Talk about a great book for the beach! This was a quick, easy read that made me yearn for the ocean and a nice beach vacation! The first book in a series, I’ll definitely be giving more of them a try!

The premise for this book is a good one, but I felt as if the story did not pan out. The story starts out with a rant against billionaires who evade taxes and lack support of social institutions. Ava works at a law firm that defends these people, and she has been there for 30 years and has not made partner. Why would someone work at a firm that takes her for granted, does not promote her, and conducts business with which she morally disagrees? Then she accepts a house as an inheritance from one of the clients whom she helped to evade taxes. This seemed like a cognitive disconnect. There were too many characters to keep straight and too much going on. I wish the author had stuck with the original premise and left out the magic and new age stuff. Probably a fun beach read if someone likes this kind of story, but it's just not my cup of tea.

I received this novel from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

I'm a sucker for all things Nantucket, and the description of this book about three women friends sounded right up my alley. But it fell flat for me. I wish I could give it a better review, but I found the writing to be amateurish and the characters unrelatable. I think if the author had stuck to her original storyline it would have been a good book, but she went in too many directions with too many characters and too many storylines. None of which was every fully developed. There was simply too much going on and most of it seemed unlikely, especially the relationships among the characters. Two of the women had been best friends hfor 36, yet didn't tell each other anything of importance in their lives. A young couple got married with plans to explore the world, but the wife secretly doesn't like the outdoors. And then she introduces a character who is a witch! Also, aside from a few mentions of different parts of the island you wouldn't even know it took place in Nantucket. It was no surprise that everything ended up perfectly. Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC of this book,

The Nantucket Beachfront Inn has loads of possibilities but left me wanting more. I feel like there were so many characters that were not fully fleshed out. Sometimes I forgot who they were. At the end, I found out that this book is the jumpstart to a series but I still think this book could have been more focused on Ava and the inn and less on the new age healing storyline.

A truly enjoyable read, yes it's sad at points, uplifting at others. The feel of everyday life is something Ainsley Keaton has created. With a chance to escape into someone else's life and worries, fears, love, and disappointments is what this book has created. An enjoyable read.

Is it possible for life to truly begin at 50? Yes, according to author Ainsley Keaton. Ava is a burned out attorney at a white shoe law firm whose ex-husband has stolen every dime she had saved. Quinn is an interior designer and Hallie owns a successful PR firm. All live in cramped NYC condos, are in their fifties, have been friends forever, and all are questioning their life choices. When Ava refuses to represent her firm’s biggest client, gets fired, and then inherits an older Nantucket beachfront mansion from one of the clients she cared about, her life has an infusion of …. life. In a Cinderella-style metamorphosis, the beachfront mansion becomes an Inn, as Ava’s life, and the lives of her dearest friends and family also blossom, proving that a happy, fulfilled life can begin at any age. This is a wonderful summer (or any season) read.

In return for an honest review, I was provided an ARC by the publisher through NetGalley.

When I think of romance, I think of books just like this one, that gives all the feels and satisfies every romance junkies' heart. This is a perfect book to snuggle up with on any day.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

There is a lot going on in this book. Breast cancer, a sudden loss of a job and marital strain.

Ava is working at a high power law firm in NYC when she decides she is tired of dealing with people trying to evade paying taxes and tells off a client she is supposed to be representing. She finds herself without a job as well as a tarnished reputation.
She receives a call from a lawyer that tells her that she inherited a property from a previous client. There are stipulations to keeping this property. She can not sell it or mortgage it in order keep the property.

Ava's best girlfriends Mila and Luna are thrilled to be part of Ava's plan to change her inherited house into a B&B and want to help every step of the way. Luna is an interior designer that is looking to get out of the city.

Mila has a big secret that she has been keeping from her friends: she has breast cancer. She can't come to terms with needing help from others and refuses to let people feel sorry for her.

While Ava is working to get her B&B started, she starts speaking to her estranged daughter Charlotte again because they are living on the same small island of Nantucket. Ava learns that Charlotte and her husband are thinking of ending their marriage because of the strain of having a young child.

Ava hires her son-in-law to be the chef for her B&B to try to force improvement in her daughter's marriage.

There are many bumps along the way to get the B&B going.

This book had so much to unpack and things were overly dramatic at times.

This review is based on an ARC.

I wish I were able to give this book a better review. But I can't. It's unusual that I start a book and don't finish it, but reading this book was painful. The writing was immature and pedestrian, the storyline was less than believable, and about 100 pages in, I realized that I couldn't care less about the characters.

