Contemporary Women’s Fiction Romance
Release
Date: March 18th, 2025
Reviewed eBook ARC via Netgalley
Beth is proud of her success with her sandwich shop, Surfside Sandwiches, and is determined to move on with her life after her divorce. She has made friends with Jana and is feeling all is good in her world even if it feels a bit empty at times. When her older brother, Rick, says he met someone, she’s hopeful that he’s finally found a good person to love but is stunned to find out that it’s Jana. Cracks start to show in Beth’s life as she remains loyal to her brother and tries to find a way to keep her friendship with Jana even as problems, big and small, snowball in her life. Now she needs to find a way to stand up for herself and for the people she loves even if it means damaging the relationship she cherishes above all.
Susan Mallery
delivers another wonderful story filled with family, romance and more with her
new release, BEACH VIBES. I absolutely love this author’s books and her
latest book, BEACH VIBES, is full of her signature writing style and
captivates the reader with family drama, romances and more within the pages of BEACH
VIBES. The story flows smoothly with a lush and intriguing setting that
makes me want to visit. I really enjoyed the varied and complex characters she introduces
the readers to. From Beth and Jana to their families & friends, each is
unique and has its own unique voice.
Meet Beth
and Jana. Beth is recently divorced and trying to move on. She’s content with
her life owning and running a local sandwich shop, Surfside Sandwiches and
finally made a new friend, Jana, who volunteers with her at a local shelter.
Even if she longs for more in her life, she feels stuck and is content not to
move forward. Jana is a bubbly single mom determined to better her life for
herself and her daughter. Living with her brother and his kids has helped and
she is enjoying her classes for her degree as she works at the local doctor’s office.
Both Beth and Jana are intriguing and captivating characters. It took me
several pages to warm up to Beth as she comes across, initially, as standoffish
and rigid compared to Jana, who comes across the pages as bright, sunny and
open-hearted. Both characters bring something to one another’s lives, and I love
how their friendship continues to grow and evolve with all its ups and downs.
Their respective families are fun and had me flipping the pages to see what
they would do next within the story. The romances for both women also kept me
glued to the pages and when Beth finds out some things about her brother, Rick,
that will affect Jana and Beth in ways she doesn’t anticipate, it was
interesting to see how Beth reacted to all that. The characters in BEACH VIBES
are well written and kept my attention through the whole book. I loved Beth’s
Aunt Agatha and Jana’s brother Teddy, and his kids were so much fun and their
responses within the story had me laughing at times in delight.
BEACH VIBES is a complex story filled with warmth,
family drama and relationships that range from friendships to romantic ones to
family relationships. I loved how the author delivers a story filled with a few
twists that had me gasping in shock even as I rooted for Beth and Jana to get
their happy ever after. If you are looking for a great spring or summer book to
devour, then BEACH VIBES is the one for you. I can’t wait to see what
else this author has in store for her readers next.
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