Cape Heights Volume 1: A Day Time Tv Styled Soap Opera

by Michele Ceron

Welcome to Cape Heights! A fictional soap opera town in coastal Oregon!

Do you love watching daytime soap operas on tv? Have you ever considered reading a soap in book format? One where you can read episodes back- to- back sans commercials and censorship? Then Cape Heights is the addictive daytime tv soap to get sucked into! This original and unique soap opera is written in screenplay format so that it’s visualized in your mind exactly as you would see it on tv! ! Its the ultimate contemporary romance, a highly dramatic family saga filled with a diverse cast of multicultural and multiracial romance stories!

Volume 1 returns to the cast of characters 5 years later from where we left them in the original online soap opera role play world! The Rutledge family finds themselves struggling to keep their company afloat years after the Chow family mafia was dismantled. Daniel put the company in the hands of his second wife, Sarah, who is the ex-wife of his son Bradley. Brad and Sarah struggle to work together to get the company back on its feet while Julian and Chelsea left town several years ago to pursue personal interests………….

Can this stubborn and splintered family be brought back together to save their company?

Trisha Davis is an aspiring singer/recording artist who went to LA to hit it big but soon found out fame wasn’t what it’s cracked up to be. She not only left Cape Heights but also her long- time boyfriend Adrian Emerson for her singing career; while committing the ultimate betrayal in order to do it……

Can Adrian ever forgive her? Or does he have a betrayal of his own that will have Trisha rethinking her desire to get back together with him?

Five years ago hotel owner Darius Hilton was in a relationship with Noelle Emerson but got deeply entrenched in the personal life of his ex and best friend, Naomi Chang…..to the point where he had an affair with her and was almost killed by Naomi’s psychopath boyfriend Wayne Chow. This led to the formation of a new and shall we say…….taboo relationship between Darius, Noelle and Naomi today.

Are they really living the charmed life they portray to others; or are there cracks in the foundation of this interesting relationship?
Christopher Romero escaped the clutches of his controlling drug lord father in Columbia; coming to the United States to start a new life and hide from the cartel his father operates. He changed his name, got married and has a daughter all the while hoping that his family never finds him………

Recently discovering that he’s been found; is there anywhere for him to hide or to get himself out of his father’s web? What will he do to keep his wife and daughter out of harm’s way?

These and many more stories will be found in the pages of all the volumes of Cape Heights; a contemporary romance saga where love triangles, family rivalries, intriguing stories and drama are the norm written in the classic style of our favorite daytime soap operas!

This is Volume 1 of a multi volume series. Volume 1 is available in the form of 3 smaller parts as well for paperback.

This book contains cursing, explicit sex scenes, drug use, alternative relationships and controversial storylines. This book series is not for the easily offended.

Contemporary Romance
Family Saga
Multicultural and Multiracial Romance
LGBT Romance
Polyamory Romance
Drama

704 pages, ebook

Published April 3, 2019

About the author

Hi! Thank you so much for visiting my author page! My name is Michele and I live right outside of Philadelphia with my husband and my cat. I am a colon hydrotherapist and an esthetician by trade.

I have always enjoyed creative writing. When I was a child and young adult I liked to write short stories and short plays. I also enjoyed watching daytime soap operas when I was younger and I remember as a kid I wanted to be a soap opera writer.

Recently I have returned to writing my original soap opera, Cape Heights, which I used to write over 15 years ago online with a group of writers. The first 2 volumes are published and I am currently working on Volume 3. I hope you enjoy my soap opera world! You don't have to be a soap opera fan to be able to enjoy my books. Thank you for your interest!

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Reviews

[James Blakley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes, bad modern soap operas seem like exercises in mockery. However, author and long-time soaps aficionado Michele Caron’s “Cape Heights Volume 1: A Day Time TV Drama Soap Opera” isn’t a parody. Her series opener gives props to the soap opera genre for its inspiration, but has enough originality and current sensibility of its own to capture readers' imaginations, and leave them wanting more.

As the cover shows, “Cape Heights” is more of a throwback to daytime TV soaps like CBS’s classic “Another World” and NBC's lesser-known “Somerset” and “Sunset Beach” than it is to prime-time titans like “Dallas” or ABC's “Dynasty.” Rather author Caron’s characters feel more realistic in size and scope; they portray the corruption of a J.R. Ewing or svelte intensity of a Krystle Carrington more in spirit and deed than as rebooted reincarnations. Because as with some of the above-mentioned daytime soaps, where the title is the focus of the story, a significant deal of “Cape Heights’s” intrigue and romance are corralled within the relatively small confines of its fictional titular community. This isn’t a dig, but a compliment. For it allows greater character creation and development. And what a cast is presented! From black entrepreneurs and a CEO to a Chinese surgeon and even an Australian hotel owner, the characters are a welcomed break from the trope of traditionally white, upper-middle and wealthy classes dominating the plot.

