Murder at Morningside
by Sandra Bretting
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GENRE: Cozy Mystery
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BLURB:
Hat
designer Missy DuBois opened her shop, Crowning Glory, along Louisiana Great River Road
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EXCERPT:
Time rewound with each footfall as I began to climb the
grand outer staircase at Morningside Plantation. The limestone steps, burdened
with the history of five generations, heaved their way toward heaven.
At the top lay a wide-plank verandah supported by columns
painted pure white, like the clouds. By the time I took a third step, the
digital camera in my right hand began to dissolve into the sterling silver
handle of a ladies parasol. The visitors’ guide in my left hand magically
transformed into a ballroom dance card bound by a satin cord.
Another step and the Mississippi River came into view as it
flowed to the Gulf, languid as a waltz and the color of sweet tea. Could that
be a whistle from a steamboat ferrying passengers past the plantation? If so, a
turn and a wave wouldn’t be out of the question once I reached the top of the
stairs, and good manners would dictate it.
I was about to do that when I realized the whistle was only
my friend’s cell and not a Mississippi riverboat. “Ambrose! Turn that thing
off. Honestly.”
“Sorry.” He shrugged. “I always forget you were Scarlett
O’Hara in a past life.”
The mood was broken, though, and the sterling silver in my
hand returned to plastic while the linen dance card hardened to a glossy
brochure.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Sandra Bretting
works as a freelance feature writer under contract to the Houston Chronicle.
She received a journalism degree from the University of Missouri School of
Journalism and wrote for other publications (including the Los Angeles Times
and Orange Coast Magazine) before moving to Texas.
Her Missy DuBois
Mysteries series debuts from Kensington/Lyrical Underground in May 2016.
Bretting’s previous mysteries include Unholy Lies (2012) and Bless the Dying
(2014). Readers can reach her online at www.sandrabretting.com and through
Facebook at www.facebook.com/sandra.bretting.
Buy Links:
BN:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-at-morningside-sandra-bretting/1122597549?ean=9781601837134
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE
Sandra will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a
randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Mrs. Bretting, how long did it take you to write this book?
RispondiElimina(my name on the rafflecopter is KateS)
Hi Kate - I'm not the world's fastest writer, so I'd say each book takes about a year. (Other writers I know can finish one in six months.) I really feel like my readers deserve nothing but the best, though, so I take my time. Good question!
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RispondiEliminaThanks for hosting!
RispondiEliminaCongrats on your new book. Do you do a lot of research? Do You enjoy? I do.
RispondiEliminaHi Debby - Thanks for the congrats. I do a lot of research, but I'm lucky I live so close to the Great River Road, where my books take place. I love to tour the "haunted" mansions there. Have you ever been?
EliminaThanks for hosting me ... nice to meet everyone!
RispondiEliminaThanks for the giveaway!
RispondiEliminaYou're welcome! It will be fun to see who wins :)
RispondiEliminaGreat excerpt! This book sounds like such a fun and interesting read! Totally can't wait to read this book!
RispondiEliminaHi Ally,
RispondiEliminaI'm so glad you liked the excerpt. This is the third book I've written, but my favorite by far. I love these characters, and I hope you do, too!
-Sandra