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

by Addison Cole (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 6,467 ratings
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Discover the magic of Addison Cole's rich and romantic storytelling. 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!

Read, Write, Love at Seaside by Addison Cole is a Sweet with Heat novel and conveys all of the passion you’d expect to find between two people in love without any graphic scenes or harsh language. If you’re looking for a spicier romance, pick up the steamy edition, Read, Write, Love, written by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Addison Cole is Melissa’s sweet-romance pen name.

In READ, WRITE, LOVE at SEASIDE...
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.

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 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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"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)

"Read, Write, Love at Seaside is filled with enigmatic characters, sweetly charged chemistry, and utterly romantic storytelling at its finest. If you love getting swept away by epic tales of two total opposites bringing out the best in each other and falling hopelessly in love, this is the book for you." ​-​ 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

"Grab your sunglasses and prepare to settle in. READ, WRITE, LOVE at SEASIDE is the perfect beach escape, with fabulous characters, a beautiful setting and a sweet, tender story.​" - USA Today bestselling author​ RaeAnne Thayne

"Cole's writing is smart, sweet and just the right amount of sexy, creating the perfect escape for the summer!" - Under the Covers Book Blog

"Read, Write, Love at Seaside by Addison Cole is a perfect beach read with wholesome chemistry without any explicit intimate scenes, heartwarming romance, many memorable moments, a crisp story that takes us on a rich emotional journey." - Nj Kinny's World of Books & Stuff

"A sweet and fun romance about opposites who find their way to each other and fall in love while helping the other to gain a more balanced life and support from the other. " - Books are Love

"Sweet, entertaining and charming love story. Read, Write, Love at Seaside is a well-written book that will having keep you entertained with two people that are opposite yet perfect for each other." - Between the Coverz

"Finally, the sweet, sweep-me-off-my-feet romance has arrived with the debut novel of, "Read, Write, Love at Seaside by the author, Addison Cole. [...] I cannot express enough how wonderful it is to have a romance that was wholesome while still maintaining massive eye candy and an equally satisfying plot." - She Reads Too Much Romance

"Addison Cole has crafted a perfectly sweet and steamy romance without there being any graphic, intense romantic scenes. [...] Read, Write, Love at Seaside was perfect for me!" - Read, Write, Design Blog

"A sweet heartwarming read that is the perfect escapism book with the perfect amount of heat without being explicit!" - Lucia's Review

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. Read, Write, Love at Seaside is the sweet edition of Melissa's steamy romance novel Read, Write, Love. 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.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0711C22JY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ World Literary Press (June 14, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 14, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2125 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 6,467 ratings

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars thoughts on read, write love at seaside
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017
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the characters were so likable and I loved that there wasn’t angst. We see them support one another and work through things not create unnecessary drama.

Kurt is the exact opposite of Leanna. He is focused and neat. Leanna is one that explores life and is a wee bit scatterbrained. She is still trying to find her passion. What I loved in this book was that Kurt didn’t condemn her but encourage her and understood her. He realized he was lucky to find his way and his passion early and be successful in that area. When Leanna was able to get some success in something she loved and she had big moments he made suggestions to help her but didn’t push them on her. He respected that she wanted to try her way first and than change if necessary.

These two were so good for one another. Leanna balanced Kurt and showed him that life is to live and not just be focused. He showed Leanna that it is okay to live but also to find what you are passionate about and work there. That work shouldn’t just be work but your passion. they in essence balanced the other out.

And the dog was adorable. We see both their views in this story and I think this helps complete it. We get both perspectives and views. We see how both change not only in their eyes but the others as well. We watch Kurt try to grip his feelings and enjoy life while still finding a balance between work and life.

The side characters are so fun and a hoot. Leanna’s friends are sweet and kind. All are supportive and loving. Kurt is just amazing. He is sweet, kind and caring but also understands and doesn’t push Leanna in any way.

