From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop within the Corner as well as the Cafe by the ocean comes another enchanting, unforgettable book of a woman who makes a brand new start on the beautiful Scottish Island of Mure-only to discover life has more surprises in store for her.

When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum career in London for the remote Scottish island of Mure, she never dreamed that Joel-her difficult, adorable boss-would follow. Yet now, not only provides Flora been reunited with her about The Endless Beach: A Novel family and opened up a wonderful café by the sea, but she and Joel are acquiring their initial faltering techniques into romance.

With Joel away on business in New York, Flora is preparing for another stage in her life. And that would be…? Love? She’s sense it. Security? In Joel’s hands, sure. Marriage? Not open to debate.

In the meanwhile, Flora is finding pleasure in an impressive sight: whales breaking waves off the beaches of Mure. But it addittionally signals something much less joyful. Relating to regional superstition, it’s an omen-and a caution that Flora’s potential could be as fleeting as the sea-spray…

A bracing season for the shore units the stage for Jenny Colgan’s delightful novel that’s as funny, heartwarming, and unpredictable as love itself.