Nice descriptions of beach life, not a great deal about surfing. Claire’s rich mother staying together for money, appearance. Ivy knowing money is not everything. Couldn’t understand why love of surfing was never conveyed to her family. Foster loved her for her surfing abilities knowing that could not sustain him when surfing wasn’t his whole life anymore. Jill was only a teenage friendship. Butting into Ivy’s wishes to keep shop was selfish knowing she never stayed in touch. ( )

This book was a good book to end the year with! I love Erika Marks, although her other works were a more compelling read for me. ( )

Erika Marks’ IT COMES IN WAVES, a riveting story of friendship, betrayal, forgiveness, mother and daughter dynamics, and starting over even at age 42. (Love the front cover!)

Claire Patton’s life is about to change when she receives a phone call from ESPN, requesting an interview with her on Folly Beach, SC. You see, Claire, now a divorced teacher and mother of a teenage daughter, was a former surfer, and had her life planned out until everything changed.

Her daughter does not even know about her former life. When Claire was in her early 20s, she was in love with Foster and friends with Jill and Shep. One night their lives changed and Claire left Folly Beach and moved to Colorado. She left her surfer days behind, or so she thought until the call from ESPN.

She decides to take them up on the offer as a free trip for some relaxation time. However, seeing Jill brings back all the painful memories. Claire has to deal with her relationship with her daughter and also her former friend, Jill. In the midst of the turmoil, she meets a sexy pro-surfer who may be able to get her back on a surf board, plus much more; while she learns to live with her life and put the past behind.

Fans of Mary Alice Monroe, Patti Callahan Henry, Joanne DeMaio, Kristin Hannah, Karen White, and Shelley Noble will appreciate Erika Marks’ style, as she flashes back and forth from past to present for a relaxing summer beach read, where every wave tells a story of love lost, and found!

If you loved The Guest House, you will enjoy IT COMES IN WAVES-- We all know life starts at age 40!

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I read a lot of Southern Fiction but this was a new author for me. If you enjoy authors like Patti Callahan Henry and Mary Alice Monroe, you will like this book. 18 years after Claire leaves Folly Beach and surfing behind because her boyfriend and best friend fall in love she receives a call from ESPN asking her to return to Folly Beach for a program they are doing on surfers. Her teenage daughter knows nothing of her mom's earlier life, and Claire decides that it will be a good chance to bond with her daughter by taking her to Folly Beach. The novel is a story of love and redemption and of friendship and forgiveness. I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it. ( )

It Comes in Waves is a good beach read. I read this book in one day. The author brought the characters to life in this story. It was like I was there in Folly Beach. I really liked Claire. I could slowly see the feisty "Pepper" attitude come out of her again as the story moved along. Jill was nice too but because I felt that she took things harder, it took me a little longer to warm up to her. Which surprised me as I thought that I would take a while to warm up to both women as they had emotional baggage.

This book was more than just about surfing. It was about friendship, love, loss, second chances, and happy endings. Although, after reading this book the author does make me want to try surf lessons. I have seen it on television and it does look like fun. Something to add to my bucket list. I am sad that Claire did not find her happy ending with Foster but she did have and would always have his heart. It was evident and confirmed by the end of the story. ( )