blue jeans and coffee beans by joanne demaio

Her stories are always so touching and emotional. I have read every single one of her books since and I love them all so much. I am so thankful that I was asked to read Joanne's first book, Whole Latte Life, way back when.

What a nice surprise! Her stories are connected in a way that makes everything feel so familiar, like a group of friends showing up when you weren't expecting to see them. As I was reading this one, I recognized a few characters from Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes. I know that the author spends a lot of time around the water and beaches and her love of those things come through in her stories.Īnd a wonderful thing that Joannes does in her books is to take characters and places from her other novels and weave them into her new stories. I am there and I am totally experiencing the ocean. I experience the sounds, I can see the waves, and I can almost smell and taste the salt air. I have never been to the ocean but because of the beautiful way that Joanne writes the scenes, I feel like I am there. She is also a blue jeans designer and finds her inspiration in the water and waves. I love the character of Maris, the bride in this story. But it's also a time of reflection and for missing those loved ones who are gone. The friends went through a lot a year ago but this is a happy time now. One year later, they are all gathering in Stony Point to celebrate the marriage of Maris and Jason. It's been a year since we first met this group of friends in Joanne's story Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans.

Yet like a silver cap on a breaking wave, love and friendship wash ashore with hope, ever shimmering, in The Denim Blue Sea. Suddenly this safe haven on the tranquil Connecticut shoreline churns with emotional turmoil, threatening even the beach wedding just days before it is to happen. Can truths be found within its timeworn pages? Can this leather-bound journal unite the friends as their lives begin to fray? A bittersweet family reunion, a surprising encounter from a devastating accident, a shocking confession leaving one marriage shattered-all will test the once close-knit circle. When Maris discovers Neil's long-lost journal, its passages reveal a heartbreaking secret. 'Cures what ails you,' one of the friends, Neil, always said long before his life was sadly claimed.

The wedding is a reason for old friends to gather again to meet in their shabby beach hangout and get the jukebox cranking to walk that weathered boardwalk beneath a starry sky to breathe the sweet salt air. Guests arrive early, turning keys in charming cottage doors to begin their New England summer escape. New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio returns to seaside Stony Point in this novel filled with beach friends, love, and the enchantment of a sandy boardwalk winding along the shore.ĭuring two August weeks, denim designer Maris Carrington and coastal architect Jason Barlow prepare for their much-anticipated wedding.

Blue jeans and coffee beans by joanne demaio