Read, Write, Love at Seaside

Warmth and light abound within an intoxicating romance. The loner and the optimist may be an odd combination, but the healing qualities they bring out in one another helps them find common ground. Ms. Cole proves that romance can be sweetly seductive with a hint of heat and an abundance of heart.

Audiobook Review:

Leanna and Kurt have nothing in common. He's an organizer, she's a mess. He's reserved, she's loud. Yet somehow they work. They bring out the best in each other, even at their worst. Addison Cole proves that sometimes less is more. Simply irresistible.

Read, Write, Love at the Seaside is the ultimate, opposites attract sweet romance! On the one side you have the OCD writer Kurt Remington; stuck in his ways and not willing to change! And on the other side you have the sweet, free-spirited Leanna Bray, whom can't control her dog, nor manages to be on time…for pretty much anything! I a side not, I wrote that with a wrestling announcers voice in my head…so, apologies for that.

But like with all good romances…and fate! Let's not let complete opposites stop two people who truly belong to each other, no be together, cause one can't get it together, and the other has a stick up his butt! Actually, this book it quite like a wrestling match, in the fact of at first Kurt and Leanna don't show more quite know how to handle each other! Then when they get together, they don't want to be separated, but when fate steps in…you are left wondering if there is going to be a victor? Or will they just become a tag team? (OMG I need to stop with these wrestling analogies)

Read, Write, Love at the Seaside is the first book in the Seaside Summers series by Addison Cole, its sweet and funny, heartwarming and refreshing, and quite frankly, I wanted to live in the book! The whole story is divine and I didn't want to put it down! I honestly cannot separate anything about this book! It is simply divine! Beautifully written….and I could go on and on about how much I loved it! But I truly did with my whole heart! Which is why I'm waiting for the paperback to be delivered!

I give Read, Write, Love at the Seaside 5 stars! show less

My head was all over the place this weekend. I finished so many books, just felt too lazy to keep updating since most of them ended up being meh reads after finishing my Stephen King book.

This was free via Kindle so I thought I give the first book in this series (Sweet With Heat #1) a whirl. Too bad that there wasn't a lot there to recommend it for me. I think that the problem was that both characters were boring and I just found myself becoming increasingly annoyed by the heroine who really should not own a dog due to the cavalier way she was going about things.

"Read, Write, Love at Seaside" (that title is making me twitchy) starts with a best-selling thriller author, Kurt Remington being interrupted by a woman who is about to drown show more trying to rescue her dog. Kurt is annoyed this is taking him out of prime writing time and seriously guys, there is a long sequence of him just listening to her struggle in the surf and I was wondering if the author was going to start off with someone dying or what. When Kurt finally rescues the stranger (Leanna Bray) she and her dog come in and make themselves at home. I just went eh for the first couple of pages hoping to get some sense of spark there or something, but nothing doing.

Leanna feels like a blank space for Kurt to just have lustful feelings for. I wish I could care about Leanna and her jam making business, but I don't.

The writing was really what pushed me to DNF this book though. There's no flow. All of the paragraphs are overly long and it's just wall of text coming at you. I felt like the first part of the book was trying to set things up, but it doesn't work that well. The dialogue is a little better, but I found myself becoming annoyed with a side character who acts like it's totally okay to tell two people they should totally be boning (yes that happened).

I was in the mood for a summery type of book, but just decided to let this one go.

Fin. show less

I never read the steamier version of this title. However, when I heard Melissa Foster’s alter ego would release the cleaner version I was intrigued and jumped at the chance to read a copy.

What the story is about.

Kurt Remington is a best-selling thriller author, who takes his writing seriously. This dedication led to him living a reclusive life. His family was eager to see him move beyond the world he created in his books and embrace what real life had to offer. Currently, that was not on his list of things to do, however, when Leanna Bray literally swam into his life, he would come to realise that there is someone more captivating than the characters in his fictional world.

Leanna Bray’s focus is on getting her jam-making business show more off the ground and bring organisation to her life. As such, a relationship is not on her list of priorities. However, when Kurt came to her rescue, she may need to reorganise her list if only she can maintain some order in her life.

My Perspective

The story

Read, Write, Love was classified as a clean read and this was true to some extent. The author alluded to intimate encounters between the main characters, but there were no graphic descriptions. In addition, the language was clean, which I found refreshing.

There is no mistaking that this is the work of Melissa Foster, which is evident by the writing style. The story was sweet and emotional. This book is evidence that the author can write not only steamy romances but also ones where the bedroom door is closed. The story was engaging and perfectly paced, with fun, sweet and emotional moments.

The Characters

One of the things I associate with the author is good character development. I have never had a problem connecting with any of her characters and this was no different.

Kurt is a man that thrives on order in every aspect of his life. He is a perfect gentleman. What I enjoyed most about him were his patience and kindness. He was not keen on being disturbed, when in his writing zone, but the fact he willingly came out of the zone to rescue Leann and her dog demonstrated his caring nature. Leann is a free spirit, who is disorganised in every aspect of their lives. She takes each day has it comes and does not follow a specific plan. Kurt and Leanna were as different as night is from the day, but in spite of the differences, they made a great couple. They complemented each other well.

Kurt learnt the importance of having a balanced life while Leann discovered the importance of being organised especially in her business life.

The romance.

Their summer romance was sweet, passionate and flirty. This was not a love at first sight scenario. Their connection was established from their initial meeting, but their romance developed throughout the summer. I enjoyed how they related to each other throughout the story.

Recommendation:

If you are looking for a clean, but passionate romance story, if you want a story that has depth and filled with emotion then look no further. Read, Write, Love at Seaside has it all. show less

What happens when two opposites are thrown together by the winds of fate? Sparks fly. Like magnets, the sweet, free spirited Leanna and the focused, structured Kurt find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other. Is it true love or just a summer fling? Perfect for a sunny day, you'll feel like you're at the beach no matter where you are with this sweet summer romance.

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