The Hadley Cove series is one that I'm enjoying every time I get a new book! It's the perfect small town where you'd not only want to visit but live there as well! The characters from previous books keep coming back to visit which is always fun. Wendi and Miles met briefly as children and now many years later run into one another again when he comes home to help his dad who has Alzheimer's. She has an art store that is barely hanging on and in meeting Miles and Arthur gets a little extra help with an art auction to help keep her going. This is a short but sweet romance and if you've read the others in this series, you will enjoy this as well. I feel like it can be read as a stand-alone but it's much more fun to read the whole series!

Many thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review. All opinions are my own.

Publication date: 29 March 2025

a heartfelt and deeply moving story about love, loss, and the enduring bonds that shape us. Kerk Murray writes with honesty and tenderness, crafting characters whose journeys feel both personal and universal. It’s a poignant reminder of how leaving isn’t always the end—it can be the beginning of healing. A touching, beautifully told novel that stays with you.

This was a quick read and a cute story of two people that met when they were kids come back together.
They were originally brought together by a sea shell and now surprisingly are drawn back together. They characters that are to be a couple didn't have much more chemistry than just friends.. Again the animals are the stars that bring people together and make everyone happy.

thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

A feel good, easy romance book. I found this to be an ok read, I didn’t realise it was book 5 and think it would be better to read the whole series to kinda know what’s going on. I also thought the book was too short and felt rushed, would have liked another hundred pages or so to spend more time with the characters
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book, all opinions expressed are my own.

Thank you for letting me read the book in advance!

I felt for all of the characters and wished we had more time with them, their back stories and healing processes. Especially the relationship between Miles and Wendi is very heartwarming.
Even the dog Max was very endearing.

I downloaded this from netgalley because someone highly reviewed it but I really struggled with it.
Maybe because it is the fifth book in a series. I did not know at the time of reading it since I like to dive in without knowing much about a book sometimes when it is recommended to me.

Quick read but not the type of romance I am keen on reading. This book is just about how two people are reunited and fall in love (sounded more like friendship though) thanks to a sea shell.