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USA Today bestseller and award winning author of the Cupcake Club series and the Blueberry Cove series DONNA KAUFFMAN has been gratified to see her books get rave reviews in venues ranging from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal to Entertainment Weekly and Cosmopolitan She lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia where she is happily working on the next book in her brand new Blue Hollow Falls series set right in her mountain home area When shes not writing she can be found recapping the popular tv show NCIS for USA Today or escaping into her garden to play in the dirt Donna also works as a volunteer wildlife transporter for two local sanctuaries giving orphaned and injured wildlife a second chance at su USA Today bestseller and award winning author of the Cupcake Club series and the Blueberry Cove series DONNA KAUFFMAN has been gratified to see her books get rave reviews in venues ranging from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal to Entertainment Weekly and Cosmopolitan She lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia where she is happily working on the next book in her brand new Blue Hollow Falls series set right in her mountain home area When she s not writing she can be found recapping the popular tv show NCIS for USA Today or escaping into her garden to play in the dirt Donna also works as a volunteer wildlife transporter for two local sanctuaries giving orphaned and injured wildlife a second chance at survival You can catch up on all of her adventures via her author page on Facebook or on Twitter or Instagram writerchick Donna loves to hear from readers You can contact her through her website at site_link www. Half moon harbor ebook online Donna Kauffman passed away on April 9 2020 of pancreatic cancer site_link If you re familiar with Donna Kaufman stories well this is another one An enjoyable read with nothing to make it stick in your mind afterward the story is a personal growth brings happy ending type And while I liked the story the narration Audible Books by Lauren Fortang bothered me Male main character Brodie is Irish but the rendition of his accent is haphazard at times giving a hint of American South Other males voices have traits typically heard when rendered by a woman gravelly almost whispery none of them convey the power and confidence that these men possess Main character Grace s friend Delia always sounds like she s speaking seductively to a man she s in bed with even when it s a heart wrenching conversation with Grace about sorrowful secrets. Half Moon harbortouch Kudos to Ms Fortang though for making the villainess so hatable by her voice alone I hadn t listened to her speaking for than a couple of sentences before I was ready to wring her neck and push her off a dock 9780758292797 Nice story Heroine buys property in a tax sale the hero thought of as his to redo into an inn on the other end of the docks from his shipbuilding business She s trying to rebuild her life after deciding she doesn t want to be a lawyer any and wants to reconnect with the brother she lost track of years ago He lives in the small town and runs a bird research project in summer There s a wicked femme fatale who s mad at the hero for turning her down and maneuvered the boathouse sale without the hero knowing And there s a lot of self doubt on the heroine s part about taking the love plunge I enjoyed it 9780758292797 Half Moon Harbor follows the adorable laugh out loud romance between Brodie Monaghan resident flirt and ship builder and Grace Maddox ex lawyer who just moved to Maine to run a boathouse inn and rekindle her relationship with her brother Ford I was surprised by how tough it was for me to get into this book As a loyal fan to the series I think the first few chapters would have been better with the charming townsfolk incorporated or at least a change of scenery rather than having it all take place on the docks and Brodie s boathouse I was getting claustrophobic after a while Grace s personality was easy to love especially after a certain scene with Cami Brodie is not only charming but kind and understanding My true favorite character is Delia who stole my heart in the previous book and I wish she d been incorporated into Grace and Brodie s love story earlier I am eager to learn about her and the mysterious Ford in the next book 9780758292797 2. Half Moon harbormaster houseboats 5 9780758292797 2 of Bachelors of Blueberry Cove Series Brodie Monaghan left all his family in County Donegal Ireland and came to Blueberry Cove in Half Moon Harbor to revive the long abandoned shipyards buildings and docks his ancestors had built in the early 1700s He was working hard to custom build a sloop when the far end shipyard building is sold out from under him for back taxes The purchaser is Grace Maddox former very successful estate lawyer in Washington D. Half moon full moon half moon symbol C who plans to turn the old boathouse into an inn She is drawn to this spot in Maine because it is the last known residence of her much older estranged