Night Beach by Joanne DeMaio ~ My Thoughts #NightBeach

Night Beach

Night Beach by Joanne DeMaio
Series: The Seaside Saga #8
Print and ebook, 198 pages
Published March 5, 2019 by Joanne DeMaio

From the New York Times bestselling author of Castaway Cottage comes a novel as captivating as the moonlit sea.

Everything was in place for the perfect beachside gathering. Lace-wrapped jars hung from white chairs on the sand. Paper lanterns and tiki torches glimmered in the twilight evening. A rowboat draped with roses and vines waited in the wings. Love floated on the salt air.

Until the arrival of a mysterious guest named Shane Bradford, a lobsterman with a tangled past in this little New England beach town.

Like a sudden sea breeze, the special evening quickly turns. And the residents of Stony Point must tread the darker water Shane brings to their Night Beach.

     

My thoughts about Night Beach ~~

(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)

First line—"Never turn your back on the sea."

Night Beach is book #8 in Joanne DeMaio's wonderful Seaside Saga series. I've read every one of them and I find myself falling more in love with Stony Point and all of the wonderful characters with each book. I've come to think of the people from Stony Point as family and I love going back to check up on their lives. 

I love how each book picks right up where the last one ended. This is a series that would be so easy to binge read because you just want the story to keep going, continuing on with the love and friendships. Sure there are some troubled times, some conflicts among family and friends, but everyone comes together to help each other through the tough times, while also rejoicing in the good times. I've become so emotionally wrapped up in everyone's live, that I experience the tears of sadness and the elation of joy right along with them. 

"No, you don't always get to to choose who or what washes up in life's driftline."

I loved my recent, brief visit to Stony Point and I'm excited to go back soon. Come join me, why don't you? 

I received a copy of Night Beach from the author in exchange for my honest review.

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About the author

Joanne DeMaio is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She enjoys writing about friendship, family, love and choices, while setting her stories in New England towns or by the sea. Currently at work on her next novel, Joanne lives with her family in Connecticut.

For a complete list of books and to learn more about the author, visit Joannedemaio.com. She also enjoys hearing from readers on her Facebook Page.

Connect with Joanne

Website | Facebook | Goodreads | Twitter | Instagram

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? March 11, 2019

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Again, more snow and bad weather this past weekend. It snowed all day Saturday, with rain to start it off, so now we have ice everywhere. The good news is, it's warming up so hopefully we've seen the end of the snow. We're hoping the weather is nice enough to get a couple of the out-of-town grands for an overnight this weekend. Fingers crossed! 

Book-wise, we are getting new carpet in the living room, which means that pretty much everything has to removed before the carpet layers come. So..... I spend Sunday taking my precious books off of the bookshelves in that room. It is so sad to see them piled on the floor in the dining room. It will be nice to have the new carpet.... and to get my books back where they belong. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

Waiting for Fitz
by Spencer Hyde
My thoughts will be posted on Friday.

The Beantown Girls
by Jane Healey
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Night Beach
(The Seaside Saga #8)
by Joanne DeMaio 

My thoughts will be posted on Thursday. 

Family Secrets
(Whispering Pines Mystery #1)
by Shawn McGuire 

(audio-book)

The Things We Cannot Say
by Kelly Rimmer 

Pub date 3/19

What I am going to read next

Last Summer: A Novel
by Kerry Lonsdale
Pub date 7/9
I'm so excited to start this one!!

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Release Day! Night Beach by Joanne DeMaio #NightBeach

Happy Release Day!

Congratulations Joanne

 on the release today of

Night Beach!

Night Beach by Joanne DeMaio
Print and e-book, 198 pages
Published March 5th 2019 by Joanne DeMaio

From the New York Times bestselling author of Castaway Cottage comes a novel as captivating as the moonlit sea.

Everything was in place for the perfect beachside gathering. Lace-wrapped jars hung from white chairs on the sand. Paper lanterns and tiki torches glimmered in the twilight evening. A rowboat draped with roses and vines waited in the wings. Love floated on the salt air.

Until the arrival of a mysterious guest named Shane Bradford, a lobsterman with a tangled past in this little New England beach town.

Like a sudden sea breeze, the special evening quickly turns. And the residents of Stony Point must tread the darker water Shane brings to their Night Beach.

I just love Joanne's stories and I can't wait to go back to Stony Point! 

About the author

Joanne DeMaio is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She enjoys writing about friendship, family, love and choices, while setting her stories in New England towns or by the sea. Currently at work on her next novel, Joanne lives with her family in Connecticut.

For a complete list of books and to learn more about the author, visit Joannedemaio.com. She also enjoys hearing from readers on her Facebook Page.

Connect with Joanne

Website | Facebook | Goodreads | Twitter | Instagram

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