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Ocean Breeze #2
Wind Chime Point
When life gets complicated, New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods proves family — and love — can make all the difference.
Facing a personal crisis, ambitious and driven Gabriella Castle retreats to the welcoming arms of her family. Everything she’s worked for has been yanked out from under her, and she seeks the serenity of her grandmother’s home on the North Carolina coast. With difficult decisions to make about her future, the last thing she wants is an unexpected love.
Wade Johnson fell for Gabi the first time he saw her. It’s not the only time he’s found himself in the role of knight in shining armor, but Gabi isn’t looking for a rescuer. To get her to stay, Wade will need a whole lot of patience and gentle persuasion…and maybe the soothing sound of wind chimes on a summer breeze.
Facing a personal crisis, ambitious and driven Gabriella Castle retreats to the welcoming arms of her family. Everything she’s worked for has been yanked out from under her, and she seeks the serenity of her grandmother’s home on the North Carolina coast. With difficult decisions to make about her future, the last thing she wants is an unexpected love.
Wade Johnson fell for Gabi the first time he saw her. It’s not the only time he’s found himself in the role of knight in shining armor, but Gabi isn’t looking for a rescuer. To get her to stay, Wade will need a whole lot of patience and gentle persuasion…and maybe the soothing sound of wind chimes on a summer breeze.
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First published April 28, 2013
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Sherryl Woods
555 books4,514 followersWith two other careers to her credit before becoming a novelist and four states in which she's lived for extended periods of time, Sherryl Woods has collected friends and memories, along with way too much unnecessary junk.
"The friends are the only things I've brought with me through the years that really matter," she says. "I could probably live without one more chintz teacup, another tin-litho sandpail or another snowglobe, but I need those friends."
The theme of enduring friendships and families is always central to Sherryl's books, including her latest Chesapeake Shores series — THE INN AT EAGLE POINT, FLOWERS ON MAIN and HARBOR LIGHTS.
Author of more than 100 romance and mystery novels, Sherryl Woods grew up in Virginia. Over the years she had lived in Ohio and Florida, as well as California. Currently she divides her time between Key Biscayne, Florida and Colonial Beach, Virginia, the small, river-front town where she spent her childhood summers.
A graduate of Ohio State University School of Journalism, Sherryl spent more than ten years as a journalist, most of them as a television critic for newspapers in Ohio and Florida. For several years she also coordinated a motivational program for the more than 8,000 employees at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
Her first book, RESTORING LOVE, was published in 1982 by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy under the pseudonym of Suzanne Sherrill. Her second book, SAND CASTLES, under the pseudonym of Alexandra Kirk, was published later that same year by Bantam. She began using her own name when she moved to the Second Chance at Love line at Berkley Publishing. In 1986, she began writing full-time and also began her long career at Silhouette Books with the Desire title NOT AT EIGHT, DARLING, set in the world of television which she covered for so many years.
In addition to her more than 75 romances for Silhouette Desire and Special Edition, she has written thirteen mysteries — nine in the Amanda Roberts series and four in the Molly DeWitt series.
When she's not writing or reading, Sherryl loves to garden, though she's not at her best on a riding lawn mower. She also loves tennis, theater, and ballet, even though her top spin has long since vanished, she's never set foot on a stage, and she's way too uncoordinated to dance. She also loves baseball and claims anyone who's ever seen Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham" can understand why.
"The friends are the only things I've brought with me through the years that really matter," she says. "I could probably live without one more chintz teacup, another tin-litho sandpail or another snowglobe, but I need those friends."
The theme of enduring friendships and families is always central to Sherryl's books, including her latest Chesapeake Shores series — THE INN AT EAGLE POINT, FLOWERS ON MAIN and HARBOR LIGHTS.
Author of more than 100 romance and mystery novels, Sherryl Woods grew up in Virginia. Over the years she had lived in Ohio and Florida, as well as California. Currently she divides her time between Key Biscayne, Florida and Colonial Beach, Virginia, the small, river-front town where she spent her childhood summers.
A graduate of Ohio State University School of Journalism, Sherryl spent more than ten years as a journalist, most of them as a television critic for newspapers in Ohio and Florida. For several years she also coordinated a motivational program for the more than 8,000 employees at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
Her first book, RESTORING LOVE, was published in 1982 by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy under the pseudonym of Suzanne Sherrill. Her second book, SAND CASTLES, under the pseudonym of Alexandra Kirk, was published later that same year by Bantam. She began using her own name when she moved to the Second Chance at Love line at Berkley Publishing. In 1986, she began writing full-time and also began her long career at Silhouette Books with the Desire title NOT AT EIGHT, DARLING, set in the world of television which she covered for so many years.
In addition to her more than 75 romances for Silhouette Desire and Special Edition, she has written thirteen mysteries — nine in the Amanda Roberts series and four in the Molly DeWitt series.
When she's not writing or reading, Sherryl loves to garden, though she's not at her best on a riding lawn mower. She also loves tennis, theater, and ballet, even though her top spin has long since vanished, she's never set foot on a stage, and she's way too uncoordinated to dance. She also loves baseball and claims anyone who's ever seen Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham" can understand why.
