Moonlight on the Nantahala [Kindle Edition]

Micheal Rivers (Author), Neal Hock (Editor)

Book Description

Bestseller #1 Drama  

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Description 

 

Who is the beautiful phantom that dances in the mist beneath the moonlight on the Nantahala River? Can fate turn the tide for both Edward and the daughter he longed for in his twilight years?  Discover the passion of undying love and the legacy of the perfect rose in this work of modern literature set deep within the mountains of North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the Author: A sincere thank you to those of you that have read, enjoyed and reviewed Moonlight on the Nantahala.

 

"...an extraordinary job with his modern fiction...evocative and it captures so thoroughly the spirit of this part of the Appalachians... it made me want to go searching for the real town Rivers based his fictional town on"
- Tracy Riva  Midwest Book Review


"...This novel stirred my soul and left me moved beyond belief. Timeless and beautiful. Five stars is truly not worthy enough to rate how this story spoke to my heart."
- Michelle Hughes "The Books Debut" 



"...descriptions are so wonderful, making you feel like you're right there in the story, a beautiful story and highly recommended!" 
- Jennifer at Can't Put It Down Reviews  

About the Author

Micheal Rivers, a native North Carolinian now resides in the Greater Chicago Area close to the shores of Lake Michigan. He is the author of true ghost stories as well as writing fictional paranormal thrillers. Micheal is an active paranormal investigator with over thirty years experience and provides his readers with some of his experiences woven into his stories. He is the lead investigator for the Smokey Mountain Ghost Trackers. facebook.com/SmokeyMtnGhostTrackers

Born in 1953 he served with the United States Marine Corps during Vietnam. He attended colleges in Illinois and North Carolina. The passions in his life are the great outdoors and his family, especially his wife and his boxer affectionately known as Dee Dee.

Readers can contact him through his Website  michealrivers.com/
Or Email him   [e-mail]

Twitter: twitter.com/micheal_rivers or @micheal_rivers
Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/MichealRivers.Author

 

More titles by Micheal  

 "Appalachia Mountain Folklore" December 2012 by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

"Verliege"  April 2012  

  

"The Black Witch"  May 2011

"Ghosts of the North Carolina Shores" January 2010 Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 

         

Product Details

• File Size: 409 KB
• Print Length: 212 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005MLXUP4
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,939 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars AN UNCOMMOM FRIENDSHIP ~ AN UNDYING LOVE January 9, 2012

By Patricia Paris

Format:Kindle Edition

I bought this book because I had read another work by the author, The Black Witch, which I thoroughly enjoyed. First, let me say these two books are nothing alike, and one of my first impressions after I began reading Moonlight On The Natahala was that Mr. Rivers is a very talented, diverse writer! Moonlight is a book about a love that transcends death, and a friendship that transcends generation. It is a story of hope and courage, and the willingness to open our hearts to accept the gifts we are being offered.
Rivers gives us an uncommon friendship which develops between the elderly protagonist, Edward Caulfield, and a young, troubled woman named Lena. These two unlikely friends reach out to one another, sharing their hopes, fears, and confidences, and in return, each gains what they need most at this point in their life. Through Edward and Lena, we come to realize how precious friendship is, and those that leave the most lasting mark on our lives may be the ones we least expected. In the end, we are left to ponder the workings of fate. Throughout the story we know Edward is ready to die, to join his beloved wife, but his weary body holds on. Destiny needs him, because Lena needs him, and her life is irrevocaby changed for the better because of the gift of this touching friendship, short lived as it was.
Moonlight On The Nantahala is an emotionally satisfing read that will remind everyone of the value each unique person has, and that who or what we need most in our lives may come from the last place we think to look.
Well done, Mr. Rivers! A real winner, I was not disappointed!