“Cape Heights” also has a wonderful sense of place. While there is the nod to the indispensable dreamy hotspots for passion and power to percolate (e.g., “Luna Night Club”, “Bedrock Hotel”, “Sea Breeze Motel”, a penthouse suite, “Rutledge Enterprises”, and “Emerson International Offices”), the author hatches drama in run-of-the-mill locales too (e.g., “Cape Heights Tribune”, “Coast Cliffs University”, and even “Cape Heights County Minimum Security Prison”). This mix lends the book an international appeal. Not in terms of setting, but in tone. Many European soaps tend to focus on the genre’s salacious themes and situations in everyday surroundings (hence the English term “kitchen sink drama”), instead of the traditionally American taste for high fashion and high stakes drama at almost every turn. As an American, however, the growing tension of romantic implications between Lila, Mike, and Marissa Chow during an undercover DEA operation that involves international drug connections on the Cape Heights docks was most enjoyable.

While the stories, characters, and setting are top notch, “Cape Heights’s" writing style could be better. A puzzling combination of novel and screenplay styles slows the flow. The book’s overall voice would read much smoother if the author chose a single style. In this case, novel style would better suit “Cape Heights’s” penchant for painstaking detail. Most screenplays tend to focus on dialog and direction, coming in at a little over 100 pages in length. Along those lines, a noticeable overuse of “I am”, “what is”, and “we will” makes some of “Cape Heights’s” dialog over-formal. More contractions would make some of the discourse better-suited to the subject matter.

Furthermore, unless you’re a dyed-in-the-wool soap opera fan, the casual reader may find the book’s 600-plus pages intimidating. Even for enthusiasts, it may be a bit much for one reading (given today’s demands and entertainment competitors). Stronger copy editing for length would broaden “Cape Heights” appeal.

All in all, the good outweighs the bad, making "Cape Heights Volume 1: A Day Time TV Drama Soap Opera" a clean break from many others, with meticulous world-building for the inclusive cast to run their race of requisite sin and redemption in entertaining fashion.

[Literary Publishing · Rating 5 out of 5]

To start, I've never read a book like this before. Going in, I wasnt sure what to expect but soon found myself flipping the pages...wanting more! What intrigued me most is that i could envision each part as if I was watching an actual soap opera on television. The author did a great job of bringing daytime television into literature format. I've already started Pt.2 and loving it!

I've already recommended to friends!

[Butterfly Bridge Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this book. Love triangles, a murder, a company ready to fold. This truly is a soap opera.
The way they tell the story by the different members and how they see it was something grand. If you are into TV Soap Operas, then you will love this book.
Well written and an all around great read.

[John Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not since the nighttime soap opera "Dallas" in the 1980s have I been caught up like this. There are three or four (maybe five?) story lines of the various comings and goings of the characters involved. Kudos, author. Five stars well earned.

[Lisa Lanay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book, I felt like I was in the middle of a soap opera, I couldn't put it down. I was so caught up in the characters and their lives, I thought about them all day and couldn't wait to finish work so I could go home and read! So fun when the drama is in someone else's life. Glad there is a 2nd volume so the fun and excitement can continue for me in Cape Heights!

[Candy Varty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me think back to when Mom and I used to sit and watch Soap Opera's together. It also reminds me of a little of my life in the past all the drama and chaos. The way the story is told and arranged by each family is great. It was an easy to follow book. It kept my guessing in areas and sometimes i had it wrong which was a great surprize.
It's an all around great read. I highly recommend this book.

[James Huck · Rating 5 out of 5]

This script/soap novel - not sure which but could be both is absolutely genius. I had no idea what to expect and when I saw the length I thought I was in for a long haul - but it was the total opposite. I was soon reading the characters' lines out to my wife in my best Dallasty voices (to my wife's disgust) and even found myself pausing in a Dr Drake Remoray (Joey from friends) style until my wife told me to stop. It's great fun and I could see the grainy images of the scenes play out as if they were on 1990s Cathode Ray Tube TVs soap operas. The author is missing a trick if she doesn't get some friends to act this out - it would be a global You Tube sensation.

[Angel Medina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've never read a soap opera kind of book, so I was looking forward to it. While the writing style took a little bit to get used to it, eventually I found it rather fun to read. It felt like reading through a script. I'm not a huge fan of soap operas but the action in the book might get me to watch an episode one day. I like how the author is able to switch between the different Point of Views of the different families. I hate to spoil the plot, so I suggest you give this one a go. If you're a fan of soap operas, you will love it more than even me.

[I.M. Redwright · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first time I have read a Soap Opera and this was a great experience.

I didn't know what to expect, as I started reading I just got caught up, it was like watching an amazing soap opera on tv!

I have to admit that I struggled at first because the writing style is different to the one I am used to. But then, I couldn't put it down.

