No Place Too Far is the wonderful second book in Kay Bratt’s By the Sea series. Maggie’s been running too long and now it’s time to stop and make a home for herself and her son. Her best friend, Quinn, has found her place and family on Maui and convinces Maggie that there is no better place to start over. As Maggie starts to settle in, she finds a job and makes new friends. She’s finally relaxing when strange things start happening. While Quinn is dealing with her own crisis, Maggie realizes that it’s time she let others help her and it’s time to stop running and stand up for herself.
Told in alternating viewpoints between Maggie and Quinn, with a host of interesting secondary characters, Bratt takes us on a beautiful trip. I loved watching Maggie and Quinn as they grew stronger and more confident. I flew through this novel and hated to see it end. This could work as a stand-alone, but you really don’t want to miss Bratt’s first in the series, TRUE TO ME.
Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for an advanced copy of this novel. All opinions are my own.
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The “By the Sea” series by Kay Bratt is one that I have enjoyed tremendously since the first book.

This is the second book in the series and it left me wanting more and I am certainly happy to hear that book 3 is in the works.

There are many dynamic and enchanting characters but Maggie and Quinn are definitely in the spotlight for this novel.

This is definitely a novel with a few twists along the rocky road with so many family things going on.

I definitely felt the beauty of Maui when reading “No Place Too Far”.

The “from the author” at the end provides a glimpse into Kay Bratt’s life – so be sure to read all the way to the end.

I received a copy of this book from the author through Netgalley in exchange for fair and honest review.

5 Stars for this anticipated second book in the By The Sea series. This book picks up where True To Me leaves off, but can totally stand alone on its own. I wavered between 4.5 and 5 stars, ultimately going with the 5 because I couldn’t get this story out of my head and am eagerly anticipating the next book!

This story follows Maggie, a young single mom to a adorable 4 yo, who escapes to Maui looking for a safe place to live and hide. Her bff, Quinn, has just opened an upscale small hotel on the less traveled side of Maui, and had encouraged Maggie to come. Maggie, is scared, lovable, coming out of her shell, mature and tackle her problem head on. Stalker... just the word alone takes fear to a new level. Ms. Bratt tackles this subject with brutal honesty and from a place familiar to her and many. Quinn, is more of a side story in this book, but no less important, dealing with her own drama and making hard decisions to protect her family, maybe at her expense. Secondary characters are wonderful, well written and come to life. They add so much to this story.

As in the first book, we are treated to the wonderful stories of the Hawaiian culture and folklore. I love how Bratt weaves this in and out of the book. I can’t wait for the next book to see happens next on this beautiful island to this special family.

Thanks to Ms Bratt, LakeUnion Publishimg and NetGallet for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.

Kay Bratt always writes a narrative that takes her reader on a beautiful journey. No Place Too Far embraces the bonds of family and friendship. I highly recommend this title and all of Kay Bratt's titles to my reader friends.

I enjoyed this book but not as much as I enjoyed the first book. The writing was still really good, I think I was just drawn into the first story a little more.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by NetGalley.

I loved that I could continue with Quinn’s story and get deeper into Maggie’s story. While I enjoyed the story, I wish the author delved deeper into each woman’s relationship. Everything gets resolved fairly easily, but without much dialogue between the characters. I wish I could have witnessed it, and all the messy emotions, while it was happening instead of just being told it happened.

Thank you for allowing me to read and review this ARC. This is my honest opinion.

No Place too Far is the second of the By the Sea series. It continues the journey of Quinn & Maggie both trying to start new beginnings and learning that you have to trust and rely on on others. Quinn continues the journey of her mother’s death bed confession meeting her true family. Maggie is running from her stalker learning he was accidentally released and is now targeting her in Hawaii .When your life is in danger you learn you have to trust those that love you unconditionally.
I received an ARC From Net Galley in exchange for a honest review.

No Place Too Far is a wonderful uplifting book. It's book 2 of the By the Sea series. It's the story of Quinn, Maggie's friend that we met in True to Me, By the Sea book 1. We follow Quinn in her adventures creating a new life for herself while Kay Brady carries you to Maui, and who doesn't want to go there?