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July 27, 2015
I liked this story but I didn't fall in love with it. Gabi finds out she is pregnant and the father wants nothing to do with her and the baby. On top of it all she looses her job.
Wade is a great guy and has liked her from the moment he met her but it turns out he has a past for saving pregnant heroines.
I didn't see the chemistry between these two in this book like I did in the first book. These two bond and try being friends, they share a few kisses but overall that is it.
The baby is born and they say they will get married. The end. It just didn't catch me like the first book did. Hopefully the next book will be better.
Wade is a great guy and has liked her from the moment he met her but it turns out he has a past for saving pregnant heroines.
I didn't see the chemistry between these two in this book like I did in the first book. These two bond and try being friends, they share a few kisses but overall that is it.
The baby is born and they say they will get married. The end. It just didn't catch me like the first book did. Hopefully the next book will be better.
August 16, 2013
I really read this because a close friend left it for me after visiting. This, the second in the author's Ocean Breezes series, is quite predictable and obvious. In fact, for the first three or so pages I thought I had already read it. It starts with Gabi finding herself pregnant by a friend with benefits and loosing her high power PR job. Fleeing to her Gramdmother's restaurant and home somewhere on the North Carolina shore, she and her two sisters work through the pieces of their lives--Emily from Sand Castle Cove the #1 in the series and Samantha to be featured in the third Seaglass Island. Frankly, this novel could have taken place in anywhere beach town. There is no attempt at local color or place specific info. The big questions for Gabi is: will she keep the baby ( yes, of course she will that's obvious) , will she end up with Wade ( well, of course, that 's clear as day) and will she return to Raleigh and her old job ( well, no and no, that is also obvious). But for 200 plus pages we have read her, her sisters,her grandmother, and everyone else agonize over it. If the outcome wasn't a forgone conclusion this might be interesting. When it does get interesting, i.e. the joint gallery/studeo space for local artists plan, there is no discussion of the finding of a space,the renovation,and the financing. It all just magically happens. The working out of baby and love life questions could have been so much more interesting against the backdrop of the setting up of the gallery and all it entails. This is a pleasant read but definitely not a page flipper. We like the characters and want the best for them the way you would a passing acquintance not sone one you are really rooting for.
September 20, 2017
I loved this book just as much as I loved the first one in the series, Sand Castle Bay. Here we have Gabi, the driven one in the family, who is facing the total upending of her life. Instead of looking at a possible vice-presidency in her company and a successful relationship with her boyfriend, she is pregnant, her boyfriend has rejected her and the baby, and her conservative company doesn't want anything to do with an unwed mother. Uncertain of what to do, Gabi goes home to Sand Castle Bay and the loving support of her grandmother and sisters.
One of the first people she sees is Wade, the carpenter who had helped with storm repairs in the previous book. There had been some sparks between them that Gabi ignored because she was content with her life. Wade didn't push because he could see that she wasn't interested. But Wade is completely smitten by Gabi and had spent a lot of time just watching her and paying attention. Now he sees his chance and quickly talks her into dinner and a movie as friends - at least for now.
I loved the development of their relationship. Wade is incredibly patient, apparently content to be Gabi's friend for as long as it takes for her to return his feelings. He is an awesome friend, willing to listen without judging, helping her move through her doubts and uncertainty. While he makes it clear that he is her friend, he also lets her know that friendship isn't the only thing on his mind. I loved seeing how well he understood her and offered support without trying to tell her what she should do. Gabi is wary of Wade at the beginning. She has enough on her plate without trying to add a new relationship into the mix. I loved seeing how quickly she became comfortable with him, willing to share thoughts and fears that she doesn't tell anyone else. She isn't quite sure what to do about the attraction between them. She's not sure that she trusts her own feelings, with everything that is going on with her. And she also isn't sure if she can trust that what he feels is real and not just his need to care for the people around him. I enjoyed the slow buildup of her feelings until she finally realized the truth. Her "ah-ha" moment was pretty funny. The ending was sweet and romantic.
I also enjoyed the other assorted relationships. We get more of Emily and Boone as they plan their wedding. The relationships among the three sisters aren't perfect, as each has their own quirks and foibles that sometimes create stress. But the love and support for each other are unmistakable. I also liked the growing relationship between the sisters and their father. He had been distant and hard to please for most of their lives and is now making an effort to be more involved. I loved the scene between him and Wade at the end. I also loved Cora Jane, the girls' meddling grandmother. She is determined to see them all happily married and interferes any way she sees fit. I enjoyed the growing relationship between her and Jerry and laughed at his attempts to keep her from going too far. Wade's relationship with his sister was great. She is older and protective of Wade, which caused a little strain between them when she was less than supportive about his relationship with Gabi. I loved his relationship with his nieces and nephews, which showed his dad-like potential.
One of the first people she sees is Wade, the carpenter who had helped with storm repairs in the previous book. There had been some sparks between them that Gabi ignored because she was content with her life. Wade didn't push because he could see that she wasn't interested. But Wade is completely smitten by Gabi and had spent a lot of time just watching her and paying attention. Now he sees his chance and quickly talks her into dinner and a movie as friends - at least for now.
