This is Book 2 in their series but very very similar to book 1. I loved that the previous characters and senior citizens were still a heavy part of the storyline but I felt like the meet cute was a miss for me. If the male MC grew up in this town then he would have known not to swim where he did. Also, the miscommunication trope didn’t feel necessary, I would have loved just a good clean romance. 3.5 stars.

This is the PERFECT beachy, summer read.

If you’re a dog lover or a turtle lover, you would be obsessed with this book. Right from the first chapter, I was intrigued. We are quickly introduced to the most adorable cast of characters (a mermaid, a dog, the cutest group of octogenarians). This is a cute and fun read. There were so many scenes that gave me warm, fuzzy feelings.

If you’re into spiceless romcoms, beachy summer reads with lots of cute dogs and the most lovable cast of characters, do check this one out!
This is hands down, one of my favourite arcs that I’ve read.

I enjoyed this book. It is light and fun and full of heart and cuteness. A great choice for by the pool, at the park or just when you simply need an infusion of happy feels to boost your mood. Max and Molly kept me entertained and brought a smile to my face.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

If you put a dog on the cover of a book, I will pick it up and read it without even reading the blurb. I am a sucker for cute dogs. This book was cute. It was fast-paced which I enjoyed. I also loved the opposites attract/enemies to lovers trope throughout the book. I will say it, Ursula was hands down my favorite character. The writing was spot on. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson is the second book of Turtle Beach. Molly Price plays a mermaid at the aquarium. While in costume, she rescues a man from drowning at the dog beach. This man turns out to be Max Miller, a marine biologist who is studying sea turtle mating habits for the aquarium’s turtle preservation project. He is also the new aquarium director. Molly and Max clash when he fires her because the aquarium is underfunded. The community of mostly seniors and dogs band together to show Molly and Max that they are meant to be together, and to save the aquarium and sea turtles.

This is a cutesy story perfect for Hallmark Channel. I thought the dogs—especially Molly’s dog Ursula—were a really nice touch. This is a good light summer read.

I thought this was a really cute romance book. I liked how the drama didn't completely consume it and I really enjoyed the main character.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝑮𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚.


I thought this was supposed to be a fun beach read, opposite attract rom-com, but all I felt and figured out was a lack of chemistry and a personality that I couldn't stand.

To cut a long story short, the beach read setting was enjoyable, but everything else was agonizing for me. I was hoping for some slow-burning grumpy X sunshine, but it wasn't there.

A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson has the perfect formula of a romantic-comedy. Sometimes all you need in a book is a cute main character that gives all the sunshine vibes to the love interest that is a total grump. Molly Price has been working at the Turtle Beach Aquarium as the mermaid entertainer for some time, that is until new-in-town marine biologist Max Miller shows up as the new director and fires her on the spot. This is the second book in the Turtle Beach series, and although I didn’t read the first one before this title, I still understood everything that the story was presenting.

This was such a fast read and I think that the main element of the story that made me go through the book so fast was the small-town charm. I like how the author has everyone on board as some sort of support system of the aquarium, bringing friendship and the found-family trope as the main focus. All the events that were happening in the book were just amazing and the author did an awesome job in portraying the characters, main and secondary, as a little family.

Just for your information, this book is low heat to say the least. Don’t be expecting many romantic moments that fall into the steam category with this one, but don’t worry, both characters bring enough cute moments filled with tension of the ‘will they won’t they’ kind.

All in all, this book is the perfect escape for fans of romantic-comedies that bring on funny moments at all times!

*ARC kindly provided by SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fun romcom which is a quick read. Molly and her dog Ursula run into marine biologist Max and of course it’s a comedy of errors after that. There’s an attraction from the beginning but both are reluctant initially to start a relationship. Of course Ursula is the catalyst for them starting to become close. There’s also the matter of saving the aquarium. It’s fast paced with relatable characters and it’s a perfect beach read. I found it to me fantastic book to get my mind off of issues. That’s the best type of book which takes you away from what’s going on and makes you feel better.

Mermaids. A marine biologist. Sea turtles? It was an instant sign up for me!

Turtle Beach certainly delivered with all of its cheeky antics, community spirit, and animal features, and there was just so much to love about this small and quirky town. The succession of scenes and marine focus had me laughing, sighing, and lapping up all the cosy feels, and when things were good between our mermaid and biologist, things were good.

A cute and fluffy read, with a slow building tease (and I mean slow), A Line in the Sand had the scales to be a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, some of it didn’t quite play out as I’d hoped and the one step forward, two steps back nature of the plot did become a little tiresome after a while. I adore the tension of a good slow-burn, but sometimes it felt that this was buried beneath the recurring conflicts and I missed the thrill of that emotional connection as Max and Molly transitioned from enemies to lovers.

