Review of ‘Take Me Home to Kelsea Sands’ by Sharon Booth

Review of Take Me Home to Kelsea Sands by Sharon Booth

Release date: January 22, 2026

Publoisher: Boldwood Books

REVIEW

Take Me Home to Kelsea Sands by Sharon Booth is another delightful new beginnings series that is off to a great start. As always, the author handles relationship issues with a tender yet truthful hand. Alison is a character I really appreciated and understood. Her love for her family is obvious and she has been faithful in helping her daughter Jenna by taking care of her twins. Alison adores her granddaughters but she feels she is being taken advantage of, and she has been. And to be honest, Jenna particularly at the start rubbed me the wrong way with her attitudes toward her mother. I suppose that just shows how well Sharon has done in creating a character that can irritate us and also makes us feel more sympathy for the protagonist who deserves better treatment.

Many things happen that help Alison get a refresh in her life. Some spurred on too by health scares that she must deal with. It is her dear cousin Rosie who comes to her rescue and inspires change. She invites her to stay with her in her caravan back home at Kelsea Sands. This is exactly what she needs. Even though it upsets a few important people in her life, she heads for calmer shores and it does her good.

Alison sets up a journal: Project Alison and it is fun to read her thoughts about her progress. Besides spending more time with her parents, she has a chance meeting with an old friend who has also turned his life around. Is there romance on the horizon? Of course, when all is going well, some truths erupt that upset the apple cart of happiness and it makes Alison reassess her situation. But she is able to deal with her fears, sort out her health, and get her life back on track. And even grasp some new found joy to infuse into her lonely, overworked life. It is here at her old home on the coast, that she is able to start again, stronger, fitter and loving herself and being loved. There’s much needed restoration between her and other family members and this is part of the plot, too.

This is an uplifting, heart-warming re-fresh story that has incredible depth where real life issues (including life after death of a spouse) are analysed, solutions are found and important changes are considered and executed. I loved it immensely as I have all of Sharon Booth’s novels. Give it a read and be inspired to make changes in your life if needed. Take Me Home to Kelsea Sands teaches it is never too late! 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for the ARC.