The romance is sexy and flirty. I love how they truly do balance one another and the attraction seen between them come off the pages. They have great loyal families and friends to whom they are close and mean the world to them as well.

A sweet and fun romance about opposites who find their way to each other and fall in love while helping the other to gain a more balanced life and support from the other.

Look forward to seeing who will be next to fall in love in this series.
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Junie B
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet book with both romantic & cute characters; needs some corrections
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019
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This is a sweet, stand-alone story that should please those who prefer clean books which have just a little sizzle. The very beginning of sexual activity is usually referred to with innuendo's rather than with explicit description, although phrases such as "...her hot body", and” insanely sexy woman”, etc. are used. There is a frequency with sexual interludes. A typical follow-up scene might indicate the protagonists dressing after intercourse, with the actual intercourse never having been described.

The story opens with author Kurt Remington in a cottage which is located on his recently purchased estate on the Cape in Massachusetts. He is intently completing his latest manuscript when interrupted by a female voice outside, distracting him as she loudly calls for her dog, "Pepper". Craving silence, but unable to ignore the increasingly loud racket outside, and then seeing a woman wading in rough ocean waves, he intervenes. Moments later he is helping the cute and curvy Leanna, the female protagonist. Leanna, with regards to neatness and organization, is his opposite. Initially Kurt is discomforted by Leanna’s free and seemingly careless lifestyle, but he is attracted to her, and later, course, sparks fly. The predictability of the story is perhaps remediated by the introduction of various characters who are influential in Leanna's life.

There is no real angst in the story, which might make it somewhat boring for the reader expecting a little more than hearts and flowers. The repartee between Leanna and her friends works well. Their dialogue is clever. The relationships between characters are believable ones.

The book is fast-paced, and those who can ignore the grammatical mistakes and a few oddities, might find it enjoyable and well-crafted. Those annoyed by errors might be surprised to find a couple of run-on sentences (an automatic F for that when I had been in high school), errors, and odd structure in some sentences. Perhaps the most glaring was the author's incorrect use of tenses. As with many authors currently writing, this author does not know how to use past perfect tense. For example, "...which was only fitting since his father was a four-star general." The reader would assume that his father was a four-star general currently in the military. Later it is revealed that Kurt's father is retired from the military. The author's sentence therefore should have read, "which was only fitting since his father had been a four-star general." There are other occurrences of errors of tense, so this one is not an anomaly. Additionally, as with many authors, "like" is used when "as" might have been more appropriate. “Like” is often used as a preposition in front of nouns and pronouns (but can be used other ways), and “as” is a conjunction (connecting word used for comparison, commonly in front of a verb, used to connect words, phrases, & clauses), therefore they should be used differently in sentence structure. The problem is that incorrect usage of "like" has occurred for so long that most persons view it now as acceptable for all but formal writings, such as research papers. Both my father and my grandmother were teachers, and neither of them ever used "like I said" in my presence, so it still sounds ignorant to me. My grammar skills are not perfect either, but when unsure I will research a word or phrase (yes-even for just a review) for edification. There would be fewer mistakes and oddities in books if more authors would do this. Authors should be aware that, unless representing a particular character’s type of speech, "like I said" generally sounds less polished than "as I said". The word “like” is more appropriately used to describe similar items, one example being, "This one is like that one." This author used "like" both in the most and in the lesser appropriate manners, the lesser appropriate instances perhaps annoying only the grammar critics such as myself.

Not all, but some of the mistakes in this story are quite minor and therefore easily correctable. Example: “…and he had been writing since nine o’clock that morning, as was his daily habit…” His DAILY habit could not possibly be writing since nine o’clock THAT (particular) morning, but he could have a daily habit of writing “…since nine o’clock in the morning…”; a simple, one-word correction.

This author is in need of beta readers, or a professional proof-reader, or an editor with the skills needed to, prior to publication, catch the types of errors and odd sentence structure in her books. The beauty of electronic books is that errors can easily be corrected, even after publication.

