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For the last eight years every Goblin child has died immediately after being born. Tearach Bruce knows that his race is facing extinction but when the Sorceress of the Ancients tells him that by mating with a human woman and conceiving a child the curse destroying his people will be lifted. Tearach can't believe that he is expected to mate with a human, one of the very people who are responsible for the destruction of his people. Kathy Parker is a paramedic whose has lost both her father and her fiancé in a fire. The last thing she ever expected was to be kidnaped and told that she must mate with a Goblin in order to save his race. Both Tearach and Kathy are determined that they will not be forced into a relationship. But neither of them count on the Sorceress's determination for them to conceive a child. With a little help from the Sorceress Tearach and Kathy find themselves spending a passion filled night together and a child is conceived. Tearach is convinced that this child will more than likely die as soon as it is born like the other Goblin children but Kathy is just as determined that Tearach will let go of the hate and gloominess that has filled his life. Once their child is born will Tearach be able to let go of the past and give his heart to Kathy? Or will a woman who is obsessed with Tearach destroy all the good that has Kathy has brought.


I have to say that Goblin Moon was a huge surprise for me. I love fantasy and paranormal romances but I put off reading Goblin Moon because I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I was happily surprised when I found that I could not put it down. Tearach is a hero who you feel for even when you want to shake him. Kathy is just the sort of heroine that I love to read. Spunky and able to take care of herself. Together Tearach and Kathy simmer with emotion and heat. Candace Sams skillfully drew me into the world of the Druids, Goblins and Fairies. Once I realized that Goblin Moon was the fourth book in the Tales of the Order series I couldn't download the other books quickly enough. Goblin Moon delivers as a sexy fantasy romance.

Melissa
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Eight years ago calamity devastated the Goblin race. Now there are only forty-six survivors left with no newborn surviving twenty-fours since the calamity struck. Goblin leader Tearach Bruce is despondent as he watches hopelessly the looming extinction. Medical science has failed; their last fading hope lies with the Druid Sorceress Shayla, who concludes species Goblin will be eradicated unless Tearach returns hope to his beleaguered people by siring a newborn. Tearach sees nothing new in that declaration, but figuratively stops breathing when Shayla suggests mating with the hated humans.

Setting his loathing aside for the better good, Tearach's loyal followers abduct former firefighter Kathleen Parker, still in mourning from recent losses of loved ones, while she is on morning run. She has vowed never to love again because the heart takes too big a battering from that unwanted emotion. Tearach does not desire love with a human; he just needs to mate with her. Neither expected to find strong feelings with the other, but a species is at stake. Can they collaborate on the future though their cultures see the world so differently?

The fourth Tales of the Moon novel, GOBLIN MOON, is a terrific fantasy starring two star-crossed individuals who clash on everything as each perceives, ponders, and deduces from the same information different results and outcomes than the other yet fall in love. The comparative cultural anthropological disparities between humans and Goblins seem so genuine that readers will believe in the existence of magical creatures at least when entering the charming Sams' universe. Newcomers can start here as this novel stands alone, but well written references to the previous books will send the audience seeking them too as GOBLIN MOON is a wonderful tale

Harriet Klausner

A magical place hidden from the world to see exists in the middle of Great Britain. In the 4th Tale of the Order, we come to learn about the Goblin race that has thinned down to only 46. If they are not careful they will disappear for good. Their women are unable to have babies that live past birth and sometimes even claiming the mother. And there is no logical medical reason this should be occurring.

The great Sorceress that rules over these magical beings has met with the council and decided something must be done to save them. She informs Tearach, the goblin leader, that he must mate with a human woman. Tearach is more than upset at this news, he is disgusted and cannot imagine touching let alone mating with a human. They are the race he holds responsible for the death of his people 8 years ago when their chemicals poisoned their sacred stream. However no one dare defy the Sorceress as the punishment is beyond imagining.

