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Pacific Horizons #3
Maui Winds
Third in the USA-Today and Kindle Top-20 bestselling PACIFIC HORIZONS series!
In these interconnected romantic novels, characters facing tragedy, heartbreak, and painful family secrets are drawn to the wild beauty of the natural world. Breaching whales and howling wolves refresh their spirits, but only human love can heal their souls.
Life dealt her heart a terrible blow as a newborn. With time, she learned to love again. But with him, time is running out.
Marine biologist Ri Sullivan had a rough start in life. A biracial baby abandoned in a Moscow train station, she spent eight months in a Russian orphanage before being adopted by a devoted couple from the coast of Maine. Her family weathered years of painful attachment difficulties, and now the spirited, resilient twenty-five-year-old has no conscious memory of ever feeling insecure. But in subtle ways, Ri’s emotional past still affects her. And sometimes, the question mark over her ethnic heritage still stings.
Arriving on the island of Maui for an internship at the Foundation for Ocean Mammals, Ri is overwhelmed by her own good fortune. She revels in the ocean and the creatures that are her passion, she stumbles into an incredible revelation about her ancestry, and she even meets a guy. But all too soon, a series of random disasters threatens to turn that tide. The closer she gets to the elusive volcanologist who shares her living quarters, the more she sees herself behind his haunted eyes. For Ri, love never comes easy, but Alaskan loner Wolf Markov has his own ideas about “attachment” -- ideas that come from a very different sort of childhood. And getting inside his wounded heart may take all of Ri’s learned resilience... and then some.
Praise for romantic fiction by Edie
LONG TIME COMING
“Emotionally gripping, suspenseful and superb… I was held in wonderment over much of this story and realized early on to expect the unexpected. This is a story of trust, love, friendship and healing. Ms. Claire is an author I hope to see more of in the future. If Long Time Coming is any indication of her writing talent, I will be first in line at the bookstores to get more of her work. This is a positively splendid tale from start to finish and is highly recommended.” Reviewer’s Choice Award -- Road to Romance
“Two words. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Edie Claire has written a wonderful novel about friendship, love, guilt and death… Utterly riveting.” 10/10 -- Contemporary Romance Writers
MEANT TO BE
“One of the best books I have read this year... An element of suspense runs through the pages, and the endearing tale builds to a crescendo of excitement and thrill while warming the heart. Meant To Be is a powerful story of love, healing, discovery and truth... I closed the covers wishing I could stay inside the green world of Meara and Fletcher's mountain. Ms. Claire has woven a tale that touched my soul and will live as a cherished keeper to read again and again. I am pleased to award Meant To Be our finest honor, RRT's Perfect 10.” Perfect 10 Award -- Romance Reviews Today
“Meant to be written, read and remembered in your heart decades after you've turned the last page. Edie Claire is an exceptional author and keeper of the heart.” -- Writers Room Magazine
“A paragon of superbly written, compelling women's literature.” -- My Shelf
In these interconnected romantic novels, characters facing tragedy, heartbreak, and painful family secrets are drawn to the wild beauty of the natural world. Breaching whales and howling wolves refresh their spirits, but only human love can heal their souls.
Life dealt her heart a terrible blow as a newborn. With time, she learned to love again. But with him, time is running out.
Marine biologist Ri Sullivan had a rough start in life. A biracial baby abandoned in a Moscow train station, she spent eight months in a Russian orphanage before being adopted by a devoted couple from the coast of Maine. Her family weathered years of painful attachment difficulties, and now the spirited, resilient twenty-five-year-old has no conscious memory of ever feeling insecure. But in subtle ways, Ri’s emotional past still affects her. And sometimes, the question mark over her ethnic heritage still stings.
Arriving on the island of Maui for an internship at the Foundation for Ocean Mammals, Ri is overwhelmed by her own good fortune. She revels in the ocean and the creatures that are her passion, she stumbles into an incredible revelation about her ancestry, and she even meets a guy. But all too soon, a series of random disasters threatens to turn that tide. The closer she gets to the elusive volcanologist who shares her living quarters, the more she sees herself behind his haunted eyes. For Ri, love never comes easy, but Alaskan loner Wolf Markov has his own ideas about “attachment” -- ideas that come from a very different sort of childhood. And getting inside his wounded heart may take all of Ri’s learned resilience... and then some.