brother Ford who had enlisted and left her to foster homes years before Social prominent and married Real estate agent Cami Weathersby has engineered the sale without Brodie s knowledge to get back at him for spurning her advances A lot of politics kindly village interactions and secrets the prospect of building a four masted tall ship and building relationships the include very hot physical and emotional attractions in two people not easily given to trust others A good satisfying beach read with appealing protagonists Sequel to Pelican Point Followed by Sandpiper Island and Under a Firefly Moon 9780758292797 Bold brash Irish Brodie Monaghan s been breaking hearts ever since he arrived in Maine to rebuild the family business Still there s one woman he just can t wow Grace Maddox claims she s now part owner of Monaghan Shipbuilders and she has her own dreams for the weathered dockside buildings Tiny Blueberry Cove has a way of welcoming strangers with wide open arms but is the sleepy coastal village ready for the fireworks these two spark DIY is so much better with two Includes an easy do it yourself restoration project Half Moon Harbor Bachelors of Blueberry Cove 2 I really had a hard time with this book I really like Brodie and Grace and thought that they made a cute couple I thought the book was a little wordy and I found myself skipping paragraphs and skimming over pages just to get to a part that would catch my interest In all honesty I really didn t get captivated until about 60% into the book when everything between Brodie and Grace really started taking place. Paranormal half moon harbor reviews Brodie Irish HOT and would definitely do anything to take care of Grace and protect her His feelings for her show from the very beginning I loved how he was so open and honest. Half moon harbor ebook review Grace Ex Estate lawyer Inn Owner and wanting to rekindle her relationship with her brother She is starting over in every aspect of her life and is drawn to Brodie from their very first meeting. Half moon harbour login Disclaimer I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review 9780758292797 Blueberry Cove is a neat little town Grace and Bodie s story caught me right away I am looking forward to seeing how her brother Ford s story unfolds 9780758292797 This is set in the town of Blueberry Cove in Maine A wharf called Half Moon Harbor is the focus I liked the well described setting A young woman new to town has waded right in and bought a historic boathouse although I could not see how she would do that without a man who lives on the wharf noticing After all she d need to visit it get it surveyed and so on before investing her hard earned money She s a lawyer Anyway the man living in a boat house on the wharf thinks he owns all the wharf the council put one building up for sale to pay back taxes Again a lawyer would want to get all this established before buying She intends to open a historic inn I am not sure if she d applied for planning permission for a change of use but the grumpy boat builder is none too happy. Kindle half moon harbor ca This boat builder is called Brodie a Scottish surname for his first name but strangely he is Irish I live in Ireland and I have yet to meet an Irishman named Brodie though it s possible they exist I also found the introductory scene too drawn out with too many forced excuses for the lady to look at a towel clad man get her clothes dirty have to go upstairs and wash up see a towel clad man yes The story is interesting with some good characters locally however the author has chosen to write this consisting almost entirely of conversations and no action Nobody sits down to enjoy a meal of famous Maine seafood perhaps this is because the fishermen say they are all catching eels to sell to China So the book is a mixed bag for me with good and bad points 9780758292797 So good This is how you write a romance The setting the setup the banter the falling and oh boy the sex. Half moon harbour on the hudson I loved all of it Brodie is just a dream come true and I love that his Grace was just perfect for him No nonsense No drama Their give and take was so fun to watch and I loved that there was just no real drama between them. Half Moon harborpointe dr There are a lot of words in these stories A lot of words that are thoughts but the thoughts are so well written and just develop the characters I think we live in a world of shorter quicker reads and I really can t complain about the here It made me relax and just go with it instead of chasing the end I did chase the end though and stayed up way way past my bedtime on a Sunday night. Half Moon Harbor Chick lit I m on a mission to mix up my reads but honestly I think I might jump right to the next in this series and get back to the mixing in a bit I m really enjoying being in Blueberry Cove and the ages of the next couple really appeal to me so I think I m going to jump in. Half moon harbor kindle fire Very very good and highly recommended 9780758292797 Terrific book about two people who come to Maine making significant changes in their lives I loved the