Permanent Spring Showers
by Scott D. Southard
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BLURB:
Professor
Rebecca Stanley-Wilson is having a very bad season. The ramifications of one torrid evening with
one of the great upcoming painters of his generation, will not only be felt
across her life but over the entire art world. Sexy, funny, and very
surprising, Permanent Spring Showers is the tale of one very memorable
springtime and how it impacts a group of unique artists and dreamers. From the
the hopeful Olympian with the failing marriage to the writer who is creating a
new literary movement (through outright manipulation) to the romantic wondering
what he did wrong to drive away the love of his life, each tale walks the line
between reality and fantasy. And waiting at the end of the line is a very
important painting... and possibly the revolver used in the Lincoln
Assassination.
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My Review:
It 's a brilliant novel, with the right amount of humor and romance, with really interesting characters and an intriguing and engaging plot.
Rebecca should be in seventh heaven: her book was finally published. But she has just discovered a cheating husband with one of her student and to the presentation doesn't even have a copy of her book to give. Fortunately meets Vince, a handsome boy and even her big fan. She spends with him one of the most fun and carefree evenings of her life and inevitably they end up spending the night together. Rebecca should end there but Vince can no longer to do without her: he is a great artist and she has became his muse.
To make framing to their troubled love story there are other characters, all well characterized and very realistic: they are all artists in various fields, looking for their own way, their own realization and their own identity. They also have emotional problems to be solved, as Ralph who is jealous of his wife going too much time with Stacey or Steve who must overcome the abandonment of Anna.
It's really fun, really cute and intense reading. The pace is very fast, a page leads to another until the surprising and unpredictable final.
Highly recommended, especially for those who want to read a contemporary different from usual
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EXCERPT:
Yes, for the first time Marty was embarrassed that she was
his sibling; a weird change he had to take note of. “But we all agreed with the
story, Mary. You were the only one, the only one. The Benedict Arnold.”
Mary shrugged her shoulders, not hurt at all by the
pronouncement. “You know I was right to do it.”
“No, you weren’t right.” Marty quickly walked over to stand
in front of her, the size of Gordon almost blocking Marty’s view now of the
cottage. “We all agreed. You nodded your head too.”
“It was a fake nod,” she said defiantly, as they began to
once again argue like children.
“You can’t fake a nod.”
“I did.” Mary said, letting go of Gordon and walking towards
Marty, not giving an inch.
“Look, I can do it now.” She nodded. “And here’s another.”
She did it again. “I could go all day.”
“How can any of our friends trust you, trust me anymore?”
“Because of my nod?”
“Your nod of lies, yes. I’m guilty by association with your
nod.”
She pointed at herself. “I own my nod.”
“If that was only true. Your nod affects all of us. It is
the plague of nods.”
“Marty,” a voice said simply to their left, interrupting
their argument. They both turned together, perfectly in unison to face Jenn.
She did not look at all happy to be seeing them, and in her black with the rain
and the clouds of smoke in the distance, she almost looked like a specter of
death.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Scott D. Southard
is the author of A Jane Austen Daydream, Maximilian Standforth and the Case of
the Dangerous Dare, My Problem With Doors, Megan, 3 Days in Rome and Me Stuff
in addition to his latest release, Permanent Spring Showers. His eclectic
writing has also found its way into radio, as Scott was the creator of the
radio comedy series The Dante Experience. The production was honored with the
Golden Headset Award for Best MultiCast Audio and the Silver Ogle Award for
Best Fantasy Audio Production. Scott received his Master's in writing from the
University of Southern California. Scott can be found on the internet via his
writing blog “The Musings & Artful Blunders of Scott D. Southard"
where he writes on topics ranging from writing, art, books, TV, writing,
parenting, life, movies, and writing. He even shares original fiction on the
site. His blog can be found at http://sdsouthard.com. Scott is also the fiction
book reviewer for WKAR's daily radio show Current State.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE
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Scott D. Southard
will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter
during the tour.
What a great review! I'm so glad you enjoyed my new novel.
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