Cherie Renee Thompson is no stranger to Coates Island. In fact, she has visiting the island more than once, and she decides to make it her permanent homes. She plans on going back to school for her teaching degree, and can't think of a better place than Coates Island to jumpstart her life. During her previous visits to the island, Cherie formed strong friendships with two if the island residents, Kayana and Leah. The ladies met when they formed a book club during the first summer they were together. Over those last two summers, both Kayana and Leah have found love, even though they each had their own baggage. Things are not so different for Cherie. In fact, her past is still something that she is working through.

When Cherie meets the town's new sheriff, Reese Matthews, she has an undeniable attraction to the handsome man, and he feels quite the same. However, Cherie experienced hurt and pain in her past, and is not so sure she can trust herself to feel anything for Reese. Reese also had some pain in his past, but there is just something about Cherie that brings light to Reese's eyes.

Along the Shore is the delightful and emotional third book in the Book Club series. In fact, I read the first two books, The Seaside Café and The Beach House, just before reading this book. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the books in this series, especially as the characters are bibliophiles like myself.

Many thanks to Dafina and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

A well-written love story about love and past reconciliation.

Thank you, NetGalley, publisher, and author, for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Cherie Renee Thompson has finally decided that it is time for her to make a change including selling her condo in CT and moving to Coates Island where for the last two years she has vacationed and made two very special friends in her Book Club. While waiting to start school, she works at the Café of one of her friends but one afternoon is attacked and nearly killed. Fortunately, the local deputy sheriff was coming to pick up an order and rescues her. The resulting story is heartrending as well as joyful.

This is the ending of the Book Club trilogy where each member finds friendship, love and redemption for errors in the past. I love these kind of stories and this one was well-written and the characters believable.

I have enjoyed every book in the series, and this one is no exception. My favorite part of this book was the growth of Cherrie, from the first book until now. This was such a great story line, and I especially enjoyed the flow of this story. There were also twists in the book that I was not expecting. I really enjoy this author's writing style and love how she weaves a story together.

I received a copy of the book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts and opinions.

An interestingly sweet romance about leaving the worst behind and starting over. This is an extreme case with this of course, but I enjoyed the take that this author put on this story. Both of our characters had baggage and pasta, just like most of us do, which gave this romance a fun dynamic. Would recommend.

Cherie move to the island where both of friends, Leah and Kayana have settled with their husband and fiancé. Cherie comes from a poor family and meets her former rich lover at the school. Soon, they carried on the affairs for more than 10 years even when he got married. Even up to she deliver her baby boy and leave it to him as his current wife is unable to get pregnant in exchange for money. She is not happy but there is nothing she can do. Moving to the island is a way for her to let go of her past and to start life again. Here, Cherie found herself attracted to Reese but first she need to come clean to Reese on her former life. Overall, it is an enjoyable read for me.

*review post scheduled to be posted on my blog on 16/9/22*

Lovely feel good book to read. It was a joy to read. Lovely characters. Great plot. A lovely location to get lost in. The book was charming. Very well written. I’d definitely recommend this book

A great story about finding love and reconciling the past. It was beautiful written story, and I loved the characters. I love the bond that the women formed with each other with their book club. I found the story entertaining, and it was good from beginning to end. This book was definitely a page turner, and it was worth reading.

Along the Shore is the third book in Rochelle Alers The Book Club series. Cherie Renee Thompson is so very ready for a change! Emotionally her life is in shambles! A long term relationship beginning in her teens has ended in heartache for Cherie. Her one time career is now empty. And she just needs a new beginning.

After her recent, and second, vacation to Coates Island, NC, Cherie decides it is time to make that change by relocating to the home she has purchased on Coates Island. She will have a network of friends around her in The Book Club she has joined with Kayana and Leah on the island. Her plans are to settle in, investigate colleges where she might add on to her Yale degree, and try to convince her mother to leave the iffy New Haven neighborhood where she lives and join her on the island.

This is a lovely book and I very much enjoyed it. I do recommend it!

I found this story quite interesting as I learned more about Cherie.  Her past certainly had made her stronger and I was glad that her move to Coates Island, North Carolina really helped her to move on and heal.
Leah and Kayana sounded like such fun friends,  I liked reading about their book club and recipes.  I also liked Deputy Reese Mathews and how there was a chemistry between Reese and Cherie from the first moment they met.  The book was quite interesting and I could not put it down as I wanted to know how the story would end.  I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.

This is my first book by Rochelle Ayers and though it was part of a series it reads well as a standalone - warning - you will want to go back to get the other two to catch up on some very interesting characters.
This is a story about finding oneself and making peace with past decisions and moving onwards. Cherie is seeking a fresh start by moving to the island. Couple that with a great relationship developing between her and the sheriff, a totally refreshing mom (she is a hoot) in the picture, and not letting past decisions define you and future decisions. I truly enjoyed it.

I have really liked this series. I love the setting and all the talk about books.
Reese is a tall glass of yumminess. I love his character and that he loves to read, plus is skilled with his hands with woodworking,
I like that Cherie is so into books and reading,
What I really struggled with was liking Cherie. She made a decision in her past that was very calculating and callous. I couldn’t get past the concept that she had a choice, yet all the characters never admitted it.

