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Summer Romance Collection #2
Angel Beach
It’s hard to keep your resolve when your sworn enemy is a tall, hunky, and incredibly appealing surfer.
Sixteen-year-old Echo Sutton is anxious for the summer season to start in her home town of Angel Beach where she helps her grandmother run her famous cinnamon roll bakery, Rainbow’s End. But when John Freely, a ruthless business man with his sights set on buying Angel Beach, sends his three wild sons to town, Echo’s peaceful summer vacation turns to chaos. Echo is determined to shun, loathe, and despise anyone with the Freely name...but Jamison Freely is making that very hard.
The last way Jamison Freely wants to spend his summer is with his brothers doing his father’s evil bidding in Angel Beach. But knowing his self-centered older brother, Reeve, will not keep an eye on their reckless younger brother, Matthew, he reluctantly agrees to go. Once Jamison meets Echo Sutton, the granddaughter of the local bakery owner, he can’t stop thinking about her. In the midst of his brothers wreaking havoc in the quiet beach town, Jamison must convince Echo that he is not the enemy.
Sixteen-year-old Echo Sutton is anxious for the summer season to start in her home town of Angel Beach where she helps her grandmother run her famous cinnamon roll bakery, Rainbow’s End. But when John Freely, a ruthless business man with his sights set on buying Angel Beach, sends his three wild sons to town, Echo’s peaceful summer vacation turns to chaos. Echo is determined to shun, loathe, and despise anyone with the Freely name...but Jamison Freely is making that very hard.
The last way Jamison Freely wants to spend his summer is with his brothers doing his father’s evil bidding in Angel Beach. But knowing his self-centered older brother, Reeve, will not keep an eye on their reckless younger brother, Matthew, he reluctantly agrees to go. Once Jamison meets Echo Sutton, the granddaughter of the local bakery owner, he can’t stop thinking about her. In the midst of his brothers wreaking havoc in the quiet beach town, Jamison must convince Echo that he is not the enemy.
168 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2012
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Tess Oliver
126 books2,457 followersTess Oliver is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Custom Culture series and a large collection of other romances. She is well known for her relatable characters who "become your friends" as you journey with them and for intriguing stories that will have you "devouring her books in just one day". Tess has been featured on USA Today's 'Happy Ever After' site, and in publications including Glamour UK and Elle UK magazines.
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December 13, 2012
It was really good. Tess Oliver is definitely one of my all time favorite authors. This one just wasn't was well executed as I was expecting. I felt that Echo's trust issues were a little under developed and I wish the author would have elaborated on them more. Also, I wanted to understand who Echo and Jamison's relationship a little better.
I thought it was really nice how their backgounds were so differnt yet they were so similar. Yeah.
So....read it and soak it in.
So far, out of this series, I like Cowboy Dark better.
I thought it was really nice how their backgounds were so differnt yet they were so similar. Yeah.
So....read it and soak it in.
So far, out of this series, I like Cowboy Dark better.
June 5, 2013
I've been quite fond of Tess Oliver in the past. But this one was a fail.
What I hated was Echo's amazing, glorious, nauseating beauty. In turn, she finds Jamison so attractive blah blah blah.
Verdict: Cheesy. Immature. Didn't work. Bleh.
What I hated was Echo's amazing, glorious, nauseating beauty. In turn, she finds Jamison so attractive blah blah blah.
Verdict: Cheesy. Immature. Didn't work. Bleh.
July 30, 2012
I liked it. Will and Rubal to the left :D I think I'm ready for all the books I have on my list. YAY!!
September 16, 2014
1.5 stars
Terrible writing.
Terrible writing.
May 12, 2019
Den var bra. Jag älskar Mimi mormodern. Hon påminner mig om huvudperson i Tv-serien Good wicth för hon var också alltid lite mystisk och verkade kunna förutspå saker som skulle hända. Jag gillar hur mycket Jamison kände för Echo redan från början. Det bra problem. Det var tur att Jamisons pappa ändrade sig lite efter att hans son nästan dog och den enda anledningen han fortfarande lever är en tjej som han hatar och som hatar honom.
