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Martina Boone

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in Czech Republic

December 26

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Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary

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Martina Boone is the award-winning author of romantic fiction set in magical places. Her latest book is a slow-burn to spicy romantic fantasy available November 11, 2025. THE CROWN OF MOONLIGHT features a Highland healer with illicit magic and an immortal Rider starved of power who battle themselves and their oaths while racing to stop a dark queen who feeds on pain.

Martina's other books include the southern gothic Heirs of Watson Island series for young adults, starting with COMPULSION, the Celtic Legends Collection of novels set in Scotland, Cornwall, Ireland, and Wales, beginning with LAKE OF DESTINY, and the crossover contemporary LOVE FOR TWO LIFETIMES. She’s passionate about improving lives through literacy and the love of books.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 8,079 ratings · 1,250 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 3,275 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lake of Destiny (Celtic Legends Collection, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 993 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persuasion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 992 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bell of Eternity (Celtic Legends, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic of Winter (Celtic Legends Collection, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 582 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illusion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 574 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echo of Glory: An Irish Legends Novel (Celtic Legends Collection Book 4) 4.30 avg rating — 451 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart of Legend 4.66 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love for Two Lifetimes 4.48 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome Home really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It doesn't matter how great your shoes are if you don't accomplish anything in them.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

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“We've lost a lot of years, but you can't lose love. Not real love. It stays locked inside you, ready for whenever you are strong enough to find it again.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

tags: compulsion, love, martina-boone, patience-and-love, real-love, relationships, relationships-love, time-passing

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“Love doesn't come with an on-off switch. It's made of too many threads of memory and hope and heartache that weave themselves into the very core of who you are.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

tags: compulsion, heartache, hope, love, martina-boone, memory, relationship-advice, relationships, relationships-love

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Yes Please by Amy Poehler

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Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1) by Sara Raasch

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

9 votes, 14.1%

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

9 votes, 14.1%

The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

7 votes, 10.9%

Talon by Julie Kagawa

6 votes, 9.4%

The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters

5 votes, 7.8%

The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss

4 votes, 6.3%

The World of Ice & Fire The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The World of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

3 votes, 4.7%

Beautiful You: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk

3 votes, 4.7%

Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) by Martina Boone

Compulsion by Martina Boone

2 votes, 3.1%

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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