Synopsis:~

From the bestselling author of Lulu’s Café

Sophia Prescott is still mending from the embarrassment of a highly publicized divorce from a pro football player, and the now-single mother is back in Sunset Cove, surrounded by the supporting love of her family and the Sand Queens. Sophia doesn’t think there’s any hope for starting over until an unexpected trip to the pediatrician’s office gives her a second chance after all.

Dr. Weston Sawyer knows all about lives shattering into millions of pieces. His own all but ended when a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and barreled head-on into his pregnant wife’s sedan, killing her instantly and leaving Wes with a soul so wounded that it has refused to heal. He packed up and left swampy southern Alabama for South Carolina with the hope of fading into the sleepy coastal town of Sunset Cove. Instead, feisty brunette Sophia Prescott will have him braving something different and entirely unexpected. If Sophia and Wes can take the leap to give love another try, they just might find that hope has a way of coming back around and weaving into one’s heart.

Necee’s take:~

“God must have dipped some water straight from the Caribbean and used it to color in your eyes. Tranquil, peaceful . . . You’re my ocean.”

As if the cover isn’t spellbinding enough, the story between the covers will capture your heart. Two people struggling with loss; neither thinking a second chance is possible. However, the community of Sunset Cove seems determined to bring them together. I loved how much this community seems to love one another, or at least loves getting involved in others lives. There are pluses and negatives to small town living and Lowe truly let the positives shine in this town. 

“Wes knew he had to figure out how to hold on to the second chance God had presented him in the form of that sassy, sweet woman and her exceptional child.”

The best thing about this story is the group of friends that are brought together. I loved seeing the couples all get together and help our main characters Sophia and Wes overcome the losses of their pasts. Sophia’s story really drew me in and I love how she finally tears her walls down and lets others in to help. Wes is the swoony, yet widowed doctor that steals your heart. Lincoln and August stepped in to help in true bestie guy form and of course her besties, Josie and Opal, from the Sand Queens of Sunset Cove, are just the women you want on your side. Then add in some gossiping women from the Knitting Club and you have a bevy of emotions from laughter to crying. I’d love to see the guys have their own club and maybe draw in a few of their friends for more to this series!

‘We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.’

This is such an important scriptural theme to remember as we go through the ups and downs of life. Lowe seamlessly weaves this lesson into her writing. Life carries on and it is what we make of it. Such a beautiful word from her throughout this book and I loved how she brought healing to this couple. Just when they think they don’t have a second chance at love, God and the community of Sunset Cove step in and bring about more than they ever imagined.

Though this could be read as a standalone, I don’t recommend it as you would miss so much to the build up of this series. The imagery of how sea glass is formed is wonderful, and believe all three of these novels truly show how time heals us into the transforming love God has in store for us. Don’t miss her message at the end either. It is truly inspiring.

I received an advanced copy of this novel from Tyndale House Publishing through NetGalley. All opinions stated in this review are my own and given honestly.

Tonya “T. I.” Lowe is a native of coastal South Carolina. She attended Coastal Carolina University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she majored in psychology but excelled in creative writing. In 2014, Tonya independently published her first novel, Lulu’s Café, which quickly became a bestseller. Now the author of twelve published novels with hundreds of thousands of copies sold, she knows she’s just getting started and has many more stories to tell. She resides near Myrtle Beach with her family.

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