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Appointment with a Smile
For artist Danielle O’Hara, even though romance is nonexistent and her art career has nearly stagnated, she is reasonably content with her circumstances. Then, when she is nearly sixty years old, the greatest adventure of her life begins.
Danielle leaves her Colorado home to attend her first major solo art exhibit in London. While roaming through a street market, Danielle catches sight of her first and only true love, Molly, who had left Colorado and their relationship thirty years earlier.
Danielle never accepted Molly’s explanation that the reason their relationship had dissolved was Danielle’s compulsion to paint. Although the art world has provided Danielle only minimal recognition, an undying belief in herself has kept her moving forward.
Her encounter with Molly forces Danielle to revisit the past and to confront an uncertain future. In addition to finding Molly again after three decades, she meets Bethany Cortland, a beguiling, confident woman, who is all that Danielle desires in a woman – everything, that is, except that she’s not Molly.
The London journey takes Danielle on a trip to the interior of her heart, a place where previously, only her art had been allowed. Now, against her will, she discovers that love and professional success have their own agendas and timetables.
Danielle leaves her Colorado home to attend her first major solo art exhibit in London. While roaming through a street market, Danielle catches sight of her first and only true love, Molly, who had left Colorado and their relationship thirty years earlier.
Danielle never accepted Molly’s explanation that the reason their relationship had dissolved was Danielle’s compulsion to paint. Although the art world has provided Danielle only minimal recognition, an undying belief in herself has kept her moving forward.
Her encounter with Molly forces Danielle to revisit the past and to confront an uncertain future. In addition to finding Molly again after three decades, she meets Bethany Cortland, a beguiling, confident woman, who is all that Danielle desires in a woman – everything, that is, except that she’s not Molly.
The London journey takes Danielle on a trip to the interior of her heart, a place where previously, only her art had been allowed. Now, against her will, she discovers that love and professional success have their own agendas and timetables.
- GenresLesbian
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2012
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About the author
Kieran York
30 books13 followersAuthor of APPOINTMENT WITH A SMILE, 2012 - Blue Feather Books, 2013 Lambda Literary Award Finalist; TIMBER CITY MASKS, CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN VEILS, SUGAR WITH SPICE - short story collection, and WET VIOLETS - poetry collection contributor.
Appointment with a Smile is available through Blue Feather Books Limited. Please visit the site at www.bluefeatherbooks.com. Or through Bella Books Distribution for books or as an e-book. It is also available from Amazon. Wet Violets: Sappho's Corner Poetry Series, Volume 2, is published by UltraVioletLovePublishing and is available through UltraVioletLovePublishing or Amazon.
Kieran York worked as a reporter and reviewer for both newspapers and magazines and was a magazine publisher for three years. She has written mainstream works including poetry and general fiction and is the author of two Royce Madison mysteries, Timber City Masks and Crystal Mountain Veils. She also wrote a collection of lesbian short stories entitled Sugar With Spice.
During the seventies, she wrote and performed songs with a woman's band.
Kieran has been a guest lecturer and panel member at various events, including Rocky Mountain Book Exhibition, Colorado Woman Musicians Series, and Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers programs. She has written for "Journal of Mystery Readers International." In addition, she has given numerous campus and coffeehouse poetry readings and taught poetry and creative writing workshops.
She graduated from a Kansas university and attended Mexico's University of the Americas her junior year. She has done graduate work at the University of Colorado.
Kieran lives in the Rocky Mountain foothills with her schnauzer, Clover. She enjoys gardening, music, literature, art, and theatre. She considers her valuables to include Clover and other family and friends, her library, her antique typewriter collection, her guitar, and her garden.
Appointment with a Smile is available through Blue Feather Books Limited. Please visit the site at www.bluefeatherbooks.com. Or through Bella Books Distribution for books or as an e-book. It is also available from Amazon. Wet Violets: Sappho's Corner Poetry Series, Volume 2, is published by UltraVioletLovePublishing and is available through UltraVioletLovePublishing or Amazon.
Kieran York worked as a reporter and reviewer for both newspapers and magazines and was a magazine publisher for three years. She has written mainstream works including poetry and general fiction and is the author of two Royce Madison mysteries, Timber City Masks and Crystal Mountain Veils. She also wrote a collection of lesbian short stories entitled Sugar With Spice.
During the seventies, she wrote and performed songs with a woman's band.
Kieran has been a guest lecturer and panel member at various events, including Rocky Mountain Book Exhibition, Colorado Woman Musicians Series, and Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers programs. She has written for "Journal of Mystery Readers International." In addition, she has given numerous campus and coffeehouse poetry readings and taught poetry and creative writing workshops.
She graduated from a Kansas university and attended Mexico's University of the Americas her junior year. She has done graduate work at the University of Colorado.
Kieran lives in the Rocky Mountain foothills with her schnauzer, Clover. She enjoys gardening, music, literature, art, and theatre. She considers her valuables to include Clover and other family and friends, her library, her antique typewriter collection, her guitar, and her garden.
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May 23, 2012
This book is definitely a satisfying read. The second half of the book had me bawling my eyes out. This is a 'Not to be missed' book!
August 13, 2014
One of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors ; )
July 15, 2023
A truly interesting romance that left me guessing which way it would go through most of the book. While I dont usually enjoy stories where the main character has more than one romantic interest I found I couldnt decide which I wanted her to end up with.
With friends like Fiona and Esther who needs enemies. Although I loved Danielle as the main character I found her "friends" to be hard to swallow. While they had moments of supportive behavior, they also had a great amount of insensitivity for her pain. Made it very difficult to like either character when they could be so cruel.
Overall I enjoyed the story and was pleased with the ending. I like a good story that wraps everything up in a neat bow.
With friends like Fiona and Esther who needs enemies. Although I loved Danielle as the main character I found her "friends" to be hard to swallow. While they had moments of supportive behavior, they also had a great amount of insensitivity for her pain. Made it very difficult to like either character when they could be so cruel.
Overall I enjoyed the story and was pleased with the ending. I like a good story that wraps everything up in a neat bow.
January 19, 2015
I enjoyed this one very much, especially the process of creating art!
April 1, 2017
Just finished this book. A frustratingly satisfying read that brought me to tears but the ending made up for all the emotion. Now I have to (hopefully) find more of Ms. York's books. This was a little gem that I stumbled upon. 4.5 stars.
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