Book excerpt: From author Polly Babbington comes the unique, delightfully romantic and heartwarming tale of a new life in Pretty Beach and the renovation of an old rundown family boathouse. Get ready for sun, sand, secrets and to completely lose yourself in a cosy, old house and sweet love story on the English coast. Meet the lovely Sallie Broadchurch and follow along as she brings back to life and renovates an unloved old boathouse. Sallie, pretty, forty and down on her luck arrives in Pretty Beach very much looking for a new life by the sea. In the old boathouse she's inherited she's not unhappy to find the neighbour Ben Chalmers - he might just be the dashing owner of Ben Chalmers Seaplanes, and before she knows it she's starting to fall... Grab a cup of tea and come on into the boathouse for long, sunny days full of fun, laughter, best friends and a love story to swoon over. A heartwarming and uplifting story about new starts, second chances and lots of love by the sea! You're going to fall in deep for Pretty Beach - a sweeping, sparkly blue beach town surrounded by water, crisscrossed with sweet old laneways, filled with wonderful characters and overlooked by a quaint old blue and white lighthouse. Fall in love with Pretty Beach with the perfect romantic story to escape into for 2023. 'Polly Babbington, the new voice in romance, creates oh-so-magical books.'♥ ‘A lovely romantic comedy, I couldn’t put it down. Top romantic comedy read.’ 'Cosy read, full of romance, friendship, love & a seaside town. This has to be one of my favourites this Summer.’ ‘A beautiful romantic summer read - I wanted to up sticks & escape to a cosy boathouse by the sea.’ ‘Never wanted this to end. Snuggle up with this cosy contemporary romance book with an escape to the beach romantic comedy.’ ‘What I want from a romantic read - heart-warming, cosy & delightful characters.’ ‘Feel-good read with a wonderful blend of romance, friendship & relationships.’