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Lunamare: A forbidden romance (The Luna Duet Book 1) Kindle Edition
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I met her when I was sixteen.
She saved my life, all while simultaneously destroying it.
Without her, I would’ve died that day.
Her family took me in. They hid me. Fed me. And did all they could to keep me safe.
Her father’s one and only rule was “Don’t ever touch my daughter.”
I managed to obey for four years.
But then, one night…everything changed, and I broke my promise.
I’m in love with her, and she’s in love with me, but I have secrets I haven’t told her.
Secrets about why I ran away from home, why I have to remain hidden, and why I’ll die if I ever get sent back there.
Being with her isn’t just a risk to my heart but to my very existence.
I’m not allowed to love her.
I’m not allowed to keep her.
But I can’t stop.
I can’t stop…
And then…it’s too late.
A true coming-of-age story that spans a lifetime. This book deals with heavy subjects and is advised you check the Content Warnings on the Author’s website.
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Early Reviews...
★★★★★ Tragically mind-blowing. THE book to read of 2023! - Melissa, Goodreads
★★★★★ Pepper's ability to write something as beautiful as this is breathtaking. - Jennii The Book Addict
★★★★★ I can say for certain this will be my favorite book/duet of 2023. - A Chick Who Loves to Read
★★★★★ Pepper Winters has once again delivered a masterpiece! - Favourite Book Corner
★★★★★ Lunamare is a true romantic masterpiece - AJ's book-reMarks
★★★★★ Pepper has done it once again, she deserves some sort of award for her ability to create a world that makes reality disappear. Lunamare had me holding my breath and clenching my stomach with nerves. - Charlottes Booktrove
★★★★★ Aslan and Neri’s story is incredible - Ann (Literary Lust)
★★★★★ A Masterpiece. A Divine Love tragedy that just broke me in a million pieces - Shabby -BookBistroBlog
★★★★★ My heart!! This book is now embedded in my heart. I absolutely love Aslan and Neri. Are you kidding me? - J luvs books
★★★★★ Wow. Just wow. This book had me in such a chokehold. – Books with Myranda
★★★★★ You want angst? You want a love story that spans a lifetime?! Here it is. – theBookPlatypus
★★★★★ Wow. I absolutely loved this book! I’m staring at a wall trying to think on what to write. I’m speechless – Mom Addicted to Books
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Tropes: forbidden romance, age-gap, coming of age, forced proximity, steamy, spicy
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJune 27, 2023
- File size1.0 MB
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- ASIN : B0C7TWN6TS
- Publication date : June 27, 2023
- Language : English
- File size : 1.0 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 454 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : B0C87SHRDR
- Best Sellers Rank: #51,883 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,137 in New Adult & College Romance (Kindle Store)
- #3,312 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
- #3,320 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
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About the author

On a career level, Pepper currently has close to 40 books released in nine languages. She’s hit best-seller lists (USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal) almost 40 times. She dabbles in multiple genres, ranging from Dark Romance to Coming of Age.
On a personal level, Pepper lives on a farm with two minis, four horses, countless birds and wildlife, and a precious little ball of fluff called Mo. Her little house-rabbit sits at her feet while writing all the words, and always seems to know when she’s writing a naughty scene. He’s her muse and the main reason why a rabbit is on her author logo.
Now back to the writing stuff…
After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. She’s also honoured to wear the IndieReader Badge for being a Top 10 Indie Bestseller.
After releasing two books with Grand Central, Hachette (Ruin & Rule and Sin & Suffer) Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work.
Her books include:
When a Moth Loved a Bee
Goddess Isles (5 books)
Monsters in the Dark Trilogy 3.5 books)
Indebted Series (6.5 books)
Destroyed (Standalone)
Unseen Messages (Standalone)
Can't Touch This (Standalone)
Pure Corruption Duet (2 books)
Master of Trickery Duet (2 books)
Dollar Series (5 books)
Truth & Lies Duet (2 books)
Ribbon Duet (2 books)
The Son & His Hope (Standalone)
Fable fo Happiness
Pippin & Mo
Find her on FB: Pepper Winters Books
Twitter: @pepperwinters
Instagram:@pepperwinters
Website: www.pepperwinters.com
For New Release Alerts & Free Deleted Scenes etc sign up to her Newsletter: http://www.subscribepage.com/www.pepperwinters.com
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Customers find this romance book captivating and full of suspense, describing it as a favorite book of the year that draws readers in deeply. The writing is well-executed with exquisite narration, and customers describe it as heartachingly beautiful and emotional, with one review noting how it makes readers feel the story in their soul.
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Customers describe this book as a riveting and incredible story that feels real.
"...Overflowing with pain, angst, tension, and forbidden love, the plot, character development, and chemistry are absolutely phenomenal. "..." Read more
"...Yes the story is considered taboo, but yet so believable. The story felt real, it felt full, and it felt so deserving of being told...." Read more
"...The story is set in Australia (which I loved) and the characters are a family of marine biologists who stumble across a ship wrecked boy...." Read more
"...is a story that you’re really going to want to go in blind and immerse yourself...." Read more
Customers find the book highly readable, with several describing it as their favorite book of the year, and one noting they couldn't put it down.
