Monday, June 4, 2012

LET'S GET COZY: DEAD MAN WALTZING - A PREVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

 
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DEAD MAN WALTZING
A Ballroom Dance Mystery
BY ELLA BARRICK
ABOUT THE BOOK:
When Corinne Blakely, a grande dame of international ballroom dancing, is poisoned, the dance community — including champion dancer Stacy Graysin — is left in an uproar. Corinne was penning a tell-all memoir, but now her secrets might well remain hidden, perhaps just as the killer intended.

The victim’s dance card was full of people who might have wanted her silenced, if not dead. But when Maurice, a ballroom instructor at Stacy’s dance studio, Graysin Motion, becomes the prime suspect, Stacy has no choice but to waltz in and take the lead.

Clearing Maurice’s name is going to be harder than a running spin turn. But there’s one thing Stacy knows for sure — she’s not about to let the murderer dance away scot-free.
Second in the Ballroom Dance mystery series.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ella Barrick grew up in the South, but has since migrated West.  She spent some time working for Uncle Sam and taught English at the college level before turning her hand to writing mysteries. 

Ella and her husband took exactly two ballroom dancing lessons on the quickstep before Ella’s bruised ankles and crushed feet forced them to retire.  (Her husband is a wonderful guy, but he doesn’t have a single ballroom dance gene in his whole body.)  Thus, Ella relies on the kindness of competitive ballroom dancers and friends who foxtrot fabulously for the dance details in her Ballroom Dance Mysteries.  And, of course, she watches Dancing with the Stars for costume and choreography ideas! 


Besides writing, Ella enjoys reading, gardening, home decorating, traveling, and long walks or hikes. 


Please read more about Ella on her website and "Like" her on Facebook.

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EARLY PRAISE FOR DEAD MAN WALTZING:
"DEAD MAN WALTZING is pure entertainment." ---Elizabeth Crowley from FRESH FICTION

"This is a lively amateur sleuth mystery that will have readers wanting more dance numbers. starring Stacy."---from THE MYSTERY GAZETTE 

SOME OTHER BOOKS BY ELLA BARRICK (aka LILA DARE, or LAURA DISILVERIO:
                                                                           

                                          

           
                    
    GIVEAWAY
THANKS TO KAITLYN AND THE GOOD FOLKS
AT OBSIDIAN PUBLISHING AND PENGUIN, 
I HAVE ONE COPY OF THIS SECOND IN THE 
BALLROOM DANCE MYSTERY SERIES, TO
GIVE AWAY TO A LUCKY WINNER!
 
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GIVEAWAY ENDS AT 
6 PM, EST, JUNE 15
 GOOD LUCK!

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  1. This sounds like a good cozy, I would love to read it.
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  13. I remember when you reviewed Quickstep...this looks like such a fun series! Thanks for the reminder and chance to win!
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  19. The bio at her site is pretty much what you summed up here, but I always like it when their interests are similar to mine! Makes me think I'll definitely like the book!

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  20. Sounds like an enjoyable fun mystery!
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  30. That's a twist, usually the person revealing the secrets gets killed after the secrets are out!

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  32. I read the excerpt on the site. I don't think I could do the quickstep after four years of lessons.

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  56. i have the 1st book in this series on my TBR pile; now this 2nd book is on my WishList, so it would be nice to win a copy!!
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  59. like that the character is an international ballroom dancer
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  60. I've always wanted to learn ballroom dancing so this will be a fun cozy for me.
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  63. I think the ballroom dancing setting will make for a fun mystery.
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  64. On the author's site I learned that the quickstep is a combination of the foxtrot and the Charleston.
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  76. I love cozy mysteries and never read on about ballroom dancing and would love to read this series and her other series (with AKA'a).
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