Every book by Mary Alice Monroe is a romantic ode to the low country where setting is just as important a character as the women that fill the pages. If you are brought to this book for the scenery, you certainly won't be disappointed. While I did find the plot to be a little bit lighter than some of the other books in this series, there is nothing boring about this set of characters and the place they call home.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

Mary Alice Monroe's low country stories are always fantastic! You get a little bit of everything from family drama, love, loss, friendship and always some sea turtles. This story had two main characters on different paths-Cara, the would be matriarch of the Rutledge family and Linnea, her niece. Both are strong women who have suffered losses and continue to grow and learn from them. They both find their grounding in South Carolina where their pasts are. I loved this story and can't wait until her next one!

I’ve read all the previous books in this series so I was excited to have the chance to read an early copy. It was like visiting old friends once again. It touched on some current issues. It felt true to her previous ones in this series.
I loved it! Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the early copy

I have read everything that Mary Alice Monroe has written (even a Forward in another book!)
I was thrilled to read this book. I also love the movie - "The Beach House" - one to watch!

Cara returns home to Charleston Shores
Returns to Beach house state of mind
Learns that words are powerful tools

We all have struggles along our journeys

Others listen to your definition of yourself!

I loved this book, I am looking to the next book she writes ...

While this book is part of a series, you do not need to have read any other of the books to understand and enjoy this charmer from Mary Alice Monroe.

After losing her job and breaking up with her boyfriend in California, Linnea Rutledge returns to her family on the outer banks of South Carolina. With her family's fortunes in flux, Linnea understands the need for a job, but finding one in environmental science is rare. Meanwhile, her aunt, Cara, is nervous about her second wedding, and, of course, it's turtle season. The women will need each other as each moves to a new life chapter.

I have only read one other of these books, and I find Mary Alice Monroe to realistically capture women of all ages and create a satisfying read. I am looking forward to reading the others and catching up with the beach house women.

Thanks to NetGalley.com, the author and publisher for my copy.

Mary Alice Monroe writes some of my very favorite Southern fiction beach reads. She can keep returning to the Rutledge family forever and I will keep reading. We get to continue following Cara on her journey of motherhood and marriage. I was thrilled to learn more about Linnea as well. I always enjoy how Mary Alice Monroe infuses her love of sea turtles and conservation in her novels. I don't feel it is heavy handed and it is such an important message to get out there. She also skillfully manages to weave in main characters from some of her other popular series. So glad I got to read this summer read in February - provided a much needed boost this winter.

I totally loved spending time in the low country with Cara, David, Palmer, Julia, Linnea, Emmi, Flo, and the whole Routledge family. Turtle season is in full swing when Linnea returns home after leaving California and tries to find herself after ending her relationship with John. Jobless and rudderless, she moved home with Diana and Palmer. A perfect story with a perfect ending, that leaves the door open for another book in the series (I hope!).

Returning to the Beach House series is like returning home. You are welcomed at the Beach House by Cara, which is planning her wedding to David. You are invited in to Emmie's home, who is struggling with Flo's advancement in age and corresponding ailments. You are embraced by Linnea, who just returned brokenhearted from California. You have come to know and love all these characters so they feel like family. Their struggles are your struggles. Their achievements are yours as well. They introduce you to new friends and neighbors and take you with them on their life's endeavors.
This story, like all of the Beach House books, makes you long for the beach and makes you want to move to South Carolina. On Ocean Boulevard, brings you further into the Rutledge family drama, while also educating you on the plight of the turtles and the danger of plastics in the environment. This book makes you laugh and makes you cry, all while making you feel cozy and warm, as though surrounded by friends. Mary Alice Monroe has given us a second home in this quick, perfect for the beach or anywhere, book.
Thank you to Netgalley, Gallery Books, and Simon and Schuster for the advanced copy of the book.

This just wasn't one of my favorites. It seemed to shove "Save the Earth" and "Vaccinate Your Kids" down your throat. I am for both of those things, but it just didn't sit well with me.
Also, Hope was four at Coney Island, then five with her twin bed, and then four again.

I have all the other books in this series. I have to say that the ending on this one was perfect!! However, I found myself getting annoyed with Cara in this book. She didn't seem to be staying true to who she is/was, Her "going along" with the big wedding just didn't feel like the same Cara. I know that she has changed and grown since losing Brett and adopting Hope.

I adored Linnea yet again in the book. I was happy to see her find her plan and to stay where she was and focus on herself. I was sad that she and John had parted ways in this book. I did enjoy the new friends she made in this book. Pandora was delightful if a little spoiled and Gordon was sweet and charming.

I love Mary Alice Monroe's book and would recommend them to anyone.

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for my ARC of On Ocean Boulevard. All opinions expressed are my own.

