Winging It with You

De: Chip Pons

Narrado por: Lee Osorio, Michael Crouch

"Everything you’d ever want a rom com to be.”—Hannah Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker

Catching flights . . . and feelings.

Asher Bennett thought his relationship was just fine. Until he’s unceremoniously dumped at the Boston airport ahead of The Epic Trek, the worldwide travel competition reality show. Armed with only a ticket and righteous indignation, Asher finds solace at an airport TGI Fridays. Luckily, right in front of him is a smooth-talking airline pilot ready for takeoff.

Theo Fernandez has been grounded. He’s the only pilot that has never taken a vacation and the edict has been passed down: Prove you're prioritizing work-life balance or say goodbye to your wings. Struggling to bask in his new downtime, he stumbles upon the perfect opportunity. The handsome guy at his favorite terminal eatery has a sudden opening for a partner . . . on a nationally televised reality show.

As Theo and Asher buckle up to fake date for the cameras, the undercurrents of attraction make them wonder if their on-screen chemistry hints at something bigger. But do they have the courage to leave their baggage behind for another chance at love?

©2025 Chip Pons (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

A Best Romance of Summer 2025

Goodreads • Fangirlish

A Most Anticipated Read

LGBTQ Reads • BookRiot • Marvelous Geeks • Netgalley's Bookish

One of USA Today's Romances to Swoon Over for Summer 2025

One of Town & Country's Best New Romance Novels to Read on Vacation

One of Nerd Daily's Must-Read Swoonworthy Romance Book Releases 2025

One of E! News' LGBTQ+ Books to Read This Pride

"This delightful rom-com from bookstagrammer Chip Pons will take you around the world."—E! News

"What starts out as romantic roleplay becomes love that will upend their lives."—Los Angeles Times

"Chip Pons writes a fast-paced setup filled with banter, heart, and detours both literal and emotional . . . Equal parts wanderlust and whimsy, this is a story about what happens when love refuses to stay behind the scenes."—Town & Country

#teamTHASHER

A beautiful expression of queer joy, this book will capture your heart and encourage you to push your own comfort zone and ‘wing it.’ I loved the men in this story, and hope we get more in a sequel.

Loved every minute of it!

This was such a fantastic story, great characters, amazing narrators. Everything I could have wanted! It seems really hard at times to find good gay rom-coms where the focus is on the story, funny scenes, the characters, and their journey--this book nails it all.

Just the lightness and cuteness

Such a light and cute book! I love Theo and Asher so much! When I heard “magnetic force of a man”, paired with the opening quote, my Swiftie heart just skipped a beat!!!!! This book is exactly what you will think it will be and it’s a great escape!

What a beautiful & loving story

Theo and Asher start as a happenstance meeting at the airport over mozzarella sticks and moves into “fake dating” for a reality competition show to falling head over heels for each other. Then their pasts catch up with them and they need to resolve past hurts and fear before they can move forward.

Asher is the sweet nerd we all love and Theo is the risk taker with a huge heart he hides from the world. These two need each other and the world needs #Thasherstory

The narrators are perfect for this audiobook!

fake dating perfection

5/5 Stars 3/5 Spice

Tropes:
Travel Romance
Forced Proximity
Fake Dating
Only One Bed
Opposites Attract
“Good Boy”

🎧 Narration: 2.5x - Dual: Lee Osorio & Michael Crouch
the way these two absolutely crushed this audio. their expressive performances had me giggling & kicking my feet with the tension & swoon. i cannot recommend this audio enough. 10/10

team #thasher forever. i loved chip’s debut & had no doubts going into this one that i would like it but gah it blew me away. these two & the pining & the tension & the complete chaos that follows them had me HOOKED. the little spanish moments from theo were so endearing & every time he said baby 🫠 i’ll probably never be over it. that “good boy” still has me sat honestly. this book was just a complete delight & truly you should do yourself a favor & dive in immediately.

I want a Theo

I personally love a romcom!
I hate Clint-
We meet grumpy Asher who is a people pleaser who agreed to participate in a reality show competition like the amazing race.
Clint dumps him at the airport.
Theo is a pilot who is put on leave because he has gone over his flight hours. He is then forced to take time off.
Long story short Theo tries to take Asher's mozzarella sticks at
TGIF and Theo joins Asher on the competition.
Theo and Asher fall in love and the sex is hot. The pinning is long AF and I loved it!
I hated the breakup tho, I loved Chips style of writing and I just got his first book!
5/5 stars!

Best Romance Novel I’ve Ever Experienced

First, as a gay man, it was genuinely wonderful to have a novel of this kind written BY a gay man. Having encountered numerous others about gay men by people who don’t have that lived experience, it shows. This author’s intelligence and heart and wit and romantic spirit shine through every character, every moment. I was vicariously falling in love too. Seriously, no notes. Love love love.

A Fun Summer Read!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 for story)
🔥🔥🔥🔥 (4/5 for spice)

A few weeks ago, I was casually scrolling Instagram when a local bookstore shared their new Pride Month releases—and the blurb for Winging It with You immediately grabbed my attention. As a reality TV competition show junkie, the premise totally hooked me: a couple is about to compete on a travel-based dating reality show… and they break up at the airport. One half is left scrambling for a last-minute replacement—and chaos, chemistry, and comedy ensue.

This romcom is fun, formulaic in the best way, and packed with all the ridiculous behind-the-scenes hilarity you’d expect from a fake-it-til-you-make-it dynamic on national TV. Watching two near-strangers fake a semi-serious relationship while lowkey catching real feelings? Delightful.

The story leans into classic tropes with humor and heart, and while the reality show arc ends pretty much how you’d expect, the actual romantic payoff was sweet, swoony, and genuinely tender. I especially loved how the book explored those messy early-relationship moments—communication stumbles, awkward vulnerability, accidental honesty—but on fast-forward, thanks to the high-stakes environment.

Also? The spice is SPICY. 🔥

This was such an enjoyable, low-stress, feel-good summer read. If you love fake dating, forced proximity, and reality show drama with a queer romcom twist, I definitely recommend picking this one up.

It’s ok

It’s ok. I am prob not the intended at. But it’s ok. Not as good as others. Just ok.