Book 2 No Place To Far in Kay Bratts By The Sea series was everything I expected it to be.
With 2 hurricanes just south of me in the gulf Maui was the perfect place for this book to take me. All my favorite characters from book 1 were back in No Place To Far. Plus a few new others that really bought a special element to this story. Only problem now is I have to wait for book 3.

Thank you Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing. for this ebook for my honest opinion.

This is the second book in the By The Sea series. I absolutely loved the first one, True to Me. This one continues the story of Quinn and gives us more of Maggie’s story. I loved learning more about both these characters. I did get aggravated with both of them at certain points, particularly Maggie, but I did understand why they were making the choices they were making at the time. They both, again more Maggie, have issues from their pasts that cause them to make these choices. They both make peace with these issues by the end of this book so it will be interesting to see where the story goes in the third book. I, for one, can’t wait to find out!

Told alternately by Quinn and Maggie, this is a tale of two women coming into their own. Maggie and her son Charlie have come to Maui to escape a stalker and she's building a life there. She's got a job as a vet tech and best of all, she's got her friend Quinn. Quinn came to Maui and found her family and now she's trying to establish a B&B. The two of them support each other wonderfully. What they also do is stare down the villain who has tried to ruin Maggie's ife. It's astory of female empowerment with strong characters you will root for. Don't worry if you didn't read the first book, which was Quinn's story- this is fine a standalone. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

This was such a good book I had a hard time putting it down. The second book in the By the Sea series, it continues the stories of the two women and their lives. It occasionally brought tears to my eyes, and there were a few laugh-out-loud moments as well. Ms Bratt does an excellent job of describing the characters, as well as the setting in Hawaii. You can’t help but like the characters and wish them the best. This can be a stand alone book, but it would probably be better to read the first book in the series, True To Me, before this book to get a better background. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing. All opinions expressed are my own.

This is the second book in the By The Sea series. I read and enjoyed True To Me and this was a continuation of the stories of the wonderful characters, that Kay Bratt develops so well. Again we visit the lovely island of Maui and the arrival there of Maggie and her son Charlie, to reconnect with her BF Quinn Maguire. Maggie is trying to find a safe haven, distancing herself from Charlie’s
father and to hide from a stalker that is currently imprisoned. She believes that this paradise is what they need to start over and heal.
This is a story of friendships that survive the worst traumas, lost and disappointing relationships, new families and friends and what a mother will sacrifice to keep her child safe,
You will love Maggie, Quinn and her unique Island family and those that work and visit her beautiful Inn. The magic of the Hawaiian culture and it’s people is well researched and shared.
My thanks to #LakeUnionPublishing, #NetGalley and #KayBratt for the ARC.
All opinion are my own. I loved everything about this story and it’s a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I didn't realize this book is part of a series, although it was ok to read this book without having read the first book I think it would be best to read the other book before this one.

Maggie is on the run from her recent past, she thinks she's found a safe place for her and her son on Maui. Maggie finds a new job as a vet tech with the help of her best friend's boyfriend. Her best friend, Quinn, is also the one who convinced her to come to Maui. Quinn has to deal with her own issue on Maui where she just last year found her biological family. After 30 years of being separated from them, with a very tragic story to tell, she has yet to find how she fits in. Maggie and Quinn mostly rely on and support each other, but both women are runners. At the sign of trouble, they much rather pack up and run than stick around and figure it out. They think they are doing to protect the ones they love but they aren't giving themselves a chance to love and be happy. When their pasts catch up with them it's time to face the music and see if the women really have grown stronger over time, or if they will still run.

I liked the story and the bit of tension that is in this book. Maggie suffers from anxiety and I get how this can influence everything you do, but I don't really like how the anxiety was used in this book. There is this thing that happens in this book that almost had me put it down and it involves Maggie's anxiety and her ex, I don't want to spoil anything but this really got on my nerves. Quinn's story is remarkable and I don't think there is enough attention to her and her story in this book, especially the resolution to her story is just a bit much for my liking. I do like the picture painted by the author of Maui, which makes me want to visit the island as soon as I can. Overal the story was a comfortable read and the Maui backdrop helps it along rather nicely.