Kathleen's life has been painful enough, to say the least. Not only did she lose her father, a man she admired enough to pursue the same work as a firefighter, but she has also lost her fiancé. Wanting to get as far away from the pain as possible she moves to England to take up a basic desk job. She starts her day off in typical fashion by running through the local park when she is suddenly abducted.

It isn't long before Kathleen comes to, and figures out what their real intent is. Tearach is, at first overwhelmed by this beautiful woman's analytical mind and decides to come clean and reveal who he is hoping it will in turn overwhelm her. To his amazement Kathleen holds her own and manages to cope with the big, gorgeous green man with pointed ears standing before her. Besides there are many races of color in the world why not green, too?

Tearach and Kathleen soon fall under the clever persuasion of the Sorceress magic and manage to mate regardless of their strong feelings to the contrary. This results in Kathleen's pregnancy, a new frustration and fear Tearach must face. He holds the strong belief this child will not live. There is no proof to believe otherwise, and to make matters more complicated he is starting to care for Kathleen who he believes is a hopeless optimist and will probably reject him when the baby dies.

Ms. Sams writes a wonderfully powerful book on living your greatest fears and ultimately overcoming them. She artfully demonstrates the idea of, how one door closes another opens. Her secondary characters support the story well and provide a magnificent glimpse of the other races that exist in this enchanted place. And to add even further spice to the conflict there is a disgruntled Goblin on the prowl.

I found this book to be just as good as all the other in the Tales of the Order. Ms. Sams' makes me want to believe I will find this place should I travel to Great Britain. Her writing is excellent and descriptive in all the right areas without going to excess. I cannot recommend GOBLIN MOON enough! And I look forward to future Tales of the Order to enchant my world and stir my senses.

Goblin Moon is a book by Candace Sams who creates an alternate world for us, hidden away in the forests of England. The fact that she can make her mythical, or are they, beings seem so human is a great feat all in itself.

An accident many years before has left the Goblin population dying out. In order to restore harmony and continue with the ancient line, an "outsider" must be brought in and marry the ruler of the Goblin clan, and produce a child that will not die a few minutes after birth.

This is a great amount of responsibility to put upon a young leader. Its even more devasting to the kidnapped "outsider". However, predictably, they grow to love one another and await the birth of the miracle child.

There are dangers in the forest, and those who would seek to stop the marriage with an outsider, and the birth of a half human, half goblin child. Thus there are some moments of anguish for all.

I like the way Sams can create these alternate locations and seem to make them real. We can feel the pain, we see the forest. Her imagery is good, and the characters have substance that makes them believable.

I always enjoy these books, they are a quick read, but the messages stay with us: acceptance, tolerance and doing what is necessary to preserve a lifestyle. And it makes one wonder if there really are such beings living among us????

The previous review gives a great summary for Goblin Moon without giving away too many details.
I was hooked from the 1st page and couldn't seem to put the book down. The enchantment and magic is alive in this present day fairy tale. It makes me dream of such a world. The story-line was nicely pulled together.
I've read all 4 books in the "Tales of the Order" and each one can stand alone, but it is nice to meet up with old friends.
I eagerly await The Craftsman.
Thanks Candace Sams.

As the result of an accident, the Goblin race teeters on the brink of extinction. First, enviromental poison, then psychological poison worked to depopulate a once proud people. In a last ditch effort to save his people, on orders of the Sorceress, Tearach is forced to marry a human woman, hoping to find a healing for his people on multiple levels. Despite himself, Tearach does come to genuinely like Kathy Parker, the woman chosen as his ideal mate. Yet, there are no true guarantees that this reckless scheme will work, and in fact, more than one factor stands against its success. Will true love conquer all?

*** Making a powerful allegorical statement about forgiveness and the power of the soul to influence the body, Ms. Sams re-introduces readers to the idyllic, magical land of the Order. Who says that inspirational messages can't be delivered in a package with a touch of the sensual? Whoever it was, never read Goblin Moon. ***