I loved the development of their relationship. Wade is incredibly patient, apparently content to be Gabi's friend for as long as it takes for her to return his feelings. He is an awesome friend, willing to listen without judging, helping her move through her doubts and uncertainty. While he makes it clear that he is her friend, he also lets her know that friendship isn't the only thing on his mind. I loved seeing how well he understood her and offered support without trying to tell her what she should do. Gabi is wary of Wade at the beginning. She has enough on her plate without trying to add a new relationship into the mix. I loved seeing how quickly she became comfortable with him, willing to share thoughts and fears that she doesn't tell anyone else. She isn't quite sure what to do about the attraction between them. She's not sure that she trusts her own feelings, with everything that is going on with her. And she also isn't sure if she can trust that what he feels is real and not just his need to care for the people around him. I enjoyed the slow buildup of her feelings until she finally realized the truth. Her "ah-ha" moment was pretty funny. The ending was sweet and romantic.
I also enjoyed the other assorted relationships. We get more of Emily and Boone as they plan their wedding. The relationships among the three sisters aren't perfect, as each has their own quirks and foibles that sometimes create stress. But the love and support for each other are unmistakable. I also liked the growing relationship between the sisters and their father. He had been distant and hard to please for most of their lives and is now making an effort to be more involved. I loved the scene between him and Wade at the end. I also loved Cora Jane, the girls' meddling grandmother. She is determined to see them all happily married and interferes any way she sees fit. I enjoyed the growing relationship between her and Jerry and laughed at his attempts to keep her from going too far. Wade's relationship with his sister was great. She is older and protective of Wade, which caused a little strain between them when she was less than supportive about his relationship with Gabi. I loved his relationship with his nieces and nephews, which showed his dad-like potential.
March 31, 2013
Gabriella Castle finds herself pregnant and out of a job. Returning home to the loving arms and support of her grandmother and sisters, Gabi must make some difficult life changing decisions. She never expected to find such strong support in Wade Johnson, but he becomes someone she can really lean on. The problem is Gabi isn’t ready to trust a man again, she has enough going on in her life...
Wade lost his wife and their unborn child in an accident. Now he is starting to live again, she is drawn to Gabi Castle. He knows he must be patient and careful with Gabi and her fragile state. So will Wade loose his heart once again when he puts it on the line or will Gabi see what is right in front of her?
Wind Chime Point is a sweet, wholesome, heartfelt love story! Beautifully descriptive, Sherryl Wood captures the soul of a town everyone wants to call home. The characters are fascinating and real, their struggles relatable and the romance sweet and tender. This is a perfectly enjoyable love story that will warm your heart.
This ARC copy of Wind Chime Point was given to me by Harlequin MIRA in exchange for a honest review. This book is set for publication April 30, 2013.
Wade lost his wife and their unborn child in an accident. Now he is starting to live again, she is drawn to Gabi Castle. He knows he must be patient and careful with Gabi and her fragile state. So will Wade loose his heart once again when he puts it on the line or will Gabi see what is right in front of her?
Wind Chime Point is a sweet, wholesome, heartfelt love story! Beautifully descriptive, Sherryl Wood captures the soul of a town everyone wants to call home. The characters are fascinating and real, their struggles relatable and the romance sweet and tender. This is a perfectly enjoyable love story that will warm your heart.
This ARC copy of Wind Chime Point was given to me by Harlequin MIRA in exchange for a honest review. This book is set for publication April 30, 2013.
August 18, 2013
Fabulous beach read. The conflict is low-key and the plot is a lazy jellyfish bobbing up and down. But the characters are sympathetic and the coastal small town is charming. I took it on vacation and my copy is now full of sand. A feel-good book.
June 14, 2017
Wind Chime Point is the second in Sherryl Woods' series: Ocean Breeze. Same characters and setting (North Carolina shore) as Book One: Sand Castle Bay, yet I found this to be much more engaging and fun. It's a light, quick read, just perfect for summer. I'm looking forward to the third in the series: Sea Glass Island. Enjoy!
January 23, 2013
I knew at the end of the last book that something was going on with Gabi. She was withdrawn and not talking to her family and in this family that is just cause for the meddling to go in to overdrive. This book is of course Gabi's story, it's the story of a person so work driven having to find herself after the job she thought she loved not being there anymore. Facing a pregnancy that she wasn't expecting with a man that wants nothing to do with the baby. She goes where she knows love will surround her, Sand Castle Bay. Her family welcome her back with open arms like always. Leaving her to find her own way on a new path. What Gabi didn't expect was being faced with Wade.
Wade is a carpenter, and an artist. He's easy going and patient. He knows what he wants and it seems that Gabi is it, has been from the first time he saw her during the summer when she came to help her grandmother get her restaurant back in working order after a hurricane hit the beach town. Now shes back and shes pregnant. It reminds him of things he'd rather kept in his past but he can't get past his attraction to Gabi, and the eventual love he develops for her and baby.
