Gracious, and possibly understandably . . . it had taken Sophie Walters awhile to give up her passion for "center stage" attention. Maybe it had something to do with grieving the loss of what had been so cruelly stolen; filling the void of a broken heart does take considerable effort. Ironically, at present there is a flesh and blood thief behind the curtain, or at least that's what the police believe to be the case, dubbing the no-evidence-left-behind culprit as the "mirage". What about the handsome detective? What does he think?
What in the world? The mystery gift not only whispered one of her life's most perplexing questions, but concealed a genuine emerald necklace cleverly sewn into the hem of a vintage coat. Elise Malvern is stunned. What's even more shocking is literally colliding with her teen heart-throb of yesteryear at a birthday party for his eighty year old grandmother. Elise's note-by-note life is suddenly being interrupted by an award winning country music star bent on speeding up the cadence.
Assuming the author had a limited page count, she creatively managed to pen two amazing stories, cleverly dove-tailing them together in the end, ensuring that the reader may only slightly recall that there had ever been two stories; only just the one.
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review.
BackCover Blurb:
A Gem of a Mystery Takes Center Stage
Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure.
Elise Malvern has a habit of letting people down. Her former boyfriend
who hoped she’d be his bride. Her grandfather who hoped she’d take over
the family’s auction company. But mostly she’s disappointed herself.
What’s the point of pursuing her passion as a violinist, if she is too
scared to audition for a seat in the Pittsburgh Symphony? Her internship
at the elegant Heinz Hall places her in the wings of the stage, but
never on it. By accident, she discovers an old stage prop. Her instincts
tell her there’s more to the paste necklace than meets the eye. Whether
a good idea or not, she accepts help from a childhood friend, who
happens to be country music megastar—Peirson Brooks. Peirson and Elise
share a history; one she doesn’t care to repeat. The more involved they
become in the mystery, the more things get tangled, including her heart.
A century earlier…
Sophie Walters longs for center stage, her name on the marquee, and all
that jazz, but climbing her way into an acting career is more difficult
than she imagined. Having spoiled all her chances in Hollywood, she
returns to Pittsburgh, accepting an insignificant role in a popular
production. She watches her dreams pass by from behind the curtain at
the illustrious Loew’s Penn Theatre. She finally gets the coveted
spotlight, but not for her talent. No, her surge to fame is all one
terrible mistake. Somehow, she’s suspected to be a notorious jewel thief
known around Pittsburgh as The Mirage. The man she pleads for help is
none other than the man she jilted at the altar five years before,
Sterling Monroe.
Thank you so much, Rebecca!
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