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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

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