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Southern Grace #4
The Melancholy Moon
"A cottage by the sea is the perfect summer vacation spot for bonding and healing old and new wounds for divorced romance writer, Cassandra Phillips and her sister Eleanor. Gentle breezes and fresh salt air lull them into thinking it’s going to be a quiet relaxing summer, but when a mesmerizing, blue-eyed Carl McGee moves into the cottage next door, Cassie’s resolve to never fall for a man again begins to dissolve. When rumors of a drug-smuggling ring along the Carolina coastline surface, there are warning bells that something’s not quite right in paradise and Cassie begins to question who Carl McGee really is. Is he the gentleman that he seems to be or is he a criminal laying low in this little coastal town? Danger and intrigue make this summer read by Glenda Manus a real page-turner." The Melancholy Moon is a stand-alone book in The Southern Grace Series.
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181 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 19, 2016
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August 2, 2022
Best in the series
Enjoyed the book. Having lost so many family members recently to Cancer and just burying my spouse of 49 years due to a long prolonged illness. I know what loss and loneliness feels like. This book took me out of my sorrow for short periods of time and escaped into Cassie's fight with cancer and learning to trust and hope again with a little romance and adventure thrown in to keep you turning the page. So far, this was my favorite book in this series!!
Enjoyed the book. Having lost so many family members recently to Cancer and just burying my spouse of 49 years due to a long prolonged illness. I know what loss and loneliness feels like. This book took me out of my sorrow for short periods of time and escaped into Cassie's fight with cancer and learning to trust and hope again with a little romance and adventure thrown in to keep you turning the page. So far, this was my favorite book in this series!!
April 5, 2017
Perfect
A beautiful story about betrayal and learning to trust again, with some mystery mixed in. I loved every book in the series.
A beautiful story about betrayal and learning to trust again, with some mystery mixed in. I loved every book in the series.
April 10, 2018
Great reads
I live in North Carolina, and have been to so many places you write about. You make them come alive! Great reads. Edge of my seat reads that I can't put down.
I live in North Carolina, and have been to so many places you write about. You make them come alive! Great reads. Edge of my seat reads that I can't put down.
March 23, 2018
Another great book
We meet Liz's Aunt Cassie in this book. She is going through chemo, and needs help with some of life' s challenges. Now Pastor Rock enters the scene helping Cassie find her way back to God. The setting is not Park Place, but I enjoyed this one as much as the other ones in the series.
We meet Liz's Aunt Cassie in this book. She is going through chemo, and needs help with some of life' s challenges. Now Pastor Rock enters the scene helping Cassie find her way back to God. The setting is not Park Place, but I enjoyed this one as much as the other ones in the series.
December 21, 2017
A nice tie-in to Park Place and Rev Rock
I was little skeptical reading this in the beginning, but once the relation to Rev Rock, Park P!ace, and Pelican Pointe were revealed, I started to thoroughly enjoy the story. Another great addition to the series
I was little skeptical reading this in the beginning, but once the relation to Rev Rock, Park P!ace, and Pelican Pointe were revealed, I started to thoroughly enjoy the story. Another great addition to the series
May 14, 2021
Boring
This was one of the most boring books I have read in years. I've read the ones before this, but I'm stopping with this one. I skipped many pages. It was not written as well as the others, in this series.
This was one of the most boring books I have read in years. I've read the ones before this, but I'm stopping with this one. I skipped many pages. It was not written as well as the others, in this series.
June 10, 2022
Excellent read!
The writing style was smooth and seamless. The storyline held my attention and had enough twists and turns to not be boring. The characters were well developed and believable. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I will read more by this author.
The writing style was smooth and seamless. The storyline held my attention and had enough twists and turns to not be boring. The characters were well developed and believable. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I will read more by this author.
October 4, 2022
I really liked the suspense of the book. The part I didn't like at the beginning was that Cassie almost seemed like she was whining about Carl being a possible criminal. The last part of the book had quite a bit of action.
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February 5, 2018
Read in one day.
I am from South Carolina so I love coastal romances. I also love stories about grace and second chances. We all have our heartaches and can use inspiration.
I am from South Carolina so I love coastal romances. I also love stories about grace and second chances. We all have our heartaches and can use inspiration.
April 20, 2018
Book 4
Exciting story! I had already decided Carl was a good guy and not a drug runner before the book told us. I was surprised at who was.
Exciting story! I had already decided Carl was a good guy and not a drug runner before the book told us. I was surprised at who was.
August 26, 2018
Another great read in the Southern Grace Series, A little more mystery, loved it.
on to #5
on to #5
October 4, 2018
I'm reading my way through the whole Southern Grace Series and loving them all!
September 4, 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this romance novel with its touch of mystery.
April 29, 2020
Unexpecting
This was a good break from Park Place but a good story line. A little suspense. Enjoyed the book look forward to the remaining series.
This was a good break from Park Place but a good story line. A little suspense. Enjoyed the book look forward to the remaining series.
June 8, 2020
It was different from the other 3 I read but it was intriguing and had a mystery and of course love! Really love this author!
June 1, 2022
Awesome story!
This is a romance/mystery story. A sweet story with many twists and turns, just as it is in life. It is well written and I enjoyed it very much.
This is a romance/mystery story. A sweet story with many twists and turns, just as it is in life. It is well written and I enjoyed it very much.
February 1, 2026
Nice tie in for continuing the series! Good read!
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