Seaside Serenade

Love in Bloom - Seaside Summers, Book 9

By: Melissa Foster

Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Sean Masters

Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Love in Bloom series.

Seaside Summers is a series of stand-alone steamy romances with beautifully flawed and fiercely loyal, alpha heroes and smart, sassy heroines. Friendships and family abound during this fun-filled weekend of love, laughter, and happily ever afters! Spend the evening catching up with your favorite Seaside characters in this Valentine's Day celebration and fall in love with the newest Seaside couple, Brock and Cree! What's more romantic than finding your forever love on Valentine's Day?

They say opposites attract, but for former boxing champ and gym owner Brock Garner, having the beautiful dark-haired, tattooed, combat-boot wearing pixie Cree Redmond flitting around his club has nearly driven him mad. Brock has wanted Cree since the first time he saw her, and when he learns she has the singing voice of an angel, it speaks to another part of his heart and he's unwilling to hold back any longer. But Cree's dating a burly biker and is firmly off-limits. Or so he thinks…

SEASIDE SERENADE is part of the Seaside Summers series and the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. All Love in Bloom stories are filled with family, fun, and the truest, deepest love of all. Characters from each sub-series appear in future books so you never have to leave your favorite characters behind. Listeners are kept up to date with engagements, weddings, and births. Visit Melissa's website for FREE Love in Bloom first-in-series, family trees, series checklists, and more.

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ANOTHER GREAT READ!

This was another great, short story! It's nice to get the stories of all the side characters and snippets of my favorite main characters. The narration was great and will keep you entertained! The author did a great job with the plot and character builds! I look forward to reading more from this author! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Short novella

In this short novella, we meet Brock and Cree who have been attracted to each other since they met. Brock won't make a move on Cree since he thinks she's involved with her friend. Now it's close to Valentine's Day. Cree wants to make a move on Brock even if he doesn't feel the same way. A complication is that Cree is working for Brock. Brock hears her voice and wants her to sing at the dance. She doesn't think she can sing in public. He helps her by having him sing to him. They end up clearing the misunderstanding and have a wonderful Valentine's day. I liked this short story. I didn't feel like I missed out on anything because of the length. The narration was really good, too.

Loved Brock & Cree

Brock first noticed Cree at his sisters wedding. Little did he know, she also noticed him. When she starting working at his boxing ring, Brock was struggling to keep his feelings for her hidden since she apparently had a boyfriend. During one of her boxing/self defense lessons, when things started to heat up between them, she quickly ended their session. As she was getting ready to leave, he heard a song playing on her phone and realized it was her voice he was hearing. He asked her to go to open mic night at Undercover and sing for him.

After a dance lesson at Jana's studio, she confides to Jenna and Bella that she wants to get the attention of a guy she's been attracted to for some time so they offer to help. Since it's Valentine's Day and she doesn't want to walk into the bar alone, she asks Justin to go with her. When Brock notices her on the arm of Justin, he heads for the bar to get a drink. Cree makes her way to him determined to get his attention. When she begins to flirt with him, he finally asks her about Justin. When she explains that he's like a big brother to her and realizes the attraction is mutual, he pulls her to him and presses his lips to her. This kiss is explosive. Once they break apart realizing where they are, he pulls her up on stage.
She's terrified but when he blocks the audience and she sings along with him, their connection was made even stronger.

When they leave the bar, their love affair begins full force! Great narration!

Short, Steamy, and Flirty!

