BAY OF SIGHS
By Nora Roberts
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Annika is a pure soul who is new to the world above the
water; she delights in nearly all she encounters and loathes to harm anyone,
but she will do her part to defend the stars from falling into the wrong hands.
While she does, she wouldn’t mind being in Sawyer’s hands, at least for as long
as she’s allowed above the sea. Sawyer is enchanted by Annika and her joyful
ways, but knows getting close to the mermaid will only lead to heartache in the
long run. After all, theirs would definitely be a relationship that would be
doomed to end sooner rather than later.
Nerezza, the evil one, broods, already having lost one of
the stars to the strange band of strangers, and works to make sure losing the
other two does not happen, even if she needs to ensnare the help of another
human, even if she needs to make him a little more than human to ensure he
succeeds against the guardians.
This series features a number of new paranormal elements not
usually encountered in a Nora Roberts’ novel (at least not all at the same
time): a witch, a seer/prophet, a mermaid, a time-traveler, a werewolf, and an
immortal. While this might appear to be a disparate group of elements, and
while the story seems to draw from about three or more different fairy tales
before spinning off into something new, it works; and it’s all held together
with classic Nora Roberts’ banter, suspense and unique characters. I wasn’t
sure I would enjoy this trilogy like I had many of her previous ones that dealt
almost exclusively with only one main element of paranormal at a time, or at
least an alternate lifestyle (i.e. Wicca); however, I couldn’t put it down and
I enjoyed it immensely. I look forward to reading the third in this series and
learning how the guardians finally defeat the darkness forever.
~Hellie
