About the Book
Book: Secret Beach Boyfriend
Author: Kari Trumbo
Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 29 , 2020
She met Rafe on the beach when she was just five and it seemed like fate tied them together. When a chance encounter returns him to the islands twenty years later, Annie finds her beach friend has grown up and now needs her help.
Damaged and scarred from a past that still hasn’t healed, Annie needs help of her own. True to character, Rafe comes up with a perfect solution, but a temporary island romance does not fit into his agenda at all.
Will an offer to be her secret boyfriend give her heart a second chance? How can it turn into something more and prove there’s power in prayer and that love can triumph over a painful past?
He was Annie’s hero long ago, but can the man he has become save her now?
Secret Beach Boyfriend is the third “Merriweather book” in a new series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters.
The Independence Island Series: beach reads aren’t just for summer anymore.
My Thoughts
"Secret Beach Boyfriend" is the third book in the Independence Islands series. It could be read as a standalone book, but it is better to read them all so you can get the background on the other characters and the Islands. I enjoyed reading this story and liked the character growth that takes place. There were a couple things that happened that I expected, but some that I didn't see coming. It was interesting to get introduced to people that I think we will get to know better in future books. I look forward to reading the other books in the series.
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About the Author
Her books are known for characters who feel real, settings you could move to, and faith woven between the pages. She makes her home in central Minnesota with her husband of over twenty years, two daughters, two sons, and never enough time.
More from Kari
Have you ever hunted for seashells on the beach?
This sweet story actually starts twenty years before the moment you open the front cover. Years before, on a solitary beach, a little boy comforts a girl he finds crying by offering to help her find seashells. He doesn’t know why she’s crying, just that he can help. Even though he knows his mother will be angry with him.
You see, Rafe (that’s the little boy) has a mother who has minor OCD and doesn’t let him go on the beach. But when Annie (that’s the little girl) is obviously heartbroken, he can’t leave her sitting there and not do anything. At that moment, a hero is born.
It’s the little things that make a hero. That moment in time when he made a choice to put Annie above his own discomfort created a past for them both, an anchor they could both look back on. It was pivotal enough for them both that they remembered it years later. Rafe, because he hid the shells and cherished the one time he got to collect them. Annie, because she was going through something no child of five should have to. His kindness was a glimmer of hope.
Fast forward twenty years and these two meet again, but don’t realize right away they are the people they’ve been thinking about on-and-off for most of their lives. Interestingly enough, that part of my story is true. I had a friend I met at a local beach when I was too young to recall names or anything else of great significance other than the feeling that it was the best day ever. She made me her best buddy for the day, and that stuck with me.
When I think of this story beyond the printed page, where Annie and Rafe live on in my mind, I have to wonder if shells will continue to be a theme in their lives.
Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, October 22
Musings of a Sassy Bookish Mama, October 22
Texas Book-aholic, October 23
Stories By Gina, October 23
Captive Dreams Window, October 23
Inklings and notions, October 24
CarpeDiem, October 24
For Him and My Family, October 25
Mypreciousbitsandmusings, October 25
Older & Smarter?, October 26
21st Century Keeper at Home, October 26
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, October 26
Locks, Hooks and Books, October 27
deb’s Book Review, October 27
Connect in Fiction, October 28
lakesidelivingsite, October 28
Artistic Nobody, October 29 (Guest Review from Joni Truex)
Godly Book Reviews, October 29
Ashley’s Bookshelf, October 30
Adventures of a Travelers Wife, October 30
Livin’ Lit, October 30
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, October 31
Life, love, writing, October 31
Sara Jane Jacobs, November 1
Batya’s Bits, November 1
Daysong Reflections, November 2
The Meanderings of a Bookworm, November 2
Blossoms and Blessings, November 3
Where Crisis & Christ Collide, November 3
Simple Harvest Reads, November 4 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)
Splashes of Joy, November 4
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Kari is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/102a8/secret-beach-boyfriend-celebration-tour-giveaway
I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.
7 comments:
Sounds like a great read.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this story, it sounds like a good book and series.
This sounds like a really good read.
Sounds like a great read. Looking forward to reading the book.
I've been looking forward to this series!
Wonderful review! This series sounds like a fun read. Thank you for sharing.
Very nice cover. Goes well with the title. The blurb sounds good. Thanks for the chance.
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