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Cover Reveal - Heart of the Ocean by Heather Moore

Author Heather B. Moore

Heather B. Moore is the award-winning author of ten novels, two inspirational non-fiction books, and two anthologies, including The Newport Ladies Book Club Series, A Timeless Romance Anthology, and Christ's Gifts to Women (co-authored by Angela Eschler).

Her historical fiction is published under the pen name H.B. Moore. She is the two-time recipient of Best of State in Literary Fiction, two-time Whitney Award Winner, and two-time Golden Quill Winner for Best Novel. Her most recent historical novel under H.B. Moore is Daughters of Jared (2012 LUW Gold Award of Excellence & 2012 LUW Best Book Trailer).

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Book Summary:

Heart of the Ocean
by Heather B. Moore

A dark secret . . . a grieving ghost  . . . a handsome stranger  . . .
What more could Eliza Robinson want?
Except for maybe her life.

In Heather B. Moore’s enthralling 1840’s historical romance, Heart of the Ocean, Eliza Robinson has turned down the very pretentious Mr. Thomas Beesley’s marriage proposal. As a business partner of Eliza’s father, Thomas quickly discredits the family and brings disgrace to the Robinson name.

While her father scrambles to restore his good name in New York City, Eliza flees to the remote Puritan town of Maybrook to stay with her Aunt Maeve. Although relieved to be away from all- things-male and unforgiving gossip columns, odd things start to happen to Eliza, and she is plagued by a ghostly voice. Her aunt’s explanation? That Eliza is being haunted by a woman who died of a broken heart twenty years ago.

After Aunt Maeve is tragically killed, Eliza's life is put in danger as she tries to uncover the mystery of her aunt's death. She encounters Jonathan Porter in Maybrook, whose presence in the town seems suspicious, yet she finds herself drawn to him. When she discovers that Jonathan’s dark secrets may be the link between the dead woman who haunts her and her aunt’s murderer, Eliza realizes that Jonathan is the one man she should never trust.

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Mundahlia (The Mundahlian Era #1)

When our era ends, theirs begins. 

Rini thought going to live with her cousins in the city of Austin, Texas while her parents rekindled their marriage on a four month long cruise, was a step in the right direction. When she makes a new quirky friend, and stumbles upon a handsome nude young man named Jett in the enveloping forest surrounding her cabin, she thought she was only moving forward. Well, she was wrong.

Jett and his clan appear human, just like anyone else. But take a closer look, and you will see that they are indeed Mundahlians. Legendary hybrid beings with both human and animal qualities that have been kept a heavily guarded secret throughout time—until now. They are taking refuge in our world, fleeing from their hidden homeland of Mundahlia and its aging power-hungry King, who has set up a game between his many children.Whoever can bring them back to their world so they can be tried and executed shall receive the crown once he passes.

Upon finding their hide out, Bane, one of the King's sons, and on a hunt to win the crown, sees an opportunity to shatter the blossoming relationship, lure the family back to Mundahlia, and frame Rini for the murder of a Mundahlian—thus, breaking the pact signed long ago with the humans, and reigniting an ancient war for the majority of land and control. A triple deed that will surely earn him the power he craves.

In the wake of his devious acts, which leaves Rini heart-broken and injured, Bane whisks her away to Mundahlia to be convicted of the crime he had forged. Jett, with help from his family and friends, sets out to stop the trial and rescue Rini before it is too late.

Will they make it in time?

Or will a new era begin.

A Mundahlian Era.

GENRE: Paranormal Romance.

PUBLISHED: July 26th by Amazon.

RATING: 4 stars!

MY THOUGHTS:

A brilliant fantasy world created by the author, with inhabitants that you could only imagine in dreams (or not even that way) is mixed with our world in such a smooth and perfect way that pulls you in immediately.

I admit that sometimes I wanted to punch Jett in the face but well... he had a good excuse for being that way lol.

The love story is intriguing and sweet.

The bad guy is infuriating! (as he should be, of course)

Every character of the "family" is well described and I found them very interesting.

The end was awesome, when the second book of the series is released I'll definitely add it to my tbr pile! 

I love to read books that aren't so... famous... (so to speak)and sometimes not having other reviews to guide me, leads to a total disaster but this time it was a very good choice :)

I truly recommend it :)

Ah! I almost forget: the cover is beautiful!

Flame Moon

Skye Walters thought waking up on the side of a river with no memory was her biggest problem. She had no idea that the man who had saved her from drowning, the man she now depended on, Aiden, was more than mere mortal. A warrior of ancient.

No memory, nowhere to go, Skye stays in the mountain town, only to discover she herself, has unexplained powers. Her life, her destiny, are soon out of her control, as are her feelings for Aiden. The deeper Skye gets sucked into Aiden’s hidden world, the more the past, and who she really is, threatens her future, her love, her sanity.

Genre: Paranormal Romance.

Published: August 3rd 2012

Rating:3.5 stars

My Thoughts: 

What to say about FLAME MOON?

I jumped into it completely unaware of what I would find.

Was I disappointed? No at all. Was I super impressed? Neither.

Before I forget: there are some sex scenes in this book that are not explicit but you may wanna keep kids apart.

I could say this is a 3.5 stars book.

It is good and leaves some unfinished business in the end, suggesting perhaps an upcoming sequel.

The premise is nice. A little paranormal romance mixed with some mythology. I enjoyed it because it is very original but In any way I look at it, there is something missing from the story.

The characters are well defined and likeable. You can totally relate to them. Especially to Charlotte and Tristan, which are not the protagonists but have a strong presence throughout the whole book. 

What didn't work for me was the love story.

I felt like it was poorly built. 

Meaning: there were no looks between them, no smiles, no butterflies in her stomach, NOTHING that indicates something was awakening among them.

