To Catch a
Star
Westerwald
Trilogy # 1
By: Romy Summer
Releasing September 25th, 2014
Harper: Impulse
‘A
fairy-tale romance to warm even the coldest of hearts.’ - Chloe’s Chick Lit
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Teresa
Adler is the ultimate Ice Princess, with a heart as frozen as the winter
landscape of her beloved home, Westerwald. All her life, she’s belonged to the
‘inner circle’ of wealth, privilege and position.
Christian
Taylor: Heartthrob. Movie Star. Bad Boy. The mischievous actor sets
temperatures soaring in the picturesque baroque principality – and with a
wicked glint in his eye and a chip on his shoulder he sets his sights on the
one thing he’s told he can’t have. Teresa.
One woman tearing
your clothes off was fun. Five at once? Not so much.
“Please, ladies...”
Christian was only half laughing now.
Rip. There went an
Armani sleeve. He shrugged away from the grasp, but there were still other
hands pulling at him, tugging at him.
He’d known adoring
fans before but they seldom pawed him. And this had gone way beyond pawing.
“I’ll sign
autographs, but you really don’t need to take souvenirs.” He had to raise his
voice over their squeals. This was definitely not fun. In fact, it was getting
downright scary. The crowd surrounding him pressed in tighter. There seemed to
be more of them now too.
Another rip. This
time his shirt. The excited squeals increased in volume.
“He’s mine!”
shouted one over-eager fan.
“Mine!” the others
echoed.
“Well, actually,
ladies...” He belonged to no one. But in the grip of mob mentality, they
neither heard nor cared.
He had to get out
of here.
With another rip,
this time the rear seam of his evening jacket, he pulled away from the knot of
admirers. One young woman tumbled to her knees with the impetus. Fighting every
instinct to be a gentleman, he didn’t pause. He ran.
The sound of their
pursuit spurred him on. He ran blindly. Now he knew how it felt to be the fox
in a fox hunt.
A block or two
further and the number of feet behind him seemed to diminish, but he still
didn’t look back. He only hoped no-one had been trampled in the ruckus. Though
if one or two of the fanatics broke a heel in the process, justice would be
served.
He reached an
intersection and looked both ways. This foreign city had turned into a maze and
he had absolutely no idea where he was. Back where he’d been accosted, the
streets teemed with life. He paused. He stood now in a deserted residential
street, a terrace of imposing townhouses lined with trees stark against the
night sky.
And no way out.
Cul-de-sac either
side and a dead-end straight ahead.
Damn.
He looked back over
his shoulder. There were only three women left in the race, but they were
gaining.
A car pulled out of
a driveway within the cul-de-sac to his left, picking up speed as it approached
his street corner. An open-topped sports car with only one occupant. Blonde was
all he had time to register. Drawing on a lifetime’s worth of instinct, he took
a running leap and landed face-first in the rear seat, just as the roof began
to unfold and close over them.
Teresa and Christian change each other in the short time they know each other. Christian takes a leap decides to finally be himself and pursue a more serious role as an actor. Teresa feels more alive than she has for a long time when she's with Christian, more than she does with her fiance. She has to decide whether she will live the life she was raised for, or the life she was meant to.
I loved the opening scene which is the excerpt above! Although some of the story is predictable, the fairy tale aspect was very enjoyable and their chemistry is great!
I loved the opening scene which is the excerpt above! Although some of the story is predictable, the fairy tale aspect was very enjoyable and their chemistry is great!
I've
always written stories for myself but didn't even think of being an author
until I realized that being over thirty and living in a fantasy world was a
little odd. Writing those same stories for other people makes it a lot more
acceptable!
By
day I dress in cargo pants and boots for my not-so-glamorous job of making
movies but at night I come home to my two little Princesses, and I get to write
Happy Ever Afters. Since I believe every girl is a princess, and every princess
deserves a happy ending, what could be more perfect?
Though
my heart lies in Europe, I'm not too good with the cold, so I live in sunny
South Africa.
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