Amelie has a saint like reputation which used to make the unsavory rich patrons of the opera acceptable. These ghosts aren’t malevolent, however, and they are people from Amelie’s life. Benedict has experience with ghosts from his brother and sister-in-law in The Widow of Rose House. When they meet again, Amelie is the star ballerina at the Palais Garnier and suddenly being haunted by ghosts. I’m not usually a fan of flashback scenes but the ones in this book are short and add so much to the story.Īmelie and Benedict shared a summer together twelve years before and she helped him overcome the horrors of the American Civil War. I’m a sucker for a good reunited lovers book and this was it.
Plus the last time I was in Paris, I stayed right by the Palais Garnier, which plays a major role in this story. The descriptions of Amelie’s Paris, moving from the medieval city to its modern self is gorgeous. Reading The Brightest Star in Paris got my travel bug itching to go. “I foresee years of excellent storytelling from Diana Biller the certainty of that excites me.” – Smart Bitches, Trashy Books Review: Will they be able to make it out with their hearts intact? Soon, with the help of an ill-advised but steamy kiss, old feelings reignite. When she finally agrees to let him help, they disguise their time together with a fake courtship. When he discovers she’s in trouble, he’s desperate to help her-and hold her in his arms. His goals are to recruit promising new scientists, and maybe to see Amelie again. Benedict Moore has never forgotten the girl who helped him embrace life after he almost lost his. But when her first love reappears looking as devastatingly handsome as ever, and the ghosts of her past quite literally come back to haunt her, her hard-fought safety is thrown into chaos.ĭr.
Amie,” the sweet, virtuous prima ballerina the Paris Opera Ballet needed to restore its scandalous reputation, all to protect the safe life she has struggled to build for her and her sister. After the Siege of Paris, she became “St. She never expected her first love to return, but is he here to stay?Īmelie St. Source: Received an ARC in exchange for an honest reviewĭiana Biller’s The Brightest Star in Paris is a thrilling story of first loves and second chances. The Brightest Star in Paris By Diana Biller
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