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Celebrate this new release by Bette Lee Crosby!

January 10, 2017 by Patricia Sands 4 Comments

Having just finished the first draft of my next novel … yes, really, I did type “The End” and now it will go off to my Lake Union editor … I know how satisfying and exciting it is to reach the best day of all ~

RELEASE DAY

and today we are celebrating the beloved author BETTE LEE CROSBY!

Bette Lee Crosby has done it again! If you pre-ordered your copy, I’ll bet you are already buried in the pages of this gripping story.

Today is the release day for Beyond The Carousel!

Here’s a little taste for what awaits you:

Laura Wilkes has everything a woman could want when she snaps the carousel picture. Her daughter, a happy little five-year-old, is holding the brass ring and smiling at a daddy who adores her. Each time the carousel circles around Laura snaps another picture, seven in all. This is a day of unforgettable happiness; one of the few Laura has left.
In the months following the stock market crash, Franklin Wilkes is killed; gunned down in senseless act of vengeance. The police know who did it, but the man has disappeared. It’s the height of the depression and there are hoards of nameless, faceless men living in freight train yards and back alleys. The murderer is never caught, but Laura and Emory, her father, never give up hope of finding him.
Now, twenty-five years later, Laura’s daughter has fallen in love with Jack Mahoney a policeman working crowd control with the strikers at the Telephone Company.
Right now Mahoney is a rookie, he has little or no power, but Emory is hopeful he is the one person who can ultimately find Franklin’s killer and deliver the justice the family has long awaited.

Readers of the other Wyattsville books will welcome the chance to get to know the kind-hearted Spare Change detective as a young man about to fall in love.

Purchase Beyond the Carousel on Amazon or iBooks.

 To celebrate Bette is giving away four signed paperback books.

There will be 3 copies of the USA Today Bestseller Spare Change, which is book one in the series, and 1 copy of “Beyond the Carousel”.

To enter, go to Bette’s FB page by clicking right here and leave a comment on the thread for the giveaway.

A random draw will decide four lucky winners.

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Award-winning novelist Bette Lee Crosby brings the wit and wisdom of her Southern Mama to works of fiction—the result is a delightful blend of humor, mystery and romance along with a cast of quirky charters who will steal your heart away.

“Storytelling is in my blood,” Crosby laughingly admits, “My mom was not a writer, but she was a captivating storyteller, so I find myself using bits and pieces of her voice in most everything I write.”

Crosby’s work was first recognized in 2006 when she received The National League of American Pen Women Award for a then unpublished manuscript. Since then, she has gone on to win numerous other awards, including The Reviewer’s Choice Award, The Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal, FPA President’s Book Award Gold Medal and The Royal Palm Literary Award.

Crosby originally studied art and began her career as a packaging designer. When asked to write a few lines of copy for the back of a pantyhose package, she discovered a love for words that was irrepressible. After years of writing for business, she turned to works of fiction and never looked back

Find out more about Bette’s books on her Amazon author page … don’t forget to click on the link to “Follow” her, while you are there. That way you won’t miss any exciting news!

Visit Bette at her website for more news, information, and good fun!

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About Patricia Sands

Family, writing and travel are my passions ... okay, and chocolate ... and I'm seldom without a camera. I write women's fiction and keep in touch with readers by a monthly newsletter that also has giveaways and contests. Come and join us by signing up on the right. See you there!

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  1. Valerie Brooks says

    January 10, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    Congrats on finishing a draft of your novel!! Champagne!! Chocolates!! lots of pats on the back! A big accomplishment, and I know it well. Hugs from Oregon.

    Reply
    • Patricia Sands says

      January 11, 2017 at 10:21 am

      Thanks, Valerie! I’ll gladly accept all of those!
      Many thanks and hugs back!

      Reply
  2. Mary Ann Hartwell says

    January 10, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    Terrific!!! I agree, pop the Bubbly and chill. So PROUD of you and to think my Nana Mouskouri is mentioned, aha!

    Reply
    • Patricia Sands says

      January 12, 2017 at 1:32 pm

      Oh yes, she is! A little nod to you, my friend! 🙂

      Reply

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