As a special treat, Nicole McGehee, author of 'No More Lonely Nights', stopped by to shed some light on her novel and to tell a little about herself and the story. (And doesn't it have a gorgeous cover?)Book Description
Heroine Dominique Avallon has been raised in the opulent French expatriate community of WWII Egypt. But revolution and a doomed love affair with a British officer drive her into an arranged marriage with an older man who promises her a new life in America. Chafing under the stern gaze of her aristocratic mother, she is ready to escape the danger and heartbreak of Egypt.
When Dominique discovers her husband is a fraud, she flees their home in San Francisco for New York. For the first time, she is alone and impoverished. Desperate, she puts her glamorous experience to use, and triumphs as the mastermind behind sparkling galas for the city's most stylish department store.Her good luck seems confirmed when a devilishly handsome New Orleans shipping heir sweeps her off her feet into marriage. But when her fairy tale becomes tarnished, her self-reliance is tested again, only now she has her mother and her daughter depending on her.
The homemakers of the 1950s and '60s have become the career women of the '70s and '80s. Facing hard times once more, Dominique must hurry to catch up, fighting for her true identity and career. Yet even as her struggling career starts to succeed, Dominique is faced with her most difficult choice yet. Will she risk her hard-won independence for the possibility of another chance at love?
No More Lonely Nights is inspired by the true story of the author's mother and grandmother, and their tales of the glamour they once knew.
Author Bio
Nicole McGehee was born in South Carolina, but spent most of her adult life in the Washington, DC, area. She began her career in politics as a lobbyist and event planner for several medical non-profits. Later, she worked as a speech writer and legislative aide in the U.S. House of Representatives. From there, she went to work in the West Wing of the White House.
After leaving the White House, Nicole started her own publication on business and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. She owned the journal for seven years, then sold it shortly after signing a two-book contract with publishers Little, Brown and Company (hard cover) and Warner Books (paperback). Her books have been translated into French, Spanish and German, and were also published in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition, her travel writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the Denver Post, the Miami Herald, and Honeymoon magazine. Nicole is co-author of The Insiders' Guide to Washington, DC, 3rd edition.In 1997, her first husband, Michael, died in a car accident. Devastated, Nicole sold their home in Virginia and moved to ski country in Colorado. Five years later, she met her second husband, David. They continue to live in Colorado.
Nicole has an Associate's degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and a BA from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Nicole's novels are now available in e-format. Her website is nicolemcgeheefiction.com.
What Readers Are Saying
"Dominique is strong, compelling, poignant. . .4½ stars out of 5"
-Affaire de Coeur
"This highly entertaining novel by the author of Regret Not a Moment will be devoured by patrons who enjoy Belva Plain, Barbara Taylor Bradford, or Cynthia Freeman. Recommended for fiction collections."
-Library Journal
"Author Nicole McGehee shines with this absorbing emotional drama which outlines the life of a complex woman who learns to face her challenges and feelings head on."
-Romantic Times
"Passionate romance spanning three continents and three decades. . ."
-Kirkus Reviews
"The book's main character is a strong, intelligent, witty and independent woman."
-Shirley Eder Backstage for WWJ News Radio 95AN
"Let me say it straight out: Nicole McGehee is an enchantress of a storyteller. She writes in cinematic scenes, each infused with powerful and persuasive emotion, ranging from romantic ecstasy to a depth of heartbreak at times almost unbearable to read. Scenes are rendered with a descriptive skill that dissolves words and phrases into immediate sensation and emotion. With Dominique, we move through the elegantly observed homes and offices and playgrounds of the rich and powerful in a series of great cities-Cairo, San Francisco, Manhattan, New Orleans and Washington. But the power of the story is in the vivid characters, and none more vivid than Dominique, whose fighting spirit in every crisis of her turbulent life reminds one of Scarlett O'Hara. (From another book outside my genre of choice that I couldn't put down!)
-Dan Pollock, NY Times acclaimed author of four thrillers
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