Now we’re going to look at Ute Carbone’s Dancing in the White Room.Β I have to say I think this one looks like it could put me thru the wringer ….
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Dancing in the White Room
by Ute Carbone
New from Turquoise Morning Press
Contemporary Womenβs Fiction
Blurb:
Dancing in the white room is slang for skiing or boarding in deep powder snow. The dancer is PD Bell, one of the best extreme skiers on the planet. Mallory Prescott, the woman who lives with him and loves him, is used to Bellβs exploits. A patrol woman at
Whiteface Mountain near Lake Placid, New York, Mallory is no stranger to risk.Β But this time Bell is taking on the West Rib of Denali, highest and most dangerous mountain in North America. Itβs a descent that has never been done, though itβs been tried. Five years ago, Bell had tried it. The attempt nearly killed him. Five years ago, he promised Mallory he wouldnβt try it again.
Over the six weeks in which heβs gone, Mallory begins to question her relationship with Bell. Does he really love her? Is he in it for the duration? What has loving him cost her?Β Malloryβs life choices are thrown into stark relief when her daughter Emily takes a terrible fall. Together with her life-long friend Creech Creches, she must work her way through a maze of uncharted territory at a hospital miles from home.
Dancing in the White Room is the story of the love we keep, the price we pay for that love, and the forgiveness it takes to hold on to what is precious.
Buy links:Β
B&N:Β Β http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dancing-in-the-white-room-ute-carbone/1118613615?ean=2940148287643
Turquoise Morning Press:Β Β Β http://www.turquoisemorningpressbookstore.com/products/dancing-in-the-white-room-by-ute-carbone
Kobo Books:Β Β Β http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/dancing-in-the-white-room
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Excerpt:
Itβs been five years, and I can still hear Roddieβs voice. βWe had to grapple him down. Copterβs wonβt go that high. Weβre shipping him off to Anchorage.β When I didnβt say anything, he added, βHope I didnβt worry you, love.β
After we hung up, I called the airlines and booked the first flight to Anchorage. They had Bell in a room by the time I got there. He looked like heβd been the loser in a prizefight. One eye was swollen shut, one hand bandaged because of frostbite on two fingers.
I was trying at the time to unhinge an awful fear, the awful thought of Bell as fallible, as vulnerable. It sat in my head, reinforced by tape and bandages and the blistering on his face. It sat there and I couldnβt shake it. It still sits there, this heavy pulsing gravitational thought.
When I think of Bell on Denali, this is the picture I get. Bell vulnerable. Bell fallible.
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Author Info:
Ute (who pronounces her name Oooh-tah) Carbone is an award winning author of womenβs fiction, comedy, and romance. She and her husband live in New Hampshire, where she spends her days walking, eating chocolate and dreaming up stories.
Books and Stories by Ute Carbone:
For more about Ute and her books, Please Visit:
Web page:Β http://www.utecarbone.com/
Blog: http://ute-carbone.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ute-Carbone/234417796596443
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wildwords2
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Giveaway
Ute is giving away a total of 3 ebook copies, winnerβs choice of any of her current books, including Dancing in the White Room.
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/Yzc0NThmNDMxY2FlNDZkZGQ0NGVlNDgzNzBkZjkyOjE4/
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