Friction between lovers forces the planning of an unexpected wedding, where life-changing secrets will be revealed to some and remain hidden from others. Whose dreams will come true and whose will be crushed forever?
In the second novel in the Discovery series, Anna Dvorak faces a heartbreaking choice between love and practicality. As inaction by some becomes a catalyst for others, Jimmy and Maggie Carlson are caught up in the adults’ secrets while navigating their own youthful challenges. And Mary Schroedler, much missed by her friends, inspires questions of whether events are truly controlled by fate.
The dance at the heart of The Dance celebrates love and the joy of living, but all around it, conflicts spawned by secrets, lies, and a desire for revenge threaten to shatter the thin veneer of civility and erupt into violence. As powerful hopes converge in the dance hall, the farm neighborhood will never be the same.
Gordon W. Fredrickson was raised on a small dairy farm in Minnesota, served three years in the United States Army after high school, graduated with a teaching degree from the University of Minnesota, taught English to grades nine through twelve, directed high school plays and musicals, and has written eighteen books for adults and children with the aim to enlighten and entertain. His wife, Nancy, coauthored several of the books as photographer and photo editor. Gordon and Nancy have downsized from their hobby farm and presently reside in a townhome less than twenty miles from where they grew up. Visit their website www.gordonfredrickson.com for details and sample pages of their books.