"...beautiful—a masterfully crafted story, both torturous and intensely creative...." Read more
"...and shares with readers are heartbreakingly, majestically, and astoundingly special. The angst, burn, and want is basically dripping off pages...." Read more
"...Masterpiece. Captivating. Those are some of the words that come to mind when I think of this story...." Read more
"...It’s beautifully written, poetic and nothing short of incredible!..." Read more
Customers find the book emotionally engaging, describing it as a heartbreakingly tragic tale of soulmates filled with angst.
"...Overflowing with pain, angst, tension, and forbidden love, the plot, character development, and chemistry are absolutely phenomenal. "..." Read more
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"...I can hardly wait to dive into book two! The narration was fantastic!!🥹 🥺🥺🥺..." Read more
"...I don’t know that I’ve heard Tor Thom’s voice before, but his narration was exquisite. I could listen to him read the dang phone book. 🤤..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2025Mmmm | Pepper Winters -🎧
There’s something about Pepper’s writing that grips your soul and refuses to let go. It’s poetically beautiful—a masterfully crafted story, both torturous and intensely creative. Overflowing with pain, angst, tension, and forbidden love, the plot, character development, and chemistry are absolutely phenomenal.
"𝐿𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐴𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑛? 𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚, 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑘𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑤𝑖𝑚𝑠. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠."
I was completely captivated by the love between Aslan and Neri. Their world is unlike any other, and I adored how both characters weren’t afraid to show their deepest emotions and fight fiercely for what they believed in. Their relationship twists and turns in ways you won’t expect, keeping you on the edge of your seat. I can hardly wait to dive into book two!
The narration was fantastic!!🥹 🥺🥺🥺
For lovers of forbidden romance, this duet is calling your name. Grab it. Read it. Highly recommended!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2023I like Pepper Winters. I also hate Pepper Winters. The characters she creates and shares with readers are heartbreakingly, majestically, and astoundingly special. The angst, burn, and want is basically dripping off pages. The two main characters are so real and breathtakingly raw. I felt for these characters, cried for them, and rooted for them since chapter one.
The worst part of Winters’ writing is just when she makes you believe there’s a HEA she sideswipes your heart and crushes it in her creative palm. Yes the story is considered taboo, but yet so believable. The story felt real, it felt full, and it felt so deserving of being told. So I rooted for the main characters not because Winters’ paired them but because I utterly hurt for them.
I hurt for Neri
I hurt for Aslan
I hurt for Jack and Anna
This book was filled with so much love especially loving someone not like you. Someone who is an immigrant, illegal, and can get you in trouble.
This type of human kindness rarely occurs today. The help Jack and Anna gave willingly to Aslan was inspiring.
Heartwarming.
But so heartbreaking.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝘼𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣? 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙢𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨.
Masterpiece. Captivating. Those are some of the words that come to mind when I think of this story.
I was SO excited when I heard that Pepper Winters was releasing something new. She is one of my OG favorite authors, end of subject. So when I got the opportunity to review the audio, you know I was on it like white on rice! 😁
This is a dark, coming of age story that is beautifully written.
The story is told in 2 timelines from 2 POVs: Neri, in the present while she’s giving an interview to two young journalists. The way she prepares them for the worst to come had me in constant fear. As she's telling them about her life, we get Aslan's and Neri's POVs in the past, from the day they met. The story is set in Australia (which I loved) and the characters are a family of marine biologists who stumble across a ship wrecked boy.
This is an epic forbidden romance about love and fate. And the narration was superb. I don’t know that I’ve heard Tor Thom’s voice before, but his narration was exquisite. I could listen to him read the dang phone book. 🤤
The story does end in a cliff hanger, and I’ll be over here DYING until Cor Amare releases but it was worth it!
What to Expect:
🩵 Major “touch her and die” vibes
🩵 Star-crossed lovers
🩵 Forbidden love
🩵 All the angst
🩵 Life story/ coming of age
- Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2023Be still my beating heart for it is still racing and raging from a romance that shook me to my core while searing my soul. Lunamare … just WOW!!! This love story slammed into me with a force I never saw coming. Its powerful and passionate prose held me prisoner the whole time reading. I was rendered breathless, bare, and bleeding from this heartbreakingly honest and beautiful coming-of-age saga that Author Pepper Winters brilliantly brings to life.
Told through a broken, brave, and beautiful heroine and hero thrust together by tragedy, Lunamare delves into the value of life and love, along with the complex dynamics of friends and family, and the fragility of it all. The hero and heroine are forbidden yet fated, and imprinted on each other’s souls. I was immediately thrust into Nerida and Aslan’s story—in awe of their strength—as I waded in the darkness while feeling the light, the moon, the sea and the sun.
