Nina Simone's Gum

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Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571365647
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)

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Book Synopsis Nina Simone's Gum by : Warren Ellis

Download or read book Nina Simone's Gum written by Warren Ellis and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARFrom award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.'NICK CAVE'Such a mad, happy book about art and music and obsession. I'm so glad I got to read it. It made the world feel lighter.'NEIL GAIMAN'In praise of meaning-rich relics and magical things. Totally heartwarming project.'MAX PORTER'A unique study of a fan's devotion, of transcendence and of the artistic vocation - it's got depth and great warmth. It's a beautiful piece of work.'KEVIN BARRYI hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it some of Nina Simone's spirit would vanish. In many ways that thought was more important than the gum itself.On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year.Nina Simone's Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love. 'This is such a beautiful f*@king book. Thank you, Warren. I highly recommend this motherf*@ker.'FLEA'A beautifully written book about the power of music and objects. I powered through it in two days.'COURTNEY BARNETT'A moving, inspiration insight into a beautiful mind.'JIM JARMUSCH'The year's most eccentric and joyful musical memoir.'DAILY TELEGRAPH (Books of the year)'[Nina Simone's Gum] is a metaphor for [Ellis'] creativity - the blossoming of a small idea into something bigger and bolder - but also a journey inside the impulsive, improvisatory mind of Warren Ellis, his passions, obsessions and superstitions.' OBSERVER'[A] beautiful, strikingly idiosyncratic book - part memoir, part essay, part conceptual art project, all testament to humans at their strangest and best . . . [Ellis] sees signifiance where others might not.'MOJO'A glorious piece of object fetishism . . . Marvel as Ellis' collection of eccentric personal mementos morphs into a celebration of the intangible wonder of music.'UNCUT'Wonderful.' THE TIMES'The most peculiar book I've ever read.' CRAIG BROWN, MAIL ON SUNDAY'Delightful . . . A joy from start to finish.' BIG ISSUE'A joyous work full of love, connection, creativity and gratitude.' THE SPECTATOR'Completely charming and joyful . . . glorious.' LA REVIEW OF BOOKS'Beautiful . . . remarkable.' NEW EUROPEAN

Mama Loves You So

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481481606
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Book Synopsis Mama Loves You So by : Terry Pierce

Download or read book Mama Loves You So written by Terry Pierce and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With lilting lullaby text and lovely illustrations, the New Books for Newborns stories are the perfect first books for new parents to share with their little ones right from the start! Start here. If only raising a child was that easy. It can be difficult in the first year to figure out what’s just right for your baby. But with this new line of books—New Books for Newborns— story time is really that simple. Designed as the first books to start reading with your baby, these just-right stories hit all the right notes with soothing texts, lovely art, and, most importantly, stories meant for sharing any time of the day. Start here. Snuggle up. It’s story time! This book celebrates a mother’s love trumping even majestic mother nature…a mama’s love is higher than a mountain and deeper than any stream.

Princess Noire

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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807882747
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis Princess Noire by : Nadine Cohodas

Download or read book Princess Noire written by Nadine Cohodas and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina, Nina Simone (1933-2003) began her musical life playing classical piano. A child prodigy, she wanted a career on the concert stage, but when the Curtis Institute of Music rejected her, the devastating disappointment compelled her to change direction. She turned to popular music and jazz but never abandoned her classical roots or her intense ambition. By the age of twenty six, Simone had sung at New York City's venerable Town Hall and was on her way. Tapping into newly unearthed material on Simone's family and career, Nadine Cohodas paints a luminous portrait of the singer, highlighting her tumultuous life, her innovative compositions, and the prodigious talent that matched her ambition. With precision and empathy, Cohodas weaves the story of Simone's contentious relationship with audiences and critics, her outspoken support for civil rights, her two marriages and her daughter, and, later, the sense of alienation that drove her to live abroad from 1993 until her death. Alongside these threads runs a more troubling one: Simone's increasing outbursts of rage and pain that signaled mental illness and a lifelong struggle to overcome a deep sense of personal injustice.

