Carolina Moon

Carolina Moon was fascinating with Tory Bodeen's psychic ability adding an spooky quality to the story. When Tory decides to return home to open a store she also decides she will put to rest her tragic past. A past the includes the murder of her best friend and the memories of a brutal father. There is a romance that develops between Tory and Cade, her deceased best friend's brother. A friendship is also developed between Tory and Faith, her deceased best friend's twin sister. I was falling in love with the town, feeling like the characters were my friends too, and all around impressed with Robert's technical skill in this novel. Nora Roberts knows how to deliver a great romantic and suspenseful novel. Carolina Moon is no exception!

I've always been able to depend on Nora Roberts for an entertaining story, but her latest works have been top of the line storytelling at it's best. Carolina Moon is a bit more gritty and earthy than some of her prior novels. It's a well rounded read, filled with complex characters and intense plot lines. Tory, the heroine, is quite engaging, not a simpering southern belle, but a deep individual coming to terms with her past as well as looking towards her future. Cade, as the understanding hero of the book, is not just a spoiled rich boy, but a man who tries his best to be a fair person in a climate where right isn't always the most popular course to follow. With supporting characters that are just as interesting as the leads, this book is a can't-put-down kind of story, with nail-biting intensity. It's Nora Roberts at her best!

I don't know how Nora Roberts consistently creates stories and characters that alternately have you laughing and crying, in between being scared to death, but I am so glad that she does.Tory is one of her best heroines to date and Cade is her match. The love between Tory and her murdered little friend, Hope, is touching, real and tragic as Tory keeps "seeing" Hope's murder over and over. Tory's efforts to deal with Hope's death after almost 20 years and solve her murder, as well as come to terms with her abusive father, is a very compelling read. In addition, there is a great secondary love story for Cade's remaining sister, Faith.The action and suspense keep building and the identity of the killer is a shock. Can't wait for her next book. Thank God she is such a quick (and Fabulous) author.

With some authors, you read one book, and you've read them all....the plots are just so similar. Not so with Nora Roberts. Carolina Moon is another wonderful story, with the main character, Tory, bringing a smile to your face with her wit, just after you've grabbed a kleenex to wipe away a tear for what she has endured in her life. Ms. Roberts makes you feel the terror that Tory feels as she unwillingly "sees" things she wishes she didn't. Her characters and storyline are so well developed that you find yourself drawn into the action as if you were there yourself. As with most of her books, I only put it down with great reluctance and almost finished it in one sitting.

Once again Nora Roberts visits the south and spinns a marvelous tale. Tory just "knows things," which gets her in trouble with her Bible thumping father. Her only friend understands her,and they have a deep friendhsip as only two young girls can during the summer between childhood and adolesence. This leads to tragedy, and this is where Nora Roberts glows in her writing. Returning home after self-exile, Tory discovers Kincade, and the story takes off from there. She weaves the threads of youthful friends, tragic death, and "knowing things," artfully to grab the reader and wring you dry. This has to be the BEST Nora Roberts book yet. You might want to check out "Carnal Innocence," an earlier work, also with a southern setting, but equally gripping story line.