Showing posts with label sweet romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweet romance. Show all posts

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Review: Secrets at Seaside by Addison Cole (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 5)

by Addison Cole 
Publication Date: October 25, 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sweet Romance

Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They're sassy, flawed, and so easy to relate to, you'll be begging to enter their circle of friends!

Secrets at Seaside by Addison Cole is the sweet edition of New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster's steamy romance novel Seaside Secrets. The story conveys all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language.

In SECRETS at SEASIDE...
Tony Black is the hottest surfer on the planet. He travels the world throughout the year and spends his summers on Cape Cod with his friends, at the Seaside cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. He's got his choice of women, but Amy Maples is the one he wants. Fourteen years ago she was his for an entire summer, until a devastating accident changed everything, and what they had seemed like it had never existed--at least for her.

Amy Maples is as consistent as the day is long. She's spent summers on Cape Cod forever, she always does the right thing, and she's spent years trying to reclaim the heart of Tony Black, the only man she's ever loved. She's back for a summer of fun with her friends at Seaside, only this year she's been offered the opportunity of a lifetime thousands of miles away, and she's decided to try one last time to reconnect with Tony. But having a relationship with Tony means dealing with her past--and dealing with her past may knock her to her knees.

My review: 4.25 stars
After reading and enjoying the first four books in the series, I was dying to know more about Amy and Tony! Secrets at Seaside totally sideswiped me- I had no idea they had such a backstory! I'd categorize this as second-chance and friend-to-lovers too. I thought the author wrote their pain and loss so well. Each story in this series is so different, yet all the characters are well developed and feel genuine. I love catching up with characters from past books as the series continues. I can definitely recommend this "sweet" series- it has just the right amount of suggestive heat without being too explicit. Looking forward to the next book in the series!

About Addison Cole

Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego of New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. She writes humorous and emotional sweet contemporary romance. Her books do not include explicit sex scenes or harsh language. Addison spends her summers on Cape Cod, where she dreams up wonderful love stories in her house overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Addison enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups and welcomes an invitation to your event. Addison’s books are available in paperback, digital, and audio formats. 





Wednesday, August 30, 2017

New Release Review: Sunsets at Seaside by Addison Cole

Sunsets at Seaside

Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book #4
by Addison Cole 
Publication Date: August 23, 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sweet Romance

Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They're sassy, flawed, and so easy to relate to, you'll be begging to enter their circle of friends!

Sunsets at Seaside by Addison Cole is the sweet edition of New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster's steamy romance novel Seaside Sunsets. The stories and characters remain the same, and convey all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language.

In SUNSETS at SEASIDE...
Jessica Ayers has lived a sheltered life with little more than cello lessons and practices taking up her day. Now a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she escapes the prim and proper symphony to vacation in the Seaside community in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, to determine if she is living life to the fullest or missing it altogether.

For the first time since developing the second largest search engine in the world, billionaire Jamie Reed is taking the summer off. He plans to work from the Cape and spend time with his elderly grandmother--and falling in love is not in his plans.

From the moment Jamie and Jessica meet, the attraction is white-hot. Once-overly-focused Jamie can think of little else than sweet, smart, and alluring Jessica, and Jessica discovers a side of herself she never knew existed. But when Jamie's business encounters trouble and his attorney and best friend intervenes, he proves that the brown-haired beauty is too distracting for Jamie. To make matters worse, it appears that Jessica might not be who she says she is, turning Jamie's life--and his heart--upside down. In a world where personal information is always one click away, Jamie must decide if he should trust his heart or watch the woman he loves walk away.



My review: 4.5 stars!
I adore the Seaside Summers series, and Sunsets at Seaside was another great addition! Having met Jamie in books 1-3, I was excited to see him get his own book. He and his grandmother Vera are such a great pair and it was great to see him meeting a great girl. I liked Jessica from the start and loved how well she fit in with the group of girls. I don't want to spoil any of the fun, but there is a "Thong Thursday" part was a riot and I loved how Jessica rolled with it. I really like the "Sweet With Heat" aspect of the series too-  I think the "sweet" stories are just perfect. They have just the right amount of suggestive heat without being too explicit. Looking forward to the next book in the series!


About Addison Cole


Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego of New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. She writes humorous and emotional sweet contemporary romance. Her books do not include explicit sex scenes or harsh language. Addison spends her summers on Cape Cod, where she dreams up wonderful love stories in her house overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Addison enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups and welcomes an invitation to your event. Addison’s books are available in paperback, digital, and audio formats. 





Thursday, August 17, 2017

Review: Hearts at Seaside (Seaside Summers Book #3) by Addison Cole

Hearts at Seaside

Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book #3
by Addison Cole 
Publication Date: July 19, 2017 
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sweet Romance

Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They're sassy, flawed, and so easy to relate to, you'll be begging to enter their circle of friends!

Hearts at Seaside by Addison Cole is the sweet edition of New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster's steamy romance novel Seaside Hearts. The stories and characters remain the same and convey all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language.

In HEARTS at SEASIDE...
Jenna Ward is vivacious, spontaneous, and confident--except when she's around the man who stole her heart years earlier, strikingly handsome, quiet, and reliable Pete Lacroux. After years of trying to get his attention and overwhelmed from dealing with her mother's new cougar lifestyle, Jenna's giving up on Peter--and is ready to explore other men.

As the eldest of five siblings, with an alcoholic father to care for, boat craftsman Pete Lacroux always does the right thing and has no time for a real relationship. He's looking forward to seeing his friend Jenna, a welcome distraction who's so sexy and painfully shy that she equally entertains and confuses him.

When Jenna picks up a hard-bodied construction worker, jealousy ignites Pete's true feelings, and he's unable to ignore the desires for Jenna he never realized he had. But Pete's not the quiet guy he appears to be, and his life is anything but conducive to a relationship. Can Jenna handle the real Pete Lacroux--the most alpha male she's ever seen--or will she crack under pressure? And can Pete reclaim the life he once had without tearing apart his family?

My review: 4.5 stars!
Friends-to-lovers is absolutely one of my favorite tropes so I was super-excited to jump into Hearts at Seaside after reading (and loving) the first two books in the series. An added bonus was the comedy of errors that took place between the two main characters- Jenna has been crushing on Pete for years, and just when she decides to move on, Pete decides to do something about the crush he's always had on Jenna. Although both are having some issues with their respective parents, when they are together, they are a great team and very supportive of each other. I adore this group of girlfriends and love what they bring to the stories in this series. I really like the "Sweet With Heat" aspect of the series too-  I thought the "sweet" versions are just perfect. They have just the right amount of suggestive heat without being too explicit. Looking forward to the next book in the series!


About Addison Cole


Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego of New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. She writes humorous and emotional sweet contemporary romance. Her books do not include explicit sex scenes or harsh language. Addison spends her summers on Cape Cod, where she dreams up wonderful love stories in her house overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Addison enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups and welcomes an invitation to your event. Addison’s books are available in paperback, digital, and audio formats.