Nina

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524737291
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Book Synopsis Nina by : Traci N. Todd

Download or read book Nina written by Traci N. Todd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Honoree! This luminous, defining picture book biography illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Christian Robinson, tells the remarkable and inspiring story of acclaimed singer Nina Simone and her bold, defiant, and exultant legacy. Cover may vary. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in small town North Carolina, Nina Simone was a musical child. She sang before she talked and learned to play piano at a very young age. With the support of her family and community, she received music lessons that introduced her to classical composers like Bach who remained with her and influenced her music throughout her life. She loved the way his music began softly and then tumbled to thunder, like her mother's preaching, and in much the same way as her career. During her first performances under the name of Nina Simone her voice was rich and sweet but as the Civil Rights Movement gained steam, Nina's voice soon became a thunderous roar as she raised her voice in powerful protest in the fight against racial inequality and discrimination.

I Put A Spell On You

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Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306805257
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis I Put A Spell On You by : Nina Simone

Download or read book I Put A Spell On You written by Nina Simone and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1993-08-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, "This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it." Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known as one of the greatest singers of her generation. She has recorded forty-three albums, ranging from blues to jazz to folk, and her hits like "I Loves You, Porgy," "My Baby Just Cares for Me," "I Put a Spell on You," and "Mississippi Goddam" have confirmed her as an enduring force in popular music. Her song "Young, Gifted, and Black" became the anthem for the Civil Rights Movement and thrust her beyond international stardom into the center of activism. But such worlds as Simone's are not without their grim valleys: disastrous marriages, arrest and the threat of imprisonment, mental breakdown, poverty, and attempted suicide. She has survived these trials and continues to perform throughout Europe and the United States. With undiminished passion and in her unconquerable voice, this is Nina Simone's powerful memoir of her tempestuous life.

What Happened, Miss Simone?

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Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 1101904879
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis What Happened, Miss Simone? by : Alan Light

Download or read book What Happened, Miss Simone? written by Alan Light and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. From music journalist and former Spin and Vibe editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. Drawn from a trove of rare archival footage, audio recordings and interviews (including Simone's remarkable private diaries), this nuanced examination of Nina Simone’s life highlights her musical inventiveness and unwavering quest for equality, while laying bare the personal demons that plagued her from the time of her Jim Crow childhood in North Carolina to her self-imposed exile in Liberia and Paris later in life. Harnessing the singular voice of Miss Simone herself and incorporating candid reflections from those who knew her best, including her only daughter, Light brings us face to face with a legend, examining the very public persona and very private struggles of one of our greatest artists.

I Put A Spell On You

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Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306813276
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis I Put A Spell On You by : Nina Simone

Download or read book I Put A Spell On You written by Nina Simone and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2003-09-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inimitable, gorgeously talented Nina Simone (1933-2003)--the "high priestess of soul"--sets the story of her tumultuous, passionate life straight in I Put a Spell on You. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in small-town North Carolina, Nina Simone changed the face of both music and race relations in America. She struck a chord with bluesy jazz ballads like "Put a Little Sugar in My Bowl" and powerful protest songs such as "Mississippi Goddam" and "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black," the anthem of the American Civil Rights movement. Here are the many lives and loves of Nina Simone, recounted in her unshakable voice.

Nina Simone

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ISBN 13 : 9781781312148
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Book Synopsis Nina Simone by : Aurum Press, Limited

Download or read book Nina Simone written by Aurum Press, Limited and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The greatest female artist of the 20th century” – Elton John This first-ever biography of Nina Simone caused quite a stir among reviewers. “A chastening read”, said the Sunday Times; “Simone’s story is as harrowing as it is remarkable”, said the Yorkshire Post. No-one was quite prepared for the life story of the singer of such enduringly uplifting classics as “My Baby Just Cares for Me” turning out to be such a chilling litany of mental disorder, vile temper, terrible abuse at the hands of bad men, and a self-destructively hostile attitude all too often to the acolytes who came to see her perform. Brun-Lambert shows how Simone saw herself as a lifelong victim of racism, right from being turned down by the prestigious music school that would have enabled her to become a classical musician. Undiagnosed bipolar disorder, he argues, added to her torment. But it was her unforgettable voice, and, at best, her utterly magnetic performances, that kept people coming to a sold-out Ronnie Scott’s every time she was in residency, and the way she sang her hardest songs like “Mississippi Goddam”with such fire and fury that they became anthems of political change, and means so many people can only be curious about the real life of the mecurial woman behind the piano. David Brun-Lambert is a highly regarded French writer and broadcaster.

