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Sway
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Summer nights get interesting for three octogenarian sisters when a mystery crooner shows up outside one of their windows.
Summer nights get interesting for three octogenarian sisters when a mystery crooner shows up outside one of their windows.
16 pages, ebook
First published February 16, 2012
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About the author
Nicki Elson
14 books140 followersNicki Elson writes spicy fiction with a sweet and dreamy center. She does other stuff, too...like obsess over reality TV (and she's not ashamed to admit it).
Writing fiction wasn't something Nicki set out to do; it just sort of happened when she realized writing reports was by far her favorite part of her investment consulting position. She traded stock allocation and diversification for story arcs and dialogue and now weaves creative writing into her life with her family in the Chicago suburbs.
Nicki writes with two goals in mind: #1 to keep the characters realistic, even when their circumstances are anything but, and #2 to make the reader feel.
Twitter: @NickiElson3D
Facebook: By Nicki Elson
Writing fiction wasn't something Nicki set out to do; it just sort of happened when she realized writing reports was by far her favorite part of her investment consulting position. She traded stock allocation and diversification for story arcs and dialogue and now weaves creative writing into her life with her family in the Chicago suburbs.
Nicki writes with two goals in mind: #1 to keep the characters realistic, even when their circumstances are anything but, and #2 to make the reader feel.
Twitter: @NickiElson3D
Facebook: By Nicki Elson
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March 13, 2012
Sway by Nicki Elson is a breath of fresh air for the nursing home crowd! I loved Nicki's novel Three Daves and she shows off her versatility in this short story. It's a different and unique romance between an elderly woman (Rose) stuck in a nursing home and a mysterious man who croons outside her window. Rose's meddling older sisters are hilarious, but I most enjoyed the identity of the secret singer. Fantastical and funny!
March 14, 2012
My full review for the Summer Lovin' anthology can be found here - http://bookh00rder.blogspot.com/2011/... Sway was part of that limited edition collection.
"Followed by Sway by Nicki Elson and Rose, who starts to get serenaded by someone outside her bedroom window. Hmm. Intrigued, aren't you?? The songs he sings to her bring back memories of Rose's love. They even seem to give her some hope and happiness. She has been alone for some time, with only the company of her two sisters, who visit her each week. The eldest sister is snarky and, well, not nice. At all. Hmph. I did some eye squinting at her because it seems if she's miserable, she wants to make everyone else so too.
The sisters notice Rose's peculiar behavior. Her day dreaming smiles and the way she sort of rushes them away each time they visit. She's in a hurry to get to her room, to sit by the window and wait for her serenade. Being the suspicious type, the elder sister decides to stick around one night, to wait and see what's going on. Does Rose have a new man in her life?? Surely not! Hee.
They speculate on who it could be. The gardener, perhaps?? When the two find out about the nightly singing and then discover who it is, they are flabbergasted. I love that a dash of mythical was sprinkled in with what I thought was starting out as a 'normal' story. The elder sister tries to trap the crooner but Daisy, the middle sister jumps to his defense. Iris, the eldest, is determined to make a fool of Rose - to break her heart. I grew to dislike her even more. Why can't just just let Rose be happy in her old age?
Hate and jealousy festered in Iris for decades and she wants revenge! It's so sad that people can't be happy for others, let them live their lives and leave them alone. Iris definitely can't do that and it's kind of sad, for her at least. When Daisy stood up to Iris I did a happy dance for her. It was about time someone bucked her off her high horse.
I certainly didn't expect the story to end the way it did but I loved it all the same. Nicki Elson took something simple and turned it into something extraordinary. Kudos to her!"
"Followed by Sway by Nicki Elson and Rose, who starts to get serenaded by someone outside her bedroom window. Hmm. Intrigued, aren't you?? The songs he sings to her bring back memories of Rose's love. They even seem to give her some hope and happiness. She has been alone for some time, with only the company of her two sisters, who visit her each week. The eldest sister is snarky and, well, not nice. At all. Hmph. I did some eye squinting at her because it seems if she's miserable, she wants to make everyone else so too.
The sisters notice Rose's peculiar behavior. Her day dreaming smiles and the way she sort of rushes them away each time they visit. She's in a hurry to get to her room, to sit by the window and wait for her serenade. Being the suspicious type, the elder sister decides to stick around one night, to wait and see what's going on. Does Rose have a new man in her life?? Surely not! Hee.
They speculate on who it could be. The gardener, perhaps?? When the two find out about the nightly singing and then discover who it is, they are flabbergasted. I love that a dash of mythical was sprinkled in with what I thought was starting out as a 'normal' story. The elder sister tries to trap the crooner but Daisy, the middle sister jumps to his defense. Iris, the eldest, is determined to make a fool of Rose - to break her heart. I grew to dislike her even more. Why can't just just let Rose be happy in her old age?
Hate and jealousy festered in Iris for decades and she wants revenge! It's so sad that people can't be happy for others, let them live their lives and leave them alone. Iris definitely can't do that and it's kind of sad, for her at least. When Daisy stood up to Iris I did a happy dance for her. It was about time someone bucked her off her high horse.
I certainly didn't expect the story to end the way it did but I loved it all the same. Nicki Elson took something simple and turned it into something extraordinary. Kudos to her!"
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