Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They’re fun, flirty, flawed, deeply emotional, always passionate, and easy to relate to. Gavin is about to find out that Harper really does exist—and … really does exist—and she’s going to knock his socks off! Find out for yourself in Bayside Romance!
When screenwriter Harper Garner got a shot at the big-time in LA, she celebrated her brave cross-country move with her first and only one-night stand—connecting so deeply with the sexy, brilliant man, she broke the number-one rule of one-night stands and left her phone number. Not hearing from him was only the first in a long line of hope-shattering, confidence-busting blows. Ten months later, Harper is done with men and done with LA. She pulls up her big-girl panties and heads home to Cape Cod to start over.
On the surface, interior designer Gavin Wheeler has it all: a successful business, a loving family, and a close-knit group of friends. But Gavin once endured a heartbreak so painful, he was sure he’d never feel anything for a woman again. A chance encounter at a music festival with a gorgeous, down-to-earth blonde proved him wrong, but when morning came, the woman who made him crave more was gone.
A serendipitous evening reunites Harper with her devastatingly delicious one-night stand, and the connection is just as intense as she remembered. Harper’s life is too unsettled for a relationship, but Gavin is determined to help her find her way, especially if it leads straight to his heart. Moonlight conversations lead to steamy kisses, and as romance blooms, it stirs a love too real to deny. But when Gavin’s past collides with the life they’re building, it has the power to ruin everything.
BAYSIDE SUMMERS
Bayside Desires
Bayside Passions
Bayside Heat
Bayside Escape
Bayside Romance
Bayside Fantasies
“With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!” -NYT Bestseller Julie Kenner
“Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!” -NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely
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Bayside Summers is part of the Love in Bloom romance collection by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. While each book may be read as a standalone, you might enjoy reading the entire Love in Bloom series. Characters from each sub-series appear in future books. Visit Melissa’s website for family trees, series checklists, and more.
Binge read more of the Love in Bloom series! Filled with heat, humor, and heart–and always a happily ever after–these steamy romances are perfect beach reads!
Love in Bloom Big-Family Romance Collection:
SNOW SISTERS
THE BRADENS (Weston, CO)
THE BRADENS (Trusty, CO)
THE BRADENS (Peaceful Harbor, MD)
THE BRADENS & MONTGOMERYS (Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls)
THE REMINGTONS
SEASIDE SUMMERS
THE RYDERS
BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK
TRU BLUE & THE WHISKEYS
HARBORSIDE NIGHTS
SUGAR LAKE
HARMONY POINTE
AUTHOR BIO
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are always family oriented, feature billionaires, cowboys, and blue-collar workers. They’re fun, sexy, and there’s always a happily ever after! Melissa loves to chat with book clubs and readers, invite her to your next event.
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This is such a super sweet romance story. As with all of Melissa Foster’s book you are guaranteed to see some of your favorite characters from her other stories, which is always so much fun. Harper and Gavin are super cute together and bring out the best in each other. Their story has just enough tension to keep you interested in it without too much angst. Melissa Foster always writes such lovely characters who struggle with everyday issues and wounds and always come out on top because they follow their heart – which makes them feel like they are our best friends or family.
I adore the Bayside Summers series. Every story has so much friendship, love and passion. Gavin & Harper’s story is no exception.
A favorite line from the story says so much about the whole book: “Love, laughter, and friendship are universal languages with the power to heal.”
I love the way that Ms. Foster shows all sides of relationships, the good and the not so good. This part really drives home the truth about the work needed from both parties to make a relationship work; “People aren’t perfect, and true love takes strong, forgiving hearts. Sometimes you have to swim against the tide to make it to calmer waters. But it’s those tougher times that make relationships stronger.”
Another wonderful installment from Melissa Foster.
Gavin and Harper, they have a run in at a music festival that left them reeling and both couldn’t stop thinking of each other. Both characters had wonderful interactions with one another, and who doesn’t love a supporting cast of friends. I love when a series can go back to previous books, but not to the point where you feel like your reading all those again. Ms. Foster has of making all her series standalone’s, but still reminiscing.
Everyone has their dream partner, and Harper sure found the Holy Grail in Gavin, he was able to have her trust again, and believe in finding your HEA.
I’m so happy that Gavin found his happily ever after. We have had fun getting to know Gavin and Harper in previous books. I love the mixing of all the other series Melissa is writing or has written about. It’s nice to put the puzzle together. I’m going to need to make a chart to keep up though.
This book has steamy steamy scenes. I think I blushed a little bit. You won’t be disappointed by this story. There is also depth to Gavin and Harper’s story.
I also can’t wait to see who Beckett ends up with. He is going to all hard.
Falling in love feels like the easy part, but looks can be deceiving. With Bayside Romance, Foster exposes the risk that is love and steals your heart away. Harper and Gavin find temptation at the lowest moment in their lives. The stars collided to bring them together, but at the time fate had other plans. When fate sees fit to give these strangers in the night, a second chance, can what was once a one night stand become a forever kind of love? Gavin proves to be the perfect book boyfriend. A heartbreaker with a deep soul, a determined nature and a naughty side. What’s not to love?
