Wishing Beach: second chances, love and a little bit of magic

Wishing Beach by Heather Burch is the first book in the Wishing Beach series. Angela Reed-Baker’s life has been shattered. After a painful divorce from a narcissist, she has moved to the famous Wishing Beach Island, a destination known for granted wishes beneath the mysterious Banyan tree. As she begins to settle in, she discovers an old photograph of a young woman that Jesse Malone, the groundskeeper, carries around in his wallet. Angela discovers that the young woman was “The One” who left. As she digs into the past, she discovers a poignant love story. But what happened to the young woman? Why did she leave Jesse behind? With her handsome neighbor and new friend, mystery novelist Ryan North helps Angela discover what happened to the young woman and hopefully bring closure to Jesse. 

Wishing Beach is a cute love story of love, loss and second chances. Switching between present day and the summer of 1981, readers discover a story of young love, economic class differences and a political cover up. During her search, she discovers her own inner strength to move on from her ex-husband and forge her own path. Angela, at times, was hard to like. She seems to be strong and assertive and others seem to just follow along. I enjoyed the banter between Angela and Ryan. I see a possible romance between the two? I guess I may have to read book 2 to find out. Overall, I enjoyed Wishing Beach. It was a light, weekend read. It had a Notebook kinda vibe. If you enjoy stories about second chances, love and a little magic, I recommend Wishing Beach. 

Wishing Beach is available in paperback and eBook