Lindsay Harrel’s new series, The Barefoot Sisterhood, starts with this fantastic novel, The Inn at Walker Beach. This series is about a group of women that are brought together by Jules, the new owner of the Inn at Walker Beach. These women all are suffering in silence about something in their lives. Jules has this special gift of being able to see someone hurting and brings them together to heal. The Inn at Walker Beach focuses on two of these ladies, Jenna and Elisa. Jenna is a single mother, who got pregnant very young and struggled with depression and is clawing her way out. Elisa is struggling with the infidelity of her husband of many years and feeling like she’s no good to anyone anymore. The Sisterhood and the restoration of the inn brings these ladies together to heal and find their purposes in life again. This was my first book by Harrel but it certainly won’t be the last. Her ability to create beautiful storylines and realistic characters bring the stories alive so much so that you feel like you are part of the story. I highly recommend The Inn at Walker Beach. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is women’s fiction at its finest. Lindsay Harrel combines life with light-hearted and heart-rending moments in The Inn at Walker Beach, and it is an absolute delight to immerse yourself in this world.

This book is about living your dreams but accepting when they change. It’s about being vulnerable in your broken places and allowing others to come alongside you in the healing. It’s about friendships, family, falling in love (for the first time or all over again), rebuilding trust, and so much more.

The Inn at Walker Beach tells the stories of Jenna and Elise while introducing readers to the rest of the Barefoot Sisterhood. The moment I finished the book, I was ready for the next installment because these women have become friends I want to visit again.

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Once again, Lindsay Harrel has penned a thought-provoking, beautiful novel about relationships, friendships, and life. The Inn at Walker Beach is the first story in The Barefoot Sisterhood series, but it features some characters we’ve already met in her Walker Beach Romance books. It was fun to revisit them, see what they’ve been up to, and meet some new characters to love.

“Don’t be so intent on getting somewhere else—or on merely surviving—that you lose yourself along the way.”
“Sometimes standing still takes more strength than moving toward a target.”

This book focuses largely on Jenna Wakefield’s story and that of Elise Griffin. They are in different stages of their lives and each has things they regret and are going through that are weighing on them. Harrel is a master at creating colorful, engaging characters with their own distinct personalities, putting them in compelling situations, and bringing them out the other side stronger.

“You are so much more than the image of yourself that you’ve concocted in your head.”
“Happiness requires being truthful with ourselves and others about what we really want and who we really are.”

This was a lovely, heart-warming story, and I’m looking forward to more books in the series. I recommend it to those who enjoy contemporary, thoughtful, inspiring stories of relationships and friendship. 4.5 stars

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I have enjoyed all of my adventures in Walker Beach but this inaugural book for the Barefoot Sisterhood series has to be my favorite so far. This new series is a spin-off from Walker Beach Romance series. And though it’s not necessary to read the previous series, reading them will definitely give you a better sense of the small tourist town and the people who make it so special. The book leans more toward clean women’s fiction than inspirational romance and so gracefully addresses the need for true forgiveness, second chances, and finding and being true to yourself.

I loved Elise and her broken, humiliated voice looking for a sense of purpose. Her surprisingly dramatic journey made me weep tears of empathy as she battled low self-esteem and knee-jerk reaction to please everyone. Jenna and her determined spunk - despite the weight of depression, anxiety, and regret dragging her down - made her a lovable heroine. I can’t wait for the next book as the renovated Barefoot Refuge opens its doors and Quinn takes center stage.

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