Led by the Heart at Osprey Cove

Osprey Cove Lodge #5

by Luisa Marietta Gold

The stories of the beloved characters of The Osprey Cove Lodge Series continue to be told with new characters being introduced in Book Five. Julia’s heart has caused her to commit an unforgivable act. Can the damage be undone? Max and Eva’s heart has drawn them to a ranch that lured them in with the prospect of peace and tranquility. However, it is now revealing a past full of mystery, secrets, hidden objects, and a strange intruder. Will they solve its mysteries and discover its secrets before someone else does? Doug begins his adventure aboard The Aruba Dream. Will his plan to hide the identity of the woman posing as his wife be successful? Single mother Lynda thought she had found happiness with someone from her past, but now her new relationship is being threatened by an unlikely source. Ellen and her father begin to carry out Jenna’s plan for revenge as they go in search of Doug. Will they find him and reveal all his secrets and the mysteries of his past? As the joy of Michael and Amber’s relationship begins, Amber’s worst fear is realized. Is their relationship strong enough to survive? Tragedy has struck Catherine. She will learn whether The Osprey Cove Lodge can repair the damage caused by the selfish acts of others. Be transported to a world of mystery, romance, suspense, and intrigue when you return to the world of Osprey Cove.

Excerpt:
As she stood there watching for the intruder to come back into sight, she kept hoping to hear the sound of Max returning. The stranger had evidently assumed that no one was on the property, seeing no vehicle. She decided if she saw him head toward the house, she would try to slip out the back door and make a run for it. It seemed a better alternative to being discovered if he started ransacking the house. What was this person after? This was no longer an intriguing mystery. How would she and Max ever be able to enjoy the ranch and experience the tranquility they were hoping for as long as this man was at large? Would she ever feel safe being there alone again?
Eva stood alongside the window, waiting and watching for what seemed like forever. In reality, it was about thirty minutes. And then her heart starting pounding, and her whole body began to tremble as the figure once again came into view. She felt as though she could not draw a breath. She started to retreat from the window, enough that she could still see him but so that she would be closer to getting to the back door.

Genres: Romance

253 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 29, 2017

About the author

Luisa Marietta Gold was born and educated in Pennsylvania, where she spent a large part of her adult life and worked for a large corporation. After her only daughter was born, she relocated to North Carolina, where she worked as a Realtor and began running a recreational business with her husband. She currently resides on eleven acres near a lake reminiscent of the Rideau lake chain that provides the setting for The Osprey Cove Lodge Series. The series was born from her love of that region of Canada, the outdoors, and lake life. Many years were spent enjoying the Rideau, staying in lodges, and for a time, her privately-owned cottage. Among her many interests are painting, cooking, baking. And of course, writing and storytelling. But it's the simple things of life that bring the most enjoyment -- the beauty of the trees outside the window of her writing room as they change with the seasons and watching her outdoor kitties interact and play. Nearly all of these interests and life experiences are reflected in her books.

Reviews

[Carol Carmichael · Rating 2 out of 5]

Give me a break!! This series is getting worse and worse. It should have been written as a series of separate. Instead, every book seems to add even more flat characters with even more problems. First there was Catherine and Alex and Catherine’s estranged husband Doug who had bought a red Corvette and found a stash of diamonds in a secret compartment before he fled to Mexico after staging his on death. Then there is Max and Eva, the diamond thieves, who tracked Doug to Mexico, only to lose track of him. They bought his villa after he fled to Aruba and decided to stay. Next enter Emma & Will, Catherine’s best friends, who moved from NYC to Texas and end up with a piece of luggage belonging to Doug which, which unbeknownst to them contains the stolen diamonds. The luggage was left at the zoo and picked up by teenaged Sam whose mother discovered it in his closet with a tag naming Will as its owner. Lynda, Sam’s mother returns to luggage to Will & Emma. Now that Lynda has become a part of the saga, she runs into her long ago boyfriend when their sons are suspended from school for fighting. They begin dating again only to have Jared, the old flame’s, ex show up with their seriously messed up daughter. I forgot to mention Doug’s first wife, whom he never divorced, who learned his whereabouts in Aruba from Jenna, a former co-worker, who was dissed by Doug a second time. And let me not forget to mention Catherine’s siblings, Michael & Margaret. Michael, the very wealthy head of the company created by his grandfather, has fallen for Amber, whom he ultimately learns, works in his company’s mailroom and who alcoholic, drug addicted mother has reappeared and stolen everything of value Amber owns. Free spirit and self-absorbed Margaret had left her home and business in Rio and was last seen on a trip with fellow biker friends to Key West. Get the picture? Just imagine chapter after chapter adding a little more of the story of each of these characters. It would have been so much better if Gold had chosen to develop her characters more fully and write about each one separately while briefly indicating the tie in with others.

[Julie Dias · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really enjoy the characters, but there are too many “main” character. The epilogues at the end of each book are distracting and add nothing when someone has just read the book. The questions at the end of each chapter read more like the end of an old serial radio show and, like the epilogues, add nothing. It would be more enjoyable to read if the format was more other series I have read, which have fewer main characters at the beginning, and as one set of issues is resolve3d some lesser characters become more important. I doubt that I will complete the series. Nineteen is a ridiculous number of books to buy to wind up what could be resolved in far fewer.

[Beth Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story line, but too much repetition

For the most part I like the characters and the story line.
There's too much repetition, restating what happened already in each characters previous chapters before continuing. You'd think it was a weekly tv show where there's a recap of the previous episode. There are also several grammatical and typographical mistakes

[Lee Rozinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will Catherine ..., Emma... Amber.... Lynda...Eva...Brooke find...?

As seems to be the ending of each book, we are left with cliffhangers. New characters have been introduced to add more suspense. And Doug seems to be the pivotal person. And where will the diamonds end up next? Stay tuned.

[Kathleen Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read all 5!!!

One picks up where the other leaves off . Can't wait to order the next in the series now all 5 are done and anxiously awaiting next book to come out. Breast characters and quick reading!

[Royce Watson · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books are good reading but there are so many different twists and turns, and different characters in different situations, it's like reading five, or six, books at the same time and switching them back and forth every few minutes.

[Gayle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Revew

Continued good reading. I can't wait to get the next books to finish the series. Anxious to see what awaits the characters of the series and how each of their lives play out.

[Leslie M. Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good read

This is another good part of the series-undecided as to whether I
Ole there to be so many short books instead of a couple of longer ones!

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

The saga continues

All the familiar characters and a few new ones appear. More mystery and intrigue to keep the reader interested. Great story line.

[James Calhoon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent four star!

There is so much going on with this series - how to keep it all together. There are so many people, how to keep the mini plots straight?

[Michelle R Bunkholt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this whole series

I love the characters and the characters and how they developed. I also love the purity of the stories. Great writer

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Led by the heart

Lots of things are going on. Emotions are running the gambit of high and low. Different ones are changing their tune, or are they?