The Sacred Shore (Moon Island)

She is one of our most entertaining and richly rewarding writers. "Katherine V. ForrestAuthor of Curious Wine and the Kate Delafield series In this long awaited third romance in the Moon Island series, Jennifer Fulton brings together an ensemble cast in a story that combines themes of love and loss, renewal and spirituality. Successful tech industry survivor, Merris Randall does not believe in love at first sight until she meets songwriter, Olivia Pearce. But Olivia is deeply scarred from a damaging relationship, and has no plans to love again. Thrown together in a sensuous paradise thousands of miles from home, each finds what she least expects. Anthropologist Dr. Glenn Howick is also on Moon Island, chasing the career-making discovery of a lifetime. But Glenn must decide whether she can exploit the spirituality of another culture for her own ends. Another moral dilemma looms in the form of Riley Mason, a post-grad student whose love threatens both Glenn's reputation and her most secret self. Life seems complete for the island's owners, Cody and Annabel, whose love story was told in Passion Bay. But Annabel recently awoke to the sound of her biological clock ticking. With preparations underway for the secret rituals local women conduct on Moon Island, the topic is consigned to the back burner. Then Annabel's cousin Melanie shows up with a young baby and a desperate problem.