A great read, the story of Beatrice and Atholl.

Beatrice is heartbroken and made a snap decision to holiday in the hghlands. She doesn't get off to the best of starts with Atholl and his brother Gene, but the longer she stays there the more she begins to relax. As she spends more time with Atholl she starts to fall for him, but he is so far away from her life back home do they have a chance.

A great setting for the book - makes me want to go on holiday there too!

Scotland has been at the top of my travel wishlist for ages, so on the day of the cover reveal for Summer at the Highland Coral Beach, my first thought - before even seeing the cover or reading the synopsis - was ‘you had me at Scotland’. Then I saw the gorgeous cover and I knew I had to read this book. After reading Kiley’s sophomore novel, Christmas at Frozen Falls, I knew she had a knack for transporting the reader to the setting of the book, and Summer at the Highland Coral Beach was no different. I felt like I made the journey with Beatrice to Port Willow Bay with its coral beach, turquoise waters, and the charming Princess and the Pea Inn.

I really liked Beatrice. She’d been dealt a difficult hand between losing her mum, losing her job, a rocky patch in her marriage, finally getting pregnant and then losing the baby, and then her husband leaving her when he couldn’t handle how she was dealing with her grief. Desperately needing an escape, she booked a holiday to the Highlands on a whim. Port Willow Bay was beautiful, but the Princess and the Pea Inn didn’t exactly live up to what its website promised. Beatrice quickly realized her whim wasn’t the smartest idea and she decided to return home, but circumstances kept her in Port Willow, where she began falling in love with the inn, the charming town, and its people...especially one person in particular, a hot Scot named Atholl.

While this book packed an emotional punch with its talk of grief and loss, it was also funny and charming. The characters were wonderfully quirky and the setting was gorgeous (my desire to visit the Highlands has increased exponentially). I enjoyed watching Beatrice’s growth and seeing her figure out you can’t outrun your problems - they go with you wherever you go and stay with you until you confront them head on. She learned how to begin the healing process after loss, and how to move on while still honouring the ones you loved and lost. I also really appreciated that Beatrice was older than your typical romance heroine (just about to turn 40).

Sweet, funny, and emotional, Summer at the Highland Coral Beach was the perfect escape.

Beatrice has suffered a terrible tragedy. First, losing her baby, then her husband walking out on her. In a grief stricken moment, she decides to enroll in a Gaelic language lesson in the Scottish Highlands. However, when she gets to the Inn, the guy at the front desk had put her in willow weaving instead, and couldn't find the key to her room. In frustration, she becomes more and more stressed and wants to leave, but there is no way out until the next day. When hunky but grumpy Atholl, the brother of the owner, show up, the sparks fly. A sweet and great story, and one I had a hard time putting down. Highly recommend this one.

This fits well into the genre of heroines leaving their problems behind to go to some remote village where they get caught up in the small-town customs and quirky people while finding a new romantic interest.

Beatrice has suffered a heartbreaking loss and decides, on a whim, to travel to a small town in the Highlands where the inn has the intriguing offer of craft classes to entice new customers. There Beatrice encounters the hunky brother of the inn’s manager. Soon she’ll have to decide if she can heal her heart by leaving her old life behind and embrace a new love interest and some good new friends.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

I think that Atholl and Beatrice fell in love too fast in this book. They only knew each other for not even 10 days. Otherwise it's a feel good story about Beatrice getting over a miscarriage and her husband moving out of their home by going on vacation to Scotland and getting involved in the lives of the innkeepers and friends. I enjoyed the story and felt good that Beatrice found herself at the end. #SummerattheHighlandCoralBeach #NetGalley

I don't read many romance/chick lit novels, but I recently read two because they caught my eye. Both books featured a main character who was turning forty. This one was the better one of the two. A bit sappy at times, but a nice, quick read. Who doesn't want to stay in a princess room and have an entire village love her? I think the love came a bit quickly, but that is what this kind of book is about. I did like the setting and the crafting angle. ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

As someone who has never gotten to travel a lot, I can tell you that there's something about reading books that take place in areas that I'm just dying to visit! And so, when I get to read about one of my 'bucket list countries', I can't help but get really happy. Summer at the Highland Coral Beach is a lovely tale of a woman who needs to reset her life after loss. One of the most horrible losses anyone could ever experience.

Pacing

From page one I felt immersed in this story. I didn't feel the need or desire to skip over anything that was unnecessary or slow. This read was pretty quick for me and I feel like each chapter held important key elements to the narrative. Getting to know Beatrice in the beginning and then her blossoming friendship was done beautifully. Nothing about this story felt rushed even though it felt like it went by so quickly.



Characters

Beatrice was a very heartfelt heroine. She was feisty, brave, and so strong after going through the loss that she experienced. In the beginning, I'll admit, she was a bit rough when she met Atholl... But, I firmly believe that just enriched the story and made it more realistic.

Speaking of Atholl, I LOVED him as a lead character. He was also pretty gruff in the beginning but that was just a cover over his mushy interior. Besides these two characters, there wasn't much fleshing out...

The side characters were wonderful, just a little more one-dimensional. But, instead of taking away from the story, it honestly just made me wish for a sequel featuring some of these lovely side-characters.



Writing

Kiley Dunbar is a wonderful author! She knows how to spin a tale in a way that'll break your heart but make you stay for the happily-ever-after. She writes an intelligent romance that has you rooting for perfectly-imperfect characters that deserve one another. And the town of Port Willow Bay seems to real to me! I honestly hope to read more from her very soon!

