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Shellseeker Beach #3
Sanibel Mornings
With the ownership of the property settled, Eliza knows that she’s found the place where she belongs. But she can’t take a chance on something completely new until she finally lets go of the grief that has gripped her heart, and saying that last goodbye is one of the hardest things she’s ever had to do.
Her sister, Claire, is tackling her own emotional challenges. While her lifelong fantasy for a reunion has finally happened, it comes with a cost. She must face the choices of her past, and fight for a love she never thought she could have…and still could lose at any minute.
Although summer storms threaten to bring clouds and rain to Shellseeker Beach, the bonds of friendship and sisterhood are never washed away. Together, this found family is determined to make sure that every morning, the skies are clear and the possibilities are endless.
Come to Shellseeker Beach and fall in love with a cast of unforgettable characters who face life's challenges with humor, heart, and hope. For lovers of riveting and inspirational sagas about sisters, secrets, romance, mothers and daughters…and the moments that make life worth living.
Her sister, Claire, is tackling her own emotional challenges. While her lifelong fantasy for a reunion has finally happened, it comes with a cost. She must face the choices of her past, and fight for a love she never thought she could have…and still could lose at any minute.
Although summer storms threaten to bring clouds and rain to Shellseeker Beach, the bonds of friendship and sisterhood are never washed away. Together, this found family is determined to make sure that every morning, the skies are clear and the possibilities are endless.
Come to Shellseeker Beach and fall in love with a cast of unforgettable characters who face life's challenges with humor, heart, and hope. For lovers of riveting and inspirational sagas about sisters, secrets, romance, mothers and daughters…and the moments that make life worth living.
260 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 13, 2022
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May 6, 2022
The charm of Sanibel Island works its magic as people visit and decide to make it home. Along the way, they not only become friends, but they also become a family. It has all the feels - a few tears, some laughs, it’s heartwarming and touching, sometimes frustrating, and love abounds. I find the characters to be delightful and I look forward to my next return to Shellseeker Beach. I loved it!
June 8, 2024
I couldn’t stop reading this book because I loved the new character Noah and wanted to see how his story would play out with his mother Claire. I enjoyed the references to The Parent Trap, which I watched last summer with my mom for fun. I also like all the literature references as well. What a heartwarming book!
May 24, 2023
I love this series! Totally predictable and utterly enjoyable.
June 24, 2024
3.5. Delightful hallmark type story. Great summer series to read.
July 2, 2022
Some cheese to go with the Pizza
#3 in the Shellseeker Beach series, this book gives a lot of details into many of the relationships we see forming in books 1 and 2, with more cheese factor than the first 2. Still, I look forward to reading #4 and seeing where it goes. Just hopefully, with less romance cheese.
#3 in the Shellseeker Beach series, this book gives a lot of details into many of the relationships we see forming in books 1 and 2, with more cheese factor than the first 2. Still, I look forward to reading #4 and seeing where it goes. Just hopefully, with less romance cheese.
March 4, 2023
In this installment I found out some more secrets. I felt like Claire became more 3 dimensional and really got to know the side stories. Thjs is such a fun series to read!
September 6, 2024
More Fun and Family on Shellseeker Beach
In Sanibel Mornings, Hope Holloway introduces more characters, more conflict, and more drama than in the first two books of her Shellseeker Beach series. Older women give conflicting advice, younger women begin (and almost end) new romances, and a last-minute arrival threatens the sweet life the two youngest Shellseekers are beginning to build...
Oddly, Sanibel Mornings begins at night, when PI Miles brings Claire's son, whom she gave up for adoption at age 19, and he accuses her of ruining his life. It crushes Claire, but Noah's adoptive parents died on 9/11 when he was 3, and he spent the rest of his childhood bouncing around in the foster system. (Based on what Miles told him about Claire's life, he envisioned a hotshot lawyer not wanting him.) Aging out left Noah with no family and no money, so he worked odd jobs and moved around. When Miles found him, he was tending bar in Miami, an easy journey to Sanibel. He'll fit right in, as long as he gets the chip off his shoulder. Claire screws up her courage, tells Camille about Noah, and is shocked at her mother taking the news so well. Far from directing Camille to get an abortion, she's thrilled to be a *grandmére* (not a "grandma"; it sounds " too old") and is eager to meet her daughter's son!
