Another great book by a great and prolific beach read author
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Love all of Sandford's stuff, so I may be a little biased.  There are very few authors I read quite as religiously.  But this was one of his better ones.  First, you like most of the characters (the main one is always there and always likable in my mind, so it is the characters that orbit around Lucas that can change).  But most importantly, Sandford follows his usual style of starting with a big moment, running a little slowly and building his characters and then picking up the pace quickly to a roaring finish.  This was one of his best yet (I probably said that last time too and will next time once I get Gathering Prey as well...).  I actually couldn't put it down until I finished it.  Read it in two days including a three hour finale where I read the second half of the book.  That is my only complaint about Sandford:  His books are so good that they are hard to savor.  Instead, you race for the finish because you are so caught up in the action.  Try it, you will love it.
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Olivia Limoges is walking her poodle, Captain Haviland, along the beach when she stumbles across a dead body buried in the sand. The circumstances surrounding the death are odd to say the least, but Olivia has no idea how bizarre things are about to become. Soon she is involved in trying to solve a series of burglaries that have turned deadly. She has other mysteries to solve, including her somewhat tangled love life. And then there is the mysterious letter she receives saying her father, whom she thought died years ago, may still be alive. Olivia is starting to realize she can't go it alone and is glad to have the help of her friends in the Bayside Book Writers Club.

"A Deadly Clich" is the nicely done second book in Ellery Adams's Books by the Bay cozy mystery series (the first was&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/A-Killer-Plot-A-Books-by-the-Bay-Mystery/dp/042523522X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">A Killer Plot (A Books by the Bay Mystery)</a>. I love Olivia's character and how she is changing and evolving as a person and character. In the first book she was rough around the edges - in this book, while she still has some prickly moments, she is learning that it is okay to care for and love people, not just her dog. Without giving away too much, I have to say I prefer the direction her love life is going in in this book compared to the first book (there is a wonderful scene in this book where Olivia runs into the ocean when she realizes she is attracted to someone - this simple scene says much about Olivia's character). The Bayside Book Writers Club is another thing I love in this series - Adams takes on the daunting task of writing portions of four novels within the main novel and does an excellent job of making it seem like each portion was written by different authors (not only that but she gives some excellent advice to would be authors reading the book). As for the mystery - this isn't the type of mystery where there are a lot of suspects and readers try to figure out who the killer is. Instead, readers find out the clues alongside Olivia and unravel the case at the same time she does (the clichs are a nice touch). There are some genuinely scary and tense moments in the book. The ending of the book is perfect in so many ways and may bring tears to the reader's eyes.

"A Deadly Clich" is a nicely done cozy mystery.
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Good beach read. Sherryl Woods does very well with romantic, sparring dialogue. And her characters are always fun to follow.  This is the second in a series of three books. There are three daughters in this family, so the last one will sew up the loose threads of the last daughter's love life tidily.  Always a fun, fast, enjoyable read!
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Great beach book for newshounds and people who dislike reading romance novels on vacation. Loved the description of the so-called memorial service for Tim Russert.
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As usual a wonderful read....love all of Goldy Schultz adventures...great book for the beach...keep them coming as this latest book had a wonderful surprise
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I have read each and every one of Joanne DeMaio's books. I love going back to the worlds she has created and catching up with the characters I have come to know and love.

Beach Breeze starts right where one of her previous books, Beach Blues ends. I loved how I, the reader, just moved from one into the next and was able to continue with the lives of the people who live in Stony Point.

Tragedy has befallen this close knit group of friends and they are all dealing with their grief in different ways. Some are vowing to stick together, no matter what, while others want to get as far away as they can. For others, their demons try to resurface. Can these friends be all they need to be for each other again? Or will this tear them apart?

Beach Breeze seemed to take on a more serious tone than Joanne's other stories; things are a little more difficult for everyone and there is a lot for everyone to work through, just like in real life. But that drew me into the story even more, because I wanted everything and everyone to be okay, I just wasn't sure how it was going to happen.

Joanne's next beach read, Beach Inn, will be published in May 2017 and I am excited to continue with this storyline and to see where it takes me.
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I discovered Dorothea Benton Frank many years ago and have enjoyed many of them.  There was one that I thought was a real stinker (I won't go into detail here) but they have ranged from wonderful to good.  Her most recent release is "Porch Lights" and is again set on Sullivan's Island which is a favorite area for her books --- the low country in general provides the backdrop for every book of hers I have read.

