Beach Therapy: A Novel (EBOOK)

Women�s fiction does such a beautiful job at telling the story. These women have their baggage and all still come together to love on each other. That really is why I over this genre. This a great story.

Twenty years ago, six young women in their 20s were a group of friends in college. Their friendship has continued for twenty years, during which they would all meet up for a week at a cottage by the sea. Each have their own personality, their strength and weakness, and now in their 40s life has thrown it's fair share of challenges. As the story unfolds, we discover that they each carry a problem that they are now dealing with...heartache, loss and pain, fear, trouble. Will the friendship provide support and relief from anguish they each face. Well written, interesting storyline.

Oh my is this a good book! Having never read one of her books I didn�t know what to expect but I loved what I found. This is a complicated story of the lives of 6 college friends who go to the beach together for a week each summer but this book leans more towards the story of Lia. There are more books to come and I can�t wait. It�s a very well written, deep detailed story that delves into their individual lives and leaves you wanting more so very thankful it�s first in a series. I highly recommend this book.

This is book one of the Tuckaway Bay series and tells the story of a group of six women who first stayed at the Tequila Sunrise cottage by the beach some twenty years ago after they had all graduated. They have carried on the tradition for the same week in August every year, a time to relax, drink, and forget the worries of their everyday life, whilst spending quality time with their best friends. There is some background of their first time there and what each woman did, but mostly concentrating on the love Lia found there with a local, as she spent all of the summer season there to gain some work experience, before starting her first proper job, her father had lined up for her. The rest of the story deals with their latest visit to the bay, twenty years after the first, and everything each of the women is now struggling with. Most have made it for the one week, most years, a chance to get away and have some beach therapy, heavy on the alcohol! Alice is the local, living not far away and has always been the mother hen to the group and stayed sober to be the designated driver, whilst also hiding away a secret all of those years. Twins Wren and Willow seem to be in a spot of bother and Willow has kept the true purpose of their business a secret from Wren for some time, but they soon disappear without a word, with Willow also seriously ill. Maggie has a marriage that only seems to be for her husband�s benefit, but one she and her now three kids can�t do without, as he makes sure she has nothing and will give her nothing if she leaves. He won�t even look after his kids, telling her that is her job and she had better cancel her beach holiday, whilst also giving her yet another black eye! Julia is facing a personal heartbreak and fighting depression with alcohol, ignoring her husband and the project for a B&B she had given up her law career for. Lia had a surprise marriage proposal thrown on her by her long-time boyfriend, after it had been something they both decided they didn�t want. She feels conflicted and unable to give him an answer, especially as she has only just seen off her teenage daughter Belle off to college far across the country and worries about her health. On top of that, the old flame from twenty years ago is also back, and back to working for his Aunt Grace at the local inn, running maintenance and the restaurant. His Aunt Grace is getting ever older and still has a dream of her nephew Zach and Lia getting back together and taking over the inn and all the property she has built up over the years, as she had hoped when she twisted Lia�s arm twenty years ago, to work as her hotel manager for the summer season. Each woman must deal with what is happening that week, as the annual holiday soon turns from getting back together with old friends and having fun, to a shocking mix of incidents, leaving the group of friends to be pulled into different directions and some of their friendships taking damage as they go. A decision made as a teen for Lia, left Zach broken-hearted and lost for many years and it was less than two years since he returned to help his aunt out. They may finally realise that they were both at fault back then, too young to make such an important decision, just as their lives were about to take off in different directions. So much damage was done to both of them, that it affected their relationships going on from then, even until the present day and old hurts and insecurities are not easily left behind! Sad to see the decision Maggie made, but hoping it works out better for her, whilst Alice may soon find herself being let down, when a job trumps secrets. Lots of heartache and family issues, as there is in real life and it just goes to show that even when you take that one week of down time for a holiday, that life still goes on and can�t be ignored! More to come with another of the women being spotlighted for the next book and I look forward to seeing what happens in her life, as well as the others, if there are any insights to be told. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout, and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.