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August 9, 2025
This book is really good. I couldn't put the book down. This book makes you want to keep reading. The characters were fairly well developed and I got a good idea as to each of their personalities. I did not, however, find their love story very believable.
December 30, 2013
This is the second novella in Tess Oliver’s Vacation Romance Collection.
The story is about the town of Angel Beach, and one resident in particular, Echo. Echo lives with her grandmother and helps her out in her bakery shop, renowned for selling cinnamon rolls. The town is the focus of real estate mogul John Freely, the perfect location for a new tourist resort which will transform the beach town. The residents are set against the idea but when Freely’s three sons – Reeve, Jamison and Matt - move in to one of the beachside mansions and start stirring up as much trouble as they can they have residents reconsidering the possibility of selling up and moving out.
I really liked the cover of this book. It perfectly offsets the covers of the other two books, the 1st and 3rd in the series as they are black and white and this is colourful. The name is eponymous with the location for the story. The town kind of reminded me of the Florida Keys, or the towns in North Carolina used in the movie Safe Haven – kind of relaxed and rustic and old world. These qualities provide the perfect backdrop to the story.
There are two main characters, Echo and the middle Freely son, Jamison. The story is told from both perspectives which is a really great feature I’ve found in Tess’s other books aswell. Traditionally romance stories are told from the female protagonist’s point of view only so it’s refreshing to get a bit of a feel for how the guy is interpreting his feelings for the girl.
I really liked Echo from the start – from her unusual name to her unusual upbringing. Echo lives with her grandmother Mimi since her own mother gave her up when she was younger. Echo has a real sense of family about her though as she helps her grandmother out but also in her relationship with her best friend. I like to think she gets the trait from her grandmother who has an ability to see the wider picture in situations and judge them on a more even keel.
The Freely kids are sent by their father to bring trouble to the quiet town, in an attempt to make them flee from their homes. Reeve, the oldest son, and most like his father, is dead set on making as much trouble as he can. Matt, the youngest son, looks up to his big brother and is following his lead in causing trouble. Jamison, the middle son and other main character, is only there to make sure his little brother doesn’t get into too much trouble.
From the outset Jamison tries to reverse Echo’s preconception of him, thanks to his second name, and because we get to see some of the story from his perspective we get to see how feelings for Echo start with his own set of preconceptions but they start to develop and change as soon as he gets to know her.
Definitely worth reading as part of the 3 story collection, a good holiday read too, it will put you in the mood for a trip to the beach!
The story is about the town of Angel Beach, and one resident in particular, Echo. Echo lives with her grandmother and helps her out in her bakery shop, renowned for selling cinnamon rolls. The town is the focus of real estate mogul John Freely, the perfect location for a new tourist resort which will transform the beach town. The residents are set against the idea but when Freely’s three sons – Reeve, Jamison and Matt - move in to one of the beachside mansions and start stirring up as much trouble as they can they have residents reconsidering the possibility of selling up and moving out.
I really liked the cover of this book. It perfectly offsets the covers of the other two books, the 1st and 3rd in the series as they are black and white and this is colourful. The name is eponymous with the location for the story. The town kind of reminded me of the Florida Keys, or the towns in North Carolina used in the movie Safe Haven – kind of relaxed and rustic and old world. These qualities provide the perfect backdrop to the story.
There are two main characters, Echo and the middle Freely son, Jamison. The story is told from both perspectives which is a really great feature I’ve found in Tess’s other books aswell. Traditionally romance stories are told from the female protagonist’s point of view only so it’s refreshing to get a bit of a feel for how the guy is interpreting his feelings for the girl.
I really liked Echo from the start – from her unusual name to her unusual upbringing. Echo lives with her grandmother Mimi since her own mother gave her up when she was younger. Echo has a real sense of family about her though as she helps her grandmother out but also in her relationship with her best friend. I like to think she gets the trait from her grandmother who has an ability to see the wider picture in situations and judge them on a more even keel.
The Freely kids are sent by their father to bring trouble to the quiet town, in an attempt to make them flee from their homes. Reeve, the oldest son, and most like his father, is dead set on making as much trouble as he can. Matt, the youngest son, looks up to his big brother and is following his lead in causing trouble. Jamison, the middle son and other main character, is only there to make sure his little brother doesn’t get into too much trouble.
