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Meant to Be (Sweetbriar Cove Book 1) Kindle Edition
Poppy Somerville believes in happily-ever-after. It's the reason her romance novels have won devoted readers all over the world - and why she's broken off her engagement just weeks before the wedding instead of settling for less than true love. Escaping to her aunt's beach cottage in Sweetbriar Cove, Poppy is looking for inspiration to end her writer's block and finish her new book. She just wasn't counting on the handsome, gruff contractor making such a racket next door...
Cooper Nicholson doesn't believe in soul-mates. He thought he'd found his forever once, and the world proved him wrong, so when the cute brunette comes storming over and demands he keep the noise down, romance is the last thing on his mind. But his new neighbor is full of surprises, and soon, their chemistry is too hot to ignore.
As they grow closer, they discover fiction has nothing on the plot twists life has in store. But will Cooper find a way to let go of the past and risk his heart again? And can Poppy find her happily ever after - on and off the page? Find out in the new sweet and sexy small-town romance from New York Times bestselling author, Melody Grace!
The Sweetbriar Cove Series:
#1 Meant to Be
#2 All for You
#3 The Only One
#4 I'm Yours
#5 Holiday Kisses
#6 No Ordinary Love
#7 Wildest Dreams
#8 This Kiss
#9 Always Be Mine
#10 Two Hearts
#11 The Story of Us
#12 Back to You
#13 One More Night
#14 Time After Time
#15 Forever Summer
#16 Simply Irresistible
#17 From This Moment
PRAISE FOR MELODY GRACE:
"Melody Grace created fascinating characters that are simply I-R-R-E-S-I-S-T-I-B-L-E ! Her stories leave you with a big smile on your face and a heart bursting with love." - A Bookish Escape Blog
"Sexy and sweet: the perfect summer read!" - Corinne Michaels, New York Times bestselling author
"Heartwarming, swoony, and sexy as hell." - Claire Contreras, New York Times bestselling author
"Sizzling summer perfection! Melody Grace does it again." - Kendall Ryan, New York Times bestselling author
"Sizzling hot and super emotional - the perfect combo!" - NYT and USA Today bestselling Lauren Blakely
"A roller coaster ride of pure beautifully written." Blame it on the Rain Reviews
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date24 Feb. 2017
- File size2.6 MB
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- ASIN : B01MQRZ3V5
- Publisher : Melody Grace Books (24 Feb. 2017)
- Language : English
- File size : 2.6 MB
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- Print length : 277 pages
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Melody Grace is the New York Times bestselling author of the Beachwood Bay and Sweetbriar Cove series - a worldwide phenomenon with over 2 million downloads! She lives in Los Angeles, where she writes for television and film, including the Netflix hit show, BRIDGERTON.
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 May 2018I really enjoyed this book. The characters had depth and I enjoyed their stories. I felt the lead man was a little unrealistic in his back story, but it made for a more interesting story overall. Any book that invokes an emotional response in me is worthy of five stars. My tears were either a result of lack of sleep (it was 4am) or fab writing! I'd like to read more by Melody Grace.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2018A lovely contemporary love story with good characters, good interactions. Misconceptions of what happened combine to make this a good story with a believable plot line.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2018I found this book trawling through Amazon and thought I’d give it a go as it was free.
The writing was really good, the plot was wonderful and sweet. I loved the characters and the setting was perfect. I was bear tears by the end of this book. Poppy was woefully optimistic but she was perfect and Cooper was a stubborn mule but I loved him.
This was well worth a read.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2018Melody Grace great at writing a happy ending and this book didn't disappoint,very much like the story poppy believed in happy endings, she was a popular author who had already had published books,her whole life she had believed in a happy ending in romance,in her own life she was due to get married but she stopped it before the wedding,she discovered she really didn't love her fiance like she thought she did so she called the whole thing off,poppy left to write her final book at her aunts place but had writers block that was until she met cooper,read the story for the whole tale and I know your like it.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2024Won't win too many literary awards, but a cute & fun book
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2022|| B O O K R E V I E W 📝
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Meant To Be
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Melody Grace
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Romance
𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
Have you ever had that moment when you take a chance on a "𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶" author and within the first few chapters of the book just know that you'll be devouring their back collection?.
