"You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" -New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak
Fall in love with Grayson Lacroux and Parker Collins in SEASIDE LOVERS (Seaside Summers), the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM big family romance collection, featuring a group of fun, sexy, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They're funny, flawed, and will have you begging to enter their circle of friends.
IN SEASIDE LOVERS
After months of long-distance communication, actress Parker Collins and artist Grayson Lacroux finally plan to reconnect in the seaside town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. But Parker never shows, and weeks pass without a word, leaving Grayson to believe he’s misinterpreted their budding relationship.
Parker has been running on autopilot ever since she lost her friend, mentor, and the only family she’s ever known, Bert Stein. Armed with junk food, tequila, and her big, lovable dog, she’s prepared to hole up and mourn—and determined to mend a fence Bert had never been able to with his estranged and bitter brother. But Parker didn’t count on the sinfully hot artist she’s been fantasizing about for nearly a year walking in on her grief-induced drunken night.
When Grayson stumbles across Parker, he has no idea what to make of the gorgeous blonde who blew him off despite the heat sizzling between them. But that doesn’t stop him from feeling protective of the woman who’s consumed his thoughts for months, and when he learns of Parker’s plans to confront an angry old man, he refuses to leave her side. As Parker’s past unfolds, they’re led on an unexpected journey of discovery. Their connection deepens, and late-night fantasies become passionate realities, until good intentions spark painful secrets, threatening the love they've found.
The Seaside Summers series part of the Love in Bloom family. While Seaside Summers books can be read as stand-alone novels, for even more reading enjoyment you may want to read the entire Love in Bloom series in series order.
This is my first Seaside Summers book, but that doesn't matter because it's always so easy to fall into a new Melissa Foster novel.
Escaping to Wellfleet MA and slipping under the radar is what Parker Collins needs to do as she mourns the death of the only person she called family; Bert Stein, a photographer who helped her become an actress. She's staying in a house built for her Collins Children's Foundation; a project close to her heart. To ease her heartbreak she watches horror movies whilst drowning her sorrows with a bottle of tequila whilst munching on her usual go to emotional crutch: M&M's, surrounded by her unpacked suitcase, an empty pizza box and her beloved dog, Christmas. In a booze inflicted fog, she's shocked that the man she's been emailing for months suddenly appears in her house. He's every bit as gorgeous as she'd imagined, only right now she's intoxicated with candy stuck in her hair!
Grayson Lacroux is a designer/steelworker who has been helping actress Parker Collins with designs for her charity. They've been emailing each other for months, discussing ideas for CCF, but as time has gone by their messages have become more than just business. When he decides to go check measurements for a railing, Grayson heads for the house in Wellfleet and lets himself in, not knowing it's occupied. He's shocked to see Parker in a drunken, dishevelled state, but intuition tells him she's hurting and all he wants to do is assist and comfort her.
Parker and Grayson's relationship takes off quickly after they meet, as ten months of exchanging emails cement their need for getting to know each other on a personal level. Grayson is perfect for Parker. He's her rock, not phased by her fame and cautiously sympathetic to her need for keeping out of the spotlight...until a photo of THAT kiss in the elevator appears in US Weekly! The supporting character ensemble becomes a warming group of friends that create a family-like bond around Parker.
I love the unexpected plot twist and how a chain of events gives Parker what she's craved for. How Grayson's hunch and actions are done out of love, even though his interference wasn't viewed that way. How two people together realise that they've made mistakes but importantly come to the conclusion they are meant to be together and not apart.
I don't bother checking the blurb when I read a Melissa Foster book anymore because I know I'm going to be reading a book with well-developed protagonists, a plotline with twists and entertaining secondary characters who add so much to a story yet don't distract from the H&H. Seaside Lovers ticks all these boxes and why Melissa has become my go-to author. I'm never disappointed with anything I've read by her. Long may it continue.
***arc received courtesy of World Literary Press via Tasty Book Tours***