From the outset Jamison tries to reverse Echo’s preconception of him, thanks to his second name, and because we get to see some of the story from his perspective we get to see how feelings for Echo start with his own set of preconceptions but they start to develop and change as soon as he gets to know her.
Definitely worth reading as part of the 3 story collection, a good holiday read too, it will put you in the mood for a trip to the beach!
August 19, 2016
Angel Beach is one of the three stories of the Vacation Romance Collection, and I really loved this one!This novella tells the story of 16 year old Echo Sutton, who lives in Angel Beach with her grandmother, and helps her run her homemade Cinnamon Roll Bakery, named Rainbow's End. Everyone who lives in Angel Beach loves this Bakery and line up at least an hour before the Bakery opens early every morning to get their Cinnamon rolls and maybe coffee, one or a dozen!
Unfortunately, the real world enters their little town one year as a billionaire named John Freely has set his sight on claiming Angel Beach for his next deluxe Hotel resort. Since no one will sell to him even though he has offered way over what their property is worth, he decides t send his 3 teenage sons to the area to reek havoc and upset their peaceful summer!
The sons, Reeve, who is a carbon copy of his brother and ruthless takes it upon himslef to do a great job of this, unfortunately, not paying attention to the youngest brother of all Matthew, who looks up to Reeve, luckily the third bother Jamison, although he does not want to go does go to try to keep an eye on Matthew, and has no intention of helping his dad or his brothers in terrorizing all the people in the cool little town of Angel Beach.
When Jamison meets Echo, there is an instant attraction, but Echo does not want to give him a chance, as she knows they are there to cause trouble, but after spending a little time with him, she realizes he is nothing like his father or older brother.
After a big fight happens between Reeve and Jamison over Echo and they both get thrown in jail, their father comes up to straighten out the police and his son Jamison who broke Reeve's nose! Then something happens no one could have known was going to happen and they youngest brother Matthew almost drowns. Will this change thins? Who knows but, more importantly you will not want to miss this novella and see how it ends!
I gave this story 5*****stars. and I think I loved this book in the series the most!
Unfortunately, the real world enters their little town one year as a billionaire named John Freely has set his sight on claiming Angel Beach for his next deluxe Hotel resort. Since no one will sell to him even though he has offered way over what their property is worth, he decides t send his 3 teenage sons to the area to reek havoc and upset their peaceful summer!
The sons, Reeve, who is a carbon copy of his brother and ruthless takes it upon himslef to do a great job of this, unfortunately, not paying attention to the youngest brother of all Matthew, who looks up to Reeve, luckily the third bother Jamison, although he does not want to go does go to try to keep an eye on Matthew, and has no intention of helping his dad or his brothers in terrorizing all the people in the cool little town of Angel Beach.
When Jamison meets Echo, there is an instant attraction, but Echo does not want to give him a chance, as she knows they are there to cause trouble, but after spending a little time with him, she realizes he is nothing like his father or older brother.
After a big fight happens between Reeve and Jamison over Echo and they both get thrown in jail, their father comes up to straighten out the police and his son Jamison who broke Reeve's nose! Then something happens no one could have known was going to happen and they youngest brother Matthew almost drowns. Will this change thins? Who knows but, more importantly you will not want to miss this novella and see how it ends!
I gave this story 5*****stars. and I think I loved this book in the series the most!
July 6, 2012
(3.5 stars "Angel Beach" is a YA summer romance novella. Sixteen year old Echo has lived with her grandmother,Mimi in Angel Beach since her mother signed over custody when she was only six years old. Mimi bakes the best cinnamin rolls to be found and each day they draw a crowd. Then, there is bad news that a rich investor plans to buy out the residents in order to build a resort. He sned his three wayard sons to town in order to stir up trouble in order to motivate the residents to move.
