Yes, this is a re-read. No… I don’t care. I adore this trilogy of magical strong female protagonists. Revisiting this book is like visiting with old friends. ~Sheila
After an abusive marriage leaves her with nothing to lose, drastic measures are taken and Nel finds herself starting over with a new name and hopefully a new change in life on Three Sisters Island. Falling in love with the quaint town, easygoing residents, and a job that is custom fit for her, Nel begins to relax and feels she can finally say she has found her home.
Yet a darkness is coming, Mia, the beautiful Book Store and Cafe owner with magical skills feels it, and Ripley, the Sheriff’s sister with her own magic abilities (even if she denies it) feels something is coming as well.
What steps will need to be taken to keep Nel safe, and what magical forces that surround not only the island, but the three women as well.
Probably my third time through this series. Possibly four. I do not typically re-read books unless something magical happened in them … and to me by reading them. Honestly the re-read shelf is small…
Harry Potter Series – yes, falls into that category (although it has been YEARS since I have read this whole series)
Summerhouse by Jude Deveroux is another one…. (looking at the archives here looks liek I have read that one 4 times as well)
Interestingly enough… all of these books have a couple things in common: Strong Characters, and some sort of magic. Hmmm….. I have a type…
For those of you new to the book/trilogy… I am not a fan of many of Nora Roberts’s books but this trilogy – HIGHLY recommended. If you like strong female protagonists, a little romance, a little magic/ suspended belief – I encourage you to give this a try.
Reading it again, it was still just as good as the first time.


I do enjoy a reread now and then, and this one sound like a good one.
I enjoy her books. I don”t think I have read this series. I will have to check my shelf of her books to see if I have them. Her books with a touch of magic have tended to be some of my favorites of her’s.