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Marlo's Dance - Book Tour and Giveaway

7/10/2020

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Marlo's Dance
The Merculians Book 4
by Caro Soles
Genre: Scifi, Crime Thriller 

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A Merculian Mystery

Merculian. A planet of sensuous fun-loving hermaphrodites. A planet where major crime consists of the 3 Ds–drugs, drunk, and disorderly.

Marlo Dasha Bogardini, a senior investigator with the Cap City regulators, is shocked when he is called backstage on the final day of a high-profile dance competition. The mangled body of a young dancer has been wedged beneath the set. As he investigates, the trail leads directly to Merculian’s greatest dancer!

Soon Marlo’s life and the investigation spin out of control and an unrelenting campaign to discredit him costs him his job. He forges ahead anyway, only to discover that the murder may be connected to a sinister criminal consortium. With two unlikely allies by his side, he uncovers a tangled web of violent crime. Marlo puts it all together but before he can reveal the devastating truth, he's forced to fight for his life!

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Great fun. Marlo’s Dance combines intricate, fascinating, complex world-building with a practical police procedural. I loved getting to know the charming, chubby Marlo Dasha Bogardini, Merculian detective, and his colourful, artistic, sensual world. Marlo’s Dance is the perfect read for both sci-fi fans and crime fiction aficionados. -- Vicki Delany, national bestselling author of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Year Round Christmas mysteries.

Marlo’s Dance is a riveting read - a well-plotted police procedural plunked down in the middle of a fully-imagined alien world. The story is propelled along by the delightfully plump, emotional, clever, dually-gendered Detective Marlo, with the added bonus of dancers, drugs, derring-do and skullduggery. I laughed out loud in spots, and fell in love with Marlo, one of the most unique characters I’ve run across in a long time. -- Janet Kellough, best-selling author of The Bathwater Conspiracy and The Thaddeus Lewis Mysteries

When a dancer is found dead, Marlo Dasha Bogardini, a Merculian investigator with the Cap City regulators, is called in and the real games begin! Caro Soles has done it again with this clever murder mystery, filled with twists, turns, sexual overtones, and witty undertones. Whether you’re a sci-fi enthusiast, a crime-fiction aficionado, or just love a great story, Marlo’s Dance will not disappoint. -- Desmond P. Ryan, Retired Metro Homicide officer and award-winning author of The Mike O'Shea Crime Fiction Series

As Marlo Dasha Borgardini would say, this book is fabulous. A strange planet that somehow feels close to home and a story that pulls first on your brain, and then on your heart. Well done!! -- Mike Martin, award-winning author of the Sgt. Windflower Mystery




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​ COFFEE SCENE
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As Marlo launched enthusiastically into his first cup of the delicious coffee, Boothby began to talk about her latest sleuthing efforts. “I think we need to talk to that stagehand,” she said, leaning over the table, her cup in both hands. “I was checking the surveillance again and I noticed one of them was outside but then he walked around and came in by another door.”
“I interviewed the stagehands,” Marlo said, wiping sugar off his cheek. “I know you want to help, but really, we’re moving along just fine. We have experience in these things.” He buried his nose in the coffee cup again and drank the last of it. “It’s very good,” he said, sitting up.
“I’ll get you another one.”
“Thanks.”
In a few moments she was back with another savory cup. He dove in at one. She kept on talking but he wasn’t paying attention any more. A strange warm energy was seeping all through him. He began to hum to himself. Licked the sides of the coffee cup, getting the last of the cream. “So good,” he said. “Soooo gooood!” He began to sing, at first softly, then building, until he suddenly stood up on his footstool and really aimed for the back row, as his choral teacher instructed.
“Ah, boss? You better sit down.”
“I need more coffee,” Marlo said swaying unsteadily from side to side.
“Sorry, buddy, you’re cut off.” Rick, the owner loomed up over Marlo and took his cup away. “Another Merculian who can’t hold his coffee,” he added disgustedly.
“If you give me more, I will hold it!” shouted Marlo. He fell back into the armchair and began to laugh.
“For God’s sake, Rick, do something!” cried Boothby. “He’s a Regulator!”
“Serve him right for raiding this place last month.”
“That wasn’t his unit. He’s homicide, or whatever they call it. Come on, Rick. Do something.”
“You mean hermacide, right?” He threw back his head and roared with laughter.
“Yeah, yeah. Very funny.”
“Well, I can give him my hangover treatment. It usually works on them but he’ll probably get a headache. Provided he’ll even drink it.”
“Just put whipped cream in it and he’ll drink anything,” she said, looking at Marlo worriedly.
“Let’s go to your place,” Marlo said suddenly. He winked.
“Oh God! That’s not a good idea.”
“Do you have any coffee at your place?”
“Listen, Rick is making you a nice new drink. After you drink it, we have to leave.”
“But I like it here!” Marlo jumped up, almost lost his balance, then began to sing again, but one foot slipped and Boothby managed to catch him just in time.
The body contact sobered Marlo a little. He straightened up, leaning one hand on the table. “So sorry, Boothby dear. You do smell good,” he added.
Rick came weaving his way back through the tables, a small glass heaped with whipped cream on a tray. “Here you go. Bottoms up, chai.”
“Just toss it back, boss.”
Marlo saw the whipped cream and did as he was told.

