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I loved this book. More of a community feel good than a full on romance. I liked the story and fell in love with the characters and Salt bay.

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A continuation of the story of Annie and Josh in Cornwall. This is book 3, and while I've read the first, I missed the 2nd. was not lost though. Full of rich characters and good story. Would recommend this book and series.

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I enjoyed this book, the setting was charming! I certainly did not expect Barry's surprise wedding gift but it definitely helped to pull the ending of the book together. Would love to hear more, maybe Emily and Tom's story next?

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Really enjoyable read. Good characters and a Good story. Well worth a read. Think others will enjoy.

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Unfortunately, I cannot give feedback on this book as I was unable to download it. But from the cover, it looks like a fantastic summer read, and I' sorry to have missed it! I will for sure look out for it when it's been published

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I loved the first two books in this series but this one didn’t hold my interest. It just seemed too predictable. I managed about half way then I gave up. Not for me. Sorry!

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This is a sweet, emotional,and carefree story!

This is the final book in this delightful series! When I first received this book I had no idea it was part of a series so I decided I better read the other books before I read this one, and I’m sure glad I did! Such a lovely lovely series from first book to third! A beautiful beautiful setting, wonderful wonderful characters, and deliciously delightful storylines! This book was definitely the cherry on top of the series sundae!

In this book annie and Josh are about to get there happily ever after! But will a big storm foil their plans? A book about family, friendship, love, and community! In a story about a wedding, a house, and emotion....

This book will make you smile and spill some tears, recommend! And I’m very much looking forward to the next series from Liz Eeles.

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When I bought Annie's Summer by the Sea I was equally thrilled and saddened at the same time! I was super excited to be back with Annie and the gang, I had so many questions! Were Annie and Josh still together, what was happening with Kayla and Ollie? to see what Barry had gotten up too?, or is Storm had got into anymore more trouble, but what I wasn't expecting was the story I received, don't get me wrong, all those questions were answered, but there was also so much sadness, more family drama, which unfortunately lead to something I most feared! But what will happen in the end?!

Yet again Author Liz Eeles has truly made a story that I could go on and on about forever, but it I would totally give away the story, what I will say is, by the end of the book, I was so full of love and happiness! The Salt Bay series is definitely going to be one of my all-time favorite series, and I can’t help but harp on about how amazing the authors writing is, at times I honestly cannot put it into word, I do love the simplicity and the uniqueness of all 3 book, and it brings a refreshing change into the contemporary romance world.

With that being said, I give Annie's Summer by the Sea 5 stars

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Today I am pleased to be a part of Liz Eele's Blog Blitz to celebrate the publication of 'Annie's Summer by the Sea'.

I really enjoyed this book, it is a great read to celebrate the first days of Spring as we count down the days until long summer days, spent in the gorgeous sunshine (we can hope!). Liz Eeles transports the reader to beautiful Cornwall, to a place on top of the famous Cornish cliffs where Annie has inherited her family home. I have never been to Cornwall but have heard lots of people recall holidays spent there and this book has left me wanting to visit even more.

Liz Eeles has written a great story. This is the third book in the series set in Salt Bay, however it is the first I have read and really enjoyed it as a stand alone read. The reader follows Annie's emotions as she inherits her family home, a place where lots of happy memories were made, however it also comes with upset as the present owner, her aunt for whom she cared, died. More happy times as her partner proposes to her and wedding plans began. However there is soon upset as a freak storm causes severe damage to her family home.

I enjoyed Liz Eeles writing style, she has a great style in which she tells a great story, and intersperses it with humour and wit. I am definitely going to be going back and finding the first two books in this series as I want to revisit Salt Bay again very soon.

Thank you to Bookouture for sending me this book in return for an honest review.

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This is the third book in a series that I thoroughly enjoyed - it was a lovely adventure traveling with the characters found in these pages as they navigate living in a small seaside town of Salt Bay.
Annie, the heart of each story, is definitely a three-dimensional character who you absolutely empathize with as she faces the highs and lows of life. It is pleasure to find out she is going to definitely get her man as he is going to put a ring on it. This was a lovely book in so many ways but it also was a heartbreaker for anyone invested in this story. So many things come to a natural end in this particular book allowing the reader to see how various tales developed through books one and two play out. Liz Eeles write so well that you can smell the sea breeze as it comes through the windows of Tregavara House, Annie's family home.
For anyone who likes a good romantic tale with a little bit of drama and intrigue thrown in with a cast of quirky characters who bring a smile and a tear to your face then this is the book and series for you..

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Well I spent the last 20% or so of this book on the verge of tears, then again I was almost in tears near the beginning too for other reasons. This is a story that took me on a trip through the emotions, and was a joy to read.

I suspect that this may be the last book of this series, and I would definitely recommend reading them all in order for everything to make the most sense. It took me a short amount of time to get back into the swing of the overall series having been a while since I read book 2, but once I remembered I found myself really enjoying this book.

I can't really comment on the plot as I don't want to give any spoilers to something key near the start of the book that triggers most of the rest of the story, but suffice to say this is jam packed with story lines, sub plots, all the characters you know and love from the series are there.

There is a new run in with Toby, Annie's father Barry is starting to grow on me, I love Annie and Josh's relationship and everything to do with Tregavara House and Salt Bay.

Its a fabulous location with great writing that drew me in, and I just was another great book from the author, that I can't really explain why I enjoyed it other than as a fan of the series, I enjoyed seeing the next steps for all of the characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

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I tried to finish. I kept picking the book up again thinking maybe I was just tired. I failed, no really the book failed. The story got bland, then boring and at 64% I just had to give up. Only Alice had zip. The rest of the characters had no pop of personality. Giving 2 stars just because I past the halfway point.

