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Unfinished Business #2
Breakwater Beach
Liz Levine is convinced her recently deceased husband is engineering the sequence of events that propels her into a new life. But it’s sea captain Edward Barrett, the husband that died over a century ago, who has returned to complete their unfinished business. Edward’s lingering presence complicates all her plans and jeopardizes a new relationship that reawakens her passion for life and love. What are Captain Barrett’s plans for his wife, and for the man who is the new object of her affections?
323 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2016
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About the author
Carole Ann Moleti
15 books53 followersCarole Ann Moleti is a nurse-midwife in New York City, thus explaining her fascination with paranormal and urban fantasy that infuses everything she writes.
Her dark urban fantasy Void of Course: Book One in the Boulevard of Bad Spells and Broken Dreams series was published by Champagne Books.
She is now celebrating 9 years since release of Breakwater Beach, which joins its sequel The Widow's Walk in the Unfinished Business Series.
Her short fiction is featured in several of the Ten Tales Anthologies. Excerpts of Carole's memoir, Someday I'm Going to Write a Book: Diary of an Urban Missionary range from the sweet and inspirational in A Quilt of Holidays to the edgy and irreverent in Not Your Mother's Book: On Being a Woman.
Her dark urban fantasy Void of Course: Book One in the Boulevard of Bad Spells and Broken Dreams series was published by Champagne Books.
She is now celebrating 9 years since release of Breakwater Beach, which joins its sequel The Widow's Walk in the Unfinished Business Series.
Her short fiction is featured in several of the Ten Tales Anthologies. Excerpts of Carole's memoir, Someday I'm Going to Write a Book: Diary of an Urban Missionary range from the sweet and inspirational in A Quilt of Holidays to the edgy and irreverent in Not Your Mother's Book: On Being a Woman.
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July 12, 20163.5/5.0
Read full review in the 2016 July/August issue of InD'tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2016 July/August issue of InD'tale Magazine.
July 20, 2016
3.5/5.0
Weaving ghostly intervention and the realm of reincarnation into this paranormal romance, the author does an excellent job of balancing the razor’s edge of believable possibility and the ridiculously absurd of both past and present for a large portion of the book.
Read full review in the 2016 July/August issue of InD'tale Magazine.
Weaving ghostly intervention and the realm of reincarnation into this paranormal romance, the author does an excellent job of balancing the razor’s edge of believable possibility and the ridiculously absurd of both past and present for a large portion of the book.
Read full review in the 2016 July/August issue of InD'tale Magazine.
April 14, 2016
I received an ARC from the AUTHOR CAROLE ANN MOLETI in exchange for an honest opinion. This is Mismousey very honest of her book BREAKWATER BEACH.
Having never read anything that Ms Moleti has written before. I was unsure of what to expect. As I opened the cover of the remarkable book. I was at once spell bound with the very first page of the story. At once I had to have more and more of the fascinating - very intriguing -spirit filled story . You find yourself pulled right into the book from the moment you start reading it till the very end.
The timeline going back and forth from present day to past is written -and blended together so well That you don't realize you are going back and forth between centuries.
Ms. Moleti has a creative and genuine talent. One that you can see and feel as she takes pen to paper. Her characters jump to life right before your eyes The way in which in the scenes are written in such detail. Ms. Moleti describes everything in such the smallest detail right down the smallest shell in the water.
As our story opens our main character Liz has just lost her husband Gerry to cancer. She is so lost and feels that feels that her life has ended. She needs to start over in another house and town as they spoken about. Gerry and her had talked about buying a house in Cape. So she called about seeing some houses.The moment she saw the Barrett house she ha to have it. It was pulling it to her. There is something there drawing her here. Telling her this is the house for her. She belongs here.
Knowing that she is going to purchase this house. She goes back home to meet with her attorney. Already knowing what he is gong to say about her purchasing the home.An the fact it needs so needs so many repairs. She expects him to say no say. But it's too late Liz has already purchased the Barrett House. She informs Bill Jeffers - whom her husband had put in charge of the estate. That she had just purchased the house and need the funds available by the following day. He was furious with her. What he wanted her to do was to marry him not make a move to another city. Once he made a move on her she left the room and hired another attorney right away. Liz made sure that she was able to purchase Barrett House and move by the date she had already told them she would.
The Barrett House as Liz saw it was going to be turned into a beautiful B&B - and a museum. She would be living in the master suite while renting out the other bedrooms. During the restoration of the house - she found herself drawn to what is called the WIDOWS WALK. Liz is being pulled by the spirit of Edward Barrett. Her past husband. She finds herself reliving her past life in 1877 with Edward.
Now this story has lots of twist and turns . You never know which way you are going. In the past or present. Will Liz be able to handle her dead husbands? What about her son Jay? He thinks she has lost it - and needs someone else to handle the money. Mom took the control from Bill and he doesn't think that's right.Will Liz finally find happiness again? For all these answer and more YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOK!! I recommend this book to ALL!! Mismousey gives this a 80 out of 5 mouse paws. NOW MAKE SURE TO ADD THIS TO YOUR GOODREADS READING LIST THEN SPIRIT YOUR WAY TO GET YOUR COPY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!!!
I am so Looking forward to reading the next book in this amazing series! Ms Moleti you have done a SUPER EXCELLENT JOB on this story. I am so thankful that you asked me to read your book. It was a privilege and honor to do so. I must say , I will be reading the next books in this series!!!
Having never read anything that Ms Moleti has written before. I was unsure of what to expect. As I opened the cover of the remarkable book. I was at once spell bound with the very first page of the story. At once I had to have more and more of the fascinating - very intriguing -spirit filled story . You find yourself pulled right into the book from the moment you start reading it till the very end.
