Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts – a Review

Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts – a Review

 

Bay of Sighs
Guardians Trilogy
by Nora Roberts
Release Date: June 14,2016

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Description:
To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces…
 
Mermaid Annika is from the sea, and it is there she must return after her quest to find the stars. New to this world, her purity and beauty are nothing less than breathtaking, along with her graceful athleticism, as her five new friends discovered when they retrieved the fire star.
 
Now, through space and time, traveler Sawyer King has brought the guardians to the island of Capri, where the water star is hidden. And as he watches Annika in her element, he finds himself drawn to her joyful spirit. But Sawyer knows that if he allows her into his heart, no compass could ever guide him back to solid ground…
 
And in the darkness, their enemy broods. She lost one star to the guardians, but there is still time for blood to be spilled—the mermaid’s in the water and the traveler’s on the land. For she has forged a dangerous new weapon. Something deadly and unpredictable. Something human.

 

 

Review:

Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts is the 2nd book in her Guardians trilogy.  The first paragraph of the above description explains or reminds you of the premise of this series.  In the last book, Sasha, the seer, was instrumental in finding the first star, as well as finding her love in Bran.  However, it is important to note, that though each book will bring together two people as couples, the storyline in each book is a 6 person ensemble.  All 6 play important roles and work together throughout.  For a refresher, the 6 are Sasha, the seer; Bran, the magician; Sawyer, the traveler; Annika, the mermaid; Riley, the archaeologist and werewolf; and Doyle, the immortal swordsman.

Bay of Sighs starts off immediately after Stars of Fortune left off, with Sawyer have used his magical compass to bring all 6 to the island of Capri, and safe temporarily from Nerezza, the evil goddess and villain of this series.  Everyone knows they must find the next star (Water star) before Nerezza finds them, and they begin their search.   Sasha continues to have some visions giving them information on Nerezza or to warn them of an oncoming attack. They learn that a former enemy for both Sawyer and Riley has joined hands with Nerezza, escalating the danger.

In Bay of Sighs, Annika and Sawyer begin a romance that is destined to fail, since Anni must return to the sea and her people.  Will they find a way to stay together?   This was an exciting adventure, lots of action, danger and vicious attacks by creatures created by the villain. But amidst all of this, was the wonderful story of 6 people who are joined together to save the world from the threat of darkness; and along the way we watch their friendship and loyalty to each other grow.  This is something I have always loved about Nora, how she brings us a group of wonderful characters, whom we fall in love with.

I do not want to give any spoilers.  I will say it was fun to spend time with all of the 6 characters, watch their wonderful chemistry and teamwork.  It was a very exciting adventure, sweet romance, and so much action and danger throughout.  I loved Sawyer and Anni together.  She was a totally different and sweet heroine, who shined in her innocence. 

Bravo again to Nora Roberts, who always gives us fantastic trilogies, with great characters, friendships, romances, nasty villains, and exciting pulse pounding and fun storylines.  I cann’t wait for the final book in this trilogy, Island of Glass.  I suggest you read this series and start with Stars of Fortune.

Reviewed by Barb

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Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts – a Review

Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts – a Review

 

Stars of Fortune
Guardians Trilogy – Book @1
by Nora Roberts
Release Date: November 3, 2015

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Description:
To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces…

Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five others have been lured to seek the fire star. Sasha recognizes them, because she has drawn them: a magician, an archaeologist, a wanderer, a fighter, a loner. All on a quest. All with secrets.

Sasha is the one who holds them together—the seer. And in the magician, Bran Killian, she sees a man of immense power and compassion. As Sasha struggles with her rare ability, Bran is there to support her, challenge her, and believe in her.

But Sasha and Bran are just two of the six. And they all must all work together as a team to find the fire star in a cradle of land beneath the sea. Over their every attempt at trust, unity, and love, a dark threat looms. And it seeks to corrupt everything that stands in its way of possessing the stars…

 

 

 

Review:

Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts is the first book in her new Guardians trilogy. As in most of Nora’s trilogies, there are usually three couples, who are part of the entire trilogy, and eventually are paired off, with each couple leading each book. Stars of Fortune starts off with three goddesses who are in the midst of gifting their new queen with special stars; but they must hide it from another goddess, who is in fact evil. The stars fall and are lost, opening the story many many years later for those who are destined to be the ones to find the hidden stars and return them to the goddess.

We meet Sasha, who is a famous painter, who also has visions of meeting 5 others to go on a quest she doesn’t understand, but she paints the visions. Sasha decides she must act on her visions and goes to an island in Greece, Corfu. She will begin to meet those who are part of the quest, and who are exactly as she painted them.

Riley, an archaeologist, is the first person she meets. Shortly thereafter, she will meet Bran, who calls himself a magician. The three of them realize they were meant to meet, and together they start on their journey, and along the way they will meet the other three: Sawyer, a traveler; Annika, a bubbly beautiful girl, who appears out of the blue; and Doyle, a swordsman. All of them have a little bit of their own magic and each came looking for the stars. They all have secrets that will eventually be revealed, but slowly they must learn to trust each other, in order to be able to defeat the villain, the evil goddess, Nerezza.

Sasha is the key, as she is the seer, who can see things, and draw them out for clues. In Stars of Fortune, the first book belongs to Sasha and Bran, who develop their romance during the journey. Sasha is well known, but she is very private. She knows nothing of love, and in Bran, she discovers what she has been missing all these years. They made a great couple, but they are part of the overall story, as this is a full ensemble storyline, with all six of them playing integral parts of the story. Each person has their own secret, and the powers they bring to the group.

Rather than tell too much more, this was an exciting adventure, with lots of action, and danger; as well as a fun storyline, with a paranormal theme. I love when Nora brings us a group of people who join together in friendship to become a team that will try to destroy the enemy. They must be united in order to be able to stop Nerezza. This was a nice romance, great storyline, and another fantastic battle between good and evil.

I love all of Nora Roberts’ trilogies, and Stars of Fortune was a great start to another winner. If you like romance, exciting adventure, great characters, friendships, nasty villain and a fun storyline, then you must read Stars of Fortune.

Reviewed by Barb

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