Audio Review: Bayside Romance (Bayside Summers Book 5) by Melissa Foster (Author), Savannah Peachwood (narrator), Jacob Morgan (narrator)
They found perfection by chasing a dream. Heartache came when reality set in. Gavin and Harper were strangers in the night. Attraction gave way to more than either expected. Ten months later disappointment sets in and a surprise confrontation ensues. Bayside Romance is the realization of a dream. Foster takes hearts behind the mirage and into the emotion that we love to forget. Peachwood and Morgan write their own lyrics to a familiar melody. It’s like every love song that stays in my head and holds a special place in my heart.
I’m not sure why I couldn’t get into Harper and Gavin. They both were interesting but kind of middle of the road. I think their story should have been a novella not a full fledged novel. It was just too much for me. There are a lot of recurring characters that I’m starting to recognize (my fault since I haven’t read these books in order). This was a nice story with not a lot of drama.
I’m a fan of the Bayside series. Harper and Gavin have been supporting characters in other books, so I was excited to get to their story. I was as surprised as their friends when it turns out they had previously met and hooked up. Neither of them forgot their time together but Harper was slow to pick up where they left off. Harper has to learn how to trust herself with men after having had a couple bad experiences since her short time with Gavin. Gavin hasn’t forgotten a moment and start working at helping Harper and trying to build a long term relationship for them. We all deserve a guy like Gavin. He is one of my favorite heros, sweet and hot at the same time! I received an advance copy and am voluntarily writing a review.
Gavin and Harper will steal your heart and won’t let go. I loved falling in love with Gavin and Harper as they did. Bayside Romance is a beautiful second chance romance. A perfect beach read or even one to curl up on a rainy day. I love Gavin. He is an amazing supportive guy. I love how he lifts Harper up and reads her so well. Harper has an amazing head on her shoulder even when she’s feeling lost. I love how close she is with her family. Gavin and Harper just mesh so well together. I simply loved every moment of Bayside Romance. Melissa Foster is officially a go-to one-click author for me. I love her way with romance and how she just makes you feel apart of the story. I have loved every book in this Bayside Summers series to date and I can’t wait to see what is coming next.
What a fun, flirty, yet gentle and filled with chemistry, love story for a woman who lost her self confidence and a man that is determined to show her that she can trust herself and find the love of their lives. Loved this one!!
I absolutely love everything about Harper and Gavin’s journey to their HEA. This is such a beautiful love story! Melissa Foster has woven so many of her books characters together with friendship, family and coworker ties so that we as long time readers and fans are lucky to get to hear more about and visit with some of our favorite characters. Even though these are all stand alone books, it’s so nice if you have read them all and can understand all the connections and see future couples forming before your eyes. I love that!!
But this is Harper and Gavin’s story and it is sweet, sexy, flirty, and totally wonderful!! They had a hot hook-up about a year ago and went their separate ways, and now they are finally reunited back on the Cape where he now lives and she is moving back to after some time in LA. This was quite a surprise for both of them but the absolute best of surprises. Both had felt the connection a year ago but circumstances kept them from finding each other again until now. They are electric together and have incredible chemistry in every way. Gavin is so swoony and I just adore everything about him. And Harper is amazing and the absolute perfect woman for him. In addition to all the other fantastic things about their relationship, I love that they are so supportive of each other in every way.
Bayside Romance (Bayside Summers Book 5) by Melissa Foster ..I love this series..This can be read as a stand alone..but the series is great. Thanks to Melissa for letting me preview this .. Gavin Wheeler .. interior designer and all around good guy who has moved to the Cape …. Harper Gardner .. screen writer..who has moved back home to the Cape after her series from the pilot she wrote was cancelled. They had a one night stand…she left before he woke up…she can’t believe he never called. This is the perfect set up for a second chance… We get to reconnect with a lot of old friends and met some new ones. Their is angst, hurt feelings, laughter, tears, a wonderful connection between two people, lots of steam, some more misunderstanding all to get us to a HEA….I hated to put this down…stayed up
til 3:30 to finish it..can’t wait for the next book.
Everyone dreams of that one. The person they feel such a connection with that they can’t stand to be alone. What if you find that one person, wake up the next day alone, wondering if it was a dream. That’s what happened to Gavin & Harper. When Harper took off, she’d left Gavin her name & number but put it in a place he never looked.
This story was wonderful! I enjoyed both characters & their interactions with each other. They both held the other up & refused to allow them to put themselves down. Gavin helped Harper regain her confidence & trust after everything that broke her in LA. The intersections of the friendships between the different series made this a better story with increased depth. I enjoyed catching up on their lives & happiness. I feel these can be read as stand alone’s since the connections are explained. I do feel that reading all of the stories makes the connection deeper & the emotions easier to identify with.