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Dancing Sky
He was closing in on the town—and herAt first Mitzi Eden thought it couldn't be true. Adam MacLaren wouldn't be in Dancing Sky. And he certainly wouldn't be staying at the Pink Paradise motel—her motel.But rumors were true. MacLaren, with his chain of modern discount stores, had invaded Dancing Sky and would change her town forever. No one was safe. Not Mitzi's fiance or the rest of the retailers. And least of all Mitzi.Before he moved on, Mac would have her safe, predictable life shaking down to its foundations. Before he moved on....
- GenresHarlequin Romance
192 pages, Hardcover
Published June 14, 1991
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Bethany Campbell
97 books23 followersSally McCluskey (aka Bethany Campbell) was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, as an only child. She attended college beginning as a chemistry major, after quickly switching her major to English. She obtainded a B.A. from Wayne State Teachers College, and an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas. She met her husband, Dan Borengasser, while both were graduate students at Northern Illinois University, where she obtained a Ph.D. in English.
Sally taught and in her spare time wrote, but after marriage, the couple moved to an area where teaching jobs were scarce, and she turned to writing full time. She wrote poetry, articles, short stories, and contributed to textbooks, but finally decided to try a romance novel at the urging of her mom and aunt, both avid romance fans. To Sally’s amazement, Harlequin bought her story After the Stars Fall and published it in 1985 under the pseudonym Bethany Campbell. She has also written as Lisa Harris. She has won three Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.
She lived with her husband in northwest Arkansas. Her husband, who serves as Vice President of Ozark Film & Video Productions, also writes, and has had several short films and plays produced.
Sally taught and in her spare time wrote, but after marriage, the couple moved to an area where teaching jobs were scarce, and she turned to writing full time. She wrote poetry, articles, short stories, and contributed to textbooks, but finally decided to try a romance novel at the urging of her mom and aunt, both avid romance fans. To Sally’s amazement, Harlequin bought her story After the Stars Fall and published it in 1985 under the pseudonym Bethany Campbell. She has also written as Lisa Harris. She has won three Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.
She lived with her husband in northwest Arkansas. Her husband, who serves as Vice President of Ozark Film & Video Productions, also writes, and has had several short films and plays produced.
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August 17, 2018
Mitzi Eden feared that the build of a mega-store in her town would change everything and deprive most of the shop owners of their profits and eventually lead to their bankruptcy. Among those she cared for most was Barry, her to-be-finance, and his two dear aunts. Therefore, when Mac Macleran - the one who was going to build this mega-store- came to live in her humble inherited motel, she was livid, rude and hostile. What drove her really crazy is Mac's determination to separate her from Barry! Not only did he move her entire town to utter madness simply by just being in her motel, he thought playing God in her life would do her good and she would thank him one day as well!
It's hard to review any one of Bethany Campbell's novels. She throws a lot of controversial ideas in her writings and draws complex, refreshing and utterly attractive characters. Every book is a straggle between the two main characters seem right in their stance! It's certainly hard to take sides as readers and it's extremely harder to put her books down to read later. Once you start reading, you are doomed and glued! You would want to finish it all at once!
It's hard to review any one of Bethany Campbell's novels. She throws a lot of controversial ideas in her writings and draws complex, refreshing and utterly attractive characters. Every book is a straggle between the two main characters seem right in their stance! It's certainly hard to take sides as readers and it's extremely harder to put her books down to read later. Once you start reading, you are doomed and glued! You would want to finish it all at once!
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April 11, 2023
Really torn on this one. The plot itself was solid and interesting enough to be entertaining, though I do think the author gave perhaps a bit too much credit to the celebrity status of Walmart-esque box chain retailer CEO’s. Like. This isn’t Brad Pitt we’re talking about here. I don’t even know who the CEO of Walmart is and I’m living in 2023, typing this review on a phone that could look up the answer in 2.5 seconds flat. How does a podunk, backwater town in Oklahoma in 1990 (or thereabouts) know so much about these Polaris stores and who owns them? Hello??
