Come Back to Me edition by Chris Paynter Literature Fiction eBooks
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Author Angie Cantinnini’s agent convinces her she must use a pseudonym if she hopes to land a contract with a mainstream publishing company—especially since the protagonist of Angie’s novels is a hard-boiled male detective. Neither Angie nor her agent anticipates the raging success of the series of books or the mountain of wealth that accompanies each new release.
As a best-selling author, Angie should be delighted with her Bohemian life in Key West, but happiness is elusive because it’s her alter-ego, Zach England, who’s receiving the accolades, while Angie is relegated to anonymity.
Meryl McClain, the recently hired book review editor at the prestigious New York Banner, wants to make a strong first impression with her readers, so she picks Zach England’s latest novel for her debut review. She offers a scathing critique, unaware the real author behind the pseudonym is her long lost true love, Angie. Heartrending choices separated the lovers eleven years earlier.
Seeing Meryl’s review overwhelms Angie with feelings she thought she’d laid to rest years ago. This stroke of Fate beckons them to reunite, but Angie’s secret identity and Meryl’s struggle with a childhood trauma conspire to keep them apart.
Torn from a shared moment in their past, the words Come Back to Me have haunted the two women for more than a decade. Is it too late for Angie and Meryl to choose love again?
Come Back to Me edition by Chris Paynter Literature Fiction eBooks
Two ships passing in the night. Angie Cantinnini and Meryl McClain were lovers in college, but Meryl father and grandmother would hear of having a lesbian in the family. With the relationship broken and Meryl forced to marry a man, Angie disappears. It is such a small world when Angie writing under the name of Zach England with her creation of a cash cow series about a male PI and his adventures. Unfortunately, Meryl is now writing for a newspaper and she does book reviews. Zach's ego took a big hit from Meryl. Then there's a rumor Zach is a woman so Meryl's paper sends her to find Zach to see for herself. Meryl doesn't meet Zach but does come face-to-face with a little tipsy Angie who has been waiting for Meryl to come back her entire life. See how the two bob and weave to try to rekindle a relationship both have always wanted, but can never seem to seal the deal.Product details
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Come Back to Me edition by Chris Paynter Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
F/F romance
I've never read a Harlequin Romance, but this is what I imagine one would read like. It's got over-the-top sappy soap opera scenes and emotional-love dialogue that mighta been more original when you were 12. The sex scenes are blurred in poetic obscurity and would probably clear a censor committee of 1934 Catholics. Much of the book took on a rather melancholy tone. And when the leads watched Somewhere In Time together... yeah, I got the title. (*sniff*) Okay, okay. I actually love that movie!!!! P
And still. Underneath this kind of storytelling, I could see some very good writing. Like an early effort of a very promising writer. And the premise is top-notch interesting. It just played out way too slow and sappy for my tastes. However, the second half of the book got much better, and when it actually focused on the conflict, the book picked up and got much more engaging.
Angie Cantinnini and Meryl McClain meet in a creative writing class as sophomores at Lehigh University. Tall, blonde and feminine Meryl is a dormant lesbian and journalism major and dark-haired and Italian Angie (butch-side?) is an out lez who will go on to publish novels. The whole first half of the novel gives us a series of flashbacks into how their relationship began and ended while in college. The leads do not meet in the present until the second half of the book... which I wasn't really crazy about.
SPOILERS AHEAD... just some excess detail.
I thought the flashbacks were integrated fine but these two court each other like it's junior high. I really wasn't into this kind of innocence. Too simplistic. And lots of family coming out drama with all the stereotypical homophobia you can think up. But it gave us the needed background. Eleven years later, Angie is a best-selling author the public believes is a man. She's got a popular series with a leading character who is a man's man... her agent and publishing company convince her she must maintain a secret identity to stay credible. So she remains Zach England, reclusive author who no one has ever interviewed or met. And Meryl McClain is The New York Banner's new star reporter who is going to dissect this popular author and question "his" success.
