While this story was good and I loved the idea of the matchmaker who didn’t have love for herself, the use of language in this book was a bit much and honestly felt unauthentic to the story.

Loved this book, suck an amazing book! Would recommend to anyone and everyone! I loved every single second of reading this. While reading it, I was completely lost in the words! 10/10

I've been a fan of Jennifer's older series and really wanted to give this a try since I haven't read from her in a while.

Overall it's a cute read, but had a tough time connecting to each character and believing their chemistry. 

With enemies to lovers being one of my favorite tropes, the levels that hero took things to made me dislike him a bit. There's a constant push and pull, and he was always trying to take over Avery's wedding planning job. I didn't like it one bit. He definitely saw it differently, but much later, he caught on how much of a jerk he was being. 

I did enjoy the second half more and loved up on all the cute moments they had together. So I was definitely rooting for them in the end. 

Although this didn't quite work for me, I'm rather invested in this series because I want to know the story of Avery's sisters!

I enjoyed this one! Love the dual POV and the real issues that Avery & Carter faced. Enemies to lovers is one of my fave tropes. Looking forward to picking book 2 up!

Love on Beach Avenue is SO fluffy. Like, even when it went into the sadder moments, it was still just a big ol' piece of cotton candy with only good feelings.

This is a hate-to-love between Avery and Carter, who happens to be the older brother of Avery's college bestie Ally. When they were in college, Carter loathed Avery, because he thought she was a bad influence on his little sister. Now a wedding planner, Avery agrees to squeeze Annie's wedding into her summer schedule, not expecting Carter to come along and end up doing the planning with her.

Though I didn't get massive ship feelings here, I was definitely on board and having fun with the dynamic between these two. There's a convincing dislike here largely because they came in with certain expectations and are also both very competitive. The little bets based on whose wedding selections Ally will prefer are a cute way to foster connection. Carter's dog is adorable too.

There's nothing that feels super unique about this romance, which is what would have been needed to kick it up to a four star, but I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. Carter's nerdy and a bit awkward at times, which is great, but he's also the classic dude terrified of commitment because of the pain of his past. What's nice is that it resolves pretty easily, but it didn't entirely seem to fit him because he's such a squishy lil marshmallow. It would have been nice to see something else in there, aside from that stereotypical dynamic, but I still liked them and their reunion scene was a cute nod to rom coms without going over the top.

If you're looking for something easy breezy that will bring just the happy feels, this is a good choice. I added a bunch more Probst to my to-read shelves, and I'm hoping they're mostly this good or better.

FYI the other two books are both going to be friends to lovers trope.

Avery Sunshine dreams of one day finding her HEA. Until then, she’s satisfied making other people’s dreams come true. Avery and her sisters run Sunshine Bridal and are rated one of the best bridal companies around. Avery will do whatever it takes to make dreams come true. When her best friend from college announces her impending wedding and asks Avery to be her wedding planner, she can’t turn her down—even though they are already booked! Angry, her sisters leave it all up to her...

Carter, a successful computer hacker, is owed time off and can’t think of a better way to spend it than helping his sister plan the perfect wedding. When his sister is called back home to help care for her fiancé’s mom, it’s left up to Carter and Avery to plan the entire wedding together. Carter and Avery have NEVER seen eye to eye. Carter thought Avery was a bad influence on his sister during college and doesn’t believe she can run a successful business. It’s up to Avery to prove him wrong. Every time Avery makes a suggestion, Carter undercuts her and gets his sister to side with him. Avery is offended and hurt, but is willing to do anything to make her friend happy—even work with Carter....

I think some of my favorite scenes were between Avery and Cater’s dog and the “guys”. That dog did NOT like her! I could just picture her prissy little nose up in the air, snubbing Avery. Too funny! Carter was extremely loyal and devoted, but close minded—at first. Avery continued to impress Carter with her knowledge and work ethic, so unlike her college days. The chemistry was off the charts. I loved how the “guys” became fast friends and helped Carter win his woman in the end. I can’t wait to read Avery’s sisters stories! I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.

4.25 stars-- LOVE ON BEACH AVENUE is the first instalment  in Jennifer Probst’s contemporary, adult THE SUNSHINE SISTERS erotic, romance series focusing on the Sunshine Sisters: Avery, Bella and Taylor. This is thirty-two year old, wedding planner Avery Sunshine, and forty-year old, computer specialist Carter Ross’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Carter and Avery) LOVE ON BEACH AVENUE follows the building relationship between thirty-two year old, wedding planner Avery Sunshine, and forty-year old, computer specialist Carter Ross. When her best friend from college, Ally Ross,  asks Avery to be the planner for her upcoming wedding Avery knew she was in trouble when Ally brought along her brother Carter, the bane of our heroine’s existence. From the start, Carter pushed all of Avery’s buttons but when Ally had to return home to Texas for an emergency Avery discovered Ally left Carter in charge. All of Avery’s suggestions were met with negativity and challenge, and in the end, Avery wondered what had crawled up Carter’s a$$ and died. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Carter and Avery,  and the fall-out when Carter’s time in New Jersey, comes to a close.

