The Sea Glass Cottage

In RaeAnne Thayne's The Sea Glass Cottage, this beautiful contemporary romance will have you moving to tears by the end of the novel. For Olivia Harper, she always loved living in Cape Sanctuary California as a young child. But after two devastating tragedies in her family, she moved away to Oregon to start a new life. But when her mother fell off a ladder and broke her lip, she rushed home when tensions ran high between her niece and her mother. As she helped her mother out  in the greenhouse and ran her social media  company from home, she never knew why her niece Caitlin hated her and why her mother was distant in the past. But as she bonded with her best friend, Melody, she ran into her late sister's best friend and her childhood crush, Cooper Vance, who also her best friend's brother. Olivia also dealt with fear and panic attacks from an incident in a coffeehouse in Oregon. For Cooper Vance, he's the newest fire chief and a war veteran, who's been consumed by guilt on the night of the fire that claimed Olivia's father so many years ago. But he had feelings for Olivia for the longest time. For Juliet, she dealt with raising Caitlin after Natalie died and has MS, but she had feelings for her neighbor, her late best friend's husband, and didn't want to be anyone's burden. And Caitlin also wanted to find out who's her father and wanted to be there for Juliet and to also patch the differences with her aunt Olivia. All of them dealt with finding out the truths of the past and the crossroads that led them to find happiness there in Cape Sanctuary with a wonderful tear-jerking ending.

This was so beautifully written and wonderful to read. It's so lifting and powerful that tug at the heartstrings. I did care for Olivia, Juliet, Cooper, and Caitlin. As told from their POVs throughout the story, they've dealt with a lot of heartache, sorrow, sadness, and found their own cloud of happiness. Individually, they've also searched for a missing piece in their lives and resolved their own differences. I loved the beautiful seaswept location of Cape Sanctuary, California, and how it was so visual and picturesque at the scenic settings throughout the story. The theme deals with home and what really makes a family, whether it's biological or not. It's about love and second chances to feel settled and rooted.

Grab your tissues! If you love emotionally-moving romances with non-stop drama, suspense, plenty of action, and a bit of sweet romance, check out the Sea Glass Cottage today!