The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan

In this sequel to The Cafe by the Sea, Flora is enjoying how much pleasure her cafe brings to the residents of Mure, but is worried about her business staying afloat financially. She also wishes her boyfriend, Joel, would spend more time at home rather than flying around the globe in his job as an overworked lawyer, to island millionaire, Colton. Her best friend, schoolteacher Lorna, meanwhile is fond of the local doctor Syrian refugee, Saif, who wonders constantly about the fate of his wife and two young boys back home. While these two storylines dominant The Endless Beach, the reader gets to catch up on the lives of all the residents in this cozy tale.