Seaside Serenade Novella by Melissa Foster is book 9 in the Seaside Summers featuring Brock Garner and Cree Redmond. This Valentine’s Day novella is fun, s*xy, and HOT! I thoroughly enjoyed Seaside Summers. Like all Melissa Foster books the writing is top notch with well developed characters. Brock Garner is a former competitive boxer who now owns a gym on the Cape. Cree works for Brock so she can be closer to him and entice him trying to get his attention in hopes of coming together. The chemistry between Cree and Brock is so hot that you could probably heat your home with your phone! Seaside Summers is a super quick read and audiobook, you can probably finish in one lazy afternoon at the beach. The audio can probably be listened to during your lunch hour! Samantha Brentmoor and Sean Masters bring Cree and Brock to life in your ears. I’ve listened to Samantha many times and was not disappointed at all. Samantha does an amazing job with a variety of voices, emotion of the story, and passion of Cree. Sean Masters was fantastic. He is a new narrator to me with a great variety of voices, passion, emotion, very rugged/throaty, and s*xy. I was blown away. Even though this is a novella, Seaside Summers is just as amazing as the author’s full length novels. Absolutely recommend Seaside Summers by Melissa Foster with 5 stars!

Loved! Hoping for more for Cree & Brock!

This may have been a quick novella but it didn't lack in love.

Samantha Brentmoor and Sean Masters were fantastic as Cree and Brock. The mutual pining was read perfectly, as were the sweet and spicy moments. Cree and Brock have had feelings for one another for quite some time. A misunderstanding led to Brock never acted on his feelings, and Cree thinking he wasn't interested in her. Once the misunderstanding is resolved, things heat up quickly and they finally get to act on all the pent up tension and longing.

Melissa Foster is an auto read/listen author for me and I always look forward to enjoying these fictional worlds she creates.

Sweet & Sexy

I absolutely loved Brock and Cree’s story! It may be a quickie but it packs the punch of a much longer story. I do wish it was a little longer as I adore both of these characters so much! The voice acting was phenomenal by both of these wonderful narrators! They really bring Cree and Brock to life!

Fun flirt from Melissa Foster

This is a great, little flirt from Melissa Foster as part of her ongoing Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers series that brings you up to date with some of the secondary characters in her books. This time, it's Brock and Cree's turn :) If you've read any of the previous books in the series, they will be familiar to you but it's not necessary to enjoy this novella as a standalone. Cree has taken a job working in Brock's gym and they are both attracted to each other. Due to a misunderstanding in each other's relationship status there is some harmless flirting but nothing else. And then FINALLY on Valentine's Day - the confusion is cleared up, they are able to be truthful about their mutual interest in each other and boy do the sparks fly! A fun, quick read that will not disappoint! Editing to add: I listened to the audio version of this novella recently and it did not disappoint, the two narrators chosen for Brock and Cree added another fabulous dimension to an already fun story. It's only an hour long so if you have an opportunity to get the audio - I highly recommend!

Seaside Sweet and Steamy

I loved this quick trip to Seaside! I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this series. The narration was great. Both of the male and female narrators brought the story to life in an easy effortless way. This was my first time listening to these two and it was fantastic. The story itself was the perfect mix of sweet and steamy. Cree and Brock were fun characters and their banter was hilarious both with each other and the other characters. Brock was so sexy and absolutely makes you swoon.

Cree and Brock

I loved Brock and Cree’s story. It was a sweet and spicy little novella. I loved the tension of these two, especially since they working together. However, Brock thought Cree was dating someone else…only she wasn’t. The moment he learns that information…there is no holding the man back.

The audiobook of this was fantastic. It is a fast listen, but the narrators (Samantha Brentmoor and Sean Masters) did an amazing job at bring every aspect of these characters to life. I loved every single moment of this listen.

This is perfect for Valentine’s day or if you’re looking for something quick to listen to or just looking to get into a new author this is the perfect introduction!

If you’re looking for a small town, opposites attract romance check this one out.

Opposites attract

Oh, how sparks fly when Brock and Cree are in the same room. Brock has had hisbeye on Cree since the first time they met, but he would never go after another man girl. But what if things weren't they way they appear? Samantha Brentmoor and Sean Masters dis a fantastic job with the audio version of Seaside Serende. Their voices complement each other and bring the characters to life. This was a quick, easy listening story to get lost in.