Under a Texas sky

Title:

Under a Texas sky

Author:

Garlock, Dorothy.

Personal Author:

Garlock, Dorothy.

ISBN:

9780446540230

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Grand Central Pub., 2013.

Physical Description:

370 p. ; 22 cm

Abstract:

A seasoned theatre actress making her first movie in 1930s Texas falls for a small town local and is threatened by someone going through elaborate lengths to sabotage the film shoot, in this new romance from the author of Homeplace and Loveseekers.

Geographic Term:

Texas -- Fiction.

Genre:

Romantic suspense fiction.

Summary:

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Summary

Growing up poor and largely abandoned on the streets of 1920s Chicago, Anna Finnegan has struggled her entire life. Until a talent manager discovers her and brings her into the world of theater. Now years later she's about to start shooting her first movie. Arriving on location in Redstone, Texas, in 1932, Anna steps off the train and collides into Dalton Barnes. He's lived in Redstone all his life and hates how the big city out-of-towners are gawking at the small-town locals like him.

It doesn't take long, though, for Anna and Dalton to discover fireworks of a different sort between them. But the movie is plagued by one trouble after another, including a fire that destroys an elaborate set and costumes ruined by huge splashes of paint. Who is sabotaging the film and why? To what lengths will they go? When Anna finds herself threatened, how will she and the love blossoming between her and Dalton survive?

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Anna Finnegan is plucked from Depression-era obscurity to star in a famous producer's epic film. Her life is further turned upside down when she travels to Texas, faces a saboteur on set and meets the man of her dreams. Since her childhood in the Chicago slums, Anna has known she can't depend on anyone but herself. Running away from her abusive father and brother, she makes a living as a street entertainer then moves through the ranks to become a theater actress. On her first night as a leading lady, she is discovered by star producer Samuel Gillen, who is convinced she's the perfect soon-to-be star for his next film on location in Texas. Whisked away cross-country to the middle-of-nowhere West Texas, Anna faces hostility on set as well as a nameless villain who seems to be sabotaging the production. However, she also meets local blacksmith and hardscrabble loner Dalton Barnes, who is suspicious of the demanding Hollywood interlopers but still feels an intense if unwelcome connection to Anna. As the two grow closer, and the attacks against the movie grow more menacing, Dalton must keep his family's livelihood intact and his new love alive, despite the fact that her success could mean the end of their relationship. Garlock has delivered a novel that sounds great in synopsis but doesn't live up to its potential. The book is bogged down by too many plot elements that will leave readers shaking their heads, as well as a writing style that lacks punch. Tepid and disappointing.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.