Whenever Carolee Burns plays at Bistro Brandy, Max Wolfe
is there. He is a silent observer in the smoky darkness,
nursing a drink as Carolee's poignant music washes over
him. He can't stop thinking about the mysterious woman at
the piano.
At its peak, Carolee's celebrated career as a jazz pianist
took her all over the world. Then, eighteen months ago,
she dropped out of sight, emerging only occasionally to
perform at this tiny suburban Seattle club.
Max had seen her play in New York, but it's here at Bistro
Brandy that Carolee Burns—her music, her melancholy, her
haunting face—works an irresistible magic on him. Drawn to
her sadness, compelled to know the reason for her sudden
withdrawal from an apaprently idyllic life, Max searches
for answers to his questions...by going straight to the
source.
Carolee won't talk about the ruin of her life: the sudden
crashing end to her once-happy marriage, the agonizing
estrangement from a daughter who needs her now more than
ever, her ex-husband's vindictive behavior. Hiding herself
away from everything and everyone has seemed the best way
to regroup.
When Max Wolfe changes from observer to participant in
Carolee's world, he becomes a temptation she doesn't want
to resist. But even as Carolee delas with the irresistible
consequences of allowing love back into her life, a
tragedy reveals secrets that may change everything she
believes about herself—jeopardizing her fragile hold on
happiness...
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