{"product_id":"stars-over-clear-lake-9781250226129","title":"Stars Over Clear Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMesmerizing and romantic, \u003ci\u003eStars Over Clear Lake \u003c\/i\u003etransports readers to the Surf Ballroom, where musical acts became legends in the 1940s and which holds the key to one woman's deepest secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLorraine Kindred's most cherished memories are of the Surf Ballroom, the place where youth lost themselves to the brassy sounds and magnetic energy of the big band swing, where boys spent their last nights before shipping off to war--and where Lorraine herself was swept away by a star-crossed romance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to the ballroom for the first time in decades, Lorraine enters a dazzling world she thought long vanished. But as the sparkling past comes to life, so does the fateful encounter that forced her to choose between her heart and her duty all those years ago--and Lorraine must face the secret she's buried ever since. Along the way, she'll rediscover herself, her passion, and her capacity for resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet during the 1940s and the present and inspired by a real-life ballroom, Loretta Ellsworth's \u003ci\u003eStars Over Clear Lake\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving story of forbidden love, lost love, everlasting love--and self love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllsworth, Loretta:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Loretta Ellsworth grew up in Mason City, IA. A former teacher and a graduate of Hamline University with a Master's Degree in Writing for Children, she is the award-winning author of four young adult novels\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has four children and six grandchildren and lives in Lakeville, MN. \u003ci\u003eStars Over Clear Lake\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel for adults.","brand":"Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704912908562,"sku":"9781250226129","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb55ad93-f7a1-4065-b37e-46e44d891620.jpg?v=1734482222","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stars-over-clear-lake-9781250226129","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}