Review: Barefoot in the Sand – Roxanne St. Claire

Barefoot in the Sand – Roxanne St. Claire
Series:  Barefoot Bay #1
Release Date:  May 1, 2012
Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing
Source:  NetGalley
Buy the book at:   Amazon

When all you hold dear is taken away . . .

When a hurricane roars through Lacey Armstrong’s home on the coast of Barefoot Bay, she decides all that remains in the rubble is opportunity. A new hotel is just what Mimosa Key needs, and Lacey and her teenage daughter are due for a fresh start. And nothing, especially not a hot, younger architect, is going to distract Lacey from finally making her dreams a reality.

A second chance is the only thing you have left.

Love has already cost Clay Walker everything. And if he’s going to have any chance of picking up the pieces of his life, he needs the job as Lacey Armstrong’s architect. What’s not in the plans is falling for the headstrong beauty. Her vision of the future is more appealing than anything he could have ever drafted for himself. Will Clay’s designs on Lacey’s heart be more than she can handle, or will she trust him to build something that will last forever?

When a hurricane rips through Barefoot Bay,  Lacey Armstrong and her teenage daughter lose everything.  But it also gives Lacey the chance to build her dream Bed and Breakfast on the site of her old house.  The only thing she needs is an architect to design the perfect building for her dream.  What she wasn’t expecting was a much younger, extremely hot unlicensed architect to walk up to her on her beach.  

Clay Walker is pinning everything on building Lacey Armstrong’s dream.  But Clay sees her dream as something much bigger and hopes that when he’s done designing it, he’ll be able to sit for his architectural exams and prove to everyone that he isn’t what his father says.  


I liked this one.  The romance between Lacey and Clay was cute as they started their relationship with a little push (Lacey) and pull (Clay) action.  Lacey wasn’t sure if she was willing to act on the smoking hot attraction she had with Clay.  Clay was positive he wanted to be with Lacey, as long as they could keep their relationship commitment free.


Lacey’s best friends try to help her see the light with the relationship, but they aren’t helped in that area when Lacey’s ex-boyfriend decides he’s finally going to become a father to the fourteen year old daughter they share and maybe rekindle their relationship.  Sure, this part of the storyline wasn’t earth-shattering, but it did play into the issues facing Clay and Lacey as they try to move forward together.


If you’re looking for something that fun and somewhat light, this is a great read.  The characters make you laugh and the storyline has you connecting with the residents of Barefoot Bay and anxious for more about them.