Suffering from overwhelming grief over the death of her Aunt Julia, a woman closer to her than her own mother, Riley retreats into her own mind in visions of the moon seas her Aunt taught her about. After her mother is also killed months later, Riley is sent to the Wisconsin countryside to live with her mother's cousin. They try everything to help her heal, but it isn't until her cousin Kiran is born that she comes out of her shell. Now it's ten years later and Riley is starting to feel confined by the boundaries she put up that have kept her from the outside world. When a stranger appears on the farm one day, she feels an instant connection with this man and the secret pain he hides, for she feels that same pain and guilt every day.
Vaughn Orr is a bestselling novelist living in New York that longs to see the moon and stars. He's chosen Wisconsin as the place to retreat and heal his writer's block, but when his car runs out of gas, he finds the enigmatic and welcoming Mays family. There's just something about Riley that draws him in and soon he can't imagine leaving. But Vaughn is harboring a secret that could destroy everything.
Vanderah has a unique ability of bringing out the magic of the natural world through her writing. The characters are so vivid and realistic, I could feel their pain. From beginning to end, I just couldn't put this book down! I have read and loved every one of her books and I can't wait to read the next.
Thank you to the publisher for this complimentary advance reader copy. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily.
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