Naupaka Blooming

By: J.L. Eck

What if an ancient Hawaiian myth was based on something that happened to you in a prior life?
Naupaka Blooming is a love story weaving ancient lore and legend with the modern day story of a young woman discovering her authentic self.

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Book Description

An ancient Hawaiian myth begins after the tragic ending of two unlikely lovers. Centuries later, Liz moves to the land of her ancestors and finds herself caught up in the myth. Will she be able to break the curse and finally find the love she has always dreamed of? Or will she meet the same demise as the ancient lovers?

After an auspicious encounter with a sea turtle, her family guardian spirit animal, young princess Leilani unexpectedly falls in love with someone she is forbidden from - Kanoa, a commoner. But when the young lovers seek the blessing of the gods, their relationship ends in tragedy. Ever after, the symbol of their love, the naupaka flower, mourns Leilani and Kanoa by growing with only half its petals.

Centuries later, Liz finds herself navigating a new life in Hawaii, the land of her ancestors. Between job-hunting and romantic pursuits, she learns about Buddhism, reincarnation and the myth of the naupaka flower and its tragic love story. She has a sense of deja vu. After a strange encounter with a sea turtle she learns that the sea turtle is her ancestors' guardian spirit animal. And then she finds herself intensely drawn to a local man she's never met before. Or has she?

When she starts having vivid dreams about him in what seems to be a prior life, she wonders. Has destiny brought her back to Hawaii? But dark forces gather against Liz now, much as they gathered against Leilani so long ago. Will Liz finally find the love she's always wanted, or will she -- like Leilani before her -- be caught up in a tragedy as old as the naupaka story itself?

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