Prepare to fall hard for this irresistibly stunning tale of heart-wrenching yet indestructible love, of sacrifice and faith, and soul-stamping fate. Lunamare is a marvel … an unputdownable, unforgettable, lifetime romance that‘s in a realm of its own. I can’t even begin to describe how momentous and meaningful this romance is, one that hit me personally as it held my heart the whole time reading while seeping into my soul. Deep. Dynamic. Devastatingly beautiful. This is the kind of love story I fall for … live for … and I’m aching for more.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ but worth all the stars and moons in the universe
5.0 out of 5 starsBe still my beating heart for it is still racing and raging from a romance that shook me to my core while searing my soul. Lunamare … just WOW!!! This love story slammed into me with a force I never saw coming. Its powerful and passionate prose held me prisoner the whole time reading. I was rendered breathless, bare, and bleeding from this heartbreakingly honest and beautiful coming-of-age saga that Author Pepper Winters brilliantly brings to life.Deep. Dynamic. Devastatingly beautiful. This is the kind of love story I fall for … live for …
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2023
Told through a broken, brave, and beautiful heroine and hero thrust together by tragedy, Lunamare delves into the value of life and love, along with the complex dynamics of friends and family, and the fragility of it all. The hero and heroine are forbidden yet fated, and imprinted on each other’s souls. I was immediately thrust into Nerida and Aslan’s story—in awe of their strength—as I waded in the darkness while feeling the light, the moon, the sea and the sun.
Prepare to fall hard for this irresistibly stunning tale of heart-wrenching yet indestructible love, of sacrifice and faith, and soul-stamping fate. Lunamare is a marvel … an unputdownable, unforgettable, lifetime romance that‘s in a realm of its own. I can’t even begin to describe how momentous and meaningful this romance is, one that hit me personally as it held my heart the whole time reading while seeping into my soul. Deep. Dynamic. Devastatingly beautiful. This is the kind of love story I fall for … live for … and I’m aching for more.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ but worth all the stars and moons in the universe
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- Kőszegi BiankaReviewed in Germany on September 27, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars My absolutely favourite duet
This became one of those books I will take NO criticism on. Absolutely none.
“Is it true…that you pulled a lion from the ocean and fell in love with him?”
This book is captivating from the first line to the last, which will make you want to grab Cor Amare even before you read the last word. These 10 days of waiting since I finished Lunamare were excrutiating. I was thinking of Neri and Aslan and their incredible and painful story on a daily basis.
I can’t ephasize it enough: YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK. Whatever your next read was going to be put it away and pick this one up.
What to expect?
A beautiful and dark coming-of-age romance, soulmates, violence with “touch her and you die”, secrets, and so much angst. The writing is phenomenal. 🤌🏼
The story is told in 2 timelines from 2 POVs: Neri, in the present is old and she is giving an interview to two young journalists. The way she prepares them for the worst to come… I was in constant fear. 😭 As she’s telling them about her life, we get Aslan’s and Neri’s POVs in the past, from the day they met. The story is set in Australia (which I loved ❤️) and the characters are marine biologists which made it feel unique.
It’s an epic love story about fate, but it is also dark. And heartbreaking. If you loved the Ribbon duet, the Luna duet is a must-read! (And if you haven’t read it? Well, you should.)
This book truly consumed me and I can’t even think of what Cor Amare will do to me by the time i finish it.
- Jennifer McCleanReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Epic opening😊
OMG Pepper has done it again. You know when you go the write a review and it has been on your mind for days. You have thought about the book in your sleep and nothing you come up with will do the book justice or you think of something great to say but then forget when you come to write, well that's me right now. This book was epic. There I said it. I mean Neri and Aslan story is truly epic. A love story that spans a lifetime, who doesn't want that kind of love and devotion.
Lunamare is only the first 6 years of this journey for Aslan and Neri. Having to overcome so much in such a short time. Intensity of emotions is skyrocketed and Aslan being older is fighting so hard to keep his life protected but the older Neri gets the harder she makes it to resist the draw.
This part of their story is teeming with heartache, betrayal and devastation. The oik pulls at every emotional string your body has and leaves you suffering for more. If this is just book 1 then I am unbelievably, desperately ready (and also not at all) for the second.
A romance for the ages I am completely enthralled. enjoy ❤️
- BellaReviewed in Australia on January 27, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Blowing
This is one of those books that rips your heart out, makes you scream, and leaves you in a state of what the hell! You experience so many empires with the FL and ML. You then recommend this book to everyone you know. Amazing story. Cannot wait to read the next part.
- BooktravertReviewed in Canada on June 28, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This dark contemporary romance is deeply emotional and will leave you reeling. The characters are fantastically flawed. The writing is beautiful. Then the ending will smash you to bits. Need book 2 now!
- VGreedyReaderReviewed in Italy on June 27, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars A riveting tale
A coming of age romance full of angst, heartbreak, untameable chemistry, deeper than water connection and salty tears. Pepper’s writing took my poor heart on an emotional chokehold journey. What started as a breezy tale, smelling of sea and freedom soon turned into rough waters with no way out, safety wasn’t on the horizon while navigating this heart wrenching story.