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After failing again and again to catch his eye, and worn down by her mother's new cougar lifestyle, Jenna finally decides to give up on Pete and start exploring other men. As the eldest of five siblings and caretaker to an alcoholic father, boat craftsman Pete has spent his life doing the right thing, with no room for a real relationship. But when Jenna picks up a hard-bodied construction worker, jealousy flares and forces Pete to confront feelings for her he never knew he had. He proves to be far from the reserved man everyone assumes, passionate and intense beneath the calm, yet his responsibilities still leave little space for love. As their circle of friends gathers for another summer at the Cape Cod cottages, Jenna has to decide whether she can handle the real Pete Lacroux, and Pete has to decide whether he can finally let someone in after years of holding everyone at arm's length.",2014,"en","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Fworks\u002F01\u002F01kxpyrn1w1q3hy5wpqjtgmr4z.jpg?v=09f8b0af74","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Fworks-3d\u002F01\u002F01kxpyrn1w1q3hy5wpqjtgmr4z.png?v=59a7547732","LOMG^#yD?v-VUHeS%MpI%hShIARP","4.00",1,0,"complete",false,true,[16,16,16,16,16,16,16,15,16,16],[22],{"id":23,"slug":24,"name":25,"role":26,"bio":27},"01kx262b7fyxe3z8beha1bc09z","melissa-foster-ffxg","Melissa Foster","author","A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Melissa Foster has written more than 100 novels and sold millions of copies worldwide. 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It is book 2 of Seaside 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":107,"question":108,"answer":109,"is_spoiler":18},"01KY020T2E77QGQ0NTZ7KXXWTM","Who are the main characters in Seaside Hearts?","Seaside Hearts follows Jenna Ward and Pete Lacroux. Their romance is the heart of the book, set among the big, close-knit families Melissa Foster's readers return for.",{"id":111,"question":112,"answer":113,"is_spoiler":18},"01KY020T4QN07527KR46QQ3J6W","How steamy is Seaside Hearts?","Seaside Hearts 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.","2026-07-17T02:33:52.000000Z",{"data":116,"links":132,"meta":133},[117],{"id":118,"slug":119,"title":120,"user":121,"work_id":4,"is_draft":18,"verified_reader":19,"featured":18,"body":128,"overall_rating":34,"depth":7,"momentum":7,"atmosphere":7,"craft":7,"impact":7,"spice":7,"spoiler_level":129,"locale":7,"feed_item_key":130,"like_count":16,"comment_count":16,"top_likers":131,"viewer_can_reply":18,"created_at":114,"updated_at":114},"01kxpyrnh2zf58xbv1f3407bmj","review-of-seaside-hearts-by-nadene","Review of \"Seaside Hearts\" by nadene",{"id":122,"name":123,"username":124,"avatar_url":125,"is_system":18,"published_reviews_count":126,"books_read_count":127},692,"Nadene","nadene","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocJagtEG0_WBr9w_-tRnbZi93QoXf9OelJQx_77YX1doLsOHefbv=s96-c",1825,1837,"Melissa Foster proved time and time again that she is an author to contend with and Seaside Hearts is no different. This is a story of unconditional love, healing and forgiveness. It’s funny, entertaining, emotional and gut wrenching ad it will keep you into the wee hours of the morning.\n\nSeaside Hearts is number 22 in the Love in Bloom series and just like the other books it can be read as a standalone. This a great addition to the series.\n\nIt tells the story of Jenna and Peter. These two have been friends for some time now, however, Jenna was hoping that they would move beyond friendship. Jenna has loved Pete for quite a while, but he has always kept her in the friend zone. She became tired of waiting for him to acknowledge her as more than a friend so she decided to make him jealous by dating a construction worker. What followed as a result is a series of entertaining and humourous events.\n\nThe characters were well developed. These are persons who are faced with real life issues to which readers can relate. I like Jenna’s fiestiness and sassy attitude, however, this all disappears whenever she is in Peter’s presence. It’s easy to understand why she would be tongue tied and nervous around the guy she has been crushing for the longest while. This is something that most have us gone through at some point in our lives. What I didn’t like though was in her bid to make Peter jealous she was using another man. This poor guy had no clue that she is in love with someone else.\nPeter was faced with the dilemma of giving in to his feelings for Jenna and dealing with the personal\u002Ffamily issues he felt was not conducive to long term relationship. He finally convinced himself that he was not about to let those issues get in the way of his happiness. I am really glad he made that decision.\n\nThese two are good together. The sexual chemistry is off the charts. It is obvious that Peter cared for Jenna even with her quirks which some may find strange. There was a time I began to feel irritated with them both. I just could not fathom why they would not admit their feelings and quit the game of trying to make each other jealous.\nI enjoyed this story and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.\n\nFavourite quote,\nPeter to Jenna\n\n“It’s okay Jenna. I can see this is hard for you. Take your time” He lowered his lips until they brushed her ear and whispered, “One day it’ll be my name coming off your lips as you fall apart, and I promise you, after that, when you forget how to talk, it’ll be worth every erotic, sensual second”.\n\nI received this book to review through Beck Valley Books Book Tours, all the opinions above are 100% my own.","none","rv-01kxpyrnh2zf58xbv1f3407bmj",[],{"first":7,"last":7,"prev":7,"next":7},{"path":134,"per_page":135,"next_cursor":7,"prev_cursor":7,"has_more":18},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fapi\u002Fworks\u002F01kxpyrn1w1q3hy5wpqjtgmr4z\u002Freviews",20]