The Boardwalk Bookshop

Summary

From number one New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes a story of friends who become family, giving each other courage to start over.

When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it’s a dream come true for Bree, Mikki, and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are not.

Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband’s ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs—even from Ashley’s brother, a writer and adventurer who has inspired millions. He’s the first man to see past Bree’s barricades to her true self, which terrifies her.

Mikki has this divorce thing all figured out, and somehow she has stayed friends with her ex and her in-laws, until a new man changes how everyone looks at her—and how she sees herself.

Meanwhile, Ashley discovers that the love of her life never intends to marry. Can she live without being a wife if it means she can have everything else she’s ever wanted?

At sunset every Friday on the beach in front of the Boardwalk Bookshop, the three friends share a champagne toast. As their bond grows closer, they challenge one another to become the best versions of themselves

This a heartachingly beautiful story of friendship, sisterhood, and the transformative power of love.