When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel

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Then again, I love stories about research done well and filled with fascinating reveals. And there were plenty of those fascinating reveals in Kit and Josie’s hesitant journeys down memory lane. As I said, this story is quietly charming, and I was certainly charmed. If you’re looking for a beach read this summer all you have to do is believe in these mermaids! ~~~~~~ GIVEAWAY ~~~~~~ A: The genre of When We Believed in Mermaids is a Sisters Fiction, Women’s Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Fiction Q: Is When We Believed in Mermaids part of a series? Your life has been plagued with loss. The instant you start to feel better again, your heart clenches at the thought of what sadness lies in wait for you just around the corner. Kit Bianci has lived her whole life this way, losing family and friends and safe places to call home. So, when she sees someone on the news who could only be the sister she thought was dead, she can’t ignore it. She has to investigate. And they are badass. Solid nine feet, with a gorgeous glassy curl that’s much rarer than people think. I paddle out and wait my turn, catch the line, and leap to my feet to ride right on the edge. This is the instant I live for, that moment when nothing else is in my head. Nothing can be. It’s me and the water and the sky, the sound of the rippling surf. The sound of my breath. The edge of the board slipping along the water, cold over my ankles even in booties. Ice-cold. Perfect balance, shivering, hair slapping my cheek. I have to admit I may have a little extra love for this novel because the main characters are from my home state of California, but the story itself is so deeply moving; full of mystery and intrigue, wit and romance, and the simple thrills of catching an early morning wave, it’s impossible not to become completely engrossed in it.

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From the author of The Art of Inheriting Secrets comes an emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth. Genre: Sisters Fiction, Women’s Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Fiction Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Izzy Astor gets on a plane to go home, she isn’t expecting much. It’s the usual holiday travel experience: busy, crowded, stressful.Barbara O’Neal’s When We Believed in Mermaids is a powerful story of love, loss, and the strength and resiliency of the human spirit. It is beautifully told from the perspectives of both Kit and her long-lost sister, Josie, tugging at the heartstrings and flooding the reader with raw emotion. Jane Austen's subtle and witty novel of secrets and suppression, lies and seduction, brilliantly portrays a world where rigid social convention clashes with the impulses of the heart. It tells the story of two very different sisters who find themselves thrown into an unkind world when their father dies. Marianne, wild and impulsive, falls dangerously in love, while Elinor suffers her own private heartbreak but conceals her true feelings, even from those closest to her.

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Without spoiling too much, the story shows how two sisters can overcome the difficulties of a dysfunctional family and environment…and survive or even grow later in their lives. In the end, it does include a healthy dose of forgiveness and redemption, leaving us with the satisfying ending most readers desire. Barbara O’Neal is a highly accomplished author known for her captivating storytelling and emotive prose. She is the creative mind behind twelve novels of women’s fiction, including titles such as “The Art of Inheriting Secrets,”“How to Bake a Perfect Life,” and “The All You Can Dream Buffet.” Her writing delves into themes of love, loss, resilience, and the intricacies of relationships, often with a touch of magical realism. With her remarkable ability to explore the depths of human emotions, O’Neal’s award-winning books have gained international recognition, being published in over a dozen countries, such as France, England, Poland, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and Brazil. Residing in the picturesque city of Colorado Springs, she shares her life with her beloved partner, a British endurance athlete who continues to uphold his vow of never losing his accent. Through her thought-provoking narratives, Barbara O’Neal has woven a literary legacy that resonates with readers across the globe. Famous Books This sounds fascinating. I’m curious about what started the downfall of the family all those years ago and why she faked her death. In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not…I haven’t really read anything yet that I would consider an outright beach read simply because our weather hasn’t been all that consistently sunny lately, but it is supposed to be this weekend, so I’m debating between reading something by Morgan Matson, Sarah Morgan, or a middle-grade summer set story told in verse. Verdict: Interesting enough to finish it. Mildly recommend as long as you don’t mind a little bit of sappiness and drifting around in a story that should do better to keep to it’s central theme.

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A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behind. Josie and I ran around like puppies, sleeping on the beach of the cove when we got tired, underfoot and ignored. My mother was a great beauty who’d come for dinner with another man and fallen instantly in love with my father, or so the legend says. But if you’d known him, you would know it was entirely likely. My father was a massive personality, a charming, bigger-than-life chef from Italy, though people just said cook in those days. Or restaurateur, which was what he really was. My mother loved him to excess, far more than she loved us. His passion for her was intense, and sexual, and possessive, but is that love? I don’t know.

Now, if two sisters are to reunite, it can only be by unearthing long-buried secrets and facing a devastating truth that has kept them apart far too long. To regain their relationship, they may have to lose everything. In this first of Jane Austen’s novels, she takes up the problem which young women faced in the England of the early 19th century. It’s a story that delights in its quirky setting but thrives on its honest and earnest characters. A forty-year-old man visiting a school of marginalized orphans, which happens to include, among others, a strange green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. It’s certainly an eclectic bunch, but by the end of the story, you’ll love every one of them. Josie’s face swims up in front of me. The way it was fifteen years ago. The way it looked on television overnight. From the author of The Art of Inheriting Secretscomes an emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth.