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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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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).
My Thoughts
I thought it was a pretty good book. I liked the fact that it was so many genres all at once. There is suspense, history, romance (some), a ghost story, and some humor. There were some swear words and some talk about sex (the main male character was an illegitimate baby), although generally it was a clean book. All of the information was fascinating to me, and I really felt like I got to know Eliza and feel for her. Who would want to be engaged to a 40-year-old man when they aren't even twenty? Especially a mean and nasty one? I was super surprised about who was involved, because I thought I knew already! Maybe it's just because I stayed up late to read it. I'm glad the ghost was a "friendly" ghost, because I really don't need bad dreams at night. I need sleep! I give it four stars! I got a copy that wasn't the final copy, so I really can't complain about typos, but they were there. Otherwise I would have to figure out how his mom's gravestone says she died at 11. And he was 3 when she died. It makes no sense!
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