Welcome to Must Get Monday! Every Monday I’m going to feature a new book to add to your TBR piles. It could be a book I want to get myself, or a book that I’ve read and just really think you need to get a copy for yourself. If your TBR pile is like mine, it’s already a thousand miles long, so what’s another book? 😝
Today I’m featuring a book that is coming out in two weeks. I have it on my kindle already, and I can’t wait to dive in, hopefully next week. Rachel Scott McDaniel is such an amazing author. I love that her books are set in and around Pittsburgh, as I am a huge fan of the city. But more than that, I love McDaniel’s writing style. It’s fun, informative, beautiful, and so much more.
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In Spotlight and Shadow Author Rachel Scott McDaniel
Published by BARBOUR PUBL Incorporated
on February 1, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Historical, Fiction / Historical / World War II
Pages: 256
AmazonA Gem of a Mystery Takes Center Stage
Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure.
Elise Malvern has a habit of letting people down. Her former boyfriend who hoped she'd be his bride. Her grandfather who hoped she'd take over the family's auction company. But mostly she's disappointed herself. What's the point of pursuing her passion as a violinist, if she is too scared to audition for a seat in the Pittsburgh Symphony? Her internship at the elegant Heinz Hall places her in the wings of the stage, but never on it. By accident, she discovers an old stage prop. Her instincts tell her there's more to the paste necklace than meets the eye. Whether a good idea or not, she accepts help from a childhood friend, who happens to be country music megastar--Pierson Brooks. Pierson and Elise share a history; one she doesn't care to repeat. The more involved they become in the mystery, the more things get tangled, including her heart.
A century earlier...
Sophie Walters longs for center stage, her name on the marquee, and all that jazz, but climbing her way into an acting career is more difficult than she imagined. Having spoiled all her chances in Hollywood, she returns to Pittsburgh, accepting an insignificant role in a popular production. She watches her dreams pass by from behind the curtain at the illustrious Loew's Penn Theatre. She finally gets the coveted spotlight, but not for her talent. No, her surge to fame is all one terrible mistake. Somehow, she's suspected to be a notorious jewel thief known around Pittsburgh as The Mirage. The man she pleads for help is none other than the man she jilted at the altar five years before, Sterling Monroe.
What book would you recommend as a “Must Get Book” this week? Share in the comments!
The cover is gorgeous!
I agree! So pretty 🙂
Thank you for featuring In Spotlight and Shadow!
I cannot wait to read it!
Yay! I just finished an ARC of this book and it’s so good! I loved the 1920s setting, the theater, the glitz and glamour…and the swoony romance can’t be beat!
I know I’m going to love it – hoping to dive in later this week!!
“A Hundred Crickets Singing” by Cathy Gohlke. It is a time slip novel between the Civil War and WWII. It is oh so good. I read it the beginning of January and am still thinking about it. She is so good!
Oh I love Cathy’s writing!!!! This one is on my TBR stack!