A missing wife… father Alex moved on from heartbreak in the only way he knew how. Josie trusted him. When secrets from the past resurface, will they find a way to heal, or has their path to happiness been crushed beyond repair?
Shimmering Emeralds: Levi’s a little bit country. Meg’s a whole lot of rock and roll. Can these two opposites meet in the middle or will their past mistakes rob them of their second chance at romance?
When tragedies bring the residents of coastal Brunswick Bay Harbor together in ways they never could have imagined, will these intriguing characters find their happily-ever-afters, or will their secrets destroy them? Meet them now and find out.
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This book set will provide you with hours of drama filled intrigue that will have you captivated until the last page. All three books are thrilling and the characters set the tone for each story. They are well written, descriptive and allows you to identify with the stories. I loved all three stories and can say that this book set is well worth reading over again.
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Shattered Diamonds:
Alex’s wife has been missing for a year and almost everyone thinks he had something to do with it. Josie was a future Olympic Gold Medalist until an injury ends her dream. Alex is in need of a nanny and Josie needs a job. I loved the way Alex and Josie’s relationship grew and how great she was for his daughter.
Shining Pearls:
Just when Alex, Josie and Hannah’s lives are on track his wife Clare is back. She had been kidnapped and was able to escape her captors but when she gets home she finds her husband with another woman. A man torn between the two women he loves and a little girl torn between her mom and her nanny. There is so much going on with these characters and this series just gets better and better.
Shimmering Emeralds:
Shimmering Emerald is a well written, heartbreakingly beautiful story that left me breathless. I absolutely loved Meg and Levi’s story and I was captivated by every twist and turn in their story.
This is an entertaining three book collection set in Brunswick Bay Harbor,Maine. The author brings three couples , gives them a hot chemistry and each with their own story to tell. She weaves three stories filled with love and romance and moves them fluidly with her descriptive writing and detailed scenes. I enjoyed and would recommend this set.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this set. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
If you like sweet romance stories with a bit of something different, this collection might tempt your sweet tooth!
Second chance later in life, sort of opposite types, and just unusual matches are sometimes just right – and a lot of fun to read!
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This contains the first three books in the Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems, I read them each as they were being released. I loved this series, it reeled me in and hooked me from the first book. These books all are action packed, full of emotions and leave you hanging with a cliff hanger. I would definitely recommend this book to those that small town settings, full of angst.
Shattered Diamonds – (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems #1)
I was drawn in from the beginning and connected with Josie and Alex, they are both a bit lost and Alex has the whole Bay is looking at him as a monster. When Alex and Josie are pushed together by her Aunt Mimi who happens to be one of the only people who believe Alex is innocent they have to over come their own fears as well as learn to be around each other. This is a highly addictive read that has you turning the page to see where things go for Josie and Alex as well as wonder what happened to his wife Claire and then when you get to the end …. Oh My God!!!!!
Shining Pearls (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems, #2)
I couldn’t wait to get stuck into this book after how the last one ended, there is so much emotion going on for everyone that you don’t know who to feel the worst for and it doesn’t help wit all the complications that come up. We learn how Claire disappeared and get to know her more as well as see the fall out for Alex and Josie and it is not going to be an easy ride for anyone and I just don’t know where things will go from here but I can not wait to find out in the next book!!!
Shimmering Emeralds (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems, #3)
No one messes with Meg but we never really knew why she was so darn prickly however we start to learn what happened years ago with Levi after a horrific bus crash involving Kevin Dursley. We get to see another side of Meg and can kind of see why she did what she did but also found it harsh so I felt quite torn. Levi on the other hand you can’t help but like the guy, he is a good guy who is back in town and trying to reconnect with people from his childhood town. There are plenty of emotions for you to go through with this book just like the others and you can’t help but gun for Meg to finally have something to smile and be happy about as she deserves it and well so does Levi!
Shattered Diamonds (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems #1), my thirtieth read from author Ann Omasta and the first book in her Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems series. An entertaining and well-written read from her. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. It was intriguing to listen to the author that wrote the book narrate it herself.
Shining Pearls (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems #2), my thirty-first read from author Ann Omasta and the second book in her Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems series. Another entertaining and well-written read from her. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it.
Shimmering Emeralds (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems, #3), my thirty-second read from author Ann Omasta. Another entertaining, and well-written read the third in this captivating series that I’d managed to read out of order, not realizing I’d missed a book until I was done reading Shocking Sapphires (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems #5). I received a free Kindle copy of this book & have liked the Audible editions read by the author so much I went out & bought this one to catch up on the series. The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. I’ll be reading more from this author, on to the net book in the series. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Interesting and memorable read. Didn’t always care for characters behavior but enjoyed until the end.
Small-town romance at its finest!
