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Winter Passing
"Winter Passing" is a book of one woman's quest to find herself in the midst of finding her past.
Darby Evan's grandmother gives her a challenge from her deathbed that sends Darby across the globe on a search for the truth. While in Austria, she runs into Brant Collins, a man with a jaundiced eye and a tired heart. Together, they must overcome suspicions, circumstances, shadowy villians, and their own insecurities. Romance seeps in, but not in a sappy way. Overall, the book moves from historical searching to romantic inklings to mystery delving. Even the last pages contain a secret or two.
My wife and I read this book together, often aloud, and enjoyed it thoroughly. Having travelled together through Austria, we were reminded of many delicious foods, beautiful sights, and memorable people. We savored the story and the characters. We ended it satisfied, but looking forward to the next Martinusen book, "Blue Night," which we've already purchased. Based on this first book, we figure we have another enjoyable set of evenings ahead of us.
Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States)
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A first novel is a terrifying experience. It’s exciting while you’re writing it alone. But to turn it over, let it out to other eyes, that brings a unique kind of fear. After spending so much time within the story and words and images, I became part of this world and could no longer see it from the outside.
Two dreams were fulfilled with that novel. I finally had a book published that I was proud of and gave my heart to, and I spent my advance check doing my research in the place I had dreamt and planned to go to since I was a child - Europe.
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