Well, this is exactly what happened whilst reading this incredible romance.
It had everything I love. Slow-burn, sizzling steamy scenes (𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰, 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴), amazing supporting characters, chemistry you not only read but felt between the main characters and the perfect amount of angst, all wrapped up in the beautiful beachy settings of the Cape.
Copper & Poppy's love story was charming, sweet and all together quite spicy. Which is the perfect combination.
I very much recommend it.
𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞:
"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 ‘𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦'”
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐟:
• Contemporary Romances
• Steamy Reads
• Small Town Romances
• Guy Next Door
• Heart-warming Romances
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘖𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘖𝘧 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝘗𝘭𝘰𝘵: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (𝟒.𝟓)
4.0 out of 5 stars|| B O O K R E V I E W 📝Charming and Heart-warming journey to true love
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2022
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Meant To Be
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Melody Grace
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Romance
𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
Have you ever had that moment when you take a chance on a "𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶" author and within the first few chapters of the book just know that you'll be devouring their back collection?.
Well, this is exactly what happened whilst reading this incredible romance.
It had everything I love. Slow-burn, sizzling steamy scenes (𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰, 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴), amazing supporting characters, chemistry you not only read but felt between the main characters and the perfect amount of angst, all wrapped up in the beautiful beachy settings of the Cape.
Copper & Poppy's love story was charming, sweet and all together quite spicy. Which is the perfect combination.
I very much recommend it.
𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞:
"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 ‘𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦'”
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐟:
• Contemporary Romances
• Steamy Reads
• Small Town Romances
• Guy Next Door
• Heart-warming Romances
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘖𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘖𝘧 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝘗𝘭𝘰𝘵: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (𝟒.𝟓)
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2023The best love story, beach holiday book I've ever read. Even if you're reading on a cold winters day you can imagine yourself right in the heart of sweetbriars Bay. Ever character a delight and a true feel of the many different characters it takes to make a community. Laughter, sadness, love, thinking as you cannot turn the page over quickly enough, is Connor really not going to be brave enough to fight for true happiness, will Poppy let him slip through her fingers, can McKenzie make Connor see what's staring at him... so many questions, the answers are there, you will have to turn the pages for yourself, you won't be disappointed. The hot steamy scenes just....yes....
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2020Absolutely loved this book. The characters are so deep that you completely fall in love with them. For a romance with lots of fluff it also has a meaty plot. That leaves you sometimes wanting to go into the book and knock the characters heads together. Amazing definitely getting the next book.
Top reviews from other countries
- Amy BosicaReviewed in the United States on 24 February 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars no matter how easy it seemed to play it safe and settle for ...
“Love was worth taking a risk on, no matter how easy it seemed to play it safe and settle for something less that The One.”
“Real love is messy, and broken, and hard. Not all fairy tales and Prince Charming.”
When I think of Melody Grace novels, I think sweet, sexy and unforgettable second chance romances. And her new series Sweetbriar Cove, does not disappoint. Told from dual points of view, Meant to Be follows the story of Poppy and Cooper. As a romance writer, Poppy knows a thing or two about romance. But, when it comes to her personal life, she has yet to meet the one. She thought that she had found her prince charming, but she was wrong. When she takes a trip to Sweetbriar Cove to escape the chaos in her life, she thought she would finally finish her book and break through her writers block. What she didn’t expect or plan on was Cooper. Cooper is cynic and doesn’t believe in love, happily ever afters and soul mates. You see, he’s been burned by love before and now, wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole…That is until Poppy comes into his life. Poppy challenges him and makes him rethink his stance on love and relationships. She reminds him of all the good things love can bring and makes him want the impossible. Will Poppy find the ending that she is looking for? Will Cooper take a chance on love before it’s too late? These are all amazing questions that you’ll get the answer to in Meant to Be.
