- Title: Saving Sandcastles
- Author: Meredith Summers
- Series: Lobster Bay #1
- Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Romance
- Takes Place: Lobster Bay, Maine
- Main Character: Claire, Rob
- Other Characters: Jane, Sally, Hallie, Addie, Maxie
- Stars: 5
This is the first book I have read by this author and I will be reading more. I really enjoyed this first book in the Lobster Bay Series.
Claire is divorced with a grown daughter trying to navigate the world as single again. She loves to bake and runs the only bakery in town. She has thrown her heart and sole into her bakery business and is doing great until a competitor opens a bread bakery across the street. She is threatened and fears that this competition could destroy the business she has worked so hard build. Not only this but there are some issues with the building’s faulty pipes. She has tried to hold off till she can get a loan but they seem to just be getting worse.
Everyone in town seems to like the owner of the new bread bakery, except for Claire. All she sees is that he is a threat to her business.
We also meet Claire’s 2 best friends, Maxi & Jane who are dealing with their own issues. Jane’s mother has Alzheimer’s and is dealing with decisions on the best way to care for her mother. Maxi and her husband are recent empty nesters and are trying to navigate their marriage now that there aren’t any kids living under their roof.
If you love a sweet heartwarming story of friendship, community with some romance thrown in, then you will enjoy reading this story.
Happy Reading,
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