“Meant to Be” by Melody Grace

This book was a perfect comfort read I needed to take my mind off too many things I have to deal with at the moment. I enjoyed the sweet love story and the small-town setting. I am not a fan of books or movies with writers as main characters, but this time, it didn’t bother me.

“Meant to Be” by Melody Grace is the first book of the Sweetbriar Cove series. Sweetbriar Cove is a fictional seaside town located in a popular tourist area. Poppy Somerville runs to this picturesque spot to come to terms with the life-changing decision she has just made. She also hopes to finish writing her latest book here. It seems an ideal place to do that in peace and quiet before the summer season begins. As you can guess, it doesn’t go according to her plan. Poppy doesn’t have even a moment of peace once she arrives at her aunt’s cottage. She meets Cooper Nicholson who threatens to complicate her life even more – and not only by spoiling her sleep with loud construction works next door.

The book is on the steamy side. Still, apart from that, there are cute side characters you’ll be curious to learn more about (which you can do by reading the next books of the series), the comforting vibe of a small seaside town, tempting food descriptions and the overall feel-good vibe.

I have a two-book edition with the first and second instalments of the series on my Kindle, and when I’m in the mood for an all-boxes-ticked romance story, I’ll read the next story set in charming Sweetbriar Cove.