New York attorney Ava Flynn finds herself at odds with a high-paying client and as a result she loses her job. At 54, she loses her job and worries about her future. She learns that one of her favorite clients wills her a large beachfront home in Nantucket. She can't believe this twist of fate. When she visits the home, she decides to turn the home into an inn. She talks her two best friends into moving with her, Quinn who is an interior decorator and Hallie who is in public relations, and both can help her with the inn. Ava's estranged daughter Charlotte also lives in Nantucket with her husband and newborn baby. As the story moves along and renovations begin on the home, more is learned about Charlotte and her marriage and about Hallie and what she's been hiding from her friends. Ave begins to feel a sense of purpose again. A near tragic illness brings everyone together and helps to put one another's lives in perspective. The Nantucket Beachfront Inn is a story of the importance of family and friends and how a bit of magic can also help. Thank you to Net Galley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Cute beach read! Great story about friendship and finding oneself. I look forward to reading about the other characters. I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author and Debra Moore through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

Fun beach read that you could put down and pick up! Overall it was a fun book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher!

This author is new to me. I love cozy beach reads, and this one did not disappoint. I'm looking forward to more books by this author. Highly recommend!

Fun beach read story for those who like a house renovation theme. A story of friendship, family and second chances.

The Nantucket Beachfront Inn would have worked out really well for me if this book had stuck with concentrating only on the storylines of Ava, Mila and Luna, three middle aged best friends, who decide to start afresh in Nantucket after Ava, a high powered attorney who loses her job and her savings stolen by her second husband, gets bequeathed an expensive beachfront house by an ex-client. However, the author decides to mix in storylines of other characters as well into this main plot. These characters are somehow connected to the three main protagonists but I felt that their stories could have been dealt with separately in later books considering this is just the first book in the series. It just felt like too much was happening with all the different story arcs and I couldn't connect to any of the characters. Also, at one point in the book a character named Willow who is supposed to be a witch takes a dig at conventional religions while explaining what witchcraft is all about... I found that irksome.

I received an e-Arc of the book from the author and publisher via NetGalley.

Rating: ⭐⭐✨💫

This is a fun, fast read that will be perfect for the beach. I am looking forward to learning more about the ladies with the next book.

Light, cute premise. Easy to like & follow characters - while not life-altering, who always needs that - escapes are a good thing sometimes. I liked it, it was an overall enjoyable read! Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley For the ARC opportunity!

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book.

Ava, in her mid fifties ends up leaving her intense law firm job and is gifted a beach house in Nantucket by one of her former clients.

Ava has not had the best luck at keeping relationships in her life. Her first husband died in an accident while she was pregnant for their triplets. Her second husband leaves her and takes all her money. She is estranged from most of her husband. She is estranged from her mother, who doesn't seem to approve of her. She has two best friends but they keep a lot of their personal drama from each other. Then her job as a high paid tax attorney who helps the rich avoid paying their taxes. One night when she is fed up she ends up yelling at the firms most important client and is then let go from her job. Everything is just turned upside down in her life until she is bequeathed a 7 million dollar beach home.

Receiving this home is the best thing that could have happened to her. I love how Ava was able to have the strength to do something different in her life. This is a great story about repairing relationships in your life, at starting over, and facing adversity. I'm hoping to read more in this series.

Ava Flynn’s life is a disaster. She’s 54, unemployed and single. One thing is looking up, she was recently left a beach house in Nantucket by a wealthy former client. She hopes to turn the large home into a bed and breakfast inn to generate income. Her estranged daughter lives on the island as well and has struggles of her own. Ava hopes to repair the relationship with her family in time. Ava’s two best friends come to the island to help her remodel and get her life together. They each have life struggles of their own.
This book is part of a series so there are a number of characters making their introduction. I love anything set in Nantucket so this was a great beach, summer read for me. One of the characters threw me for a loop about halfway through but maybe she’s just eccentric. I will have to pick up the other books in the series to see how their stories unravel.

High powered attorney Ava Flynn has had enough, and when she ends up telling a client off it results in the loss of her job. Fortuitously, at the same time she inherits a prime piece of real estate from a former client, a rambling house in Nantucket. Flynn decides to cut her losses in New York City and move to Nantucket to try to turn the house into an inn. She tries to convince her two best friends, Luna and Mila (which sounds more like the names for cats, just saying), to join her in Nantucket.

In addition, Ava hopes to heal her fractured family. There are conflicts and characters aplenty in this introduction to a new series based in the Nantucket Beachfront Inn. At times it felt like characters were not fully explored due to so many moving parts in the story, but I assume that in future books some of these characters will be given more time, and I had enough interest in the story to read the next book.

I would rate this 3.5 due to an interesting story but one that did not totally grab me, however I'm rounding up to four stars because I am interested in reading the follow up.