C- Reviewsactor/actress / contemperroneous / Contemporary / fake girlfriend / theater21 Comments
Dear Ms. Parker, I approached your contemporary romance set in the world of the London theater, Act Like It, with anticipation, for two reasons. First, I have a bit of theatrical experience, both on stage and (more) behind it, so I love to read books set in this milieu. Second, ... more >
Book Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists19th century / actor/actress / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American Navy / Art / best of lists / Biography / cats / Civil-War / class differences / Contemporary / England / epistolary / Fly Me to the Moon series / Historical / inspirational romance / Marriage-in-Trouble / murder-investigation / non-fiction / nurse / Regency / turn of the 20th century / Ugly Duckling / Western Romance27 Comments
Yeah, I have 11 books in my top ten list. Math has never been my forte. 2017 was more of a mixed reading year for me with some non-romance, non-fiction books layered in. I was also pleasantly surprised at how many A and B range reads I had. The Second ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Acting / actor/actress / American historical / Historical / slavery3 Comments
NOTE: This has been published in the UK as “The Floating Theatre” Set aboard a nineteenth century riverboat theater, this is the moving, page-turning story of a charmingly frank and naive seamstress who is blackmailed into saving runaways on the Underground Railroad, jeopardizing her freedom, her livelihood, and a new ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactor/actress / Contemporary / dual-timeline / England / older woman / turn of the 20th century / Womens-Fiction1 Comments
Finding herself to be on the wrong side of fifty for a female film star, Laura Scott’s career is on the slide. She has an opportunity to reverse this downward spiral when she is offered the starring role in a one-woman play about the life and loves of Hollywood silent ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactor/actress / Contemporary / England / London / Older Man/Younger Woman / theater3 Comments
NOTE Kaetrin and I both decided to read “Pretty Face” so it’s a twofer for today. The play’s the fling It’s not actress Lily Lamprey’s fault that she’s all curves and has the kind of voice that can fog up a camera lens. She wants to prove where her real ... more >
B- Reviewsactor/actress / Contemporary / Italy / mystery / SourceBooks5 Comments
A mystery trapped in time… In 1921, infamous Italian poet Galeazzo D’Ascanio wrote his last and greatest play, inspired by his muse and mistress, actress Celia Sands. On the eve of opening night, Celia vanished, and the play was never performed. Now, two generations later, Alessandro D’Ascanio plans to stage ... more >
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