'Life Song' and 'Song Bird'
Even though 'Song Bird' is a sequel to 'Life Song, I've written it to function as a stand alone novel.
PLOT OVERVIEWS
In 'Life Song', Mavis (stage name: Nikki Mills) awakens to life's possibilities after six years of hardship and anguish. I used a twist on the Sleeping Beauty archetype, but it's life's opportunities that bring her back to life not the kiss of a prince. Mavis' name means song bird. This novel is about the music in life - songs of joy and tribulation - and the complex nature of love.
While 'Life Song' explores the complex nature of love, it is not in any way a novel in the romance genre. 'Life Song' is about Mavis' return to flight through song after years of having her wings clipped and being grounded. In 'Life Song', she realizes that just because men are attracted to her, she doesn't have to fall into their arms or beds. Other things matter more to her at this stage of her life. The story is set between 1996-1998.
Set between 2000 and 2002, 'Song Bird' picks up Mavis' story once she has become an international singing sensation and gold record artist. As part of her transformation, Mavis formally changes her name to Nikki Mills although family and close friends still call her Mavis. Having dreamed of and worked for the better life that stardom brings, she discovers that her reality is very different from what she had imagined.
Determined not to be caged by the fan and media circus, Nikki struggles to protect her son, maintain their relationship and lifestyle, and find time for love. That struggle is made more difficult by the unearthing of a dark secret from her past.
Can she withstand the media storm? Will she transcend her past? How will she resolve matters of the heart?
Note: 'Song Bird' does not belong to the romance genre. It belongs to Australian Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Women's Fiction. My publisher believes it is a novel for both genders and that modern male readers no longer require the protagonist to be male.
The world-wide launch date for 'Song Bird' is 2nd February 2015.
PLOT OVERVIEWS
In 'Life Song', Mavis (stage name: Nikki Mills) awakens to life's possibilities after six years of hardship and anguish. I used a twist on the Sleeping Beauty archetype, but it's life's opportunities that bring her back to life not the kiss of a prince. Mavis' name means song bird. This novel is about the music in life - songs of joy and tribulation - and the complex nature of love.
While 'Life Song' explores the complex nature of love, it is not in any way a novel in the romance genre. 'Life Song' is about Mavis' return to flight through song after years of having her wings clipped and being grounded. In 'Life Song', she realizes that just because men are attracted to her, she doesn't have to fall into their arms or beds. Other things matter more to her at this stage of her life. The story is set between 1996-1998.
Set between 2000 and 2002, 'Song Bird' picks up Mavis' story once she has become an international singing sensation and gold record artist. As part of her transformation, Mavis formally changes her name to Nikki Mills although family and close friends still call her Mavis. Having dreamed of and worked for the better life that stardom brings, she discovers that her reality is very different from what she had imagined.
Determined not to be caged by the fan and media circus, Nikki struggles to protect her son, maintain their relationship and lifestyle, and find time for love. That struggle is made more difficult by the unearthing of a dark secret from her past.
Can she withstand the media storm? Will she transcend her past? How will she resolve matters of the heart?
Note: 'Song Bird' does not belong to the romance genre. It belongs to Australian Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Women's Fiction. My publisher believes it is a novel for both genders and that modern male readers no longer require the protagonist to be male.
The world-wide launch date for 'Song Bird' is 2nd February 2015.
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