Time is the Brake - Book Seven

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A Sacred Romance and Moral Quest

Continuing on from Kookaburra on the Deck, Time is the Brake follows Mouse as she grapples with the fact that her lover, Adrian, has deserted her for good. This time there is no turning back, even though she questions the validity of everything she has been told.

The realisation that their literary epic is the only way they can be together propels her into full immersion with the script, both as a comfort and as a means to decipher their elusive destiny. As the pages grow daily beneath her tapping fingers she intuitively knows that events are not over.

kookaburra on the Deck - Book Six

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A Sacred Romance and Moral Quest

Kookaburra on the Deck charts an epic romance with breathtaking passion that escalates into complex human quandary. The female protagonist, Mouse, continues to struggle through her daily routines while flooded with spiritual truths hard to deny. The challenge of coming to terms with the probability that she is unlikely to see her lover, Adrian, ever again is devastating beyond belief.

Banished to New South Wales, the messages she receives from him via others are indecisive and confused. Is he waiting for her in Australia? Can she trust him? She is left with an increasingly unstable husband and a houseful of children and animals who need her protection and unstinting courage in the face of a tornado brewing on the close horizon...

Calm Waters & No Horizon - Book Four & Five

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This sacred romance between two lovers fills the pages of an English housewife's on-going diary, continuing on from Marina de Nadous' previous books; The Celestial Sea, Dry Dock and Setting Sail.

Calm Waters & No Horizon continue the tale of Mouse and her lover, Adrian, who find themselves embracing an illicit but powerful connection they cannot deny. Continuing their journey of self-discovery, they plead for understanding from those who have become entangled in their moral dilemma.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of coastal New Zealand, Mouse and Adrian record their lengthy correspondence, which details an intense, spiritual passion and magical connection. Mouse struggles as to which parts of her romance to share with the blank pages of her diary and she begins to realise that even the smallest details have consequences.

The reader accompanies the protagonists' every move and thought, following the deep intimacy and magical parallel Mouse and Adrian share within the hurly burly of domestic life. Mouse's diary draws on her thoughts about emigration, a mother's domestic world, family life, intimacy and adventure.

The ultimate escape from the trials of everyday life, Calm Waters & No Horizon are thought-provoking, deeply poetic and will appeal to readers who enjoy romance, spiritual possibility and sacred love.

Setting Sail - Book Three

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Setting Sail is the heavily anticipated, new addition to ‘The Celestial Sea Voyages’ series by Marina de Nadous. It follows on from the glorious, exciting and heart-wrenching tale; Dry Dock.

Pick a subject to cause a stir; something to feed readers’ minds. What would you choose? Romance or adventure? Maybe spirituality? Sensuality? How about domestic hilarity? Betrayal and erotica? Or a mystery that conceals an unborn child? Setting Sail captures all of these elements as an English housewife takes the reader on a memorable and compelling journey.

Written as the on-going diary of an English housewife, Setting Sail charts her personal journey as she experiences the adventure of a lifetime overseas in New Zealand. Exploring the beautiful, scenic regions of New Zealand, she discovers a love match so potent that neither she nor her lover can stamp out the flame that appears fanned by Angelic forces, no matter how high the barriers they either self-impose or others demand. The bond of her twenty-two-year marriage is seriously challenged as everyone comes to terms with the truth that refuses to subside. The undeniable joy, mixed with the escalating moral quandary, portrays a realistic account of a housewife struggling with the crumbling foundations of her marriage while embracing the beauty of an exquisite, spiritual connection.

Richly sensual and deeply poetic, Setting Sail shares with readers the humorous, playful and despairing troubles of the lovers’ powerful relationship. Readers of travel fiction and romance will find this novel thought-provoking and enriching. Marina de Nadous enjoys the spirituality that Scott Peck explores in his novels. She believes her connection with emotional intimacy and spirituality has enabled her to develop a relaxed writing style that is accessible to many.

Find out how the story ends in Marina’s forthcoming books, entitled Calm Waters, No Horizon, Kookaburra on the Deck and Time is the Brake.

dry Dock - Book Two

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Dry Dock is the second novel by Marina de Nadous; the sequel to the glorious and heart-wrenching tale; The Celestial Sea. Take a middle-class English mother, her husband and family from the contentment of a teaching life in the south of England, to the wild, green hills of a New Zealand coastal town – then introduce her to a creative, New Zealand-born teacher who enters both her family life and the hidden depths of her heart. The result is a deeply evocative, romantic adventure that shakes the foundations of her marriage, exposes well-buried inner-secrets, confronts religious beliefs and leads them into a new understanding.

Unfolding amidst the beautiful scenery of New Zealand, the spiritual passion growing between them is aided by private text messaging; their love blossoming through the rocks and whirlpools of everyday family and school life.

Richly sensual and deeply poetic, Dry Dock shares with readers the humorous, playful and troubled twists and turns of their powerful relationship. Find out how their story ends in Marina’s forthcoming books entitled Setting Sail, Calm Waters, No Horizon, Kookaburra on the Deck, and Time is the Brake.