Early morning on Shellseeker Beach is best for walking before the weather gets too hot and humid, so half-sisters Eliza and Claire (who've bonded enough to be just "sisters") usually take a walk then and talk. Claire tells Eliza about Noah's aggressive greeting, and Eliza assures her Noah is pretending to be tough to cover up serious hurt from his life before meeting her.
Eliza's daughter Olivia is running from overbearing Camille, driving her to potential sites for her stylish clothing boutique but waving off Camille's hints/requests/demands that she work at the boutique. Besides the paycheck, she doesn't want to give up the perks she has from her job in Seattle (though she doesn't want to leave Shellseeker Beach).
Noah pries the name of his father from Claire, who thought the father would want nothing to do with a child as he pushed toward greatness as an architect. His name is DJ Fortunato, but he's not an architect. In fact, he's an artisan pizza maker in California! They call him, and again Claire is surprised by his lack of fury. It seems being a great architect cost DJ his family, and after the divorce he determined the best way to live is one day at a time. He apologizes to Claire for dumping her on his graduation day, and she confesses that she was minutes from telling him she was pregnant. He's so happy about being a dad he travels to Sanibel right away! Noah is confused at first but puts the pieces together: his parents aren't heartless professionals giving up an unwanted baby to pursue their careers, but people who realized work success doesn't satisfy and are leaving New York (her) and California (him) to be with their son.
After a visit to the most popular pizzeria on the beach, where the owner treats DJ like a celebrity, DJ presents Teddy with a license to prepare food in, and sell it from, the unused kitchen in the back of her tea shop, where she "sells" her homegrown teas but really gives them away to customers who need her tea--basically everyone! The pizza kitchen's grand opening keeps Shellseeker busy, and it looks like DJ and Noah are off to a good start.
The next night is rainy, but Claire hurries to the pizza kitchen for "family" time. Noah assumes DJ and Claire will return to their pre-baby lives and storms out angrily, but Claire runs after him into the pouring rain and declares that where he goes, she goes. Whatever he does, she'll support. She's his mother, and--
Lightning hits too close for comfort. As they run toward the pizza kitchen, they hear an inhuman scream and then a faint cry for help. DJ is lying unconscious in front of a blackened pizza oven.
While Claire calls 911, Noah faces the possibility of losing his father soon after meeting him, and he realizes living in the present is much better than worrying about the future or regretting the past. When DJ is stabilized in the hospital after a 10-hour coma, father and son call DJ's sisters and daughters, respectively, to tell them about DJ's close call. Ironically, the pizza oven saved his life by being struck, so DJ's injuries weren't life-threatening.
Olivia has finally admitted to herself that she's attracted to Deeley, but the "kayak god" has taken to leaving periodically for 2-3 days at a time without saying goodbye and without explaining where he's been. Olivia sees him on the way back from yet another disappointing site visit, and Camille (who endured Dutch's cheating) advises her to follow him. Knowing Deeley is a former SEAL, Olivia follows him without detection, and they're "rewarded" by seeing him go with a young woman into her house. When she confronts him, she learns the woman is the widow of a SEAL friend and he's babysitting her toddler.
Great book! Recommended.
In Sanibel Mornings, Hope Holloway introduces more characters, more conflict, and more drama than in the first two books of her Shellseeker Beach series. Older women give conflicting advice, younger women begin (and almost end) new romances, and a last-minute arrival threatens the sweet life the two youngest Shellseekers are beginning to build...
Oddly, Sanibel Mornings begins at night, when PI Miles brings Claire's son, whom she gave up for adoption at age 19, and he accuses her of ruining his life. It crushes Claire, but Noah's adoptive parents died on 9/11 when he was 3, and he spent the rest of his childhood bouncing around in the foster system. (Based on what Miles told him about Claire's life, he envisioned a hotshot lawyer not wanting him.) Aging out left Noah with no family and no money, so he worked odd jobs and moved around. When Miles found him, he was tending bar in Miami, an easy journey to Sanibel. He'll fit right in, as long as he gets the chip off his shoulder. Claire screws up her courage, tells Camille about Noah, and is shocked at her mother taking the news so well. Far from directing Camille to get an abortion, she's thrilled to be a *grandmére* (not a "grandma"; it sounds " too old") and is eager to meet her daughter's son!
Early morning on Shellseeker Beach is best for walking before the weather gets too hot and humid, so half-sisters Eliza and Claire (who've bonded enough to be just "sisters") usually take a walk then and talk. Claire tells Eliza about Noah's aggressive greeting, and Eliza assures her Noah is pretending to be tough to cover up serious hurt from his life before meeting her.
