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A Season to Dance by Patricia Beal (Blog Tour w/ Review & Giveaway)

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Welcome to A Season to Dance Blog Tour

About the Book
Title:  A Season to Dance
Author: Patricia Beal
Publisher:  Bling! Romance
Release Date:  May 9, 2017
Genre: Inspirational Contemporary Fiction
Ballerina Ana Brassfield has her path to the stage of the Met in New York and her future with fiancé Peter Engberg all figured out—until her first love, renowned German dancer Claus Gert, shows up in Georgia to dance with her and win her back. Claus kisses her after a rehearsal, a kiss Peter witnesses from the darkened audience. Convinced a kiss between Claus and Ana is more than a one-time mistake, Peter breaks off his engagement with Ana. Rejected by Peter, and knowing Claus is dancing at the Met soon, Ana decides to repave her path to her dream. With her 2002 Thunderbird and Baryshnikov, an old dog crippled by arthritis, she moves to Germany to be with Claus. But the ghost of his late wife, Ana’s own memories of Peter, and the pressure of earning a spot in a large ballet company prove to be a high price for a shot at success.

In My Opinion (Review)

With the grace and fluidity associated with dancers, Patricia Beal takes readers behind the scenes and onto the stage in A Season to Dance, allows us to step into a ballerina’s pointe shoes.

Heartbreak caused Ana Brassfield to shift her life and career goals to something more manageable, something obtainable. When a man from her past returns intent on winning her back, her world is once again turned upside down.

Ana’s actions and decisions aren’t always the wisest, but she is determined to make the most of them. She is also searching for something but the idea of not giving one hundred percent of herself to obtain something as obscure as grace goes against everything she knows.

This poignant story is the journey Ana takes to finding her worth. Not in dance or in romantic relationships but in the One who wants to give her more than she can imagine. Ana faces heartache, disappointments, and tragedy throughout this book, but in the end, the God who longs for her, holds her close.

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, I’m #teampeter!

My Rating:

Disclosure statement:
I receive complimentary books for review from publishers, publicists, and/or authors, including NetGalley. I am not required to write positive reviews. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255. 

 

About the Author


Patricia Beal is a 2015 Genesis semi-finalist and First Impressions finalist. She is represented by Les Stobbe of the Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency, and A Season to Dance is her debut novel (Bling! Romance / Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, May 2017). She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati in 1998 with a B.A. in English Literature and has worked for the U.S. Army as a writer and editor for many years. Patricia writes from Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband and two children. You can find more info about Patricia on her website here.

 
CONNECT WITH PATRICIA:  website,  facebook,  twitter,  goodreads,  pinterest,  instagram

 

 
Giveaway

 

(2) Prizes up for grabs! (US Addresses Only)
Prize 1:
#TeamPeter Country Christmas Basket: 
Blake Shelton Christmas CD, Hallmark movie A Nutcracker Christmas, Country Cookin’ – Recipes from Callaway Gardens, A Season to Dance, country chocolates, and a country ornament.

 

Prize 2:
#TeamClaus German Christmas Basket:
German Christmas Songs CD, Baryshnikov movie White Nights (with Helen Mirren), Classic German Baking by Luisa Weiss, A Season to Dance, German chocolates, and an ornament.

Enter now!

And don’t forget to check out the other stops for more entries!


Tour Schedule
Week 1:
11/19 – Just Commonly
11/20 – Remembrancy
11/24 – C Jane Read
 
Week 2:
11/27 – Just Commonly
11/30 – Thorn & Vine
12/01 – Radiant Light

 


Reader Interactions

Comments

  3. Diane Buie says

    Thanks for the chance at this giveaway! 🙂 It is so kind of you to offer your audience so much just for the opportunity to enter! 🙂 I have not read your book but, it sounds lovely! I may have to make time in the Christmas season to take a day to read it! With your basket giveaway, I think I would like “Team Peter”. 🙂 Enjoy the holidays!

    Reply

    • Patricia Beal says

      Thank you, Diane! I hope you get a chance to read A Season to Dance. It’s my debut (30 years from seed to book!), and I’m so thrilled Lighthouse published it. I feel so blessed to be able to share this story 🙂

      Reply

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