 All the fifth graders that I taught already knew what they wanted to be when they were adults. Most of the boys wanted to be some type of sports hero, either football or basketball. Many of the girls wanted to be on Television or in Movies, like many of their idols. While only a small percentage of those dreams would come to fruition, I never wanted to dampen their dreams. But in order to fulfil those dreams, hard work would be important. Practice and a little bit of hope. Author Lorelei Henderson's latest release- TO PLAY FOR LOVE- features dreams and how the two main characters handle the challenges to their dreams. Cassandra longs to be in Movies but she's not gotten many roles. She's been turned down more so many times that she begins to question her dreams. Haven't we all been there? I have gone through more dreams than I can explain... TO PLAY FOR LOVE is a fun filled and warm hearted romance between two characters from the same backgrounds who had the same dreams. But now they have to figure out whether they can follow those dreams or let them go. Out today in Ebook, TO PLAY FOR LOVE is a story you will want to read again and again. Blurb: A struggling actress must decide between Hollywood success or a hometown love…Especially when her heart is on the line. Cassandra Chaletaine worked hard to catch her break in Tinsel Town but she’s struggling because of her race, talent or plain bad luck. She returns home to Boston for her father’s retirement party and to re-evaluate her career. While touring a new theatre in her old neighborhood, she literally bumped into her old friend and former Hollywood writer, Michael Kiley. They’d always had much in common, both being bi-racial and shared dreams of Hollywood success. After finding Hollywood lacking, Michael fled to give back to his hometown. He was delighted to see Cassandra, having always been in love with her but too afraid to risk their friendship. Now that she was back in Boston, the love he’d harbored for years, blooms. Cassandra falls hard for Michael too, but she’s pulled between her life in Hollywood and the one in her hometown. When her agent calls with her dream break, Cassandra has to make the biggest decision of her life— would it be Hollywood or Love? TO PLAY FOR LOVE is great for fans of Elin Hilderbrand’s novels. Many of her novels are about family, it’s the foundational theme and TO PLAY FOR LOVE is all about family and hometown love. Additionally, fans of Jasmine Guillory’s wonderful novels will also love TO PLAY FOR LOVE. Ms. Guillory’s characters are fully fleshed out people with tremendously relatable storylines that her readers love, just as they will love Cassandra, Michael and all the people that make up their lives. EXCERPT: He was a few inches shorter than she was, was totally bald, and had one of the most beautiful smiles she’d ever seen. “Did Aimee tell you?” “I know, five minutes.” “Yes, so to get right to it—you didn’t get the part, Cassandra.” For a moment she was speechless, then, “Why not? I know I aced those four auditions.” She tried to sound brave, even as she felt shocked disbelief and hurt disappointment at not getting the gig. She knew she shouldn’t internalize this intense feeling of failure; she’d gone out for too many parts in the past and hadn’t gotten them. Yet this one had been different; she’d really wanted it and had tried hard to come up with great lines, had come to each audition with new material so not to sound stale, and had read each part with fervor and heart. Still she had come up short. “They went with someone with more experience and more previous speaking parts, and you don’t have many.” “Not from lack of trying, Marty. I do everything I can to make every interview, never getting to a set late, never making any demands.” “I know.” Marty nodded in agreement. “You did nothing wrong; it just wasn’t meant to be. It’s no doubt you had your heart set on the Henson movie, but it was out of your control, Cassandra. I’m on the look-out for anything that might be perfect for you. I promise. We’ll see what happens with the next tryout.” “You said this would be perfect for me, and I didn’t get it.” “Next time,” he said softly. “And the next and the next,” she said tiredly—suddenly tired of it all. Buy Links: |
