Are you dreaming of a beach getaway?Burrowing your toes in the warm sand or crystal blue waters reflecting the sun?Whether you like contemporary or paranormal. steamy or sweet, these six novellas are sure to satisfy your summer loving dreams.Gone Coastal benefits Oceana.Help clean up our oceans while you enjoy a beach romance.Beach Daze by Cari RobeFive Words by DL GallieBeach Beauty by Brittany … DL Gallie
Beach Beauty by Brittany Summers
Pull Me Deep by Kate Stacy
Love Bites by Cassie Leigh
Swept Away by Lyssa Cole
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A perfect summer read. The combination of the stories couldn’t be better.
Two reviews by me, as an example:
Cassie Leigh – Love Bites
This one was special!
I’ve read a lot of shifter stories and they are often quite similar. This one was not!
It’s the first book I’ve read by Cassie Leigh, but it won’t be the last.
The story was something extra and it was my first shark. Both Finn and Mari were well described and likeable, as was Finn’s mum and Muriel.
Lyssa Cole – Swept Away
A sweet and hot romance, at the same time.
Zoey and her daughter Bells live in a small town. She works in a Diner.
One day comes Ry on his motorcycle, a ’bad boy’, it seems, into town. What is he looking for? He sees Zoey and behind her, her boss Tim…
I loved the storyline and the characters were likeable. I could feel all the happy jumps that Bells did.
I voluntarily reviewed this anthology.
This was an anthology of 6 authors with only one that was familiar to me – Lyssa Cole. She was the main reason that I actually wanted to read this anthology. I usually don’t read these types of books. I really enjoy her work but I also like discovering new authors as well. Each story is a novella and it has its own way of pulling you in. Everyone should be able to find what they are looking for when they pick this book up. It is a perfect beach read or if you are nowhere near the beach, by the time you are done. You will feel the sand between your toes.
Swept Away review:
OMG, this story tore at my heart. I loved it so much. Ry and Zoey were wonderfully written. You can feel their emotions coming off the pages – joy, sadness, anger and their chemistry for each other. It was off the charts. Ry came into town because he needed to take care of something personal but he didn’t expect on finding Zoey and her little girl, Bells. Zoey wasn’t looking for anyone but Ry was different. I just wish it was longer, I need to know how they do in the future.
I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
I have read Five Words by DL Gallie from this anthology and if it is a romance that ends with a happily ever after and leaves you with a satisfied smile on your face, then this collection is definitely worth sitting back and relaxing with on a warm Summer’s day. Cam and Paige have their relationship blown apart with five words that tear at their hearts. When Paige runs at the sound of those words it will take every truth every dare and a whole different five words for Cam to win back her heart. This fast paced romance will break your heart a little but will mend it with a huge dose of love. If this selection from Gone Coastal is anything to judge this anthology by then it is a sizzling hot read worth diving into.
Five Words by DL Gallie. I can’t do this anymore! Are 5 words nobody wants to hear in a relationship, that’s what Cam says to Paige. After drowning her sorrows with her work Colleague Paige decides that she needs to get away to sort herself out. She decided she’s going to Oasis, after reminiscing about her relationship with Cam a stranger literally knocks her off her feet, after afternoon of fun by the pool and the shock arrival of the one person she never expected to turn up will Paige ever be able to forgive and forget, Will they get their HEA.
I read this anthology because it had one particular author, Ms. Lyssa Cole. But as a reader, I am always looking for new authors to explore and anthologies are a great way to do that.
1. Beach Daze by Cari Robe – 3 Stars
Sexy man in uniform to save the damsel in hiding. It really is a sweet story to read.
2. 5 Words by DL Gallie – 3 Stars
I loved the playful banter between these two. One foolish man, one forgiving woman equals a
beautiful love story.
3. Beach Beauty by Britney Summers – 2 Stars
Best friends to lovers, sweet story about 2 girls discovering who they are. This story could have
been better developed, in my opinion.
4. Pull Me Deep by Kate Stacey – 4 Stars
This story was beautiful. Trenton is a man who didn’t realize how lonely his life had become and
Michelle was a young lady just trying to get out from under her father’s control.
5. Love Bites by Cassie Leigh – 4 Stars
This story was intriguing! Shifter story about a great white, which was a first for me, and an
elemental. Marina and Finn, swoon! Finn was strong and patient while Marina figured out what
was going on in her own heart. Marina was sweet and naive, but eventually fully embraced her
mate.
