Change of Heart (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Marcia King-Gamble (Author)

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Physical therapist Shayna DaCosta has her work cut out for her when Olympic skier Beau Hill appears at her Denver rehabilitation center. As the only African American on the ski team, he was in the spotlight when he suffered a tragic accident and broke his back. Shayna has some knowledge of what Beau is going through as she was an Olympic gymnastic hopeful until an accident forced her to change careers. She keeps her former life a secret and hopes to motivate her sexy patient to walk, but Beau is fighting many demons. There is suspicion that his accident was no accident, and his former-supermodel fiancee doesn't seem to want to let him go. Once Beau starts working on his recovery, however, he can't help but notice how wonderful Shayna is, and the attraction is mutual, but Shayna has problems of her own with her teenage brother, Reggie, facing criminal charges. King-Gamble's engaging African American romance has broad appeal. Patty Engelmann
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583141340
• ISBN-13: 978-1583141342
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,342,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Story, October 9, 2001

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B. J. Woodbury (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Change of Heart (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Change of Heart is Marcia King Gamble's sixth full contemporary romance book.

The author brings to us a beautiful written story about the only black skier on the U.S. Olympic team who suffers from a serious accident on the slopes, this hero is Beaumont Hill who is referred to as "Beau" in the story. Beau is matched with Shayna DaCosta, as his heroine, who is a former gymnast now a physical therapist assigned to his case.
Now that is the preliminaries of this story. Now, let me express my thoughts on the overall book.

Most readers of romance books look for a certain quality when reading. It is very important that it includes certain components to make the well investment worth our while, because for those of us like myself who are serious avid readers, spending money on books that are not up to par, so we say is not worth it to us.

Well, this book is well worth the investment. Why? Let me list the reasons.

The book has 282 pages in 25 chapters. Since the author has to cover quite a bit of territory in 282 pages, the story is very fast-paced, like one of those All-Nighters.

The author does not make us wait half way through the book before she has the hero and the heroine meet for the first time. Beau and Shayna meet in Chapter 2, page 29 to be exact.

The book offers us a good sense of humor and lots of laughter. There is a great deal of dialogue that occurs between the hero and the heroine. The secondary characters presented in this story add seasoning and flavor to the story that does not take away the focus of Beau and Shayna.

There are two sub-plots going on with the developing relationship of Beau and Shayna but never do they over-play the major storyline. As a matter of fact, these sub-plots presented, allow both Shayna and Beau to interact more.

Now in any romance story, there has to be some intimacy. This book does not fall short of the sizzling love scenes, which are very powerful.

I strongly recommend this book, it is a well worth investment, especially to those who are seious avid readers of romance.

While you're visiting this site, check out some of the other novels and short story collections by this author.

There is a male secondary character who is an attorney, who I hope is considered for a book, cause I liked his role in this story.

Thanks Marcia for a wonderful story with Beau and Shayna!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars POWERFUL, December 3, 2001

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T. B. Robinson "Toni Bonita" (St. Marys, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Change of Heart (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Shayna DaCoata a former gymnast turn physical therapist. Beaumont Hill(Beau)the only African American skier on the U.S. Oplympic team.

Beau is hurt thinks he will never walk again. He is placed in a Denver rehabilitation center. He has no hope for a life and is as mean as a snake.

Shayna is the therapist who sets out to not only see that he can walk, but ski again. Beau fights her at every turn but she doesn't give up on him.

The cross story has her younger brother in trouble,Beau's father trying to put him jail for the next 20 years or longer. Not to mention a cover up about how Beau got hurt.

Even though they try to avoid each other,they are both working to help the other one with out. As they succeed in getting to the bottom of all the problems, they realize they are in love with each other.

This is a must read story that will touch your heart in more ways than one.

Marcia, I look foward to your next book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!, October 25, 2001

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Deborah D. Brooks (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Change of Heart (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is an excellent book. I recommend this book because it simply flows. I haven't finished reading this book, but I can't wait to get to the end. If you are considering purchasing this book, believe me, you won't be wasting your money.