Thursday, November 2, 2017

Come Dance With Me

Improvisational jazz musician meets buttoned up English teacher—will the Christmas lights sparkle or shatter before the dance ends?


Wild Women Authors welcomes Delsora Lowe and
Come Dance With Me: A Serenity Harbor Maine Novella,
A Starlight Grille series, Book Two

     Sam Johnson, a burned out, New York City iconic jazz pianist transplanted to small town Maine, finds himself and his muse again through a disparate group of committed teen musicians and their buttoned up, efficient, high school English teacher who is roped into advising the afterschool jazz club.
     Ashley Sullivan, an expert in classical music and teaching the bard, is out of her element when it comes to jazz or anything impromptu and desperately needs Sam’s help. What she doesn’t know is Sam has made it his mission before this gig ends to get Ashley to lighten up and enjoy the things in life she denies herself; music, friends, spontaneity, creativity, and yes, love.
     When Sam works to rescue her from her childhood fears, Ashley runs the other direction. Can what is done out of love tear apart a relationship before it’s in full swing, or forever cement a love that is true?

Excerpt:
     She watched his graceful body climb the three steps to the stage. She sat close enough to see Sam’s fingers stroke the keys. The notes swirled around her heart and straight to her toes. Ashley closed her eyes and swayed to the slow, sensual rhythms. His tempo eased from slow to fast. Her feet tapped out the beat, the sounds coursing a hot path through her veins. The ebb and flow of jazz, like making love, engulfed her entire being. She held close the urge to moan and sigh. Unlike the night she sat with Mary Beth, now she imagined Sam played only for her.

     To think she owned his recordings, but never imagined she’d ever meet the man. His music had been the one thing that made her feel alive these last few years, and now she knew him…like a friend. He still scared the stuffing out of her. But not in a bad way. She hadn’t expected him to like her, and treat her like a friend, when she’d agreed to this after-school partnership. But here she sat.

     “He’s something, isn’t he?”

     Ashley swiveled toward the voice behind her. A petite, red-headed woman grinned.


To learn more about Delsora Lowe, go to:


To purchase Come Dance With Me (A Starlight Grille Book 2) go to:

Books2Read – links to various vendors including iBooks, Nook, Kobo: https://www.books2read.com/u/bMrQva


The Legacy of Parkers Point (A Starlight Grille Book 1):

Books2Read – links to various vendors including iBooks, Nook, Kobo: https://www.books2read.com/u/b6rQzx


Reviews for The Legacy of Parkers Point: A Serenity Harbor Maine Novella, A Starlight Grille series, Book One

Starlight Grille Book 1
a feel good story, full of love and romance and hope….no game playing, no lies, manipulation or underhanded deceit to win affection….just two strong people finding love, learning to trust, and trying to make it work.
The author depicts life in a small town with memorable characters and descriptive scenery. Lauralee and Grayson are two beautiful people inside and out. Their chemistry heats up the pages…. The secondary characters are well written and the next book in the series is about the piano player, Luke, at the Starlight Grille.
Dianamcc - Romance Junkies – Five Hearts
Set on the picturesque sea coast of Maine….a heartfelt tale of helping and healing…. a delightful, emotional read.
N, Amazon Reader – Five Stars
a wonderful story of learning to trust in love enough to put the past behind you….characters are smart, sexy and hopeful and make you feel great for having read their story.
HarborGirl, Amazon Reader – Five Stars
The romance is done very well, with chemistry galore and a rich, beautiful world in Serenity Harbor. Definitely a keeper!
M, Amazon Reader – Five Stars
This is a sweet story. The romance is a well-written small town story where two people learn to trust both each other and themselves. I highly recommend the story.
Mainer, Amazon Reader – Four Stars
I appreciated how well-developed and fleshed out Delsora's characters are, despite this being a shorter story….Lauralee & Grayson grab hold of you from page one. I alternated between smiling over their cute interactions, to swooning over the steamier scenes (closed bedroom door).
Colleen, Amazon Reader – Five Stars
a lovely, heartwarming story which takes the reader back to a time when family name and honor took priority for power brokers masquerading as parents—and the effects those antiquated beliefs continue to have on the generations that follow….It's a winner.
Kat, Amazon Reader – Five Stars
I loved this novella. The small, coastal Maine town was beautifully described. I really liked Gray and Lauralee right away. They connected quickly, and I loved their banter and flirtation.
Laurie, Goodreads Reader – Five Stars

A bit about our focus author, Delsora Lowe:
From Cabins to Cottages…Keep the Home Fires Burning
A transplanted big city gal, world-wide traveler, and foreign-service brat, who now lives in a coastal Maine town, Delsora Lowe loves to write about small town heroes from the cowboys and ranchers of Colorado to the game wardens and lobstermen of Maine. Her work in the hospitality industry, rape crisis, admissions, alumni relations, and women’s advocacy has allowed her to interact on a daily basis with real life heroines and heroes. Lowe’s family visits to Colorado are the inspiration for an upcoming contemporary western series in 2018. And her daughter’s wedding and her son’s home on the coast of Maine provided plentiful ideas for the Starlight Grille series.

18 comments:

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    1. Thanks so much, Jennifer. I do have to admit, I feel in love with Sam while writing Gray's book. He HAD to have his own story.

      Delsora

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  2. Seemingly a totally mismatched couple. I can't wait to see how the author works it all out. Off to buy my copy.

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    1. Thanks, Susan - they are mismatched, for sure. It was fun to write.

      Delsora

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  3. Kat, thanks for spotlighting Sam and Ashley today.

    Delsora

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  4. LOVE the excerpt! Here's hoping your newest release goes out and gathers many new readers!

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    1. Thanks, Nina - it was a fun story to write. Combining all my high school fears and hopes into this one - but now at an adult level :-)

      Delsora

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  5. Come Dance With Me sounds delightful!! I could hear the sultry jazz through the words.

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    1. Thanks so much Sandra. I do LOVE jazz. I only wish I knew how to play an instrument. But listening, mesmerized, works for me!

      Delsora

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  6. Your love of jazz and Sam are palpable energies in this story and readers are the beneficiaries.

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    1. Oh Judith - thanks so much! Someday I plan to take a jazz appreciation course - been saying that for years. But I really need to do it. When I lived in Washington DC, I used to take mini-courses at the Smithsonian.

      Delsora

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  7. Your new book sounds wonderful! I will buy it for my TBR shelf. Good luck with sales.

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    1. Thanks, Diana - I hope you enjoy, once you get to it. I hear you about TBR piles. The "bad" thing about preordering - I woke up this morning with 5 new books on my Kindle. The "good" thing about preordering is it is always a surprise, since I forget what I ordered, and I now have so many great new books to look forward to reading.

      Delsora

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  8. The story sounds wonderful, Deb, and now I'm really curious to discover Ashley's secret. Must read this book soon. :-) I love jazz, but then I would after spending so long in New Orleans. I rather think Sam plays like Harry Connick, but then Harry is from NOLA, too

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  9. Thanks for stopping by, Susan. I do like Harry Connick Jr. too! One of these days I'll make it to NOLA - I've always wanted to visit, for the music and the food.

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  10. Sorry I missed the day this post was published. I'm so excited for you and your success.

    Michelle

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    1. Thanks so much, Michelle. Glad you found us, even if a few days later.

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