Although I prefer a little angst in romances of this type, with grammatical errors aside, I rate the author’s story as a solid 4-star book. Due to her error rate, I have to rate her execution as 3 stars—for executed works which are averagely out there for O.K. authors, but to me, not the best ones. These combined scores result in an average/mean score of 3.5, which rounds up to 4 stars. If corrections had been made prior to my reading this book, I would have rated this one, within its’ genre, as a solid 4-star book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, entertaining and charming love story.
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2017
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Sweet, entertaining and charming love story.

Read, Write, Love at Seaside is a well-written book that will having keep you entertained with two people that are opposite yet perfect for each other. One meticulous focused thriller novel writer and one free spirit disorganized quirky jam maker combined with a high spirited dog will keep you wondering what shenanigans will happen next and how will they handle what is thrown their way.

The story is full of romance, passion and humor. All of the characters are easy to like and easy to feel a connection with. You can’t help but fall in love with the characters in the book. They will having you feeling that they are your neighbor and friends at your home away from home. Two completely different people, Kurt and Leanna, accept each other’s differences and love each other above everything. Their differences bring out the best in each other. This will have you believing in opposites attract and that you don’t have to be similar to fall in love and get your happily ever after. You will realize that what you think has to be a certain way is not always necessary – you can make changes within yourself and be even happier than you were before.

This was the first book from Addison Cole that I had the pleasure to read. It was hard to put the book down as it kept me entertained from the beginning to the end. Addison Cole is a very talented author that tells remarkable stories that captivate you and will have you not wanting to put the book down. Definitely an author that you will want to keep on your go-to list. If you enjoy reading sweet romance with a touch of humor, then you will thoroughly enjoy this book. A truly fascinating and enjoyable read.
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Cathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Was a sweet love story that i really enjoyed
Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2017
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Read, Write, Love Was a sweet love story that i really enjoyed ! Two total opposites that fall deep for each other and without noticing at first they helped each other to better discover sides of themselves that they weren`t aware of.
Nice story that keeps us going and I loved the Seaside Girls ! Can`t wait to read more about those funny girls !
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doris
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in France on June 25, 2017
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Great read,loved it, loved it and loved it!! How to have a book with a great story line instead of a of just litery porn and vulgar swearwords. I am not a prude or niave but there has to be a storyline with plot and characters and this book has it all . Hoorah for good storytelling. Well done this author, brings back the fun and romance romantic fiction .
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prachi j.
3.0 out of 5 stars A cute summer romance, perfect read for summer afternoons. ...
Reviewed in India on May 8, 2018
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I would recommend this for light travel reading...I especially liked the character of Leanna whos flighty stable as i could totally connect with her...
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Amazon Customer Miss P
5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet heartwarming read that is the perfect escapism book with the perfect amount of heat without being explicit!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2017
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Read, Write, Love at Seaside is an adorably sweet but sexy romance between an organised neat freak author and a messy free spirited woman who follows her heart from one place to the next. Throw in a misbehaving dog and it all equates to a heartwarming read that is the perfect escapism book! What I adored about this book is while it’s not explicit and clean, it’s not too clean to the point you lose the heat and chemistry between the couple. It seems so often it’s all or nothing so the blend in Read, Write, Love at Seaside was completely spot on.

Told from dual perspective, Kurt and Leanna are two complete opposites but when dramatic circumstances throw them together, the instant attraction between these two may just lead them to a HEA that they didn’t even realise they wanted. Both are very loveable characters and with the quality of this book you will be swept away with such ease with their story and the really likeable secondary characters add an extra fun dimension to the book for some humorous moments.

Highly recommend to those looking for a sweet and slightly heated romance!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awwwww
Reviewed in Australia on June 19, 2017
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I am a total bookworm. Have read soooo many books in my life, but have never read one as sweet as this. A bunch of laugh out loud moments as well as just fun nice people all wrapped up in a well written and interesting story. Addison Cole, thankyou for brightening my day. Will buy your next book as soon as I submit this review. Cheers
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