A writer friend once said, “They say that when you move to Paris, you’ve become serious about writing.” I might say something similar about Las Vegas – “When you move to Las Vegas, you’ve become serious about music.” After all, it is the “Entertainment Capital of the World.”
When we moved to Las Vegas, I went on a job interview for a technical writing position and they asked me to sing in the interview – lol!
I took voice lessons with a Broadway performer from “Mamma Mia!” and I practiced my vocals on daily walk breaks while working at IGT.
Hubby bought me a keyboard for Christmas one year, and one of the most exciting experiences was entering the music store to pick out some music – I hadn’t done that since I’d sung in high school.
Music has always been my first love and it seems that the characters in my novels also share this yearning to sing. Isn’t that the beauty of fiction? We can experience so much more through characters.
Please allow me to introduce you to “Real Women Sing the Blues.”
My Latest Novel: REAL WOMEN SING THE BLUES
“In that moment, I knew I could no longer be a Wall Street monkey, and somewhere out there the Blues were calling my name.” – Robin
When the women of Real Women Wear Red return from their Caribbean cruise, each woman must deal with the consequences of secrets shared onboard ship. This sets off the “Millie Domino Effect.”
Millie’s secret sends Robin reeling all the way to Hawaii, chasing Moondoggie and singing the Blues.
Millie chases after Robin and Monterey Jack chases after Millie. Cyn joins Robin and Millie on the cruise when her “Cary Grant” gets too serious too fast. And Sandy runs to Cyn for motherly comfort when her shipboard romance blows up.
Four women, four islands, and a seven-night cruise to Paradise. Was it all a cruise ship fantasy or will life after Hawaii include singing the Blues?
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Other Novels by Kathy Holmes
REAL WOMEN WEAR RED
“I may dye my hair blonde, I may drink pink drinks, but I am not doing pink toe polish. Red, that’s my color. After all, real women wear red.” –Cyn
When 40-something Kate “Cyn” Francis changes her name, her hair color, and her age in order to snag a younger man on a Caribbean cruise, the last thing she expects is to fall overboard for a Cary Grant look-alike. But this is not your ordinary cruise.
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THE TOM JONES CLUB
“I can tell what kind of man he is by the wine he drinks.” – Lucky
International wine director Lucky Stryker, the “Lucky Lady,” is lucky in the boardroom, but unlucky in love. But when Lady Luck throws the red hot dice, Lucky cashes in on a red hot sizzling romance. But when her past catches up with her, she is forced to answer these questions, “Can her heart keep the promises her body has been making?” and “Will she finally get lucky in love?”
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LETTERS ON BALBOA ISLAND
“When I was seventeen, I knew two things that were true: (1) You couldn’t help but meet a man in a military uniform in southern California in the 1950s, and (2) Sooner or later, men would leave. ” – Rosalie
When Rosalie Martin chooses to spend her life with a military man in the post Korean War era of the 1950s, she can’t forget another she met during the war. And when letters surface on Balboa Island years later, she realizes she may have chosen the wrong man. So when fate offers her the chance to make a different choice, will she? Or has she lived a life of lies for too long?
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