Eliza's daughter Olivia is running from overbearing Camille, driving her to potential sites for her stylish clothing boutique but waving off Camille's hints/requests/demands that she work at the boutique. Besides the paycheck, she doesn't want to give up the perks she has from her job in Seattle (though she doesn't want to leave Shellseeker Beach).
Noah pries the name of his father from Claire, who thought the father would want nothing to do with a child as he pushed toward greatness as an architect. His name is DJ Fortunato, but he's not an architect. In fact, he's an artisan pizza maker in California! They call him, and again Claire is surprised by his lack of fury. It seems being a great architect cost DJ his family, and after the divorce he determined the best way to live is one day at a time. He apologizes to Claire for dumping her on his graduation day, and she confesses that she was minutes from telling him she was pregnant. He's so happy about being a dad he travels to Sanibel right away! Noah is confused at first but puts the pieces together: his parents aren't heartless professionals giving up an unwanted baby to pursue their careers, but people who realized work success doesn't satisfy and are leaving New York (her) and California (him) to be with their son.
After a visit to the most popular pizzeria on the beach, where the owner treats DJ like a celebrity, DJ presents Teddy with a license to prepare food in, and sell it from, the unused kitchen in the back of her tea shop, where she "sells" her homegrown teas but really gives them away to customers who need her tea--basically everyone! The pizza kitchen's grand opening keeps Shellseeker busy, and it looks like DJ and Noah are off to a good start.
The next night is rainy, but Claire hurries to the pizza kitchen for "family" time. Noah assumes DJ and Claire will return to their pre-baby lives and storms out angrily, but Claire runs after him into the pouring rain and declares that where he goes, she goes. Whatever he does, she'll support. She's his mother, and--
Lightning hits too close for comfort. As they run toward the pizza kitchen, they hear an inhuman scream and then a faint cry for help. DJ is lying unconscious in front of a blackened pizza oven.
While Claire calls 911, Noah faces the possibility of losing his father soon after meeting him, and he realizes living in the present is much better than worrying about the future or regretting the past. When DJ is stabilized in the hospital after a 10-hour coma, father and son call DJ's sisters and daughters, respectively, to tell them about DJ's close call. Ironically, the pizza oven saved his life by being struck, so DJ's injuries weren't life-threatening.
Olivia has finally admitted to herself that she's attracted to Deeley, but the "kayak god" has taken to leaving periodically for 2-3 days at a time without saying goodbye and without explaining where he's been. Olivia sees him on the way back from yet another disappointing site visit, and Camille (who endured Dutch's cheating) advises her to follow him. Knowing Deeley is a former SEAL, Olivia follows him without detection, and they're "rewarded" by seeing him go with a young woman into her house. When she confronts him, she learns the woman is the widow of a SEAL friend and he's babysitting her toddler.
Great book! Recommended.
May 20, 2022
Holloway continues her Shellseeker Beach series with another heart-tugging, hopeful, and deeply satisfying story. In Eliza, Claire, Teddy, and others, Holloway has created characters who are so intriguing and relatable that somewhere along the way I forget that they are characters on a page. Instead, they've become dear friends, not only with one another but also with me, the reader. I cheer for their happiness, worry about their concerns, cry over their heartaches.
I love how Holloway continues to add new characters - and story threads - in each book while seamlessly interweaving them with the ongoing stories of the central characters. Everything intertwines so flawlessly, organically creating emotional peaks and valleys, exactly like real life. She keeps me invested in these characters, eager to discover what will happen to them next, never sure what's coming around the corner (or in the next book), but invariably charmed, entertained, and emotionally moved by it all.
If you haven't discovered Hope Holloway's Shellseeker Beach series yet, pick up a copy of book one, Sanibel Dreams. For maximum enjoyment, as each book builds upon the previous, I recommend reading the series in order.
I love how Holloway continues to add new characters - and story threads - in each book while seamlessly interweaving them with the ongoing stories of the central characters. Everything intertwines so flawlessly, organically creating emotional peaks and valleys, exactly like real life. She keeps me invested in these characters, eager to discover what will happen to them next, never sure what's coming around the corner (or in the next book), but invariably charmed, entertained, and emotionally moved by it all.
If you haven't discovered Hope Holloway's Shellseeker Beach series yet, pick up a copy of book one, Sanibel Dreams. For maximum enjoyment, as each book builds upon the previous, I recommend reading the series in order.
