Sheila Roberts takes readers back to Moonlight Harbor for an enemies-to-lovers story filled with her own special blend of humor and heart. I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book, seeing as Brody had failed to win my heart in the earlier books. I can see Roberts was biding her time until his own story to unveil all the messy emotions and layers that I found missing earlier. And it all began with the arrival of Lucy Holmes.

One of my favorite facets of this series is the community that Roberts has created. All of the characters flow seamlessly in and out of the story, as friends and neighbors would in real life. It lends authenticity to the events, emotions, and challenges that play out across the pages. It makes me feel as if I too am a part of that community.

Lucy is one of my favorite characters of this series. When her life is upended, through no fault of her own, and she strikes out to forge her own path, I was with her every step of the way. I loved her determination to succeed on her own terms, especially when faced with Brody's determination to stop her. The friction - and chemistry - between these two was so much fun!

Adding the younger generation (Lucy's daughter and Brody's son) to the cast of characters brought another layer of emotional depth to the story that only added to my enjoyment. I especially enjoyed the evolution of Lucy's relationship with her daughter, as they found their respective footing following Lucy's divorce, redefining their relationship and moving forward into a loving, productive, adult partnership, both learning and growing through the process.

Sand Dollar Lane is the sixth book of the Moonlight Harbor series but you don't need to read all of the books to enjoy this one. However, I do think readers will have a better understand of Brody if they at least read book five, Sunset on Moonlight Beach before beginning Sand Dollar Lane. However, if you want to start with book one, pick up a copy of Welcome to Moonlight Harbor and let the fun begin.

4.5 Stars
ARC received for fair and unbiased review

Roberts creates characters you love and want to spend time with. In Sand Dollar Lane, you can't help but feel sorry for poor Lucy, whose entire life is turned upside down by her husband Evan's indiscretion. And who can't understand how Brody feels watching the woman he thought he would spend the rest of his life with marry someone else? It is a novel that tugs at your heartstrings and makes you root for the main characters to find lasting love.

What I truly enjoyed about this novel, however, is how well Roberts used multiple points of view to work through the subplots of the novel. Lucy and Evan's daughter Hannah brings a fresh and younger perspective to this women's novel. I don't want to spoil things, so I won't go into detail, but I loved her insight into her family's troubles and how big she dreams about her and her mother's futures.

Anything with a beach town setting is going to capture my attention, but Roberts' cast of town residents and their town events really made this a special story. As a real estate professional, I also appreciate that the author took the time to run details by an actual real estate broker. I despise when fictional real estate professionals do crazy things that would never be allowed.

If you enjoy small town romance, women's novels, or well-written stories told from multiple viewpoints, you need to give Sand Dollar Lane by Sheila Roberts a try.

I loved Sand Dollar Lane by Sheila Roberts! I enjoyed revisiting the characters from previous installments, as well as getting to know newcomers. Ms. Roberts has the most amazing way of bringing a story to life and enveloping the readers within its pages. The characters truly feel like friends. I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a great read!

SAND DOLLAR LANE is the sixth instalment in Sheila Roberts’ contemporary, adult MOONLIGHT HARBOR romance series. This is real estate agents Brody Green, and Lucy Holmes’ story line. SAND DOLLAR LANE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary.


Told from third person perspective SAND DOLLAR LANE follows in the wake of forty- four year old Lucy Holmes discovering her husband is having an affair with his much younger assistant. Hoping for a fresh start, Lucy, along with her teenaged daughter Hannah, moves to the small town of Moonlight Harbor where Lucy will find she is not the only real estate agent in town. Enter single father Brody Green, and Moonlight Harbor’s only realtor. Lucy believes a little bit of competition is good for the soul but Lucy and Brody will butt heads, masking an barely veiled attraction between our leading couple. What ensues is the slow building but tempestuous relationship between Brody and Lucy, and the potential fall-out as Lucy’s ex comes back hoping for a second chance.


