Publisher: MIRA
Genre: Romance
Source: MIRA ( Netgalley )

Goodreads: When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it’s a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are…not.

Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband’s ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs. Even from Ashley’s brother, a writer and adventurer who has inspired millions. He’s the first man to see past Bree’s barricades to her true self, which terrifies her. Mikki has this divorce thing all figured out—somehow, she’s stayed friends with her ex and her in-laws…until a new man changes how everyone looks at her, and how she sees herself. Meanwhile, Ashley discovers that the love of her life never intends to marry. Can she live without being a wife if it means she can have everything else she’s ever wanted?

At sunset every Friday on the beach in front of the Boardwalk Bookshop, the three friends share a champagne toast. As their bond grows closer, they challenge one another to become the best versions of themselves in this heartachingly beautiful story of friendship, sisterhood and the transformative power of love.

Ope’s Opinion: I enjoyed the friendship of the three woman. It was nice to see a friendship grow between them as they worked together and supported each other. I liked that they were honest with each other even when it was hard to share the truth the other one might not want to hear.

There was a lot of romance in this book. Each character had their own love interest happening. Most of them were tangled and messy. There were too many detailed steamy scenes for me.

This story was Susan Mallery’s typical book, except I felt like there was more time spent on the details of each the friends sex lives then she usually does.