Seaside Dreams

Seaside Summers, Book 1

De: Melissa Foster

Narrado por: B.J. Harrison

In Seaside Dreams....

Bella Abbascia has returned to Seaside Cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, as she does every summer. Only this year, Bella has more on her mind than sunbathing and skinny-dipping with her girlfriends. She's quit her job, put her house on the market, and sworn off relationships while she builds a new life in her favorite place on earth. That is, until good-time Bella's prank takes a bad turn and a sinfully sexy police officer appears on the scene.

Single father and police officer Caden Grant left Boston with his 14-year-old son, Evan, after his partner was killed in the line of duty. He hopes to find a safer life in the small resort town of Wellfleet, and when he meets Bella during a night patrol shift, he realizes he's found the one thing he'd never allowed himself to hope for - or even realized he was missing.

After 14 years of focusing solely on his son, Caden cannot resist the intense attraction he feels toward beautiful Bella, and Bella's powerless to fight the heat of their budding romance. But starting over proves more difficult than either of them imagined, and when Evan gets mixed up with the wrong kids, Cade

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Caden and Bella

Caden and Bella – Caden is new to the Wellfleet Police department. While patrolling one night, he comes upon a scene so funny he couldn’t help but stop. This is his introduction to Bella, one of the Seaside girls, at the Cape for the summer – or longer! While Caden and his teenage son, Evan, enjoy their new home and getting to know the seaside gang, Bella wrestles with the big question of what does she want to do with her life now. Attraction, love, family – they grow and are demanding. Melissa Foster has built a world where life happens, love happens, and certain people end up in funny or sizzling situations on a somewhat regular basis. A fun read with lots of steam, too.

I read this story a while back, but just listened to the audiobook. I thoroughly enjoyed it! BJ Harrison does a great job as narrator – the characters come alive and the story is so good. There are lots of laugh-out-loud moments with some seriousness thrown in, and a good bit of steam. Totally worth the second telling. Hearing the story from someone else is so different from reading it. I love to read, and yet this story was so good as an audio. Give it a try!

Yea! A Sexy cop!

I always enjoy the audio books by Melissa Foster, but this one I enjoyed even a little more. I loved that Caden was a police officer and a single dad, an everyday kind of person, and that Bella was a teacher. I really enjoy it when the characters end up helping each other. Bella helps Caden rediscover that there is more to life than his job and his son. He just might have the ability to love someone else if he'll just open himself up a little more. Caden helps Bella rediscover the feminine side that she's been burying for years. She's kind of quirky (picture a toilet in the driveway of the woman who is a straight laced by the rules property manager). She is also a very sweet, likable character.
Caden's son and his struggles add a lot to the story. He's the proverbial new kid struggling to fit in and has strayed to what may turn out to be the wrong kind of friends in this new town. Caden struggles to balance his responsibility to his son and the blossoming new relationship with Bella.Can he really be a good dad and romance a woman, too?

Jamie & Jessica

Oh Jessica and Jamie. I read their story awhile ago and recently listened to the audiobook. As always neither Melissa Foster or B.J. Harrison disappoint.

Jessica Ayers takes a much needed vacation from the world of music, where she is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her cello has been her life for as long as she can remember and she’s always done what’s expected of her. She decides the Cape, the Seaside community is just the place for some serious soul searching. Is she living an inspiring and fulfilling life or merely going through the motions?

Tech giant and billionaire, Jamie Reed is giving himself the summer off and visiting his grandmother Vera who resides at Seaside. He’s friends with all the Seaside summer locals who’ve been coming there as long as he has.

This is a perfect chance to get to see our Seaside friends and experience more of their antics.

Jessica and Jamie’s first meeting is humorous and shows a glimpse into both their personalities when tech savy Jamie gets pinged in the head by Jessica’s airborne cell phone. Frustrated and clueless about technology these two come together.

The attraction is instant and neither is prepared for it. Thong Thursday had me laughing out loud. Leave it to Bella and crew, who willingly add Jessica to their friendship circle. This is a totally new and welcome experience for Jessica.

Of course true love never runs smooth and issues arise, thanks to Jamie’s manipulative friend and convinces him Jessica is a distraction he might not be able to afford. From there things spiral, secrets are revealed, trust is questioned and the couple is at a crossroads.

There’s plenty of laughs, heat, passion and love as these two must choose compromises and forgiveness or walk away for good.

It’s a perfect book to connect with as you get to visit the Seaside community.

good story

This spinoff story and series starter was a great read. Bella and Caden's story was a great story as Bella works through her trust issues as she restarts her life and Caden navigates single parenthood of a teen while dealing with the loss of his former police partner. Both characters were well written and as well as their story that moved along well and did not drag. I look forward to seeing where the stories go with the supporting characters as well. The narration by Mr. Harrison was performed well and enthusiastically making me hooked on the story from the start. I enjoyed this story from the start and would recommend it to others.

Love Caden and Bella ❤️

Love Caden and Bella ❤️
Caden recently moved to the local Police department down the Cape. One night while on patrol he meets Bella, who is at the Cape for the summer while she is working on trying to get a teaching job. Bella and her friends from the cape get to know Caden and his teenage son, Evan.  Bella is still figuring out what she wants to do with her life and if she wants to get involved with a guy as she is starting to fall hard for Caden.  Their relationship is sexy, funny and steamy.  I really enjoyed all the characters in this book and their friendships and the issues they faced.

BJ does a great job with the narration.  Looking forward to the next book in the series.