Title: Marigny Street
Series: Saving Angels #1
Author: Annie Rose Welch
Review: Frank Atkins
Stars: 4.5 Pitchforks 
Synopsis:
Do you believe in the power of dreams?
Way down south on Marigny Street in the heart of New Orleans, the land of Catholic intercessions, purgatory, and supernatural superstitions, young Evangeline Chenier dreams of a radiant boy who saves her from a storm. She takes the dream seriously – in her family, dreams are sometimes more than dreams. Sometimes they foretell the future. Sometimes they create it.
Years later, Eva is no longer the same wistful girl but a hardened woman who no longer believes in dreams. Losing faith in her gift, she becomes lost in a nightmare of emotion, mourning her son, separating from her husband, and stewing in a dead-end job. And then fate brings her an unlikely surprise: one of the most famous movie stars in the world, Gabriel Roberts.
Caught by something in his eyes, Eva agrees to show him the real Big Easy on his last night in New Orleans—an evening that turns into four dreamy days spent recapturing lost faith and discovering a love neither expected. Realizing Gabriel is the boy from her childhood dream, Eva must leave everything behind—her husband, her family, her history, and the beautiful city she calls home—and gamble it all for the dream that has saved her on MARIGNY STREET.
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Franks Review:
Review of Marigny Street by Annie Rose Welch In her book Marigny Street, Annie Rose Welch means to invite you to spend a weekend in New Orleans. What she actually does is kidnap you and hold you there until you develop Stockholm Syndrome. Seriously if you are able to put this book down after reading the first two chapters, you either have much more will power then I do or, more likely, you didn’t set aside enough time. Warning this is a one sitting read. Eva is lost soul who has had to deal with a heartbreak that no one should have to experience. It has left her a shell of her former self, she is going thru the motions but is no longer living. Gabriel is young, handsome and talented. He has everything except that special someone to share it with him. Once he meets Eva he realizes he loves her “like the darkened sky loves the stars”. They are each the piece the other has been missing all of their lives, but is it enough? This book instantly transported me to The Big Easy, her writing style was magical. I could feel the humid heat, smell the evening rain, and hear the lonely saxophone crying for all the pain surrounding us all. The Devil gives this 4.5 pitchforks.
Buy Links:
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/marigny-street-annie-rose-welch/1116050378?ean=9781490582702
I was grown in the south. Born and raised up right in New Orleans, the city that care forgot. I speak with a southern flourish and cook with it too. I grew up in a very lively and eccentric household, filled with bright and wonderful characters, who could’ve easily been transferred into a very entertaining novel.
I spent my summers barefoot, hot, and usually exploring and getting into things I wasn’t supposed to. New Orleans has always been a creative playground for me. She has always been mysterious, full of charm and enchanting with all her history and heat— a magical potion for a child stewing in her pot of gumbo. When I’m not writing, (transcribing for the voices in my head), I’m the Mama of one little Sofia girl, and my hubby’s favorite cook. We also have two very peculiar dogs who go by the names of Boudreaux and Tabasco.
I love — words (particularly making up my own), books, photography, creating something out of nothing, music, dancing, fast cars, and all those characters who keep me awake at night, writing or reading, until the sun comes up. I’m known to shorten my words (hey, ya’ll better stop, na’!) and write long books, or perhaps tell long stories. I’m one of those who don’t believe they make music or movies like they used to. And I’ve always had this very strange affinity for Jim Croce. Yeah, you never mess around with Jim. Never.
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Na’, it’s your turn dawlin’. Because if there’s one thing I love, it’s a damn good story. And everybody’s got one, whether they like it or not.
Author Links:
Website: http://annierosewelch.com/
Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7159582.Annie_Rose_Welch
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Annie-Rose-Welch/e/B00DQSYDTM/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1443069446&sr=1-1
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