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Moonlight on the Nantahala will haunt your soul! March 14, 2012

By Michelle Hughes

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This novel stirred my soul and left me moved beyond belief. The story is almost a memoir of Edward Caulfield's life and the love he had for his beautiful deceased wife, Celia. He shares his haunting tale through visits with a lonely young woman, Lena. Lena has her own troubled past that is detailed within. I felt as if I walked through every memory and heartbreak with the characters.

Timeless and beautiful, almost a romance with a remarkable intertwining of the spiritual world included as well. Five stars is truly not worthy enough to rate how this story spoke to my heart. Rivers has created a book that stands the test of time and I can see his work being enjoyed by other readers for generations to come.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this tale of undying love and dedicated friendship January 28, 2013

By Tracy Riva

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Michael Rivers does an extraordinary job with his modern fiction Moonlight on the Nantahala. It is evocative and it captures so thoroughly the spirit of this part of the Appalachians that I found it easy to picture the setting the around me. I may have an advantage some readers don't have; I am from outside of Asheville and so the areas Rivers speaks of are in my proverbial expanded back yard. In fact, this is part of what drew me to the book, but it was the storyline that made me stay.

Edward is elderly man, still very independent and living on his own with the help of a live-in housekeeper. He lives in a bungalow in town, but walks every day to the house he once shared with his wife Celia on the banks of the Nantahala. One day there is a young woman along the banks. For a time, three years in fact, she and Edward share the space along the bank, each in their own little area, until one day she finds out the property belongs to Edward, and belatedly asks his permission to be on his land.

Over time Lena, Edward and Edwards's housekeeper, and friend, Betty Curtis all begin a wonderful friendship, which includes in a strange fourth, Celia, Edward's long departed wife who he mourns every day and who occupies a place of honor in his daily conversation. The love Edward felt, and still feels for his beloved wife comes across clearly on the page as does his respect and affection for his housekeeper Betty. Also, the relationship between Edward and Lena grows and he sees her like the daughter he and Celia never had.

Lena is married to a philandering no-good man who could care less about her. He is more interested in the power she brings him through her family and the way she looks on his arm. To him it is all about control, control of Lena, control of the family business and unquestioning loyalty, even in the face of dire circumstances from those around him. Needless to say, his actions hurt Lena and that hurts Edward who has a desire to shelter and protect her from the cruelty of the world, especially when that cruelty comes in the form of her husband.

I loved everything about this story. The characters are interesting and are typical of small. They may seem stereotypical to some, but most of the people, especially of the older generation and the generation behind them all know each other, and who is sick, who needs help, and how to reach out to their neighbors in love and friendship. It is a dying tradition, but it is still alive here and there in small communities throughout the area, and it made me want to go searching for the real town Rivers based his fictional town on, even though I live in a relatively small town myself.

Edward is not what most of us picture when thinking of an elderly person, walking four miles a day, round trip to go to his old house and sit on the bank of the Nantahala River. He longs for a glimpse of Celia, whose ghost others have seen, but it is not to be for Edward. Instead of a view of his deceased wife's ghost, he finds a warm friendship that adds to the lives of all who are part of it. I highly recommend this work of modern literature. It is well worth the time it takes to read it and it is not overly long. It can be read in three or four short sittings, or two long ones. Trust me, once you start putting it down will be one of the harder things you will have to do.

More About the Author

Micheal Rivers, a native North Carolinian now resides in the Greater Chicago Area close to the shores of Lake Michigan. He is the author of true ghost stories as well as writing fictional paranormal thrillers. Micheal is an active paranormal investigator with over thirty years experience and provides his readers with some of his experiences woven into his stories. He is the lead investigator for the Smokey Mountain Ghost Trackers. https://www.facebook.com/SmokeyMtnGhostTrackers

Born in 1953 he served with the United States Marine Corps during Vietnam. He attended colleges in Illinois and North Carolina. The passions in his life are the great outdoors and his family, especially his wife and his boxer affectionately known as Dee Dee.

Visit his website http://michealrivers.com/
Email: [e-mail]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/micheal_rivers or @micheal_rivers
Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/MichealRivers.Author