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The Danger Dance
The Merculians Book 1

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The Abulon Dance
The Merculians Book 2

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The Memory Dance
The Merculians Book 3

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Caro Soles' novels include mysteries, erotica, gay lit, the occasional bit of dark fantasy, and science fiction. She received the Derrick Murdoch Award from the Crime Writers of Canada, and has been short listed for the Lambda Literary Award, the Aurora Award, and the Stoker Award. Her  latest mysteries include, A FRIEND OF MR. NIJINSKY, and PEOPLE LIKE US, which came out last year. THE DANGER DANCE is  the first in an sf series featuring the pleasure-loving, dual-gendered natives of the planet Merculian. THE ABULON DANCE is book 2 in the series. Book 3, THE MEMORY DANCE, has just come out. Caro lives in Toronto, loves dachshunds, books, opera and ballet, not necessarily in that order. After 25 years of teaching writing at George Brown College, Caro is staying home to write.


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110 Comments
James Robert
7/10/2020 04:03:11 am

Great post and I appreciate getting to find out about another great book. Thanks for all you do and for the hard work you put into this. Greatly appreciated!

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:47:49 pm

Maia does a great job for us writers, too!

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Judy Thomas
7/10/2020 05:02:43 am

I love the cover, it's stunning!

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:49:45 pm

I love the cover, too! I was lucky the same artist did all the Merculian covers.

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Bernie Wallace
7/10/2020 05:41:13 am

I like the skullon the cover. How long did it take you to write your book?

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:52:10 pm

Hi Bernie,
This book took about a year and a half to write. However I had already developed the world and most of the characters, otherwise it might have taken longer. Marlo is a new character so this book was a bit different.

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Michele Soyer
7/10/2020 06:19:38 am

Very artistic cover....Best of luck and thank you...

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:53:03 pm

Hi Michele...
Glad you like the cover.

Caro

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Wendy Jensen
7/10/2020 08:20:28 am

What a colorful book cover.

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:54:15 pm

Thanks, Wendy! I like it, too.

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Cathy French
7/10/2020 08:33:34 am

This has a really cool cover! I love thriller reads and can't find to dive into this story

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:55:42 pm

I agree! I hope you enjoy it!

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Shirley Ann Speakman
7/10/2020 09:22:46 am

The book sounds really good and the cover is gorgeous.

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:57:00 pm

Thanks! I love the cover, too. Hope you enjoy the book!

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shannon zeidan
7/10/2020 11:37:40 am

This cover really grabs my attention.

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:58:48 pm

Thanks!

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Victoria Alexander
7/10/2020 12:14:45 pm

Thanks for sharing!

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Rita Wray
7/10/2020 12:34:21 pm

Sounds like a great book.

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Caro link
7/10/2020 12:59:34 pm

Thanks!

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Debbie P
7/10/2020 12:49:08 pm

This sounds like a great read. Amazing cover!

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Caro link
7/10/2020 05:31:58 pm

Thanks, Debbie. I love the cover. Hope you enjoy the book, too!

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Beyond Comps
7/10/2020 02:20:45 pm

Great cover!

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Caro link
7/10/2020 10:28:44 pm

Thanks! It’s one of my favorites.

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wendy hutton
7/10/2020 02:51:11 pm

interesting cover, very colorful

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Caro link
7/10/2020 10:30:14 pm

Glad you like it!

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Susan Smith
7/10/2020 04:44:42 pm

Sounds great, I like the cover.

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Caro link
7/10/2020 10:32:36 pm

Hi Susan-
Glad you like it so far! Hope you love rhe book!

