The boardwalk bookshop

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism."—Kirkus From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes a book-about-books story of friends who become family, giving each other courage to start over.When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it's a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are…not.Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband's ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs. Even from Ashley's brother, a writer and adventurer who has inspired millions. He's the first man to see past Bree's barricades to her true self, which terrifies her. Mikki has this divorce thing all figured out—somehow, she's stayed friends with her ex and her in-laws…until a new man changes how everyone looks at her, and how she sees herself. Meanwhile, Ashley discovers that the love of her life never intends to marry. Can she live without being a wife if it means she can have everything else she's ever wanted?At sunset every Friday on the beach in front of the Boardwalk Bookshop, the three friends share a champagne toast. As their bond grows closer, they challenge one another to become the best versions of themselves in this heartachingly beautiful story of friendship, sisterhood and the transformative power of love.Don’t miss Susan Mallery’s brand new novel, BEACH VIBES, a dazzling, clever and poignant story about the family we’re born into—and the one we create for ourselves, coming March 2025!Discover more from Susan Mallery:
  • For the Love of Summer 
  • The Summer Book Club
  • The Sister Effect
  • The Boardwalk Bookshop
  • The Summer Getaway

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Booklist Review

Ashley, Bree and Mikki are strangers when they decide to go into business together at the Boardwalk Bookshop, a store that specializes in gifts, cupcakes, and books. The women become friends over time, each dealing with her personal-relationship drama. Ashley's boyfriend loves her but doesn't see marriage in his future, while it's all she can imagine. Mikki's happily divorced and has a good relationship with her ex-husband, but when a new man enters her life, will her ex try to find a way back in? Bree has undergone serious neglect by both her parents and her deceased husband, leaving her feeling broken and unable to experience love. Together the women encourage one other to grow, even through difficult decisions and unusual circumstances. The Boardwalk Bookshop is a classic beach-read romance that will be enjoyed by fans of Robyn Carr and Sheryl Woods. Readers will appreciate that, while Mallery keeps the tone romantic and fun, the protagonists make hard choices and don't default to the easy way out, giving everyone a character to root for.

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Library Journal Review

In Mallery's latest, bookshop owner Bree, giftshop owner Mikki, and muffin purveyor Ashley join forces to open The Boardwalk Bookshop on the California coast, relying on one another as they wrestle with the possibilities of love. In Thayer's Summer Love, old secrets will out when four friends hold a 30-year reunion on Nantucket, even as their adult children pursue surprising interests. In Adult Assembly Required, Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles to avoid bad memories and an overprotective family, but her life remains topsy-turvy, and she must rely on friends who include the title character of Waxman's USA TODAY best-selling The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.

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Kirkus Book Review

Three woman who join together to rent a large space along the beach in Los Angeles for their stores--a gift shop, a bakery, and a bookstore--become fast friends as they each experience the highs, and lows, of love. Bree is a friendly but standoffish bookstore owner who keeps everyone she knows at arm's length, from guys she meets in bars to her friends. Mikki is a settled-in-her-routines divorced mother of two, happily a mom, gift-shop owner, and co-parent with her ex-husband, Perry. And Ashley is a young, very-much-in-love bakery owner specializing in muffins who devotes herself to giving back to the community through a nonprofit that helps community members develop skills and find jobs. When the women meet drooling over a boardwalk storefront that none of them can afford on her own, a plan is hatched to divide the space in three, and a friendship--and business partnership--is born. An impromptu celebration on the beach at sunset with champagne becomes a weekly touchpoint to their lives as they learn more about each other and themselves. Their friendship blossoms as they help each other, offering support, hard truths, and loving backup. Author Mallery has created a delightful story of friendship between three women that also offers a variety of love stories as they fall in love, make mistakes, and figure out how to be the best--albeit still flawed--versions of themselves. The men are similarly flawed and human. While the story comes down clearly on the side of all-encompassing love, Mallery has struck a careful balance: There is just enough sex to be spicy, just enough swearing to be naughty, and just enough heartbreak to avoid being cloying. A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Booklist Reviews

Ashley, Bree and Mikki are strangers when they decide to go into business together at the Boardwalk Bookshop, a store that specializes in gifts, cupcakes, and books. The women become friends over time, each dealing with her personal-relationship drama. Ashley's boyfriend loves her but doesn't see marriage in his future, while it's all she can imagine. Mikki's happily divorced and has a good relationship with her ex-husband, but when a new man enters her life, will her ex try to find a way back in? Bree has undergone serious neglect by both her parents and her deceased husband, leaving her feeling broken and unable to experience love. Together the women encourage one other to grow, even through difficult decisions and unusual circumstances. The Boardwalk Bookshop is a classic beach-read romance that will be enjoyed by fans of Robyn Carr and Sheryl Woods. Readers will appreciate that, while Mallery keeps the tone romantic and fun, the protagonists make hard choices and don't default to the easy way out, giving everyone a character to root for. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.

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Library Journal Reviews

In Mallery's latest, bookshop owner Bree, giftshop owner Mikki, and muffin purveyor Ashley join forces to open The Boardwalk Bookshop on the California coast, relying on one another as they wrestle with the possibilities of love. In Thayer's Summer Love, old secrets will out when four friends hold a 30-year reunion on Nantucket, even as their adult children pursue surprising interests. In Adult Assembly Required, Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles to avoid bad memories and an overprotective family, but her life remains topsy-turvy, and she must rely on friends who include the title character of Waxman's USA TODAY best-selling The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.

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