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    Welcome to Moonlight Harbor

    By Sheila Roberts

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    USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts returns with a brand-new series set on the charming Washington coast

    Once happily married, Jenna Jones is about to turn forty, and this year for her birthday—lucky her—she’s getting a divorce. She’s barely able to support herself and her teenage daughter, but now her deadbeat artist ex is hitting her up for spousal support…and then spending it on his “other” woman.

    Still, as her mother always says, every storm brings a rainbow. And when she gets a very unexpected gift from her great-aunt Edie, things seem to be taking a turn for the better. Aging Aunt Edie is finding it difficult to keep up her business running The Driftwood Inn, so she invites Jenna to come live with her and run the place. It looks like Jenna’s financial problems are solved!

    Or not. The town is a little more run-down than Jenna remembers, but that’s nothing compared to the ramshackle state of The Driftwood Inn. Aunt Edie is confident they can return it to its former glory, though Jenna feels like she’s jumped from the proverbial frying pan into the beach fire.

    But who knows? With the help of her new friends and a couple of handsome citizens, perhaps that rainbow is on the horizon after all. Because, no matter what, life is always good at the beach.

    Featuring all the warmth, romance and trademark humor of Sheila Roberts’s writing, this new series will delight longtime fans and welcome a generation of new readers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin MIRA
    Release dateApr 17, 2018
    ISBN9781488032851
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    Sheila Roberts

    USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Sheila Roberts has seen her books translated into several different languages, included in Readers Digest compilations, and made into movies for the Hallmark and Lifetime channels. She's happily married and lives in the Pacific Northwest. Website: sheilasplace.com; Facebook: @funwithsheila; Twitter: @_Sheila_Roberts; Instagram: @sheilarobertswriter.

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    • 4/5
      Welcome to Moonlight Harbor (Moonlight Harbor #1) by Sheila Roberts

      April 17, 2018
      Mira
      Fiction, beach read
      Rating: 4/5

      Jenna Jones is a 40 yo divorced Massage Therapist who moves to Moonlight Harbor with her daughter, Sabrina. The resistant 14 year old would prefer to live with her father but he is living in his parents’ basement with his girlfriend, Aurora. Damien Petit, the ex-husband, barely makes a living as an artist and content to live off of support payments from Jenna.

      The move to Moonlight Harbor was encouraged by Jenna’s Aunt Edie Patterson, who has been struggling to keep the family owned Driftwood Inn afloat. Since her husband Ralph passed away, it’s just been her and Jolly Roger, the parrot and Pete Long, the lazy handyman.

      Jenna decides to exert all her energy and money into renovating the failing inn. She meets the locals and soon starts to settle into life at Moonlight Harbor. Fortunately, Seth Waters moves to town to start his mold treatment business. He moves into the Driftwood Inn and eventually exchanges work for rent during the construction.

      This is the first book of the Moonlight Harbor Series. The local characters and their roles are introduced setting the stage for their contribution to the unfolding story.

    • 5/5
      Right from the start, I was in love. No, not with what was happening exactly, because honestly, Jenna was definitely going through a rough time of things, and her daughter wasn't making it any easier (typical teenager), but I was happy with how the story started to take shape right from the word go. Yes, Jenna was struggling through a rough patch not of her own doing, but she took it in as much stride as she could, had a great support system in her extended family, and made some moves (namely to Aunt Edie's) in the right direction. Grant it, seeing the Driftwood Inn turn shiny penny pretty isn't a short term process, but goals and dreams are great to have, especially in times of hardship. They give us things to focus on other than ourselves, and you'd be surprised just how much GOOD can come your way when you simply stop looking for it.

      Author Sheila Roberts creates a story filled with character, heart, and heartbreak, but also of strength, resilience, and the power of a second chance. While I enjoyed getting to know Jenna and seeing things from her perspective, I gotta say, I have a soft spot for several of the others we meet along the way. Aunt Edie, for one, holds a big part of my heart. Her overall spirit was so welcoming; her heart always ready to take in a wayward soul. Her past...you never would have guessed seeing how trusting she still was, but let's just say she had a well of inner strength. Pete, though not much of a handyman, was handy when it came to taking care of those he cared for...and sometimes that simple touch of humanity is just what a person needs to feel whole again. Tyrella was a sweetheart, making our girl Jenna feel right at home, and no one could say her attitude was not infectious. As for our potential matches of the heart, though certainly "shiny penny" Brody still had a reputation...hard to shake in a small town...while Seth had a history not completely of his own making. I'd like to think I know who I would have chosen, but sometimes no choice IS a choice.

      In the end, I found it to be a truly enjoyable read from start to finish that celebrates new beginnings, friendship, and family through the ups and downs that life can throw a person's way. Jenna was a great leading lady, even in her worst of times, as was Aunt Edie, and even our teenage storm aka Sabrina. Though I do wish matters of the heart were a bit more tied up by the final page (the options!), it was a great summer reading escape nonetheless and a highly recommended choice from me to you.


      **copy received for review
    • 4/5
      This was a wonderful start to a new series set on the Washington coast. With a remarkably well written teenage daughter in tow, Jenna Jones heads to Moonlight Harbor to help her Aunt Edie renovate the Driftwood Inn. Jenna spent summers in Moonlight Harbor as a girl, and her memories of the place makes her believe it is a great place to begin again after her divorce. Roberts recently finished her popular Icicle Falls series, and I thought the nod to Muriel Sterling's self help book was very sweet. I liked how the book meandered through the boring parts of renovation, and was quite worried about how Jenna would come up with the money for this project. Moonlight Harbor houses a plethora of great secondary characters, certainly some will rate their own book as time goes on.

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    • 4/5
      Welcome to Moonlight Harbor is everything I expect when I pick up a new Sheila Roberts novel: a heartwarming, sweet, romantic story set in a charming small town, full of interesting residents. As Jenna Jones adjusts to her new life in Moonlight Harbor, I so enjoyed seeing the drama play out and getting to know the characters and their everyday struggles. Every page was a delight, it’s a great start to a new series, and I recommend Welcome to Moonlight Harbor to readers in need of a quick and fun contemporary read.Thanks to Pump Up Your Book, I received a complimentary copy of Welcome to Moonlight Harbor and the opportunity to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own.

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