The Melody Thief
by:
Shira Anthony (author)
A Blue Notes Series NovelCary Redding is a walking contradiction. On the surface he's a renowned cellist, sought after by conductors the world over. Underneath, he's a troubled man flirting with addictions to alcohol and anonymous sex. The reason for the discord? Cary knows he's a liar, a cheat....
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A Blue Notes Series NovelCary Redding is a walking contradiction. On the surface he's a renowned cellist, sought after by conductors the world over. Underneath, he's a troubled man flirting with addictions to alcohol and anonymous sex. The reason for the discord? Cary knows he's a liar, a cheat. He's the melody thief.Cary manages his double life just fine until he gets mugged on a deserted Milan street. Things look grim until handsome lawyer Antonio Bianchi steps in and saves his life. When Antonio offers something foreign to Cary--romance--Cary doesn't know what to do. But then things get even more complicated. For one thing, Antonio has a six-year-old son. For another, Cary has to confess about his alter ego and hope Antonio forgives him.Just when Cary thinks he's figured it all out, past and present collide and he is forced to choose between the family he wanted as a boy and the one he has come to love as a man.Note: Each Blue Notes novel is an independent story, although the characters all inhabit the same classical music universe. Books in the series can be read in any order.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781613726945 (1613726945)
Publish date: August 24th 2012
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages no: 230
Edition language: English
Series: Blue Notes .5 (#2)
Kids in a story just give it that extra fun warmth. Massi was adorable. I've read several of these Blue Notes books recently and I like that this one wasn't about one MC running away because he wasn't good enough or whatever. I was expecting that after the last two I read. So I was pleasantly surpri...
Got to chapter 13, and still could not figure out why these two were together. The story just seemed to float all over the place. No real thread to follow.
2.75 stars So I started out with the first chapter loving this. Cary was obviously struggling and my heart broke for him and couldn't wait to see his journey of finding himself and his music again. It turned out to be a nice enough story, just something about it kept me at a distance. I liked th...
Review Summary: A wonderful story, absolutely enjoyable as a stand-aloneReview: I’m not a fan of insta-love and I love stories that show what happens after the couple ride off into the sunset together, so I really appreciated this one. Cary and Antonio get to know each other a bit before falling in ...