**Audra's father uttered his last words in a phone call: "Come home to Mermaid Beach." Now she's back-determined to find the truth.** Audra Davis believes her father was murdered. Her childhood sweetheart Kevin O'Connor, game warden of Mermaid Beach, is also suspicious of the accident-but he's equally determined to keep...
**Audra's father uttered his last words in a phone call: "Come home to Mermaid Beach." Now she's back-determined to find the truth.**
Audra Davis believes her father was murdered. Her childhood sweetheart Kevin O'Connor, game warden of Mermaid Beach, is also suspicious of the accident-but he's equally determined to keep Audra at arm's length. She broke his heart years ago when she left without a word. He's not about to lower his guard and let her get close again. He has his daughter Faith to think about. With his track record, he doesn't think any woman will stay in down-east Maine's remote windswept coast.
Hoping to discover what happened to her father, Audra takes over his mail boat duties, guiding his trusted boat on deliveries to see what she can uncover. Soon she finds letters from her birth mother-letters postmarked but never delivered. How could her father have kept them from her all this time? Do they have anything to do with his murder?
In spite of his doubts, Kevin thinks Audra might be right about her father's death. As the only law enforcement officer in the area, he has a duty to help her track down the killer. Spending so much time together begins to rekindle the torch he's carried for her all these years, but he still sees the guilt in her eyes that drove her away in the first place-guilt over choosing to spend time with him the fateful night her mother died instead of fueling her mother's boat. Can Kevin and Audra navigate their way to each other before a murderer rips them apart forever?
**Audra's father uttered his last words in a phone call: "Come home to Mermaid Beach." Now she's back-determined to find the truth.** Audra Davis believes her father was murdered. Her childhood sweetheart Kevin O'Connor, game warden of Mermaid Beach, is also suspicious of the accident-but he's equally determined to keep...
**Audra's father uttered his last words in a phone call: "Come home to Mermaid Beach." Now she's back-determined to find the truth.**
Audra Davis believes her father was murdered. Her childhood sweetheart Kevin O'Connor, game warden of Mermaid Beach, is also suspicious of the accident-but he's equally determined to keep Audra at arm's length. She broke his heart years ago when she left without a word. He's not about to lower his guard and let her get close again. He has his daughter Faith to think about. With his track record, he doesn't think any woman will stay in down-east Maine's remote windswept coast.
Hoping to discover what happened to her father, Audra takes over his mail boat duties, guiding his trusted boat on deliveries to see what she can uncover. Soon she finds letters from her birth mother-letters postmarked but never delivered. How could her father have kept them from her all this time? Do they have anything to do with his murder?
In spite of his doubts, Kevin thinks Audra might be right about her father's death. As the only law enforcement officer in the area, he has a duty to help her track down the killer. Spending so much time together begins to rekindle the torch he's carried for her all these years, but he still sees the guilt in her eyes that drove her away in the first place-guilt over choosing to spend time with him the fateful night her mother died instead of fueling her mother's boat. Can Kevin and Audra navigate their way to each other before a murderer rips them apart forever?
Mermaid Moon (#02 in A Sunset Cove Novel Series)$21.99
If you love reading suspenseromance then you will enjoy this one. Great twists and turns to keep you guessing.
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I recommend this product
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
10 years ago
Solid but a little predictable
Mermaid Moon incorporates characters and locations from some of Colleen Coble's previous contemporary romantic suspense novels, some of which I've read and some of which I haven't. This meant several of the (many) characters introduced in the early chapters were recurring characters from previous novels, which I didn't know. I found the number of characters confusing, but this perhaps wouldn't have been an issue if I'd read all the previous books (and read them recently. Like, not read 100 books since). \\r\\n\\r\\nThe characters and plot were interesting enough, but I did find the story a little predictable. The identity of the evildoer was pretty obvious from the start, although the motive was less obvious (and felt almost contrived when it was finally revealed). I also guessed the other big secret long before it was revealed, which took away from the suspense. In contrast, the big mysteries were never properly answered. Why did Mallory run away? (I didn't find the reason given convincing. ) Why did she marry so quickly after leaving? \\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nOverall, I found Mermaid Moon to be a solid suspense novel, but lacked the spark of originality I've seen in some of Colleen Coble's earlier novels. \\r\\n\\r\\nThanks to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for providing a fee ebook for review.
