Sea View House Series by Linda Barrett

About the series: Some say it's magic, some say it's love. Others credit the sea, sun and sand as the healing powers behind Sea View House. Does the truth really matter for the temporary residents of this special place? In the coastal town of Pilgrim Cove, strangers are welcomed, and everyone else takes a front row seat to watch a love story unfold. The series begins with HER LONG WALK HOME: Rebecca Hart has her life together--great job, great friends and ready to run the Boston Marathon... moreAbout the series: Some say it's magic, some say it's love. Others credit the sea, sun and sand as the healing powers behind Sea View House. Does the truth really matter for the temporary residents of this special place? In the coastal town of Pilgrim Cove, strangers are welcomed, and everyone else takes a front row seat to watch a love story unfold. The series begins with HER LONG WALK HOME: Rebecca Hart has her life together--great job, great friends and ready to run the Boston Marathon. Her life turns in an instant when she'd injured in the bombing. Single dad and veterinarian, Adam Fielding, intends to remain a bachelor after being "abandoned" twice. Once by the love of his life and once by a second-best girlfriend. When Rebecca arrives at Sea View House to recover, neither she not Adam is prepared to let the magic of the place affect them. Will these two open their hearts and run toward a new finish line together? less

Some say it's magic, some say it's love. Others credit the sea, sun and sand as the healing power behind Sea View House. Does the truth really matter for the temporary residents of this special place? In the coastal town of Pilgrim Cove, strangers are welcomed, and everyone else takes a front row seat as a love story unfolds. Sea View House continues with Her Picture-Perfect Family (Book 2): Kindergarten teacher Joy MacKenzie trusts everyone and loves her life in Pilgrim Cove... moreSome say it's magic, some say it's love. Others credit the sea, sun and sand as the healing power behind Sea View House. Does the truth really matter for the temporary residents of this special place? In the coastal town of Pilgrim Cove, strangers are welcomed, and everyone else takes a front row seat as a love story unfolds. Sea View House continues with Her Picture-Perfect Family (Book 2): Kindergarten teacher Joy MacKenzie trusts everyone and loves her life in Pilgrim Cove. Hidden beneath her outgoing veneer, however, Joy knows true happiness will never be hers. She is unable to have children of her own. Her dreams of marriage and a family are over. Once a foster child, photojournalist Logan Nash is back in the states after embedding with U.S. troops. A loner by choice, he trusts no one, not even himself, as he tries to become a dad to his newly adopted war dog, Ajax. Need a place with privacy, Logan rents the big house on the beach. Except he want' expecting an upstairs neighbor. Logan is left with little choice but to deal with exuberant Joy who creates havoc in his carefully ordered world. Joy will do almost anything to unlock Logan's secrets and reveal the caring person behind the solitary man. The magic of Sea View House draws them together, but only by letter go of the past can they truly find a new beginning. less

Newly pregnant Alison Berg quits a promising career when her detective husband dies in a drug bust. After Joey’s birth, a grieving and exhausted Alison flees to the sanctuary of Sea View House in the coastal town of Pilgrim Cove. It’s a small town. A safe town. A quiet town. So inviting that she decides to move there, raise her son and bury the guilt that haunts her. She hadn’t counted on…Mike Romano, the ex-jock who lives across the street... moreNewly pregnant Alison Berg quits a promising career when her detective husband dies in a drug bust. After Joey’s birth, a grieving and exhausted Alison flees to the sanctuary of Sea View House in the coastal town of Pilgrim Cove. It’s a small town. A safe town. A quiet town. So inviting that she decides to move there, raise her son and bury the guilt that haunts her. She hadn’t counted on…Mike Romano, the ex-jock who lives across the street. Once a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, he was cut from the team due to injury. Now he owns a thriving landscape and design center. He can’t understand Alison walking away from her cello and a major philharmonic orchestra. The dream of a lifetime. He also can’t believe that this gentle and loving woman wants a solitary life forever. Determined to earn the trust of his attractive neighbor, he’ll stop at nothing to make her smile. Dinners. Babysitting. Flowers for her garden. As for being a volunteer firefighter…he’d always been willing to take that risk. But can he overcome Alison’s fears of being burned twice and accept his unpaid work as part of small town living? Is the magic of Sea View House strong enough to turn broken dreams into a dream that can last forever? less