Nothing too mysterious about what happens next. It all plays out predictably. They've been pining for each other 11 yrs and fate unites them while the angels sing. The thing is, I didn't find it very believable that the wealthy and brilliant and literate Meryl couldn't find Angie in those 11 yrs. Really? In this day and age? pfft. Man, don't insult my logic- I hate that. There is a layer of childhood abuse that comes into play giving the story a little more depth and lots of visits to a therapist. In fact, I think everyone who talks to these leads is a therapist, lol. But I was far more interested in the critic vs. writer conflict and wish that had been given more of a face-to-face focus... because when these two bump heads, it almost left sappy mode and actually got pretty interesting. Had the potential to be much more entertaining than it actually played out.
I didn't like that I couldn't really tell the characters apart. Meryl actually surprised me when she refers to herself as femme about 75% into the story. More femme imagery, please! You'd think I'd have an association with Meryl Streep... um, I guess without the "Streep" this name just made me picture an old man. I like to have more gender insight with my leads... I require a good yin/yang connection for maximum enjoyment. I kinda thought they both might be femmes at first. But Angie is the out lesbian of the two and is more confident. Yet Meryl's height threw me off. She's 5'10... now that is WAY tall and I don't know how that doesn't come into play in certain scenes... I kept wondering how tall Angie was and trying to visualize the difference when they interact. It's a weird quibble of mine, I guess... but when you get a million tall butches with shorter femmes shoved down your throat in this genre... you better make it clear when you go another direction. I get distracted by details (or lack thereof) because I'm a careful reader.
Loved the premise, but this is a very weak 2.5-3 star book for me (somewhat below average). I would recommend it over watching the Yule Log on cable. But I think she's got better stories to offer than this one.
I read this book a while back and I enjoyed it. Now I'm reading it a second time and I'm enjoying it just as much. This was a well-written romance with realistic dialog and an imaginative story line. The author presents the story with flashbacks in a clear and organized way. It helps the story build and fills in the blanks as the plot progresses. That holds the reader's interest and makes for an engaging story. I loved the characters and cared about what happened to them. This author is on my list of "read everything she writes".
I finished reading, Come Back to Me about two hours ago and can't get the book out of my mind. Chris Paynter took the time to develop and deepen the characters by allowing the story to flow through time. It was a pleasure to be able to relate to each of the main characters--they became very real to me as I joined them in their struggles and in their love. Very well done.
I loved this book. The way the book flashed back between past and present really worked; it gave me background information as to why these characters are where they are in present day. From Lehigh University in Pittsburgh (the story's past) to Key West and New York for the story's present. The author conveyed the feeling and the scenes of Key West well (I've been there several times myself). There is something very sweet and pure about a love that just won't let anyone else in.
I purchased this book in September of 2010. I wish it hadn't sat under my bed for the last 2 years before I read it.
I bought this book because I really enjoyed Chris Paynter's other book - Survived by Her Longtime Companion (SHLC). Unfortunately, this book is horrible. I suppose the idea for the storyline isn't bad but the writing and the flow of the story is stunted, contrite and off-putting. It is way too descriptive in a not reader-friendly manner that it is like reading a script instead of a novel. I couldn't finish this book in one sitting. I actually read 4 other books in between and come back for the sake of finishing the book. Throughout the pain of reading this book, I honestly wondered if "Chris Paynter" is a pseudonym and that different authors are using the name because this book is just very different from SHLC.
Two ships passing in the night. Angie Cantinnini and Meryl McClain were lovers in college, but Meryl father and grandmother would hear of having a lesbian in the family. With the relationship broken and Meryl forced to marry a man, Angie disappears. It is such a small world when Angie writing under the name of Zach England with her creation of a cash cow series about a male PI and his adventures. Unfortunately, Meryl is now writing for a newspaper and she does book reviews. Zach's ego took a big hit from Meryl. Then there's a rumor Zach is a woman so Meryl's paper sends her to find Zach to see for herself. Meryl doesn't meet Zach but does come face-to-face with a little tipsy Angie who has been waiting for Meryl to come back her entire life. See how the two bob and weave to try to rekindle a relationship both have always wanted, but can never seem to seal the deal.
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