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Anyway, another point in the authors favor is how accurately she not only depicted but ultimately handled Barry’s character. There were times where I thought she was laying it on a little thick with him but then I remembered that, no, actually, there very much ARE men like this — living in the same world as you and me — who neither feel shame nor try to conceal the way they manipulate women and use them. Frankly I wanted to wring his skinny little neck on more than one occasion and I think that deserves its nod of the head. He was an infuriating, whiny, melodramatic bitch from start to finish, and the way he chose Mitzi for his pawn, being plain and insecure and all, was spot on for his ilk.
On the other hand though, Mac was honestly not that much better. He was a whole ass too and he manipulated Mitzi as well. ✋😭 She really went with the lesser of two evils here and I just don’t see how that was supposed to be appealing to me. Just because he’s not the same dick and balls that Barry is doesn’t negate the fact that he is indeed dick and balls. But to make matters somehow even worse, the chemistry just was not there for him and Mitzi, she hated him right up until the moment when she just suddenly … didn’t? Like, I love a good enemies to lovers tale, don’t get me wrong. But this was not that, or at least not a satisfactory or believable example of one.
Oh, and they also never have sex. 😒 Getting real tired of these Harlequin books pulling one over on me left and right with this false advertisement bullshit. I really don’t care how passionately he kissed her, until I see that man give her an orgasm I’m simply not going to believe he’s in love with her. Period.
🙄
Anyway, another point in the authors favor is how accurately she not only depicted but ultimately handled Barry’s character. There were times where I thought she was laying it on a little thick with him but then I remembered that, no, actually, there very much ARE men like this — living in the same world as you and me — who neither feel shame nor try to conceal the way they manipulate women and use them. Frankly I wanted to wring his skinny little neck on more than one occasion and I think that deserves its nod of the head. He was an infuriating, whiny, melodramatic bitch from start to finish, and the way he chose Mitzi for his pawn, being plain and insecure and all, was spot on for his ilk.
On the other hand though, Mac was honestly not that much better. He was a whole ass too and he manipulated Mitzi as well. ✋😭 She really went with the lesser of two evils here and I just don’t see how that was supposed to be appealing to me. Just because he’s not the same dick and balls that Barry is doesn’t negate the fact that he is indeed dick and balls. But to make matters somehow even worse, the chemistry just was not there for him and Mitzi, she hated him right up until the moment when she just suddenly … didn’t? Like, I love a good enemies to lovers tale, don’t get me wrong. But this was not that, or at least not a satisfactory or believable example of one.
Oh, and they also never have sex. 😒 Getting real tired of these Harlequin books pulling one over on me left and right with this false advertisement bullshit. I really don’t care how passionately he kissed her, until I see that man give her an orgasm I’m simply not going to believe he’s in love with her. Period.
January 2, 2025
Bethany Campbell is queen. I will forever love her books and stories.
August 13, 2025
Changing my rating from 3 stars to a solid 5.
I will always have a soft spot for this book because it was here that I first learned about gentrification when I read this as a fourteen-year-old (I think? or maybe younger), had to look up this book as I couldn't fully remember the title but I am so glad for the internet and the Internet Archive. :)
I will always have a soft spot for this book because it was here that I first learned about gentrification when I read this as a fourteen-year-old (I think? or maybe younger), had to look up this book as I couldn't fully remember the title but I am so glad for the internet and the Internet Archive. :)
November 18, 2015
I really liked this story. It reads like a very genuine story and it's very compelling. A much needed refresher for this genre for me.
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June 25, 2018He was closing in on the town--and her
At first Mitzi Eden thought it couldn't be true. Adam MacLaren wouldn't be in Dancing Sky. And he certainly wouldn't be staying at the Pink Paradise motel--her motel.
But rumors were true. MacLaren, with his chain of modern discount stores, had invaded Dancing Sky and would change her town forever. No one was safe. Not Mitzi's fiance or the rest of the retailers. And least of all Mitzi.
Before he moved on, Mac would have her safe, predictable life shaking down to its foundations. Before he moved on....
At first Mitzi Eden thought it couldn't be true. Adam MacLaren wouldn't be in Dancing Sky. And he certainly wouldn't be staying at the Pink Paradise motel--her motel.
But rumors were true. MacLaren, with his chain of modern discount stores, had invaded Dancing Sky and would change her town forever. No one was safe. Not Mitzi's fiance or the rest of the retailers. And least of all Mitzi.
Before he moved on, Mac would have her safe, predictable life shaking down to its foundations. Before he moved on....
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