Count the Nights by Stars

Written by Michelle Shocklee

Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman

Count your nights by stars, not shadows. Count your life with smiles, not tears.
1961. After a longtime resident at Nashville’s historic Maxwell House Hotel suffers a debilitating stroke, Audrey Whitfield is tasked with cleaning out the reclusive woman’s room. There, she discovers an elaborate scrapbook filled with memorabilia from the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Love notes on the backs of unmailed postcards inside capture Audrey’s imagination with hints of a forbidden romance . . . and troubling revelations about the disappearance of young women at the exposition. Audrey enlists the help of a handsome hotel guest as she tracks down clues and information about the mysterious “Peaches” and her regrets over one fateful day, nearly sixty-five years earlier.

1897. Outspoken and forward-thinking Priscilla Nichols isn’t willing to settle for just any man. She’s still holding out hope for love when she meets Luca Moretti on the eve of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Charmed by the Italian immigrant’s boldness, Priscilla spends time exploring the wonderous sights of the expo with Luca―until a darkness overshadows the monthslong event. Haunted by a terrible truth, Priscilla and Luca are sent down separate paths as the night’s stars fade into dawn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Release date: Mar 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9781496464958

Reviews for Count the Nights by Stars

[Jeanetta du Preez · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A beautiful story and well written with a good plot. I enjoyed it a lot

[Janeen Sullivan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My goodness. Not sure what to say about this story. It is so well written and the way the author wove the past and present was done beautiful. Everything about the story is good. I will say that it will be an only one time listened too book. Do not try and speculate how it is going to end. Let it just flow as the author intended.
I recommend it highly.

[Ann Bush · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This as well written and I enjoyed learning about the Nashville centennial, but the things that were happening at the time weren't always pleasant!

[Lori Retz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fabulous book! Very well written!!! It holds your attention from start to finish!

[Donna Larson Christian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Oh my.....what a super great story this is....I just hated to see it end. So well written and read. I sure will read more of your books. Your now at the top of my "best authors" list. Keep up the good job.

[shelly Thrasher · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An amazing dual time story that bring unlikely characters together in such a wonderful way.

[cheryl · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great story and loved the historic and cultural details it provided.

[Chelsey Bowlen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My first novel by the author, and I am certain that it won’t be my last. Michelle connects this dual-timeline from the Tennessee Centennial Exposition to the untimely end of the Maxwell House in such a beautifully written story. She adds in so much rich & detailed historical information that it feels as if you truly are living in these times that took place so long ago. The characters in her story are lovely and intriguing. I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Sarah Zimmerman, and it was phenomenal!