There is no doubt Wilson is onto something with the feel good vibes this book is throwing off, and this cosy beach read is an easy guilty pleasure for basking in the sun this summer. For a light-hearted read that gives of Hallmark vibes, consider taking a trip to Turtle Beach today.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the advanced copy.

Super cute & sweet beach read! As always, I’m a sucker for the quirky elderly supporting characters! The antics of the “Charlie’s Angels” kept me entertained! This one will have you chuckling & smiling throughout!

A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson is easily the cutest book I’ve read this summer. It’s just adorable! Ursula, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was my favorite character. She was so cute and sweet, and added a fun dimension to the story. This modern take on the Little Mermaid, brought together wonderful characters with a great location and a dash of humor for a sweet, feel-good romance that left me grinning. I felt like the main characters, Molly and Max, complimented each other nicely and I loved how they brought out the best in each other. I look forward to Wilson’s next book set in Turtle Beach.

*Thank you to Teri Wilson, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Netgalley for an e-ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

A perfect beach read!
I really enjoyed the banter Molly and Max had. It mad me laugh out loud and quickly turning the pages.
I liked the setting of an aquarium. I think it added a unique quality to the story and having the main female character play a mermaid was super fun.
I also love animals in stories and Molly's puppy was no exception! Her dog sounded so cute.
If you love a slow burn, enemies to lovers, work place romance this is your next summer read!

A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson is the perfect beach read rom-com with a bright, sparkling love story. This is a winsome, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance that will fit just perfectly into your summer reading. Tuck it into your beach bag and enjoy.

🐶 This was my first book by Teri Wilson and I absolutely loved it! I’m a sucker for a good grump/sunshine trope so this book was perfect for me. I loved Molly! Although it was quirky that her hearts desire was to be a mermaid at the local aquarium, she was so earnest and sweet you can’t help but love her. And Max fit the perfect brooding grump opposite her. Their meet cute in the beginning was so well done and throughout I found myself smiling and laughing out loud.

As I found out, Teri’s signature theme is featuring furry dog sidekicks in her books and Olive was so cute and fit into the story in a really organic way as Molly’s emotional support puppy.

My only note is I felt like Molly was portrayed as a free spirit that was a bit of an airhead. It would have been really cool if Molly would have also been a marine biologist but unlike Max didn’t take it too seriously. She could have loved being a mermaid and has a huge wealth of knowledge about marine life and that would have surprised Max as he got to know her.

But either way this is a fun summer read that I thoroughly enjoyed and devoured in a day!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5
Takeaway: a perfect summertime rom com with a sparkling love story featuring a mermaid, a puppy and a grumpy marine biologist.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an early copy! All opinions are my own.

So, this book was really cute, but I wanted something more from it. I think I've been reading way too many spicier romance books lately...it took literally 85% for Molly and Max to kiss. I really did like Max's character, but I was often annoyed by Molly's character. It seemed like she was written in a way to be viewed as childish (and she's older than me! by a year, but still). Ursula was super cute as well.

I think If someone is looking for a closed-door romance with some cute animals, this book might be the perfect read for them.

3 stars

This was a fast paced super adorable romance.
I like the setting and the town and of course the dogs! Yet I feel like both the main characters and the romance was underdeveloped which affected my full enjoyment for the book.
Still this was an adorable quick read I think perfect for summer.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a quick, good read for me.

Max and Molly were good while I loved Ursula and the seniors more 😁

The beach town set up and their meet cute - lot of fun to read.. Would have loved to see a bit more of the MCs together. While I missed an epilogue, the ending felt apt.
The research that must have gone behind this book is very much appreciated.

Overall, 3.5 stars for a fun beach read!

I was really looking forward to this one based on the blurb and the cover, but it missed the mark for me.

This was a quick read and one that filled a few hours for me but one that I would not keep on my shelf but pass on to a friend to read.

I liked the characters but did not connect with them

When Max moved to Turtle Island to take over his uncle’s aquarium, he had no idea just how quirky the island, it’s residents, and their dogs were. After Molly, the aquarium’s mermaid, saves Max from drowning at the dog beach, the two (and Molly’s puppy Ursula) enter a classic enemies to friends trope. Will they be able to save the aquarium from bankruptcy and save the turtles without killing each other?

If you’re looking for a quick, light hearted, quirky beach read, this is the book for you. While it lacked depth and some of the scenarios were unrealistic, Max and Molly’s quirkiness and determination drew me in and kept me entertained for the entire novel.

Thanks to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair review.