Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Michelle Garren Flye and her new book, “Movie Magic”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.
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Movie Magic
by Michelle Garren Flye
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Lights…camera…magic!
Sabrina
Parker has spent her professional life creating unbelievable stunts and magical
effects for movies and stage magicians. Now she needs some special magic to
help her bring her movie to life. Her search leads her to the very unlikely
stage of Walt Bryson, host of a long-running children’s television show in
Beaufort, North Carolina.
Walt
isn’t terribly happy about taking Hollywood’s call. He’s never sought the same
notoriety as his colleagues Ian Logan and Andre Hawke. But there’s something
about the beautiful, levelheaded Ms. Parker, and when he reads her screenplay,
he knows he wants to work with her. For the first time in years, he’s willing
to put tragedy behind him and make real magic.
Can Walt and Sabrina use love as their guide or will their past
mistakes haunt their future?
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EXCERPT TWO:
She
missed the pleasant buzz from the rum. The coffee cleared things up for her too
much. Half of her really wanted nothing more than to drink rum and make out
with him on this couch in the late afternoon sun while the deck below them
bustled with waiters and the other pirates cleaning up from the afternoon. She
really wanted to give in to some crazy impulse. She glared at the innocent cup
of coffee. “I miss the rum.”
He
laughed softly, brushing her hair back from her face, his fingers tangling
briefly in the soft curls. “So do I.” His gaze flickered to her lips and she
knew in that moment that she wouldn’t need the rum buzz to kiss him. Oh please,
just kiss me already. The thought whispered in her heart, and all she could see
for a breathless moment was his lips.
He
brushed his thumb over her lips, so tenderly her belly filled with a melting
fire. But then he backed away with a reluctant smile. “But maybe we don’t need
rum, huh?”
She
drew in a sharp breath, realizing dizzily that she’d stopped breathing several
seconds before. “I guess not.” She bit her lip, straightening her spine and
shoving away her disappointment. “We’ll have to watch that.”
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REVIEW:
This
book was such a fun, charming, and quaint contemporary romance read!
This
book is about Sabrina Parker a magic effects creator who has written a screenplay
and is on a mission to create her dream movie.
However, in order to bring this project to light she needs the perfect
magician!
This
book is about Walt Bryson, a magician in small town Beaufort, North Carolina. Sabrina finds herself in Beaufort and there
is an instant spark between her and Walt that seals the deal for them as
partners.
Sabrina
and Walt begin working on the movie project together and it is obvious that there
is chemistry between these two! But will
there be enough magic for these two to last off stage or is this relationship strictly
professional?
This
was a fun, enjoyable read!
I
really liked the main characters, Sabrina and Walt. They were genuine, kind, and likable. Both characters had difficult backgrounds and
brought that drama to the relationship.
Plus, there was quite a bit of back and forth, but, that’s real life, so
it only made the characters seem more realistic.
There
were lots of supporting characters that are shown as like little stories and
relationships inside the main story. It
offers another dimension to the book, but also somewhat weighs down the
storyline as some character’s stories just get lost in the background
noise. Not sure all those supporting
characters were absolutely needed.
However,
for the most part I really did enjoy Mrs. Flye’s writing style as she was superior
on detail. She carefully thought-out
certain passages that when I read them I wasn’t reading them – I was seeing
them! Perhaps like my own little movie
magic occurring! Haha sorry couldn't resist! And Beaufort has now
made my travel bucket list as it was beautifully described and the main setting
of this book.
Although
this book is book four in the Sleight of Hand Book Series, it can absolutely be
read on its own without any confusion or misunderstandings. I had not read any of the previous books in
the series and had no problem following along.
Although, it does sound like some of the characters cross over into the
other books, no plot spoilers so after you enjoy this book, you can easily go
back and get caught up from book one like I might be doing as well.
All
in all, I really enjoyed reading
this book and would absolutely recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, charming, quaint contemporary romance book!
Did you find this review helpful?
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helpful on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R34CKMA049QKA7
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AUTHOR BIO:
Michelle Garren Flye is an
award-winning author of romance and women’s fiction. Reviewers have described
her work as: “an engaging novel with charming and likable characters”, a story
that “will make you believe in love and second chances”, and a “well-written
and thought-provoking novel.”
Michelle
placed third in the Hyperink Romance Writing Contest for her short story “Life
After”. Her short stories have been published by the romance anthology Foreign
Affairs, Opium.com, SmokelongQuarterly.com and Flashquake.com. She has served
on the editorial staffs of Horror Library, Butcher Shop Quartet and Tattered
Souls.
Michelle
has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master’s degree in Library
and Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
She is the mother of three and lives in North Carolina with her husband and
their rapidly growing collection of pets.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
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to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the review and for hosting, Ally! I'll be back periodically to check for more comments and questiolns. :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by, Lisa. :)
DeleteI am really enjoying following this tour, thank you for all the great blog posts and excerpts!
ReplyDeleteThank you for following the tour, Nikolina. :)
DeleteGreat review!
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking it out. :)
DeleteSounds like an interesting book, I'm looking forward to checking it out :)
ReplyDeleteI liked the review, the book sounds good.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been enjoying the tour so far. Have been connected to some great authors.
ReplyDeleteWhat was your favorite book growing up? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteHi Bernie! That's a great question. And really hard to answer! I had quite a few. Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, and Watership Down were three of my very favorites. The first books I remember loving were the Trixie Belden series I stole from my older brother, though!
DeleteWell, it's the last day of your tour and I must say I've enjoyed meeting you and getting to know you and your book. Hope to see you on tour again soon.
ReplyDeleteIf you could have coffee with one guy author, and one girl author, who would you pick ?
ReplyDeleteOh, now this is fun. I'm assuming they don't have to be alive? Because for the guy, it'd have to be Mark Twain because it would NOT be boring. For the girl, I'd probably choose Alice Hoffman. I love her writing style!
DeleteAs my tour is over, I'm just stopping by one last time to thank everyone (hosts and visitors!) for reading and/or commenting! It's been great getting to know some new folks, and I hope to see you again. :)
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