Welcome to the Blog Tour for Beach House Rescue by Hope Toler Dougherty, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Beach House Rescue
Author: Hope Toler Dougherty
Publisher: Scrivenings Press
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance
Two strangers. One beach house. Zero plans to share it.
Tessa Trask expects a quiet summer restoring a friend’s beach house—not waking up to an intruder and defending herself as best she can. Wyatt Henry isn’t a burglar, though. He’s just as surprised to find her there—and just as determined to stay.
Under protest, the two agree to an uneasy truce. Tessa is creative and spontaneous. Wyatt is disciplined and guarded. Keeping their distance should be easy…until a surprise visitor arrives and turns their temporary arrangement into something far more complicated.
As sun-soaked days lead to deeper conversations, irritation softens into a fragile peace and grows into something worth protecting. While Tessa begins to trust God’s leading for her future, Wyatt wrestles with a past that makes trust feel dangerous.
Are their growing feelings worth the risk—or is walking away the only safe choice?
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About the Author
Hope Toler Dougherty holds a Master’s degree in English and taught at East Carolina University and York Technical College. Her early novels are Irish Encounter, Mars…With Venus Rising, and Rescued Hearts. Her Forever Series includes Forever Music, “A Hatteras Surprise,” a novella featured in Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams, Forever Home, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA)’s 2023 Romance Novel of the Year, and Forever Free, first place in the Faith, Love, & Hope Reader’s Choice Award for 2025.
A chronic community volunteer as well as a member of ACFW, NC Writers’ Network, and Neuse River Writers, she shares her belief in God “Who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” in her daily life and stories.
She and her husband, Kevin, live in North Carolina and delight in visits with their two daughters and twin sons.
Connect with Hope by visiting hopetolerdougherty.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email newsletter updates.
Review
Beach House Rescue is the first book I have read by Hope Toler Dougherty. I look forward to reading more of her works. This book was such a fun beach read.
Starting with a fun meet-cute, two strangers, both given permission to stay in their friends’ beach house, think each other is an intruder and the cops are called. Tessa and Wyatt do not get off to the best start under the circumstances. I loved watching them trying to co-habitat while both working through their personal issues. Then, when an unexpected knock is at the door, and Skylee, Wyatt’s half-sister, arrives at their door, the dynamics change. Skylee is fifteen and sought out her brother to try and help her out. Wyatt finds himself taking over custody of his sister. Working through being an instant father, Tessa is there to lend some support.
The character development was great. Tessa is trying to navigate her artistic side and make her dreams a reality. Though Tessa has such a big heart and brings Skylee right under her wing to help her out. Wyatt has lots of baggage to work through; growing up with an artistic mother who was flighty, he still has a lot to work through and is very judgmental and standoffish towards “artsy” people. We finally got to see the redemption arc, but it was a slow build to this.
This fixed proximity, opposites attract romance was kisses only and, at times, a little bit steamy.
The faith elements were sprinkled throughout, helping with VBS and attending church and youth group.
*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author. A positive review was not required. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
Tour Giveaway
(3) winners will each receive a signed copy of Beach House Rescue and a $20 Amazon gift card!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight August 10, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on August 17, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only for print copy. Ebook available instead if winner is outside the US. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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