An emotional return to the Whitsborough Bay series. Sad that it’s the last one but also glad that I’ve read all four books and loved them equally. A great author who’s style of writing brings the characters to life and makes you feel immersed in the story. Thank you.

Love Love Loved this book and the whole seres. Everything I read from Boldwood books is just fantastic. Filled with emotions, likable characters, and an awesome story line I just couldn't put it down. A wonderful series. Highly recommend.

I hadn’t read the first 3 books of this series but it didn’t matter at all. I really enjoyed this, I was glad to see that this wasn’t Just a light hearted romance, it was so much more.
I will certainly ad more written by Jessica Redland.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me read this book in exchange for a review. I will be putting this review on Amazon too.

Thank you to Netgalley for a pre publication copy. In return for an honest #cominghometoseashellcottage #netgalley

Clare is an Irish PR Publicist who lives in Leeds with her best friends brother. Clare hates Christmas and new year due to her past. Ben and Clare have watched a Netflix show where the main characters complete challenges to win the King chess piece. This is when they decide to do this themselves. Until Ben dares Clare to come to his friends new years eve party. However Clares past is not far behind her!

I was recommended Jessica's writing by a friend and the book they recommended 'Making Wishes at BayView' was not available. So I decided to try the available one, this one.

I have since found out this is the fourth in the series of Whitsborough Bay. You would not know this something that the author has down to a fine art.

Their are some emotional subjects included in this book such as divorce, assualt, strict religion, rape, underage sex, adultery, forced adoption, car accidents, tsunami 2004 and ectopic pregnancy. Due to the amount of complex subjects involved in this book they are not able to be properly explored within the book. They felt skimmed over and then another subject would occur. This made it very 2d emotion and did not allow you time to engage with the characters. This almost felt like this should be split into two books to allow for the subjects and characters feelings to really be explored. Particularly the emotions behind the secrets that came out along the way which would have effected Clare.

It did take a good few chapters to get into this book due to it jumping around from present to 16 years previous. Then forward again. This remained throughout the book where a subject was revealed and rather than exploring different emotions at that time. The chapter then moves on again to either a few days or weeks ahead. The middle of the book is solely moving forward in time but the beginning and end range between present day and 16 years previous. I feel it would have worked better being the epilogue then past moving forward to present day. This would have potentially prevented some of the explanations required and allowed you to have strong feelings for Clares past which would ultimately have made the secrets even more poignant. .

On the other hand the characters complimented each other beautifully and I felt it was so effective that there were such strong female characters from all walks of life.

I do think the previous title of 'dreaming of Daran' suited the book better. We heard very little on Seashell Cottage which made the title feel an after thought.

I thought this was going to be a light romantic read and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was so much more.
There are many layers to this story, as we are shown Clare's very difficult past. One grows to admire Clare for making something of her life despite all the pain she's experienced. But unfortunately, in the process, she's given up on love. How the gentle and loving Ben sees her through her traumatic return to Ireland and draws her towards him makes this a very emotional read. There are so many themes in this - family, friendship, forgiveness healing and love.
The author has done a fabulous job of mixing humour and deep emotion to make this a story to remember.

I very much enjoyed this book. It has a good story and excellent main characters. I would definately recommend this book.

The last in a series, what a wonderful set of stories. You do not need to read them all, but why wouldn't you, series or stand alone, it is a lovely book.

What an adorable series! Delightful beach reading. I really enjoyed the first 3 books in this series and was thrilled to read the fourth.
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Loved this book.
Cried when Clare found out that shannon was still alive.
So happy that Clare got her happy ending finally.
Thank you for a brilliant book.
Cant wait to read more of this authors work this is not my first book by Jessica I've read all from this series loved them all.

I have previously read the other books in this series, though each one is a stand-alone book. I personally think this is the best one yet .
Clare’s story was full of twists and Turns, the reader being sucked in and taken through a maelstrom of emotions. The books are extremely well written, the characters are real and the reader becomes part of the narrative!
I couldn’t put this book down .
I would recommend this book to anyone
Thank you to Netgalley, Boldwood books, and Jessica for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review

I have a habit of jumping into books mid-series, and usually have no problems, but I wish I had started at the beginning of this one. Not that I didn't enjoy this story, because I did, a lot, but because it does contain spoilers for the previous ones. The problem is that I want to read the previous books, I enjoyed this one that much.

