially thought as he shows her a lot of support as they deal with disaster after disaster.

By the conclusion and the safe return to work, the big question is will the pair be able to remain professional, or has the work dynamic changed forever? The promotion of one of the pair is also a catalyst for a significant and unexpected development.

Work Trip by Chloe Ford will be published on 24th April 2025 in paperback, ebook and audio format. My thanks to NetGalley and Aria for a review copy.

Author Details

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.