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Cape May #4
The Seahorse Cottage, Part 4
The Wellington family is ready for another sun-kissed summer at their treasured beachside cottage. That is until the family's world is turned upside down following the unexpected death of the father, Benjamin. Things seem to go from bad to worse for his widow, Bethany, and her three young children when they find out that their beloved second home no longer belongs to them.
The Seahorse Cottage, located on the beautiful shores of Cape May, had been in the Wellington family for generations. But unknown to Bethany, her late husband had lost the cottage as a result of his secret life and the cottage is put up for sheriff sale after his sudden passing.
In a surprising turn of events, The Seahorse Cottage is purchased by the Wellington’s estranged neighbor, who seemingly knew about Benjamin’s secret life. This would only be the beginning of the journey for the Wellington's.
The family is left to mourn Benjamin’s tragic passing, and only later do they come to truly understand the lasting consequences of his secret life. Through it all, the Wellington’s grow closer than ever, ready for whatever troubles come their way.
The Seahorse Cottage is a touching feel-good beach novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat and fill your heart with warmth and love.
The Seahorse Cottage, located on the beautiful shores of Cape May, had been in the Wellington family for generations. But unknown to Bethany, her late husband had lost the cottage as a result of his secret life and the cottage is put up for sheriff sale after his sudden passing.
In a surprising turn of events, The Seahorse Cottage is purchased by the Wellington’s estranged neighbor, who seemingly knew about Benjamin’s secret life. This would only be the beginning of the journey for the Wellington's.
The family is left to mourn Benjamin’s tragic passing, and only later do they come to truly understand the lasting consequences of his secret life. Through it all, the Wellington’s grow closer than ever, ready for whatever troubles come their way.
The Seahorse Cottage is a touching feel-good beach novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat and fill your heart with warmth and love.
66 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 14, 2020
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Coral Harper
114 books77 followersCoral Harper is the author of feel good beach reads along with other clean and wholesome fiction. When not publishing books, Coral enjoys soaking up the sun with family and traveling the world. Be sure to check out The Seahorse Cottage, Trip of a Lifetime, Stargaze Island, The Nantucket Estate, and Lighthouse Letters.
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November 14, 2020
The more I read of this series the more disturbed I get. The feelings are stilted and I'm left feeling odd. Bethany is now considering upending the children's lives for a maybe love relationship with a man that she doesn't really know. It's very strange but also very compelling! I have to know what is going on so I can't wait to read the next book but at the same time I don't want to know. The author's bio says she writes feel good books but this feels more sinister. Gambling, bookies, dark cars roaming the neighborhood etc. Definitely have to read these in order and read all of them.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 17, 2020
This is book four of the Cape May series and sees Beth and her three boys, Hudson, Reece and James, go back to their family cottage, the Seahorse Cottage in Cape May, for the first time since they almost lost it the year before after her husband Ben’s sudden death and the secrets that revealed. They are there for the whole summer vacation and for the first week, Beth has invited her boyfriend Quinton to come with them, causing more problems with her boys. None of them were very happy when he first called round to their house in the city and they realised their mother had replaced their father, so soon after his death. Quinton is the lawyer that helped Beth to get her son back into school after the bully’s parents tried to take her to court.
Once Quinton goes back to town and another case, the boys seem to have finally come round to him and are sad to see him go. But then he drops a massive bombshell. He has accepted a job in California, where he comes from and first qualified, and wants Beth and her kids to come with him! This would mean they would be too far away to use the cottage again and would defeat their wonderful neighbour’s lovely gesture of buying the cottage back for them, to enable Beth to continue to give her boys great childhood memories. Now she has to consider selling it all and moving the whole family away from the memories of Ben’s death, to a new city, new friends and a new relationship.
