A Coast Guard captain would rather spend his time on the sea…unless he’s with the woman he’s been crushing on for months. Can Brooklynn and Dave make their second chance stick? Love’s second chance on the beach!David Reddington has spent years in the Coast Guard, and his career brings him a lot of joy. But he’s lonely even surrounded by his crew, and he feels like he’s perpetually looking out … perpetually looking out to the ocean, hoping and wishing he could be as fulfilled on land as he is at sea.
Brooklynn Parrish lost her fiancé three years ago to an accident on the ocean, and she can’t bring herself to accept Dave’s invitations to dinner. Or lunch. Or even coffee. How he can go out on his ship each day baffles her, and she’s not willing to lose another loved one to the relentless ocean waves.
But Dave only has eyes for her, and when they get put together to organize Hawthorne Harbor’s Spring Fling, Brooklynn can’t deny the attraction between them. As they go through the bachelor auction, tour the blooming apple orchards, and judge the dessert bake-off, their relationship deepens and strengthens. Will she be strong enough to battle the unyielding ocean? Or will she lose her heart to another man destined for a catastrophe at sea?
This is a full-length sweet/clean contemporary beach romance in the vein of your favorite Hallmark romance movie by USA Today bestselling author Elana Johnson.
Read all the Hawthorne Harbor Second Chance Romances:
1. The Paramedic’s Second Chance
2. The Chief’s Second Chance
3. The Firefighter’s Second Chance
4. The Officer’s Second Chance
5. The Soldier’s Second Chance
6. The Captain’s Second Chance
Read all the Clean Billionaire Beach Club Romances:
1. The Brainy Billionaire
2. The Brawny Billionaire
3. The Bashful Billionaire
4. The Brazen Billionaire
5. The Billionaire’s Bodyguard
6. The Billionaire’s Boyfriend
7. The Broke Billionaire
8. The Brilliant Billionaire
9. The Bad Boy Billionaire
10. The Blue-Eyed Billionaire
11. The Brave Billionaire
12. The Belated Billionaire
13. The Billionaire’s Blue Christmas
14. The Benched Billionaire
15. The Bookish Billionaire
Read all the Brides & Beaches Romances:
1. The Helicopter Pilot’s Bride
2. The Billionaire’s Bride
3. The Prince’s Bride
4. The Doctor’s Bride
5. The Carpenter’s Bride
6. The Rockstar’s Bride
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So, same town but not recognized characters. But, I was really enthralled with this book. I loved getting a glimpse at the coast guard life. Those were some of my favorite scenes. I liked the slow burn aspect too. I’m sad this series is ending, but I know that there are more great series where this came from.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This story takes us back to Hawthorne Harbor for another second chance romance. But this romance was riding on the worst waves an ocean could throw at you. Brooklynn had dated Dave a couple of times in high school but Dave’s heart was set on the Coast Guard. When he comes back home and stationed close by, he finds out she is engaged and then married. After her husband’s accident she now has been widowed 3 years and Dave having a crush on her for 20 years starts asking her out. But his career as Captain of the ship Adelie of the Coast Guard cost him his romance with Brooklynn as she feared the ocean. He loved her and would do whatever it took to get her back. And if retiring was what it took, he was ready. This story also had the town matriarch Aunt Mabel finally having her wedding after her getting her second chance with Clyde. Aunt Mabel told Brooklynn she better get back with Dave as everyone knew they were in love and not let her chance pass her by to have to live to regret it.
Dave has loved Brooklyn for years. Will he finally have his love returned? She lost her husband to the sea and is afraid of losing Dave the same way. He was so very patient with her and she really did try to overcome her fear. I love reading about romances about a couple in their 40’s or older. This book makes you feel.
A young widow decides to take a chance and start dating a man who captain’s a Coast Guard vessel. She has big anxiety since her husband died in a water accident. She has to decide if she can deal with a man whose job is on a boat. He has been thinking about retiring, but will he make the decision before she breaks down and pulls away. The author did a good job detailing the anxiety felt and the way it impacts decisions. I received a complimentary copy and I am voluntarily reviewing.
I loved these two so much I wanted to strangle them. Dave’s had a secret, long-standing crush on Brooklynn that she’d never guessed. Since her husband’s death, Brooklynn has been afraid of the ocean. It’s an irrational fear, but it’s also a little bit understandable because it was that same ocean that took her husband from her. Dave’s job as a Captain in the Coast Guard triggers all her fears. I’m so proud to see that she reaches out for help, but it was still frustrating to watch as this pair torpedoed their relationship time and time again. I thought there are strong similarities between this book and that of Adam and Janey.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author.
A great story that highlights the work of the U.S. Coast Guard!!! Dave and Brooklynn dated in high school but he went into the Coast Guard and when he returned she was engaged then married. They reconnect later in life when Brooklynn is a widow. Can she get over her fears of losing Dave the same way she lost her husband? This is another great book in the Hawthorne Harbor series where the characters are “more mature”.
The characters are so well done.
This story was a satisfying start to HEA.