6. Swept Away by Lyssa Cole – 4.5 Stars
A wonderful story about love finding it’s way into two hearts not looking for it. Ry is looking to
bring some closure to his past and Zoey is just trying to keep her head above water for her and her
daughter, Bells. I loved it!
Overall, the stories were lovely reads, though I am going to say the editing/proofreading was very poorly done on some of them. Some more so than others.
Each book in this anthology will pull you in and make you feel like your living on the beach with the heat and steam each couple gives you will have you wanting so much more.
Beach Daze by Cari Robe
Cash and Beth have you feeling the heat with their tension and the flirting will have you need these two to be together but Beth is hiding something will it keep them apart or help them.see what they can become.
Five Words by DL Gallie
Paige and Cam have a relationship that most would love to have untill five little words messed it all up and hurt them both. Will they be able to get to where they use to be or will those five words rip them apart and keep them that way? This book broke my heart made me cry and kept reading to find out what happens.
Amazing read
Pull Me Deep by Kate Stacy
Michelle and Trenton find themselves at the same beach house trying to relax and have fun neither knowing the other one was going to be there. As they get to know each other and they both start to fall will they want to be a couple or will being in the real world keep them apart? Amazing emotional read with a few twist that will keep you wanting more.
Amazing reads all them with emotions, heat, steam, love, laughter, and anything else you can think of to keep you wanting more and more.
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE this anthology!! 6 amazing authors give us 6 great stories all in one place!! My favorites are below…
Beach Daze
Cari Robe
Beth is on vacation with her daughter and best friends. Thomas has invited his friend to spend the week with them while he is on a two week leave. Last thing Beth or Cash expected was to fall in-love but fate has its ways
Swept Away
Lyssa Cole
Zoey is a single mom of a cute 5 year old little girl. When she goes to leave work one day and she has car problems the new bad boy mechanic tries to help her but she is unsure about him and she should be. He is there for one reason and one reason only until Zoey and Bells worm their way into his heart.
Wow what a sweet hot read that draws you in from the beginning to the very ending. This is a sweet read by Lyssa Cole.. this is a must read
Firstly let me just say that I am not a fan of anthologies as I feel that the stories are sometime too short and rushed, however, when I see my favourite author Lyssa Cole’s name, I 1.click anyway.
This anthology consists of the following stories:-
Beach Daze by Cari Robe
Five Words by DL Gallie
Beach Beauty by Brittany Summers
Pull Me Deep by Kate Stacy
Love Bites by Cassie Leigh
Swept Away by Lyssa Cole
Swept Away is Ry and Zoey’s story. When Ry comes into town he does not count in running into single mom Zoey and her little girl. This is a lovely story which is emotional, and with steamy chemistry.
I love anthologies as you get to find new authors. Just looking at who is in this anthology I only know of three of them, I have read books by one and two I know of but I haven’t read their work before and all the others are new to me.
~Beach Daze by Cari Robe~
This is the first story I have read by this author and it wont be my last. I loved Cash and Beth’s story. The only issue I have is that I wish it was longer.
~Five Words by DL Gallie~
Cam and Paige have their relationship blown apart with five words that tear at their hearts. This fast paced romance will break your heart a little but will mend it. I loved the whole Truth or Dare game they had going.
~Beach Beauty by Brittany Summers~
This was my first story by this author and I enjoyed it. This story is a best friends to lovers, sweet story about two girls discovering who they are.
~Pull Me Deep by Kate Stacy~
This was my first story by this author and it won’t be my last. I loved this story so much I never wanted to put it down. Michelle and Trenton find themselves at the same beach house trying to relax and have fun neither knowing the other one was going to be there. I hope Reid gets his own story.
~Love Bites by Cassie Leigh~
I have read a lot of shifter stories with it being one of my favourite and they are often quite similar. This one was not! I have never read or seen a shark shifter book. Finn is a Great White Shark shifter and Marina is an elemental. I never wanted this story to end. I hope we can get more of their story.
~Swept Away by Lyssa Cole~
This is the first story I have read by this author and it wont be my last. I loved this story I never wanted to put it down. Zoey is a single mum to a five year old little girl. When she goes to leave work one day and she has car problems the new bad boy mechanic Ry tries to help her but she is unsure about him and she should be. I loved Bells.
I received an advance copy of this book. I am voluntarily giving my honest review, and I plan to buy this book when it becomes available.