This was a book that I could not put down. I loved all the characters. I just loved Maggie! What a brave woman and mother! It is definitely a book I would recommend to you to read!!!

This is the continuation from Kay Bratts’s “True to Me.” Honestly, you don’t have to read the first book but, I do recommend you do. There is a lot of back story that continues in the second book “No Place too Far.”
This story has Quinn moving to Maui to be with her very best friend, Maggie. Quinn has major issues going on and hopes moving will make her feel safe once again. Maggie has issues of her own she’s trying to conquer. The story has just enough romance, family drama, mystery and suspense.
The storyline is engaging and draws you in. Plenty of suspense!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book for my honest review.
*can be read as a stand alone

Loved this book!! I read the first in the series, and couldn’t wait to read this one. I love how the main focus was on Maggie rebuilding her life in Maui, but also included a lot of Quinn as her story continued. I’m thankful that Maggie overcame her stalker, and allowed herself to love Colby again. Although, I was hoping she would give Dr. Starr a chance. I quickly changed my mind when Colby overcame his fear of flying to be with her and their son. I was thrilled that Quinn and Liam got married at a surprise, spur of the moment wedding. I feel that there will be another book in this series, and I really hope there will be. I’m anxious to see how Quinn and her family handle the media with her story. I also would love to see Jonah heal and start a new life. Thank you for an amazing story!

Just an okay read for me, I couldn't really engage with the characters and I felt as though it fell flat in places and I was glad when I had got to the end.

Thank you to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Oh how I LOVED this book! Kay Bratt has such a nack for sucking me into her book right off the bat! This story was amazing! I love Maggie and through the whole book I was rooting for her the whole time! I was swept with emotions all the way til the very end! You feel as if you are part of the story and I love that. The author writes with so much emotion and heart you sure are to end up realizing you finished the book and now have to wait for the next amazing story! Hands down beyond 5 stars for me. I received this book from the publisher for review. A favorable review was not required and all reviews expressed are our own.

Another beautifully written love story with ups and downs like everyone. Maggie is running from an abusive situation and learns to lean on family and friends. There is also betrayal for Quinn and she is forced to make a life changing decision. This book has lessons in life and love the characters go through and learn from.
This book continues from True to Me and is a fabulous read. Kay Bratt hit a home run again.

A wonderful story of a woman uncovering her family's secrets and finding herself. I loved the insightful descriptions of local life in Maui. I will be recommending this one to friends.

I received an advance copy of this book vie NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Maggie has been stalked so she moves to Maui to start a new life, where her stalker will never find her. Her best friend on the island is Quinn who runs the local inn and has a complicated and frankly unbelievable family background. Some details of Quinn’s story are revealed but I had so many questions that I found myself wondering if I’d missed something. A search revealed that this is in fact the second book in the series and Quinn’s story is told n the first.

Although this is meant to be Maggie’s story, an awful lot of time is taken up with Quinn’s ongoing saga which made me question who was the main protagonist. None of the characters are believable. Despite Quinn’s ongoing problems she is able to drop everything surprisingly regularly to childmind Maggie’s son. The local vet employs Maggie because Quinn’s boyfriend asked him to and apart from one meltdown, Maggie herself doesn’t seem particularly afraid when she realises that her stalker may be on the loose again.

This book should have been dripping with suspense but it wasn’t. It was too twee and romantic for my liking. The previous book has good reviews on Amazon which I find surprising. I won’t be rushing to read it. I suspect readers who pick up this sequel may be disappointed.

Kay Bratt has done it again. She pulled me in with this 2nd book in her “By the Sea” series, No Place Too Far. Set in Maui, Kay has described the island so perfectly that you feel like you are right there. Her characters come alive on the pages and you feel like you truly know them.

