981 ratings | 65 reviews | avg rating:4.85

Martina Boone’s Followers (1,998)

Martina’s Bookshelves

read (971)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (718)
2015-releases (17)
2017 (2)
a-z-challenge-2014 (2)
clean-romance (2)
contemporary (11)
contemporary-romance (2)
dystopian (1)
See all bookshelves »

Martina’s Friends (4,389)

Brad Sells

1,920 books | 966 friends

Kristen Harvey

8,310 books | 1,760 friends

Jana

6,062 books | 1,162 friends

Heather

4,742 books | 1,176 friends

Christina (Confessions of a Book Addict)

2,381 books | 2,713 friends

Sandra "Jeanz"

7,781 books | 1,265 friends

Deborah Kerbel

117 books | 1,375 friends

Allie

2,054 books | 276 friends

More friends…

Martina Boone

Goodreads Author

Born

in Czech Republic

December 24

Website

http://www.MartinaBoone.com

Twitter

MartinaABoone

Genre

Romance, Fiction, Contemporary

Influences

Nora Roberts, Susanna Kearsley, Sarah Addison Allen, Mary Stewart

Member Since

March 2010

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/martinaboone

edit data

Martina Boone was born in Prague and spoke several languages before learning English. She's the award-winning author of feel-good romances set in magical places, including COMPULSION and the Heirs of Watson Island trilogy from Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse and the Celtic Legends series starting with LAKE OF DESTINY. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Martina Boone questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Martina Boone’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 6,727 ratings · 1,215 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 3,150 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persuasion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 927 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lake of Destiny (Celtic Legends Collection, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 731 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illusion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bell of Eternity (Celtic Legends, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic of Winter: A Celtic Legends Novel (Celtic Legends Collection, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 399 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echo of Glory: An Irish Legends Novel 4.22 avg rating — 300 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love for Two Lifetimes 4.48 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart of Legend: A Celtic Legends Romance (Celtic Legends Collection Book 5) 4.75 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome Home: Historic Romance of the Celtic Legends 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Martina Boone…

2876 posts
Martina Boone's Blog

New Releases This Week 6/7 - 6/13

Another week, another round of awesome books!
Are you heading to the pool? The beach? The park? If you are, the perfect outdoor accessory is a book. So which one will you be reading first?
Happy Reading,
Jocelyn, Halli, Martina, and Elizabeth

Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
by Jared Reck
Hardcover
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Released 6/8/2021

The future is anything but certain in this al Read more of this blog post »

View more on Martina Boone's website »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on June 07, 2021 03:00

View all 2876 posts »

Series by Martina Boone

The Heirs of Watson Island (3 books)
by

Martina Boone (Goodreads Author)

3.88 avg rating — 4,591 ratings

Celtic Legends (3 books)
by

Martina Boone (Goodreads Author)

4.19 avg rating — 1,546 ratings

Quotes by Martina Boone (?)

“It doesn't matter how great your shoes are if you don't accomplish anything in them.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

tags: accomplishment, accomplishments, ambition, compulsion, hard-work, inspiration, martina-boone, shoes, success

123 likes

“We've lost a lot of years, but you can't lose love. Not real love. It stays locked inside you, ready for whenever you are strong enough to find it again.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

tags: compulsion, love, martina-boone, patience-and-love, real-love, relationships, relationships-love, time-passing

118 likes

“Love doesn't come with an on-off switch. It's made of too many threads of memory and hope and heartache that weave themselves into the very core of who you are.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

tags: compulsion, heartache, hope, love, martina-boone, memory, relationship-advice, relationships, relationships-love

90 likes

See all Martina Boone's quotes »

Polls

Members, choose your primary November group read! Remember, you can always write in suggestions.

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

15 votes, 23.4%

Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1) by Sara Raasch

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

9 votes, 14.1%

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

9 votes, 14.1%

The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

7 votes, 10.9%

Talon by Julie Kagawa

6 votes, 9.4%

The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters

5 votes, 7.8%

The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss

4 votes, 6.3%

The World of Ice & Fire The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The World of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

3 votes, 4.7%

Beautiful You: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk

3 votes, 4.7%

Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) by Martina Boone

Compulsion by Martina Boone

2 votes, 3.1%

64 total votes

1 comment

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2014: Reading Plans	56	550	Feb 19, 2015 03:31PM
The Seasonal Read...: Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts	4196	762	Mar 11, 2015 04:43AM
A Million More Pages: The Arrival	199	170	Jun 01, 2015 09:23PM
David Estes Fans ...: July/August Reading Challenge--Spell It Out For Summer!	134	64	Sep 01, 2015 01:00AM
Crime Detective M...: Reading Challenge 2015 A-Z by author	31	114	Sep 20, 2015 05:38PM
The Challenge Fac...: Kristin's FWYS 2015 Thread	8	38	Oct 23, 2015 09:18AM
Nothing But Readi...: Swimming Mermallions READ BOOKS	556	267	Nov 06, 2016 11:56PM
Nothing But Readi...: 50 States Challenge (Timeframe Changed to "You Set the Pace!)	702	1838	Jan 08, 2017 05:45AM

More…

Martina’s Quotes

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

tags: reading, writing

12907 likes

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

8919 likes

“Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

6914 likes

“Fiction is the truth inside the lie.”
― Stephen King

tags: writing

5803 likes

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: books, magic, reading

17110 likes

More of Martina’s quotes…

recent posts
Martina’s Groups

Laini Taylor Official Fan Group — 1317 members — last activity Jul 08, 2018 07:25AM
This group is run by Laini's publishers in the US and UK, Little, Brown and Hodder & Stoughton. ...more

Addicted to YA — 55492 members — last activity 3 hours, 20 min ago
“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Ange ...more

Turning Pages At Midnight — 2216 members — last activity 2 hours, 5 min ago
Turning Pages at Midnight is a friendly, easy going group of avid readers who love to read, chat and discover new books. We offer optional monthly bud ...more

Clean Romances — 4871 members — last activity Sep 25, 2022 06:26AM
This group is dedicated to building a up a list of clean romance books. Not "Christian" or "Inspirational" (there are other groups for those), but goo ...more

Let's Talk Romance — 192 members — last activity Apr 29, 2021 06:32PM
Welcome! I run a blog that promotes Romance Novels. Every promotion I do on my blog is free for the author. I do it because as much as I love to write ...more

Bargain Basement — 8028 members — last activity Sep 24, 2022 08:27PM
Join the Bargain Basement club for Freebies, bargains, reviews, and giveaways.

Romance Readers Rendezvous — 1538 members — last activity Sep 22, 2022 02:36AM
Romance Authors and Readers Rendezvous! Talk about the books you're reading, the books you've written, and the books you're writing. There are so ma ...more

Romance Novel Promotions — 122 members — last activity Jun 15, 2020 09:03PM
Romance Stories (http://romance-stories.com) is a place for readers to find novels that will kindle their hearts. Authors - Are you looking for a bl ...more

The Circle: for readers/beta readers/critiques/reviews/free reads — 2278 members — last activity Sep 22, 2022 01:21AM
A circle of people preparing to publish their next/first book. Looking for beta readers? A critiquing partner? A review? Just looking for a free read? ...more

Readers That Love Giveaways, Ebook Deals, and Free Books! — 3784 members — last activity Sep 24, 2022 10:53AM
This group is for readers, bloggers, & book lovers who enjoy entering giveaways, sweepstakes, and finding freebies! Hosted by Fire & Ice Book Promos. ...more

More of Martina’s groups…