Meanwhile, Lucy’s daughter Hannah has fallen for Brody’s son Declan, and their parents’ petulant relationship begins to take its toll, threatening the growing happiness between H & D.




The slow building relationship between Lucy and Brody begins acrimoniously as Brody is all but threatened by Lucy’s success in a town that does not require another real estate agency. Pushing one another’s proverbial buttons, Lucy and Brody continue to dance around the ‘elephant in the room’, a dance that reveals Brody doesn’t do relationships, preferring to keep Lucy on the sidelines as a competitor and friend. There are no $ex scenes-any physical contact is limited to a singular, chaste kiss.


The secondary and supporting characters include Lucy’s daughter Hannah and Lucy’s ex-husband Evan, and her sister and brother in law Darla and Orren ; Brody’s son Declan; Brody’s ex Jenna and her husband Seth, handyman Carl, and a large assortment of townsfolk and friends.


SAND DOLLAR LANE is a well-written but slow moving story line exacerbated by the hero’s inability to commit or move forward; a relationship in which there is no discernible or palpable sexual attraction between our leading couple as Brody refuses to accept Lucy as a permanent fixture in his life. Continuously reminding our heroine that he has loved and loss, Brody refuses to go down that road, again. The premise is interesting; the romance, in my opinion, is lacking. Lucy is a true and determined heroine; Brody’s attitude and actions left me with mixed feelings about the overall story line.


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Sand Dollar Lane was a very cute story with likeable characters.
Second chances is the theme of the story. Laugh out loud moments keep your smiling and engaged.
This series is one I recommend you read in I order. Though this can be read as a standalone, knowing the backstory of Moonlight Harbor is important to the development of the series.
Highly recommend Sheila Roberts books.
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I have enjoyed this author's books for years. This read was a bit tough on the eyes since I used NetGalley on my phone, but it was worth every minute.

Roberts creates characters you love and want to spend time with. In Sand Dollar Lane, you can't help but feel sorry for poor Lucy, whose entire life is turned upside down by her husband Evan's indiscretion. And who can't understand how Brody feels watching the woman he thought he would spend the rest of his life with marry someone else? It is a novel that tugs at your heartstrings and makes you root for the main characters to find lasting love.

What I truly enjoyed about this novel, however, is how well Roberts used multiple points of view to work through the subplots of the novel. Lucy and Evan's daughter Hannah brings a fresh and younger perspective to this women's novel. I don't want to spoil things, so I won't go into detail, but I loved her insight into her family's troubles and how big she dreams about her and her mother's futures.

Anything with a beach town setting is going to capture my attention, but Roberts' cast of town residents and their town events really made this a special story. As a real estate professional, I also appreciate that the author took the time to run details by an actual real estate broker. I despise when fictional real estate professionals do crazy things that would never be allowed.

If you enjoy small town romance, women's novels, or well-written stories told from multiple view points, you need to give Sand Dollar Lane by Sheila Roberts a try.

If you are looking for a beach read, then look no further than this series. It is filled with tension, love, hope, and reimaging your life once you have to put the pieces back together.

Lucy walks into a showing and finds her husband in the shower with another woman. That sets into motion a series of events that forces Lucy to reevaluate her life and move forward without him. She decides to chuck it all and move to this small beach community called Moonlight Harbor. Here she sets up shop as a realtor much to the dismay of the only realty shop in town and Brody Green. But competition is a good thing and this creates even more tension between the two. I really enjoyed their banter at the beginning and how long it took them to warm up to each other. I even chuckled when their children were dating and how much that grates on their nerves that their parents were acting like children.

Hannah, Lucy's daughter, does come off as somewhat entitled in the beginning but I liked how she realized that her dad didn't treat Lucy right and in a way boycotted him and his new girlfriend. However, time with Lucy helping her start her business and remodel the house stabilizes and grounds her so that she isn't so bratty.

