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Seaside Reset: An uplifting book for women about betrayal, second chances, and seaside love
A witty, romantic escape in the tradition of uplifting books for women—about rebuilding, rediscovering, and learning that sometimes the person who needs saving most is yourself.
Elsie Carmichael thought she’d built a life that a career she could be proud of, a boss who believed in her, a future that looked secure. For years she worked hard, played by the rules, and believed good intentions could fix anything. Then one glittering Christmas gala in Sydney unraveled it all, leaving her humiliated, heartbroken, and desperate for a reset.
Trading city skyscrapers for a weathered Australian seaside cottage, Elsie heads north to Umina Beach—barefoot, unbrushed, and newly allergic to ambition. She promises herself she won’t get caught in anyone else’s schemes again. But life on the Central Coast has other plans.
There’s Martin—the café owner with eyes like low tide and a past as stormy as the surf. There’s Celeste, a yoga teacher who talks to the stars. And there’s Molly, running a women’s shelter and helping the helpers while fighting to keep her doors open in a world for sale to the highest bidder.
Drawn into the rhythms of small-town life, Elsie finds herself swept into a battle for community, friendship, and self-respect. What begins as a temporary escape becomes something a test of who she is when the spreadsheets and expectations fall away. As she learns to listen, to build, and to begin again, she discovers that every ending hides a beginning—and that sometimes, the hardest part isn’t starting over, but believing you still deserve to.
Set against salt air, gum trees, and the golden light of an Australian summer Christmas, Seaside Reset captures the humour, heart, and heat of starting fresh in a place that demands honesty. It’s a story of women rebuilding their lives, finding joy in imperfection, and discovering that home isn’t where you started—it’s where you choose to stay.
Warm, funny, and profoundly hopeful, Seaside Reset is perfect for readers who love Emily Henry’s Happy Place, Katherine Center’s Things You Save in a Fire, Sophie Kinsella’s The Burnout, or Josie Silver’s One Night on the Island—uplifting stories for women about second chances, seaside settings, and the courage to start reading the next chapter of your own life.
Elsie Carmichael thought she’d built a life that a career she could be proud of, a boss who believed in her, a future that looked secure. For years she worked hard, played by the rules, and believed good intentions could fix anything. Then one glittering Christmas gala in Sydney unraveled it all, leaving her humiliated, heartbroken, and desperate for a reset.
Trading city skyscrapers for a weathered Australian seaside cottage, Elsie heads north to Umina Beach—barefoot, unbrushed, and newly allergic to ambition. She promises herself she won’t get caught in anyone else’s schemes again. But life on the Central Coast has other plans.
There’s Martin—the café owner with eyes like low tide and a past as stormy as the surf. There’s Celeste, a yoga teacher who talks to the stars. And there’s Molly, running a women’s shelter and helping the helpers while fighting to keep her doors open in a world for sale to the highest bidder.
Drawn into the rhythms of small-town life, Elsie finds herself swept into a battle for community, friendship, and self-respect. What begins as a temporary escape becomes something a test of who she is when the spreadsheets and expectations fall away. As she learns to listen, to build, and to begin again, she discovers that every ending hides a beginning—and that sometimes, the hardest part isn’t starting over, but believing you still deserve to.
Set against salt air, gum trees, and the golden light of an Australian summer Christmas, Seaside Reset captures the humour, heart, and heat of starting fresh in a place that demands honesty. It’s a story of women rebuilding their lives, finding joy in imperfection, and discovering that home isn’t where you started—it’s where you choose to stay.
Warm, funny, and profoundly hopeful, Seaside Reset is perfect for readers who love Emily Henry’s Happy Place, Katherine Center’s Things You Save in a Fire, Sophie Kinsella’s The Burnout, or Josie Silver’s One Night on the Island—uplifting stories for women about second chances, seaside settings, and the courage to start reading the next chapter of your own life.
329 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 11, 2025
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