Review: A quick little story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2012
SNOW DANCE (Dance N Luv Short Story) by Alicia Street/Roy StreetSNOW DANCE is the prequel novella in Alicia and Roy Street's Dance and Luv series.  Published in March 2012, the storyline was released between  Kiss me Dancer and Touch Me and Tango, but should be read first.  As the prequel it reveals some of the background information into the lives of the characters featured in the other two novels.  Snow Dance follows 45 year old former Broadway dancer and divorcee Amanda Kushinksi as she begins a new life setting up a vintage clothing shop in the small seaside town of North Cove, Long Island.  Stubborn and fiercely independent Amanda has one goal in mind-to set up shop. What she didn't plan was finding someone to share her life.Leaving New York behind to start a new life, Amanda wanted to forget about her cheating ex-husband, so she had stricken men off her list of needs and wants, especially scruffy, dirty and `rustic' (in Amanda's words) small town men like Russ McNeil.  But Russ was persistent.  When he offered his help she politely refused by Russ wasn't one to take no for an answer. And Amanda soon discovered there was more to Russ McNeill than a dirty old parkaDivorced  father of one adult son, Russ McNeil, 49,  is a sixth generation fisherman in North Cove.  A hard worker who owns his own fishing business, Russ is intrigued with Amanda and her brush-off with Russ only fueled his desire to discover what lay beneath her crusty exterior.  Hoping to help a family friend, Russ offers up a potential employee for Amanda, knowing he would do anything to help both Amanda and his friend.Russ and Amanda's introduction is a little tense.  Amanda has a chip on her shoulder with regards to men, but an even bigger attitude when it comes to Russ and her perception of his small town life.  I didn't like Amanda. She was rude and thought herself better than Russ because of her background and life in New York.  But once she got to know Russ, she discovered that love comes in many ways.There are a couple of secondary characters and storylines that introduce the premise and people behind the other novels. Casey and Parker Richardson are young teens who find themselves caring for their alcoholic mother and dying father.  17 year old Parker currently runs the family landscaping business as well as working at the local hardware store where Russ and Amanda first meet.  Parker has fallen hard for the daughter of one of his landscaping clients and their story can be found in Touch Me and Tango (July 2012 release).  Casey Richardson is the young woman Amanda hires to work in her shop but when items of clothing and jewelry go missing Amanda suspects Casey of stealing. And when Russ comes to Casey's defense, Amanda soon discovers that she is jealous of Russ's relationship with Casey and refuses to admit her feeling about Russ.SNOW DANCE is a short story that imparts some background information about Dance N Luv Series by Alicia and Roy Street. The series premise focuses on dance and dancers, and each of the female leads is somehow involved.  I guess dance can also be a metaphor, as each of the couples `dances' around each other before finally admitting their true feelings about one another. Just to make note:  there is a slight 'paranormal' edge to this particular storyline.see all of my reviews at : thereadingcafe.com