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Calvin
7/10/2020 05:24:15 pm

I like sci fi, good premise!

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Carp link
7/11/2020 09:20:20 am

Hi Calvin,

Glad it piques your interest! Hope you enjoy it. I like crossovers.

Caro

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Amy F
7/10/2020 07:01:17 pm

Intriguing cover design!

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Caro link
7/11/2020 09:23:39 am

Hi Amy,
The cover is based on artwork by a New Orleans artist and turned into a cover by Istvan Kadar. Glad you like it.

Caro

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LYNN CLAYTON
7/10/2020 08:51:11 pm

oh nice cover looks like a great read

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Caro link
7/11/2020 09:26:30 am

Hi Lynn,

Thanks for dropping by. I think the cover is intriguing, too, mixing a bit of the surreal, sf-ish Ness with the murder mystery.

Caro

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Clem
7/11/2020 12:42:07 am

The cover is interesting.

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Caro link
7/11/2020 09:28:19 am

Dear Clem,

Glad you like the cover. I hope it intrigues you enough to try the book!

Caro

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Renata
7/11/2020 12:52:46 am

Nice cover

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Caro link
7/11/2020 09:29:50 am

Hi Renata,

I love all my Merculian covers, all done by the same person.

Caro

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Julie Lundstrom
7/11/2020 10:26:31 am

I think the cover looks cool.

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Caro link
7/12/2020 05:00:29 pm

Hi Julie--

They are cool, aren't they? I can say that since I had nothing to do with them! LOL!

Caro

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Sherry
7/11/2020 02:40:17 pm

I really like the cover.

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Caro link
7/12/2020 05:01:44 pm

Hi Sherry,

The covers are very eye-catching! Glad they caught your eye.

Caro

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Victoria Scott
7/11/2020 04:25:31 pm

Sounds good! Thanks for sharing!

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Caro link
7/12/2020 05:03:15 pm

Hi Victoria,

Thanks for dropping by. Hope you enjoyed your quick dip into Merculian. :)

Caro

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avm
7/11/2020 05:31:35 pm

very nice

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Serge B
7/12/2020 05:30:21 am

Not sure what it was, but it was pretty

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Caro link
7/12/2020 05:04:45 pm

Hi Serge,

It's he suggestion of a young person't head, but surreal and colorful. At least that is what I see.

Car

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Ginger Hafer
7/12/2020 02:32:03 pm

Colorful covers. They have a mystical look to them. Sound like good stories.

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Caro link
7/12/2020 05:06:24 pm

Hi Ginger;

What a great comment! You are so right! Hope you are tempted to try the book!

Caro

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Stephanie Liske
7/12/2020 02:32:12 pm

I like the cover.

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Caro link
7/12/2020 05:07:13 pm

Thanks, Stephanie!

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Sandy Klocinski
7/12/2020 04:05:06 pm

Awesome post! Hope the tour is going well. Sounds like a good series

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Cario link
7/12/2020 05:08:47 pm

Thanks, Sandy! Greta start to the tour! Glad you like the idea for the series. Hope you try a book or two. :)

Caro

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Mary Cloud
7/12/2020 06:53:46 pm

No questions - I like the cover

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Caro link
7/13/2020 08:22:01 pm

Thanks, Mary! Me, too.

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latisha depoortere
7/12/2020 07:20:51 pm

This sounds like a great book!

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Caro link
7/13/2020 08:23:08 pm

Glad you dropped by. Hope you enjoy reading the book.

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Terri Quick
7/12/2020 08:13:32 pm

Loving the cover

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Caro link
7/13/2020 08:24:37 pm

I love all the covers in this series. They represent the content well, I think.

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Ann Fantom
7/12/2020 08:15:46 pm

I like the cover. It has very nice artwork

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Caro link
7/13/2020 08:26:28 pm

I am lucky in my designer and the New Orleans artist whose work it is based on.

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Cynthia C
7/13/2020 09:32:54 am

Thank you for sharing the excerpt. It sounds interesting.

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Caro link
7/13/2020 08:28:01 pm

Hi. Cynthia, Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks fir dropping by.

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MARCY MEYER
7/13/2020 02:12:19 pm

Very unique cover. Looks great.

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Chrystal D
7/13/2020 02:22:20 pm

I love this cover! The graphics are unique and the colors attract my eyes right away!

