Nanisi Barrett D'Arnuk

Christine Anthony is a cellist who wants nothing more than to play with a major symphony orchestra. Until then, she works in a clothing boutique and spends her weekends playing with a string quartet at a museum.<br><br>When a stylish, rich woman named Car Weldon asks Chris to deliver a purchase to her, Chris finds the world she knows thrown into a spin. Suddenly she’s doing things that would have scandalized her a few weeks previous. When Car takes her to St. Lucia on vacation, she meets new friends and a booking agent who offers her a job that changes her life.<br><br>And when she draws the attention of a well-known gossip columnist and a handsome TV actor, Chris suddenly has a fame she isn’t ready for. With the right choices, her cello could take her more places than she ever imagined ... but what must she leave behind?

All the Right Strings

“I’m getting there. I’m getting too old for the leading man roles and I’m really tired of hets like Donald playing older gay men. Someone should do it right! Show the world how real homosexuals act: break the stereotypical limp-wrist thing.” He took a deep breath. “It seems everyone is coming out. I think Ellen did us all a favor by starting it. Montgomery would have loved it. He’d have milked it dry.”


“Yes,” Car added. “It may be time. It’s a shame so many waited until their death beds to become real.”


Then the wine steward was beside Ryan. He held out an old bottle of wine. While Ryan was doing the tasting thing, Wilson touched my hand.


“Would you like to dance? I’m an excellent ballroom dancer.” The small band was playing some Noel Coward pieces.


“I’d love to,” I said. “I haven’t danced like that in years!”


Chapter 24