Another great Mary Alice Monroe read. This one has all the familiar characters, Cara, Palmer , Hope, Limnea, Sullivan’s Island and the beach.
I devoured this book in one sitting.

I love this book and love this author! I love the Beach House series. This is a relaxing easy read on the beach or curled up on the couch. I am from South Carolina and love reading books written by fellow South Carolinians. Something magical happens reading about families returning to the beach house. She develops the characters and vividly brings them to life while describing the beach and the old beach house as to take the reader along. She shows us that people are not perfect nor are their lives but one can weather the changing tides of life.

A wonderful story of family set in South Carolina. Although this is a stand-alone novel, the characters are well known from other Mary Alice Monroe books. Strong women and their families are the focus, and Sea Turtles are also featured. The story touches on many aspects of life; Alzheimer's, job and relationship loss, substance abuse and the impact of our world on the environment. Rich descriptions of the beauty of South Carolina should help bring this book to the top of your must-read pile.

I never miss a Mary Alice Monroe book! I was beyond thrilled to get to receive and advanced copy of her newest book through NetGalley. This book was so good. The newest book in the Beach House series was just as good as the others. I absolutely couldn't put it down! Thank you so much!

If you are looking for a beach read that won't make you think about anything, this would be a good choice. Scenario seems routine as a woman returns without a job or boyfriend to the island she vacationed when she was younger and where her folks live now. A cute guy, some female friends, a new job make up her story. Other relatives have problems of their own and then there are the turtles and hatching issues where they all try to help in their own ways.
There is nothing deep here, but fine to read on the beach. 2.5 stars. Thank you NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest opinion.

This book completely stole my heart! It has been quite some time since I read a book with so much natural positivity. It is a story of new beginnings, of how family comes together in times of tragedy, how they support each other. It is about family values, caring for each other and loving one another. I also learned about ocean conservation. I absolutely loved reading about the sea turtles, how they nest and then somehow just know when and how to head for the sea. A magnificent story!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is the story of generations of the Rutledge women who are on the cusp of a new beginning. A marriage, a new career and a heartbreaking illness are woven into the story of Cara, Linnea and Flo. New friends, a new romance and a fulfilling of a love well deserved are all here on Sullivan’s Island.
Mary Alice Monroe writes of traditions, secrets, love and of relationships that are broken with the hope they can be healed.
The snippets she writes of the turtles nesting and the Turtle Ladies that watch for their hatching are not only a lesson in environmental issues, but also of traditions that have lasted years,
On Ocean Boulevard is a book to read, to remember and to share with others. Thank you Net Galley and the Publisher for an early copy of this book. The comments and review are my honest opinion.

Nothing makes me look forward to warmer weather like catching up with the Rutledge family! The Beach House series always has me wanting to make vacation plans in Low Country! Mary Alice Monroe has once again wow’ed me with the latest installment, On Ocean Boulevard! I enjoy the fact that I feel like I’m catching up with old friends, but at the same time every single book is fresh and original. I truly hope Mary Alice Monroe never ends this series- the entire series is a MUST READ!

I was very excited to get this ARC, I've read all of Mary Alice Monroe's books and was looking forward to the next installment of the Beach House series.

Cara and her family and friends are back! Her niece Linnea has graduated from college and comes back to the island and the beach house to figure out her next steps. Cara is working at the Aquarium and has adopted a baby named Hope and is engaged to marry David, a man she met through one of the long-ago beach house tenants.

The book is truly a family and friends affair. Cara's oldest friend Emmi is helping Cara with her wedding planning and is still living with Flo, who is suffering from dementia and needs to move to a home.

The writing is beautiful and the characters are old friends. I highly recommend this book!

As in every Beach House book, there are beautiful descriptions of the loggerhead turtle, especially their mating and birthing. I've learned a lot I never knew about turtles from these books!

Thanks to Gallery Books and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the 6th book in the author's Beach House Series, and I loved it just as I have the other ones. Every time I read another book in this series, it is like returning back to a familiar vacation home, year after year, and getting updates on all of the neighbors. I definitely would recommend starting with the first one and reading from there, Over this series of books, I have seen Cara grow from the daughter returning home to reconnect with her mother into the family matriarch. It has not been an easy journey, but she perseveres and the books have all been great reads!

Cara is preparing to get married to David, in the big wedding she never had, but isn't quite sure she wants. She is helping Palmer, her brother, try to build his life and business back up. This story is as much her niece, Linnea's, as she has returned from California and tries to build her life back in South Carolina. I was also happy to see Palmer's wife, Julia, in a more central role in this book.

I truly enjoy reading about the turtles, the mornings and nights spent out at the beach, and seeing how each of these characters has grown. It makes me long to spend summers on the Isle of Palms in a beach house by the sea. I hope you pick this one up and enjoy it as much as I did! I can't give this any less than 5 stars and I hope the stories keep on coming!