The Endless Beach

I wasn't crazy about this book; yet, I usually enjoy Jenny Colgan's books. In this, Flora quits her London job and returns home to a Scottish island and opens a cafe. She originally went back there to conduct business with her boss (Joel), an attorney, who worked for Colton, a real estate entrepreneur who was buying property there. Her boss secretly fell in love with her (as did she with him) and decided to move there permanently as well, still working and traveling extensively for Colton. Of course, Flora and Joel could not share their feelings for each other, nor could Joel get over his upbringing which caused him to shy away from deep relationships with anyone. Then there is Colton who fell in love with Flora's brother, Innes, but is harboring a deep secret that only Joel knows that leads to more strife. If everyone talked to everyone else, I guess there wouldn't be a book. But while I enjoyed the characters, maybe that would have been a good thing.