One lonely older woman...Two younger warriors who think she's beautiful...Add some spiked punch and a mix-up with the Secret Santa Gifts, And who knows what might happen? Melanie Jameson is afraid it's going to be a lonely Christmas. After a bitter divorce with an abusive husband, she moves to the Kindred Mother Ship to take a job in their PR department. Though she makes friends easily, especially with Sees Clearly, a handsome Kindred warrior who is much too young for her, she doesn't have anyone to spend Christmas with but her crusty old Aunt Marge. Clear is smitten with Melanie the moment he sees her. It doesn't matter to him that she's older than him-he wants her at once. After a mishap with her Kindred wave oven leaves her with a burned hand, he brings her to meet his other half, Feels Strongly, who is a doctor in the Med Center. Strong agrees at once that the lovely older female is the one for them-but how to convince Melanie of that? It seems hopeless since Clear and Strong don't think Melanie is interested. But the Goddess works in mysterious ways. When a mix-up with the Secret Santa presents means Melanie gets a naughty negligee from Clear instead of the oven mitt he intended to give her, she begins to wonder if Christmas might be exciting after all...Will she end up with a Secret Santa Surprise?You'll have to read to find out!

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Book 29 in the Kindred Tales Series

Maria in the Moon

Beech, Louise

Louise Beech

Orenda Books

FREPESP

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

United States, United States of America

Brazil, Brazil

London, 2017

US, 2017

Quirky, darkly comic, but always heartfelt, this original and sad story has wonderful characters and will linger long in your memory Sunday Mirror
A Stirring novel, beautifully written Irish Times
A devastating memory emerges that changes everything, in this dark and moving novel by the bestselling author of How To Be Brave and The Lion Tamer Who Lost
Like a cold spider, the memory stirred in my head and spun an icy web about my brain. Someone else crawled in. I remembered
Thirty-one-year-old Catherine Hope has a great memory. But she cant remember everything. She cant remember her ninth year. She cant remember when her insomnia started. And she cant remember why everyone stopped calling her Catherine-Maria.
With a promiscuous past, and licking her wounds after a painful breakup, Catherine wonders why she resists anything approaching real love. But when she loses her home to the devastating deluge of 2007 and volunteers at Flood Crisis, a devastating memory emerges and changes everything.
Dark, poignant and deeply moving, Maria in the Moon is an examination of the nature of memory and truth, and the defences we build to protect ourselves, when we can no longer hide
Part psychological thriller, part love story and fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will love it Red Magazine
A beautiful and compassionate read Prima Magazine
Beechs exploration of the effects of childhood trauma keeps the reader intrigued until the end Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist
As heartbreaking as the book ends up being, its a title worth wading into and rolling with Book Riot
Beautifully constructed, laugh-out-loud funny in places, and achingly sad in others. Its such a beautifully told story of loss and gain. Equal parts Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett and John Irving, all rolled up into an emotive, heart-breaking story. I completely fell in love John Marrs
A beautiful, and heart-achingly touching read LoveReading

Long ago my beloved Nanny Eve chose my name. Then one day she stopped calling me it. I try now to remember why, but I just can't." Thirty-two-year-old Catherine Hope has a great memory. But she can't remember everything. She can't remember her ninth year. She can't remember when her insomnia started. And she can't remember why everyone stopped calling her Catherine-Maria. With a promiscuous past, and licking her wounds after a painful breakup, Catherine wonders why she resists anything approaching real love. But when she loses her home to the devastating deluge of 2007 and volunteers at Flood Crisis, a devastating memory emerges, and changes everything

2021-03-11