Esther Bailey is Titanic’s newest recruit and first female officer. Although she’s braced herself for the duties ahead, she never expected to clash with her own mentor, First Officer Murdoch.His cool dismissal of her only turns colder as they bicker throughout their forced partnership, with Esther’s short temper challenging his own. But as Esther begins to earn her mentor’s respect, blurring the … respect, blurring the line between subordinate and superior, she and Murdoch find themselves questioning what matters most: their careers . . . or the feelings they’re hiding from each other. As tragedy unfolds around them, will they overcome the sinking together and live to see daylight?
Blending fact with fiction, On the Edge of Daylight is a heart-wrenching historical romance that tells a different story of the RMS Titanic through the eyes of the crew, and shows the duty, loyalty, and sacrifice of two officers who were never supposed to fall for each other.
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One of the best books on the titanic I have ever read….a masterpiece….
I actually first read this story when the author had published it on a website for fanfiction. Initially, I was hesitant. I’m not a huge fan of fanfiction as I often find it to go over the top and the stories aren’t very well developed. However, this one proved me wrong. The story itself follows more of the story of the movie Titanic that the actual sinking itself, though, as someone who has studied Titanic for a long time, it is mostly accurate to what actually happens. There are times in the book where you can see where the author borrowed ideas from the James Cameron movie, but she changes it enough to where the reader doesn’t really mind and it fits in well with the story.
However, the main premise of the story is one that the author created on her own. It follows Esther Bailey, who is making history as the first female officer at the White Star Line. In light of the way many thought during this time, her male counterparts aren’t very thrilled, especially the man in charge of her training, First Officer William Murdoch. While most of the officers seem to warm up to Esther, the relationship between Murdoch and Esther is difficult even though there appears to be some underlining feelings between the two.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and it was fun reading it through a second time, as Ms. Beaumont made several changes from when she initially posted it online. I loved how she portrayed the characters and she did a good job building up the relationship between Esther and Murdoch. Nothing felt forced, or too slow, or too quick. The ending itself was also very satisfying. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Titanic. It’s a nice addition to the vast cannon of Titanic literature and, even if you aren’t big into the Titanic, it’s a great love story.
I’ve never had a book touch my heart and soul like this. I was in tears for the last few chapters because I knew what was coming. Giselle has the talent of making it all come to life in such detail that it’s like you are there. I couldn’t put it down and it’s one that you read slowly holding onto every detail. They had a love that everyone dreams of even when they were at battling each other. I loved that others wanted them together if it meant he was happy. I normally don’t talk about the love scenes very much, but their first one was powerful after all the build-up and it made me believe they were soulmates. Thy did everything they could to help the others and wouldn’t leave each other. With a book like this with such a tragic ending overall, it does have a happy ending in its own way.
Esther was a strong woman with the mouth of a sailor that really proved herself. She overcame some terrible things in her past and while on the ship, but she never gave up. I loved her spark from the beginning and how bold she was in everything. She was willing to take the risks.
Will tried his best to treat her like any other officer and hide his feelings. He is one you have to get to know and understand but will love. When he finally let his feelings take over he was like another man. He would do anything for her and she was all he thought about.
I normally don’t comment on covers, but this one makes the story come to life even more. It gives you face to put with the people. Same goes for the artwork at the end. I also love that she includes notes about facts and fiction in the story and more info. It inspires me to research on my own.
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