The oldest son, Reeve is a borish bully, middle brother Jamison is spoiled and rebellious, and the youngest brother, Matt has recently taken up the annoying habit of trying to emulate his oldest brother. While Reeve goes about reeking havoc all over town, Jamison finds himself in the uncharted territory of becoming heads over hills infatuated with Echo. Unfortunately, Echo has already decided to take a disliking to the brothers because she does not want to be forced to leave her home. Sometimes, mutually attraction cannot be ignored and this is the case with Jamison and Echo.
Before the summer is over, everyone will makes some changes. The question is whether or not they will be forced upon them or will they occur willingly. The story is well written and is a fun summer read. Tess Oliver is gifted in her ability to describe the events of a story so that the reader feels as though they are experiencing the event first hand. I easily visualize the tidepools, waves andd fun on the beach. Heck, I could almost taste the cinnamon rolls! Definitely put this book on your summer reading list.
The oldest son, Reeve is a borish bully, middle brother Jamison is spoiled and rebellious, and the youngest brother, Matt has recently taken up the annoying habit of trying to emulate his oldest brother. While Reeve goes about reeking havoc all over town, Jamison finds himself in the uncharted territory of becoming heads over hills infatuated with Echo. Unfortunately, Echo has already decided to take a disliking to the brothers because she does not want to be forced to leave her home. Sometimes, mutually attraction cannot be ignored and this is the case with Jamison and Echo.
Before the summer is over, everyone will makes some changes. The question is whether or not they will be forced upon them or will they occur willingly. The story is well written and is a fun summer read. Tess Oliver is gifted in her ability to describe the events of a story so that the reader feels as though they are experiencing the event first hand. I easily visualize the tidepools, waves andd fun on the beach. Heck, I could almost taste the cinnamon rolls! Definitely put this book on your summer reading list.
April 3, 2013
Angel Beach by Tess Oliver is one of the best summer romance books I have read. It is a story about a girl trying to save her home from being destroyed by a big time business man named John Freely, her town from being ruined by his three sons Reeve, Jamison, and Matthew, and herself from falling in love with Jamison. Echo has lived on the coast of Angel Beach all her life. She and her grandmother run a very popular cinnamon bun shop that wakes everyone in the town up at 6:00 A.M. with the sweet smell of their cinnamon buns. Echo has the same routine every day; make the cinnamon buns, sell them, go down to the beach, swim, come home, prep the cinnamon buns, and do it all again the next day. When Jamison comes between her and her daily routine she starts to panic, because she is supposed to despise the Freelys. How could she despise a boy like Jamison Freely with his perfect smile and perfect good looks? Well, she can’t. As Echo falls more and more head over heels for Jamison Freely she starts to forget what his father is doing to her home. What will happen to her famous cinnamon bun shop? Will it be bulldozed, or will it be saved? This book is very similar the Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols because they are both about forbidden teen romances.
October 24, 2012
YA romance, novella, beach, small town, bakery, changing reputation, resort
Echo, or Coco, as she is called by friends and family, is 16 years old and works In her grandmother’s bakery. She is graduating early, so she can move on from town to make something of herself. She loves her town and doesn’t want it taken over by a resort. She doesn’t mind the tourists, but she does ‘t believe the town needs to change.
Jamison, one of three brothers, has been sent by his father to make trouble in town, so properties can be purchased cheaply, so Dad can build his resort there. Meeting Echo helps Jamison realize he k=needs to do more than just leave his family, healing can happen, but he’ll need to be a part of it.
Tess Oliver writes such believable characters that I feel like I’ve met them in real life. I enjoyed this short summer romance and would like to read more about Echo and Jamison as the year goes forward. How will they deal with the fallout of Jamison’s defying his father? Will the romance survive college, with them being in separate places?
Echo, or Coco, as she is called by friends and family, is 16 years old and works In her grandmother’s bakery. She is graduating early, so she can move on from town to make something of herself. She loves her town and doesn’t want it taken over by a resort. She doesn’t mind the tourists, but she does ‘t believe the town needs to change.
Jamison, one of three brothers, has been sent by his father to make trouble in town, so properties can be purchased cheaply, so Dad can build his resort there. Meeting Echo helps Jamison realize he k=needs to do more than just leave his family, healing can happen, but he’ll need to be a part of it.
