Shelter by the Sea

It was great from start to finish!

This book just dragged on and on. I was hoping it was almost over but saw I was at 75%. Cass was boring. Archer hooked up with another woman right before he met Cass and then that woman ends up on Cass’ boat. I just wasn’t a fan.

I love this book I read the first two pages and feel in love with it it is such a good book.

Interesting story with great characters.

Appreciated the well-developed characters, and the mystery included in the story.

Excellent

Cass is in an unfulfilling job and even more unfulfilling relationship when she gets the news that her father is presumed dead and, as his next of kin, has to do something about his boat in Panama. It's been a long time since Cass has seen her father but she needs a break from her life so she goes. Cass is ready to focus on paying off her father's debts and isn't looking for attachments. Archer has been in Panama since his friends bought him a trip for his birthday. He plans to see the world and isn't looking for attachments. The chemistry these two have from the second they met help them work together to get a business rolling. I loved Archer; he's charming and funny. I haven't read the Spring Series that he was introduced in but this book quickly moved the series to the top of my TBR. Cass is so strong. She takes all of the news of her father and the speed bumps put in her path in stride. Between the beautiful location and the chemistry between Cass and Archer, I couldn't put this story down. I can't wait for Book 2 in the series!!

The first in this series. Ms. Aitken has written an enjoyable read. One character is a spin off from a earlier series. Steam and story keeps the entertainment alive. Good read.

While I love Archer and have since we first met him, I did not immediately like Cass. I know she had problems from her past and was trying to come to terms with her father's disappearance, but she and Archer definitely have chemistry and it annoyed me a bit at how she treated him. The other characters in the book provided some interesting moments. In the end everything works out and Cass did grow on me a bit. Overall I liked the book, but I also wish there had been an epilogue so that we could have seen what happened later and if Cass ever got to meet Archer's friends from Canada. I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Shelter by the Sea by Elena Aitken is the first book in her new Destination Paradise series. We begin this story with Cass Cutler arriving in Panama after leaving her life in Seattle. She is on a mission to find out what happened to her father, who has been missing for three years. Archer Wolfe was a chef for Samantha Burke’s bar in Cedar Springs, in Canada, where Ms. Aitken’s The Springs series takes place. Archer was given the trip to Panama as a gift from Samantha. Once there, Archer decided he wanted to travel more before, or if, he returned to Canada. These two, Cass and Archer are both loss souls. Both need to find a purpose for themselves. To find out who they really were. Cass learns that her father left his boat behind when he disappeared. Her dad had left Cass when she was a young teenager and believed that this was just more of his disappearing act. Cass and Archer work together to run a charter business on her sailboat. This was the perfect solution for both of them. The attraction between the two grows as they work together. Cass needs to learn that she can trust Archer, that he will not leave her, like her father did. This was a fun and entertaining story with likeable characters that you want to support and cheer on hoping for that happy ending. The characters were well written and complex. The story line was riveting and kept my attention to the very end. I really enjoyed reading this book and had trouble putting this book down. I highly recommend this book to other readers.