By Joanne DeMaio
Pages 325 Kindle Edition
Received book for Honest review from Mary's Media, PR
Synopsis:
Pull up an Adirondack chair, listen to the lapping waves, and linger beneath the summer sky in this story of friendship and second chances ...
Sara Beth and Rachel have been wishing on stars for as long as they've been friends. Sara Beth dreams of her own antique shop, with lace curtains hanging in the windows. For Rachel, a little beach cottage will do, where sea breezes and salt water might inspire her sketches. From sharing wishes to cups of coffee at a cherished cafe, they've stitched pieces of their lives together like a patchwork quilt - a soft quilt of friendship they thought they'd hold close forever.
But while celebrating their birthdays in Manhattan, one makes a decision that will alter the course of their friendship. At a midtown lunch, Sara Beth excuses herself to use the Ladies' Room, and never returns. Instead she slips the waiter a note to pass along to her dear friend, asking Rachel to cover for her disappearance.
Sara Beth's escape begins a summer of change, one that eventually brings her antique shop to life, with a price. Though her decision pulls at her marriage and children, the strongest effect is on Rachel. For her, Sara Beth's disappearance brings a solitary Mounted Police Officer into her life, one who gladly shows Rachel that it isn't always stars that deliver wishes.
Winding from the hidden gems of Manhattan, to a weathered cottage at Anchor Beach, to an opulent New England carriage house, Whole Latte Life promises that redemption is a tender road worth taking, that secrets and ice cream are worth sharing, that true friendship has the same sweet magic as stardust.
My Review:
I was very excited about this book- Who would not be with Coffee in the title and the cover is beautiful, I was sure ready to hit the swing with my coffee and nook in tote, off I go.
I was intrigued with the fact I am facing the 4-0 my self soon.
Rachael and Sara Beth have been best friends since 8th grade hanging out in the summer beach cottage wishing on the first star for the dreams to come true.
When Sara Beth and Rachel take their Girls Weekend in New York, Sara Beth is faced with many fears and devastation of the past, so with a note to the waiter to pass to her best friend, she disappears. Rachel frantic that something is off and meets Mounted Police Officer Michael. As Rachel is desperate to find her friend, Michael helps
along the way.
With dreams of what could be and what could have been these two friends are sure to be wishing many first stars as they are faced with Sara Beth's disappearance and the losses they have shared together and apart. Can Rachel and Sara Beth mend these heartaches and sorrows of the past and move on with the wishes of the future and what 40 really means of coming to age. When Life starts at 40. So grab a Latte and beach chair listen to the waves and wish on the first star with Whole Latte Life.
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