The love between gatekeeper Cian and witch Eilis is strong but so many personal issues keep him from the commitment of marriage. Situations keep arising that test their faith in the love they have. Dark forces surround them and threaten their love and their lives.
A thrilling witch/demon novel in keeping with Ms Edwards’ writing.
If you have never read any books by Annabel Monaghan, start with Dolly All the Time. Ms. Monaghan’s are so incredible with characters to love, plots to captivate, and feelings that flow from the page straight to your heart. Dolly All the Time is about Dolly and wealthy Stewart. They run into each other when she stops to change his flat tire. After conversing for a while when he remarks about the awful day he has had and the fact that his fiance cheated on him, he gets the bright idea to ask Dolly to be his fake girlfriend. He will pay her $60,000 to do it. It is enough money to fix Dolly’s father’s roof and she agrees. The fake relationship spins into more than either of them anticipate. The story is so very good.
This is a truly engaging novel about 75 year old Patsy who takes a road trip along the old Route 66 to Colorado with her best friend Rosa. Patsy’s husband died the year before of cancer. Because of all the memories, Patsy sold everything before embarking on a trip and is intent on visiting places he wanted to see. Along the way, she distributes some of his ashes as a final resting place for him. Rosa flies home from Denver and Patsy has a trip of discovery and destinations.
The crime saga of Circle of the Red Lily continues in this thrilling novel. The life of Mabel is about to change when she meets Pual, an investigative lawyer called to L.A. from New York. His roots are in L.A., a place he vowed never to return. Among the threats to Mabel whose sister was tortured and killed by the Circle, they find themselves tightly drawn to each other. The death threats of the evil Circle swirl around them with no leads to solving in sight.
A story of the progression of relationships of a mother and father and of their daughter and her husband. The beauty of this novel is in the descriptive and emotional relating of these relationships in extreme flux. The mother and father, older in age, are facing a diagnosis of drastic change and proportions. Their daughter and husband are struggling with a destroyed house, betrayal and years’ long lack of deep communication. The story unfolds through recounting events and present unraveling.
A beautiful love story with the twists and turns of a new relationship, the bothering of an old one, and a history between families. The triangle of a relationship among Etienne, Gracie, and Jackson is one for the books. Gracie has been in love with Jackson since she was fifteen but he saw her as a friend. Newly divorced, they are both in France to work on his family business. She meets Etienne, a man now but once a boy she spent a summer with long ago. The two of them conspire to make Jackson jealous and to desire Gracie. Fate has other plans. Terrific novel.
A remote desert home inspection turns into treacherous danger for Ivy, a home inspector. Fleeing from evil men and caught in torrential rain leads her to a remote cabin. Inside the cabin is Jude, former SEAL and current agent on the hunt for child kidnappers-the very men Ivy is running from. Intense chemistry abounds as they protect each other.
What a thrilling crime novel, plus spicy romance. The dangerous hunt for the reasons who is behind a series of murders going back 30 years. The mystery turns deadly and serious enough to send chills down your back.
For me, Come Back to the World is a “Wow. Just wow” novel. The relationship between recluse author EL Swann (Ella) and journalist Amelia, an EL Swann specialist is fraught with tension, filled with awe and truth. Amelia’s son, Jaden, is a breath of fresh air with his simplistic and deep musings. The novel ranks with the best I have read.
A perfect beach (or anywhere) read for those who enjoy family drama at its best. Three sisters are called to the family beach house for a reunion with their father, or so they think. Each woman carries with her huge personal problems along with mourning the death two years prior of their beloved mother. As they reconnect, argue, and relive their last years, the reader is invited to share the drama.
Terrific scary book concerning a gigantic jellyfish off the coast of Maine. Dr. Jo Ness is an expert on jellyfish. She is haunted by the diving death of her best friend and co-worker. Her former best friend calls her to come to the small Maine island to investigate and analyze the gigantic jellyfish that lives in the cove. Islanders that see it are trapped on the island by an ocean force that stops anyone from leaving. A chill evoking book.
A very, very emotional and deep book. It looks at death through the perspective of Death, called Travis. The vignettes of the dying are touching, so much so that your heart breaks. When he is engaged with eight year old Layla, her mother Dalia, and baby sister Neda, his concept evolves as he finds himself becoming attached to some new and different emotion. Beautiful prose throughout.
A rousing book filled with romance, crimes, and fears. Wade is a deputy sheriff new to Lost lake. He is in the grips of trying to get his mother to rehab. Living with her is Mary, hiding from a powerful, abusive ex. Chemistry and spicy scenes play against each other against a long ago crime to solve and deeply unsettling family problems. A worthwhile read.
A gentle and touching romance that will reach inside you, sharing the doubts, care, insecurities, love. The relationship of Savannah and Finn is told with a loving hand, expressing all the personal motives and feelings.
A lovely novel.
Very endearing story of new love beginning and of a moving and caring community. The two people are both striving for viable businesses and clash at first. She has been wounded by a fraudster father and ignorant mother. He was hurt deeply when his long term relationship ended. Chemistry is present but stops keep showing up.
An inviting story of two people in need of rescue that find it in each other but obstacles of heart need to be overcome. Highly seasoned scenes.
An absolutely incredible novel. Moving and heart shattering, two stories play against each other, each filled with personal agony. The story of Lady X is of three friends in New York at times of sexual harassment running rampart. The other story is one of the friend’s daughters, who was struck by the shocking behavior of her actor husband. The women of both stories bravely rebelled against the behavior of the men.
I loved this story. The characters were full of life and Southern flavor. The story ties people together by birth, friendship, and distance in time. It has so many moving and intersecting parts that work so very well together.
A story of two people learning to restructure their lives from stressful work and finding an unexpected love. I honestly did not connect very well with the story and felt it dragged somewhat.
A very engaging story of a singer forced into doing country music by winning a contest is thrown into an old West tourist town to learn how to be a cowboy. He is placed in the town doctor’s home for lodging and finds he is attracted to her and she to him. She is stuck in the town for five years because they paid her college loans. Things get interesting when she learns information about her lineage and when they are tasked to play parts in a scenario for the visiting (and paying bucks) for a sheik.