small town coastal Maine setting and the colorful residents of Blueberry Cove Brodie left his home and large family in Ireland a year ago He wasn t interested in following the family tradition of pub and inn owners His heart was set on the older boat building tradition and revitalizing the long defunct shipyard in Maine After securing possession of the docks and two boathouses he splits his time between building and selling boats and restoring the boathouses He needs the boat sales to earn money to pay the back taxes on the other boathouses It s a slow process and that slowness bites him in the butt when he loses one of the boathouses to another newcomer Grace was a successful estate attorney in DC when she realized she wasn t happy any longer After years of witnessing the horrible ways families treated each other regarding wills and estates she is determined to repair her relationship with her much older and estranged brother Ford She takes her sudden desire to build and run an inn to the tiny Maine town where Ford now lives There she purchases a boathouse she intends to remodel into a high end inn She never dreamed that the real estate agent who sold it to her had an agenda of her own I loved the first meeting between Brodie and Grace He s awakened by the sound of her cussing and her little dog Whomper barking When he goes out to see what is going on he s stunned to find out Grace claims to own one of his boathouses Understandably angry and confused he still can t help being a charming Irish gentleman and helping Grace with her current problem a dead fish covered pup who shared the stench with her Grace s reaction to all of that Irish charm is predictable and the sparks between them are undeniable I ached for Brodie as he realized that the sale of the boathouse was legal though extremely underhanded thanks to a woman whose advances he d rejected and who used his boathouse to get even I loved that Brodie and Grace quickly accepted that they couldn t change the circumstances but they could control how they dealt with them Though they started as adversaries it didn t take long for them to become friends visiting back and forth between their two properties Brodie was smitten with Grace from the very beginning and wanted to do anything he could to help and protect her Grace was a little warier but rapidly found herself leaning on Brodie and depending on his support when her belief in herself wavered The attraction between them also continued to build until they could no longer resist it bringing them even closer In addition to their developing relationship Brodie and Grace also had to deal with small town politics and personalities The real estate agent who sold the boathouse to Grace Cami Weathersby is also married to a town council member and is the daughter of the richest man in town So when she wanted to get even with Brodie for his rejection she knew exactly how to do it Cami and her privileged attitude were very easy to dislike especially her refusal to give up her pursuit of Brodie Complicating matters was her father s plan to have Brodie build a four masted schooner that Mr Winstock plans to use to bring tourists to town He also wants to make Brodie s largest boathouse into a yacht club The negotiations between Brodie and Winstock were very interesting especially when it came to Cami eww It all came to a head when Cami made another play for Brodie in front of Grace I laughed out loud at Brodie s deer in the headlights look and cheered when Grace took action to rescue him It also precipitated unplanned talk of feelings in a fun after action conversation Another storyline in the book is Grace s plan to reunite with her brother Ford After her mother s death and Ford s joining the military her life was not an easy one and made her leery of sharing her heart I ached for both of them as they grew further apart until Ford stopped visiting altogether Grace s feelings of abandonment lasted for a long time I liked her story of how she decided to find Ford and reconnect with him I understood why she kept putting off that meeting once she arrived worried about his reaction and what she would do I loved when she finally worked up the courage That scene was emotional nerve wracking and ultimately satisfying It was a good start and I was happy to see a little progress by the end of the book I enjoyed seeing the various secondary characters Fergus the pub owner was fun with his grumpy commentary during Brodie s visit He s also one of two gossip masters in town the other being Delia the diner owner Delia has an interesting backstory with Ford I liked how she connected with Grace and the rapid progression of their friendship I especially enjoyed their conversation on Brodie s boat near the end of the book The other fascinating character was Grace s friend Langston the architect He was a terrific friend to her while also being an over the top illustration of an eccentric artist His conversations with Grace were always fun yet filled with wise advice His flirtatious ways were a riot to watch and I loved the scene at the end with Delia netgalley 9780758292797