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Cemetery Moon
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The Moonlit Wings Series: Book 1

Cemetery Moon (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Beth Gualda (Author) (edit contributors)

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A paranormal, modern-day, type of Gothic romance with a little mystery, humor, sex, love, and darkness. Told in first person narrative, this book is the story of a woman's struggle to find happiness and true love after her whole world seems to have been turned upside down. Someone in her... read more

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Following the murder of her father, Mya Cotton is left bitter, heartbroken, and a secret trust inheritance of two million dollars. With it comes a neglected cemetery called Idlewild, which her father specifically gives her because it is sentimental to him. As Mya sets out to solve the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Following the murder of her father, Mya Cotton is left bitter, heartbroken, and a secret trust inheritance of two million dollars. With it comes a neglected cemetery called Idlewild, which her father specifically gives her because it is sentimental to him. As Mya sets out to solve the mystery of the cemetery, her anger is fueled by Marco De La Zahn, the equally cynical, unnaturally handsome estate attorney who courts her. In stark contrast, showing up on her doorstep one night is her homeless new groundskeeper, Percival Shelby, another curiously handsome man who speaks of love and caring for others as the key to true happiness. It's only when Mya makes a life changing decision that she learns the real identity of the two men in her life vying for her love, and is able to solve Idlewild's final mystery and fulfill her father's last wishes.

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  • Mya Cotton: The main character, 27 year old single woman, an artist who lives in St. Augustine, Florida, likes grunge rock music, torrid romance novels, and anything historical. Following the death of her father, her only wish is to be happy again, but isn't sure how to go about it. When she was younger, she used to believe in goodness and love, but now she thinks she needs to be cold and uncaring in order to survive and thrive in her cruel new life.
  • Percival Shelby/ Pershabael: The new groundskeeper Mya hires for Idlewild cemetery who appears to be a homeless drifter at first, but can sing like an angel, is so handsome he doesn't look real, and captures Mya's heart with ease with his unconditional love and compassion.
  • Marco De La Zahn/ Mazriel: The estate attorney who is the assigned agent of Mya's trust. He is bitter, cynical, and is quick to promote selfish indulgence. He's also manipulative and insensitive, but Mya becomes completely infatuated with him namely because he's drop-dead gorgeous and claims to be madly in love with her.
  • Mr. Singletary: Idlewild's first groundskeeper.
  • Briggs: The limo driver.
  • Mercedes Ripple: Mya's longtime friend and confidante
  • Eli Fowler: The reverend of the First Presbyterian Church of Bankeville, GA
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “"Wait until you see how normal and emotionally stable I can be. You're going to fall head over heels for me."”
    Mya Cotton
  • “"It's ironic isn't it? The real reason you're so angry with me is because you didn't want anything bad to happen to me. Well, I didn't want anything bad to happen to you either. I would go to any extreme to keep you safe from harm. This was nothing. Tonight was practically routine with you. By the way, don't bother to thank me. I'm used to that too."”
    Percival Shelby/ Pershabael

Setting & Locations edit see section history

St. Augustine, Florida and coastal South Carolina.

First Sentence edit see section history

God was great.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Going Postal
2. Regrets
3. Secret Lives
4. Beyond the Grave
5. Trying to Deal
6. Ready or Not
7. Supernatural
8. Baby Steps
9. Revelations
10. Pillow Talk
11. Cleared for Departure
12. Moving Day
13. Idlewild
14. First Impressions
15. A Dark and Stormy Night
16. Do Unto Others
17. Late Summer Wildflowers
18. Grave Matters
19. Warranted Mistrust
20. Damned If You Do
21. New Clues
22. Pursuing Happiness
23. Know That You Are Loved
24. Seeing is Believing
25. The Bridge
26. A Taste of Heaven
27. On Moonlit Wings

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • True Happiness: Discovering that self-indulgence doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Discovering when making others happy becomes more important than your own happiness, the emotion is true.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 5 in The Moonlit Wings Series. (standard series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Beth Gualda (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Createspace
Country: United States
Publication Date: December 3, 2010
ISBN: 1453815325
Page Count: 258

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Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • The Moonlit Wings Series: Author blog, sample chapters, short story tie-ins, reviews, character descriptions, location descriptions, links

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