I’m not sure how well this will work out, at such an early stage in Beth’s relationship and with her own bakery business to be considered as well as the cottage and their home in the city, all to be dealt with. I guess I shall have to wait and see what happens in the next book, all of which are really just short stories. I wish this story had just a bit more, as I felt the decision to sell was too rushed and the kids changed some quite angry feelings about her relationship, very quickly. Their whole lives were going to change and this was a very rapid decision and conclusion. I don’t know how this story will continue to be about the cottage, unless it changes its main characters! I shall have to wait and see. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
Once Quinton goes back to town and another case, the boys seem to have finally come round to him and are sad to see him go. But then he drops a massive bombshell. He has accepted a job in California, where he comes from and first qualified, and wants Beth and her kids to come with him! This would mean they would be too far away to use the cottage again and would defeat their wonderful neighbour’s lovely gesture of buying the cottage back for them, to enable Beth to continue to give her boys great childhood memories. Now she has to consider selling it all and moving the whole family away from the memories of Ben’s death, to a new city, new friends and a new relationship.
I’m not sure how well this will work out, at such an early stage in Beth’s relationship and with her own bakery business to be considered as well as the cottage and their home in the city, all to be dealt with. I guess I shall have to wait and see what happens in the next book, all of which are really just short stories. I wish this story had just a bit more, as I felt the decision to sell was too rushed and the kids changed some quite angry feelings about her relationship, very quickly. Their whole lives were going to change and this was a very rapid decision and conclusion. I don’t know how this story will continue to be about the cottage, unless it changes its main characters! I shall have to wait and see. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
March 23, 2021
Bethany and her boys are heading back to Seahorse Cottage for the summer. It’s been a year since Ben, her husband, passed away in a car accident. Bethany’s been dating a lawyer, Quinten Blake and invited him to spend time with them at Cape May.
Hudson, Bethany’s oldest, is an observant teenager and is hesitant to have his mother spend so much time with Mr Blake. He wants more family time with just them. But he compromises with his mother and soon enjoys time with Mr Blake.
Bethany and the boys are a bit upset that Quinten needs to leave for work, but he promises to call and chat them when he’s available. He isn’t sure how long this case will be so he doesn’t make promises on returning to the cottage. The boys are even more upset when Bethany tells them Quinten’s taking a job in California.
The protagonist, Bethany, doesn’t seem to really take time to think about this huge decision to sell the family cottage and uproot her three children to move across the country. Will her decision to relocate to California what’s best for her and her children?
A digital ARC copy of The Seahorse Cottage by Coral Harper was provided complimentary in exchange for an honest review. I give this book 4 out of 5 tiaras because Bethany is acting like a lovesick college student willing to move to follow her boyfriend. She isn’t really thinking rationally about this decision as what’s best for her and her children.
Hudson, Bethany’s oldest, is an observant teenager and is hesitant to have his mother spend so much time with Mr Blake. He wants more family time with just them. But he compromises with his mother and soon enjoys time with Mr Blake.
Bethany and the boys are a bit upset that Quinten needs to leave for work, but he promises to call and chat them when he’s available. He isn’t sure how long this case will be so he doesn’t make promises on returning to the cottage. The boys are even more upset when Bethany tells them Quinten’s taking a job in California.
The protagonist, Bethany, doesn’t seem to really take time to think about this huge decision to sell the family cottage and uproot her three children to move across the country. Will her decision to relocate to California what’s best for her and her children?
A digital ARC copy of The Seahorse Cottage by Coral Harper was provided complimentary in exchange for an honest review. I give this book 4 out of 5 tiaras because Bethany is acting like a lovesick college student willing to move to follow her boyfriend. She isn’t really thinking rationally about this decision as what’s best for her and her children.
November 14, 2020
This book has more upheaval for the Wellington family as Quinton and Bethany have been dating for almost a year and Quinton has made the decision to move back to California. Beth has to decide what she wants to do as far as Quinton is concerned and of course she has to consider her three children and whether or not she can leave the Seahorse Cottage that she almost lost last year when her husband died. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
November 14, 2020
Is it worth leaving generations of traditions behind to follow a possible relationship?
