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Dance Upon the Air
Dec. 9th, 2025 05:58 pmI think I need to stop listening to paranormal romance trilogies by Nora Roberts - after I finish the Three Sisters Island series, of course...
Dance Upon the Air is the first in that series, and it follows Nell, who is fleeing an abusive husband and finds an unexpected sense of belonging on the island, as well as a thriving catering business and a romance with the local sheriff.
It follows a very similar format to the Keys trilogy (which came out two or three years later) and the Lost Brides trilogy (which concluded this year, nearly 25 years later), though there's a fair amount less of the supernatural stuff and the story focuses almost entirely on the romance and mundane business aspects.
Much like with the Keys trilogy, I was rather disappointed by the romance - even though it's clear to him that Nell has been damaged by a previous relationship, Zack still bullies her into accepting his advances - and his reaction to her later revelations about her past made me pretty angry.
Still, again much like the other series, I loved the other characters - especially Mia and Ripley, who are the protagonists of the other two books in this trilogy.
So, while this one didn't really blow my socks off in any way, I'm still invested enough in the world and the other two women to want to see it through.
Dance Upon the Air is the first in that series, and it follows Nell, who is fleeing an abusive husband and finds an unexpected sense of belonging on the island, as well as a thriving catering business and a romance with the local sheriff.
It follows a very similar format to the Keys trilogy (which came out two or three years later) and the Lost Brides trilogy (which concluded this year, nearly 25 years later), though there's a fair amount less of the supernatural stuff and the story focuses almost entirely on the romance and mundane business aspects.
Much like with the Keys trilogy, I was rather disappointed by the romance - even though it's clear to him that Nell has been damaged by a previous relationship, Zack still bullies her into accepting his advances - and his reaction to her later revelations about her past made me pretty angry.
Still, again much like the other series, I loved the other characters - especially Mia and Ripley, who are the protagonists of the other two books in this trilogy.
So, while this one didn't really blow my socks off in any way, I'm still invested enough in the world and the other two women to want to see it through.