Books 1–3 of Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems series the stories are, Shadowed Rubies, Shocking Sapphires, and Shaded Amethysts all stories are well worth reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was a wonderful
Box set of the first three stories. It starts with Alex & Claire and their daughter Hannah. Claire disappears and everyone thinks Alex killed her. Josie comes to live with her Aunt Mimi after her Olympic dreams die. That brings us into book 2 and the ongoing saga. Dean steps in for his friends, and three brings a family together.
The books are awesome. Each one will pull you into the book. Each couple commitments each one. You may need tissues
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An interesting collection of stories. I prefer stand alone stories, but did enjoy reading this set of stories.
Enjoyed this read. It was unpredictable but had happy endings.
There were 3 books where the characters were inter related.
I liked the twist. Very good series.
The heart is definitely involved when it comes to this collection. There’s heartache, heartbreak, heart melt, and heart stopping throughout. The quaint town in Maine has a lot going on with plenty of secrets and surprises. Unrequited, taboo, everlasting, and secret are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the kinds of love that was in these pages. I like the diversity of the stories including one where I was initially conflicted as to who I was rooting for. I wasn’t always pleased with the way certain characters handled things, while I was pleased as punch with others.
Book one, Shattered Diamonds, begins with the wife of Brunswick Bay’s resident author missing and presumed dead and her husband is the prime/only suspect. Alex goes into the town diner for his usual lunch and about his only interaction with people. Most folks don’t want to be anywhere near him because they are convinced that he killed his wife.
Josie has come back to Brunswick Bay to lick her wounds and figure out what is next for her now that her dreams of being an Olympic swimmer are trashed due to her shoulder injury. She is trying to be a waitress at her aunt’s diner, but Josie bungles more orders then she gets right. Josie’s aunt decides that Josie would make a better babysitter than a waitress and talks Alex into hiring her to take care of his daughter, Hannah.
Josie soon learns that she really is good with children and she, Alex and Hannah start to become a little family until their world gets rocked big time.
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Which brings us to book two, Shining Pearls, which is the story of Josie and Dean and Alex and Claire. With the return of Alex’s wife, Josie’s dream of a family is shattered and now she has to not only recover from that, but she also has to find another job. Her best friend, Dean and Aunt Mimi are there to help her. Josie soon realizes that she is pregnant and she gets a job teaching swimming lessons. The one bright spot is that she gets to keep teaching Hannah.
Dean has always love Josie and he is more than willing to love and take care of her and the baby growing inside her. He just needs to get Josie to see that she loves him just as much. Will they be able to make a future together.
Alex and Claire have been in love since high school; they were the golden couple. Unfortunately, while Claire was gone and presumed dead for a year, Alex fell for Josie, but now that his true love, Claire is back; Alex cuts Josie out of his life. Claire comes home to find her husband in an awkward position with Josie and if she wants to keep her marriage she will have to figure out a way to forgive him. Claire also realizes that Hannah is attached to Josie and so she agrees to letting Hannah keep taking swimming lessons. Soon Claire turns up pregnant also, now things are going to get really interesting and some what complicated with more surprises.
(Spoiler Alert)
Book three, Shimmering Emeralds, is about Claire’s sister, Meg and her secret love Levi plus it continues the stories of the two couples in books one and two. Meg, her daughter and her niece are headed for a school field trip when the school bus they are riding in is involved in an accident and Meg discovers that her secret love is the driver. By the time Meg and Levi rescue the last child, Meg discovers that her niece is missing and then she soon discovers that there is something seriously wrong with her daughter. Levi finds Hannah and then hears Meg’s scream and runs to help her with Harper only there isn’t much that he can do. He does however show up at the hospital and he keeps a vigilant watch over Meg and her daughter and not just because he feels guilty over the accident. More life shattering changes happening while everyone is at the hospital and you will definitely be hanging on until the very last word, plus you will most likely be looking for book 4 to continue learning the secrets of Brunswick Bay Harbor.
I loved this collection of romances. The characters are real and relatable. They all go on a path of healing and I loved every step. I really enjoyed it and I would recommend it to others!
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Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems (Books 1 – 3): Shattered Diamonds, Shining Pearls, and Shimmering Emeralds” by Ann Omasta is a tale of three stories set in Brunswick Bay Harbor Maine ……Shattered Diamonds..the tale of Josie and Alex whose wife…Claire is missing and Alex is distraught and the town is blaming him ..and yet his daughter Hannah is pushing Josie and Alex together….as her father needs comfort and she herself likes Josie.
Shining Pearls…is the the ongoing tale of Josie and Alex…..and a returned Claire…who had left earlier with no warning and returned to find her family had moved on without her ….and Should Josie now cling to Dean…as he adores her ?!? Shimmering Emeralds…The tale of Levi…and Claire’s sister Meg…..and Meg’s daughter Harperand the fallout from a awful bus crash years ago. All three are wonderful stories…Read and See!! Much Enjoyed and Highly Recommended. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Copy of this book.
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