The story follows Kitty, Apollo and Jemini, all down on their luck who have moved into Sandcastle Cottage for six months. All three adore living in Sandcastle Cottage, but soon the owner will be back from her round the world cruise to reclaim her home. Can the three stay together or will they have to part ways?

A lighthearted feel good story with a lovely bunch of characters which was delightful, entertaining read.

A great story. Loved learning about sand scluptures. You do need to have read the prequal but a fab read. I loved how all the main characters got their happy endings. Apollo 's ending was amazing. Some great twists.

Wow what a beautiful,wholesome,feel good read,summer at sandcastle cottage is! Perfect to read at anytime but great during lockdown to remind you of better days sunshine sea and sand and spending time with great friends!
Set in the most idyllic setting of firefly common on the south coast, we meet kitty, Apollo and jemimi along with teddy and the two dogs! All three have been down on their luck but all that changed after moving into sandcastle cottage, the camaraderie,relationships and lifestyle of the three friends as they establish themselves in firefly common is second to none, old ghosts are laid bare, new love and opportunities abound aplenty!
Loved this read and would highly recommend
Thank you netgalley for this early read.

A wholesome read you can give to your grandmother or your mature teenager.
Kitty, Apollo, and Jemini are in their 30’s. They have not had easy lives emotionally or financially. They club together and share a house on a short term lease. They find jobs and eventually romance. Cautiously they feel that finally they have found their paradise, but with the ever hanging threat that soon the lease will come to an end, and happiness will disappear. With their meager wages, how can they find another home and stay together in this magical place?
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

This is the follow up to Christmas at Sandcastle Cottage and it continues to follow the lives of the group of friends living together. Christina Jones always writes beautiful stories which have a little sprinkle of magic included and this is no exception. The perfect summer read for these difficult times.

I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy if this from the author.
This book follows on from the ebook Christmas At Sandcastle Cottage but it can easily be read as a stand alone as the author gives enough background information for the reader to know how the characters ended up where they are.
The book returns to the delightful setting if Firefly Common (which I would love to visit!!).
The main character Kitty along with her friends Apollo, Jemina and her daughter Teddy are renting Sandcastle cottage and loving living there along with their eccentric neighbours. However they know their time there us soon to end. The book follows them in their lives through the hot summer.
As is usual with the authors books there is a magical feel to the book. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book for anyone who wants a magical summer read.

Christina Jones has written another lovely story. Her prose is light and effervescent and kind in describing people and feelings and the village and landscape. The people feel real not just characters in a story. When she's describing (for example) the seaside you can hear the seagulls cawing, smell the salty tang of spray in the air. Hear the waves lapping at the shore.
Really enjoy the way Christina writes. This book follows on from the Christmas novella although this latest book can be read on it's own. I look forward to hopefully the next book in this series.

Another feel good read from Christina Jones. I’d love to live in Firefly Common with all the lovely characters going about their daily lives in the village and on the beach.

If you have read "Christmas at Sandcastle Cottage" you will recognise the main characters and catch up with their lives in Firefly Common, however, this is a stand alone book and I absolutely loved reading it. In Summer at Sandcastle Cottage we meet up again with Kitty and her wonderful housemates. They moved into the cottage just before Christmas when they were desperate for somewhere to live and they are now on tenderhooks wondering how long they can stay in this fabulous home before the owner comes back to re-claim it. We get to meet their hilarious neighbours (and who wouldn't have wanted to be a guest at their garden party?). Kitty Abbleby hasn't had a lot of luck in her life and she is now happier than she has ever been, she has a job she loves, has great housemates and also their adorable staffie dogs, and has made lots of friends in the village and has met the gorgeous enigmatic Vinny and fallen in love with him. This is a story of romance, friendship and I have to admit that I read it in two sittings as I found it so hard to put down. This book is a cracking good read, a definite winner and it has left me hoping one day to hear more of the lives of Kitty and her friends in Firefly Common.

Summer at Sandcastle Cottage is described as ‘The PERFECT joyful read for summer 2021!’ and it truly is. I thoroughly enjoyed the prequel/introduction to this story, a novella called Christmas at Sandcastle Cottage, but you don’t need to have read it to thoroughly enjoy this wonderful book. (It is an added bonus that I’m sure the reader will no doubt want to read though when they come to the end of this book though).

Sandcastle Cottage is in the pretty seaside village of Firefly Common and when Kitty Appleby, arrived shortly before Christmas, heartbroken and having lost her home and even her car, she was desperately in need of a new life. She’s now firmly settled and loving each day living in the ramshackle cottage with good friends Apollo, Jemini, and Jemini’s little girl, Teddy, and two adorable staffie rescue dogs. The lovable unit look out for each other as they make the most of every moment in their seaside home in this village with its wonderful, eclectic mix of characters. The only dark part to their days is knowing that they are only tenants for a short period of time, because the landlord and owner of the cottage, Mavis Mullholland’s around-the-world cruise is about to end and she’ll soon be returning to take back her home.

Apart from finding somewhere new to live, Kitty secretly has another problem. She’s got a massive crush on a handsome but mysterious man who she’s seen walking along the beach in the mornings. Vinnie is a bit of an enigma, the locals don’t know who he is, where he lives, or anything much about him at all and before her enforced departure Kitty is desperate to get to know him.

It turns out too that Apollo has a good reason for never being in a relationship and Jemini is too busy enjoying her romance with her toy boy to want to move on. This all makes for a captivating read and one that I literally couldn't put down.

I have to admit I’m a huge fan of Christina Jones and this book is another joy to read. In these strange and often anxiety-inducing days, I was delighted to discover this book knowing that stepping into the pages of one of this author’s books is the perfect escape. Summer at Sandcastle Cottage was exactly that. I will miss Kitty, her friends and the wonderful array of locals from Firefly Common.

Thanks to NetGalley and Headline Accent for an ARC copy in return for an honest review.

Yet again, Christina Jones has another hit! Her lively characters make you want to know them, the locations make you want to move there. And always a twist. Call me biased, as I have all Christina's books and am a huge fan, ever since I read "Hubble Bubble". Escapism from all this "covid nightmare". Hopefully I'll meet her one day.... Maybe I can suggest a lengthier novel next time something as long as war and peace..... Now have to wait (impatiently) until the next, secretly hoping Christina is already half way through it and I don't have to wait so long.... Sigh.

From a huge fan

Jen D