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Jennifer Jill Araya
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Rachel Moore
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Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this standa-lone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.
The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.
Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.
Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.
Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.
With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.
©2024 Rachel Moore (P)2024 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...
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The first time I met Tyler Lucas, I was seventeen. All it took was one summer to fall in love with him. I fell hard, too hard, and not just for him... A series of bad choices and actions causes me to leave him and our family behind. I have to find myself once again, and to do that, I must dive deep. At twenty-four, I'm a world-class diver and explorer, one of the best. But when my newest job collides with my past, will we be able to work together, especially with the stakes so high?
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SO GOOD!
- By Jen on 06-03-24
By: K.A. Knight
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The Viridian Priestess
- The Viridian Priestess, Book 1
- By: Katrina Calandra
- Narrated by: Nikki Grey
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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As the threat of a common enemy closes in, Ferren finds solace in the commander. While working together in the hope of saving their people, they forge a profound connection that tethers them in unexpected ways. Ferren must decide if she can go back to the stoic existence she once led when he has shown her a taste of the life she deserves.
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A great start
- By Mama Lewis on 12-09-24
By: Katrina Calandra
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The Library of Shadows
- By: Rachel Moore
- Narrated by: Jeanne Syquia
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn’t uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of finding her dead father. Not literally, of course. Going to her dad’s school just seems like her best hope at figuring out who he was. But then Este meets Mateo, who is maybe—probably—definitely—a real ghost. And an annoying one at that. When Mateo frames Este for the theft of a rare book from the library’s secret spire and then vanishes, Este will have to track him down or risk being expelled.
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The perfect cozy read 📖
- By Kelly Mobley on 05-13-24
By: Rachel Moore
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The Mountain Man's Mail-Order Surprise
- Iron Creek Brides, Book 1
- By: Karla Gracey
- Narrated by: Gina Dobbs
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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As an orphan who was raised by the Chippewa Indian tribe, Garrett Harding has grown up caught between two worlds. But now, he has had enough of the loneliness - now, Garrett wants a wife. Katy Jones is desperate. After a deadly pandemic left her a widow, Katy now finds herself trapped in a disease-ridden town. Needing a way out of town fast, Katy advertises as a mail-order bride, and it seems that fortune is on her side when Garrett sends her his reply.
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Stupid trope
- By Geralynn Ross on 04-20-22
By: Karla Gracey
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A Forgery of Roses
- By: Jessica S. Olson
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she’s a portrait artist whose paintings alter people’s bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor’s wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son.
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loved it ☺️
- By Becca on 04-06-22
By: Jessica S. Olson
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Salinity Cove: The Complete Series
- By: Maya Nicole
- Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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My life changed forever the day my father's oil rig crashed into the ocean. Now, three men want answers I don't have, and they'll do whatever it takes to get them. Jax, Morgan, and Blake want to destroy me, but I know their secret. I’m questioning everything I knew to be true. Especially when the truth about them leads to discovering a deep, long-hidden secret about myself. They aren't who they appear to be...but neither am I.
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Enjoyed this very much!
- By Cynthia’s thoughts on 09-20-22
By: Maya Nicole
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The MacKinnon's Bride
- Highland Brides, Book 1
- By: Tanya Anne Crosby
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Descended of the legendary sons of MacAlpin, Iain MacKinnon refuses to bow to the English. When his young son is captured by a minion of the English king, the fierce Scottish chieftain vows to stop at nothing to secure the lad's return. Retaliating in kind, he captures the daughter of his enemy, planning to bargain with the devil. FitzSimon's daughter has lived her entire life in the shadow of the man she called father--yet never would she have imagined he would forsake his only daughter.
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I HATED HITTING THE PAUSE BUTTON
- By 🔹🔸🔹🔸CAROLYN 🔹🔸🔹🔸 on 01-17-14
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The Witch of Willow Hall
- By: Hester Fox
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters - Catherine, Lydia and Emeline - flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic. But a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere, remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline. All three daughters will be irrevocably changed by what follows, but none more than Lydia, who must draw on a power she never knew she possessed if she wants to protect those she loves. For Willow Hall’s secrets will rise, in the end....