In this book we are reintroduced to the characters from True To Me. This book is Maggie’s story. Maggie has been through a great deal in her young life. Fast-forward to No Place Too Far where Maggie has moved to Maui with her young son to start anew after dealing with a stalker. Her stalker has been apprehended and she finally feels like she can move on. Maggie is excited for her new life and new adventures she will have. Renewing her friendship with her good friend, Quinn, is an added bonus. Both young women had been through so much and this was exactly what they needed. Can Maggie truly escape her past and start fresh or will her past haunt her?

Thank you to Net Galley for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

Maggie has been on the run for a year and finally decides to settle down in Maui near her best friend Quinn. It's a perfect spot for Maggie and her son Charlie and they are getting settled in to their new lives. Maggie has a new job as a vet tech and Charlie really enjoys being close to the ocean and Quinn's hotel. She's finally able to start relaxing knowing that the man who stalked her for years is in prison. Or is he? When she starts receiving hints that he may be looking for her again, she has to call on her inner strength, her love for her son and her friends to help protect her.

We also learn more about Quinn's life from Book 1 and get more detail about her real family as she tries to protect them from someone who wants to tell the story of her childhood. Both friends have to make difficult decisions that will change their lives but their friendship helps guide them.

The setting for this series is beautiful. I've never been to Hawaii but these books take me on a mental vacation to the islands. There is also a lot of information about the history and culture of the Hawaiian people that was very interesting.

This is a book full of suspense and fear, friendship and love. I love the friendship between the two main characters that kept getting stronger no matter what adversity was facing them. I hope that there is another book in the series - I'm not ready to say goodbye to Quinn and Maggie or to the beautiful island of Maui.

Thanks to the author for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Maggie moves to Hawaii to start life over as a single mother after a harrowing experience with a stalker. She finds a new life and wonderful friends only to be confronted with the demon from her past.

I loved this book that is the second in the "By the Sea" series of books featuring the beautiful setting of Maui, Hawaii. The first novel, True to Me, introduced us to Quinn and Maggie, best friends, who have each other's backs through thick and thin. They've already been through adventures. What life doesn't have them? Quinn was the focus of the first book in the series and is very much a part of this one too. Maggie, and her adorable four-year-old son, Charlie, take the spotlight though as she tries to find her way through a new life in Maui where things aren't easy. When I started this book, it was as if I had never been away from them. Immediately, I was drawn back into the story and the characters as if there had been no interval at all between books. New characters fit seamlessly into the storyline, and I learned even more about favorites who had been introduced previously. All of it was intriguing and enjoyable, and I'm happy to say that there will be more! It isn't done with this book. A third one is on the way too. And I will be first in line to see what happens next. Thank you to Kay Bratt and Netgalley for the advance reader's copy. I have become completely invested in this story, and I can't wait to travel to Maui yet again.

Be still my emotional heart
This book had to be the most amazing read I've done in a while and it's safe to say it's joined the league of books I'll continually recommend to anyone and everyone till you've experienced this book.
I fell in love with the characters and the friendship that happened, one i secretly long for and yet not gotten just yet
In all this book was amazing and I'm so sad to have finished it but oh well

Another great book by Kay Bratt!! I love how Kay told about the history of Maui during the book! I've never been to any part of Hawaii but the way she describes the landscape and scenery makes me feel like I am there! I loved that it had a vet, animals and the characters that own them! I look forward to reading more books in this series! If you haven't read any of Kay Bratt's books you really are missing out! Thank you Kay for another great read!!

So let me tell you all the 100’s of reasons why I loved this book. First of all, as many of you know, I have a love affair with Hawaii! It is without a doubt my favorite place in the entire world and I’m constantly longing to go back. Although I have never been to the island of Maui, I’m sure it’s just as beautiful, if not more, as Oahu. Kay Bratt’s writing brought me all the way back to Hawaii in the midst of not being able to travel right now and I am so grateful for that. Her imagery and description of Hana, the flowers, and the Hawaiian customs made me feel as if I was right there with the characters. I could smell the flowers and hear the water crashing against the sand.