Clare O'Connell is an amazing character. She has so much to deal with from her past. When her great-aunt Nuala's letter arrives revealing terrible secrets, it changes Clare's life forever. The emotions I felt while reading this book were so varied. I went from anger to sadness, happiness to despair throughout this story. I cannot believe what Clare went through in her life. She didn't deserve what happened to her and I was so happy to read about the doors that opened once she began asking questions. I have read about dysfunctional families before, but this one takes the cake. People who are cruel in the name of righteousness can be the worst and her father is one of them. Ben, her best friend's brother and her friend as well, is amazing. The way he stands by her and supports her can only be done out of love, but what kind of love?

Jessica Redland has quickly become a favourite author of mine. She writes of friendship and all that goes with it. Secrets, lies, forgiveness, self-searching, growth, following dreams and other themes involving family are all in these pages. There is also some abuse issues covered, so be prepared for that. I will definitely be going back to read the previous books in this series, but I recommend you start at the beginning to follow the stories of the characters in chronological order.

This was the third book in the Whitsborough Bay series that I've read, and while Clare featured in all of them I didn't really got to know her in the previous books. She was only a bystander there, but now she is the main attraction who finally tells us her whole story. And boy, what a story that is!

There are several issues Clare needs to face, discoveries to make and surprises to stomach. Although the book only has only 344 pages, it felt like a really long story with several bends along the road. However, some things are also a bit repetitive, like the confrontations with family members.

I have to say that, after reading this part, Clare is my favorite of the three friends. She definitely is an interesting character! I already had a look and saw that there are even more books set in Whitsborough Bay, but unfortunately none of them mentions any of the characters I've come to know so far. I would love to have a follow-up on Shannon, Callum and baby Luke!

Really enjoyed the entire series. The setting was somewhere that I wanted to move to. Nice characters and unusual storylines.

This was a very interesting book. I have read the other books in the series, and this does not disappoint.
It is the story of Claire who eventually returns to Ireland, to face upto her family and undercovers dark secrets.
Thank you to Netgalley for A.R.C.

When I started this book, I was expecting a light, easy read... that was totally not the book at all! I read this book within one day and by the end, my emotions were sky rocketing and my mind had been blown by plot twist, after plot twist, after plot twist....

Families and friendships were tested, second chances were given. This was an absolutely brilliant book to the point where I was so sad it had a final page. Lucky for me, this is fourth in a series, so I have three previous books to read, focusing more on the side characters I met in this book. I can't wait!

This is my first book of Jessica's and it will not at all be my last... she has officially become one of my favourite authors!

OMG. What a book!! Absolutely perfect, I would say. The emotions, the words, the scenes all captured my heart, shattered it and joined it back again with a soothing glow. An escape from the world crisis was what this book was, and I thank author Jessica Redland for giving me moments where I could experience my emotions completely.

Claire refused to return to Ireland due to events of the past. But when work forced her to go, she had to face her past with a bang, especially when a letter from great-aunt Nuala brought home certain soul-breaking truths.

Having read many books by this author, I knew I was in for an emotional ride. What I didn't know was how I would be sucked into the story from the get-go, connecting to the main character Claire in a way I had not been able to, in recent times.

The words chosen by the author were juxtaposed so aptly that the powerful imagery it gave overpowered my senses and immersed me into the depths of the story. I didn't know I would feel my emotions so keenly. This was the most I had reacted for a Jessica Redland book.

Family and friendship, forgiveness and second chances were the themes the story was based on. But the real core of the book was author Jessica Redland's sheer talent in pulling off the different genre in one. There was mystery and suspense, romance and relationship, twists and humor. What stood out for me was the strength of a woman to overcome all the strives and forgive herself and the others.

A brilliant book from a brilliant author, she is soon becoming the Queen of my emotions.

Unfortunately only 3 stars from me. Well written & a great writing style but the story was not what I was expecting it to be like given the blurb & whimsical look of the book.. Had I known I probably wouldn’t have chosen it. It’s an ok book but far too many things going on in it (some too unbelievable too & some a bit heavy for a chic-lit / romance).
I’m finishing it as I want to know what happens but not really a particularly enjoyable read.
Sadly, ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ definitely applies to this one. I realise rape, miscarriage, deaths etc etc happen, but I don’t particularly want to read about all of them in one book that is meant to be romance / woman’s lit.
3 stars for the writing style but much less for the storyline, sorry.

Lovely book to read. It was light reading. Well written and easy going. Nice plot and characters. Something to read when you don’t want anything to heavy.

I absolutely loved this series & what a rollercoaster this instalment was. I always knew clares story would be complex but it was one big rollercoaster. Loved all the characters in this series & will definitely read more by this author in the future.

Loved this book. Great characters, easy read, uplifting, funny, romantic and charming. A really nice story that is the perfect escapist read.