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Center Stage (2012)

by Bernadette Marie(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

5 Prince Publishing

series

Keller Family

review 1: Arianna Curtis has been in New York for the past decade doing what she dreamed of, she made it to Broadway. For some reason unknown to her family, she has decided to come home. She knows she has a new tenant in her basement flat but didn't know it was John Forrester, Zach's trusty foreman, a man she was paired up with in previous family weddings. John doesn't want a relationship, he's very bitter after a divorce many years ago and Arianna is adamant that marriage and children is not for her. John and Arianna's family help her with her dreams of a community theatre while trying to keep each other safe from a threat.John is a Southern gentleman and Arianna is a bit of a flirt. She's confident and willing to get her hands dirty. They have an easy banter passing between each o... morether.I found this series after searching for authors similar to Melody Anne. The main similarities to I can see is that the series focuses on a family and each member has a book dedicated to their love story. There is an individual plot in each book but also there's characters and a plot as an undercurrent through several books.I enjoyed reading the book. The characters are believable, genuine and there's just enough plot to show the development of each character and their relationship. It makes a change to have a contemporary romance without detailed sex scenes, which I'm not opposed to, but they just aren't needed here and gives a certain class to the stories (there's none of the pants straining, groin twinging etc every other paragraph). I ended the book with a smile on my face looking forward to the next in the series.
review 2: Another great addition to the Keller Family series! Arianna Keller is the older sister and too into her career and independence to want to get married or have children. She wants to belong to herself. Something happens in NY which makes her realize how important it is to be closer to her family so she moves home to be with them. John Forrester’s ex-wife burned him and he doesn’t have trust for any woman – he too is not looking for any commitment and is also into his work. This relationship has been three books into the making so it happens quickly. They don’t want to like each other or have feelings for each other but they do. After their first shared kiss, they realize how much they mean to each other and that there is comfort in being with each other. Both people believed that true love couldn’t happen for them but they were very wrong. I love the family dynamic in this series. They are all so close and all they want is to protect each other. Without giving anything away, the characters in this books share an experience together that make them realize the importance of life and love and being together. Bernadette Marie is a romantic at heart. She shows that you don’t need the hot sex scenes to write romance and to feel passion between characters. I cant wait to read the next phase in her series which focuses on the children of the original Keller clan – Eduardo is next coming May 2013 – Lost and Found.If you have not read about this family, I definitely recommend that you start from the beginning:The Executive’s Decision (Regan and Zach)A Second ChanceOpposite AttractionCenter StageAn ARC copy was provided by the Author for an honest review. less

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