Seaside Embrace: Hunter Lacroux: Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers (Unabridged‪)‬

As a dancer and a metal artist this story really work for me. I adore Jenna and Hunter and their struggles to a HEA. The narrator makes it enjoyable.

We’re back at Seaside, this time for Jana and Hunter’s story. As usual Melissa Foster does a great job of taking you along for another romantic journey.

Jana and Hunter are two souls who connected as “bed buddies” keeping it casual, but Hunter Lacroux finds himself wanting more. More of Jana Garner and it confounds him. Jana’s smart mouth challenges him at every turn, only drawing him in deeper.

Jana has herself spread thin with her many obligations and insane schedule, dancer/instructor, boxer, actress and waitress at her brother Colton’s bar, her life is anything but simple. Still, commitment phobic due to several bad relationships she decides she’s never getting involved again, which is why she’s running scared of her own reaction to being with Hunter and only Hunter in the last six months.

As Hunter works on a new metal sculpture for a contest he and his brother Grayson are entering, he decides to help friend and co-worker Clark save his marriage. This brought out a side to Hunter that I think surprised even him. He looked up “how to be romantic” in an attempt to help Clark and so begins his own exploration of what it means and how it impacts him as well.

As Hunter pursues Jana, she runs fast, but their explosive passion pulls her back. Will Jana allow her fears to end what could possibly be the one true love for her? Or will she trust Hunter and find that real love is worth taking the leap? Of course you get more of the Seaside girls and their men who always add to the story with their antics, insight and laughs.

B.J. Harrison is a favorite narrator for me and he did a great job in both pacing and evoking emotions.

Another great audiobook from Melissa Foster!

Take me to Cape Cod for the summer! I love these books and the community Melissa Foster has created for me to escape with! It's like I am one of the bunch and get to enjoy all the relationships that are being built. Hunter and Jana have been sleeping together for the last year. Agreeing they do not want a relationship, they enjoy each other. But something has changed and Hunter is on a mission to win Jana over. Will he be able to? Does he know what romance is? Will she see his love? Talk about romance, Hunter had me from the very beginning. He is quite the man and he knows what he needs to do. There were periods that Jana frustrated me, but that just makes the story that much better. A little conflict goes a long way for these two to find their happiness. I also love seeing everyone else. From the happy couples to those with marriage problems, we live realistic issues with this community and I love how Foster compassionately handles it. Another amazing listen.

BJ Harrison continues his narration of the series. I love this because not only is he a good narrator, but he is consistent between books, making the series amazing. He enhances the listens and leaves me happy and satisfied!