Forest Dancer
It’s a long way to go to create a new life for yourself.
Genre: Romance Suspense
Release Date: 20th February 2018
Publisher: Crooked Cat Books
Classical ballerina, Flora Gatehouse, has no choice but to take a risk. Having failed an important ballet audition in London, she moves to a small cottage in a forest just outside Lisbon, Portugal, her only inheritance following her father’s death.
Soon, Flora is involved in village life, where fate takes a new twist when she becomes attracted to forest ranger, Marco. But they are off to a shaky start.
Can Flora find acceptance in a foreign land, in a magical place that harbours secrets and heartache?
EXTRACT
Two saplings had fallen, perhaps in a recent storm,
and one had caught between two larger trees creating a perfect barre at exactly
the right height. How could she resist? Especially as she hadn’t worked out for
several days and her muscles would already be weakening.
A blackbird screeched a warning (reminding her of the
Ballet Master) as she began to warm up her neck, shoulders and arms before
moving in to pliés, ensuring that her back remained straight.
The forest was alive, a living being. The light
leaking through the upper foliage was golden, an autumnal glow that was filled
with dancing seeds, gossamer webs and tiny flies. It brought to mind the music
the taxi driver had played on their way to Aurora. The melody of The Moody
Blues’ Forever Autumn once again filled her mind, and again she imagined
herself dancing in a floaty fine tunic amid falling leaves of all shades and
hues of autumn. She worked through the routine of tendus and degagés
as the music played in her head. She slowed into a final deep stretch, touching
her toes. How good it felt to exercise her muscles again.
As she straightened, ready to try the routine again,
her attention was caught by a movement, and she was in time to see a figure in
the trees slide into the shadows.
“Marco?” she said, her voice low.
He came into the clearing and gave her a small nod.
“Were you watching me?”
He looked away. “Maybe.”
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Susan Roebuck was born and
bred in the soft south of the UK but was exported to Portugal after meeting her
husband in London. She now lives overlooking the mighty Tagus River which is a
wonderful source of inspiration.
She loves being in her
adopted country and believes that Portugal has a huge heart, which the world
should know more about. Portugal also doesn’t appear in many English-language
novels and Susan hopes that, now, that will change.
“Forest Dancer” is her
fourth novel but it is her second one set in Portugal (in the forests near
Lisbon).
“Rising Tide” was her
first book (third one published) set in Portugal, in a tiny fishing village on
the beautiful, rugged Alentejo coast. One of the themes of this book is man
against the sea.
They are both contemporary
romance/suspense stories.
Her first novel was
“Perfect Score”, set in 1960s USA and is a LGBT romance/suspense covering many
social issues of the time – including having to cope with dyslexia.
“Hewhay Hall” is a dark
fantasy which won the EPIC (Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition) Award in
2013 in their horror category.
Do pop over to any of her
social media sites and say hello. Susan loves to hear from readers.
Twitter:
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Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4391216.Susan_Roebuck
Blog and Website: http://www.susanroebuck.com
Thank you so much!
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