This small town drew me in with the unique shops and engaging characters, and I really wanted to pack up and move there so that I too could enjoy the small-town feel. I feel like everyone would be welcoming no matter the situation and I would feel right at home.

This is the 6th book in this series and can be read as a standalone, but there are comments in this book that didn't make sense (having not read the first 5 books) until I went back and looked at the synopsis for the first book regarding Jenna and spousal support. Since she and Brody were previously engaged but not married, I didn't understand until I discovered she had been married before. Then it all made sense.

A very engaging book and we give it 4 paws up.

Sand Dollar Lane by Sheila Roberts is a novel about second chances. This is a cute story. I thought Sand Dollar Lane contained good writing and the story moved along at a steady pace. The characters and situations are realistic. The author’s word imagery allowed me to visualize the lovely seaside community of Moonlight Harbor. Lucy Holmes catches her husband in flagrante delicto when she is showing a condo to potential buyers. Lucy decides a change of scenery is in order after the divorce. When she visits Moonlight Harbor with her sister, Lucy knows this is the right place for her. With only one other real estate office in town, there is room for Lucy to establish her business. Brody Green is shocked when he learns another real estate office is opening. He is unprepared for the lovely and clever Lucy Holmes. These two savvy realtors soon have a hot competition going between them. Their lives take a sudden turn when their college aged kids begin dating. Is there a chance of romance between these two opponents? I loved the town of Moonlight Harbor. It is a charming seaside community with friendly residents, quaint shops, and lovely homes. Sand Dollar Lane is the sixth A Moonlight Harbor Novel. It can be read as a standalone but reading the other books will allow you to become acquainted with the other residents and their stories. The only thing I was not a fan of was the switching point-of-view. I wish Sand Dollar Lane had been written in the third person instead of switching between four (or so) people. I laughed often while reading Sand Dollar Lane. I thoroughly enjoyed the humor sprinkled throughout the story. This is a positive book that will leave you smiling. Sand Dollar Lane is a great book to read while on vacation (relaxing at the beach or poolside). Sand Dollar Lane is an upbeat tale with a duplicitous spouse, a fixer upper, a cozy canal, friendly residents, a conniving competitor, a videographer daughter, and a second chance romance.

“If you’re lucky enough to live at the beach, you’re lucky enough,” or so the saying goes on so many cute signs – particularly at beachfront communities.

But neither Lucy Holmes or Brody Green are feeling particularly lucky when this story begins – even though Brody already has his own house at the beach in Moonlight Harbor. Brody’s either heartbroken or cheesed off – or honestly a bit of both – that his fiancée Jenna Jones broke up with him in the previous book in this series, Sunset on Moonlight Beach, and married someone else.

Jenna owns The Driftwood Inn, a homey little B&B that seems to be the emotional if not the physical heart of tiny Moonlight Harbor. Brody, the only real estate agent in town and the head of the chamber of commerce, has no choice but to keep running into his ex and her new husband everywhere he turns.

It’s not making the hurt heal any faster, particularly since Jenna is determined to make it up to Brody for following HER heart by finding the perfect person for him to lose his to.

Lucy Holmes left her lucrative real estate business in Seattle behind – along with her marriage – after finding her husband in a cliché – and a naked clinch – with one of their junior real estate agents in a condo that Lucy was showing to prospective buyers. She gets half of everything they built together, both their marital property and their real estate business – but she needs a fresh start.

She discovers Moonlight Harbor, a little town on the Washington coast that looks like its on the cusp of discovery – and only seems to have one real estate agency in position to take advantage of the coming boom. There’s plenty of room in this growing community for two real estate agents. Or there should be. But Brody’s feeling sensitive about everything after losing Jenna, and Lucy is not only feeling sensitive about plenty herself, but NEEDS that fresh start in the worst way to get past, well, her past.

