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Embraced at Seaside by Addison Cole: review and giveaway

I was excited to start the latest instalment in the Seaside series by Addison Cole. This plot revolves around the heated relationship between Jana and Hunter. Both of them are hot-headed and determined to get what they want. They have hooked up several times: Hunter wants more than just sex but Jana is afraid of making a commitment.
The couple bring out the best and worst in each other, and they challenge each other. Hunter wants Jana to admit she wants him and she wants him to prove he can be romantic.
Both of the main characters are passionate, strong and creative. Neither of them want to show any weakness. Addison uses the dual narrative structure so that we see both sides of the romance and this allows the reader to fully understand the motivations of the lovers whilst they don’t understand each other.
There are comedic moments in the book (especially when the women go chunky-dunking!) which offer a brief pause from the romantic tension.
The sub-plot of the relationship troubles between Clark and his wife is really interesting to read in light of my own relationships. I think that some men struggle with the change of dynamic in their personal and sexual relationship with their partner. Both often feel tired and unappreciated and the physical changes and hormones can be tough to live with! A strong relationship can overcome this and it is important to make time for each other and to remember to be yourselves.
Once again, I was really rooting for the characters to resolve their issues and get together. Addison is great at making you care about the characters.
Overall score 4/5

Embraced at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 8) by [Cole, Addison]
NEW RELEASE……..
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! All books can be read as stand-alone novels.

In Embraced at SEASIDE…
After working hard all day creating his beautiful metal sculptures, Hunter Lacroux likes to unwind with a hot babe-or two. But after spending a handful of nights with smart, sassy, and beautiful Jana Garner, the woman who challenges everything he does and says, Hunter wants more.

As a dancer, boxer, actress, and waitress, Jana is tough, organized, and as dedicated as she is committed. She has to be to maintain her crazy schedule. But when it comes to men, Jana’s had a string of bad relationships, and there’s only one thing she’ll commit to-not committing.

Passion ignites every time Jana and Hunter are together, but the closer Hunter gets, the faster Jana runs. When Hunter lays on the charm, Jana throws out a challenge she’s sure he can’t meet, and Hunter steps up to the plate, forcing her to face her hurtful past or let go of him forever.

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

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Read, Write, Love at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 1)

Bestselling author Kurt Remington lives to write. He spends twelve hours a day in front of his computer, rarely leaving the seclusion of his beach-front property, where he’s come to finish his latest thriller — that is, until free-spirited Leanna Bray nearly drowns in the ocean trying to save her dog. Kurt’s best-laid plans are shot to hell when he comes to their rescue. Kurt’s as irritated as he is intrigued by the sexy, hot mess of a woman who lives life on a whim, forgets everything, and doesn’t even know the definition of the word organized.

Leanna’s come to the Cape hoping to find a fulfilling career in the jam-making business, and until she figures out her own life, a man is not on the menu. But Leanna can’t get the six-two, deliciously muscled and tragically neat Kurt out of her mind. She tells herself she’s just stopping by to say thank you, but the heart-warming afternoon sparks an emotional and unexpectedly sweet ride as Kurt and Leanna test the powers of Chemistry 101: Opposites Attract.

Read, Write, Love at Seaside is the sweet edition of steamy romance novel Read, Write, Love by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

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Dreaming at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 2)

Bella Abbascia has returned to Seaside Cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, as she does every summer. Only this year, Bella has more on her mind than sunbathing and skinny-dipping with her girlfriends. She’s quit her job, put her house on the market, and sworn off relationships while she builds a new life in her favorite place on earth. That is, until good-time Bella’s prank takes a bad turn and a handsome police officer appears on the scene.

Single father and police officer Caden Grant left Boston with his fourteen-year-old son, Evan, after his partner was killed in the line of duty. He hopes to find a safer life in the small resort town of Wellfleet, and when he meets Bella during a night patrol shift, he realizes he’s found the one thing he’d never allowed himself to hope for—or even realized he was missing.

