Royalties
by
Andy Marx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
America
has never seen anything to match the innovation, energy, romance, and
excitement of the 20th Century. And the embodiment of all this is Eve
Solomon, a young woman who embraces the vitality of the times with a
fervor. Determined to make a name for herself in the fledgling music
business of 1908, she ultimately becomes wildly successful. But the
same steely determination that takes her to the heights of the
entertainment world cannot bring her the one thing she wants more
than anything: the love of her life, Alex Getz, a struggling
Vaudeville comic who becomes one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. As
their careers and lives intersect across the years, there is a price
to pay—a royalty for true love that can never be measured.
Excerpt
The ring
was dazzling.
Square
cut, about two carats, Eve guessed, as she looked down at the
diamond. Set in ornate Victorian silver and resting perfectly on a
black velvet cushion, she could picture it on her finger…even
imagine the looks of envy on her friends’ faces as she waved it in
front of them. There was no doubt she loved the ring, but not the man
who had given it to her.
When Ben
had called her earlier in the day and announced he had a surprise,
Eve never suspected he planned to propose. Smiling at him, while a
myriad of conflicting thoughts ran through her mind, she could only
conjure one clear idea. What am I going to tell him?
“Say
something,” Ben said, breaking her reverie. “I’ve never known
you to be at a loss for words before.”
“It’s
beautiful.”
“Try
it on. I want to see if it fits.”
Slipping
the ring on her finger, Eve thought about how many times she had
imagined this moment. But up until two months ago, before she finally
decided to stop waiting for Alex, she had always imagined him, not
Ben, doing the proposing.
“I
guess I’m a little surprised,” Eve said.
“I’m
doing pretty well,” he said. “I moved Ma and my sisters into a
bigger apartment. I’ve got a nice place. I figured it was time to
start thinking about a family. And I couldn’t think of anybody I’d
rather start a family with than you.”
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Andy
Marx is an award-winning writer and photographer, whose work has
appeared in Variety, The Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly,
among others. He is also the co-founder of the comedy website,
Hollywood & Swine, known for its lampooning of the entertainment
industry. His paternal grandfather was the legendary comedian,
Groucho Marx, and his maternal grandfather, the renowned songwriter,
Gus Kahn. Marx lives in Beverly Hills with his wife and three
children.
Website:
www.andymarx.com
Twitter:
@andymarx
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/andymarx?fref=ts
Amazon:
http://amzn.to/1mD2XTR
Goodreads:
http://bit.ly/1oVSIJO
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I like the excerpt. On the face of it this wouldnt normally be the type of book I would read but the write up did interest me so that is good
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. Readers, Andy is on the West Coast and works during the day-- he'll stop by this evening to answer any questions you might have.
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