Love Target
by Heidi
Loeb Hegerich
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BLURB
Teenager
Ingrid Liebschreiber is devastated when her parents move the family from their
native Munich to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. Homesick, she accepts a
neighbor's offer to get her a job as a showgirl in Las Vegas.
Intent on earning
enough money to return to Germany, she must grow up quickly in the neon jungle
- where she is pursued by high rollers and headliners, including a vacationing
Elvis.
Life's twists and
turns land Ingrid in New York in the Swinging 1960s - where she is romanced by
Armand: a strong, quiet, handsome businessman in "construction." Most
girls dream of Mr. Right, and Ingrid's hard-won independence is challenged when
she falls in love.
Will she find true
romance - a man who can love her as much as she loves him? Or is "happily
ever after" just a crazy fairytale?
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EXCERPT
“Rascal, you sit yourself right down there.” Elvis motioned
at the bed.
He picked up a shiny guitar. It was honey yellow, and the
face had a rust-red design below the sound hole, decorated with golden orbs and
stems like dandelions.
“Oh, it is beautiful, Elvis!”
He held it up proudly. “This is my Gibson. Ain’t she sweet?”
He sat on a chair cradling the expensive guitar. He
delicately plucked the top string with his thumb and gently strummed the other
strings with his fingers.
Soft strains filled the room.
“This little number is from my first movie.”
As he began singing, I recognized the melody.
“Love me tender . . .”
Elvis gazed at me as he serenaded, his eyes big, brilliantly
blue, dreamy. His song sang straight into my heart. I tingled like I’d been
caught in a breeze. Could he see my skin quivering? He could definitely see my
cheeks reddening.
Elvis finished with a slow downward strum, thumbing each
string individually, a sweet arpeggio. He let the last note ring and fade away.
He looked up and smiled.
“Don’t I sound like Bing Crosby?”
He didn’t wait for an answer. He leaned the guitar against
the dresser and in the next instant was on the bed, an arm slung around my
shoulder. His other hand grasped and turned my chin.
Elvis’ mouth was warm and gentle. Our tongues met. Just as
quickly, his retreated.
Our mouths puckered again. Elvis’ lips worked softly against
mine. They moved away and began pecking my face with slow, small kisses. My
lower lip burned. Elvis had sunk his teeth in with a hard nip.
He released it just as quickly and turned away with a
bashful look. It was like he was a nervous teenager. Was this all an act? Or
was he just a giant flirt?
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MY REVIEW
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Well, I can't explain how much I enjoyed this book... Chapter One starts with...Elvis!! And I'm such a big fan of him, that I felt a little shocked on how was he portrayed, so human, full of fears and weakness, he was more than just a pretty face with a great voice. And this book is full of this type of characters, very complexes, human and with deep feelings. Our main character, Ingrid, starts like a naive but very smart girl, and is amazing how she grows through the chapters. The plot is fast paced, full of witty dialogues, with intense moments, I almost looked Ingrid's name on Google, because it felt like a memoir, an autobiography. All this is settled in the golden age of Las Vegas, the Author's writing is excellent and you can almost feel like if you were there!!
So, if you're looking for a book with history mixed with intense moments, love, intrigue and the journey of self discovering, Love Target is for you!!
*I received a Free copy in exchange of an Honest Review*
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AUTHOR Bio and Links
Heidi Loeb Hegerich has lived in places as varied as Munich, Las
Vegas, Miami Beach, New York, Los Angeles, Squaw Valley and Reno. She has
worked variously as a showgirl, business executive, entrepreneur, interior
designer and real estate developer. She has traveled to six of the seven
continents, and vacationed in spots as different as the French Riviera, the
Andes and Afghanistan. She counts among her hobbies weight training, shooting
assault rifles, and racing sand rails; she found skydiving entertaining but not
as much of a rush as other pursuits.
A philanthropist for the arts, among other causes, Hegerich is now
embarking on her own artistic quest as an author. The novel Love Target is her
first book.
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Robin Leach book review in Las Vegas Sun newspaper: http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/jan/13/love-target-showgirl-reveals-elvis-pregnancy-swing/?utm_source=mostpopular&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=mostRead
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ReplyDeleteJulia: I wholeheartedly agree with your 5-star review! (And -- yes -- it's good to be reminded that "The King" was a human being like the rest of us.) :-)
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