Paperback, 336 pages
Expected publication: April 13th 2021 by Thomas Nelson
Denise Hunter
My Review
Denise Hunter is a women's fiction author we can really relate too.
Bookshop by the Sea is so realistic and not to be missed.
Sophie is an incredible young woman, when her mother was bedridden her father bailed on the family and took off. Since Sophie is the oldest she feels responsible for not only taking care of her two siblings but being her mother's care giver until her death.
Piper’s Cove is a quaint little beach town in North Carolina where Sophie and her mother made plans to open a bookshop but with her mother's death she wants to carry
on her mother's legacy and still open it.
With her siblings raised and her younger sister set to marry she is finally
ready to open the shop and do something for herself.
Winds of change come to all of us like it or not and Sophie is reliving the memory of her broken romance with Aiden who not only left town as a teen in Bookshop by the Sea but
left Sophie with a broken heart all those years ago.
He wasn't ready for a commitment then how will things go when they see each
other at her sister's wedding?
You would think Sophie would be over her thoughts and feelings for Aiden, at least that's what we tell our heart but feelings burrow into our heart from times past and
seem to stay deeply entrenched there.
Now that's it's seven years later in Bookshop by the Sea will Sophie give him the time of day and allow Aiden to explain why he did what he did ? What about those pesky feelings that seem to have taken up such a strong resurgence betraying her efforts to stay uncaring and unemotional at his return?
Aiden is a extreme sports enthusiasts so he's always up for the challenge of putting himself out there but he's afraid to love. Will he be able to face the biggest challenge of his life?
Excellent,relatable book! I Love it!
Expected publication: April 13th 2021 by Thomas Nelson
I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you.
All opinions expressed are my own.
GoodReads Summary
Eleven months had not been long enough to prepare Sophie Lawson for the sight of him . . .
After her mother was bedridden and her father bailed on the family, Sophie became a second mother to her twin brother, Seth, and younger sister, Jenna. Sophie supported her siblings through their college years, putting aside her own dream of opening a book shop in Piper’s Cove—the quaint North Carolina beach town they frequented as children.
But now it’s finally time for Sophie to follow her own pursuits. Seth just got a new job, the family house is sold, and Jenna is set to marry her college beau in Piper’s Cove. But the destination wedding reunites Sophie with best man Aiden Maddox, her high school sweetheart who left her without a backward glance to run an extreme sporting business in Florida.
Much to Sophie’s chagrin, seeing Aiden again resurrects familiar feelings—which she promptly tries to bury in the tumult of the day. As soon as the wedding crowd fades, Sophie turns her focus back to establishing her beloved bookstore.
But then an advancing hurricane strands Aiden in Piper’s Cove and with the hotels booked to capacity he asks Sophie to put him up until the storm passes. As the two ride out the weather, old feelings rise to the surface. But can Sophie trust Aiden to stick around? And does daredevil Aiden have the courage to risk his heart?
About The Author
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Denise Hunter is the award-winning author of more than 35 novels, three of which have been adapted into Hallmark movies. Denise writes heartwarming, small-town romances, peopled with layered characters who have real-life issues. Her readers enjoy the vicarious thrill of falling in love and the promise of a happily-ever-after sigh as they savor the final pages of her books. In 1996, Denise began her first novel, writing while her children napped. Two years later it was published, and she's been writing ever since. Her books contain a strong romantic element, and her husband says he provides all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too! Denise and her husband live in Indiana, where they raised three sons, and are currently enjoying an empty nest.