Dance for a Dead Princess
by Deborah
Hawkins
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BLURB:
Finalist, Foreward Reviews Book of the Year; Finalist, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Honorable Mention Paris Book Awards
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EXCERPT ONE
Mid-April 2010,
Paris
In the gray spring rain, he stood in the Place
d’Alma staring down at the tunnel where she had vanished from his life on the
last night of August 1997. He came here whenever he was in Paris. He counted the pillars until he reached
number thirteen, the one that had taken her life. Tears formed behind his eyes, as they always
did in this place. But he refused to let
them overflow. Instead, he took a long
breath of fresh rain mixed with the exhaust of cars speeding through the
tunnel.
When the big black Mercedes entered its skid
that horrible night, his last living
link to Deborah had been taken from him.
Diana and Deborah, West Heath girls, friends forever. Deborah had been dead since 1994, but he had
lost her long before she became his wife, three years after he met her at
Diana’s wedding to the Prince of Wales in 1981. How many nights had he spent talking to
Diana about his marriage, about her marriage, about his guilt over
Deborah, and about the impossibility of
being in love? Too many to count. He ached to tell her now how empty his life
had become without either of them.
My review:
Four Stars
Copy received from Goddess Book Tours for an honest review
I really enjoyed this historical romance by Deborah Hawkins. I thought that the characters were well-developed and also very likeable. I liked the mystery aspect that the author included in the story and thought it added to the tension. The writing was engaging and the storyline interesting. I really enjoyed this story and recommend it to anyone that is looking for a little bit of romance, intrigue and mystery.
I really enjoyed this historical romance by Deborah Hawkins. I thought that the characters were well-developed and also very likeable. I liked the mystery aspect that the author included in the story and thought it added to the tension. The writing was engaging and the storyline interesting. I really enjoyed this story and recommend it to anyone that is looking for a little bit of romance, intrigue and mystery.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Deborah grew up
in the South, wrote her first novel at the of age thirteen, and has been
writing ever since. In graduate school, she studied Irish Literature and came
to believe all Irishmen and Southerners are born storytellers. In addition to
writing, she loves music and plays the clarinet. Now that her children are
grown, she devotes her time to law, music, writing, and her two Golden
Retrievers, Melody and Rhythm.
Deborah taught
college English and worked as a technical editor before going to law school.
She worked for several large East Cost firms before coming to California in the
mid-1980's where she developed a solo practice as an appellate attorney while
raising her three children as a single parent. She is admitted to the bar in
two states and the District of Columbia, is a certified appellate specialist,
and has a Master of Laws in addition to a Masters in English. She believes that
even a legal case always begins with a story.
Her second novel, Ride Your Heart ‘Til It Breaks is expected to be out
in December 2014.
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