Swan Lake- review

 

Today we have the blog tour for L.B. Alexander’s Swan Lake, which is re-releasing with bonus material! Check it out and be sure to order your copy today!

Title: Swan Lake

Author: L.B. Alexander

Genre: Contemporary Romance

About Swan Lake:

And then, there was quiet. Physically, I knew nothing had changed. My heart still raced. My legs still shook. My breaths were short and shallow, and my stomach continued to flip. But there was an unmistakable hush, and I couldn't tell if that exquisite solace was sourced from my body or from his. It was as if I'd spent my entire life surrounded by white noise, and I was experiencing true, absolute silence for the first time. My fearful body was not dancing to anxiety. It was dancing entirely to arousal. All April wants is a moment of quiet. But due to an ongoing struggle with mental illness, silence has become an elusive privilege she fears she'll never capture. An eating disorder has brought her burgeoning ballet career to a sudden halt, and a traumatic experience in a strict rehabilitation facility has rendered her more humble than ever. Now that she has returned to her native Southern California, April is content to conceal the dangerous half of herself she fears under a tenuous white mask of control. But the façade is disrupted when April meets William - her older, mysterious, and disgraced new employer. She finds freedom in him, for like her, he is also two-natured. There's a mask he shows the world. And a dark, true half he hides... A novel in three acts.  

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About L.B. Alexander:

L.B. Alexander is an American author based in perpetually sunny California, specializing in high romance and women’s fiction. An optimist at heart, and a true believer in happily ever afters, she strives to tell memorable, passionate stories that can intrigue, challenge, arouse and most importantly, inspire.  

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I have a confession to make- what I know about the ballet/story Swan Lake is basically ZIP. Okay I know a bit and I'll be writing this review without any further mention to it.

Also- this is NOT normally the type of book that I'm reading these days for various reasons BUT boy am I glad I broke that rule! Something just grabbed and spoke to me when I saw the tour for this book. Maybe because I'm into darker books these days? Because Swan Lake is that and so much more. 

It's also hard to fathom that Ms Alexander hasn't be writing (published)for forever because Swan Lake is extremely well written, developed and researched. It screams of authentic unlike other books I've sometimes read that seem fake. If that makes sense? This includes BDSM - it felt needed in the storyline rather than tacked on.

Swan Lake runs the gamut of emotions yet doesn't feel over the top. Ms Alexnader is thoughtful and caring in her approach to some serious (and possible triggers to some readers)matters. Her writing style is darkly enchanting/poetic. And more importantly both William and April are compelling and likable characters. 

If you like a book that balances both the heartbreaking and heartwarming then I think you'd enjoy this novel.








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