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Back in the beginning city girl Annie came down to Cornwall when she receives an unexpected letter from an unknown relative, Great Aunt Alice. Annie ends up staying and becoming part of the community of Salt Bay.

In this the final part of the trilogy we get to see how far Annie has come from that city slicker to a real Cornwall local who is loved by all.

Of course it is not going to be an easy ride and when Annie finds that she has been left the house she now calls home, Tregavara House she realises being away from the city is not merely a whim or fancy it has become reality. Even more so now her gorgeous boyfriend Josh has moved into the house and along with step sister, Storm and Emily Alice's carer they make for an interesting story.

Of course being married to Josh would certainly mean Annie will stay in Cornwall, but when a fierce summer storm batters Salt Bay the house shows its true colours and worth and along with ruining Annie's wedding dress it might ruin her chance to have a permanent home.

It was great to return to Salt Bay and catch up with everyone there. I disliked Annie at the very beginning of this trilogy and so was thrilled that the writing was so good that I actually changed my mind and grew to love her and everyone else in Salt Bay.

I will be sad to be leaving but know that now I am gone, that all will be well,.

A great trilogy for a summer read that gives you that feel good factor long after you have finished the book.

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No more Annie or Salt Bay. I'm in mourning. I'll say it again liz eeles is a talented author imbuing her writing with emotion and laugh out loud humour. Not an easy feat.

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This was a fun, sweet little read and while I hadn't read any of the previous ones I found it didn't really spoil my enjoyment of the book. Though I will definitely be checking them out now!

The setting was so cute and I would love to visit the little seaside town as it seemed so quaint and lovely there. It was a nice romantic story and the characters were all well developed and easily understood. A really nice read.

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A beautiful stunning read.... This is my first by this author and the description and cover said READ ME. I am so happy i did and loved the whole thing from start to finish. I believe its part of series this being no3, yet i found no problems reading this first so it can be read as a standalone because i never felt like i was missing much at all.
From very early on we have Annie who lives with her great aunt in an old beautiful house but its falling down.. She lives with her half sister and a smaller child from the family, it seems all the family have been split up but they all come to live in this house and Annie looks after them all. Annies great aunt dies and she inherits the house but she doesn't know what to do for the best because its needs so much work doing to it, Josh proposes and they can't afford to pay for a beautiful wedding...
Todd the ungrateful cousin expected the house is angry that Annie got the house and he's trying every antic in the book to get what he wants as he wants to pull it down.... In time, a wedding is being prepared for a dress was ruined, a dress was found, families come together and the house is still standing.... even after those cornish storms so what happens?
you have to read the book, its so warm and beautifully written.

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Annie Trebarwith has found a home in Cornwall: the slightly offbeat, often meddlesome and gossipy town of Salt Bay, courtesy of her great-aunt Alice. It’s been nearly a year since the very unhappy Annie arrived in Salt Bay – and much has changed. She’s found a home here, a connection to the old house and place, home to generations before her. From isolation and loneliness, Annie has amassed a half-sister, a father she never knew, a cousin who is best left in London, an Aunt that she loves dearly, her caregiver in the form of a young, socially awkward girl and a boyfriend. She’s also found a best friend in the outrageous and often blunt-spoken Australian Kayla: and plenty of villagers all singing in the choir. But, money is more than tight, the old house needs work, and cousin Toby is a constant thorn.

But with Alice’s death shortly after her 84th birthday – things are thrown into chaos as Toby, being himself, announces that they will all be needing to find a new home as he’s got plans for the house. Suddenly, Annie’s security and family have been threatened – until it is revealed that Alice left the house to her. Money is tight, a spring storm shows the repairs are more a desperate need than a ‘patch and hope’ job, and inheritance taxes are huge. Add to that, Toby’s constant pressure to sell and a change in her relationship with Josh- a wedding is on the horizon: without money for splashy do, barely enough for a dress, and plenty of worries about the future of the house and Annie’s place in it.

Best read as part of the series, but certainly enjoyable on its own: the ongoing saga of Annie’s life in Cornwall – a place she never wanted to be, has shown her and us just how much Salt Bay and Trevegara house have wormed their way into her very being. Finding and making a family, one she didn’t have as a child, becoming accepted into the community and struggling to find a way to keep the house and her place in it doesn’t make for a clear path, or an easy one. But, there does seem to be some intervention, divine and otherwise as the members of the choir take over the wedding planning, a ‘test guest’ for her B & B idea makes waves with the newsagent, her father comes through in the most unexpected way, and a dress, the PERFECT dress appears at the bottom of a trunk long ignored. Unsure and unconvinced that Cornwall and Salt Bay were the place for her, Annie discovers just how important the place and it’s people have become to her, and being a Trebarwith in Trevegara house is meant to be. If you’ve not read this series and want to escape to the coast with laughter, love and some truly memorable people, grab this one now….

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

Review first appeared at <a href=” https://wp.me/p3OmRo-9I7/” > <a> I am, Indeed </a>

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Review: This is my first book by Liz and this book is part of a series so I will be going back and reading the rest and I would properly recommend doing that. 

So on reading the blurb and seeing the words 'cliffs of Salt Bay' and 'Poldark' I knew this was a book for me. I love a good story set in Cornwall. This is one of the best written books I have read in a little while. While reading you just fall into the story and feel apart of it. I have to go back and read the back story to these characters.

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I was slightly put off this book as I didn’t realise it was the third book in a trilogy. That aside I thought it was a good read and I will be sure to go back and read the others in the series.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest unbiased review.

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Annie inherits Tregavara House, but it needs a lot of work and she doesn't have the money. Add to this her upcoming wedding to her boyfriend Josh, and there is a lot going on in her life.

An enjoyable read, catching up with characters from the previous book

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