It’s a tiny town. They keep running into each other – and running after anyone in town who looks like they’re planning to buy or sell a house. Their college-age children, Brody’s son Declan and Lucy’s daughter Hannah, can’t seem to get enough of each other – enough of a worry for their parents without adding the Montague and Capulet vibes their respective parents are spreading all over town.

But the sparks that Brody and Lucy throw off every time they lock horns or glances puts the truth in another old saying about what three things kissing and real estate have in common. The guiding principles for both endeavors are “Location, location, location.”

Escape Rating B: Sand Dollar Lane is the sixth book in the author’s Moonlight Harbor series, which began with the fittingly titled Welcome to Moonlight Harbor. I haven’t read the previous books in the series – as much as I loved this author’s Life in Icicle Falls series (my favorite is Merry Ex-Mas) I think this one fell down the “so many books, so little time” conundrum.

I didn’t feel like I was missing any of the plot by not having visited this little town before – there are plenty of hints to catch a new reader right up embedded into the current action. What I think I did miss was being previously invested in Brody Green’s relationship with Jenna Jones. Her ‘torn between two lovers’ dilemma stretches over the first five books and finally ends with her marrying Seth Waters at the end of the fifth book.

So here we are in the sixth book, Jenna is happily married and Brody is miserable. (She seems to be a great person and he really did love her so his misery is completely understandable.) But, and this is where I think I missed something, I didn’t know them so I didn’t feel FOR them when this book started.

So Brody comes off as a bit of a self-absorbed jerk, and Jenna’s continuous attempts to assuage her own guilt over their breakup by awkwardly and obviously trying to match Brody up with every unattached female in their age bracket comes off as weird and intrusive. On the other hand, I’m an introvert and would want to lick my wounds in private, thankyouverymuch. Brody, Jenna and Lucy for that matter are all extroverts. So they might feel differently. Jenna certainly does, but Brody, not so much.

Lucy is every bit as salty about men and relationships as Brody is about women, but she earned it more. At the same time, she really is doing her best – and it turns out to be damn good – to wash that man right out of her hair and move forward with her own life and a fresh start.

That she turns into the Wicked Witch of the West whenever Brody gets when spitting distance is not her usual, but she’s having some trust issues about men who seem to be smooth and charming because that was her ex all over. And Brody seems to be able to turn it on and off at a moment’s notice.

In other words, this is a romance where the adults are squabbling like children on a playground and not actually adulting. It’s their newly adult children who are much closer to adulting. Not that Hannah doesn’t fall off that wagon once or twice in a really big way, but then, she’s at the age where that’s expected behavior.

But very much on my other hand, Moonlight Harbor is a lovely, close-knit community, and the people who live there seem to be utterly charming. While the romance in this particular entry in the series turned out to be not quite my cuppa, I did enjoy visiting here and I really liked the way that Lucy ‘put on her big girl panties’ and moved forward with her life. That part was terrific – even with her occasional partial transformations into Maleficent. (Although I loved the time when she had nightmares about it – not for the nightmare but because the invasion of Disney into her dreamscape was just so well done AND on point.)

To make this long story short, while I may not have fallen in love with the romance between Lucy and Brody, I did fall hard for Moonlight Harbor and would love to come back. And probably will the next time I’m in the mood for life in a lovely place that isn’t that far distant in either miles or mood from my beloved Icicle Falls.

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 books to snuggle up with on any day.