The timeline going back and forth from present day to past is written -and blended together so well That you don't realize you are going back and forth between centuries.
Ms. Moleti has a creative and genuine talent. One that you can see and feel as she takes pen to paper. Her characters jump to life right before your eyes The way in which in the scenes are written in such detail. Ms. Moleti describes everything in such the smallest detail right down the smallest shell in the water.
As our story opens our main character Liz has just lost her husband Gerry to cancer. She is so lost and feels that feels that her life has ended. She needs to start over in another house and town as they spoken about. Gerry and her had talked about buying a house in Cape. So she called about seeing some houses.The moment she saw the Barrett house she ha to have it. It was pulling it to her. There is something there drawing her here. Telling her this is the house for her. She belongs here.
Knowing that she is going to purchase this house. She goes back home to meet with her attorney. Already knowing what he is gong to say about her purchasing the home.An the fact it needs so needs so many repairs. She expects him to say no say. But it's too late Liz has already purchased the Barrett House. She informs Bill Jeffers - whom her husband had put in charge of the estate. That she had just purchased the house and need the funds available by the following day. He was furious with her. What he wanted her to do was to marry him not make a move to another city. Once he made a move on her she left the room and hired another attorney right away. Liz made sure that she was able to purchase Barrett House and move by the date she had already told them she would.
The Barrett House as Liz saw it was going to be turned into a beautiful B&B - and a museum. She would be living in the master suite while renting out the other bedrooms. During the restoration of the house - she found herself drawn to what is called the WIDOWS WALK. Liz is being pulled by the spirit of Edward Barrett. Her past husband. She finds herself reliving her past life in 1877 with Edward.
Now this story has lots of twist and turns . You never know which way you are going. In the past or present. Will Liz be able to handle her dead husbands? What about her son Jay? He thinks she has lost it - and needs someone else to handle the money. Mom took the control from Bill and he doesn't think that's right.Will Liz finally find happiness again? For all these answer and more YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOK!! I recommend this book to ALL!! Mismousey gives this a 80 out of 5 mouse paws. NOW MAKE SURE TO ADD THIS TO YOUR GOODREADS READING LIST THEN SPIRIT YOUR WAY TO GET YOUR COPY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!!!
I am so Looking forward to reading the next book in this amazing series! Ms Moleti you have done a SUPER EXCELLENT JOB on this story. I am so thankful that you asked me to read your book. It was a privilege and honor to do so. I must say , I will be reading the next books in this series!!!
February 14, 2017
Wow this was a great story.
The story takes place in two eras, 19th century England & America, and in present day Massachusetts. In present day, you have a widow who decides to sell her home and buy a house to turn into a museum/b&b. Her son thinks she's crazy. A lot of things happen that are really interesting. This is the ghostly part of this story and the twists and turns it makes will have you in suspense. I don't want to give away any of the plot, so pardon my vagueness.
In the 19th century, we have a pirate-turned-ship-captain that falls in love with a lady. The lady, Elizabeth, has turned down suitor after suitor, much to her parents' dismay. This was my favorite part of the tale. The couple is quite captivating. Elizabeth is a very well-written character. I found myself feeling everything through her, and spent a bit of time weeping over her circumstances. I could not put the book down. I was just in love with their story, their fate, and how it all related to the story in the present day. The story was meticulously crafted, and while I'm no historical expert, it seemed to stay true to the time period. The jumping in time back and forth was easy to follow and never was I confused which era I was reading about. If you like ghost stories, love stories, historical romance, this is a great read.
I received a copy of this story in exchange for an honest review. This in no way changes my opinion of the novel.
The story takes place in two eras, 19th century England & America, and in present day Massachusetts. In present day, you have a widow who decides to sell her home and buy a house to turn into a museum/b&b. Her son thinks she's crazy. A lot of things happen that are really interesting. This is the ghostly part of this story and the twists and turns it makes will have you in suspense. I don't want to give away any of the plot, so pardon my vagueness.
In the 19th century, we have a pirate-turned-ship-captain that falls in love with a lady. The lady, Elizabeth, has turned down suitor after suitor, much to her parents' dismay. This was my favorite part of the tale. The couple is quite captivating. Elizabeth is a very well-written character. I found myself feeling everything through her, and spent a bit of time weeping over her circumstances. I could not put the book down. I was just in love with their story, their fate, and how it all related to the story in the present day. The story was meticulously crafted, and while I'm no historical expert, it seemed to stay true to the time period. The jumping in time back and forth was easy to follow and never was I confused which era I was reading about. If you like ghost stories, love stories, historical romance, this is a great read.
I received a copy of this story in exchange for an honest review. This in no way changes my opinion of the novel.
April 26, 2016
Emotional and suspenseful with a happy ending
Carole Ann Moleti has managed to merge a deep binding love over a span of 120 years. With wonderful writing and good descriptions, she creates an image the reader can see while becoming emotionally involved with the characters. With twists and turns, ghosts, heartbreak, and determination, she keeps the reader in suspense. A love can stand the test of time as well as having a new love.
Carole Ann Moleti has managed to merge a deep binding love over a span of 120 years. With wonderful writing and good descriptions, she creates an image the reader can see while becoming emotionally involved with the characters. With twists and turns, ghosts, heartbreak, and determination, she keeps the reader in suspense. A love can stand the test of time as well as having a new love.
April 13, 2016
I really enjoyed this historical romance additional benefit the heroine is over 35. There is a lot of back story with the heroine taking place in two eras; 19th century England and America, as well as in present day of Massachusetts.
It is delightful to read about a woman who has a second chance at life, love and family. Fans will love the ghost stories. It's a very entertaining story.
It is delightful to read about a woman who has a second chance at life, love and family. Fans will love the ghost stories. It's a very entertaining story.
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