Fallen Star
by Allison
Morse
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GENRE: Pschological Mystery with Strong Gothic
Elements
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BLURB:
Who killed 1940s screen goddess Gloria Reardon? Her unsolved
murder hypnotized the public with its scandalous details and shocked two
generations.
In this coming of age gothic tale, avid feminist and aspiring filmmaker Kate Bloom discovers long lost footage that holds the key to who murdered her grandmother. Legendary movie star, Gloria Reardon, may be dead, but friends and lovers from the Golden Age of Hollywood’s heyday are still very much on the scene, and it seems everyone has something to gain or lose from Kate’s discovery. Enlisting the youthful and brash film restorer Dylan Nichols as her closest ally, Kate becomes haunted by Gloria’s glittering past. Caught between glamorous Old Hollywood and the gritty, exciting New Hollywood of the 1970s, Kate is determined to find out what really happened to her grandmother and in the process, becomes the killer’s new target.
In this coming of age gothic tale, avid feminist and aspiring filmmaker Kate Bloom discovers long lost footage that holds the key to who murdered her grandmother. Legendary movie star, Gloria Reardon, may be dead, but friends and lovers from the Golden Age of Hollywood’s heyday are still very much on the scene, and it seems everyone has something to gain or lose from Kate’s discovery. Enlisting the youthful and brash film restorer Dylan Nichols as her closest ally, Kate becomes haunted by Gloria’s glittering past. Caught between glamorous Old Hollywood and the gritty, exciting New Hollywood of the 1970s, Kate is determined to find out what really happened to her grandmother and in the process, becomes the killer’s new target.
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EXCERPT:
Two hours later, she sat in
Dylan’s rumbling Mustang, heading toward her childhood home. The companionable
silence of the drive was made all the more soothing by the summer sun dappling
through the shade of the elm trees lining blocks of Claremont Village. That
was, until he parked in front of her house.
She felt the now familiar
lap of moist heat brushing her skin.
She gritted her teeth.
Weren’t ghosts supposed to be cold! This feeling was too warm, too seductive to
be ethereal.
Ghosts? No. That’s crazy
talk.
Yet, maybe gothic castles
and windswept moors weren’t the only places where spirits lingered. Here, at
her celery green home with its single car attached garage, small lawn, and one
lonely palm tree, she sensed her mother’s anger at a world that had taken so
much from her. And she felt Gloria as if she sat right beside her.
With a sense of panic, Kate
double checked what she was wearing. No swan pin, no revealing bathing attire,
only her wonderfully large tee shirt, scuffed jeans and boots.
Yeah! She was still herself!
My Review
My Review
Ms. Morse can write. I found myself thinking of the book when I wasn't reading it, and I was in a hurry to find out how it all ended. The gothic elements are very well done. They give you a creepy feeling without going overboard which is so easy to do in that genre. Her characters were all flawed which was fantastic. It made them seem like real people and not cardboard representations of what someone decided was the perfect human being. The plot moved along well, and I loved trying to solve the mystery of the star's death. And I do love that cover. I can recommend this one with no trouble at all. 5 stars.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Allison is the author
of two novels: The Sweetheart Deal and Fallen Star. She lives
with her husband in a house in the hills that’s filled with books.
For book club
resources and to learn more about Allison and her new fiction, please visit her
Website at http://www.allisonmorseauthor.com/
Twitter ID:
AllisonMorseLA
Buy
links:
Amazon - http://amzn.to/2aHLICj
Barnes & Noble - http://bit.ly/2bnsv8Q
KOBO - http://bit.ly/2bntdDm
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and
RAFFLECOPTER CODE
Allison Morse will be awarding a $20 Amazon or
Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the
tour. Use the link below to enter.
Thank you for reviewing and hosting my book. I'm thrilled you liked the story and felt transported into Kate's world. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful cover! I does remind me of those old time movie posters. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGreat review! Thanks for the awesome tour :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed the tour. Sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book. I enjoyed falling your tour.
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