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's Great
River Road to cater to the sophisticated Southern bride. But bless her heart,
who knew creating stylish wedding veils would lead to murder?
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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
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Morningside-Missy-DuBois-Mystery-ebook/dp/B014NWMHEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454084755&sr=8-1&keywords=murder+at+morningside
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