This story was so good. I loved it, it was nice to see Gabi, who was always so sure of her path, have to find a new passion that didn't include working herself to please her father. She learned that while it was steady and dependable it didn't fulfill her life, it didn't make her happy. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Gabi and Wade's story. I'm sure you will enjoy it too!!
Wade is a carpenter, and an artist. He's easy going and patient. He knows what he wants and it seems that Gabi is it, has been from the first time he saw her during the summer when she came to help her grandmother get her restaurant back in working order after a hurricane hit the beach town. Now shes back and shes pregnant. It reminds him of things he'd rather kept in his past but he can't get past his attraction to Gabi, and the eventual love he develops for her and baby.
This story was so good. I loved it, it was nice to see Gabi, who was always so sure of her path, have to find a new passion that didn't include working herself to please her father. She learned that while it was steady and dependable it didn't fulfill her life, it didn't make her happy. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Gabi and Wade's story. I'm sure you will enjoy it too!!
July 26, 2013
WIth this book, the story starts right off and you learn all the 'stuff' that Gabi is having to deal with all at once - she has been forced out of her job - after they found out she was pregnant - and the baby daddy has decided that after five years with Gabi that this is her mistake to handle. So Gabi does what anyone would do - goes home to heal in the arms of her family.
The three sisters are very loyal to one another and actually very level headed despite their absentee father and deceased mother. I think their Grandmother Cora Jane gets a lot of kudos for that. Emily is quite happy with Boone (Sand Castle Bay, Ocean Breeze #1) and would like to see her sisters happy as well. Of course, Cora Jane had to do some meddling in the first book to get things to turn out the way she wanted them too. So when Gabi shows up with her unexpected news, and local widower Wade Johnson has been stopping by since the hurricane just to pick up any news on Gabi, Cora Jane decides they might need some help.
I continue to like this family and how they back each other up, no matter the circumstances. They are not afraid to tell it like it is, but also know when to back off to give their siblings time to process. The third book, Sea Glass Island is due out in June - Can't wait!
The three sisters are very loyal to one another and actually very level headed despite their absentee father and deceased mother. I think their Grandmother Cora Jane gets a lot of kudos for that. Emily is quite happy with Boone (Sand Castle Bay, Ocean Breeze #1) and would like to see her sisters happy as well. Of course, Cora Jane had to do some meddling in the first book to get things to turn out the way she wanted them too. So when Gabi shows up with her unexpected news, and local widower Wade Johnson has been stopping by since the hurricane just to pick up any news on Gabi, Cora Jane decides they might need some help.
I continue to like this family and how they back each other up, no matter the circumstances. They are not afraid to tell it like it is, but also know when to back off to give their siblings time to process. The third book, Sea Glass Island is due out in June - Can't wait!
January 4, 2016
Absolutamente maravillosa. La he disfrutado desde la primera página hasta la última, los personajes están llenos de carisma, es fácil empatizar con ellos y disfrutar y sufrir con sus aventuras y desventuras. Tanto Gabriela como Wade son impresionantes, únicos, un libro para recordar, sin duda.
La narración es muy ágil, resulta fácil leerlo y una vez que lo empiezas es imposible parar. Yo lo he leído de un tirón, sin parar. Me he levantado a encender la luz y nada más.
Me ha gustado tanto que lo releeré en un futuro. Más que recomendado, no se merece un 10, se merece un 20. ¡Perfecto!
La narración es muy ágil, resulta fácil leerlo y una vez que lo empiezas es imposible parar. Yo lo he leído de un tirón, sin parar. Me he levantado a encender la luz y nada más.
Me ha gustado tanto que lo releeré en un futuro. Más que recomendado, no se merece un 10, se merece un 20. ¡Perfecto!
September 18, 2013
Another wonderful book by Woods! As always, I can't wait for the next one!
Darcee Kraus
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Darcee Kraus
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February 6, 2017
It took me twice as long as normal to read this book because it was just so predictable. Plus, I hated how Woods presented her female characters.
February 20, 2018
Book two in this series of three. I enjoy listening to these stories on m y commute back and forth to work, but even I admit they are very cookie cutter. The last series of books I read by Ms. Woods all use the same basic outline: close families, the elder matriarch the biggest meddler in getting couples together, and the following sayings/words are used in every single book so much they're a bit annoying: "absolutely not!" "Adirondack chair" "Oh sweet heaven" among others.
In any event, in this story we learn about middle sister Gabriella. All at once she ends up knocked up by a friend with benefits even though birth control was used. And because she is an unmarried knocked up woman, her job basically makes it hard for her to stay in her current position so they give her a severance package and she's unemployed. Not to mention her friend w/ benefits Paul decides the baby not even be his and if it is, he's not wanting anything permanent or to be a father.
So back to Sand Castle Beach she goes to stay with her Grandmother Cora Jane. It's her grandmother who puts her matchmaking skills to bat to get Gabby and Wade together. Wade is a professional custom cabinet maker and Cora Jane puts him to work just to have him around. He had a huge crush on Gabby last time she was around, (in book 1) and now when she is back and pregnant, he doesn't know what to think. When they talk he finds out the father isn't in the picture and he immediately asks her out.
