Coming February 2011!

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Sisters in Crime

 

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24-27 March (Thursday - Sunday)
Left Coast Crime
Santa Fe, NM

29 Apr-1 May (Friday - Sunday)
Malice Domestic
Bethesda, MD

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Early Reviews for Polished Off

The Southern Beauty Shop series continues as the girls from Violetta’s find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery involving the Miss Magnolia pageant. This first-rate mystery is well written with smooth dialogue, plenty of action and numerous suspects. Readers will be guessing all the way to the end, as the victims pile up, and the spunky and smart Grace stumbles upon a killer and a motive no one saw coming. - Romantic Times, 4 stars

Rave Reviews

TRESSED TO KILL was #1 in paperback sales at the Mystery Lovers Bookshop for May 2010

"Fans of the themed cozy will rejoice as new talent Dare debuts her Southern Beauty Shop series . . . Dare turns this off-the-rack concept into a tightly plotted, suspenseful mystery, and readers will love the pretty, plucky, smart, slightly damaged heroine and the rest of the charming cast." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This first in a new series will certainly charm readers with its close-knit group of beauticians who work together to solve this nicely plotted and well-executed mystery. With its uniquely Southern setting and snappy characters, this mystery is an exceptionally good addition to the cozy genre.” - Romantic Times, 4 ½ stars

Praise for "Tressed to Kill"
"Humor, heart and a first-class who dunnit...readers will be anxious to make the return trip to St. Elizabeth, Georgia, to check in on the adventures of the girls from Violetta's." - Casey Daniels, author of Dead Man Talking

"Tressed to Kill sparkles...Stylish, swift-paced, and charming." - Carolyn Hart, author of Laughed 'Til He Died

"Enticing and eccentric Southern characters combined with suspenseful tension and twists." - Linda O. Johnston, author of Feline Fatale