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Breathings of the Moon

4.1 32 ratings on Amazon
4.2 75 ratings on Goodreads

In Zoe’s quest to discover her mother’s killer, she’ll find the most powerful memory she has is her own. And it’s all a lie.

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“—the perfect mix of tangled family dynamics and suspense as Zoe unearths a cache of buried family secrets—and learns that the best kept memories often prove the most dangerous.” Publishers Weekly BookLife

“Rich and reflective” Clarion

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Memories refuse to stay buried in this haunting story about loss, family, and lies that span generations in this enthralling magical realism novel.

Zoe is a memory keeper, with a gift passed down through the generations. It’s allowed her to shift into other personalities, and form a new life far from her controlling family. 

But when her mother’s body is discovered twenty years after her disappearance, she must return to unravel her mother’s mystery and learn the truth about the family legend which gifted their enigmatic powers.

There is a reckoning long overdue, and blood must pay to redress it. Perhaps her own.

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“Nash’s firm grasp of magical realism weaves the practical with the surreal— (Making) Breathings of the Moon richly symbolic— the story clips along at a brisk pace, leading to a surprising and satisfying conclusion that marries the past with the present.” Publishers Weekly BookLife

“In the exhilarating mystery novel, a daughter pieces together her family history, exploring loss and the redemptive power of love.” Clarion

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Ideal for fans of Adrienne Young (Spells for Forgetting, The Unmaking of June Farrow); The Last of the Moon Girls (Barbara Davis); Kate Morton (The Secret Keeper, The Lake House); Cheril Thomas (Eastern Shores Mysteries); The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan; and Sage Parker’s The Smoky Mountain Retreat series.

Editorial reviews by Clarion and the Booklife A Rating. View and download the Bookstores and Libraries Wholesale Sell Sheet

This standalone is suitable for 18+, contains one murder scene, mild cursing, and a couple of Open Door scenes with willing adults.

What Readers are Saying

“Each character is distinct and their personalities are quite unique; the settings are all described in detail that easily places me mentally there but doesn’t bore me with unnecessary information. The underlying tension, unspoken words, and unanswered questions kept me on edge throughout the entire book, anticipating the next thing”
JC
Bookbub
“The fam is one of those proper “we must always be united” front old families with the Chosen One streak because of their abilities. Each character is nuanced and multifaceted and I love it, they breathe so much life into the story.”
Tanja G
Goodreads
“Nash’s writing floats between lyrical and precise, crafting a dreamlike atmosphere that lingers like half-remembered whispers… [Nash] weaves folklore-esque motifs into a contemporary narrative, echoing the moon’s cyclical duality—light and shadow, revelation and concealment.”
Sarah J
NetGalley
“You are about to be swept up in a novel that will keep you mesmerized and spellbound as Byrd weaves her magic in its pages and you are caught in the web she weaves!”
Chad B
Goodreads
“Nash does such a good job at making you love and hate characters, and man, did I hate a few of them.”
Darian W
NetGalley
“My favorite aspect aside from the setting and characters was actually how memory was used in this book to be magical, but also tied to the reality that many face.”
Darian W
Goodreads

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