About the Book
Book: Sandcastle Inn
Author: Irene Hannon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 2, 2024
Vienna Price never intended to return for more than a passing visit to Oregon and all the bad memories she’d left behind. But when your career tanks, home is where you go to nurse your wounds and chart a new course. Only temporarily, of course—because as much as she loves her quirky mom, anything more than a short stay would drive them both crazy.
A trip to Oregon isn’t in Matt Quinn’s plans, either, until a perfectly timed appeal for help arrives from his sister. What better place to decompress after a shattering loss than a quiet, seaside town named Hope Harbor? But R&R isn’t on the agenda when he arrives to find his sister’s new enterprise on life support.
Vienna, however, may have just the skills needed to resuscitate the foundering B&B—if Matt can convince her to hang around long enough to mend an inn . . . and his heart.
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My Thoughts:
Hope Harbor is a place where people go when they need a break from life, trying to figure out where to go next, or when there is no other place to go. This is where we find our characters as they enter into Hope Harbor with weight on their shoulders, and their hope just about run out.
Vienna has come back to Hope Harbor because she lost her job. She is nothing like her mother, who is much more of a free spirit. Their relationship was a highlight of this book. An older daughter coming back home because she has nowhere else to go and she still carries the same bias against her mother. I like how their relationship grew and became better, when Vienna opened her eyes and saw her mother for the person she was and that her mother was also growing, their healing could begin.
Matt has come to Hope Harbor hoping to not only help his big sister Kay with her newly acquired Sandcastle Inn purchase, but also to get a much-needed mental health break. Matt's backstory is tragic and he, understandably is still reeling from it. And even though when he meets Vienna and is attracted to her, he is sure there is no more chance of love for him. That is what he has chosen.
Then there is a young couple who have lost everything. All of these people descend on Sandcastle Inn, an Inn that Matt believes is the biggest mistake his sister could have made. But maybe, just maybe, this Inn is what they all need. You never know in Hope Harbor.
I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
About the Author
More from Irene
In my world, the approach of April signals not only tulips, dogwoods, and daffodils, but a return to my little seaside town of Hope Harbor on the Oregon coast. And this year marks a milestone. Sandcastle Inn is the tenth book set in this charming locale.
When I conceived of this series back in 2013, neither I nor my editor had any idea how long it would run—or that Publishers Weekly would deem my small fictional town “a place of emotional restoration that readers will yearn to visit.”
But visit they have. Hundreds of thousands of copies of the books have been sold worldwide, the novels have been translated into multiple languages, and taco-making artist/town sage Charley Lopez has become an iconic figure.
It’s been an amazing journey—with more books to come.
If you’ve never visited Hope Harbor and are reluctant to dive in at this stage, no worries. Each book stands alone, with a whole new cast of main characters. Each story also begins and ends in each book, with no hanging plot threads from book to book. The town is the unifying element in the series—along with a few secondary characters like Charley, the bantering town clerics from neighboring churches, and the seagull couple Floyd and Gladys, who always seem to be around when romance is in the air.
If you’re new to the series, Sandcastle Inn is a fine jumping-off point. This story features a hero struggling to recoup from a tragic loss and a heroine still reeling from an unplanned career detour. When they join forces to save a floundering inn, challenges ensue…and sparks fly. Because if it’s Hope Harbor, there has to be romance!
The book resonates with multiple other themes too—dealing with grief, moving on, changing direction, mending past relationships, taking a leap of faith. And of course there’s a happy ending.
It’s the kind of book that will put a smile on your lips and hope in your heart.
So I invite you to find a comfy spot, pour a mug or cup of your favorite beverage, and travel with me to Hope Harbor, where hearts heal…and love blooms.
Insider’s Tip: If you ever decide to book a stay at Sandcastle Inn, ask for the seaside room upstairs at the end of the hall that leads to the right. The view is stunning!
Blog Stops
Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations, April 4
Happily
Managing a Household of Boys, April 4
Texas Book-aholic,
April 5
Blogging With
Carol, April 5
Locks, Hooks
and Books, April 6
For Him and My
Family, April 6
Jeanette’s Thoughts,
April 7
Splashes
of Joy, April 7
Book
Reviews From an Avid Reader, April 8
She
Lives To Read, April 8
lakesidelivingsite,
April 9
Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy, April 10
Southern
Gal Loves to Read, April 10
Gina Holder,
Author and Blogger, April 11 (Author Interview)
Mary Hake,
April 11
Cover
Lover Book Review, April 12
The Lofty
Pages, April 13
Melissa’s
Bookshelf, April 13
Blossoms
and Blessings, April 14
Labor Not in
Vain, April 14
Wishful Endings,
April 15
By The Book,
April 15
A Modern Day Fairy
Tale, April 16
Pause for
Tales, April 16
Batya’s Bits,
April 17
JESUS in
the EVERYDAY, April 17
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Irene is giving away the grand prize package of a full set of the Hope Harbor series (10 books) and a $50 Bookshop.org gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/2ac75/sandcastle-inn-celebration-tour-giveaway
I enjoyed this review. Sandcastle Inn sounds like it a special place.
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