The last thing Jenna Davis wants right now is more drama. Still reeling from the untimely loss of one of her four closest friends, she intends to bury herself in work and forget the hurt. But when her other friends announce they’re planning an extended stay on the island, Jenna needs to come up with a plan–and fast–to cover up the little white lie she’s been telling them.
Zach Taylor is dealing with a mess of his own. A sinkhole in front of his shop is keeping customers away and putting his livelihood in jeopardy. So when his best friend’s older sister—the one he’s been secretly crushing on since the day they met—offers to loan Zach some shop space if he’ll do her favor, he’s all ears. The request? Pretend to be her boyfriend until her friends head back home.
The stage is set, the charade about to begin. Can these two long time friends keep things purely platonic while they fool the others? Or will Zach and Jenna stop fooling themselves and finally let love in?
Titles in the Paradise Key series include: Summer Love Take Two by Shirley Jump – Love At The Beach Shop by Kyra Jacobs – Resort to Love by Priscilla Oliveras – Small Town Love by Susan Meier
Title: Love at the Beach Shop
Series: Paradise Key #2
Author: Kyra Jacobs
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: May 8, 2018
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
I had fun with Love at the Beach Shop, and really that’s all I ever really ask of a book (or author) – to entertain me, make me feel good for a bit… and maybe share your imagination with me as well. So, yeah, had a blast with this friends to lovers to forever romance between Jenna and Zach.
Four friends are back together on Paradise Key, unfortunately for the worst of reasons as their friend has been killed in a reckless, mindless car accident. Why does no one listen to the no texting and driving rules? Innocent people pay the price for others being in constant, instant contact with the world – and this time Lily paid the price with her life.
Jenna, who lives in Paradise Key has made a slip up, allowed a silly fantasy blow up into a now big lie that she has to deal with since her friends will not stop asking about her super attentive boyfriend who spoils her rotten. Yeah, him… Mr. Imagination. She should just come clean, explain what happened, apologize and let it slink into the “friends are weird some times” zone. But, she can’t explain to Lily and that fact keeps her hesitating… until the solution practically falls in her lap.
Zach just had a sinkhole appear in front of his shop not only stopping all business to his shop but wiping out the sewer line as well… so it’s not exactly in a good mood that he approaches the town meeting hall to get something done. Soon. There he runs into his best friend’s sister, Jenna, and his continuous crush since those long ago days that he’s never acted on because… the best friend thing. (Men – rolls eyes) But this time Jenna’s eyes are on him for a different reason, and maybe she has the perfect solution for them both. And, yeah, it’s definitely going to get complicated.
Zach and Jenna are so right together. I had such a blast with their banter, finding their way to love in spite of themselves and the danger that seems to follow them around. Every paradise has to have a snake in the grass somewhere, and it’s no different for this couple. You’ll discover a few twists, good friends, a tight knit community and watch two people who have known each other practically forever, find their own forever with each other. I’d recommend Love at the Beach Shop to any Romance reader who loves a good story, likable characters, a theme to hold a series together, lively secondary characters and a location you’d move to yourself in a minute. What’s not to love about that?
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
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