Is home truly where the heart is?

Synopsis

Welcome to Cosy Cove, where love burns brighter than any candle!

Beth Williams thought her dreams had melted away after a devastating breakup, but she finds a flicker of hope at Harbour Lights, her artisan candle shop nestled in the heart of Cosy Cove. But just when Beth thinks she’s content with her quiet life, a ruggedly handsome stranger threatens to reignite her carefully guarded heart.

Enter Jacob Lawson, a charming journalist whose assignment in the quaint seaside town quickly becomes more than just another story. As Beth introduces him to the town’s hidden gems—from the bustling summer fair to sunset walks on the beach—Jacob finds himself captivated by more than the scenery.

But as their attraction simmers, both Beth and Jacob must confront their deepest fears. Can Beth trust her heart to love again? And will Jacob choose the comfort of Cosy Cove over the call of his career?

Join Beth and Jacob on a journey of second chances, sweet moments, and the kind of love that makes every day feel like a summer holiday. Will they find the courage to embrace a future together, or will their fears extinguish the flame before it truly ignites?

Get ready to fall head over heels for Cosy Cove, where every page promises a warm hug for your heart. Perfect for fans of seaside romances, charming small towns, and love stories that sparkle brighter than the sea at sunset!

My review

Even if Beth Williams is still hurt from her heartbreak, she has everything she needs at home in Cosy Cove. She doesn’t need anything more than a quiet life and her artisan candle shop.
Yet when Jacob Lawson arrives at Cosy Cove, and Beth is the one helping him with his assignment for writing an article about the charming town, something changes.
There is an attraction between them and denying that is very difficult. But their attraction also means that both Beth and Jacob need to confront their own fears. Is Beth ready to open her heart for love again? And Jacob has never had the need to settle down anywhere. But is Cosy Cove that place or not?

There are stories of which you know that will make you feel all warm on the inside. And when it was this book’s turn to be read, I knew this was going to be giving me that warm feeling on the inside!

Often in books, the main characters leave their home, to return for one reason or another. But it isn’t all that often that the main character loves the place she is living in, and has always been living in. Yet that is exactly the case for Beth, as she couldn’t imagine a more perfect place to call her home like Cosy Cove. Why would she ever think about leaving Cosy Cove when even after a heartbreak, it still feels like home.

Of course, living in Cosy Cove isn’t always rainbows and unicorns, there is no such place on earth, but also life isn’t always rainbows and unicorns, isn’t it? And Beth for sure has learned that lesson too, after a heartbreak, losing her faith in love. 
Yet it’s clear that Beth is also the kind of person that doesn’t give up. In the sense that, no matter how blue she feels, she always tries to keep her head up, and is just a positive, chirpy, happy woman.

It’s also clear that if anyone is in need of help, any kind, they can always count on Beth.

And her helping character is what brings her crossing paths with Jacob.

Jacob is a journalist, with the task to write about Cosy Cove, but differently. He isn’t on the search for the typical local stories, but everywhere he goes, he tries to find a gem story that needs to be told. And who knows a place better, knows the real gems of a place, than the inhabitants of the place.

I truly believe that Jacob’s nomadic life wouldn’t be my cup of tea, but I also understand that there are people that have the need to go from one place to another, discovering the world, not having the need to put down roots.

So, in that aspect it was great to see how Cosy Cove immediately works its magic on him. How someone that has never wanted to settle down, is suddenly drawn to a place. And of course, it isn’t only Cosy Cove that makes Jacob think about where life will take him? Or rather, if it will take him somewhere else.

Beth and Jacob are very different, with different lifestyles and different life pace. Yet no matter how different their lives has been and still are, there is an instant connection between this lovely pair. An attraction that they cannot deny.
They cannot deny it, but that doesn’t mean they jump in heads first, without thinking about it. And that made me respect the both of them even more, beside the fact that I liked the both of them. It would have been very easy to write or read a story when the main characters give in immediately, without thinking about the ‘what next’.
Both Beth and Jacob are responsible people, knowing that every action has a reaction. And matters of the heart aren’t to be taking lightly. But they both also know that they have to face their own personal demons of the past before next steps can be taken.

I found this truly a heartwarming, sweet story, with also funny bits in it. Beth and Jacob are people that easily will steal your heart, but just all the people of Cosy Cove will be successful in that aspect. And I am not afraid to say that the quiet and peaceful place of Cosy Cove itself also stole a little piece of my heart…