If I could give this women's fiction book more then 5 stars I would. Maddie James weaves a story that kept me turning the pages. These best friends start off as college friends and maintain the friendship into their 40's . Heartaches, joy, fear, pain every emotion is laid bare on the page. This first book concentrates on Lia Langston but expertly weaves the other women's stories into the pages leaving me wanting more. In addition I wish I had these women in my life as the ride or die ladies and I was meeting them for beach week at the end of the summer. To say I can't wait for book 2 is an understatement. I have to know what comes next. Bravo 5+++ stars. Well done Maddie James

A second chance romance that took 20 years! This book involves six former Eastern Carolinas University women who meet up annually for beach therapy in Tuckaway Bay, North Carolina. Their stories will be told in bits and pieces throughout the book with only one couple having an HEA: Lia and Zach. Lia Langston is soon to be an empty nester and it scares her and Belle. She had heart difficulties at birth and for that reason Lia has hated thinking about the day she leaves. Lia and Grant, Belle�s father divorced many years ago and Lia�s current stand-in boyfriend wants more than Lia wants to offer. Fortunately, her girls� beach week is fast approaching and she plans on enjoying herself and thinking about what she wants for the rest of her life. Lia will soon find out that the boy she loved twenty years ago and the one she measured other men against is back in Tuckaway Bay. Can those old loving feelings be rekindled? If the plot dealing with Zach and Lia were all, this book would be outstanding but Ms. Jaimes has intrigue surrounding Wren and Willow the twins who meet up for beach week too. Then there is Maggie who is in an abusive marriage or Julia who lost a child and has stayed drunk ever since. Lastly, there is Alice who seems to live a charmed life. But is it? This book only resolves Lia and Zach�s situation. The next book takes on Julia�s problems. I hope we find out what happened to the other women in future books. I didn�t want this book to end but I wanted to see Lia and Zach get their happy ending. I truly enjoyed this book and you will too if anything I have written entices you to read it. I strongly recommend this book. I volunteered to review an ARC of it through Booksprout.

For twenty years, six women come together for a week at a beach house in Tuckaway Bay. But this year, each woman is dealing with a problem that won�t easily be solved with drinks, conversations, and sun. Can friendship and love heal their wounds? Beach Therapy is a touching women�s fiction featuring six women and their very different lives. Their love for each other spills over the pages and the poignant life lessons will leave you aching for friends like these. Madeline James pens a beautiful women�s fiction with descriptive narration, engaging characters, and the breathtaking scenery of a small beach town. Madeline James writes descriptive narration so immersive, you can smell the sea air and sand on the beach. Such detail is hard to come by these days, but Madeline James stimulates all your senses. The plot moves at a nice easy pace as the story unfolds. The writing is emotional and really connects the reader to the story. I�m fast becoming a fan of this author�s writing. It�s all about life�s journeys and self-discovery. The characters are written so well, by the end, you won�t want to let go. I connected with Lia instantly, but I really liked all the women of this ensemble. Each woman brings something to the group dynamic and their love for each other is strong. Whether in the past of present, these women deal with life�s issues. I couldn�t stop reading. If you�re looking for a deeply emotional women�s fiction, pick up this book. Fans of Elin Hilderbrand will love this book. 5+ stars

This is the first book in a series, which I didn't know when I started reading it, so now I have a lot of reading to do to continue the story of this six friends who has been meeting one week a year for 20 years at a beach cottage in North Carolina. They have been friends since their college years and will do anything for each other. The book has a lot of heartache, second chances, friendship, unexpected revelations and secrets. I loved reading about each and everyone of the friends, even though this books focuses more on Lia and her 20 year old love story who turns into a second chance love story. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series.

This was an amazing story. Loved the twists and turns. Wonderful characters and relatable. Definitely a book you dont want to put down.