About Swimming Through the Dawn:
Idol Pursuits is a contemporary coming-of-age tale set against the vivid backdrop of K-Pop and the music industry. Swimming Through the Dawn is the first book in the trilogy.
18-year-old Heather Moon is not your average wannabe idol. With a shimmering personality, powerful voice, and magnetic stage presence, her future seemed bright. An unexpected liaison with a powerful company executive, however, leaves those aspirations in shambles. Booted from a Korean agency that had long nurtured her talent, Heather returns to Los Angeles for college. But dreams of stardom seldom die easily.
Bolstered by a plucky band of misfits, she forms Made in Heaven, a seven-member girl group. While initial efforts seem promising, it’s clear not everyone shares their vision. To make matters worse, Heather’s father issues an ultimatum that will shape the rest of her life. Can she and her friends realize their ambitions before they’re derailed once and for all by the pressures of impending adulthood?
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Author Bio:
Upon graduating from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, R. P. Rioux spent two decades working in the Hollywood entertainment industry, rubbing shoulders with struggling dreamers and successful achievers alike. A yearlong circumnavigation of the globe ignited in the author an admiration of the world’s varied cultures, and taught that regardless of where we live, our commonalities far outweigh our differences.