Night Swimming

by Laura Moore

The deeper you dive, the sweeter the reward When college offered an escape, Lily fled her hometown of Coral Beach and never looked back. Now a marine biologist, she must return there on a job to preserve the reefs that give the town its name. But going back means dealing with her past, her family, and worst of all, Sean McDermott. As teens, while Lily passed through an especially awkward phase, Sean--attractive and self-assured--was her constant tormentor...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804120048
• ISBN13: 9780804120043
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A pleasant romantic read

This is my first novel to read for this author, but found Laura Moore's tale of the reunion between Lily Banyon and Sean McDermott, after being apart for ten years, to be humorous and refreshing. Moore does a fine job of keeping the reader hooked on her pages of prose. I'll be looking forward to reading more of Moore's writing, and I'll pick up Chance Meeting as soon as possible. I always enjoy reading the work of a new author. I wish this one the very best.

A intelligent book

Lily and Sean have grown up together...their mothers are best friends, and their grandmothers are best friends. Personally, I loved the grandmothers' plotting and conniving to get their way--I thought it was hilarious. That said, Lily & Sean have never gotten along. Then Lily is called back home to do a research project for her organization on the coral reefs in the area. Sean is the mayor of the town, and they must work together and battle their way through all the hurt feelings of their youth. You will know what's coming, most of the time, but it is still a good read---it's fun just to see them try to get back at each other for supposed wrongs from the last 20 years.

Romantic read

'Night Swimming' is a truly enjoyable and nicely written contemporary romance with a bit of suspense added. It is the first book by Laura Moore that I have read but it will not be the last. Lily Banyon reluctantly returns to Coral Beach, the home town she escaped from ten years ago, to complete an ecological study of the coral reefs. There she must confront her difficult past, her childhood nemesis, Sean McDermott, upon whom she had a devastating crush and a group of investors determined to sabotage her study. McDermott, now mayor of Coral Beach, is also bothered by Lily's return but the longer they work together the more attracted he becomes to the brilliant and beautiful marine biologist. Will romance blossom while they fight to protect the compromised coral reefs and prevent the town from approving a plan to develop the pristine shorefront?Moore has written a charming story with two main characters who are extremely likable. This makes a great beach read. You won't be disappointed.

Very good reading

Ten years ago Lily Bannon escaped her small town home to go to college, never looking back; but now she is forced to return. The coral reefs that gave the town its name are being threatened by developers, and her skills as a marine biologist are the only thing standing between man's greed and nature's beauty.In her mission, Lily finds an ally in the form of the man she has loved and never forgotten, sheriff Sean McDermott. The two try to conceal their love and lust behind animosity, but to no avail. Just as they are finding love again, her primary goal is threatened by man and nature both. A life and death struggle ensues, and love is the lifeline that may not be strong enough to save Lily from the dire consequences of her willingness to risk all for her cause.***** Revealing a deep love of nature and appreciation for the dynamics of human conflict, Laura Moore tells a compelling story that will hold readers' attention from cover to cover. She develops her story well and realistically with dynamic characters who spring off the page. *****