After fourteen years of focusing solely on his son, Caden cannot resist the intense attraction he feels toward beautiful Bella, and Bella’s powerless to fight the heat of their budding romance. But starting over proves more difficult than either of them imagined, and when Evan gets mixed up with the wrong kids, Caden’s loyalty is put to the test. Will he give up everything to protect his son—even Bella?

Dreaming at Seaside is the sweet edition of the steamy romance novel Seaside Dreams by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

 

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Hearts at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 3)

Jenna Ward is vivacious, spontaneous, and confident—except when she’s around the man who stole her heart years earlier, strikingly handsome, quiet, and reliable Pete Lacroux. After years of trying to get his attention and overwhelmed from dealing with her mother’s new cougar lifestyle, Jenna’s giving up on Peter—and is ready to explore other men.

As the eldest of five siblings, with an alcoholic father to care for, boat craftsman Pete Lacroux always does the right thing and has no time for a real relationship. He’s looking forward to seeing his friend Jenna, a welcome distraction who’s so sexy and painfully shy that she equally entertains and confuses him.

When Jenna picks up a hard-bodied construction worker, jealousy ignites Pete’s true feelings, and he’s unable to ignore the desires for Jenna he never realized he had. But Pete’s not the quiet guy he appears to be, and his life is anything but conducive to a relationship. Can Jenna handle the real Pete Lacroux—the most alpha male she’s ever seen—or will she crack under pressure? And can Pete reclaim the life he once had without tearing apart his family?

Hearts at Seaside is the sweet edition of the steamy romance novel Seaside Hearts by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

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Sunsets at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 4)

Jessica Ayers has lived a sheltered life with little more than cello lessons and practices taking up her day. Now a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she escapes the prim and proper symphony to vacation in the Seaside community in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, to determine if she is living life to the fullest or missing it altogether.For the first time since developing the second largest search engine in the world, billionaire Jamie Reed is taking the summer off. He plans to work from the Cape and spend time with his elderly grandmother—and falling in love is not in his plans.From the moment Jamie and Jessica meet, the attraction is white-hot. Once-overly-focused Jamie can think of little else than sweet, smart, and alluring Jessica, and Jessica discovers a side of herself she never knew existed. But when Jamie’s business encounters trouble and his attorney and best friend intervenes, he proves that the brown-haired beauty is too distracting for Jamie. To make matters worse, it appears that Jessica might not be who she says she is, turning Jamie’s life—and his heart—upside down. In a world where personal information is always one click away, Jamie must decide if he should trust his heart or watch the woman he loves walk away.

Sunsets at Seaside is the sweet edition of the steamy romance novel Seaside Sunsets by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

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

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.

Secrets at Seaside is the sweet edition of the steamy romance novel Seaside Secrets by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.


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Nights at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 6)

Sky Lacroux has finally realized her dream and opened her own tattoo shop in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She’s happy as can be, preparing the shop for its grand opening and renting a cottage in the Seaside community while renovations to her new apartment are being completed. The only thing missing is the one thing she longs for, and has no control over—love.Sawyer Bass, a professional boxer, plays his guitar at a local bar to escape the painful reality of his father’s deteriorating health and a recent health warning of his own. But when he spots a stunning brunette across the room, escaping reality goes out the window, and the beautiful woman becomes the focus of his next song—and maybe even the rest of his life.

When Sawyer walks into Sky’s tattoo shop and sees the woman from the bar—Sky—the chemistry between them is instant. Sawyer is everything Sky could ever hope for in a man. He’s honest, loving, sensitive, and potently virile—but boxing goes against everything Sky believes in. The closer they become, the more she realizes that her alpha boxer is waging his own emotional battle—only the battle she thinks he’s waging isn’t the one that threatens to tear them apart.

Nights at Seaside is the sweet edition of the steamy romance novel Seaside Nights by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

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Seized by Love at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 7)

Lizzie Barber runs a successful flower shop by day and secretly hosts the Naked Baker webcast at night to help pay for her younger sister’s education. To keep friends and family from finding out about her sexy secret, she’s put her social life on hold until her sister’s education is paid off and she can stop filming the webcast.Blue Ryder fell hard for Lizzie when he met her a year ago, and he hasn’t been able to get her off his mind since. Everything about the feisty little brunette, cuts straight to his heart. Though Lizzie has turned down every invitation he’s extended–Blue is not about to give up trying.

