"Mermaid Moon"

Colleen Coble

Mallory’s mother died fifteen years ago. But her father’s last words on the phone were unmistakable: “Find . . . mother.”
Shame and confusion have kept Mallory Davis from her home for the last fifteen years, but when her dad mysteriously dies on his mail boat route, she doesn’t have any choice but to go back to Mermaid Point.
Mallory believes her father was murdered and childhood sweetheart Kevin O’Connor, game warden in Downeast Maine, confirms her suspicions. But Kevin is wary of helping Mallory in her search. She broke his heart—and left—without a word, years ago.
When Mallory begins receiving threats on her own life—and her beloved teenage daughter, Haylie—their search intensifies. There’s a tangled web within the supposed murder, and it involves much more than what meets the eye.
As answers begin to fall into place, Mallory realizes her search is about more than finding her father’s killer—it is also about finding herself again . . . and possibly about healing what was broken so long ago with Kevin. She just has to stay alive long enough to put all the pieces together.

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"Mermaid Moon" is full of unexpected twists and turns.  A page turner that will keep you up reading at night. This book is filled with suspense and leave you guessing until the very end.  

This is book two in Colleen Coble's 'Sunset Cove' series.   While you won't be lost with the main part of the story, there are some characters from book one that carried over into this book.  Their story line isn't a big part of this book, but I read the first book and had already forgotten their story, so it was difficult to keep up with that part of the book.  I do recommend that you read book one first.

While I enjoyed this suspenseful story, there are some things that I'm still confused about. Mainly the criminal part.  Maybe it's just me.  It was late when I was reading the end.  Also, there seemed to be a lot of loose ends, but they could be concluded in book three.  

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I RECEIVED THIS COMPLIMENTARY BOOK FROM LITFUSE FOR REVIEW PURPOSES. 

 

"The Inn at Ocean's Edge

Colleen Coble 

Claire's visit to a luxury hotel in Maine awakens repressed memories, threatening all she holds dear.

In 1989, Claire Dellamare disappeared from her own fourth birthday party at the Hotel Tourmaline on the island of Folly Shoals, Maine. She showed up a year later at the same hotel, with a note pinned to her dress but no explanation. Nobody knows where Claire spent that year---and until now, Claire didn't even know she had ever been missing.

But when Claire returns to the Hotel Tourmaline for a business meeting with her CEO father, disturbing memories begin to surface . . . despite her parents' best efforts to keep them forgotten.

Luke Rocco lost his mother under equally mysterious circumstances---at the same time Claire disappeared. After a chance encounter reveals the unlikely link between them, Claire and Luke set out together to uncover the truth about what happened that fateful year.

With flashbacks swimming just beneath her consciousness and a murderer threatening her safety, Claire's very life depends on unscrambling her past . . . even if her family refuses to acknowledge it. Someone-maybe everyone-is hiding something from Claire Dellamare, and it will cost her everything to drag the truth out into the light.

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Wow!  I don't know where to begin.  This book was non-stop, action-packed, and filled with unexpected twist and turns.  The story line was so creative and very well written.  Where most books usually get predictable at some point, this one did not.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading "The Inn At Ocean's Edge". 

The characters were very well developed and fit together like a puzzle.  I pretty much liked all of the characters except for the uncle and Kate's mother.  I don't think I've ever disliked a character so much before.  I have no idea how a she could be so callous.  Other than her making me angry and disgusted, the characters were great.  The way that Claire kept trusting God even though she was facing some terrifying obstacles was encouraging.  We all face obstacles in our lives, though I can say mine haven't been like Claire's, but we must continue to trust God.

Since this book takes place on an ocean, I was a bit apprehensive that I wouldn't enjoy it as much, because I'm not a water person.  It was quite the opposite.  Colleen Coble has some way of writing that made me enjoy the ocean and "feel" the ocean.  

Colleen Coble is the Alfred Hitchcock of Christian fiction suspense! 

 I'm anxiously awaiting the next book!  If you enjoy romantic suspense, then you must read this book! 

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I RECEIVED THIS COMPLIMENTARY BOOK FOR FREE FROM LITFUSE FOR REVIEW PURPOSES.