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Sea of Hope Kindle Edition

by Penelope Marzec (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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After being assaulted in the city, Doria Hanrahan returns to her hometown, jobless, paranoid, and expecting to cash in on her father's fishing trawler. When she discovers the trawler has been willed to Murray Santoro, who cared for her father during his final illness, she is filled with anger and guilt. Desperate for cash she joins the crew of the Merrichase. On the ocean, far from land, she learns Murray is not only a doctor, but suspected of murder and awaiting trial. She cannot comprehend how her father trusted Murray. She suspects Murray coerced her father to change his will.

Murray finds Doria a true test of his new faith with her stubborn attitude and lack of trust. As challenges mount on their voyage, he struggles with his Christian principles. He can't assume he has a future and his hope falters. Yet, it is Doria's surprising strength and compassion which inspire him to be a better disciple. Then his past returns and threatens to destroy everything.
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    278 pages
  2. Language
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  4. Publication date
    February 28, 2018
  5. Reading age
    15 - 18 years
  6. Grade level
    10 - 12
  7. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07B4PQGB7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 2nd edition (February 28, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2630 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Penelope Marzec

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Penelope Marzec started reading romances at a young age even though her mother told her they would ruin her mind, which they did. She became hopelessly hooked on happy endings. She is a member of the New Jersey Romance Writers and the Liberty States Fiction Writers. Winning the EPPIE award twice for inspirational fiction, she has also been a finalist in the same contest. Her paranormal, Irons In The Fire, was a nominee for a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award.

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Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Look for Hope and Find It.
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018
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Doria and Murray are believable characters in this Christian, mystery, romance. She has no job and he is accused of murder. They have a fishing boat in common. Doria's dad left it to Murray, a fact Doria finds hard to believe. Ms. Marzec is a master storyteller and brings the New Jersey shoreline and fishing to life. The book moved at a consistent pace and kept me interested in what would happen next. Doria and Murray had little hope at the beginning of the book, but found hope through trials and circumstances.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamy sigh
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019
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I enjoyed this book very much! Doria's frustrations and struggles in her faith are likely familiar to a lot of readers. The story was very engaging, and Murray's love was precious and sweet (Even as he wrestled with his own issues at times). I'd love to read more from this author!
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C Lon
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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I did not know a lot about a fishing trawler. I was drawn into the action by the characters. Story line is so believable and the way we tend to take care of things instead of allowing God to do His will in us is so real.
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Julie C
5.0 out of 5 stars Good plot, real characters.
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2018
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More than a sweet romance. Real characters with depth, doubts and misconceptions struggle together on a boat against nature and their own fears. Know nothing about fishing trawlers, but this story drew me in. Well told.
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Lori
5.0 out of 5 stars loved his job as a doctor
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018
I was hooked on Doria and Murray's story from the get - go.

This read starts off with Doria's character mourning the loss of her dad, in addition to a split from her boyfriend, and loss of her job. If that wasn't enough, we learn her dad left his trawler, the Merrichase, to Murray. The emotional upheaval, caused by these chain of events, allowed readers to have a clear picture of how Doria may be unwilling to compromise and be likely to overreact.

Murray, on the other hand, loved his job as a doctor. He had taken comfort in being befriended by Doria's dad, Ed. Now, that Ed was gone Murray had lost hope. Murray was afraid to look ahead to the future, as the upcoming murder trial was always on his mind.

Father Zaleski, Uncle Walter, Pam, Rich and George were all unique supporting characters that brought an added dimension to the plot. None of these supporting characters were flat. I like that we slowly gain more details about them. I also felt the children, and the way they were included, brought a lot more depth to this read.

Chad was Doria's former high school classmate. Chad was the class clown and held a secret for many years that damaged Doria's reputation. We see Chad flub things as he tries to make amends with Doria. We also meet Alex and Doria's x-boyfriend, Ted. Neither are good boyfriend material.

My very favorite part of this read is the setting and I was thrilled when they took the Merrichase out of port. Combining the beauty of the setting with the open honesty of flawed character's make this a well balanced read that is definitely worth checking out!

I received this reissued Christian romance, through the generosity of the author for an honest review. And the book has a lovely new cover. This book was originally published back in 2001 and was a 2002 winner of EPIC's eBook Award for 'Best Inspirational'.
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