Blue Moon

Blue Moon is a sweet love story of two people who have scars inside and out but are determined to rise above their problems and live their lives the best they can. Olivia is a girl on the run who gets lost in a Southern Illinois swamp. Noah is the half-breed man who finds her and nurses her back to health. He also helps her find her way to her family who she has been separated from. In doing this he sets aside his own feelings for his love of Olivia.This book is a fantastic read. The characters are real and the story wonderful. It doesn't take long for the reader to be engrossed in their story and wanting them to have their happily-ever-after. Blue Moon is a wonderfully written book with a great storyline and well-developed characters. Blue Moon is a book to keep on the shelf and revisit again and again.

I've always been a big fan of historical romances, it's about 95% of what I read, for some reason those times capture me and I can imagine being there myself. After reading this book I couldn't stop talking about it and nearly drove my husband crazy with my enthusiasm about the originality of this book. If you like historical romances and you're looking for something that's different from your typical characters (who in most other romances almost always seem to be the same people in my opinion) this is what you need. Jill Marie Landis did a great job. This was the first book of hers that I've read and I'm looking forward to reading more of her works! An excellent read!!

Colonel Sullivan and his river pirates force the father of teenager Oliva Bond to surrender his daughter to them. In turn, they sell Oliva to Darcy Lankanal, owner of a New Orleans house of gambling, liquor, and prostitution. As is his want with any new prostitute, Darcy uses them for two-three months before he turns them over to his customers. However, Oliva was still with him after a year. One month ago, she fled his boudoir. By 1820, a desperate Oliva runs into an Illinois swamp, seeking asylum, but instead takes a nasty fall. Hermit Noah La Croix finds the unconscious teenager and carries her to his remote tree house. When she first awakens, Oliva seems frightened by the scarred visage of her host. However, as he shows her kindness and compassion, the duo falls in love with one another. Still both have deep rooted scars to overcome and the obsessed Darcy plans to have Oliva return to his house of ill repute no matter what it takes to get her there. Anyone who has read a Jill Marie Landis historical romance knows they can count on authenticity, an exciting story line, and a haunting climax. BLUE MOON takes off from where its prequel, JUST ONCE, leaves readers. Noah remains the same recluse, but even lonelier as his only friend has just been married. Oliva has demons chasing her, but still can see the beauty inside her savior. The story line vividly paints to readers a different, more complete side to the Era of Good Feeling. Ms. Landis illustrates why she is a best selling, award winning author with this awesome Americana romance.Harriet Klausner

Once in a blue moon there comes along a novel that really grabs your attention. You become immersed in the characters lives, and you never want the story to end. Jill Marie Landis' latest release, "Blue Moon," qualifies for this category. "Blue Moon" is the sequel to Landis' highly acclaimed "Just Once."Landis' loyal readers just had to know what happened to the handsome half-breed Noah LeCroix who, in a tragic river-boating accident, lost an eye, leaving him both physically and emotionally scarred for life. There was just something about this fascinating character that left readers wanting more. Landis obliged by re-creating Noah in his own story, "Blue Moon." When loner Noah LeCroix rescued a scraggly young girl from the swamps he had no idea that his serene, solitary world would be turned completely upside down. He only knew that this girl was hurt, scared and in need of his protection. He knew how it felt to be lost and alone. Something about the winsome creature touched his soul. Little did he know she would soon capture his heart as well.Olivia Bond was desperate to find her family. After being kidnapped and enslaved for over a year in a New Orleans brothel, she had only a vague idea of where to start. But would they accept her after all she'd been through? Keeping her past a secret, she enlists Noah's help in finding her family. In the process she finds herself falling in love with the mysterious, gentle man. Could they both overcome tragic pasts to embrace the passionate love they feel for each other?"Blue Moon" is an absorbing, fascinating, emotionally moving story of overcoming one's past and adversities to begin life anew. Jill Marie Landis again proves herself a master storyteller, enthralling her readers with a touch of humor, a dash of mystery and enough passion and romance to reach to the moon.