Meant to Be is a wonderful start to an all new series by Melody Grace. From the moment you pick up this book, you are swept away in Poppy and Cooper’s story. There is just something about these two characters that just pulls you in and begs you to find out more. I knew from the first moment I met these two characters that their story was going to be special. The sparks between the two of them were just so intense that I couldn’t wait for them to fall.
The road to happily ever after for these two characters was not an easy one. They had a lot of ups and downs along the way. Good times and bad ones. Swoon worthy moments and some heartbreaking ones too. But, every moment was worth it. In the end, these two characters learned that real love is totally worth fighting for and sometimes, you just have to be willing to jump…no matter how afraid you may be or how the past might have hurt you. When it’s meant to be, there is no fight or cost too high. And in the end, I am left with an amazing love story, a smile on my face and anticipation for the next book in this series.
I think this series is off to one heck of a start. I love all the characters and the setting. I enjoyed getting lost and swept away in this new world this author has created. And I have to say, I am really looking forward to seeing where this story will go, who will fall next and what other surprises this author may have up her sleeves for us next.
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in India on 5 January 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing lovely story
It's really lovely story which keeps you hook till the end. After a long time read such a beautiful one. Will read once again
- Carole St-LaurentReviewed in Canada on 15 January 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet
Very enjoyable. Maybe I will decide to read more from the series.
- Basil RepaReviewed in Australia on 11 June 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Poppy's New Adventure
Five Amazing Stars
I was so absolutely thrilled to receive this first series Sweetbriar Cove. Written by newest exciting author, Melody Grace. Another marvellous new romance that I have so thoroughly enjoyed.
Poppy Somerville just adored reading romance books most of all. That was most definitely her most favourite pastime she did growing love. She in fact was the most passionate romantic. Now after she suddenly break up from her wedding to her fiancé she quickly escapes. Whilst she heads still hoping that she will evidently find her true love.
As she travel a passenger shares a novel for her to read. This lady, not realising that Poppy is the actual writer of the book. It was this wonderful story that she love and remembered so. vividly. It was such a major success for her writing ability and one she will never forget. Now it was time for Poppy to escape her worries of the world and stay at her Aunties place in Cape Cod.
I simply adored this marvellous book so very much. Such the most thrilling romance and so beautifully written. Such a wonderful series I'm so excited to read more. A total winner it was!!
* I recommend this book to everyone.
- P. BlevinsReviewed in the United States on 5 November 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Fair reading
Meant To Be: Sweetbriar Cove Book 1 is by Melody Grace. This is the first book in a ten book series. I hope she can keep up the pace and standards she set with this one. The book is a gentle romance with no developed later in the series; but with whom graphic situations or language. It is set on Cape Cod and the author really describes the setting in such a way that you feel like you are there and can smell the air and feel the soft breezes. She introduces characters that will be we can identify.
Poppy has come to her aunt’s cottage to get away. She has just broken her engagement to Owen and fled. She is behind on writing her next book and despite two extensions, has not even started the last book in her series. She knows she didn’t make a mistake by breaking her engagement to Owen; but she did wish she hadn’t hurt him. She just knew that marriage to him was not what she wanted or needed. Now, she needs to find a way to get over her writer’s block and begin writing. Maybe here at her Aunt’s home she can get that done in peace and quiet. Or not!
Cooper Nicholson has started redoing the house next door and he begins work at 7 or 8 am. Poppy had just driven into town and laid down to sleep when he started banding and cutting his way through the house. Wide awake, now, Poppy heads next door to see if he can stop the noise. She realizes she knew Cooper from long ago when he picked on her. It looks like he hasn’t changed at all, he is still bothering her.