Only one time Skye says Aiden is hot. And suddenly after a talk Skye has with Charlotte they appear to be deeply in love. Where were the signs of that "love"?

I know, there was a reason why they were separated until that moment (I don't wanna give anything away that's why I'm being a little cryptic) but anyway I didn't feel their love growing at ANY moment.

The rest of the story is interesting, Evan is intriguing for sure, I would love to read more about him and those elders GRRRRRRRR! I wanted to punch them in the face several times! 

I must add though, that the book is full of action and has some major turns of events that will leave you absolutely startled!

Again, the weakest thing was the love story, just that.

But I would love to see what happens next!

Forgive My Fins (Fins #1)

SYNOPSIS:

Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.

Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.

When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.


Genre: Paranormal Romance

Published: May 19th 2010 by HarperCollins

Rating: 4 stars



MY THOUGHTS:

"Love is already the strongest magic in the world" 

This is gonna be short and simple.

Before continuing: Gorgeous cover!

Awwww!  I couldn't stop giggling lol, This is such a sweet story! 

Quince and Lily are lovely characters and they really fit together. She is so clumsy and funny and he is the opposite thing to a gentleman to her but you may guess why he acts like he does.

One of the things  I loved about Lily is  the way she curses with all that ocean vocabulary lol. Very useful when there are kids around XD

If you ask me, I believe you can guess the end of the book in the first page but that doesn't make it less interesting. In fact, it's great to see how the author takes you until the end in such a fast, simple and mesmerizing way. 

The descriptions of the under water world are beautiful and entertaining.

The end leaves the door opened for a lot more action in book 2.

It's what you would call a perfect "summer read" and i'd totally recommend it. not only to upper YA readers but also for children in their early teens.

Angel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy #1)

When Taylor meets Gabriel at college, she is in awe of the subtle glow that surrounds him. No one else, not even her best friend, seems to notice.

Something about him scares her.

Is all as it appears? While Taylor struggles for answers, she finds herself in the middle of a century old war centered on one miraculous revelation: evolution.

Genre: Paranormal Romance


Published: October 17th 2011 by Smashwords.

Rating: 3.5 stars





MY THOUGHTS:


Well here is my review, not exactly a piece of art... (I ran out of ideas today) but it is what it is lol.

Let's me just start by saying that I really enjoyed "Angel Evolution". 
It is a completely unique and different perspective for the angel-demon thing. Finally something original!!!

You know that Angels are the good guys and Demons are the bad guys right?WRONG!

"Angel Evolution" will put all those assumptions to the test. Until the end and even after it you still will doubt where the loyalties lay.

And that's a really good thing! I love when a book challenges your mind all the time!

David's writing is fresh, simple and fun. So is the story. It was a total fast reading!

It goes around 2 main characters which are Gabriel and Taylor. Being Gabriel a sexy Angel and Taylor a very special girl. (You'll know what I mean If you read the book!)

Personally, they are not my favorites, most of their love seems a little forced to me. But I liked them.

On the other hand, Sam and Chris are rich characters and they are more appealing. Both of them with super bright personalities and so interesting. But I can't speak here, I'm SO biased! lol (yup! Chris is UBER yummy!)

I love the twists the story has, many of them, and that kept me at the edge of my seat not wanting to stop reading for a second.

It's good to know the series keep getting better so I'll be reading the sequel soon!

The end... OMG! what a cliffhanger! I so wanna know who that person is and definitely I'm looking forward to reading more about Sam and Chris.


Definitely purchasing Demon Evolution like ...NOW!


What else? At the moment I'm reading "The Moon Dwellers" the first book of David's new series.
I'm loving it! Review coming soon!

Check David's website ----------> HERE and show him some love!

But no so much ladies, he is married! LOL.

The Future of Our Past by Kahlen Aymes.

Genre: Contemporary Romance.

Published: 2012 by Telemachus Press

Rating: 4 stars



SYNOPSIS: 

Julia Abbot and Ryan Matthews have been inseparable best friends since the moment they met. Each of them fight an internal battle unwilling to risk their incredible friendship but unable to quell their deep longing for the other. On the verge of his departure to medical school and to her new job on the opposite coast, Ryan and Julia are forced to face the undeniable truth of their deeper feelings. 

My Thoughts: 

What can I say? I sign up for many giveaways every month but I was utterly happy when I won this book. Specially because being in a long distance relationship myself, I can absolutely relate to the characters.

"I'll take you from 3000 miles over any other man in the same room with me" 


I found that the author gets the essence of this kind of relationship, such as the effort both people make to continue and the feeling that there is something missing when your loved one is far away. Also, the certainty that you do it because that person is worthy. 

Nonetheless, I had a huge mix of emotions regarding it.
To try to explain, let's say I felt this book was divided into 3 parts.


The beginning is PER-FECT! Yes, I know, we have the "best friends that are in love with each other" cliché but it was written in such a delightful way that it doesn't bother you in the slightest.

The dialogues are clever and the way they both feel when they face the separation is perfectly explained and developed.
The feelings arouse and you feel what they feel!
At that moment I was in love with the book. Definitely 5 stars.


Then we have the second part, after they confess their love for each other... well honestly... that part bored me to death, it was so slow!

The smart and fun dialogues were reduced to a simple: "I love you Ryan", "I love you so much Julia", "Oh you are so beautiful" , "oh you are so gorgeous" and then again I love you, I love you, I love you.
Of course it is a love story but there was no need to repeat that so many times. Believe me, they said it every two words!

In the third and last part, the book becomes great again. The action is fast paced and many things happen! The last chapters were amazing and the end was jaw dropping! 

A very intelligent way to keep the reader interested! I'm eager to read the sequel. 

That being said, the result is a 4 star rating :)

Can't wait to read the sequel, what a cliffhanger!!!