Osprey Reef

 by Annie Seaton

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a colourful story, you can smell the sea

What a magnificent journey this story took me on. I haven't been up the coast to these places since the mid 80s and I'm sure a lot has changed. I feel like I've just had not only a geography lesson but a history one too. The characters were wonderful both past and present as the story intertwined between modern day and her great grandparents' lives around 80 years before. A mystery to solve brought us back to today and a wonderful discovery. Beth is a competent, experienced skipper, the sea runs through her veins from generations past. Greed, crime and sabotage had me reading faster and faster to work out who was causing this. I was teary a few times and anxious towards the end, who will survive? If you love a great mystery, suspense and not to mention love then I highly recommend this tale of intrigue.

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Love. Greed. Revenge. And a desperate search for answers ... Against the stunning backdrop of the Great Barrier Reef, two women in different eras discover how their hearts and fortunes are swayed by the secrets of the sea.

2019: Bethany Kristensen faces her toughest challenge to date, skippering the family charter business. With rivals doing their utmost to undercut her prices and reputation, the Kristensens' operation hangs by a thread. Winning the tender for a new scientific research program headed out to the farthest edge of the reef is her last chance to keep the business going. But when rumour and vandalism turn to outright sabotage, things take a drastic turn...

1934: Stella Booth flees a future of domestic drudgery in small-town outback Queensland, heading for employment and an independent life in Mackay. But fate has other plans and an accident en route sends her life spinning in a most unexpected direction...

Linked by a family mystery, decades apart, Bethany and Stella will both need to dig deeper than ever before to forge their place among the turbulent seas of the reef.

Australian author Annie Seaton applies her passion for conservation of our iconic landscape to a compelling mystery and family saga of belonging.

Finding Home (Love Across Time Book 3)

 by Annie Seaton

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What a wonderful story this was, I haven't read the previous two but will certainly check them out now.
It's a beautifully written time travel romance, Alice had a wonderful journey. Caught up in times of war in London, losing her parents her grief takes her home to her childhood cottage. The mysterious stones in the field beyond her cottage draw her closer. She is transported to a time way before hers. Will she get back or find enough reasons to stay?
A beautiful romance, I highly recommend it.

Alice McLaren is a traveller . . . but her travels must remain a secret. Now that she has no one of her own, she leaves London during the Blitz to move to her family’s cottage in Somerset. Alice plans to take evacuated children from London and care for them in the country.
However, her travels take her much further than she anticipates, away to a safer place far from the war and the incessant bombing.
When she meets and falls in love with Branton, Alice is torn. There is a child to be rescued, and Alice is the only one who can save Amelia Adnum. She must choose between Branton and taking the lost child home safely.
As circumstances change, Alice must make a decision that could change many lives.
Branton knows Alice holds a secret, but he cannot understand why she refuses to stay with him. He cannot bear to lose her, but can Branton convince Alice that their love will endure, no matter what?

Cherry (Pentecost Island Book 6)

 by Annie Seaton

5 star series

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I can't believe we're at book #6 in this series, I've loved them all. Two newcomers to the island, chef and trainee. What's their story and where do they know each other from? We go back and forth from now to two years ago throughout this story. The present day is the wedding preparation and the latter is Angus and Cherry's back story. Can they see what's in front of them or will Angus hold onto his hurt? A wonderful group of characters in this magical place. Great story, I loved it.