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Learn moreGambling everything, including the family farm, Cullen McNamara travels to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with his most recent invention. But the noise in the Fair's Machinery Palace makes it impossible to communicate with potential buyers. In an act of desperation, he hires Della Wentworth, a teacher of the deaf, to tutor him in the art of lip-reading.
The young teacher is reluctant to participate, and Cullen has trouble keeping his mind on his lessons while intently watching her lips. Like the newly invented Ferris Wheel, he is caught in a whirl between his girl back home, his dreams as an inventor, and his unexpected attraction to his new tutor. Can he keep his feet on the ground, or will he be carried away?
Deeanne Gist is the author of fun, original historical fiction, including Tempest in the White City, The Trouble with Brides, and Maid to Match. The recipient of two consecutive Christy Awards as well as numerous RITA nominations, Deeanne has a background in education and journalism and a degree from Texas A&M University. She has written for People, Parents, and Parenting magazines. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband.
Amy Rubinate has narrated over 140 audiobooks and has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her books have been selected for Booklist's Top 10 Historical Fiction and Booklist Editor's Choice Media 2012. She has a degree in oral interpretation of literature and has won state and national awards for poetry reading. A voice actor and singer for over a decade, Amy has narrated many interactive children's books and provided character voices for toys and video games. Her one-woman cabaret shows have been performed in New York and San Francisco. Amy's work has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and reviewed in the New York Times.