After reading the synopsis, I had high expectations for this book and I wasn’t let down. It was the perfect blend of romance and suspense that I was searching for. I have read so many romance books that were predictable and all of the characters and storylines were the same. This book was different. Maggie and Quinn are both relatable characters and as the reader, I was able to sympathize with both of their stories and where they came from. I noticed that the friendship created between the two of them grew stronger once Maggie had moved out to Maui after Quinn had reunited with her family that she hadn’t seen in over twenty years. It’s the type of friendship most people look for in another person but is rare to find, someone to stand beside you through thick and thin.

The suspense starts when the man Maggie has been running from is accidentally released from prison and has now found her most recent whereabouts. Maggie is such an independent woman, unwilling to accept help from anyone around her which is something I can relate to almost entirely. It’s easy to put up a barrier and a wall to protect yourself and the feeling of asking for help feels like a weakness.

Although as the story began to unfold and I was able to start predicting the ending, I couldn’t put the book down. Of course, as a reader, you’re always hoping for a certain ending and that’s exactly what I got. This was such a cozy and quick read for me. I can’t wait to pick up more of this author’s books and start reading more. Her writing style is captivating and her storylines and character backgrounds are unique and incomparable to many. Thank you, Kay, for bringing my love for the ocean and animals together in such a brilliant novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book to ready in exchange for an honest review!

No Place Too Far is the second book in Kay Bratt’s A By the Sea Novel series. Having read the first book in the series, True To Me, I was happy to have the opportunity to read an ARC of this next book in the series on NetGalley.

As in the first book, the story is set in Maui, which I enjoyed. We pick up with most of the main characters from the first book and a few new, including Woodrow, a service dog!!! There are hints of romance growing stronger, a bittersweet example of true love, and a little more suspense that had me holding my breath for a bit. I LOVE a perfect ending and this one was just that! I am anxious to return to Maui again as soon as the next in the series is available!!

I was approved this book by Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Maggie and Quinn have both been through some challenges in this book. Quinn deals with her family and Maggie deals with her stalker. I love the twists and turns in this book. It kept me wanting to read more! Would highly recommend to my library.

A memorable story with interesting characters and location . I had not reac the first book in the series, but this stood fine alone. I thought certain relationships were rushed towards the end in a way that felt a bit unrealistic. Overall, an enjoyable read.

I have to admit, I was first drawn to this story because it takes place on Maui. My husband and I got married and honeymooned there last year, and we instantly fell in love with the island.

That being said, I enjoyed the book. It was nice being able to recognize all of the places that were mentioned, and I loved the history and culture that was weaved into the story as well. The characters and the friendships between them made me love the story even more, and I would love to read more about them in future books.

I know the whole point of the story was that Maggie was forced to uproot her life to protect herself and her son, but for me it went a little downhill when Maggie finally encountered her stalker. It seemed a bit too rushed. The ending felt rushed as well. I would’ve liked a few more pages and even another chapter to bring the story full circle.

Regardless, I definitely recommend this book! I thought it was a great summer read (though I wish I could’ve been reading it on Maui).

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When Maggie Dalton follows her close friend Quinn Maguire to Maui, she does so because she is in danger and trying to escape a stalker. Both women have been broken in some ways by their lives and are trying to remake themselves; neither trusts the world or many people. But in Maui, they begin to find healing and begin to recreate their lives and trust again. I truly enjoy Kay Bratt's voice. This book is in part a romance, but it is much more. She's a wonderfully descriptive writer so it was a little like a great vacation -- minus the air fair and ocean breezes. Her characters, even her minor ones, are round, not mere vehicles to move plot. And there are multiple plot lines, all of them well-written and developed. I highly recommend this book. It should be noted that it is the second book in the By the Sea series, but it stands alone just fine. That being said, I encourage you to grab True to Me and enjoy Quinn's story as well -- I predict by the time you finish No Place Too Far you'll be clamoring for #3!