ARC Review: Seaside Lovers (Love In Bloom: Seaside Summers) by Melissa Foster

Parker with all her accomplishments and charitable contributions is still a lonely little girl searching for her place in an ever changing world. Loss of a close friend and the pressures of fame leave her feeling overwhelmed and isolated. Maybe that's what drove her quest to end a bitter family rift between her deceased mentor and his estranged brother. Along the way she develops a sense of purpose and gains insight into herself by facing her fears. Grayson played a key role in bringing her out of her shell and opening her eyes to all the possibilities she had turned a blind eye to before. Seaside Lovers shines a light on love, loss and the paradox of life. Passionate, complicated but always illuminating and compassionate. ( )

Parker Polly Collins has many titles! Movie star, children's charity founder, demanding client of designer and Iron craftsman Grayson Lacroux and sender of the flirty emails…also to Greyson!

But this time Parker returned to Wellsfleet, wasn’t for her charity, her home or even to flirt with Greyson. No Parker came home to demand answer! You see, Parker had lost her best friend and surrogate father Bert. She never knew who her father was and lost her mother in an earthquake. But from the age of 16, when Bert had came into her life, he had become more than her best friend, but like a father figure to her, so she decides that she would confront Bert's brother Abe, and find out why he returned his letters! But Parker was scared, but thankfully her knight (thru a tequila and candy haze) comes to her in the form of Greyson.

Greyson Lacroux has feelings for Parker from early in their flirty email exchange; but he realizes he doesn't know everything about her when he finds her in the media room, drunk and hyped on sugar and with a dog! But when Parker revealed her secrets, Greyson feelings turns into love and he wants to help her overcome her problems

So together they weather the storm of grumpy old men, the paparazzi, US Magazine and Greyson's family, and even tracking down more people in Bert's family. But when Greyson goes against Parkers wishes, in order to help her; Parker feels betrayed and explodes in anger and calls it quits! But is that really the end?

With the book Seaside Lovers; Melissa Foster has given us back the Wellsfleet gang! And I couldn't wait to get stuck in! To hear Pete and Sky's brother Greyson story, and I cannot even express just how much I love this book! I was desperate to find out Bella and Theresa's latest prank, and to see the how the rest of the gang are doing.

When you first meet Parker, you honestly cannot help but feel for her. Loosing the one person that has been in her life since she was 16 years old completely deverstates her, but having Greyson there, gives her the love she craves. Greyson character is absolutely delicious and I seriously need him in my life! Not only does he offer support, he is kind, caring, respectful and (in my mind) perfect!...I wonder if I could "weird science" him into reality…But I digress.

The writing for Seaside Lovers is as wonderful and clean as you come to expect from this author, but the plot is SO much more than a love story, and I think, even more than the authors other stories. But I will tell you, the twist at the end BLEW MY MIND! I honestly didn't see it coming! But I'm so thrilled it did.

I will be honest with you all, that this has been one of the toughest reviews I have had to write in the longest time, because there are so many amazing parts to this book, I am scared to death that I'm going to accidentally reveal something and spoil the story. But if I can give you one piece of advice about this book…BUY IT NOW! Because everyone in the world needs to read this amazing story!

I give Seaside Lovers 5 stars!...plus a million more!!
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Another great emotional story by Melissa Foster! Grayson Lacroux has been working on restoring a house for a charity. He has been corresponding with the head of the charity & A list actress, Parker Collins, by email. They have the same tastes and have developed an easy correspondence style. When he goes to work on the most recent project, the stair railings, he is surprised to discover someone in the house drunk & binging on junk food.

Bert has guided Parker along her career & has been a stabilizing influence. Parker becomes derailed at his death & has retreated to the one place no one will find her, her charity's house. To drown her grief, she indulges in junk food, horror movies & tequila. While drunk, she thinks someone is breaking into the house but instead meets her contractor face to face for the first time.

Parker & Grayson are perfect together! Grayson gives Parker the steady influence to keep her grounded & actually helps her begin to find her way back to her original self, Polly. By forcing her out of her comfort zone, he actually makes her begin to love her self again. She was getting lost in her public persona. Parker makes Grayson laugh & develop his lighter side. The chemistry between the two of them is hot & intense!

Melissa is a master at creating characters that we all fall in love with and wait anxiously for the next tidbit of news about their lives. These books have the same characters appearing in supporting roles throughout the series but can easily be read as stand alones without feeling lost. Of course, then you are hooked & you'll go back and read them all. She creates a plot that pulls our emotions into the story & involves us to the extent that we can't put it down until we are at the end. It is so worth the book hangover the next day... Now to start the countdown until the next one! ( )

Parker Polly Collins has many titles! Movie star, children's charity founder, demanding client of designer and Iron craftsman Grayson Lacroux and sender of the flirty emails…also to Greyson!

But this time Parker returned to Wellsfleet, wasn’t for her charity, her home or even to flirt with Greyson. No Parker came home to demand answer! You see, Parker had lost her best friend and surrogate father Bert. She never knew who her father was and lost her mother in an earthquake. But from the age of 16, when Bert had came into her life, he had become more than her best friend, but like a father figure to her, so she decides that she would confront Bert's brother Abe, and find out why he returned his letters! But Parker was scared, but thankfully her knight (thru a tequila and candy haze) comes to her in the form of Greyson.

Greyson Lacroux has feelings for Parker from early in their flirty email exchange; but he realizes he doesn't know everything about her when he finds her in the media room, drunk and hyped on sugar and with a dog! But when Parker revealed her secrets, Greyson feelings turns into love and he wants to help her overcome her problems

So together they weather the storm of grumpy old men, the paparazzi, US Magazine and Greyson's family, and even tracking down more people in Bert's family. But when Greyson goes against Parkers wishes, in order to help her; Parker feels betrayed and explodes in anger and calls it quits! But is that really the end?

With the book Seaside Lovers; Melissa Foster has given us back the Wellsfleet gang! And I couldn't wait to get stuck in! To hear Pete and Sky's brother Greyson story, and I cannot even express just how much I love this book! I was desperate to find out Bella and Theresa's latest prank, and to see the how the rest of the gang are doing.

When you first meet Parker, you honestly cannot help but feel for her. Loosing the one person that has been in her life since she was 16 years old completely deverstates her, but having Greyson there, gives her the love she craves. Greyson character is absolutely delicious and I seriously need him in my life! Not only does he offer support, he is kind, caring, respectful and (in my mind) perfect!...I wonder if I could "weird science" him into reality…But I digress.

The writing for Seaside Lovers is as wonderful and clean as you come to expect from this author, but the plot is SO much more than a love story, and I think, even more than the authors other stories. But I will tell you, the twist at the end BLEW MY MIND! I honestly didn't see it coming! But I'm so thrilled it did.

I will be honest with you all, that this has been one of the toughest reviews I have had to write in the longest time, because there are so many amazing parts to this book, I am scared to death that I'm going to accidentally reveal something and spoil the story. But if I can give you one piece of advice about this book…BUY IT NOW! Because everyone in the world needs to read this amazing story!

I give Seaside Lovers 5 stars!...plus a million more!!
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