Great story and amazing dialogues. Highly recommended for soap opera fans.

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars. Cape Heights is a classic soap opera, a mixture of ambition, deception, greed, lust, sex, betrayal, love, and of course, secrets. Some of the characters reminded me of Tyler Perry's nighttime "The Have and the Have Nots" and "If Loving You is Wrong." There's enough originality that will intrigue and entice your curiosity. The author weaves a creative storyline with plenty of drama to keep you turning the pages. Looking forward to reading Volume 2.

[Rob Horner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly well written

Believable characters? Check
Incredible dialogue? Check
It's all here, a soap opera season in book form, hookups, break ups, and all the juicy tidbits in between, brought to us as only Michele Cohen can.
Peek behind the curtain. You won't be disappointed.

[Gill D. Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well staged soap opera themed tale full of intriguing characters and fun plot sequences. Well done!

[Zelly Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must admit I had never heard of a Soap Opera Style of book but was curious to find out. In the beginning, the author introduces us to the "cast" of characters and the list was so plentiful, I kept thinking: "Good grief! How many more characters?" It went on and on, it seemed. However it soon became clear why - there's lots of people in Cape Heights and that's how it should be! It's a town, after all and that alone makes this story very different to most books. The author's idea of listing and describing each cast member and how they were related to others was brilliant, enabling the reader to refer back to each character's mini-bio as they went along.

The way the story is told using an almost script-like layout is very clever even though it takes awhile to get used to. Once the reader gets the hang of it, it's easy to settle back and enjoy the "scenes." The characters are diverse in ethnicity and background and this makes them realistic and enjoyable. The interaction of all these people and how they play into each other's lives is the heart of this book - who does what to whom, who's sleeping with who, etc etc. Just like a soap opera, there is lots going on and the reader is soon engaged with the people of this town and they soon have their favourites, those they don't like and those they love to hate.

That's the fun of a soap opera, right ?

I enjoyed this very much and give huge kudos to the author for her originality and creativity. The amount of work that has gone into developing so many characters is highly admirable and worthy of loads of respect.

The only issues I had with it were the two Aussie characters which weren't really Aussie-enough for me and I say this as an Australian so I'm allowed, lol. But she did a great job of them nonetheless. And the dialogue was a little too stilted and unrealistic for my personal tastes - I'm a big believer in writing dialogue as its spoken but that is purely personal preference.

Overall, highly recommend giving this story a try, even if you're not really a soap opera fan - it's fun and engaging and absolutely makes you feel as if you're watching television in a print form. Great job, Michele!

Zelly Jordan

[Book Reviewer! · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't really watched a lot of Soap Operas much less is the event of having read many. So when I got to lay my hands on this book I was curious how it will be to be reading something which was first produced over the screen rather than having featured the pages of a book [I am guessing that's is how Soap Opera books work]. Nevertheless having started the book I realized that it is very well documented with character sketches and plotlines explained and places of consequence mentioned. This really gives a reader the idea of what he/she is getting into so as not to be proven as a bad investment in the future. There are multiple things that I have liked about this book. Firstly the set of varied and diverse characters that have been willed to work together into a plot is amazing.

Yes, diversity is important because people usually get bored, reading/watching the same thing and realizing the pattern. This is one crucial part of the storyteller's judgment as it is just not magic to conjure up a scenario that hasn't existed before. What are Soap Operas and where do they get you, some have a good plot that involves you such that you have a heartache when it's gone, some have a really good set of characters and an equally good cast to forget it all and watch it all day but one thing all the soap operas have is drama and I am happy to reveal that it has tons of it too. From the view of the plotline, you get a lot and maybe too much to handle with love triangles and criminal activities? Yes, that is jumping genres and is a device quite strong if wielded carefully.

The writing style is lucid and the texts are clean as when you wipe your slate with a wet rag but, yes there is a catch. The author has tried using a hybrid method of representation for the book which is a bit tedious at times and really a big setback. I have heard other people voicing the same beliefs and I agree with them on this point.

[Darnall Eggleston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Read

The idea of taking a story and turning it into a day time soap opera was an idea I have never heard before. It intrigued me enough to open this book and I can tell I was not disappointed!

[Hannah Betty]

I was open to reading this authors work until I read absolutely disgusting transphobic comments from her on Instagram. During pride month too. This author is trash.

[Toni Goode · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic read!

This book was a roller coaster of soap opera emotions. There is so much descriptive details that you find yourself pulled in. The character development is absolutely riveting. The stories inside with the many characters is very in-depth and written with heart. You fall in love with them all abd it brought me back to my soap opera days. I cant wait to read volume 2 so I can see where it leads. This is a must read for any romance fan whether you like soap operas or not. You will not be disappointed! Michele 's writing style will leave you smiling and waiting for more. A true talent to the writing world!