Seaside, New Jersey. Carrie Carters haven of safety is shaken. When Carrie and her sister Lindsey arrived in Seaside, they were homeless and running scared. Now over ten years later, Carrie runs the local cafe and the women have made a new life for themselves. When one of their employees is found dead and a young waitress goes missing, Carries safety is in question.
Greg Barnes is nursing a pain from his past that threatens to keep him from any future happiness. However, when he sees Carries need for help, he willingly puts himself on the line to help her. But the cost just might be too great for him. Flashbacks and memories invade his thoughts and heart pulling him back into his mental abyss.
Imperfect characters, love and hatred, and a story of forgiveness and new starts make this book a must read. It is written in both first and third person viewpoints. At first I found this distracting, but by the third chapter it flowed smoothly. I was surprised at how deep this story went. Not your typical fluffy romance. The suspense and mystery thrown in was really intriguing and held my interest through out the book.
I would definitely recommend this book and Im looking forward to reading more by this author.
Many thanks to Waterbrook Multnomah for my review copy of this book. All of the opinions expressed here are mine.
Greg Barnes is nursing a pain from his past that threatens to keep him from any future happiness. However, when he sees Carries need for help, he willingly puts himself on the line to help her. But the cost just might be too great for him. Flashbacks and memories invade his thoughts and heart pulling him back into his mental abyss.
Imperfect characters, love and hatred, and a story of forgiveness and new starts make this book a must read. It is written in both first and third person viewpoints. At first I found this distracting, but by the third chapter it flowed smoothly. I was surprised at how deep this story went. Not your typical fluffy romance. The suspense and mystery thrown in was really intriguing and held my interest through out the book.
I would definitely recommend this book and Im looking forward to reading more by this author.
Many thanks to Waterbrook Multnomah for my review copy of this book. All of the opinions expressed here are mine.
This was a story that caught me by surprise. The cover and title led me to think this was a cozy-type mystery. But it was oh-so-much-more than that. It's written in a first person POV which I must admit is not my favorite viewpoint. However, I found myself really drawn into the story and caring about the characters. The main characters have moments of reflection which tell their background story. I felt like all the characters, villains included, were very well drawn and realistic. This author tackled the subjects of love, loss, child abuse, cults, murder, alcoholism, PTSD and second chances. The seriousness of the subjects was not at all what I expected when I began reading the book but it had a depth to it that really surprised me. The theme running throughout the story was 'there is a time for every purpose under heaven' and I think the author did a wonderful job playing that out. The story starts out at a somewhat slow pace but continues to build and culminates to an nail-biting conclusion. I have to add that though the story dealt with serious subjects there were plenty of humorous moments to break the tension. I thoroughly enjoyed Shadows on the Sand and would definitely recommend it to those who like a good romantic suspense. A thank you goes to the publisher and Librarything for providing this complimentary copy for my review.