Carter and Avery have butted heads for as long as they could remember. Carter, having raised his sister upon the death of their parents, struggled with what he believed to be Avery’s undo influence over his sister’s life choices growing up. Avery Sunshine knew she was a great wedding planner but finding time for love may have passed her by. Falling for Carter Ross was never in the plans especially when Carter proclaimed that he didn’t believe in love or happily ever afters. 


The relationship between Carter and Avery begins acrimoniously as there are prior encounters between our couple. Carter blames Avery for steering his sister into times of trouble, and Avery believes Carter is hoping to destroy her life.  The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Avery’s sisters Bella, and Taylor and Bella’s daughter Zoe; as well as wedding assistant Gabe Garcia, and  photographer Pierce Powers. Bella and Gabe’s story is next in Temptation on Ocean Drive.

LOVE ON BEACH AVENUE is a fun and flirty story line. The premise is engaging and light-hearted with a little bit of drama and conflict; the romance is seductive; the characters are colorful, energetic and real.


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A new series by Jennifer Probst always gets my heart pumping. She’s one of my favorite authors and I look forward to everything she publishes. Love on Beach Avenue promised a new family of sisters that are wedding planners looking for love.

Avery Sunshine has known Carter since she was young being best friends with his younger sister Ally meant they were never on the best of terms. Now Ally’s getting married and she’s asked Avery to plan her wedding on short notice with Carter’s help. Immediately sparks flew between Avery and Carter and the tension was super high. Their chemistry was off the charts from the beginning and tensions only rose as Carter was an a-hole from the start. Carter’s character was more complex than I thought, as his past was revealed throughout the story and explained why he felt the way he did. His gruff exterior and gooey interior made for some confusing interactions with Avery. Eventually, they both realized their connection and mutual tension was meant to be more.

Jennifer Probst always delivers all the feels with her feel good romances. Her characters and storylines are easily relatable and keep me cheering until the end. As we were introduced to Avery’s sisters, I’m really excited for the next two books in the series.

You know that moment when you read a book and it just leaves you with a smile on your face and a happy feeling? This is one of those jewels!

Avery and Carter's story is the story of a wedding planner that has to deal with her old nemesis, her best friend's older brother who wants to veto all the choices for his sister's wedding. Sparks fly, sensual tension rises, old hurts come up, great friendships form, there's laughter, there's small town charm all in wonderful summer days.

There was really anything I didn't like about this book, all the characters are lovely and the drama comes up only because of their fears, there is no bad character really. It was written so nicely, so harmonious, that though it's a story of somebody else's wedding planning, you get the right amount of that couple's presence but it doesn't become too much to interfere with the hero and heroine.

I adored how the main characters are so mature and grounded, how beautifully they connect even when hurt, and how they are always trying their best. Friend's love, romantic love, siblings love, wedding romance, this book is just infused with love. I am extremely grateful to have received an advanced copy of this gem as it is a perfect read to sooth the soul. A great escape into the world of happily ever after!

Love on beach avenue

Love on Beach Avenue is the first novel in @authorjenniferprobst’s Sunshine Sisters series. The first book is all about eldest sister Avery. 

The Sunshine sisters run a wedding planning business and when Avery’s best friend gets in touch with her to help her plan her wedding in Avery’s town of Cape May, Avery is delighted to accommodate her. She just doesn’t realise how very interested in all the fine detail Ally’s brother and Avery’s enemy Carter will be. 

Oh man, honestly I really disliked Carter for about 2/3 of this book! However, he started to admit the way he’d been acting, and why, and reluctantly I started to warm to him! There is some intense tension between the two characters as Carter causes them to repeatedly butt heads but once he realises Avery isn’t the reckless college girl he used to know he relaxes and so does their strained relationship. 

The family bond between the sisters was lovely to read, each there for the other and this book sets up their stories for future books in the series.

The wedding planning element of this book was detailed but not over done or boring with all of Carter’s antics keeping Avery on her toes. If you’ve planned a wedding you’ll appreciate how much is involved!

I was also living for the setting for this story, googling Cape May gave me some serious holiday pangs. I’m a huge fan of visiting the USA and I’d love to see as much of it as possible. I love to be able to see some of it through books. 

The next book in the series is Temptation in Ocean Drive which we are delighted to be hosting as part of the release celebrations at the end of the month!