A lovely read. The second book in the series. Although the events from the first book are touched upon I think you would have needed to read book one first in order to fully grasp what is going on in book two.

Quinn and Maggie deal with problems that were exposed in book one and carried over to book two and both at the end seem to find their solutions.

Not as good as the first book, but a good weekend read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me the chance to read this book.

Full five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this one! I loved the first book True To Me and I loved this one just as much! I was so happy to read more about Quinn and Liam and how their love story grew. I was glad that the author refreshed my memory on the story of Quinn because there were a few details I had forgotten. Maggie, Quinn’s best friend, was a character that really grew on me. Fortunately I’ve never had to deal with a stalker so I can only imagine how horrible and scary it would be. The author did a wonderful job writing it into the storyline. I am so excited to see where Book 3 will take us. After the scary ordeal Maggie faced on the island with her stalker, will she stay in Maui or will she leave? And how will Quinn and Liam’s story continue? I can’t wait to find out! By far my favorite part of this book is that it’s set in Maui - my favorite place on Earth. I’ve been there 4x and was supposed to be there this past July but had to cancel due to the pandemic. Thank you Kay Bratt for the perfect descriptions of Maui and helping me escape in my mind and imagine that I was there. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves an emotional and suspenseful drama.

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This is book 2 of Kay Bratt's By The Sea series. Maggie and her son are trying to build a new life in Hawaii. Maggie's best friend, Quinn, lives there and is great support for them! Maggie must find a job and childcare for her son, all while trying to avoid being found by her stalker. In the meantime, Quinn has her own story. Quinn is the proud owner of a small inn and is trying to find her place in her recently found biological family. I found myself really cheering for both Maggie and Quinn!

No Place Too Far takes up right where True To Me, the first of the A By the Sea series, ends. Both of these stories are great reads and I highly recommend reading them in order. In True To Me, Quinn Maguire heads to Hawaii to find her dad after her mom dies only to find a whole family that she knew nothing about nor how she was separated from them. Now she is there running a small inn in Maui and when her friend Maggie Dalton and her small son need a place to land, she encourages Maggie to go there from the mainland. Maggie has had a stalker and he is in prison. Or is he? She is starting over, working as a veterinary tech and struggling to make ends meet when strange things start happening. Quinn is trying to get her life together and make new relationships with a family she never knew as well as develop a relationship with a new boyfriend. Both of the friends encounter trials to work through in this story filled with anguish and stress and both have to realize that one can be independent and still rely on others for help. Maggie makes some new friends and has an unexpected and unwanted reunion. This was a nail biter at times but also with heart warming results that bring a smile and "sigh" moments. I am looking forward to book three and wondering whose story(ies) will be next.
I received a complimentary ARC from Lake Union Publishing through NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine only.

Another book where you just feel like you are in Hawaii. This is the second book in the By The Sea series that focuses not only how Quinn is adjusting in Maui, but also her friend Maggie who moves to Maui to continue to escape her past. This story is heartwarming, suspenseful and has some romance in there too. The characters are so easy to connect with - you feel like you know them. Great story that continues sharing the Hawaiian history, culture, and Ohana. Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC at my request. All thoughts in this review are my own.

This is the second book by author Kay Bratt in her By The Sea series. This book Follows Maggie Dalton and her son as She tries to restart her life in safety on Maui. Maggies's life has been disrupted by a stalker whom Maggie thinks is safely imprisoned. She has made the move to Maui to try and find peace again in her life with the help of her friend Quinn. The book also continues the storyline of Quinn, her new found family, and the inn that she hopes to open. Both Maggie's life and Quinn"s lives are threatened in very different ways, with twists and turns keeping the reader guessing on how they will resolve. The characters are well developed and the storylines intriguing.. However;I feel that in order to fully enjoy this book, the series should be read in order. This book is the perfect summer beach read