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Secrets at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 5) Kindle Edition

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 728 ratings

Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They're sassy, flawed, and so easy to relate to, you'll be begging to enter their circle of friends!

Secrets at Seaside by Addison Cole is the sweet edition of New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster's steamy romance novel Seaside Secrets. The stories and characters remain the same and convey all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language.

In SECRETS at SEASIDE...
Tony Black is the hottest surfer on the planet. He travels the world throughout the year and spends his summers on Cape Cod with his friends, at the Seaside cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. He’s got his choice of women, but Amy Maples is the one he wants. Fourteen years ago she was his for an entire summer, until a devastating accident changed everything, and what they had seemed like it had never existed—at least for her.

Amy Maples is as consistent as the day is long. She’s spent summers on Cape Cod forever, she always does the right thing, and she’s spent years trying to reclaim the heart of Tony Black, the only man she’s ever loved. She’s back for a summer of fun with her friends at Seaside, only this year she’s been offered the opportunity of a lifetime thousands of miles away, and she’s decided to try one last time to reconnect with Tony. But having a relationship with Tony means dealing with her past—and dealing with her past may knock her to her knees.

SWEET WITH HEAT: SEASIDE SUMMERS SERIES
Read, Write, Love at Seaside
Dreaming at Seaside
Hearts at Seaside
Sunsets at Seaside
Secrets at Seaside
Nights at Seaside
Seized by Love at Seaside
Embraced at Seaside
Lovers at Seaside
Whispers at Seaside

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"Addison Cole's stories are the perfect blend of sizzle and sweet. You won't be able to stop reading."​ - ​New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne

"Romance, fun, emotions, and happily ever afters that will warm your heart, Addison Cole writes charming and unforgettable stories about real people and love in its most wonderfully moving forms." - New York Times bestselling author Violet Duke

"Addison Cole has created characters you'll fall in love with and a seaside world you'll never want to leave." USA Today bestselling author Chris Keniston

"Loved every sweet word of this story. Loved how the relationship developed between Leanna and Kurt in such a genuine way, it made me so invested in their happily ever after. An absolute treat to read and cannot wait for more from Addison Cole." ~ New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett (aka Juliette Poe, on "Read, Write, Love at Seaside")

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Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego of New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. She writes humorous and emotional sweet contemporary romance. Her books do not include explicit sex scenes or harsh language. Addison spends her summers on Cape Cod, where she dreams up wonderful love stories in her house overlooking Cape Cod Bay.

Addison enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups and welcomes an invitation to your event.

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"All the characters are delightful. So much so, that I wanted to become part of their little summer cottage community. Secrets At Seaside is as much about the community and the bond amongst family and friends as it is about Amy and Tony's relationship. Secrets At Seaside is a sweet treat and an uplifting read." - A Book Junkie Reviews

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Beautifully descriptive with an evocative undertone and strong values, this was a pleasure to read." - Books Laid Bare

"Loved this story so much,
I laughed, I cried and my heart swelled with happiness." - Anita Hot Romance Stories

"Addison Cole's Secrets at Seaside is
a heartfelt romance filled with secrets and surprises." - Lady Celeste Reads Romance

"I really enjoyed the dynamics of friendship that Amy has built with her girl squad. Their naughty antics are just too hilarious to read! Kudos to the author for creating
a storyline that builds on a friendship of women who support each other." - The Eeny Meanie Neen

"Had the humor and camaraderie I've come to look forward to.
I wish I could be friends with these girls." - Nicole's Book Musings

"The novel is no doubt
sweet and sexy and perfect for all romance readers with its low heat. But don't think for one minute the sweet eliminates the spicy because it doesn't, just like with Leanna's jam. Tasty!" - Happy Ever After Romance Book Reviews

"The book is so
attention grabbing, from page 1 to the end of the book. The characters are all fun and it's fun to catch up with the Seaside girls after each book." - All Things Bookaholic

"I think Amy and Tony just might be
my favorite couple in this series so far." - What's Beyond Forks

"Secrets at Seaside is a haunting
tale of tragedy, triumph and second chances." - Isha, Hopeless Romantic

"
A syrupy sweet romance about forgiveness, love and second chances." - TjLovesToRead

"Addison Cole writes
characters that grab your heart and never let go!" - Jennifer, Goodreads reviewer

"A great story from Addison that is filled with
plenty of heat, but sweet enough to enjoy without all the details for that clean romantic reading." - Ebook Addicts

"
I could reread this story many, many, many times and I would fall in love with it all over again and feel the same heartbreak and love." - Emily, A Lot-a Books

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Will have you on edge from start to finish as we follow this addictive couple in weaving through the messy secrets of their past heartache while chasing a new happily ever after." - Lucia Reviews

