Stars Over Clear Lake: A Novel

Mesmerizing and romantic, Stars Over Clear Lake transports readers to the Surf Ballroom, where musical acts became legends in the 1940s and which holds the key to one womanÆs deepest secret. Lorraine KindredÆs most cherished memories are of the Surf Ballroom, the place where youth lost themselves to the brassy sounds and magnetic energy of the big band swing, where boys spent their last nights before shipping off to warùand where Lorraine herself was swept away by a star-crossed romance. Returning to the ballroom for the first time in decades, Lorraine enters a dazzling world she thought long vanished. But as the sparkling past comes to life, so does the fateful encounter that forced her to choose between her heart and her duty all those years agoùand Lorraine must face the secret sheÆs buried ever since. Along the way, sheÆll rediscover herself, her passion, and her capacity for resilience. Set during the 1940s and the present and inspired by a real-life ballroom, Loretta EllsworthÆs Stars Over Clear Lake is a moving story of forbidden love, lost love, everlasting loveùand self love.

• | Author: Loretta Ellsworth
• | Publisher: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin
• | Publication Date: May 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1250226120
• | ISBN-13: 9781250226129