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Debbi Wellenstein
7/13/2020 02:23:59 pm

The covers are very intriguing! Thank you for the giveaway!

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Kelly D
7/13/2020 02:24:05 pm

I like the cover. It looks like a fun book.

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Mya Murphy
7/13/2020 04:48:51 pm

The most unique but beautiful cover..ever!

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Heather Mahley
7/13/2020 05:28:48 pm

THat cover is cool

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beth shepherd
7/14/2020 12:46:57 pm

This looks like a great read! Thank you

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Caro link
7/14/2020 10:49:14 pm

Hi Beth
Glad you are intrigued! Thanks for the visit.

Carp

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Barbara Montag
7/14/2020 02:01:40 pm

This book would be an interesting read.
And I love the colorful cover.
Thank you for sharing this review.

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Caro link
7/14/2020 08:01:29 pm

Thanks, Barbara. So good to hear you enjoyes this peek inside the books! I hope you try Marlo’s Dance!

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Peggy Salkill
7/14/2020 10:08:02 pm

Cool cover!

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Caro link
7/14/2020 10:47:14 pm

Thanks, Peggy! I love it, too.

Caro

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Jennylyn Gross
7/17/2020 04:36:46 am

cool cover

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:14:38 pm

Thanks!

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Jon Heil
7/18/2020 08:58:30 am

Dancing across the world

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:15:35 pm

That would make a lovely title!

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Alaskancrab
7/19/2020 10:29:30 am

book cover is quite surrealist I like it very much

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:16:48 pm

Great description of the cover. Glad you like it.

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Francine Anchondo
7/20/2020 12:17:14 pm

Great cover

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:18:08 pm

Thanks! I love all the covers In the series.

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Julie Murphy
7/21/2020 05:55:17 am

I like a good thriller.

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:19:15 pm

Hope you enjoy this one!

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Rajee Pandi
7/21/2020 09:03:54 am

I love the cover

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:20:52 pm

Me too, Rajee!

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Lynn Brown
7/21/2020 10:33:07 am

Love the cover and the fact that it's a crime thriller. It sounds good. thanks for the chance.

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:22:34 pm

Thanks for dropping by Lynn. We like some of the same things!

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Thomas Gibson
7/22/2020 11:19:27 am

The cover art is outstanding.

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Caro link
7/25/2020 10:23:51 pm

I agree, Thomas. I was lucky to work with a great artist and designer.

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Diana Hardt
7/23/2020 01:07:14 am

The book sounds interesting. Thank you for sharing.

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Caro link
7/26/2020 09:59:04 pm

Thanks, Diana. Glad you stopped by.

Caro

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Karin
7/23/2020 07:16:16 am

Great cover art

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Caro link
7/26/2020 09:59:09 pm

Thanks Karin.

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Paula
7/23/2020 04:58:24 pm

The cover art seems appropriate for the book. Good job.

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Caro link
7/26/2020 10:00:46 pm

I think the covers suit the books, too. Interesting comment!

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Sarah L
7/29/2020 12:57:11 am

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Caro link
7/29/2020 08:48:06 am

Thanks for dropping by.

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molli taylor
7/30/2020 08:30:15 pm

this looks like a great read!

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Caro link
8/2/2020 09:57:25 am

Hi Molli,
Hope you enjoy the book, too!

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joy f
8/1/2020 10:43:20 pm

Sounds good.

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Caro link
8/2/2020 09:58:14 am

Hi Joy,

Thanksfor dropping by.

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Daniel M
8/6/2020 05:33:42 pm

like the cover

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Caro link
8/7/2020 10:27:46 pm

I was lucky to have a great designer!

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Audrey Stewart
8/7/2020 07:04:46 pm

I just leave reading Caro Soles Books. I have read quite a few and they were really well written.

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Caro link
8/7/2020 10:29:53 pm

Thanks Audrey! So great to hear you have enjoyed some of my books. Hope you like Marlo’s Dance too!

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AuntySuzany
8/10/2020 01:57:49 am

Great cover! Thank you for sharing!

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Caro link
8/10/2020 02:14:34 pm

Hi Aunty! I love th cover, too and feel lucky to have such a good designer. Thanks for dropping by.

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Emily B.
8/10/2020 01:56:46 pm

I like how the cover has an interesting, mesmerizing look.

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Caro link
8/10/2020 02:15:45 pm

Interesting that you noticed the mesmerizing effect. That's what got me, too. Hope you look inside and like the story, too!

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