In Spotlight and Shadow
by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Pub Date 01 Feb 2023 | Archive Date 28 Feb 2023
Barbour Publishing, Barbour Fiction
Christian | Historical Fiction | Romance
I am reviewing a copy of In Spotlight and Shadow through Barbour Publishing and Netgalley:
In this gem of a novel, mystery takes center stage.
Elsie Malvern has a way of letting people down. She let her former boyfriend down who hoped she’d be his bride. Her grandfather wanted her to take over the family's auction company. But mostly she has let herself down. What’s the point of pursuing her passion as a violinist, if she is too scared to audition for a seat in the Pittsburgh Symphony? Her internship at the elegant Heinz Hall places her in the wings of the stage, but never on it. By accident, she discovers an old stage prop. Her instincts tell her there’s more to the paste necklace than meets the eye. Whether a good idea or not, she accepts help from a childhood friend, who happens to be country music megastar Pierson Brooks. Pierson and Elise share a history; one she doesn’t care to repeat. The more involved they become in the mystery, the more things get tangled, including her heart.
A century prior Sophie Walters longs to take center stage her name on the marquee, and all that jazz, but climbing her way into an acting career is more difficult than she imagined. She had spoiled her chances at Hollywood and returned to Pittsburgh, accepting an insignificant role in a popular production. She watches her dreams pass by from behind the curtain at the illustrious Loew’s Penn Theatre. She finally gets the coveted spotlight, but not for her talent. No, her surge to fame is all one terrible mistake. Somehow, she’s suspected to be a notorious jewel thief known around Pittsburgh as The Mirage. The man she pleads for help is none other than the man she jilted at the altar five years before, Sterling Monroe.
I give In Spotlight and Shadow five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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