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High Heels and Sandcastles
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 15 2025
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
High Heels and Sandcastles by Valentina Kulieva is a witty, heartfelt, and deeply romantic novel about perfection, chaos, and the art of letting go.
Charlotte Hayes has built her life like a spreadsheet-flawless, color-coded, and entirely under control. As a corporate strategist in San Francisco, she's the kind of woman who never misses a deadline, never makes a mess, and certainly never lets emotion interfere with efficiency. To her colleagues, she's The Iron Lady-brilliant, driven, unshakable.
On impulse, Charlotte walks away from the glass towers of her career and accepts a temporary management role at The Coral Breeze Inn, a seaside hotel that runs on chaos, charm, and sand instead of schedules. There she meets Daniel Rivera-a sun-kissed, barefoot boat captain whose idea of a plan is whatever the tide brings. He's everything Charlotte has avoided: unpredictable, infuriating, irresistibly alive.
What begins as a clash between order and spontaneity quickly unravels Charlotte's tightly wound world. From kitchen disasters to dolphin tours gone sideways, from rain-soaked kisses to midnight confessions by the fire, she learns that life's most beautiful moments can't be managed-they must be lived.
And somewhere between broken heels and broken rules, Charlotte finds herself rebuilding something she never thought she'd lost: her heart.
High Heels and Sandcastles is a smart, cinematic romantic comedy for readers who love Sophie Kinsella, Emily Henry, or Elin Hilderbrand-a story of second chances, seaside laughter, and unexpected love under the sun.
This uplifting novel explores what happens when ambition meets authenticity, when workaholism meets waves, and when a woman who's mastered control finally dares to surrender to the messiness of happiness. Warm, funny, and emotionally rich, it's a reminder that sometimes the best future begins where the Wi-Fi ends.
Perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, beach-side escapes, and heroines learning to balance passion with purpose.
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