The Storm by Effrosyni Moschoudi

BRIGHTON 1940, Laura is happy to hear that Christian escaped from Dunkirk. He was seriously injured but still alive. Things are not so good for Laura at home (With Charles) but knowing about her true love is alive gives her hope. Then Christian returns to Brighton, will he and Laura be able to find true happiness? Or will Charles stand in the way?

BRIGHTON 1988, Sofia is trying to get over Danny. But Sofia's dreams of The Lady won't leave her be. Soon The Lady (spirit) helps Sofia meet people who knew Laura. Add to it that The Lady is haunting Danny too. What is the connection between the hunting's? Will Sofia ever get over Danny, and will she find out the truth from the past?

A fantastic installment in The Lady of the Pier series. Wonderfully written in alternating chapters, from each persons point of view. The story moves at a steady pace, with very well developed characters, attention to detail and dialog bringing you into the story and won't let you go. I was hooked from the first page up until the satisfying end.

I highly recommend The Storm to readers who love a (haunting) love story. A true five star read! ( )

The Lady of the Pier trilogy leads you on a supernatural trip between two time periods. The story fluctuates between Laura and Christian in Brighton in 1940 and Sofia and Danny in Brighton in 1988.

At the heart of the two intertwining love stories are the piers – one in Brighton, and the other in Corfu, Greece. Sofia and Laura are connected through haunting dreams even though they are separated by fifty years.

I absolutely loved the way these two stories twisted together supported by an enigmatic thread of paranormal activity that let the reader know there is more going on here than meets the eye. It appeared to me that both Sofia and Laura must learn about love the hard way, through their own choices. I was not far off in this assumption.

For me, the Brighton Pier was the symbolic element that acted as the bridge between both eras and both women. In the second book, I felt the tightening of the plot drawing both women along on a path to a destiny that must intersect in the last novel. In the first novel, there were two piers, one in Corfu and one in Brighton. In the second part of the series the two piers have merged into just one, the Brighton Pier where the stories of both women are were unfolding.

By the time I reached the last book, The Storm, I was dying to understand the mystery of the Lady of the Pier which linked these two couples together between the two intertwining stories. The writing stage had been skillfully set by Effrosyni Moschoudi and I was not disappointed in the revelations. The mystery had deepened to such an extreme I could not put this third book down. I literally finished the book in two nights!

In the final book, time and space merge in a reincarnation of the two time periods and the two couples. By the end of the book, I had stumbled upon the solution to the paranormal connection between the two couples. I was surprised by the depth and clarity of the characters and how neatly the story fit together. Some of the admissions from the characters caught me totally by surprise!

Once again, as with the previous two novels, the characters found a place in my heart. I was emotionally vested in the story. I literally shed tears at the explosive ending! In fact, I was sad to leave these characters behind. I finally understood them and learned that true love has no boundaries.

Of the three books in the Lady of the Pier series, I found The Storm to be the most satisfying. If you love a story that weaves supernatural events into a romantic storyline you will be thrilled with The Lady of the Pier, books one – three. This is one series I will read again and again when I want to be reminded of the power of everlasting love.

My Rating:

Character Believability: 5
Flow and Pace: 5
Reader Engagement: 5
Reader Enrichment: 5
Reader Enjoyment: 5
Overall Rate: 5 out of 5 stars ( )

The Storm (The Lady of the Pier, #3) by Effrosyni Moschoudi


BRIGHTON 1940, Laura is happy to hear that Christian escaped from Dunkirk. He was seriously injured but still alive. Things are not so good for Laura at home (With Charles) but knowing about her true love is alive gives her hope. Then Christian returns to Brighton, will he and Laura be able to find true happiness? Or will Charles stand in the way?

BRIGHTON 1988, Sofia is trying to get over Danny. But Sofia's dreams of The Lady won't leave her be. Soon The Lady (spirit) helps Sofia meet people who knew Laura. Add to it that The Lady is haunting Danny too. What is the connection between the hunting's? Will Sofia ever get over Danny, and will she find out the truth from the past?

A fantastic installment in The Lady of the Pier series. Wonderfully written in alternating chapters, from each persons point of view. The story moves at a steady pace, with very well developed characters, attention to detail and dialog bringing you into the story and won't let you go. I was hooked from the first page up until the satisfying end.

I highly recommend The Storm to readers who love a (haunting) love story. A true five star read! ( )