A Season to Dance by Patricia Beal - Review and Giveaway

Welcome to A Season to Dance Tour

About the book:                                                                   

Ballerina Ana Brassfield has her path to the stage of the Met in New York and her future with fiancé Peter Engberg all figured out—until her first love, renowned German dancer Claus Gert, shows up in Georgia to dance with her and win her back. Claus kisses her after a rehearsal, a kiss Peter witnesses from the darkened audience. Convinced a kiss between Claus and Ana is more than a one-time mistake, Peter breaks off his engagement with Ana. Rejected by Peter, and knowing Claus is dancing at the Met soon, Ana decides to repave her path to her dream. With her 2002 Thunderbird and Baryshnikov, an old dog crippled by arthritis, she moves to Germany to be with Claus. But the ghost of his late wife, Ana’s own memories of Peter, and the pressure of earning a spot in a large ballet company prove to be a high price for a shot at success.

About Patricia Beal:

Patricia Beal is a 2015 Genesis semi-finalist and First Impressions finalist. She is represented by Les Stobbe of the Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency, and A Season to Dance is her debut novel (Bling! Romance / Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, May 2017). She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati in 1998 with a B.A. in English Literature and has worked for the U.S. Army as a writer and editor for many years. Patricia writes from El Paso, Texas, where she lives with her husband and two children.





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My Thoughts:

Ms. Beal takes the artistry of ballet, unites it with the redemptive power of Christ's mercy and grace providing beauty rising from the ashes story. Ms. Beal does not shy away from the romantic side of the story. Ballet holds, and looks between the dancers will leave you breathless. The story, and characters are real and honest. The struggle of belief is one that we all have struggled with at one time or another.
I had no idea what to expect from this book, other than it had to do with ballet, I enjoyed it immensely and it will definitely be on my top reads of 2017.
I'm a huge fan of debut authors, and Ms. Beal is definitely one I will watch.

You can purchase a copy of the book here:

Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository, Indiebound


Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author for the purpose of review. I was not required to write a positive review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

GIVEAWAY

Team Claus Giveaway:

#TeamClaus German Christmas Basket: German Christmas Songs CD, Baryshnikov movie White Nights (with Helen Mirren), Classic German Baking by Luisa Weiss, A Season to Dance, German chocolates, and an ornament.

#TeamPeter Country Christmas Basket: Blake Shelton Christmas CD, Hallmark movie A Nutcracker Christmas, Country Cookin' - Recipes from Callaway Gardens, A Season to Dance, country chocolates, and a country ornament.

My book rating for this book is 6+ stars! You can read about my rating system here.