Praise for romantic fiction by Edie
LONG TIME COMING
“Emotionally gripping, suspenseful and superb… I was held in wonderment over much of this story and realized early on to expect the unexpected. This is a story of trust, love, friendship and healing. Ms. Claire is an author I hope to see more of in the future. If Long Time Coming is any indication of her writing talent, I will be first in line at the bookstores to get more of her work. This is a positively splendid tale from start to finish and is highly recommended.” Reviewer’s Choice Award -- Road to Romance
“Two words. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Edie Claire has written a wonderful novel about friendship, love, guilt and death… Utterly riveting.” 10/10 -- Contemporary Romance Writers
MEANT TO BE
“One of the best books I have read this year... An element of suspense runs through the pages, and the endearing tale builds to a crescendo of excitement and thrill while warming the heart. Meant To Be is a powerful story of love, healing, discovery and truth... I closed the covers wishing I could stay inside the green world of Meara and Fletcher's mountain. Ms. Claire has woven a tale that touched my soul and will live as a cherished keeper to read again and again. I am pleased to award Meant To Be our finest honor, RRT's Perfect 10.” Perfect 10 Award -- Romance Reviews Today
“Meant to be written, read and remembered in your heart decades after you've turned the last page. Edie Claire is an exceptional author and keeper of the heart.” -- Writers Room Magazine
“A paragon of superbly written, compelling women's literature.” -- My Shelf
- GenresRomance
252 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2016
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About the author
Edie Claire
41 books278 followersNo matter the genre, USA-Today bestselling novelist and playwright Edie Claire strives to infuse all her writing with both warmth and humor. Her family-friendly Leigh Koslow cozy mystery series, a favorite of animal lovers that was originally published in 1999, was reborn in 2012 to become a Kindle Top-10 bestseller. Her romantic novels range from women’s fiction with romantic elements to a blend of romance and mystery, beginning with her traditionally published contemporaries, the award-winning Long Time Coming and Meant To Be, and continuing with her USA-Today bestselling Pacific Horizons series, whose characters follow the migration of the humpback whales to some of the most gorgeous locations on earth. In any Edie Claire work, the reader may be assured that while intrigue may beckon and tensions rise, love and happiness will always triumph in the end!
Edie has worked as a veterinarian, a childbirth educator, and a scientific/technical writer. A mother of three, she lives in Pennsylvania and aspires to become a snowbird.
Edie has worked as a veterinarian, a childbirth educator, and a scientific/technical writer. A mother of three, she lives in Pennsylvania and aspires to become a snowbird.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
May 9, 2019
I loved this installment in the series. Ri and Wolf were a great match in temperament. I also enjoyed seeing the next steps for Maddie and Kai.
The author does an amazing job of painting a picture of the amazing and surprisingly diverse scenes. Her descriptions never interfere with the story, but usually help build an emotion or state of mind for one of the characters. It is a unique style that I really enjoy.
I also like that she doesn’t just make her characters trust fund babies in order to write a story set in Hawaii, but rather creates more realistic housing and financial challenges for the characters to work though.
The author does an amazing job of painting a picture of the amazing and surprisingly diverse scenes. Her descriptions never interfere with the story, but usually help build an emotion or state of mind for one of the characters. It is a unique style that I really enjoy.
I also like that she doesn’t just make her characters trust fund babies in order to write a story set in Hawaii, but rather creates more realistic housing and financial challenges for the characters to work though.
September 5, 2021
Ri and Wolf
Ri met Wolf in Hawaii while both of them were on a sponsorship for eco-relatated scholarships. It was a chance meeting that warmed both of their hearts. Both of them came from a shaky background of trusting others.
Ri met Wolf in Hawaii while both of them were on a sponsorship for eco-relatated scholarships. It was a chance meeting that warmed both of their hearts. Both of them came from a shaky background of trusting others.
April 7, 2018
This is a different sort of trilogy. The subject matter and a couple of characters appear in two books.
It's not bad; but it's not really good either.
It's not bad; but it's not really good either.
February 22, 2023
4 1/2 stars. What an enjoyable story! The beautiful descriptions of Hawaii made me feel like I was there. Look forward to reading the next instalment.
September 1, 2016
I thoroughly enjoyed this romantic women's novel placed in gorgeous Hawaii. Edie has a great talent of describing scenes where you feel like you are there. I was engrossed in the story from the first page and just had to keep reading to see how everything turned out. It is one of those books you really don't want to end because it is so good.
I was intrigued but the interesting storyline and totally wrapped up in our two main characters. Edie delves deep into their pasts and creates a complete picture so we can learn to understand why they are the way they are. I loved the format of this story.
If you like novels with substance and interesting challenges but with a satisfying ending. you'll love this book.
I was intrigued but the interesting storyline and totally wrapped up in our two main characters. Edie delves deep into their pasts and creates a complete picture so we can learn to understand why they are the way they are. I loved the format of this story.
If you like novels with substance and interesting challenges but with a satisfying ending. you'll love this book.
April 14, 2020
Love Maui Winds
Such a great read!!! Looking forward to book 4! Author Edie does such a great job describing the Hawaiian islands and telling a great love story!
Such a great read!!! Looking forward to book 4! Author Edie does such a great job describing the Hawaiian islands and telling a great love story!
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