Love on Beach Avenue was classic Jennifer Probst. Full of love of family, laughter, a bit of angst and hope for more! When Carter comes to Cape May to help plan his beloved younger sister's wedding, he is caught off guard by how much her best friend from college has grown up. Avery is a perfectionist in her job and plans on creating the perfect wedding for her old friend. The last thing that she needs is input from her friend's older and quite attractive stuffy older brother. Well you all know what they say about opposites attracting! This was a wonderful, uplifting story with plenty of laughter and a bit of heat. I really enjoyed the banter between Carter and Avery and how they kept trying to fight off the inevitable. The supporting characters are definitely one of the highlights of the story. Avery's sisters who she shares the wedding planning business with are great and her niece Zoe was a joy! Run and read this today and I know that more books will be coming in this series because it was too good to stop with one!

This is the first book in a new series and this book got it off to a great start. An enemies to lovers story revolving around the planning of a wedding. So well done, and I highly recommend.

Love on Beach Avenue is book one in this enemies to lovers romance. Avery Sunshine is a wedding planner looking for the one. While Carter Ross is her best friend Ally's older brother, who avoids love at all costs. This was such a cute, quick read that I really enjoyed. I loved this story but still wanted to slap Carter at times. Such a great read that had me laughing out loud at times at their antics and swooning at other parts at their sweetness. I really loved that it was based in Cape May, which isn't far from where I live. I am really looking forward to the next book in this series.

Planning a last minute wedding for her best friend at the height of wedding season with her irritating, overbearing, sexy older brother proves to be a study in frustration , both professionally and sexually in this very cute enemies to lovers romance, complete with an adorable four year old. I really enjoyed the budding relationship between wedding planner Avery who believes in happily-ever-after and a professional hacker who doesn't.

3 stars
Cute story about a wedding planner looking for love and her best friend’s brother. He doesn't believe in love or commitment. She is a perfectionist who wants everything to go her way. It was a cute but predicable story.

I really enjoyed this book!  Loved that it took place in a beach town and lots of info about weddings.  Avery a wedding planner is planning a wedding for her best friend Ally.  Ally's brother Carter has taken off the whole summer to be there to help.  The tension between Avery and Carter is hilarious.  They are at each others throats all the time until they realize they actually like each other.  Great summer read!

I was so excited for this book, but it just wasn’t what I had hoped. I love a good enemies to lovers story, and this story seemed like it had great potential. I didn’t, however, really care for the characters either. They just weren’t enjoyable to read about. While the writing overall was okay, there was more language than expected, which I didn’t really enjoy. Overall, this was a miss for me and I don’t think I’ll be reading the next book in the series. I wanted to love this, but it wasn’t booking my attention like a good book does.

Jennifer Probst's books are always a pleasure to read. This is an enemies to lovers, older brother of BFF romance. It is the first book in a new series about 3 sisters who have taken over their parents' wedding planning business, Sunshine Bridal.

Growing up in Cape May, on the Jersey shore, Avery Sunshine wanted to spread her wings and went to college in DC, where she became friends with Ally Ross. Ally was raised by her older brother, Carter, after their parents died, their mother of cancer and their father of a broken heart. Taking on the responsibility of raising his ten year old sister when he was only 18 himself, and giving up his dreams, has left him a very rigid man. He didn't like Avery's influence on Ally and made his feelings quite clear. Alley did care much for him either, thinking him rude, arrogant, boring and old.

Years later, Ally calls Avery to tell her she is getting married and wants her friend to be her wedding planner, but it is short notice. Against her better judgement and that of her sisters, Avery agrees, not knowing that Carter doesn't trust her, doesn't know how successful she is and as going to insert himself into the entire process. Sparks fly between them at first, but those sparks soon change from dislike to wanting. 

Avery believes that her soul mate is out there and he will be a man who is brave enough to tell her the he loves her. Carter, however, has vowed never to love, because it is too painful. 

The descriptions of the town, the settings, dresses ...etc are very vivid, making it easy for the reader to picture it all. The characters are relatable, though it takes awhile to be able to relate to Carter and his dog, Lucy. I recommend the book and look forward to reading about Avery's sisters' romances, especially since we also know with whom they will be.

I read an ARC from NetGalley.com. this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

3.5 stars

Love on Beach Avenue by Jennifer Probst is a good read.

The storyline is well written, it held my interest from start to end and watching the relationship between Carter and Avery kept me turning the pages.

Overall, Love on Beach Avenue is a good Sunday afternoon's read.

*Thank you to the publisher via Netgalley for the ARC*

Love on Beach Avenue is a great start to Jennifer Probst's new Sunshine Sisters series. I love Jennifer's books and this was no exception. The writing was well done and I loved the story. I am super excited for the next in this series!