So in this book, it's mostly self discovery for Gabby to find out what she wants in life. She knows she doesn't want to go back to the kind of job she had where she worked herself to death. She is grateful to have Wade around and he's a good friend to her. She knows he wants more, but with a baby on the way and unemployed, she wants to figure out her life first. One day while shopping w/ her sisters, GAbby finds a windchime and thinks she may want to make them for a living.
Gabby's sisters are also present in this story. Emily getting ready for her wedding to Boone is in and out of the story as well as actress Samantha, who is finding it hard to find work after turning 35, which is ancient in the world of actresses. She's not sure what to do with her life if she cannot get anymore acting jobs, (this sets up the reader for her story in book three).
So Gabby meets a wind chime maker and begins to learn by working in the woman's workshop. Will Gabby get with Wade? Will she become a windchime maker? When her father visits and finds his daughter unemployed AND pregnant, what will he do? Well, you'll have to listen or read to find out! On to book 3.
In any event, in this story we learn about middle sister Gabriella. All at once she ends up knocked up by a friend with benefits even though birth control was used. And because she is an unmarried knocked up woman, her job basically makes it hard for her to stay in her current position so they give her a severance package and she's unemployed. Not to mention her friend w/ benefits Paul decides the baby not even be his and if it is, he's not wanting anything permanent or to be a father.
So back to Sand Castle Beach she goes to stay with her Grandmother Cora Jane. It's her grandmother who puts her matchmaking skills to bat to get Gabby and Wade together. Wade is a professional custom cabinet maker and Cora Jane puts him to work just to have him around. He had a huge crush on Gabby last time she was around, (in book 1) and now when she is back and pregnant, he doesn't know what to think. When they talk he finds out the father isn't in the picture and he immediately asks her out.
So in this book, it's mostly self discovery for Gabby to find out what she wants in life. She knows she doesn't want to go back to the kind of job she had where she worked herself to death. She is grateful to have Wade around and he's a good friend to her. She knows he wants more, but with a baby on the way and unemployed, she wants to figure out her life first. One day while shopping w/ her sisters, GAbby finds a windchime and thinks she may want to make them for a living.
Gabby's sisters are also present in this story. Emily getting ready for her wedding to Boone is in and out of the story as well as actress Samantha, who is finding it hard to find work after turning 35, which is ancient in the world of actresses. She's not sure what to do with her life if she cannot get anymore acting jobs, (this sets up the reader for her story in book three).
So Gabby meets a wind chime maker and begins to learn by working in the woman's workshop. Will Gabby get with Wade? Will she become a windchime maker? When her father visits and finds his daughter unemployed AND pregnant, what will he do? Well, you'll have to listen or read to find out! On to book 3.
June 26, 2020
Wind Chime Point
I debated between giving this 3 or 4 stars and kept changing my mind.
I love reading series books as you get to know the familiar characters and the town etc. In the first book they were all delightful and I couldn’t wait to read the next one. The bones of the second one didn’t disappoint, had a good story line and loved the concept of the art community and it would have served the story well for more of that. I loved that Sam Castle realized he had missed a lot by not being there for his girls as much as he should. Grandma Cora Jane picked up the slack. It’s sound crazy to say I enjoyed the read when on reflection a lot annoyed me but I did.
Here’s what I didn’t like.
By two thirds into the book I really wondered about Wade and how over the top he was with Gabi, and the fact that his now dead wife had been an unrequited crush in high school, who showed up pregnant and he married her and was totally over the moon about being a dad to another mans child, and now he’s doing the same with Gabi. I didn’t like the way he was with his sister and showing up during her lunch with Gabi “in case she said something to put Gabi off” that’s desperation.
The cute matchmaking of Cora Jane in book one was annoying in book 2 as was her attitude toward Jerry!
Gabi indecision over Wade got annoying too.
I also didn’t like the delight they had in “Sticking” Dad with the wedding bill. It’s OK I suppose but these people are all in their 30’s with really good jobs and Boone owns several restaurants, and all of a sudden money’s no object when Cora Jane’s making wedding plans. It kind of tarnished their characters a little for me.
I debated between giving this 3 or 4 stars and kept changing my mind.
I love reading series books as you get to know the familiar characters and the town etc. In the first book they were all delightful and I couldn’t wait to read the next one. The bones of the second one didn’t disappoint, had a good story line and loved the concept of the art community and it would have served the story well for more of that. I loved that Sam Castle realized he had missed a lot by not being there for his girls as much as he should. Grandma Cora Jane picked up the slack. It’s sound crazy to say I enjoyed the read when on reflection a lot annoyed me but I did.
Here’s what I didn’t like.
By two thirds into the book I really wondered about Wade and how over the top he was with Gabi, and the fact that his now dead wife had been an unrequited crush in high school, who showed up pregnant and he married her and was totally over the moon about being a dad to another mans child, and now he’s doing the same with Gabi. I didn’t like the way he was with his sister and showing up during her lunch with Gabi “in case she said something to put Gabi off” that’s desperation.