May 6, 2022
We return to Sanibel Island for another heartwarming book. We meet the son Claire gave up for adoption 26 years earlier. Her son, Noah, has an angry chip on his shoulder when he meets her. He has had years for the feelings of abandonment to fester. The magic of Sanibel Island has healed the wounded hearts of others, bringing together friends and new family members. Will Noah be next in line for some magic? This book has the essence of a heartfelt, feel good story. Lots of emotion, expectations, and tragedy thrown in as Noah discovers what it means to be part of a real family. This is a definite must read and I look forward to the next book in the series.
May 25, 2022
WOW!
I couldn't put this one down. This series has EVERYTHING and this was only book 3! Hope Holloway does an incredible job of keeping your interest in so many characters and more entering the plot. Even though there are a lot of people to keep up with, I found that I loved reading about everyone and I love this mixed up made up family and I'm in love with Sanibel Island! Now I'm onto the next with great hope that Livvie & Deeley will soon get married. This book was even better than the last! I strongly recommend it and the whole series up to now. I have no doubt that I am going to love book 4!
I couldn't put this one down. This series has EVERYTHING and this was only book 3! Hope Holloway does an incredible job of keeping your interest in so many characters and more entering the plot. Even though there are a lot of people to keep up with, I found that I loved reading about everyone and I love this mixed up made up family and I'm in love with Sanibel Island! Now I'm onto the next with great hope that Livvie & Deeley will soon get married. This book was even better than the last! I strongly recommend it and the whole series up to now. I have no doubt that I am going to love book 4!
May 8, 2022
The next installment of the Sanibel series does not disappoint. Claire meets her son she gave up for adoption over 26 years ago, and Noah is not very happy with her. Then bring in Noah's dad that didn't even know anything about him and how he handles the information is so amazing. Olivia finally admits her feelings for Deely but is worried about how to make her life there. Shellseeker Beach just keeps bringing people in and making them more of a "family" than some real families. This story is so good. I can't wait for the next in the series.
April 23, 2024
Get ready to ride the waves!
I'm a chain-reader so series are always appealing to me, but this series is exceptional! There's romance, mystery, drama and moments so touching that you just give in to the tears. I laughed, smiled, cried and thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series and I am looking forward to book four. It's an enjoyable emotional ride you are guaranteed to enjoy.
I'm a chain-reader so series are always appealing to me, but this series is exceptional! There's romance, mystery, drama and moments so touching that you just give in to the tears. I laughed, smiled, cried and thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series and I am looking forward to book four. It's an enjoyable emotional ride you are guaranteed to enjoy.
November 28, 2024
I’m still loving this series!
Now that Noah has shown up on Sanibel Island to meet his birth mother Claire, can they forge a relationship? Noah has a resentment chip on his shoulder because he can’t understand why she gave him up as an infant. He also wants to meet his birth father. Will Claire help him? How will his father react to the news? Can they all work through their issues to actually become a family or will one devastating night end it all? Read the book!
Now that Noah has shown up on Sanibel Island to meet his birth mother Claire, can they forge a relationship? Noah has a resentment chip on his shoulder because he can’t understand why she gave him up as an infant. He also wants to meet his birth father. Will Claire help him? How will his father react to the news? Can they all work through their issues to actually become a family or will one devastating night end it all? Read the book!
May 3, 2022
Couldn’t wait for the next book in this series and was not disappointed. The story dives deeper into the characters themselves and their relationships with others on Sanibel Island. Seriously, I love these characters so much…they are so realistic and genuine. Can’t wait to find out what happens next!!!
May 5, 2022
This is a wonderful series with a big blended family. I have so enjoyed the development of the characters and their stories. What a light fun read. Each new story in the series draws me in and makes me excited for the next one. Great setting. You will definitely be drawn to these characters! Simply wonderful!
May 22, 2022
This is a 5+++++. I love this series. It is written as though you are a part of the family. I have laughed, cried but most of all enjoyed Shellseeker Beach. I have been to Captiva and Sanibel once and loved it. Reading this series has me wanting to return.
Thank you Ms Hope for another great read. Looking forward to Sanibel Sisters.
Thank you Ms Hope for another great read. Looking forward to Sanibel Sisters.
May 28, 2023
Loving this series
I'm so glad a friend recommended this author to me and told me to start with this series.
I'm falling in love with Sanibel Island and don't ever want to leave.
As she's telling their story, it feels like you are right there with them. Can't wait to read the rest of the series
I'm so glad a friend recommended this author to me and told me to start with this series.