Quinton seemed like a stand up guy when he defended her son pro bono, but an unexpected move could have a domino effect
Is it worth throwing everything away for?
Maybe not quite love is not quite enough
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Quinton seemed like a stand up guy when he defended her son pro bono, but an unexpected move could have a domino effect
Is it worth throwing everything away for?
Maybe not quite love is not quite enough
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 20, 2021
Lucky it was on Kindle Unlimited. I don't like that they made 6 books that could've all been in one book. That being said, the books were okay. Nothing really excited me about them It was depressing that one person had to go through so much throughout the whole book. I know she came out stronger in the end and found another love but......
March 21, 2021
Al last, they go to the cottage again, but it feels a little weird staying with Quinton instead of Ben. Beth has to make some difficult decisions that will affect their future lives.
Right away to read the fifth part.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Right away to read the fifth part.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 14, 2020
This family-friendly story of the Wellington family a year after the father dies takes about two hours to read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 15, 2020
What a good addition to the series. Interesting and entertaining characters tell a very interesting story. There's some drama that will keep you turning the page. Wonderful story to read.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 25, 2021
Well, now we Bethany, on what I consider a whim, selling the beloved cottage, and taking the kids and moving to California, just to see if she and Quinton can make a go of their relationship. Something sounds fishy to me. Hopefully, book 5 will clear some things up.
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August 26, 2021
Enjoyed reading
Enjoyed reading about Bethany and her boys. She started seeing the lawyer who helped her with Hudson's suit against bullies at school. The boys have mixed feelings about Clinton. She has decide what will be the right choice.
Enjoyed reading about Bethany and her boys. She started seeing the lawyer who helped her with Hudson's suit against bullies at school. The boys have mixed feelings about Clinton. She has decide what will be the right choice.
November 14, 2020
The plot thickens! Can't wait to see if Bethany finds love.
November 14, 2020
The Wellington family's world has changed and now Bethany is determined to find love. Her children still haven't recovered from their father's death. On the edge of my seat:)
November 14, 2020
Great author, great read!
November 14, 2020
A great series continues!
December 8, 2020
On to the next ones for again...
February 1, 2021
I didn’t realize that I was starting with book 4. As promised it’s a cozy beach read. However it’s simple and didn’t feel like a whole book. Very simple.
February 5, 2021
Excellent
I'm with the kids, I don't want to move and I'm not a fan of Quinton. I think Bethany regrets this decision.
I'm with the kids, I don't want to move and I'm not a fan of Quinton. I think Bethany regrets this decision.
March 5, 2021
Cottage Sale:
This is a on going for this family can't wait to see what happens to th his f s Mike future.
This is a on going for this family can't wait to see what happens to th his f s Mike future.
March 8, 2021
Awesome series. Loved every bit of it.
June 13, 2021
Slow Moving Story
The only reason I keep reading this series is to find out how it actually ends. There is really nothing exciting happening.
The only reason I keep reading this series is to find out how it actually ends. There is really nothing exciting happening.
July 6, 2021
Oh, oh!!
What is going on? Is this really happening!!
mSomething is not right, so read the series!!
Think about it ok??
What is going on? Is this really happening!!
mSomething is not right, so read the series!!
Think about it ok??
October 28, 2021
Grabbing
It was difficult to start the first book but now I just want to keep reading. So onto the next one.
It was difficult to start the first book but now I just want to keep reading. So onto the next one.
November 17, 2020
And this wonderful story continues. Book 4 picks up where book 3 left off so you'll want to read the previous books in this series before reading this one. No spoilers with this review. The story line captivates you from the start and holds you in its grips until the end. The characters are engaging, easy to get to know, relatable and well developed. A perfect series to curl up with in your favorite reading spot.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 14, 2021
Nice reading family story
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