Sandcastle Beach

A Matchmaker Bay Novel, Book 3

by Jenny Holiday

⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5

We return to Moonflower Bay to find Maya and Law still at each other with barbs and pranks as they settle in for another tourist season.

Both Maya and Law have their businesses on their minds, Maya needing to find a way to keep her community theatre running with less grant money and Law looking into expanding upon his bar offerings by looking into opening a restaurant. When a new community minded grant opportunity arises that fits both of their needs, Maya and Law find themselves as rivals and in each others company a lot more as they prove their worthiness for the grant!

If you have been reading the Matchmaker Bay series from the beginning, these two have been at it from the start! Their barbs and pranks alway part of the Matchmaker Bay ethos. I really enjoyed seeing their interactions from their point of view and getting the history behind their epic feud.

This is definitely a slow burn romance. I had bought with the history of the feud that we would have got to e sparks faster, but we are Brough though the slow process of Law wearing away at Maya’s dislike. She is a tough nut to crack! I was impressed by Law’s consistency and subtle kindness that he showed her throughout, even in the face of her strong dislike.

Like all good enemies to lovers plots, once these two finally connect it was electric! I will admit I was rooting for Law to break down Maya’s walls from the get go. He was a delicious hero, even when Maya didn’t want him to be. I was especially pleased with his heroics at the end of the book! I loved how he saw Maya as an equal and respected her work and what she Brough to the community.

One can not talk about a Matchmaker Bay book without talking about the rest of the gang! I loved how our story starts in the same time period as the ending of Paradise Cove with some fun overlaps! Seeing Eve, Sawyer, Nora and Jake was a delight! I loved this group of friends and it was a please to see them all again.

This was a good read and I feel that enough backstory is given that a new reader could jump in to the series here… but the other books were also great- so read them all!

Sandcastle Beach by Jenny Holiday is scheduled to release March 9th, 2021.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Forever Grand Central Publishing. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Book 1: Mermaid Inn

Book 2: Paradise Cove

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