The cute matchmaking of Cora Jane in book one was annoying in book 2 as was her attitude toward Jerry!
Gabi indecision over Wade got annoying too.
I also didn’t like the delight they had in “Sticking” Dad with the wedding bill. It’s OK I suppose but these people are all in their 30’s with really good jobs and Boone owns several restaurants, and all of a sudden money’s no object when Cora Jane’s making wedding plans. It kind of tarnished their characters a little for me.
March 19, 2018
I had randomly picked up this book and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
I like how the story developed at a good pace, there were lots of character development, the romance wasn't rushed and there is a lot of meaningful stuff (like just because you lost your job, doesn't mean it's the end, you can find what you are passionate about given time and family is so important!!!).
Gabi is pretty much burned out when she returns to her grandmother's home, with a lot on her mind and naturally getting into a romantic relationship is the last thing on her mind, especially when she is pregnant. The whole family comes together to rally Gabi, and of course for the other sister's upcoming wedding, even their elusive and somewhat remote father shows up and does the unexpected! Along the way, Gabi finds something else she is passionate about (wind chimes, but is she cut out as an artist??), comes to terms with this unexpected pregnancy and remembers that you can always count on family and her Grandma needs to stop meddling so much and focus on her own relationship :P
Wade has been attracted to Gabi ever since he first saw her months ago, but Gabi has no interest, but luckily Wade is the patient type and well....with Grandma on the side with her not so subtle hints.... who knows maybe Gabi and Wade really are meant to be.
Definitely a sweet read that focuses mostly on family with a side of romance. Good story and character development, what more can you ask for?
I like how the story developed at a good pace, there were lots of character development, the romance wasn't rushed and there is a lot of meaningful stuff (like just because you lost your job, doesn't mean it's the end, you can find what you are passionate about given time and family is so important!!!).
Gabi is pretty much burned out when she returns to her grandmother's home, with a lot on her mind and naturally getting into a romantic relationship is the last thing on her mind, especially when she is pregnant. The whole family comes together to rally Gabi, and of course for the other sister's upcoming wedding, even their elusive and somewhat remote father shows up and does the unexpected! Along the way, Gabi finds something else she is passionate about (wind chimes, but is she cut out as an artist??), comes to terms with this unexpected pregnancy and remembers that you can always count on family and her Grandma needs to stop meddling so much and focus on her own relationship :P
Wade has been attracted to Gabi ever since he first saw her months ago, but Gabi has no interest, but luckily Wade is the patient type and well....with Grandma on the side with her not so subtle hints.... who knows maybe Gabi and Wade really are meant to be.
Definitely a sweet read that focuses mostly on family with a side of romance. Good story and character development, what more can you ask for?
March 25, 2017
Gabriella Castle, has found herself in a crisis, she is pregnant, dumped and jobless. So she returns to to the small town on the North Carolina Coast and her welcoming family. Gabi finds herself in turmoil because her whole world has gone topsy turvy and she wants the serenity of her sisters and her meddling grandmother. Gabi has to make decisions in what to do with her life and if she will even keep this baby or give it up for adoption. Her plate is so full that the last thing she wants is a man with forever on his mind to start hanging around.
Wade Johnson, Master Carpenter, has had it bad for Gabi since he first set eyes on her. Wade was once married to a school friend and she and the baby she was carrying died in an accident. This baby did not belong to Wade and now Gabi believes he has this White Knight Syndrome and believes that she needs to be rescued. He must prove to her that he loves her for her and convince her to stay and build a life for her, baby and with him. He will need lots of a patience and persuasion but he knows he's up for the job, after all, it involves a life filled with HEA and wind chimes....
Wade Johnson, Master Carpenter, has had it bad for Gabi since he first set eyes on her. Wade was once married to a school friend and she and the baby she was carrying died in an accident. This baby did not belong to Wade and now Gabi believes he has this White Knight Syndrome and believes that she needs to be rescued. He must prove to her that he loves her for her and convince her to stay and build a life for her, baby and with him. He will need lots of a patience and persuasion but he knows he's up for the job, after all, it involves a life filled with HEA and wind chimes....
May 25, 2017
I really love this book!
Gabriella worked at PR in Raleigh but, she got pregnant by Paul whom she worked with and got demoted by her boss Amanda. She was in a relationship with Wade for a couple of months. They both make a cute couple and maybe might have two more babies in the future on the next couple of series in this book. She got her beautiful baby girl and her Danilla Jane just before Emily's wedding.
Samantha always wanted to be an actress in New York, but, she don't have enough roles to hpget her going. Gabi helped her get the new auditions what she wanted to be.
Emily is getting married to Boone in the summer and living Los Angels. Boone worked at his own restaurant. She loves her two sisters and grandmother Cora Jane very much.
Cora Jane and Jerry are in a relationship but I sense that they might get married in near future. She always meddling around with her three granddaughters and even her son Sam.
Gabriella worked at PR in Raleigh but, she got pregnant by Paul whom she worked with and got demoted by her boss Amanda. She was in a relationship with Wade for a couple of months. They both make a cute couple and maybe might have two more babies in the future on the next couple of series in this book. She got her beautiful baby girl and her Danilla Jane just before Emily's wedding.