Along the Shore is a wonderful addition to The Book Club series by Rochelle Alers. Cherie and Reese's story is a wonderful getting to know you story with some unexpected dramatic turns. The story also allows you to catch up on characters from previous Book Club series books and see how the bond of friendship has grown for the members of the book club, Cherie, Kayana and Leah and their own unexpected love interests, Graeme and Derrick. The book surprised me with the decisions made by Cherie and her mother. I highly recommend this book.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review. All opinions are my own.
Ugh, what a way to ruin the promise of such a good series on the last hurdle. But I’m sorry, Along the Shore was not it. I thought the last book was disappointing…this one was a travesty.
I am glad for some book club elements, and those are the only redeeming moments for me. The friendship among the women was always the strongest point, and I’ll take what I can get where these books are concerned.
And Cherie is a compelling character, on her own. She comes from humble roots, and while she denies the connection with race while depicting the stereotypical situation many think of, she’s sympathetic in her desire for better, and it’s understandable that she got swept up in the promises of an affair toxic man who couldn’t fully commit to her.
But the romance…WTF? Reese was all right, and he’s dealt with struggles of his own. But together, I didn’t see them working long-term. And the one magical fix to that apparently, in Alers’ mind (as she’s done this before) is to have them have unprotected sex once and have it result in a third-act pregnancy. Because that’ll totally inspire commitment! *eyeroll*
I basically rage-quit, and because I was also raging at the insult of this releasing after Roe had been overturned (although written before), I Googled abortion laws in North Carolina, to see what possible out Cherie had in my alternate ending. And information about that would also be helpful, as on top of that, Cherie lost a baby while with her previous “partner,” so it all ties into overall reproductive healthcare. On the whole, I already hate the trope, and the book already came at me at the worst time imaginable.
I can see the appeal for some people, especially if they don’t have my particular triggers. However, I’m now more skeptical of picking up anything from Rochelle Alers in the future, given this is the second time she’s done this (that I know of).
CWs: pregnancy loss, accidental pregnancy

I really enjoyed this book, and the whole series in fact! I wasn't even halfway through this one before I was hoping for more books to the series (fingers crossed Rochelle Alers has another one in the hopper!!) I liked the character development and the seamless introduction of new players. I can completely picture Coates Island as I read. Thanks Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Along the Shore is the story of Cherie. Cherie life has not been an easy one. She has defined some odds in life, but has faced other challenges along the way. Cherie has decided enough is enough and decides now is the time for change. Follow along as Cherie takes control of her life and decides she ready to start a new chapter in her life. Some familiar characters (from the two previous books in the series) will be a part of her story as well as a few new ones. Along the Shore is a nice summer read for a lazy day on the sofa.

This is the third Book in The Seaside Cafe Book Club and I have to say my favorite, Cherie Thompson 34 years old with a chip in her shoulder, when she laid eyes on Deputy Sheriff Reese Matthews the man whom started knocking that chip off. My only problem with Cherie is that she never was completely honest with her bookclub friends and with Reese, but love wins in the end. I love Cherie mother Edwina,

My favorite of the series. Cherie escaped to Coates Island after becoming an unwilling surrogate to her former lover. She needed to recuperate and move away from Virginia and the situation. After having spent time there over the past 2 summers she knew it was the best place to start over.

She sold some jewelry, the condo she had been set up in, and with the payoff from being a surrogate, was able to buy a large home on the island.

Shortly after arriving she sees a handsome deputy who affects her like no one she's ever met. After he saves her from a deranged attacker, their relationship starts. Although she knows she needs to tell him of her past, she procrastinates and then it may be too late. After a devastating accident which changes her life, and her former lover shows up at her home, Reese learns the truth and backs off. Can he forgive her past to go forward with the life they planned? You'll want to read this one to find out. Although part of a series it can be read as a standalone story but more fun to read the series.

I received an ARC from Net Galley and the publisher and I'm voluntarily submitting this review.

Cherie's already made some good choices, especially when she decided to move to Coates Island. Her good friends Kayana and Leah have helped her and she's building a relationship with Reese when her past come flooding back. You can guess where this will go the moment her ex shows up but the novel is really about finding and trusting yourself. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. An easy read.

Cherie Thompson has moved permanently to the island after spending the past two summers on the island. Her best friends Leah and Kayana have both settled into their live with their husbands and fiancé'. Cherie has had a hard life growing up in the projects. She was really smart got a scholarship to a private school and later to Yale on a full scholarship. Cherie meets her former boyfriend at fifteen at school. They start seeing each other but he wants to keep it a secret. This affair goes on for years even after he marries. Cherie has to get away from PA and start a new life to move on.
Cherie meets Reese a deputy sheriff who is a retired army ranger. Reese is smitten from first sighting of Cherie. They start seeing each other, but Cherie needs to come clean to Reese on her former life.
Cherie's former lover shows up at her home and Reese answers the door. Cherie and Reese were just settling into their new life together. This was not a good way to find out Cherie's secrets. I really loved the stories of these 3 ladies who become best friends and their lives intertwin.