Book Description...


"In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame.

Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago. But when her grandmother suffers an injury, Helena has no choice but to return, even if it means facing down all the people who have shunned her.

Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor. As a teenager, he never wanted anything to do with a girl like Helena. But when she hires Ryan to do some construction in her grandmother’s house, he finds that she’s grown up into a different person—one he quite likes.

For Helena, confronting her past has its share of surprises—and falling for the resident golden boy was definitely not on her to-do list. But will her reformed ways be enough to get her back in the town’s good graces, or will her reputation keep Helena and Ryan apart for good?"

Title: Something to Prove
Author: Kimberly Lang
Publisher: Signet
Series: Magnolia Beach # 1
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Something to Prove" by Kimberly Lang

What I liked from this novel...

After Helena Wheeler's grandmother suffers an injury she knows that she will have to return to Magnolia, Alabama after twelve years where it seemed like 'people don't forget, they love gossip and lets not forget a new flame'. Helena soon finds out that these people haven't forgotten what had happened to her. Now, what all was that about? Why are the town people holding Helena's past against her? Had she really been that 'former wild child' in the past with a very scandalous reputation? The question that comes before us now that she is back is ... has Helena now changed?

Then their is Ryan Tanner who was now the towns mayor of Magnolia, Alabama and who wanted nothing to do with Helena due to her past reputation. Now, why was that...him stayed far away from her as teenagers as it seamed like there was always some kind of trouble that would involve her ? However, now that he has to work with Helena in order to help her grandmother, Ryan finds out that she wasn't at all what everyone had said she was. Was she someone he was falling for? Will Helena start to have feelings for Ryan in this town where she had said she would never want to live in? Will Helena be able to live in a town that is against her...will she be able to prove she is not what they think she is? Will she even be able to prove it to herself? Now, that is the real question! Now to answer all of these questions and more the reader will have to pick up this novel and see how well the author presents all of this to the readers where she really brings this town of Magnolia Beach to life with some very interesting characters.

By the end of this novel I found the message that this author had for the reader. You will only have to read this novel to get it. "Something To Prove" was a sweet flowing story that will keep your attention and turning the pages till the end.

„Im Licht der Nacht“ von Mara Lang ist eine Jugendfantasy-Roman.

Tanzen ist das wichtigste für Alicia. Deswegen ist sie auch super glücklich an einer Tanzakademie genommen worden zu sein. Doch schon gleich am ersten Tag begegnet sie einen gutaussehenden Jungen, scheinbar ein Mitschüler, der sich vor einen Zug werfen möchte.

Alicia ist eine lebensfrohe 18-Jährige, die es liebt zu Tanzen. Sie sprüht nur so vor Energie. Sie ist aber ein kleiner Dickkopf und geht ihren eigenen Weg. Deswegen wundert es nicht, dass sie schon weiß welchen Weg sie auf der Akademie einschlagen möchte.

Die Charaktere sind im Allgemeinen sehr gutdurchdacht. Man kann sich als Leser gut mit ihnen identifizieren und hat sie gerne. Doch Das Alicia sich Deanna so schnell anvertraut und die ihr auch alles glaubt, ist manchmal etwas zu viel des Guten.

Die Geschichte spielt in einem kleinen Ort in Bayern, den die Geschichte ganz eng mit der Akademie verbindet. Denn diese befindet sich in einem alten Schloss. So ist das ganze recht interessant. Vor allem auch wegen ein paar Mythen, die sich um das Schloss ranken.

Mara Lang hat eine dramatische Liebesgeschichte gepaart einem Fantasywesen, welches so oft gar nicht vorkommt. Das Ganze hat sie sehr mysteriös aufgebaut, sodass das der Leser eingeladen wird mit zu rätseln. Im Gegensatz dazu steht das pralle Leben der Tänzer und ihrer Lebensfreude. Diese Mischung aus hell und dunkel, macht Spaß beim Lesen.

Das Cover zeigt eine Tänzerin und ist in blau und lila gehalten. Um die Tänzerin gibt es noch kleine „Rauchschwaden“. Was diese wirklich sind versteht man mit der Zeit.

Die Geschichte hat ich von Anfang an mitgerissen. Alicia war mir schnell sympathisch, obwohl sie Deanna doch zu schnell auch die merkwürdigsten Dinge anvertraut hat. Besonders toll fand ich das Fantasywesen um das es ging (nein ich verrate es nicht). Ein tolles Buch, dass ich nicht einfach aus der Hand legen konnte.

Dafür gibt es 4 ½ von 5 Wölfen!

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