Samantha always wanted to be an actress in New York, but, she don't have enough roles to hpget her going. Gabi helped her get the new auditions what she wanted to be.
Emily is getting married to Boone in the summer and living Los Angels. Boone worked at his own restaurant. She loves her two sisters and grandmother Cora Jane very much.
Cora Jane and Jerry are in a relationship but I sense that they might get married in near future. She always meddling around with her three granddaughters and even her son Sam.
January 25, 2019
Spoilers Below! BEWARE!!!
It took me way too long to read this book and it just irritated the heck out of me. I liked Gabi in the first book but here she was boring. Wade was also boring and I felt zero chemistry between them. I also did not like nor respect the portrayal of Paul, Gabi's ex and baby-daddy. And I do not get the unadulterated worship the characters have for Cora Jane. I would not want that woman meddling in my life. All in all, this was a boring, predictable (like SO predictable) book and it suffered from a dragging plot and boring leads in Gabi and Wade. Part of me really wanted the book to end with Gabi deciding that she would raise the baby on her own with no help from anyone. And no matter what excuses Woods came up with, Wade's interest in Gabi and her child DID feel like a repeat of him and Kayla and her child.
Just a really disappointing read. I hope the third and final book in the trilogy is better.
It took me way too long to read this book and it just irritated the heck out of me. I liked Gabi in the first book but here she was boring. Wade was also boring and I felt zero chemistry between them. I also did not like nor respect the portrayal of Paul, Gabi's ex and baby-daddy. And I do not get the unadulterated worship the characters have for Cora Jane. I would not want that woman meddling in my life. All in all, this was a boring, predictable (like SO predictable) book and it suffered from a dragging plot and boring leads in Gabi and Wade. Part of me really wanted the book to end with Gabi deciding that she would raise the baby on her own with no help from anyone. And no matter what excuses Woods came up with, Wade's interest in Gabi and her child DID feel like a repeat of him and Kayla and her child.
Just a really disappointing read. I hope the third and final book in the trilogy is better.
April 1, 2019
Be 2 of Ocean Breeze trilogy focuses on Gabi/Gabrielle, the middle of the three Castle sisters, who discovers she is pregnant, despite birth control, the father wants nothing to do with her or his baby, and the Raleigh NC biomedical company she spins PR for fires her for not upholding their morals expectations. She arrives at her grandmother, Cora Jane, joined there by her older and younger sisters, Samantha and Emily. For once without plans, considering giving up the baby for adoption by two loving parents, having Wade Johnson, who has had his eye on her months before, takes her under his wing, asking the questions she needs to answer, providing friendship and support, as she copes we baby, no job, no future and who encourages her to listen to her own heart, try things that interest her and find the future that makes her happy.
Very predictably, sweet romance perfect for a rainy day curl up.
One more BK follows-Sea Glass Island.
Very predictably, sweet romance perfect for a rainy day curl up.
One more BK follows-Sea Glass Island.
August 22, 2022
3.75 ⭐️
It was cute, but nothing great.
Gabby shows up at her gma’s to the surprise of her GMA and sisters she is pregnant from the guy she just broke up with. He didn’t want anything to do with a child. She had spent last summer working on her GMAs cafe, when Wade fell for her, he inquired about Gabby and waited for the day she’d return. When she did she was pregnant. It was no big deal to Wade, he was happy about it and ready to take her and the baby. Which made pause for Gabby when she found out Wade had been married was his wife and unborn child died in a car accident. People tried to convince Gabby he had already fell for her, it took awhile for her to give into her feelings but when they opened a place for artist and she ran the business with her PR experience it all came together that she would stay in Sand Castle Bay.
It was cute, but nothing great.
Gabby shows up at her gma’s to the surprise of her GMA and sisters she is pregnant from the guy she just broke up with. He didn’t want anything to do with a child. She had spent last summer working on her GMAs cafe, when Wade fell for her, he inquired about Gabby and waited for the day she’d return. When she did she was pregnant. It was no big deal to Wade, he was happy about it and ready to take her and the baby. Which made pause for Gabby when she found out Wade had been married was his wife and unborn child died in a car accident. People tried to convince Gabby he had already fell for her, it took awhile for her to give into her feelings but when they opened a place for artist and she ran the business with her PR experience it all came together that she would stay in Sand Castle Bay.
February 18, 2021
The middle Castle daughter, Gabi, has lost all the anchors of her adult life: her job, lifestyle, boyfriend, and she's pregnant. Coming home to her grandmother and sisters in Sand Castle Point, she surprises everyone with her adamant refusal to look for another job. Wade Johnson, a local widower, has had his eye on Gabi since he first saw her and he is not put off by the pregnancy. He is patient and kind with her and she finds that he has hidden talents. Her father also surprises Gabi and her sisters with his perception and interest in their lives. Add to that a young man who wants to go to college and some of the local creative artists, and a good story happens in Woods' sensitive hands.
October 21, 2024
Me gusta mucho refugiarme en este tipo de libros cuando no tengo mucho tiempo para leer, me los puedo leer rápido pero también los disfruto mucho.