"
A sweet heartwarming romance of second chances! [...] This story is full of tragedy, forgiveness, passion and plenty of romance." - Between the Coverz

"
A beautiful and heartfelt read. I'm loving the Sweet with Heat series." - Irene C., Goodreads reviewer

"Although you will shed a tear, you won't feel sad, because
the friendship that binds this bunch of people together is so strong, that it surrounds you in a big, warm hug."- Lynn M., Goodreads reviewer

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The depth of their love for each other is a depth that all of us want to experience in our lifetime!!" - Lori J., Goodreads reviewer

"Secret at Seaside is
a touching and emotional story that had me tearing up and reaching for the tissues." - Tracy F., Goodread reviewer

From the Author

About SWEET WITH HEAT novels...
Sweet with Heat books are the sweet editions of the Love in Bloom steamy romance novels by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Sweet with Heat books convey all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language.

Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego of New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Secrets at Seaside by Addison Cole is the sweet edition of New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster's steamy romance novel Seaside Secrets. The stories and characters remain the same and convey all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B072QX68JQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ World Literary Press (October 25, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2602 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 728 ratings

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DOWNLOAD the first book in Addison's Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers series free: READ, WRITE, LOVE AT SEASIDE here on Amazon.

Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego of New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. She writes humorous and emotional sweet contemporary romance. Her books do not include explicit sex scenes or harsh language. Addison spends her summers on Cape Cod, where she dreams up wonderful love stories in her house overlooking Cape Cod Bay.

Addison is proud to be part of the Main Street Romance family, a partnership with bestselling authors Nancy Naigle, RaeAnne Thayne, and Chris Keniston, bringing sweet happy-ever-after love stories to the Main Street Romance community. Join them at www.MainStreetRomance.com ~ open 24/7 just for you.

Addison enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups and welcomes an invitation to your event.

Addison’s books are available in paperback, digital, and audio formats.

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Customers find the book an enjoyable read and a great addition to the Seaside Summers series. They enjoy the well-written story with its heartfelt characters and interesting plot twists. The book is described as fun, romantic, and easy to read.

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11 customers mention "Readability"11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read. They appreciate the author's thoughtful and heartwarming writing style. The series is described as fun and lighthearted, with more books being added to it.

"...Addison Cole's (or Melissa Foster's) books are thoughtful, heartwarming, sometimes heart breaking, and sweet, with just a little heat!" Read more

"Secrets at Seaside may just be the best book of the Seaside Summers series...." Read more

"...Love this book and all the others so far in the series. The story is well written. Book 6 Nights at Seaside is next, can't wait!" Read more

"...to the imagination while the passion in the story itself made a wonderful book with heartfelt characters!" Read more

8 customers mention "Story quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story and characters. They find the story well-written with twists and turns in the plot. The backstory of Tony and Amy is appreciated. While some love scenes are left to the imagination, the passion is clearly depicted. Overall, readers describe the book as thoughtful, heartwarming, and sometimes heartbreaking.

"...This was the book I was waiting for! This story explains their reasons, and how they finally overcome them to become the couple I've been hoping for..." Read more

"...It was hard to get through. The storyline itself is great. It’s interesting and has depth but like I said, waaay too much redundancy." Read more

"...The two finally knocked down their walls and got together. Sweet heartfelt story of waiting for the person you have loved forever to finally wake up...." Read more

"...I could totally identify with this character. Loved the love story that was meant to be. Everyone should have a story book ending like this!" Read more

5 customers mention "Fun read"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it an easy read with romantic stories set by the seaside. The book is interesting but not too deep.

"...It was hard to get through. The storyline itself is great. It’s interesting and has depth but like I said, waaay too much redundancy." Read more

"This was a light funny story and I enjoyed it. It was easy reading." Read more

"Addison Cole is my new fav author! These Seaside stories are fun, romantic, easy reading books. Thanks for a summer of great reading." Read more

"Love the author and this series. Fun and light reading." Read more

3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters. They find them heartfelt and wonderful.

"...the passion in the story itself made a wonderful book with heartfelt characters!" Read more

"Excellent series and author! I love following the characters in the following books even after the current book is finished!" Read more

"One of best reads in awhile ....love the story and all the characters ......Would love for story to continue !" Read more

3 customers mention "Ease of reading"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and enjoyable.

"This was a light funny story and I enjoyed it. It was easy reading." Read more

"...These Seaside stories are fun, romantic, easy reading books. Thanks for a summer of great reading." Read more

"Love the author and this series. Fun and light reading." Read more

3 customers mention "Sweetness"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the sweet and romantic stories.

