Sunday, January 18, 2026

Review: Celebrations at the Beach Hotel

 



Sisters Alice and Annie have always been close but will a man come between them?

Annie and Alice love their life working at the Beach Hotel together and each is thrilled to have finally found a sweetheart. Yet the path of true love never did run smooth, and they soon find themselves facing conflict and strife. Could love come between them and the bond they share?

Meanwhile, as men start to come home from the war, the women have to work out how to keep their jobs, although they are delighted to be back with their beaus. Soon, wedding bells ring out in Littlehampton.

Will everything be made right in time for Christmas?

Review

Francesca Capaldi writes captivating historical fiction sagas. I recommend taking the time to read the Beach Hotel saga. The rich historical detail, complexity of characters and sweet romances are sure to delight most of my followers. In this finale, the Great War has ended and the characters look forward with hope to a world of peace and prosperity. But first, they have to figure out who want in that future. I enjoyed the story - it's sweet and a good conclusion for the characters - though I agree with other reviewers that it felt a little rushed. This could simple be because I didn't want it to end!

This book is the conclusion to the Beach Hotel saga. While you can read it as a standalone, it will lack some of the emotional satisfaction that comes when you have known and loved these characters throughout the series.

Purchase Link:

Amazon https://amzn.to/4gTi5fj

Kobo: https://bit.ly/4765y3M

If you are interested, here are the titles in this saga:

 (2023) – Set in 1914, following chambermaid Edie Moore.

 (2023) – Set in 1915, following waitress Lili Probert.

 (2024) – Set later in the war, following manager's wife Helen Bygrove.

 (2024).

 (2025) – Following chambermaid Fanny.

 (2026) – The series finale set in 1919. 


Author Bio –

Francesca Capaldi has enjoyed writing since she was a child, largely influenced by a Welsh mother who was good at improvised storytelling and an Italian father who loved history. She is the author of historical sagas, short stories and pocket novels.

The first novel in the Beach Hotel series, A New Start at the Beach Hotel, won the Romantic Saga Award at the Romantic Novelists' Association Awards in 2024. The first novel in the Wartime in the Valleys series, Heartbreak in the Valleys, was shortlisted for the Historical Romantic Award in the RoNAs in 2021.

Francesca was born and brought up on the Sussex coast, went to London to do a history degree, but has lived for many years in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando Calrission.

Social Media Links –

Facebook: @ FrancescaCapaldiAuthor

Twitter: @ FCapaldiBurgess

Instagram: @francesca.capaldi.burgess

Tiktok: @francesca.capaldi.author

Website: francesca-capaldi.com

 



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