Woods particularmente me gusta mucho, este es el segundo libro de la serie y tenemos a Gabi, una mujer exitosa laboralmente y que de la noche a la mañana se encuentra en la tesitura de preguntarse si la vida que lleva es realmente la que quería.
Verla buscar su lugar en el mundo en algo para lo que para nada es buena me gustó, al final ese punto donde puede dedicar a esa pasión, pero al mismo tiempo no exactamente a eso está muy bien.
La historia romántica no es como para echar cuetes, pero al final es una bonita historia y se lee rapidísimo
Woods particularmente me gusta mucho, este es el segundo libro de la serie y tenemos a Gabi, una mujer exitosa laboralmente y que de la noche a la mañana se encuentra en la tesitura de preguntarse si la vida que lleva es realmente la que quería.
Verla buscar su lugar en el mundo en algo para lo que para nada es buena me gustó, al final ese punto donde puede dedicar a esa pasión, pero al mismo tiempo no exactamente a eso está muy bien.
La historia romántica no es como para echar cuetes, pero al final es una bonita historia y se lee rapidísimo
August 25, 2023
I really enjoyed this novel. I found it difficult to stop reading at certain times because the story was so engrossing. I think the author did a great job at giving little tidbits of information at the right time that kept me interested and wanting to know more. I felt like I really understood the main character and her struggles. Since this is the second novel in a trilogy I had some backstory on the other characters which I found helpful; I thought this book helped take me further into each character's history. I am looking forward to reading the third book as I believe there will be more details given for each character in the story.
January 30, 2018
This book was fun! I really enjoyed the story of Gabi and Wade. They are normal folks facing problems we've had or likely known someone who has had them. Job loss? Unplanned pregnancy? Meddling family? Yep, they are not that uncommon. And they face them with a bit of apprehension, a good dose of humor, and just a tad of stubbornness. We can all be difficult at times, can't we?! Ok, maybe it's just me. LOL I love that their love took some time to figure itself out but was building strength and a bond along the way. It was a beautiful story.
January 14, 2021
The second book in the Ocean Breeze trilogy features Gabi and Wade. Gabi is the most like the girls father and in her career has tried to make her dad proud. She discovers she is pregnant, her relationship breaks up, and she is let go due to a morals clause. The place she seeks refuge is her grandmother's home and restaurant. There she meets Wade a local that has had his share of tragedy. They forge a friendship that helps them both heal and leads to a deeper relationship. Just okay for me, but will read Samantha's story.
February 28, 2024
We are back with Gabi's story in this book. After a really rough time she comes home pregnant and jobless.
Cora Jane is up to her old tricks. Trying to set her up with Wade, the guy that fell for her when she had been there helping after the hurricane.
Such a fast fun great read.
Seeing their dad finally step up after so many years.
Gabi trying out different things to see if it would fit in her lie.
Wade being there to listen and care.
You are rooting for everyone.
Another great one. I am looking forward to the last book!
Cora Jane is up to her old tricks. Trying to set her up with Wade, the guy that fell for her when she had been there helping after the hurricane.
Such a fast fun great read.
Seeing their dad finally step up after so many years.
Gabi trying out different things to see if it would fit in her lie.
Wade being there to listen and care.
You are rooting for everyone.
Another great one. I am looking forward to the last book!
January 12, 2018
I think this book is better than #1 in the series. It was a very fast, easy read. Being familiar characters, it was easy to fall into the story. Cora Jane is her same old bossy ,independent self but hopefully changes are coming for her. Gabi and Wade’s story echoed Boone and Emily’s, but was not so drug out. I was happy that the girls’ father has become involved in their lives again. Looking forward to book #3!
April 14, 2018
Gabi finds herself pregnant, out of a job and the Father of the baby wants nothing to do with the baby. She returns home to figure out what to do with her life. Wade has had his eye on Gabi for awhile and her pregnancy is not an issue for him, but convincing Gabi might not be so easy.
This is a sweet love story about second chances and family standing together. It would be perfect for a lazy afternoon on the beach or in front of a fire on a cold winter night.
July 27, 2019
Nota 2.5/5 ⭐ De igual forma que me pasó con la 1a novela, me ha gustado pero tampoco me ha acabado de convencer/entusiasmar. Los personajes y la historia me gustan pero, como la 1a, me parece demasiado previsible, lineal, perfecto... En ocasiones hasta algo lento y "cansado" de leer. Le di menos puntuación que al 1°, no tanto porque me haya gustado menos, sino porque al ser similar al 1° pues ya no me ha sorprendido o enganchado tanto... 🤷🏼♀️
December 15, 2020
Gabriel Castle has a thriving career. When she discovers she's pregnant, her boyfriend says he is not interested in being a father. Next she is demoted because of the pregnancy and quits her job. (I find this hard to believe in this day and age). She moves to the beach to live with her grandmother and consider her next move. Her grandmother sets her up with Wade. He is a good looking many of Gabi's age. He is thrilled that she is pregnant and falls in love.
It's a predictable end.
It's a predictable end.
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