"...books are thoughtful, heartwarming, sometimes heart breaking, and sweet, with just a little heat!" Read more

"Love the story of Tony and Amy it so sweet. There was a lot of pain they had to work through with their past...." Read more

"Addison Cole is my new fav author! These Seaside stories are fun, romantic, easy reading books. Thanks for a summer of great reading." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
    This is my first time writing a review, but I felt the need to let people know how much I loved Amy and Tony's story. I accidentally found the Seaside stories one day, while looking for something quick but fun to read. I read Leanna and Kurt's story first, and fell immediately in love with all four of the Seaside Girls. Amy and Tony always intrigued me. It was obvious that they both cared greatly for the other. Why couldn't they just admit it, and be together? This was the book I was waiting for! This story explains their reasons, and how they finally overcome them to become the couple I've been hoping for since book one. Addison Cole's (or Melissa Foster's) books are thoughtful, heartwarming, sometimes heart breaking, and sweet, with just a little heat!
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017
    Secrets at Seaside may just be the best book of the Seaside Summers series. Amy and Tony shared a heartbreaking past that Amy has kept from her friends from the Cape. In order to move on and have a second chance at the relationship they want, they have to confront the past they've hidden from their closest friends.

    Readers who have been waiting for Tony and Amy's story are not going to be disappointed. Out of all the Seaside couples, their road to happiness has been the most difficult, and the most rewarding.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2024
    I’ve been looking forward to Amy and Tony’s story since the very first Seaside Summers book. It didn’t disappoint. What I was disappointed in was the perpetual redundancy of their history being repeated.

    There was so much repetition citing their feelings and emotions that I started skipping paragraphs. It was hard to get through. The storyline itself is great. It’s interesting and has depth but like I said, waaay too much redundancy.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018
    Well it's about time. The two finally knocked down their walls and got together. Sweet heartfelt story of waiting for the person you have loved forever to finally wake up. Love this book and all the others so far in the series. The story is well written. Book 6 Nights at Seaside is next, can't wait!
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2018
    The past haunts some of us just like it haunted Amy in "Secrets at Seaside". I could totally identify with this character. Loved the love story that was meant to be. Everyone should have a story book ending like this!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2018
    Love the story of Tony and Amy it so sweet. There was a lot of pain they had to work through with their past. The friendship the girls have are so strong. I wish I had friends like them. 🙂
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2017
    Secrets at Seaside by Addison Cole was previously published as Seaside Secrets with the name Melissa Foster. I wasn't aware of that when I began the book and I only found out by mistake. If you have already read Seaside secrets there is no need to buy this one because it's the same story. For those who are not familiar with the author or the series, Secrets at Seaside is a stand-alone novel in the series and there is no need to read the previous books to understand what is going on. You might want to do that though because we get to see all the couples that got their happy ending before Tony and Amy did. If you ask me, they could have gotten theirs long ago, but for idiotic reasons they didn't. Both of them had feelings for each other for 14 years and yet none of them was willing to take the first step. I understand that what happened to them all those years ago was dramatic, but they had been in each other's lives and the feelings were there. One of the reasons I hate second chance romances was present in this book and it covered half of it. Usually, there is drama, a misunderstanding and angst and all of those elements prevent the couple from reuniting and that makes things very frustrating for me. I don't like it. Tony and Amy spend literally half the book going over the past and Amy was trying to make Tony admit his feelings and he was pushing her away because he wasn't good enough for her. It was very tiring. The second half of the book was easier to read and it's the reason the book is not a complete disaster. I have an issue with the surfing thing all those years back and I feel like it wasn't properly explained. I have mixed feelings about this book, so I am not sure if I would recommend it or not.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
    This is a great story. Love scenes are left to the imagination while the passion in the story itself made a wonderful book with heartfelt characters!
    2 people found this helpful
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Top reviews from other countries

  • Maria Cecilia Lapertosa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Healing Love
    Reviewed in Brazil on June 15, 2018
    Amy and Tony are in love with each other “forever” but they need to overcome the saddest ghosts of the past. Their fears, struggles and courage bring us to tears. Take your Kleenex box while reading. But the HEA is so worth it. And we got to watch the best friends wedding as a bonus!!
  • lesley
    5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable stories
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2018
    I've got very addicted to this series of light reading from a very good story teller. I'm on book six of ten on my kindle and enjoyed finding out about each character
  • Jane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet romance
    Reviewed in Australia on June 21, 2018
    Love the friendships, the romance and the quirky things they get up too. Read 4 books of the seaside series, all out of order and still loved each of them. Loved reading about tony and Amy’s history.
  • Patricia Hopkin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets at the seaside
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2019
    Another really enjoyable book.A great story with great characters I am looking forward to reading further books in this series.

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