Synopses & Reviews
Home is wherever the heart leads....
The ties that bind us--to our families, to our pasts--are at the heart of this deeply engrossing story.
Venus Arinelli saw her future as a concert pianist shattered when her father's life ended in disgrace. Now Venus plays in cocktail lounges, sporting her survival skills like a suit of armor. When a stranger emerges from her parents' long-ago past with an offer too good to refuse, Venus' suspicions flare up.
But Gib Cameron has a special mission. He represents the Camerons of Tennessee--a family as rooted in American history and Southern soil as Venus' is notorious and fly-by-night. Yet the Camerons, survivors of tragedy, need Venus for reasons that have to do with honor and loyalty and an almost mystical bond to their shared past. And Gib, as hard-eyed a skeptic as Venus herself, has to persuade her to come to their mountain home.
Humor, sexiness, pathos, and surprises are all part of Deborah Smith's unique storytelling magic. When Venus Fell will entrance readers with its tale of Venus's reluctant journey to Tennessee, where two well-guarded hearts, afraid to trust again, will find they've come home.
Synopsis
From the author of "A Place to Call Home." Shattered after her father's life ends in disgrace, Venus survives by playing piano in cocktail lounges. But when a stranger from her parents' past emerges with an offer too good to refuse, Venus finds herself on a reluctant journey to Tennessee. There she must come to terms not just with her family's tattered legacy, but with her own long-buried capacity for love.
About the Author
Deborah Smith is the author of such well-loved novels as A Place to Call Home, Blue Willow, and Miracle. She lives in Georgia.