Seaside Dreams

Seaside Summers, Book 1

By: Melissa Foster

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's Summary

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

©2016 Melissa Foster (P)2016 Melissa Foster

Caden and Bella

Dating and trying fall in love is hard….. even more so for a single dad.

Bella is once burned twice shy and so is Caden plus he has a teenage son. Together they fall hard and fast, make mistakes and make up!

The narration is fabulous and really makes the story come alive. I sort of felt like I was listening to my friends fall in love.

Beautiful Story!

This is the first book in the Seaside Summers Series, a Small Town Romance. Bella and Caden's story is beautifully written. Caden, a devoted single Dad, and officer, is handsome and caring. Bella is lovely, strong, and determined. They share an instant attraction, and an undeniable chemistry. I loved to follow them in their journey to love. Their story is filled with drama, and ups and downs. Caden's son Evan is a great character. I like their relationship. B.J. Harrison did a good job with the narration. Looking forward to listening to Seaside Hearts, the next book in the Series.

LOVED IT!

I absolutely loved it! This book was full of action, drama, humor and romance! The narration was outstanding! It will keep you entertained! The author did an amazing job with the character builds and plot! I can't wait to read the next book in this series! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great story, Great friends

The love between Bella and Caden made me smile.
Sometimes the Shenanigans at Bayside made me laugh out loud! A feel good story!!

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.

There is nothing like Cape Cod!

Time to fall in love! Cape Cod is one of my favorite vacation spots. It’s beautiful and each time I listen to a Melissa Foster book set there, I can easily see the story unfold. Bella has come back, only this time she is here to stay. She has quit her job and has come home to start over. Bella is a bit stand offish, burnt by her previous relationship, she is hard for me to like for a time. I admire her new route in life, but just want to push her along a little! Arriving, she pulls fast one and is introduced to Officer Caden Grant! Caden is an awesome character. Single dad to teenager Evan, he is the best dad, and I love his entire demeanor. He is just easy to fall for. This is where our romance starts. It’s sweet, it’s frustrating and I absolutely loved it! Evan is a great addition as well. As a parent, I love to have older kids involved in the stories. It gives a different perspective to us as the parents face difficult situations. I loved every minute of this and can’t wait to see what else Foster has in store for us with this new part of the Love in Bloom series.

This was my first listen by BJ Harrison, and I really enjoyed his performance. He has a pleasant voice, great pace and was easy to distinguish between characters. I look forward to hearing more from him.

Caden and Bella -great story and narration

Seaside Dreams is a funny and romantic story from Melissa Foster that focuses on Bella and her instant attraction to hot police officer Caden Grant, who meets her while she is in an unusual and compromising position. Bella is a school teacher from Connecticut and she is making major life changes that don't include a relationship. Caden is a single father with a teenage son and all of the typical teenage challenges. There are definitely sexy times between Caden and Bella. The entire Seaside gang is featured in this great story and I loved the variety of voices B.J. Harrison uses throughout his narration. Kudos to Melissa Foster for this top notch story.

Love and antics at Seaside

This book has it all. I laughed and fell in love with the characters. This book is a quick read and listen. Each page was a new adventure I could not wait to go on. I can totally see myself hanging out with the characters and helping out with the pranks. You get laughs, hot steamy sexy times, and serious times that have you stepping back feeling for the characters and what they are going through.

The narrator is B.J. Harrison who is one of my favorite narrators. His voice really gets me into the book and before you know it the book is over. He really knows how to tell the story and make you feel like you are right there.

happy romance

this was my first Audio book by this author I enjoyed it.
going to look into getting the next book can't wait to hear about Jenna and pete

LOVE Caden & Bella

Welcome Back to Seaside! WOW!! What fun these friends are. BUT, they are also compassionate and loving...and BJ Harrison does it again, bringing life and feeling to the words Melissa has written.
Bella and Caden meet at a time when they are BOTH going through some tough and changing times, both including relocating to the Cape. They need to decide if those tough times are better with each other or without each other. Then, of course, add in those Seaside Friends and just how much they are to each other and you have a great, well rounded story that you just cant turn off!!

Love this story

I love this book, and it so good to listen to it too. B J Harrison has a lovely, smooth voice and works well voicing all the characters in this tale.

