And look what I've got. "The Willows: Haven" by Hope Collier.
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The story is about a rich young girl (Ashton Blake) who grew up without her mother and was not so close to her father (Charlie). She never even knew her mother's name nor have seen any photo of her. Charlie shut every information or connection relative to his wife. On her 18th birthday, Ashton had a fight with her boyfriend Kevin Hawthorne and ran away. On the same day, she received the sad news from Harry Waterford, her father's attorney and bestfriend that Charlie died. Down with gloom, she ran away from California and was heading for Kentucky when she got into a accident, suspecting that she was being stalked. She met Gabe Willoughby. Mutually attracted, they decided to drop by Charlie's lakehouse before going to Charlie's funeral in Kentucky. It was in the lakehouse that she discovered everything about her mother, her identity and the people that surrounded her for 18 years. Gabe revealed that her mother's name was Edlyn and that she was a royalty in their world. Edlyn was a nymph, thus Ashton inherited her inclination to water. Ashton and her mother were called "Eleionomae". She became more drawn to water when she turned 18.
I must admit that Collier brilliantly classified the characters (nymphs) in the book. There are different groups of nymphs depending on their dwelling. The "naiads" dwell on marshland, "potameides" reside around rivers, "pegaeae" live near springs, "limnatide" on lakes and "nereids" on the sea. Their surnames would tell someting about their kind. Examples are " Harry Waterford", "Gabe Willoughby".
On the other hand, those from the dryland or forests were called "Dryads". They were classified into "hamadryads" that dwell on oaks, "meliai" (from the ash trees), "epimeliad". Kyle Hawthorne, her bestfriend is the brother of Kevin. Kyle is a Hamadryad and she only discovered that the brothers were forest nymphs when she was abducted by them. Kevin was called "Darach" in the "nymphworld."
The story basically evolves on the supposed arranged marriage of Kevin and Ashton. A treaty was concluded in ancient times between Naiads and Dryads. To avoid war, Edlyn was arranged to marry Darach before, but she fell in love with Charlie. Thus, when Ashton grew up, the nymphs from the two worlds pursued her to fulfill the provisions of the treaty.
Of course, the rest of the story is cheesy and predictable.
I wouldn't say you'll miss a good book if you will not read it. But it can surely entertain also. Some parts are dragging and specially those parts where Ashton shows her vulnerability to men.
Just check it out. It was free before in Amazon and checked it this morning, it's already $4.99.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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