Athena's Piano
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Publisher Description
AND ALL THAT JAZZ
Combat veteran, surgeon, and musician, Tony Marco has everything except a soulmate to share his life. When he’s bewitched by the piano formerly owned by Athena Cruz, an extraordinary jazz musician from the 1920s, he finds himself transported back to her world.
Athena is a stunning, talented woman who’s in mortal danger. Falling hard for her, Tony sets out to free her from the possessive and evil jazz club owner who covets her. He’ll stop at nothing to destroy those who oppose him, especially Tony, who has captured Athena’s heart.
If Tony and Athena are able to escape her maniacal boss, they might find the future holds more for them than they can imagine.
Customer Reviews
Hypnagogia
Hypnagogia according to the writer and the dictionary is a transitional state of consciousness that rest between being awake and asleep. The male lead Tony experiences this when he first hear the emotional playing of Athena’s version of “It had to Be You” on an upright Reproducing Steinway Pianola, the haunting visuals grab hold of him and won’t let go. He can see her in her time period of 1924 Harlem while he lives in 2019 Greenwich Village. A like that the story gives us time to get to know the main characters in their respective worlds before their lives become intertwined. There is drama, suspense, danger, magic and love in this story. A bite your nails, who they survive to get their HEA before its too late.
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A love story that defies time
With vividly painted settings, you will find yourself transported to 1920’s Harlem. There you will be immersed in the culture surrounding the nightclubs of the time, specifically venues reminiscent of The Cotton Club. From Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong to a young Eleanora Fagan who would become the great Billie Holiday, Allen Johnson weaves rich history and memorable influential figures, into a landscape so vibrant, you will feel the thrum of the upright bass.
In Athena’s Piano, Athena and Tony are destined to be together in a love story that pushes the boundaries of time aside. Each goes about daily life in a different decade, and we come to know them first apart in their own eras. When Johnson finally brings them together in their first meeting it’s absolutely magical.
A nightclub owner with an unhealthy attraction to Athena, overshadowed only by his possessive, entitled nature, poses a threat to our happily ever after. Like a bad penny, the man keeps coming back, relentless in his quest to make the songstress his. If he can’t have her, then he will ensure Tony can’t either.
Athena’s Piano tackles the plight of class and race in its accurate depiction of life and love in the 1920s. Nostalgic and at times amusing, Johnson provides a rewarding conclusion to his readers. This is an engaging story of romance, music, culture, and triumph that will keep you hooked right to the last page.
Jennifer Peer, Author of The Last Bloom