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Great concept, soppy heroine, missed the mark
- By JK_ATL on 10-09-18
By: Hester Fox
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A Lady for a Duke
- By: Alexis Hall
- Narrated by: Kay Eluvian
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood. Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognizes her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.
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Angsty Slow Burn
- By Jessica M. Henn on 08-10-22
By: Alexis Hall
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Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches
- By: Kate Scelsa
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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Seventeen-year-old Eleanor is the last person in Salem to believe in witchcraft—or to think that her life could be transformed by mysterious forces. After losing her best friend and first love, Chloe, Eleanor has spent the past year in a haze, vowing to stay away from anything resembling romance.
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Not a fantasy story...
- By Brendan horn on 08-15-23
By: Kate Scelsa
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Where Foxes Say Goodnight
- Sleeping Foxes, Book 1
- By: Sam Burns
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Max is living the screenwriter dream. He's not even thirty, he's just won an Oscar, and he's dating the gorgeous star of his movie. But after that one magical night, everything crumbles. The movie star dumps him, and his latest screenplay is a blank document that stubbornly refuses to write itself. So Max decides to disappear into the middle of nowhere and maybe obscurity. He's just getting settled into his new life when suddenly someone is trying to kill him.
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Nice but ultimately forgettable
- By Sasheenka on 05-28-24
By: Sam Burns
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The White Flower
- By: Grace Livingston Hill
- Narrated by: Karen Commins
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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A misleading want ad induces lovely and innocent Rachel Rainsford to board a train to find work in another state. She doesn't know that she speeds toward darkest disaster because the man who "hired" her is actually intending to sell her to another man for his pleasure. A lucky encounter brought Chan Prescott to intervene—and it was well that he did.
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Excellent narration of GLH's wonderful adventure!
- By mousewords on 04-03-23
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Hedging Your Bets
- By: Jayne Denker
- Narrated by: Katelyn Levering, Nick Mondelli
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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Gillian has been happily divorced for several years and, after trying a few dating apps, prefers to stay that way. Navigating her way through dates with fat shamers and lackluster men has left her with no desire to do anything other than work in her garden in her spare time. Who needs rude comments and awkward first-date conversation when soft roses and vibrant tulips are so much better?
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Relatable content
- By Matty Lin on 06-30-24
By: Jayne Denker
Smart funny & relatable main character
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fun and cute
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Fun and cute story!
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Such A Good Story
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Fun
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I’m not usually into Teen/YA books, but I loved this!!! It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It also made me laugh quite a bit. A very easy and light read/listen!
📖 Story: 4/5
I enjoyed Rachel Moore’s writing. It was lighthearted (and more in line with how I perceive a teen should/would act and think), but impactful and serious when it needed to be. The story was easy to follow, well paced, the over arching theme was clear and the adventure was fun!
🗣️ Performance 5/5:
The narrator’s performance particularly deserves praise — each character felt like their own. I was engaged the whole time. She made me really feel for Margot, the FMC.
THE PLUSES:
✔️ grumpy x sunshine
✔️ slow burn
✔️ forced proximity
✔️ banter
✔️ felt like an early 2000s rom-com*
✔️ adventures in Italy
✔️ archeology / treasure hunt
✔️ mythology / magical realism
✔️ deadly trials
✔️ pop culture references*
✔️ relatable FMC (soft and emotional girly…teenage me would have related a lot to her.)
✔️ character growth
✔️ third person POV
* These may be a minus for some, but for me it was a plus! I found the references added to the lightheartedness and charm of the story.
THE MINUSES:
➖nobody questions an approx. 100yr old 18yr old boy with no identification joining a high school archeology expedition
➖no repercussions for breaking and entering (emphasis on breaking) into history museums
➖HEA felt a little too unrealistic given the circumstances
QUEUE UP:
🎵 “Turn to Stone” by Ingrid Michaelson
🍿 The Lizzie McGuire Movie
🍿 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
🍿 Indiana Jones
Felt like an early 2000’s rom-com 🏺
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I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author!
A unique love story!
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The Overall Idea Is Fun
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