I'm falling in love with Sanibel Island and don't ever want to leave.
As she's telling their story, it feels like you are right there with them. Can't wait to read the rest of the series
May 13, 2022
Shellseeker Beach. A place where strangers are coming together and becoming family, facing turmoil and decisions of the past, learning to accept that the past doesn’t define the future! This cast of characters are learning to trust and hopefully love each other as a true family.
May 17, 2022
A great story continues here
A great story continues in this book! The " found" family continues to grow with each book and this one is no exception. A baby given up for adoption, an old boyfriend is found. This is a really good read.
A great story continues in this book! The " found" family continues to grow with each book and this one is no exception. A baby given up for adoption, an old boyfriend is found. This is a really good read.
May 23, 2022
A great read
I love this series with a group of quirky, real people, with life issues and choices that aren't always easy or clear. This book is a clean romance with a little bit of intrigue and whole lot of love. Can't wait for the next.
I love this series with a group of quirky, real people, with life issues and choices that aren't always easy or clear. This book is a clean romance with a little bit of intrigue and whole lot of love. Can't wait for the next.
May 26, 2022
Great read
This is a great series of books some much love families who are not family filled with love happiness and appreciation what life has giving them. I would highly recommend this series. Can't wait till net book is released.
This is a great series of books some much love families who are not family filled with love happiness and appreciation what life has giving them. I would highly recommend this series. Can't wait till net book is released.
May 26, 2022
words can’t describe how good this series is….
“I get two for the price of one,” Miles called with a laugh, his smile always so genuine. It was especially wide when Eliza was around, no matter how much she wanted to deny that.
“I get two for the price of one,” Miles called with a laugh, his smile always so genuine. It was especially wide when Eliza was around, no matter how much she wanted to deny that.
August 5, 2022
Great Series
Hope has a beautiful way of weaving a story. Her series of books are so engaging you don’t want to put them down and look forward to the next book. Makes you want to meet each character in her books and become part of their family!
Hope has a beautiful way of weaving a story. Her series of books are so engaging you don’t want to put them down and look forward to the next book. Makes you want to meet each character in her books and become part of their family!
March 10, 2023
A nice gentle Sanibel Island romance.
Thought the ending was a little rushed, but all well that ends well. The reader gets involved in the lives of all of those in Shellseeker Beach. Looking forward to the next book in the series. Recommended
Thought the ending was a little rushed, but all well that ends well. The reader gets involved in the lives of all of those in Shellseeker Beach. Looking forward to the next book in the series. Recommended
March 29, 2023
Awesome book! Awesome series. Hope Holloway never disappoints her readers. Join me and other readers on an amazing journey to Shellseeker Beach on Sanibel Island in Florida to delve into the lives of amazing characters that come to life on each page of this book and series.
April 2, 2023
Heartwarming and Engaging
This sweet story mad me tear up many times and keep reading for hours. A quick read. Make sure you read book 1 and 2 of the Shellseeker each books first for full impact
This sweet story mad me tear up many times and keep reading for hours. A quick read. Make sure you read book 1 and 2 of the Shellseeker each books first for full impact
June 26, 2023
Great escape into this book.
This series has many twists, turns & surprises...all very well written.
That it mostly takes place on Sanibel Island, gives it a familiar feel. It also demonstrates that "family" can be by blood and/or l Iove.
This series has many twists, turns & surprises...all very well written.
That it mostly takes place on Sanibel Island, gives it a familiar feel. It also demonstrates that "family" can be by blood and/or l Iove.
July 27, 2023
She'll seeker Beach Book 3
This book is easy reading and keeps you involved with a group of people seeking a place to regroup their lived after personal strategies. They find themselves in delightful ways.
themselves
This book is easy reading and keeps you involved with a group of people seeking a place to regroup their lived after personal strategies. They find themselves in delightful ways.
themselves
September 4, 2023
A must read series
Could not put tis series down as I read through the stories of building families, dreams and healing. Read this wonderful series for yoursel and dream of a life on Sanibel Isaland.
Could not put tis series down as I read through the stories of building families, dreams and healing. Read this wonderful series for yoursel and dream of a life on Sanibel Isaland.
November 14, 2024
Astonishing!!!!!
Absolutely, it's the best page turning series I have read in a long time!! I have laughed til I cried, then cried, and even on the edge of my seat, wanting to read what was next!
Absolutely, it's the best page turning series I have read in a long time!! I have laughed til I cried, then cried, and even on the edge of my seat, wanting to read what was next!
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