After discovering her fiancé cheating on her weeks before their wedding, Jessie calls it off and hops down to Indigo Cove in Cornwall with her grandfather for some respite and a chance to decide what to do with her life.

She recalls holidaying here as a teenager, kissing a boy named Ashton on the beach and the knock to her confidence it caused when he ran off. It just so happens Ashton is still around, and grown into tall, dark, handsome material with a sexy jawline.

At its core, this easy, summer read is about the stories we tell ourselves which others have imprinted onto us. Jessie is drop-dead gorgeous and a talented photographer, but doesn’t know it. Ashton is loving and cares for others, but tells himself he’s locked all his feelings away.

I live in Cornwall, and this is sadly another story set in the fictional parallel universe version of the county that is nothing like reality. It’s set in modern day, but Cornwall feels stuck in the 1950s with eternal sunshine and all the residents are ‘quirky’. It could be any seaside harbour anywhere. But it’s a bit of escapism and that’s what everyone wants in a summer beach read.

Jessie is devastated after she finds out her fiance is leaving her for another woman. So she decides to travel with her grandfather to Indigo Cove to relax. Jessie spent many summers there as a young girl. She was raised by her stepmother and was told that she was never good enough. She met Ashton, who was 19 at the time, 14 years ago and he had made quite an impression on her. Now that she is back in Indigo Cove she runs into Ashton. She learns a lot about his past and rediscovers a love for photography. Can she open her heart to Ashton and discover love and trust again?

SUMMER AT THE CORNISH BEACH CAFE was a fast paced story, filled with family drama. It was pretty sad to learn about how Ashton's family treated him. I really loved his and Jesse's connection and I thought this was a great story overall. It is on the short side, so you can read this in a days time. I would recommend it to those wanting something deeper romantically. There is a lot that happened to the two main characters when they were younger.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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