This was my first Kiley Dunbar novel but it definitely won’t be my last. I devoured this book in one sitting; unable to put it down. Great setting and really lovely characters that you’d love to meet in real life. Atholl was a compelling hero but even the more minor characters like Seth were rounded likeable oeopje. I really liked the emotional angle that set this apart from your usual chick lit - Beatrice’s situation was handled beautifully and my heart ached for her at times but there were some really lovely romantic moments too. I’ve never been to Scotland but this book made me want to go. Great read.

I absolutely adored this book. The characters were so real that it sucked you in and made you feel a part of the story. You didn't want it to end!

Enjoyed reading this book. The story of Beatrice. After losing her baby and feeling low, heads to the highlands for a break.
She meets the owners of the Inn and starts to enjoy being there. But some situations get too much for her and she finds herself opening up to one of the brothers, telling him everything that’s happened and why she’s there.
Slowly she begins to feel herself and then feelings start to grow.
A twist follows and she’s heading back home. Book of heartache, loss and love.

Another absolutely stunning book from Kiley, that allowed me to jump in to the pages and embrace the gorgeous Highland setting's and the lovely people surrounding it. I really admired Kiley tackling miscarriage within Beatrice's story, as many people don't ever consider the emotional and mental impact losing a child can cause for a woman and I think Kiley did a great job of showing that throughout Beatrice's road to recovery. When we first meet Beatrice, she is very angry and not very pleasant to those who are only there to do their job, including the very handsome red-head, Atholl Fergusson. As the story flows, you understand more and more, the anger within Beatrice and when she finally allows herself to let the Scottish folk in and show her their world, she begins to relax and feel right at home with the locals.

Beatrice and Atholl's friendship was so endearing once they both got over their stubbornness, it was just a shame that there was a lot of baggage stopping them from exploring more. You could tell from the get-go how extremely fond they were of one another, to the point where Beatrice found herself getting involved with a bit of match-making, gardening, party planning, etc to help Atholl and everybody else who had been nothing but kind to her. She may have felt out of place to start off with, but she couldn't have belonged there more. She just had to open her eyes and heart to see it for herself.

This a great and cosy escapism romance, focusing on hope, growth and a whole lot of healing. I really hope this isn't the end for these characters because I completely fell in love with them!

Wow what a book, from the moment i started reading i could not stop......

Praise for Kiley Dunbar.

When Beatrice runs away from daily life to the Scottish Highlands, can Beatrice clear her mind and find some inner peace. What Beatrice booked doesn't quite go to plan. Whilst making friends along the way, what does the future hold for her?

Easy reading, well written and left me with the want to learn a new craft.

Beatrice needed a getaway, perhaps not one fueled by three glasses of wine, a nine hour train journey and a Princess and the Pea styled 4 poster bed in the strange little village of Port Willow Bay. But she’s here, and not quite herself: prone to bursting into tears or turning a sharp tongue on anyone’s path she crosses. But she’s here and ‘stuck’ at least until Monday when the trains run again.

Atholl and his brother Eugene run the inn/pub, and Atholl has worked to bring “craft tourism” to the bay in the hopes of increasing tourism and bringing new life to the little town. For years, the population has dwindled, and the regular residents are far more male than female. While Beatrice thought she had enrolled in a Gaelic class, she discovers with the rather questionable help from Gene, that she is, in fact, there to learn willow weaving. Not happy with any of it, she’s determined NOT to stay, and not to get involved.

But this little town and it’s people – both residents and visitors are engaging, adding a bit of quirky to the mix, not to mention her own recognition of stuffing down her history and her words, all compounding her grief. From discovering stories of the residents’ lives and marriages (or dissolution of same) as well as her knack for organizing and bringing people together, a bit of good natured meddling and some growth allow her to open up to Atholl, and get some much needed confidence, acceptance and perhaps even a way to move on from the loss of her child and her marriage. With good humor, plenty of scenery, a bit of confusion and several communications gone awry, the story is a wonderfully told and emotional escapist tale that brings plenty of smiles and happiness to all in the end.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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Nice feel good book to read. Was slow to begin with but gladly it did pick up. Nice location and easy to read. It was well written

I loved Christmas at Frozen Falls, so I jumped on the chance to read Summer at the Highland Coral Beach. This is more of an emotional book than Frozen Falls, as it deals with miscarriage and the resultant grief. I enjoyed this story, and I thought the balance of Beatrice learning to cope with her grief, and the romance, was handled well. The characters were all interesting, and had their own stories and motivations. The sense of place was great, and I loved Port Willow. I’ll definitely be looking to read the next book, which I believe is also set in Port Willow.

If you can cope with the sadness as well as the romance, this is a lovely book, with a warm sense of place.

I was given a free copy of this book. My opinions are my own.

What a lovely read this was. Kiley Dunbar’s writing flows naturally and smoothly making all of her imagined characters dance off the page and come to life.

I love a good cosy escapism romance. Beatrice’s reason for needing an escape is surely a sad one but there is a lot of hope and growth in this little story. The town, characters, and setting will all warm your heart. I cannot wait to read more stories set in this lovely Highland setting.

With thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review.
First time reading this Author I did read to the end but found that it was a book with very little substance the two brothers of the hotel were the highlight of the book.