Although, a heavy dose of romance, the mystery surrounding Gina's identity is very well woven into the story. The details in this book are amazingly well written, enabling the reader to "see" the landscape, the paintings, the colors. I enjoyed being swept up in a modern day romantic mystery with palpable historic roots.
“Vermont artist Gina Martin searches for her identity in France and finds her doppelgänger, an 18th century artist who captures light in an extraordinary way... as well as the handsome owner of an art gallery. C. S. Donnell’s rich descriptions follow the theme of “deeper colors" and take the reader to France, both 18th century and present day. A story gripping and well told.”
The first chapters of Deeper Colors won 1st in Ficeion t the 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference.