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When she got her shot at the big time in Los Angeles, she marked the brave cross-country leap with her first and only one-night stand, and connected so deeply with the brilliant stranger that she broke the cardinal rule and left him her number. Never hearing back was only the first in a string of hope-crushing, confidence-shaking blows. Now, starting over on Cape Cod, Harper runs headlong into the one man she has never been able to forget: Gavin Wheeler, a talented interior designer with a thriving business and a tight circle of his own. He is smart, romantic, and every bit as magnetic as she remembered, and the connection that once undid her flares right back to life through moonlit talks and slow, steamy kisses. But complications trailing out of Gavin's past threaten the fragile thing they are rebuilding, leaving Harper to wonder whether he is finally the one, or simply the next heartbreak waiting to happen. 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It is book 5 of Bayside Summers, one of the interconnected sub-series in Melissa Foster's Love in Bloom collection, and every Love in Bloom book is written as a standalone with its own complete romance and a guaranteed happily ever after. Reading the series in order simply lets you follow the extended family as familiar characters reappear across the books.",{"id":95,"question":96,"answer":97,"is_spoiler":19},"01KY021KF7Q7B92MBBAWWZKHVT","Who are the main characters in Bayside Romance?","Bayside Romance follows Harper Garner and Gavin Wheeler. Their romance is the heart of the book, set among the big, close-knit families Melissa Foster's readers return for.",{"id":99,"question":100,"answer":101,"is_spoiler":19},"01KY021KHEV6AMFEH5XN2A51S3","How steamy is Bayside Romance?","Bayside Romance is an open-door contemporary romance, so it pairs its emotional story with on-page love scenes. Readers who prefer sweeter, closed-door versions can look for Melissa Foster's clean-language editions published under her pen name, Addison Cole.","2026-07-17T02:29:48.000000Z",{"data":104,"links":121,"meta":122},[105],{"id":106,"slug":107,"title":108,"user":109,"work_id":4,"is_draft":19,"verified_reader":20,"featured":19,"body":116,"overall_rating":67,"depth":7,"momentum":7,"atmosphere":7,"craft":7,"impact":7,"spice":7,"spoiler_level":117,"locale":7,"feed_item_key":118,"like_count":17,"comment_count":17,"top_likers":119,"viewer_can_reply":19,"created_at":120,"updated_at":120},"01kxpyh7ann97ptzdc81269je5","review-of-bayside-romance-by-nadene","Review of \"Bayside Romance\" by nadene",{"id":110,"name":111,"username":112,"avatar_url":113,"is_system":19,"published_reviews_count":114,"books_read_count":115},692,"Nadene","nadene","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocJagtEG0_WBr9w_-tRnbZi93QoXf9OelJQx_77YX1doLsOHefbv=s96-c",1825,1837,"3.5 stars\n\nBayside Romance is a story about second chances. A second chance to experience love and a chance to revamp career goals. I accepted this book for review because one Melissa Foster wrote it and secondly it was a second chance romance.\n\nGavin and Harper met at a music festival one year ago, where they engaged in intimacy for one night. It would appear they made an impression on each other, but miscommunication led to them separating after that blissful night of passion. One year later, Harper disillusioned by her experiences in Los Angeles returned to Bayside, where she encountered the one person she never expected to see again. Old feelings reignite, Gavin, and Harper embarked on a passionate journey of rediscovery, forgiveness, healing, and love.\n\nThis was a well-written story, which came as no surprise, and the characters were well developed. However, I had a hard time with Gavin and Harper as a couple. I did not feel their chemistry, and I had a hard time buying into their relationship. I believe it was because most of the time was spent on Harper trying to find her footing career wise and her fears of failure. They spent time as a couple and did things couples would, but for me the chemistry was non-existent.\n\nGavin proved to be a caring person with a take the bull by the horn personality. The person Harper needed in her life to show her that one failure does not mean all is lost. He encouraged her and in the process, her confidence grew.\n\nMelissa’s stories are usually angst free, so I was surprised by the conflict that appeared unexpectedly near to the end of the story. It wasn’t anything major, and they resolved the issue in matter of minutes. It would great if there was a little more drama in this regard\n\nI found the pacing to be slower than the other stories I have read by the author, and it was not as exciting either. I struggled to read the story.\n\nI enjoyed the family and friends dynamics of the story. I loved the rapport and loved how supportive they were of each other.\n\nConclusion\u002FRecommendation\nI know there are die hearted fans who would love this installment more than I did. It was not a bad read, but when compared to the previous books in the series it fell short.","none","rv-01kxpyh7ann97ptzdc81269je5",[],"2026-07-17T02:29:49.000000Z",{"first":7,"last":7,"prev":7,"next":7},{"path":123,"per_page":124,"next_cursor":7,"prev_cursor":7,"has_more":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fapi\u002Fworks\u002F01kxpyh6zqvy44j66zcf052frq\u002Freviews",20]