Broken LightsOne gunshot, one scramble for life, one unlikely couple, one very long night … can one damaged woman and one ordinary man, find the extraordinary in the very last second they're given?
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★★★★★
"What I loved especially about this read was not only its uniqueness in the genre creating a fresh and bold read, but the strength of the characters. Norman especially was a character who was easy to fall in love with. His brokenness was endearing and his road to discovery was lovely." Bex 'n' Books |
★★★★★
"Dianna knows how to tell each and every one of her character's story as if it was her own life that she is talking about and sometimes you feel as if she has been in your own head as if you are one of the characters." Nancy at The Avid Reader |
Illustrated Cover EditionThese paperback covers feature illustrations and/or art by the author, Dianna Hardy, and are widely available in addition to the regular genre cover edition. Covers are "artist-style specific" - not genre specific - and are perfect for those who love Dianna's illustrations as well as her writing, for independent bookstores wanting to stock something a little bit different, or for any reader who prefers the non-genre look.
Art prints of the covers will soon be available to purchase. |
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Gritty, suspenseful, contemporary romance set in Whitechapel, London.
PAPERBACKS
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Norman Smithson is at the end of the line. His wife left him, women don't look at him, he was made redundant, and at forty, he could be just that little bit slimmer. He would be a has-been if he'd ever been a 'was' in the first place. He's not the Alpha male of the 21st century – or of any century. He was the chubby oddball who used to sit silently at the back of the class so he wouldn't get picked on.
Rosa is a dreadlocked, tattooed and pierced twenty-something, who uses her image as armour to keep everyone away from every broken thing about her. But her past is about to catch up with her … at the exact moment Norman finds himself in completely the wrong place, at the worst possible time. One gunshot, one scramble for life, one unlikely couple, one very long night … can one damaged woman and one ordinary man, find the extraordinary in the very last second they're given? Broken Lights is a standalone story of what's really worth fighting for when one second is all you have left.
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REVIEWS
★★★★★
"This story is about loss, hope, love, and finding that one special someone who is worth fighting for." Book Reviews By Lynn Preview in Kindle below:
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Article (ext. link):
The hero behind the normal, everyday man (writing Norman)
Official Book Trailer
Music: "Give it Up (Start Again)" , by snowflake
2011 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)
Full version below.
Music: "Give it Up (Start Again)" , by snowflake
2011 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)
Full version below.
Article (ext. link): The Inspiration Behind Rosa
Track 'All Through The Night' (Ar Hyd y Nos), sung by James Loynes, embedded from Soundcloud.
Please go there to view all the artists' works.
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So ... why have I embedded this tune here? Because this beautiful, traditional Welsh folk song features in the book, although there are many, many different translations in English since it was first scribed. Enjoy.
Please go there to view all the artists' works.
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So ... why have I embedded this tune here? Because this beautiful, traditional Welsh folk song features in the book, although there are many, many different translations in English since it was first scribed. Enjoy.