Renovating Lizzie’s kitchen brings Blue further into Lizzie’s life, and the oven is not the only thing heating up. One night and one powerful kiss changes everything. But when Lizzie’s secret is revealed and the safe bubble she’s hidden in shatters, true love may not be enough to put the pieces back together.

Seized by Love at Seaside is the sweet edition of the steamy romance novel Seized by Love by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

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Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers
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

Coming Soon!

Lovers at Seaside
Whispers at Seaside

About the author

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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 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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April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: Q is for queen of puddings

Before this week I had only had this once at university when I lived in halls! Traditionally it uses breadcrumbs but I decided to try with cake crumbs instead and it worked brilliantly!

Ingredients
250ml milk
70g cake crumbs
50g caster sugar
1oz butter
zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, separated
75g raspberry jam

Method
Heat the milk until almost boiling. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the cake crumbs, butter, lemon zest and vanilla.
Add half of the sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Leave to cool for 10 minutes: it will thicken as the crumbs absorb the milk. The mix needs time to cool before adding the eggs or they will cook/scramble!
Next beat in the egg yolks and pour into the baking dish. It might not look attractive but the smell is amazing!

Bake for 30 minutes at GM4 until the mix is set but still has a slight wobble. I found myself doing the Bake off wobble 🙂

Heat the jam in a small saucepan or microwave for a few seconds at a time until slightly runny. Be careful, jam gets VERY HOT!
Spread the jam over the custard.

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, adding the remaining half of the sugar gradually until thick and glossy.
Pipe or dollop the meringue on top of the jam layer.
Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.



 


April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: P is for pancakes

The kids were so excited when they saw me making these this morning! I make them randomly throughout the year but NEVER on Pancake Day itself. We always have the classic combination of lemon and sugar: what do you use?

The recipe below made 8 pancakes. Which was perfect for 2 each until I remembered there are 5 of us because Zach joins in now!
Ingredients
100g plain flour
1 egg
250ml milk
oil for frying

Method
Whisk the flour, egg and half of the milk with a fork until frothy.
Add the rest of the milk.

Heat a little oil in a small frying pan.
Pour some batter into the pan and swill around gently until set.

Flip, toss or just plain turn over!
When golden brown, serve or place on a plate ready to make a pile stacked with baking paper between each pancake.


April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: O is for overnight oats

I am not a fan of breakfast. I usually stick to cereal and find them a bit uninspiring. I don’t have much to a sweet tooth (despite my A to Z telling you the opposite!!!) and would prefer a fry up but too much effort! I do like porridge especially on cold winter mornings…
Overnight oats are the latest trend and this is my first attempt… I have used ingredients from my store cupboard that I have used in other recipes this month (or plan to!)

Ingredients
50g oats  (mine are not gluten free because I have a wheat allergy not specifically gluten. Gluten free oats are available)
100ml milk
5 tablespoons yoghurt (I used natural yoghurt which made the oats quite sharp, next time I would used flavoured or sweeter yoghurt or add more honey)
1 tablespoon honey and a couple of drops vanilla extract

Method
Stir everything together
Place in a jar (apparently this is popular!) or other lidded container. I used a bowl and cling film!
Chill overnight then enjoy.
This serves one person but was quite a big portion. It could easily be multiplied which I think I will have to do as the kids stole most of mine!

 


April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: N is for Nutella loaf cake

Nutella is a firm family favourite in our house and is often used to sandwich cakes together or as an icing. Today the Nutella went in the cake mix!

Ingredients
4oz golden caster sugar
4oz butter or soft margairne
2 eggs
5oz self raising flour
4-5 tablespoons of Nutella

Method
Whisk together the sugar, butter and eggs for 2-3 minutes.
Fold in the flour. Add a splash of milk if required (gluten free flour absorbs more liquid so the batter may be a bit thick)
Pour half of the batter in the tin.
Spoon Nutella down the middle then cover with the remaining cake mix.

Bake GM5 for 45 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cover with foild. Return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 30 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool fully.
Slice and enjoy!