false 116012 30 Tory Bodeen grew up in South Carolina in a small run-down house, where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt - and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. But she had Hope, who lived in the big house just a short skip away and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn't allowed to be at home: a child. After young Hope's brutal murder, unsolved to this day, Tory's life began to fall apart. And now, as she returns to her hometown, with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop, she is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of the past. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle - Hope's older brother and the heir to the family fortune - she isn't sure whether the tragic loss they share will unite them or drive them apart. But she is willing to open her heart, just a little, and try. Living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than Tory could ever have expected, however. Because Hope's murderer is nearby as well... 1461164 2000 Carolina Moon total:3799|5:1086|4:1291|3:1172|2:214|1:36| 3799 14574 4763 142 5 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 14:58:12 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 20:29:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 23:24:35 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 13:22:45 -0700 2008
It's a mystery of who the killer was. I thought I had an idea, and then when it turned out that was false, I wondered about a couple of others. I had NO idea of the true killer until he showed himself.
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I read this, and did like it. I was amazed to discover, though, how much it goes against what I've heard as 'Rules for Writing to be Published': don't give info dumps, don't use flashbacks, and (perhaps most importantly) provide a satisfying ending....more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 12 18:42:33 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 02:01:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 09 15:22:44 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 08:42:58 -0700 2008 Carolina Moon is about this girl named Tori,whose best friend,Faith, was raped and murdered. Tori has this gift, she can see the past and present like little movies inside her mind. She was supposed to meet up with Faith in their special spot in the woods. But Tori's dad ending up beating her bloody...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 11:17:37 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 11:50:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 18:36:26 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 17:28:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Sep 03 03:46:35 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 03:52:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 09 04:35:45 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 04:50:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 16:23:07 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 17:47:43 -0700 2009 Carolina Moon fell short of some of her other titles I've read. Midnight Bayou and Angels Fall both had atmospheres that draw yo...more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 13:00:09 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 13:02:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 23:46:46 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 11:52:55 -0700 2009 I did find Tory, the heroine, a bit to clamped up in the beginning and a lot of repetition in her thoughts (when you read about her insecurities for the umpteen, time it got kind of boring) but a part from th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 06 21:30:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 21:33:55 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 23:32:06 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 23:36:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 19:55:25 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 20:04:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 08 20:53:10 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:26:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 18 14:12:17 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 14:13:13 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 14:42:39 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 17:22:43 -0700 2009