Nina Simone

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Publisher : Sanctuary Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Nina Simone by : Sylvia Hampton

Download or read book Nina Simone written by Sylvia Hampton and published by Sanctuary Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the last divas of jazz, Nina Simone (1933-2003) was one of the finest songwriters and musicians of her day. Jazz lover and music journalist Hampton met and befriended the soul diva in the 1950s. After that they corresponded regularly throughout Simone's career. Hampton and her brother delve into their memorabilia to create a vivid portrait of the singer.

Letters to Sartre

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Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1611454980
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Book Synopsis Letters to Sartre by : Simone de Beauvoir

Download or read book Letters to Sartre written by Simone de Beauvoir and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these letters, de Beauvoir tells Sartre everything, tracing the extraordinary complications of their triangular love life; they reveal her not only as manipulative and dependent, but also as vulnerable, passionate, jealous, and...

Simone’

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1524640646
Total Pages : 613 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)

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Book Synopsis Simone’ by : Carlotta Maria Shinn Russell

Download or read book Simone’ written by Carlotta Maria Shinn Russell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a journey through love, romance, passion, and heartache. The journey of life, which started at fourteen years of age, would take Simone’ and her family into a maze of pain, heartache, and separation because of choices in love and decisions made while she was young and inexperienced, even to the decisions made after her marriage to protect her family. She found herself in an endless vortex, a downward spiral laced with fear because of the fervent love she had for her family. She felt trapped like a bird in a cage. These decisions were almost detrimental to her daughter and her husband whom she loved with all her soul. Instead of protecting those she loved, her decisions had painful consequences rather than healing remedies. The influencing actions and devastating circumstances all surrounded and involved one woman, who wore a veil of mystery, even to her Father.

The Faith of Elijah Cummings

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Publisher : Random House Studio
ISBN 13 : 0593306503
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Book Synopsis The Faith of Elijah Cummings by : Carole Boston Weatherford

Download or read book The Faith of Elijah Cummings written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Random House Studio. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congressman and civil rights advocate Elijah Cummings dedicated his life to public service. This comprehensive and visually stunning biography details his humble beginnings and unwavering faith as he waged an endless battle for truth, justice, and equality. We can do better. When Elijah Cummings was a little boy, he struggled in school. His teachers thought he talked too much and asked too many questions. They said he'd never be able to read or write well. Despite his difficulties, Elijah never gave up. He persevered, having faith that with hard work, he'd be able to achieve his goals. Best known as a voice for people of color and an advocate for equal opportunity, Elijah Cummings was a man of faith and dignity, a beacon of justice, and an unrelenting warrior for equality and change. Carole Boston Weatherford and Laura Freeman marry words and images beautifully in this picture book biography of politician and civil rights champion Elijah Cummings, detailing his inspiring journey--from his humble beginnings as the son of former sharecroppers to his unwavering faith as he became a lawyer, state legislator, and leading congressman. Best known as a voice for people of color and an advocate for equal opportunity, Elijah Cummings was a man of faith and dignity, a beacon of justice, and an unrelenting warrior for equality and change.

I Got Thunder

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Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568583310
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (833 download)

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Book Synopsis I Got Thunder by : LaShonda Barnett

Download or read book I Got Thunder written by LaShonda Barnett and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-10-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this often fascinating, nostalgic, and thoroughly moving collection of 20 interviews, author LaShonda Katrice Barnett offers a rare glimpse into the careers of the world's prominent black women performing singers and songwriters. Marking an unprecedented exploration of the musical styles and careers of twenty black women performing songwriters, I Got Thunder represents practically all genres-folk, jazz, neo soul, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, and traditional blues. Barnett's interviews are accompanied by brief biographies and selected discographies for each of the influential artists included.Discussing their influences, inspirations and creative processes are: Abbey Lincoln, Angelique Kidjo, Brenda Russell, Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves, Dionne Warwick, Joan Armatrading, Miriam Makeba, Narissa Bond, Nina Simone, Nona Hendryx, Odetta, Oleta Adams, Pamela Means, Patti Cathcart Andress (of Tuck & Patti), Shemekia Copeland, Shirley Caesar, Tokunbo Akinro, Toshi Reagon, and Tramaine Hawkins.

