Daughters of the Far Islands

I had no idea that this book was one of a series when I picked it up, and wouldn't have learned of other books like it if I hadn't come here to place my reveiw. The author does a remarkable job of making this a stand-alone novel. It will only be a very short time before I get my hands on the rest of the series and get a chance to read them as well.The is a wonderful story full heart-break, fear, sadness, and pain, but it is also full of happy endings and shows that many of the characters have a wonderful ability to prevail no matter what the adversity. You leave the story with a feeling of accomplishment and a knowledge that all will be well for the characters in the end.

This is the book series I was named for. Tamsen, the brave and loveable yet hardheaded character and star of the Aola Vandergriff Daughters series. Tamsen is only one of the stars of the Daughters series. You get to know all the characters well. Her sisters: Emmeline and Arabella. Her lover: Daniel Tallant, adventurer and just too darn sexy for his own good! Her friends: Dusty, the affectionate tipsy Brit, Nell, the dirtymouthed cantina friend, and others along the way. I love this series simply for the character development. I've never felt more in love with Dan, more friendly with Nell, or more outraged at Arab's stupidity. You follow the girls through history, which makes the novel all the more fascinating! Here, during Aola's 3rd novel, you watch the girls experience adventures and heartbreak in Hawaii, but end up in Hollywood during the movie age in the final book. You'll grow to love these characters, love their natures, and wholeheartedly enjoy this series. I recommend this novel with 5 stars-- and if you've never read it, start today and fall in love with Tamsen and Dan, and all their crazy adventures!

This is the third book in saga of three sisters: Emmeline, Tamson and Arabella. Aola Vandergriff has done a wonderful job of describing the Hawaiian islands before they were part of the United States. If you are looking for a book to intrigue you about those islands and the mysteries there then this is the book for you. Two out of three sisters are living in the islands and trying to cope with their husbands' jobs there. This book will keep you on the edge of your seats with the volcanic erruption, death sentence and sickness, not to mention a child trying to break up a marriage. In this book you will also travel to Hong Kong with Martha, Emmeline's oldest daughter. Martha is brought into the book as a main character which lets you also see the next generation of daughters. At the exciting conclusion to this book you can journey on to Australia with Daughters of the Opal Skies. Enjoy.