Sweet, comfortable beach read. Sometimes a book is completely predictable and sometimes that is just what I need. I always enjoy Ms Kelley’s books. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book.

loved this book
the story of mothers and daughters.

Jessica Coleman is undergoing a divorce and she and her daughter Caitlin move to Chatham, Massachusetts for the summer , as they usually do. This year there are some changes, Jessica and her friend Allison become business partners of a bookstore and coffee shop. Caitlin works in the coffee shop.
Julia Allison's daughter has a jewelry store and makes her own jewelery..
Gradually Caitlin and Julia become good friends.
It is Julia and Caitlin's intent that their stay in Chatham is only for the summer initially but then that stay becomes until mid October to get the bookstore and coffee shop to be a success.
Caitlin comes to realize that she prefers the quietness of the Cape and decides to stay
Jessica decides to stay as well and opens up a law office close to the bookshop and the coffeeshop.

New romances blossom as well

I get so excited when I see Pamela Kelley book released. When I got the email that I was receiving a copy of Bookstore By The Bay I knew it would be my next read. What a fun little story of mother daughter duo, Jess and Caitlyn and their best friend mother daughter duo Alison and Julia. Jess is struggling with her husbands infidelity and what her next move in life will be. Spending the summer in Chatham with her mother and daughter proves to be the best medicine. What a delightful read.

Pamela Kelley writes short, womens fiction with great characters. I’ve enjoyed many of her books. That said, I appreciate that this one is a bit longer story than usual that really developed several of the characters and their relationships. .
While it can be a beach read it works well any time of year. This story is set in Chatham, MA with a bit of the story in Charleston, SC. I loved the dynamics and relationships between mothers and daughters and that two of the main characters were “middle age.” Lots of drama and romance will keep the reader interested to the end.
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A quick and fun read. This book was very endearing and even though it was predictable, it was well written and the characters were ones you were rooting for.

This is a cozy feel good book about friendship and family. The beach setting was fun. I will definitely read more books by this author. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.

I really enjoyed this book. True independence and starting over is what made me read on. I wish this story would continue. I feel like i need to know more.

Two lifelong friends - Jess, a high profile lawyer in Charleston who has just found out her husband has cheated on her; and Allison, a magazine editor whose magazine is experiencing cutbacks. Jess needs some time and space so she retreats with her daughter to the Cape to get her thoughts and emotions together. Who knew she would buy a bookstore with Allison and change her whole life. This is mostly a story about family, both chosen and inherited. The characters are totally relatable and it is just a heart warming story. I highly recommend.
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I really enjoyed reading this book. Picture yourself on Cape Cod, in the summer, with your best friend nearby and you and your daughter staying at your Mom’s home! The story takes place in the picturesque town of Chatham. Two best friends decide to embark on a dream of owning a bookstore on main street. Don’t miss this one it’s a really lovely story about moving on with your life and following your dreams.

I loved this story about two women and their daughters. All trying to find their place in the world. Changing love and careers and homes. Great ending!

Loved The Bookshop by the Bay by Pamela M. Kelley! I just couldn’t put it down.

Pamela has a way of drawing you into her stories from the start. I’ve read many of her books and they never disappoint. The characters are interesting and so are their challenges. The setting of this book in Chatham on Cape Cod is one of my favorite destinations.

The pace of the book keeps the story moving along nicely. This is the perfect beach read or sit by the fire kinda book. I’m always sad to finish one of her books as I wish it would continue.

Looking forward to her next books.

Thank you NetGalley and St.Martin’s Press for this ARC for my honest opinion.

The Bookshop by the Bay by Pamela M. Kelley was a great beach read. Two friends, separated by miles, get together when Jess, a lawyer in North Carolina is blindsided by her husband's request for a divorce, and the news that his girlfriend is pregnant. She takes off to her childhood home on Cape Cod to lick her wounds and spend time with her mother and her best friend Allison, who after years of working for a local magazine is seeing her hours cut back due to low circulation. The two work together to buy a bookstore in Chatham, but Jess plans to go back to NC to work and her daughter and let Allison run the store. But the best laid plans can change on a dime, and life on the Cape is too enticing...or is it?

Thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing, The Bookshop by the Bay is a place that I want to go to and I'm sure you will too! Thank you to the author, St. Martin's Griffin and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

I love Pamela Kelley! The best thing about her books is they are very simple, short, and heartwarming. That being said, I felt this one was a little long and had too much fluff. It was still a good book, and I love books that take place on the cape. This def is true Pamela fashion.

Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book for my honest review. Adorable romance story about books (which I love) which was set in a beautiful town with very lovable characters. Couldn’t put it down and was due for a book with a happy ending. Definitely would recommend and have already !!
Would like to point out one think though. Siblings born less than a year apart are often called “Irish twins” not “Irish cousins” as the book stated. Also toward the end of the book, the realtor Gina was mistakenly called Rebecca which was initially confusing as the attorney was Rebecca.

What a wonderful read. What happens when you find out your husband is having an affair and has got his young assistant pregnant? You go back home. That is exactly what successful attorney Jess does. There she reconnects with her childhood best friend Allison. They visit memories which include a visit to a favorite haunt The Bookstore. They find out there that the elderly owner is ready to retire and an idea forms, they decide to buy The Bookstore and make major changes to their lives. New friendships are formed along with new romances. Just a great feel good read.

Middle-aged Jess has just learned her husband is having an affair, while her daughter Caitlin has just lost her job and her boyfriend. At a crossroads, the two women decide to spend the summer in Jess's childhood home in Cape Cod, where Jess's childhood best friend, Allison, and Alison's daughter, Julia, are also struggling. Together, the four women will recover from their setbacks and find new paths forward.

The book's tagline describes it as a "breezy" read, and that's accurate. The pages turn fast, and even though the characters' lives are in turmoil, the tone is light and the story is easy to absorb. This makes for a quick read - but a superficial one. I never felt like I was truly in the mind of any one character despite the omniscient narration, and none of the objectively moving events of the story really moved me. There was always plenty going on - four main characters and at least one romantic interest for each made for a lot of well-written banter - but I didn't feel much emotional heft. It was a light read, nothing more or less.

Four women face life changing upsets in The Bookshop by the Bay, a summer read that belongs in your beach bag! Jess is a South Carolina lawyer in a family law firm. Then she learns that her husband is expanding his family by one. His assistant is pregnant. She decides to return to Chatham, her Cape Cod home, for some much needed summer “me” time. Her daughter Caitlin, who has been fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, all in the same day, is more than happy to join her. Allison, Jess’ best friend, is a journalist for a fading local Cape Cod magazine and is facing a certain layoff. Her daughter Julia, a talented jewelry designer with her own Main Street shop, is planning to break up with the domineering Kyle. What could solve these very different life problems? A bookstore, of course.

The Chatham bookstore is for sale, as is the empty coffee shop next door. Owning a bookstore has always been Allison’s dream and Jess is thrilled to make an investment to support her friend. Caitlin takes over the coffee shop, with Julia adding her marketing expertise. As the days summer fade into autumn, the women discover what is most important in their lives. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Pamela Kelley for this ARC.

Four women at crossroads, and one summer on Cape Cod that will change all their lives. And there's a bookstore with a coffee shop. What's better than that?

The Bookshop by the Bay is sure to be a bestseller for Pamela Kelley. The story is about mothers, daughters and friendships. Jess and Alison have been best friends since their childhood when they lived in Chatham.. Jess married and lives in Charleston with her husband, working in his family law firm, Alison is divorced and lives in Chatham. Their young adult daughters Caitlin and Julia are not the best friends their moms hoped they'd be.

As Jess experiences heartbreak at home she decides to take Caitlin and go stay with her mother for a month in Chatham. Alison has always wanted to own a bookshop, and there is one in Chatham that is for sale. Jess wants a business venture and purchases the store for them to have together.

The characters of Chatham will steal your heart. The mothers and daughters forge a close relationship and the reader is rooting for them. This book could (hopefully) become a new series.

What might have been a book of lost opportunities/lost loves was actually a fantastic and uplifting book about people taking charge of their lives. Lifelong friends are thrown together at a time of upset, and the way they turn their lives around is inspiring. The thing I liked best were these great characters who never stooped to an unseemly level when things fell apart. These women decided what they wanted and determinedly set about making it happen without tearing the problem causing part of their trouble to shreds. Fairness, dignity, hard work, friendship, and family are the foundation of this beautiful story that left me appreciating the author and her ethics.