Simone’s Choice

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Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1398457574
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book Simone’s Choice written by David John Baird and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine you are in a bar celebrating your birthday and your freedom as a newly divorced man when your eyes meet those of a stunning blue eyed blonde. The connection is instant and electric. Finally, after such a long and desperately hard road, could true love be within your reach? This is deeply personal and moving true story written by author David John Baird about Michael, a 51-year-old professional, and the torrid and steamy romance that nearly destroyed him and his belief in finding the “one”. In this semi-biographical romance thriller, Michael meets Simone, a bubbly Italian on the eve of her return to Singapore. They exchange numbers and embark on a cyber romance of Skype dates and instant messaging. He is over the moon when she announces she has a job in Sydney and is moving to be by his side. Their romance is passionate and raw, honest, and deeply authentic. The story, in Michael’s words, is an insightful account of his thoughts during their flourishing romance. However, the constant interruption by Simone’s ex-boyfriend Marco arouses his suspicions and what happens next, no one could anticipate.

Sinner

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Publisher : Sierra Simone
ISBN 13 : 1732172250
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Sinner written by Sierra Simone and published by Sierra Simone. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance of 2018! I'm not a good man, and I've never pretended to be. I don't believe in goodness or God or any happy ending that isn't paid for in advance. In fact, I've got my own personal holy trinity: in the name of money, sex, and Macallan 18, amen. So when the gorgeous, brilliant Zenny Iverson asks me to teach her about sex, I want to say yes, I really do. Unfortunately, there are several reasons to say no--reasons that even a very bad man like myself can't ignore. 1. She's my best friend's little sister. 2. She's too young for me. Like way too young. 3. She's a nun. Or about to be anyway. But I want her. I want her even with my best friend and God in the way, I want to teach her and touch her and love her, and I know that makes me something much worse than a very bad man. It makes me a sinner. And it's those very sins that are about to save me... ***Sinner is a standalone companion to Priest about Father Bell's brother Sean. You do not have to read Priest or Midnight Mass to read Sinner***

A Girl Like Me

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Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 0758237642
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (582 download)

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Book Synopsis A Girl Like Me by : Ni-Ni Simone

Download or read book A Girl Like Me written by Ni-Ni Simone and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high school beauty is out to save her troubled family when she meets a hip-hop Prince Charming in this YA urban Cinderella story. She's got a voice like Keisha Cole and attitude to burn. She’s the body-rockin', Bebe-sporting girl everyone in her high school wants to be—or be with. But behind her picture-perfect image, sixteen-year-old Elite has a crack-addicted mother, no father in sight, and is secretly raising her sister and two brothers on her own. Now a radio contest has put her up-close-and-personal with mega-hot singer Haneef and their chemistry is too sizzling for Elite to stop pretending. As the clock ticks down fast for this 'hood Cinderella, she has only one shot to save her family and make all of her dreams come true.

Hawaiian Love

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9780595320462
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Love written by Jeanne McCann and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a beautiful beach on the big island of Hawaii, a faint cry drives a brave young woman to put her life in danger to save a young boy's life. A split second decision and Shannon Dunbar's life was irrevocably changed. Lieutenant Simone Moreau never thought a routine training ride with her paramedics would make a difference in her life. She was unprepared for the overwhelming feelings that she had for the injured young woman. An unplanned meeting and the events of that day would set in motion a romance so compelling that it would force both women to make very hard decisions if they were to ever be together. Would Simone and Shannon's romance survive the normal growing pains of a new relationship, let alone a frightening rescue that Simone would face a year later? While Shannon waits terrified for her lover and partner to return, would the fate that brought them together tear them apart?