From the New York Times bestselling author of Castaway Cottage comes a novel as captivating as the moonlit sea.Everything was in place for the perfect beachside gathering. Lace-wrapped jars hung from white chairs on the sand. Paper lanterns and tiki torches glimmered in the twilight evening. A rowboat draped with roses and vines waited in the wings. Love floated on the salt air.Until the arrival … the salt air.
Until the arrival of a mysterious guest named Shane Bradford, a lobsterman with a tangled past in this little New England beach town.
Like a sudden sea breeze, the special evening quickly turns. And the residents of Stony Point must tread the darker water Shane brings to their Night Beach.
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Dollycas’s Thoughts
This story picks up immediately after the last story, Castaway Cottage ends when an unexpected guest arrives for Kyle and Lauren Bradford vow renewal and stops the event dead in its tracks. Kyle’s brother Shane has not been to Stony Point in years. He and Kyle had a huge fight and Shane left and the rest of the group vowed to have nothing to do with Shane ever again. And they didn’t until Lauren reached out to her brother-in-law and invited him to the upcoming ceremony. His arrival sent the entire group into a tizzy.
The author uses flashback moments to give us some history of these beloved characters and introduces us to Shane and his story. The story also shows the current times as Kyle and Lauren try to move forward after the turmoil left after their vow renewal falls apart. Their friends, especially Jason, do everything they can to get the couple back on track.
I have enjoyed every book by this author. These characters are like old friends and I am invested in seeing their journeys.
Ms. Demaio paints wonderful pictures with her words and they draw her readers in. I always feel like I am right there in Stony Point, on the beach getting a bird’s eye view of all the happenings. This time I could really feel Kyle’s pain but I see Shane’s side as well, I hope we get to know him better. It was heartwarming to see the lengths that Jason went to in trying to get Lauren and Kyle together. He exhaustion resonated with me at the end.
Readers again are left with a cliffhanger, so I am assuming The Little Beach Bungalow, out May 14 will start right where this one leaves off. I can’t wait for my next trip to the beach!
These books should be read in order for maximum enjoyment.
This time our visit to Stoney Point is for the renewal of vows after ten years of marriage of Kyle and Lauren. Unfortunately, the celebration does not happen due to the unexpected arrival of Shane, Kyle’s estranged brother. The return of Shane is like a driftline.
The driftline that keeps tugging the beach friends back to their memories, their choices and their secrets. Can the past be washed away as easily as the driftline washes back into the sea? I received an advanced copy for my honest review. Joanne DeMaio has done it again by writing another book full of relationships, connections and secrets. Only to make us to look forward even more for the next book about our beach friends in Stoney Point.
Night Beach is book #8 in Joanne DeMaio’s wonderful Seaside Saga series. I’ve read every one of them and I find myself falling more in love with Stony Point and all of the wonderful characters with each book. I’ve come to think of the people from Stony Point as family and I love going back to check up on their lives.
I love how each book picks right up where the last one ended. This is a series that would be so easy to binge read because you just want the story to keep going, continuing on with the love and friendships. Sure there are some troubled times, some conflicts among family and friends, but everyone comes together to help each other through the tough times, while also rejoicing in the good times. I’ve become so emotionally wrapped up in everyone’s live, that I experience the tears of sadness and the elation of joy right along with them.
“No, you don’t always get to to choose who or what washes up in life’s driftline.”
I loved my recent, brief visit to Stony Point and I’m excited to go back soon. Come join me, why don’t you?