Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Release Date: Nov / Dec 2014
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Drew Nelson did not plan to talk with
anyone that morning. He did not plan to make a new friend. He certainly did not
plan to fall in love.
He resisted all of Amy’s attempts to draw
him out− at the hotel, at the airport, on the airplane− giving hurried responses and burying his face in a pile of papers.
It was only when the flight attendant offered coffee, and a muscle in Amy’s
back twitched as she reached for it, and the cup tipped, and the hot liquid puddled
in Drew’s lap that they began to talk.
Earlier in the year, each had lost a spouse
of over thirty years. Drew’s wife had died of a brain tumor, Amy’s husband when
his small airplane nose-dived to earth, the engine at full throttle − an accident, it was ruled.
They live in the same city. Both have
grandchildren. They are about the same age. Consciously, or not, they both are
looking to love again.
But relationships do not exist in vacuums.
Drew is wealthy, and Amy is middle class. Amy is “new” in town – she and her husband moved to Charleston twenty-five years ago – while Drew’s family has lived there for three centuries. Drew lives
below Broad, a code word for high
society, old families, power, and money.
Amy’s home is across the river.
Class warfare may be less violent than it
was in the past, but when Drew invites Amy to the St Cecelia Ball, battle lines
are drawn. In a city in which ancestry is important, the ball’s membership is
passed from father to son, and only those from the oldest families attend.
Family, friends, co-workers all weigh in on
their relationship and choose sides. Allies are found in unexpected places.
Opposition comes from among those who were thought to be friends. Though they
are gone, even their spouses − through things they have done and
things they have said − wield influence in the conflict that follows.
Amy begins to suspect that Drew is one of them, the rich snobs who despise
her, while Drew concludes that Amy neither trusts him nor cares for him. As
each questions the other’s motives, their feelings for each other are tested,
and Drew and Amy are challenged to consider if they truly want to fall in love
again.
The reveal tour will take place on 1-12 Dec. To participate in the reveal, please email brookbooks@hotmail.co.uk or leave a comment with the following:
- Your Name
- Blog Name & URL
- Email Address if you're not already a BCB Tour Host
Participating Blogs:
1st Dec
- Celeste Loves Books
2nd Dec
- Echoes In An Empty Room (Plus bonus review)
3rd Dec
- Crooks on Books
4th Dec
- Victoria's Pages of Romance
5th Dec
- Star Crossed Reviews
8th Dec
- Brook Cottage Books
9th Dec
- Jera's Jamboree
10th Dec
- Authors and Readers Book Corner
1st Dec
- Celeste Loves Books
2nd Dec
- Echoes In An Empty Room (Plus bonus review)
3rd Dec
- Crooks on Books
4th Dec
- Victoria's Pages of Romance
5th Dec
- Star Crossed Reviews
8th Dec
- Brook Cottage Books
9th Dec
- Jera's Jamboree
10th Dec
- Authors and Readers Book Corner
11th Dec
12th Dec
- TBC
- TBC
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