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Ana is out there :)

Hello everyone!

May 9 arrived, and we sent Ana into the world in style.

There are 43 reviews on Amazon right now, and A Season to Dance is a top-100 book in multiple categories.

Here are some launch highlights, upcoming events, and more. 

Have a fun and happy summer, and remember to connect via social media for more. I'm on Twitter and Facebook daily :)

Love,

Patricia

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Thanks to all who've helped launch the book and who've loved it - and me! - through it all :)

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Go behind the scenes!

Cover development

and selection

My original idea for the cover of A Season to Dance didn't work out.

I wanted something like this Picnic in Provence cover, but in yellows and oranges. Maybe a sunflower field, the Rhine, the girl. But my publisher doesn't do this kind of cover.

We needed a photograph and a person.

Read more...

 

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Tutu Love :)

Photo by Laurent Liotardo. Melissa Chapski, Het Nationale Ballet Junior Company.

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Aww...

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Did you miss some of the launch blog tour?

Catch up :)

For the Mom of the Kid without an Award (The Glorious Table – 5/31/2017)

Author Interview – Patricia Beal on Diversity and the Journey (Soulfully Romantic – 5/30/2017)

A Season to Dance Cover – Go Behind the Scenes + Giveaway (ICFW – 5/22/2017)

Book Boyfriends and You (Fresh Fiction – 5/19/2017)

Coffee Cups & Camisoles Interview (5/19/2017)

Dear Reader Column – Dream Big (5/18/2017)

A Fun Approach to Book Videos (Seriously Write – 5/17/2017)

Author Interview (Fiction Aficionado – 5/17/2017)

Author Spotlight (Bibliophile.reviews – 5/17/2017)

The Fascinating Life of Debut Author Patricia Beal (Jill Kemerer Blog – 5/17/2017)

New Novel News (Emilie Hendryx Blog – 5/16/2017)

A Season to Dance Spotlight, Q&A, and Giveaway (Norma Gail Blog – 5/12/2017)  

Interview, Review, and Giveaway (Edits and Reviews by Leslie L McKee – 5/12/2017)

A Season to Dance – Review (The Sweet South – 5/11/2017)

Character Spotlight and Giveaway (Eli’s Novel Reviews – 5/11/2017)

Author Spotlight and Giveaway (Faithfully Bookish – 5/10/2017)

A Season to Dance – The Story Behind the Story (Carrie Turansky Blog – 5/10/2017)

17 Scribes Interview (5/9/2017)

A Season to Dance (Patricia Beal) – Review (Fiction Aficionado – 5/9/2017)

When Darkness Died: The Making of a Christian Novelist (More to Life Magazine – 5/5/2017)

Meet Patricia Beal, Author of A Season to Dance! Intro to the 5/12 Post (Norma Gail – 5/5/2017)

USASMA editor publishes first novel, ‘A Season to Dance’ (Fort Bliss Bugle – 5/4/2017)

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Patricia Beal (Reading Is My Superpower – 5/3/17)

Interview: Captivated by a Dance of Faith, Life and Love (KRVR – The River – 5/1/17)

The Tragedy of 2014 – A Conference Story (Jubilee Writer Blog – 4/27/17)

Writer Wednesday with Emilie Hendryx (Thinking Thoughts Blog – 4/19/17)

In the Name of Research: Pregnancy Tests, Duct Tape, and Locked Trunks (ICFW Blog – 4/18/17)

My Trip to the Moon and Other Forgotten Miracles (ACFW Blog – 4/7/17)

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Click here to review it on Amazon

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The way ahead...

Mr. The Song of the Desert Willow ;)

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