The Island Sanctuary: A Sweet Romantic Women's Fiction

Name: The Island Sanctuary: A Sweet Romantic Women's Fiction
Rating: 4.941176414489746 (17 reviews)

Michelle MacQueen · Ann Maree Craven

Feb 2022 · Maine Mornings Book 3 · Twin Rivers Press

4.9

17 reviews

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Some stories change the world. Others change the storyteller.

Leyla Priestly has spent her life chasing conflict—camera in hand, truth in focus. As an award-winning photojournalist, she’s seen the darkest corners of the world and captured the images that made headlines. But one haunting photo leaves a mark even she can’t outrun.

Burned out and spiraling, Leyla is sent on a “puff piece” assignment to a remote island sanctuary off the coast of Maine—home to a herd of wild horses and the gruff, camera-shy vet who cares for them.

Conrad Ashford doesn’t need the press. He needs peace. But when Leyla storms into his world, her sharp edges and haunted eyes stir something he’s kept buried.

As Leyla tries to find a story worth telling, she begins to see that healing doesn’t come from headlines—it comes from hope, community, and learning to stay still long enough to feel it.

Set against windswept shores and galloping hooves, Island Sanctuary is a romantic women’s fiction story of second chances, quiet redemption, and the kind of beauty that doesn’t need to be chased to be found.

Ratings and reviews

4.9

17 reviews

Steven

February 17, 2022

Leyla Priestly observes life rather than participating in it. As an award-winning photo journalist, she travels the world, seeing many things others refuse to acknowledge. It’s her dream, to bring light to darkness and actually make a difference. But it comes at a cost. Leyla has a life in the city and a difficult job she’s eager to get back to. But she might learn that sometimes one can make the biggest difference right where they are. A beautiful romance unique and a wonderful read.

Ali Fields

February 3, 2022

Who knew the silent broody type was my style? Maybe it's the horses! In this Superior Bay novel we get to stay on an island with one grumpy man, a pick pocket fox and beautiful horses that you can't help but love. Leyla is great a big heart and able to see who people really are. Loved the way this one unfolded. Definitely recommend if you are looking for a sweet romance. After years of reading Michelle Macqueen's books i final got on her arc team so i did get a copy for free onBookksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Kristi Ideus

February 4, 2022

Welcome to Superiore Bay, Maine, your little slice of heaven on the coast. Come visit us for the best small-town gossip, all the wine you can drink, and wild horses. Once you’re here, you’ll never want to leave. You will fall in love with the story, the characters, the location and everything else with this book. With every turn of the page you find yourself sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what will happen next. A definite must read! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

About the author

Michelle is just a golden retriever mom living on a family compound in rural Ohio. A simple, sweet life filled with writing days, her pup, and plenty of iced chai tea lattes.

She writes a variety of things including fantasy romance, sweet contemporary romance, spicy romance, and has even dabbled in dystopian. She believes changing things up and taking risks stretches her writing muscles and makes her a better author.

But more than that, writing about various human experiences helps her be a better daughter, a better aunt, a better sister, and a better friend.

Melissa is a former interior designer living just outside Atlanta Georgia with her sister and a very needy mini Bernedoodle obsessed with belly rubs.

When she’s not writing, she enjoys gardening, swimming, and collecting pretty books for her never ending TBR. (Collecting books and reading them are two separate hobbies and she will die on that hill.) Her favorite pastime is reading in her chaise lounge, snuggling a warm pup, and drinking iced chai (she blames Michelle for this addiction).

Melissa writes fantasy romance, urban fantasy, and Norse mythology. She also writes contemporary romance of all sorts as Ann Maree Craven.

Melissa believes in stories that make you think and she loves twisty plots and playing with foreshadowing, leaving clues and hints for the careful reader. She draws inspiration from her background in architecture and interior design to help her with the small details in world building and scene settings to create a stronger story.

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