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The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Hops the Atlantic: WWII Historical & Contemporary Romance (Jitterbug Dress Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Tam Francis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.9 17 ratings

Book 2 of 3: Jitterbug Dress Series

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The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Hops the Atlantic continues the story of two women from two different eras, confronting life-altering choices about love, marriage, birth, and death, contrasted by 1940's Vegas glamour and the seductive thrill of hopping across Europe.

When vintage fashionista Rose sews dissension between June and James, June is driven to choose between the security of her family, friends, and swing scene, or run off with an international swing boy.

Will the handsome Swede turn June’s head with an offer to teach Jitterbug across Europe? And is he really the sparkling Lindy Hop star he claimed to be when he twirled her around the historic Catalina ballroom?

Return to Violet’s world of big band jazz, seedy nightclubs, and WWII. Follow her through 1940's Los Angeles and early wartime Vegas when she transformed herself into a jazzy songbird.

Will the truth about the murder, the mob, and her murky history undo her rekindled relationship with her lost Jitterbug love and newfound family? And will Violet, Charles, and June finally confirm a biological connection?

~Fall in Love on the Dance Floor~

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MR0LH1C
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plum Creek Publishing (December 27, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 27, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 936 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 396 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,895,212 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,573 in 20th Century Historical Romance eBooks
- #7,447 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Books)
- #18,370 in New Adult & College Romance (Kindle Store)

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Tam Francis

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Tam Francis writes cross-genre fiction with a pen in one hand and a vintage cocktail in the other. Fashion, passion, music & dance! She’s taught swing dancing for 15 years with her husband & collects vintage sewing patterns, retro clothing & antiques. All of which make appearances in her stories.

She is currently working on some speculative fiction stories, that still include passion, fashion, music, and dance! Look for Luminous Glow in 2023.

She’s been published in Texas Writer’s Journal, The Lucid Stone, Coffeelicious, Inspired Writers, and other print and electronic publications. She’s a PRO member of Romance Writers of America. Her skills have garnered speaking engagements at The International Society for Women Educators (DKG) and Concordia College where she spoke on writing historical fiction, new adult, time travel, murder mystery, women's fiction, paranormal romance, creating your own niche, and blogging.

She lives in a 1908 home that may or may not be haunted. Join the exclusive newsletter group http://eepurl.com/EgkF1 & get a FREE gift just for signing up. Or pop over to www.girlinthejitterbugdress.com for book reviews, vintage lifestyle tips, recipes, interviews, give-aways, & games.

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Rebecca Martel

Fun Coming of Age Hisotrical Novel

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2022

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I liked the suspense of the connection between June and Violet. I enjoyed delving more into Violet's history and the historical tidbits that came up along the way. 1940s California is very interesting. I enjoy the descriptions of the swing dancing, fashion, and the swing community.

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2020

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I loved the first book and dove straight into this one. This book really expands both story lines. I very much relate to June's anxiety and other issues she has. Violet's life in so interesting and I love the old verbage.
This book is a perfect escape. I am transported along with the characters and I love every minute in this world.
I eagerly await book 3.

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Renee

Dancing and romancing

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017

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I absolutely adored the first book in this series (The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress) and snapped up a copy of the sequel as soon as it was released. I loved finding out more about June and Violet's stories. Swing dancing is a passion of mine and Tam does a wonderful job of immersing you in the swing dance culture of the early 1940s and of the resurgence in the late 1990s. Dancing, romancing, what more could you want?

I recommend reading book one first and I can't wait until the final book in the trilogy is released.

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Michael

How do they always perfectly guess their size?

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017

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Read the first one and loved it, so I had to check out the second one!

What I liked:
The first half of the twentieth century is one of my favorite eras. It almost feels magical and otherworldly to me, and I got a strong sense that the author felt that way too.

Despite Violets seemingly conclusive ending in the last book, I was delighted to be brought back into her life which became very exciting this time around as she travels from old Hollywood to Las Vegas.

The well-researched descriptions of vintage fashion, buildings, and life truly transported me to the 40's. I even felt momentarily transported to the 90s when June used a bit of sarcastic slang that I haven't heard in years.

(As a little side-note, the author used one of my all-time favorite villain tropes. I get a kick when a villain makes the heroine wear expensive, glamorous gowns, and I wanted to give the author a fist bump when I read it.)

What I didn't like:
Like in the first book, I felt like the dancing scenes were a little too technical for a casual observer like me.

Some scenes (three, I think) were rehashed from the first book. I thought it was unnecessary.

It was hard for me to like June. Her panic attacks were giving me anxiety, her romantic flip-flopping made me want to slap her, and she was a snob to other more casual admirers of swing/vintage. I am the type of vintage-fan who won't go a day without my saddle shoes, but I think if I met June, she'd look me over with her lips pinched and sniff, "It's not authentic."

Overall, it was a good continuation of the first story with many of the big questions I had answered. I would recommend this to serious swing-dancers, vintage fashion bugs, and anybody who likes their romance with a side of danger.

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Carol Papalas

really enjoyed the book

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017

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I really, really enjoyed the book.

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Jerod Thomas