Sweet Spot

By Kimberly Cooper Griffin

An Oceana Series Romance

Sweet Spot—the place on the face of a wave where a surfer can catch the greatest speed.

Standing up on the wave is hard enough, but finding the sweet spot is almost impossible when you’re battling riptides. Shia Turning has been battling riptides her entire life and she knows she’s close to finding the sweet spot. Having spent most of her life in the foster system, she’s worked hard to make something of herself in the pro-surfing world. And living at Oceana has given her the community and support she needs to take her there. But when the mother she never expected to hear from again shows up, everything she’s worked for is threatened.

As the property manager for Oceana, her grandfather’s mobile home park, Rose Monroe is anxious to make him proud even at the expense of her own dreams. When Shia and Rose meet, their attraction threatens to distract them from their goals—something neither of them is willing to risk. What they don’t seem to know is that riptides often create the perfect waves. Will they be willing to take a chance of a lifetime to find the sweet spot that can take them to a happily ever after?

Cover Artist: Jeanine Henning

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Tags Friends & Community , California

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Release Date September 1, 2023

Words 85,000

ISBN-13 978-1-63679-419-8

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- If you are looking for a new adult romance which offers complex characters then look no further.
- By Netgalley.com
  on Nov 14, 2023 05:11
- Shia Turning is on the edge of becoming famous for her outstanding surfing ability. She is dedicating all her energy and concentration to climbing to the top of her profession. This means no romantic entanglements. Not even with Rose, the new property manager at Oceana trailer park where Shia lives.
  
  If you are looking for a new adult romance which offers complex characters then look no further. Griffin has created a Shangri-La of trailer parks with Oceana. The family which owns and manages the park has a special “knack” for choosing the right people to live in their community.
  
  The story is intense at times, bringing in cruel realities of life. Yet at other times we are immersed in new attraction and the cannot keep our hands off each other phase. The quality of the writing eases us through the first and allows us to enjoy the rest...
  
  Sweet Spot is book two in the Oceana series but can definitely be read as a standalone. Since I have started the series with this novel, I will definitely go back to the first book to learn more about the other characters. An enjoyable read overall...
  
  Della Baczyk via NetGalley
- I would definitely recommend this book and author...
- By Netgalley.com
  on Oct 1, 2023 08:10
- Loved the continuation of this series. The characters of Shia and Rose was well developed, and I felt that the initial meeting between these two was very hot and quick, but as you got to know these characters, you just had a feeling that they were meant to be, even though they didn't know it at the time this book had a bit of the the paranormal about, but that's not a bad thing. I really liked revisiting Oceana Park and the characters from the previous book. I was happy to get updates on Gem and Mikayla and see how their relationship was thriving. The supporting characters in this book had a more upfront role in this book to help the main characters get to where they could have a happy ending somewhat. I would definitely recommend this book and author, and I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.
  
  Patricia Bryant via NetGalley
- The characters were well developed and very driven.
- By Netgalley.com
  on Oct 1, 2023 08:10
- This is a very pleasant and enjoyable read. The characters were well developed and very driven. A easy read overall.
  
  BONNIE KAY A via NetGalley
- It is the definition of an easy beach read!
- By Netgalley.com
  on Sep 26, 2023 08:09
- ...I fell in love with the Oceana Park and really enjoyed the story of Shia and Rose with special appearances by Book #1’s main characters, Mikayla & Gem!
  
  This book is about new Oceana Property Manager Rose and resident & surfing professional Shia! After quickly falling into bed one day they decide to keep things casual. Both end up developing feelings that they each shove deep down until they can’t anymore and a person from Shia’s past returns to rock her to her core!
  
  Overall I enjoyed reading this book. One of my favourite parts of the book was how Shia has dealt with her past, being in the foster system and making an incredible life for herself. The characters were interesting and the way they were brought together and then ended together was nice. It is the definition of an easy beach read!
  
  Haley Bungay via NetGalley
- I like that the previous couple are part of the story...
- By Netgalley.com
  on Aug 28, 2023 09:08
- The second book in the Oceana series. Oceana is a Mobile Home Park that the owner set up to help people get a new chance in their lives. He uses his almost ESP gift to know who should live in the beach front park. His gift is handed down to his daughter (Gem) and now his granddaughter Rose Monroe. Rose has taken over as property manager for the park and is beginning to realize her empathetic gift.
  
  I already met Shia Turning in the previous book, Tides of Love (Feb 2023). Shia is a working her way up in the world of professional surfing. She ended up in foster care after the death of her grandmother who was raising her. She has always been self reliant and has given up ideas of having a relationship to focus solely on her career.
  
  Rose is already half smitten with Shia before they actually talk. And when they do officially meet they accept their instant attraction and act on it. They get together early and often with a mix of off and on the page action. But navigating lust into a relationship has pitfalls, especially when Shia has trust issues. There is some outside interference as well and I’m not sure everything is resolved when the story wraps.
  
  This book can be read on its own but I think I liked it more and rated it higher having already been introduced to Oceana previously. I like that the previous couple are part of the story and it seems to take place just a few months after their book ends. The sweet spot refers to surfing the perfect spot in a wave.
  
  Kaye Cox via NetGalley