Sand Dollar Lane
Sheila Roberts
April 26, 2022


In Sheila Roberts Moonlight Harbor series #6 we find the characters moving on with their lives. Lucy Holmes-Anderson and her husband, Evan, are heading towards the end of their realtor business together in Bellevue, Washington. Then came the end of their marriage. She refused to accept his infidelity. It was time to move on. She visited Moonlight Harbor with her sister, Darla and husband. Although she would be a venture starting the new business, she felt it was worth the risk. Lucy found a spot for an office, bid on a house and made plans to move on as soon as possible.
It would be Brody Green, divorced then dumped by his recent fiance Jenna Jones who would have his eye opened with her arrival. With Lucy Anderson heading into town his position as the only realtor would be challenged by the opening of Dream Homes Realty. Along with the issues that Lucy and Brody develop, we find the other main characters in this series working through their own obstacles.
As a reader of Roberts books I was certain I would enjoy this series and I did however - I had not read books 3 through 5 so winding my way into the first quarter of Sand Dollar Lane had me rereading pages to clarify characters. Once that challenge was met, I was able to enjoy the story line and follow the antics of Lucy’s arrival in Moonlight Harbor.
Sand Dollar Lane will be published by Mira of Harlequin Publishing on April 26, 2022. I appreciate their allowing me to read and review Sheila Robets latest novel via NetGalley. Roberts’s fans will be thrilled with her latest edition of Moonlight Harbor. Those who have not read the series will enjoy reading it start to finish. However, if this one strikes your fancy try not to zip through the intros to the main characters. The first section paves the way. Do enjoy, I truly did.

Sand Dollar Lane
Shelia Roberts

Sand Dollar Lane, #6 in USA Today Bestseller Sheila Roberts Moonlight Harbor series is a real feel-good read dealing with genuine everyday problems like divorce and starting over and highlighting genuine everyday happenings like running a 21st Century business relying on social media and coping with contentious competitors.
Besides the relatable characters and heartfelt storyline Sheila gifts readers with a fantastic narrative including some unforgettable quotable one-liners like Divorce PTSD and Moonlight Harbor Realty Wars that will have the audience laughing out loud. Fans of Robyn Carr, Nora Roberts, Sarah Morgan and fans of this special series will not be able to put this down and will wonder why Hallmark or Netflix hasn’t put this on the small screen. This novel could be read alone but as all series is best read in order.

Successful Seattle relator Lucy Holmes thought she had the perfect life until while showing a home she found her husband in that home in a very compromising position with one of their young agents. Good news she made the sale before she dumped the cheater and headed for her new beginning. While licking her wounds Lucy visits the charming Washington town of Moonlight Harbor and knows right away this is the ideal place to set up her new real estate shop and start her new life. Unfortunately her competition thinks differently.
Brody Green is unlucky in love, BIG TIME and it’s not easy living in the same town with his ex but he manages. But Brody is lucky in business running his very successful Beach Dreams Realty and it doesn’t hurt that he’s the only game in town. That is until a beautiful evil witch named Lucy moves into his town making moves on his customers.
Can these two real estate moguls work out their differences and play nice or will it be a showdown in Moonlight Harbor?

This is a really good book. I will read anything that Shelia Roberts writes. The two main characters are Lucy and Brody. Lucy and Brody are real estate agents. Lucy is recently divorced and Brody just broke up with his fiancé. Lucy moves to Moonlight Harbor and sets up a real estate office, Brody has the only real estate office in Moonlight Harbor. They start competing to get clients. They have a mutual attraction and it leads to love and marriage.

Always love her stories, this was no different. We have gotten to know the people of the town and adding more people is always good. Love the people and plot line.

This was a really cute story of enemies to lovers with the added bonus of their college age kids ending up in a relationship together while they are still pretty much enemies. Lucy Holmes heads to Moonlight Harbor after divorcing her cheating husband and decides to open up a real estate office in town since there is only one and the town is up and coming and could sustain another office. Brody Green after being dumped by his fiancée doesn’t take kindly to someone coming in to his turf since he has had the only real estate office in town forever and thinks of the town as his domain. Lucy steals a listing out from under his nose and Brody just can’t stand her even if he is super attracted to her and Lucy is attracted as well. So a pretty predictable story and of course with the obligatory ex tried to get her back at the end and makes Brody think he’s getting dumped again but it all turns out great.

Thanks to Mira and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form. All opinions in this review are my own.

Totally fun read. I love reading sequels! Sheila Roberts books always keep me reading long into the night.