Bay of Sighs
by Nora Roberts
Series: Guardians Trilogy #2
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Published by Berkley on June 14th 2016
Genres: Paranormal Time Travel Adventure Romance
Pages: 319
Format: Paperback
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Also in this series: Stars of Fortune, Island of Glass
The new Guardians Trilogy novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stars of Fortune.
To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces
Mermaid Annika is from the sea, and it is there she must return after her quest to find the stars. New to this world, her purity and beauty are nothing less than breathtaking, along with her graceful athleticism, as her five new friends discovered when they retrieved the fire star.
Now, through space and time, traveler Sawyer King has brought the guardians to the island of Capri, where the water star is hidden. And as he watches Annika in her element, he finds himself drawn to her joyful spirit. But Sawyer knows that if he allows her into his heart, no compass could ever guide him back to solid ground...
And in the darkness, their enemy broods. She lost one star to the guardians, but there is still time for blood to be spilled--the mermaid's in the water and the traveler's on the land. For she has forged a dangerous new weapon. Something deadly and unpredictable. Something human."
1 Star found, on to the next star.
Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts is the second book in the Guardians Trilogy. The second book is lot dark than the first book. The whole evil seeking out evil human gives it more of a nice twist.
The characters are still growing into the Guardians. Although they think that they have the situation under control, they still worry and continue working on their plans. They modify the things that they can. You can see each of the fine-tuning their skills and use their personal strengths to assist with the quest. They all feel that this is the time and they are the ones who will get it done.
I truly enjoy the story, however, I love a good paranormal-romance-good vs evil story. The setting this time is the island of Capri, Italian this time. Capri is more populated and they don’t have the easy access to the sea and transportation, but the Guardians make it work.
This is the story of Annika and Sawyer. They make a good couple. One of the things that I like about Annika is that she is so full of joy. She finds that joy in all things, she likes to do household chores, she likes taking care of her friends, and she likes helping Bran with magic supplies and such. Annika likes the exercise and cheering her friends on. She doesn’t like the fighting but will do what is necessary. Sawyer really goes in this installment. He allows himself to love Annika and to share the love with her. I saw so much growth from him. Sawyer is such a strong guy. He shoots guns accurately, hardly missing his target. He is well rounded and has such honor.
So, we have seen the relationships grow between Bran and Sasha, now Sawyer and Annika have been paired off. That leaves Doyle and Riley. We get to see small glimpses of that blooming relationship in this book. I am really looking forward to the next book.
Nerezza continues to show her evil self. She continues to throw things at the Guardians, and when things to don’t go her way she has a kind of hissy fit. However, now she has a soldier/companion to assist her with the execution of her plans. Nerezza isn’t going to back down. She has been waiting for the stars for so long, this is her way to rule all the worlds.
I look forward to the next book in the series, to see how the heroes fair with Nerezza and to see the others romances bloom, and the group grows closer. My rating for the Bay of Sighs is 5 stars. If you would like to read my review of the first book in the trilogy, you can find it here, Stars of Fortune.
This is a Guest Review for Baroness’ Book Trove. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book on your site. ~Jen
About Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the youngest of five children. After a school career that included some time in Catholic school and the discipline of nuns, she married young and settled in Keedysville, Maryland.
She worked briefly as a legal secretary. “I could type fast but couldn’t spell, I was the worst legal secretary ever,” she says now. After her sons were born she stayed home and tried every craft that came along. A blizzard in February 1979 forced her hand to try another creative outlet. She was snowed in with a three and six year old with no kindergarten respite in sight and a dwindling supply of chocolate.
Born into a family of readers, Nora had never known a time that she wasn’t reading or making up stories. During the now-famous blizzard, she pulled out a pencil and notebook and began to write down one of those stories. It was there that a career was born. Several manuscripts and rejections later, her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published by Silhouette in 1981.
Nora met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build bookshelves. They were married in July 1985. Since that time, they’ve expanded their home, traveled the world and opened a bookstore together.
Through the years, Nora has always been surrounded by men. Not only was she the youngest in her family, but she was also the only girl. She has raised two sons. Having spent her life surrounded by men, Ms. Roberts has a fairly good view of the workings of the male mind, which is a constant delight to her readers. It was, she’s been quoted as saying, a choice between figuring men out or running away screaming.
Nora is a member of several writers groups and has won countless awards from her colleagues and the publishing industry. Recently The New Yorker called her “America’s favorite novelist.”
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