Tess Oliver writes such believable characters that I feel like I’ve met them in real life. I enjoyed this short summer romance and would like to read more about Echo and Jamison as the year goes forward. How will they deal with the fallout of Jamison’s defying his father? Will the romance survive college, with them being in separate places?
April 10, 2013
So I started off enjoying this light summer read. I liked the characters and it was a good not to serious read. Eventually though Echo just really got on my nerves. I mean she obviously liked Jamison great, and he has obviously proven he wants nothing to do with his family and their horrible way, yet she is still all but he is part of their family! He is evil too! Which is just... ridiculous. I mean they talked about the beach down the road and he has been trying to talk his father out of his evil plan, but he is like 17 or something. What is he supposed to do - it is not like he can stop his dad if he is dead set on moving his plans forward. It just was like come on! He is obviously different and trying to do something, but you can only do so much! Snap out of it and stop being so stupid and annoying with you poor me. Ugh.
August 29, 2012
I love reading Tess Oliver books. They always hit that spot of needing just a little bit of escapism with really good characters in interesting settings. The one great thing about her characters is they all sound and act differently. It's not like you're reading the same book. And most of her books are just single stories so I'm not anxious after finishing waiting for the next installment (not that I would mind if there were a second or third book!).
This book Angel Beach is one of her Summer Romance series for YA and that's what I did, just sat back and enjoyed the stories as they came in all summer long.
This book Angel Beach is one of her Summer Romance series for YA and that's what I did, just sat back and enjoyed the stories as they came in all summer long.
September 20, 2012
Not bad, I quite enjoyed it. The book was not too long, the story was nice with not so complicated isues. The writing was good enough. Jamison and Echo as the main characters were likeable even Echo sounded a bit too good to be true for me. But the most character I loved was Mimi, Echo's grandmother. She was kind of a witch (a good one) who knew almost everything; what to expect and what to do. She was extremely cool.
July 12, 2012
I was so close to giving this four stars, but the ending was a bit abrupt and I was left with wanting too much more. Perhaps we can beg the author for a book with each brother and then get glimpses of Jamison and Echo. What? It could happen!
July 7, 2024
such a fun and quick read! :)
read it for only 2 hours, more or less .. hahah!! :D
Jamison is so hot! LOL :D
read it for only 2 hours, more or less .. hahah!! :D
Jamison is so hot! LOL :D
September 9, 2014
Ughhhh!
Characters were annoying, story was annoying. I guess you could pass it off as a light read, but it won't be everyone's cup of tea.
VERY young adult read (read: immature, cheesy, cliched, boring)
Characters were annoying, story was annoying. I guess you could pass it off as a light read, but it won't be everyone's cup of tea.
VERY young adult read (read: immature, cheesy, cliched, boring)
December 6, 2014
This was a easy flowing book. 1 you couldn't put down. But i'am serously kind of mad at how it just ended! The story and the characters were perfect. But u left so much hanging I felt. I suppose u wouldn't consider doing a 2nd book to finish it off? But it was a great book!
July 20, 2012
2.5 stars. Hmmm. The story was okay.
November 30, 2012
it's a short story. wish it were longer to give more explanation on what happens next and more info on the grandmother, parents of each main character.
September 5, 2012
A quick cute read...
September 8, 2012
I love reading Tess Oliver's work... But I want more than a novella!! Lol I enjoyed it!
October 12, 2012
Another 3.5 stars. I enjoyed it more than the star rating conveys and would definitely read it a second time.
December 12, 2012
Loved it! Could have been a second book... but no!!!
January 8, 2013
I loved the characters and story line! You can't go wrong with Tess Oliver as an author!
April 11, 2013
Love it.. typical summer romance..
September 12, 2013
Good but not great. Easy read. Straightforward characters and obvious plot direction. Abrupt ending. But overall not a bad read.
February 26, 2014
SO SO good! The romance in this book is what made me keep reading it over and over and over again. I love to just come back to this book and re-read certain parts again and again.
June 9, 2015
Love the Story Line. Very Family Orientated.
End was abrupt though. Need a bit more.
End was abrupt though. Need a bit more.
June 9, 2015
Sweet.
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