The set-up for the novel is a fairly common one - Jackie is returning to the island after her husband, Jimmy, is killed in the line of duty as an NYFD firefighter.  They had the perfect life and a wonderful son who is not handling his father's death very well.  Returning to Jackie's family cottage on Sullivan's Island may produce the change of atmosphere that will help them both heal.  Jackie's parents have been unofficially separated for eleven years, but Jackie's return gives them a reason to work together for the better good.

My take on this narrative is that it is fairly predictable (you can see what is coming very early on) and the set-up has become standard but the book still is very enjoyable.  There is nothing here that elevates this into one of my top beach reads of all time, but it is solid and fun to read so it definitely deserves 4-stars.  If you like your beach reads easy, light, and with a good dose of humor, this will be the perfect book to put in your bag to head to the pool or beach.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Just moved to Florida about six months ago this is a great beach read if ever there was one!  Very sweet story with very believable characters. You can actually feel the main characters (Linnie), frustrations.  Kudos to Christine Nolfi for again coming up with believable, interesting and entertaining characters. Its pretty amazing after all of the novels she has written that she can still come up with different  and unique characters!  And as a sidenote, I absolutely love the names for the characters.  Names of characters are one of my things.  There are times that  characters names don't  suit them and it will bother me throughout the entire story,  but it has never happened with her novels. So much talent!
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I really like the way this author has developed. You can practically smell the sea, and the food. The romance between Chris and Jack developed with just the right amount of heat for a summer beach read. I totally got into the book samples and would like to see this author develop one or more of those for a future book.
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Totally delightful.  Judith Keim is a top contender for my 'beach reads'.  You know how things will work out, but the characters are well-developed and using the 'series' format, you can really 'visit' with the characters.  Looking forward to reading "Sunday".
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My daughter won a copy of this on GoodReads before it was released and I got to read it.  I couldn't put it down.  It was such a fun story!  The author has a great sense of humor and I laughed out loud.  This would be a great book to read on the beach.  I had not read this author before and now I want to check out her other books.
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One of my favorite books by one of my favorite Low Country authors.  Great beach or travel book, e.g. flying, train, etc.
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I am a fan of Steve Liskow.  I have enjoyed all the Barnes series.  This one is my favorite.  It is full of interesting surprises as Barnes solves the mystery.  You can read all the Barnes novels in order as I did, or not.  There is enough background that each book can be enjoyed independently of the others.  Liskow is really makes me laugh in the way he gets inside his characters and reports their internal dialogue.  There are many laughs as well as serious moments in the novel.  It is a fantastic summer beach read.  Highly recommended.  Liskow's and his editor have overlooked some errors in this book, but nothing that really detracts a lot from the enjoyment of the story.
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Frank has done it again! She's written a book with a good mixture of funniness, seriousness, and everything in between.

The characters in this book are easily liked pretty early in the book and continues to the end of the story.

I recommend this book to anyone wanting a light beach read.
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I couldn't decide on a book for the beach, and finally chose this one. I was not disappointed! I love that the author has chosen to gradually intertwine the lives of the three women from whose perspective the story is told. The characters are flawed, yet relatable. Just when you think you know the direction in which she is sending the story, there's another twist. I was on the edge of my seat until I had finished the last page. Highly recommend this great read!
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As always, Jayne Ann Krentz has done it again.  She writes involving stories with great plots, and Copper Beach is one of them.  Also, she makes me laugh out loud at her characters' dialogues.  I have almost every book she has written, and am looking forward to her next book.
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I was excited to learn that Beach Winds was the sequel to Beach Rental.  I loved Beach Rental and that was the first book I read by author Grace Greene and I fell in love!  She has done it again with Beach Winds!  She introduces a few new characters and of course there are the old characters we already know and love from the first book!  Frannie is a dynamic character; she wants to assert her independence and be strong, but isn't quite sure who she is and how to go about it.  I love that she turns to the beach and helping her uncle.  Along the way she finds inspiration through others.  Can she forgive and move on?  Can she figure out who she really is, or will she turn back to what she has always known?  Can she find love and love in return?  A great inspirational and slightly Christian read, Beach Winds will have you yearning to take a walk on the beach!
I received a copy of this book for free and this is my honest review.