Anneli Purchase

Anneli Purchase lives on Vancouver Island where she works as an author and a freelance copy-editor. Her articles on coastal life have appeared in Canadian and UK magazines. She has published five novels (The Wind Weeps and its sequel Reckoning Tide, Orion's Gift, Julia's Violinist, and Marlie).

Twitter: @anneli33
Blog: http://wordsfromanneli.com

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abuse domestic    adventure    baja    boat adventure    boating    camping    choir    coastal british columbia    crime    danger and suspense    domestic abuse    drug trade    escape abusive relationship    fisherman    fishing    fishing adventure    haida gwaii    immigration    island life    isolation    love triangle    marine adventure    mexico    music    pursued    rape    refugee    remote living    rich men    runaway romance    secrets about the past    stalker    sudetenland    suspense action romance    suspense crime    teacher    terror at home    unstable mind    violin    wilderness survival    womens selfreliance   

• Embattled on April 27, 2012
  
  Em's life is taken over by supreme beings who use her to make Earth a better place to live. She is given super powers and thrives in her new role. But a love triangle inevitably causes its own brand of chaos. Embattled will have you turning pages as your emotions become entangled with those of the characters. This book is well written and entertaining. The author has a special talent for painting with words. She is skilled in the mechanics of writing, but there is nothing mechanical about the storytelling. A great read!
  
• Empowered on April 27, 2012
  
  Having read Embattled, I looked forward to reading about Em again as she was reincarnated as Jasmine Wade Berdin in Darlene Jones’ sequel, Empowered. I was not disappointed. The new Em (Jasmine) was comfortably familiar to me, yet completely new and refreshing. Jaz is beautiful, intelligent, and full of surprises. Something tells her that she has been singled out by powers beyond her control, to do good works and fulfill a mission on Earth. To help her do this, she must find her soulmate. The rub is that Yves, her otherworldly controller, is in love with her himself. I felt huge empathy for Yves although he and Jaz are literally worlds apart. The author intertwines the lives of the characters in such a way that we feel just as comfortable reading about “the beings” as we do about the Earth characters. You’ll find action, suspense, and human relationships developed and woven into a story you won’t want to put down. Jones’ challenge must have been to make the story end in a way that was satisfying to everyone, and she accomplishes this very skilfully.
  
• Embraced on Sep. 16, 2012
  
  As I read Embraced, I identified with the character of Abby. What would I do if I were Abby and heard annoying clickings in my teeth? I’d be extremely worried that something was wrong with me. What if the sounds were like a code being tapped out? I’d wonder if I was losing my mind. But what if it turned out that they really were messages from some supreme being “up there”? It sure isn’t something I’d tell anyone about. They’d think I was crazy. Abby is in a real dilemma. And then things get worse for her. She meets the most beautiful man she’s ever seen in her life. He says he loves her, but he betrays her. Or does he? He’s in and out of her life. He asks her if she thinks she’s lived before. He visits without seeming to have to open a door – simply appears. Is he real? She wants him to go away so she can get her sanity back, but can’t bear it when he’s gone from her life. And the messages? They tell her to write letters to fix things in the world. And it works! But it’s all so overwhelming for her. Embraced will keep you turning pages to find out how Abby will deal with the bizarre things going on in her life. The author engages and entertains the reader from start to finish. Expertly written and thoroughly enjoyable.
  
• Embroiled on April 28, 2013
  
  Em is back again. From Em in Embattled, and her reincarnations as Jasmine in Empowered and Abby in Embraced, Emily (Em) is at last coming to terms with her obsession about that other world “up there.” She is almost powerless to resist the pull that draws her like a magnet to Yves’s world. Their love is never in question; only Emily’s acceptance of it is. We are drawn into the story so completely that we forget that planet hopping is probably not possible. As we are engrossed in the novel, interplanetary travel becomes quite acceptable and we welcome any new magic-like tricks. Most of the citizens of the new world are welcoming and friendly, but Algar immediately gets Emily’s alarm bells ringing. Not only is he obnoxious, but he appears to be behind an evil plot that could ruin Yves's world. Emily must come to terms with choosing whether to stay and help Yves fight the evil plot, or throw away his love and go back home to the security of Earth.
  
• Mali to Mexico and Points in Between on April 09, 2014
  
  Because the cultures from Mali to Mexico and points in between are in many ways different from ours, it is a treat to gain insights about them from an author who has been there. Most of the stories are told with a touch of humour, while the few that are more serious will leave you thinking about them long after you put the book down. This is the perfect book for reading in bed or when you can take a break. Mali to Mexico provides short, yet highly entertaining snippets of life and experiences in these countries. Read one or two and save the next short story for another time. Be warned though: Like a box of chocolates, you’ll be wanting to pick it up again soon to savour another one.