This is the first book in the Seaside Summers series, and it starts it off with a bang!

Bella has holidayed at the Cape with her best friends since they were young and has now decided to make some changes in her life, so has left her job and moved to the cape full time. Bella gives herself a few days to relax with her besties, pull a few pranks and then settle in to changing her life. However, while trying to play a prank, the seaside girls get caught be Officer Caden Grant and her plans change a little.

Once you have finished this book, you will want to move on through the series to catch up with the girls and their HEA.

Fun, Sweet & Cute

If you could sum up Seaside Dreams in three words, what would they be?

Funny, Emotional, Passionate.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Bella - her humour and tenacity

What about B.J. Harrison’s performance did you like?

He has a powerful prose.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Loyalty, passion and humour and Fun, find each other, clash and fall in love.

Any additional comments?

A fun read, with great pranks and community life. Love in the midst of chaos!

Excellent steamy romance

What did you like most about Seaside Dreams?

I loved all the character's in this book and how the girls all have their own personalities

Who was your favorite character and why?

Bella as she is always the joker in the pack but has a heart of gold

What does B.J. Harrison bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

At first found it hard to adjust to a man reading the story but eventually his voice became very relaxing

Sweet romance, excellent narrator.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Seaside Dreams is a sweet, sexy and fun romance. Bella is the prankster of her group of friends and Caden is a police officer, they meet during a classic Bella moment and things just get more interesting as the couple get closer. Opposites really do attract..


Narrator B.J Harrison did an amazing job bringing the characters to life, each voice was unique and she captured the essence of the story perfectly. I will definitely be getting more audio books from this series and I hope B.J Harrison returns to narrate them.

Sweet romance

What made the experience of listening to Seaside Dreams the most enjoyable?

Loved concentrating on story whilst relaxing. First read this book in 2015 and loved revisiting Bella and Caden's story. Bella is my fav Seaside girl as she is such a prankster. Camden is the opposite and this is very much case of opposites attract. First audio book I have listened to and thoroughly enjoyed it

Amazing Series Starter and loved the Audio

Where does Seaside Dreams rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I fell in love with the Seaside gang from reading Leanna and Kurt's story Read, Write, Love. I have this on Audio and Ebook format and the first time round reading it myself I never laughed out loud so much. Bella and the gang love their summers together, they are a close nit group of childhood friends and all look out for each other while enjoying the odd prank here and there!! Even if Bella is usually the mastermind and instigator of all pranks.
Caden Grant is a Police Officer on patrol when he first meets Bella Addascia hanging from a window by her hair i only her panties and a little t-shirt........things just get way more interesting from there on LOL.
AS they get closer things start to unravel for both Bella and Caden, where Bella is struggling with her independence, Caden is having some boundary issues with his teenage son Evan.
This was another amazing book and I feel head over heels for these characters, their banter was hilarious and Ms Foster did not disappoint in the HOT Cop, SEXY School Teacher bedroom scenes. Another massive series starter!!!
Having listened to it on audio for me made it that bit more enjoyable, I listened and laughed while doing housework and driving in the car with no kiddies. The voices the narrator took on for the different characters had me laughing so much there were tears!! When you read a story you always try picture how the characters would speak and it was a enjoyable experience to have B.J. Harrison do all the voices especially Vera's. I totally loved this in audio and will definitely be getting more audio books. Thank you B.J. Harrison for giving these characters even more life!!!

Melissa at her best

If you could sum up Seaside Dreams in three words, what would they be?

relaxing, entertaining romatic

What was one of the most memorable moments of Seaside Dreams?

When Bella first met Kaden

Which character – as performed by B.J. Harrison – was your favourite?

Kaden, because of the voice changing at the romantic parts of the book

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes if I had the time.

Any additional comments?

it was easier to listen to than I though it would be and I have already downloaded another in the series, even though I have read the series several times.

Teacher meets single father cop

The Seaside girls are awesome and their resident prankster Bella loves to prank. In the process of one of them she gets her hair caught in one of the others window and is spotted by New cop to the area Caden Grant. Every getting between the two the sparks fly but there is the added fact the Caden has a son. Loved this book so much as it makes me laugh so hard at Bella's pranks.