Hello, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Marilyn
Baron and Sharon Goldman and their new book, “Groundwork for Murder”! For other stops on their Goddess Fish
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Groundwork for Murder
by Marilyn Baron and Sharon
Goldman
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GENRE: Women’s Fiction, Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
Landscape
artist Alexandra Newborn dreams of a one-woman show at the Diamond Gallery. But
the gallery owner dismisses her paintings as "old, tired, and dull.
Lacking excitement." Those words also describe Alex's unhappy marriage.
Alex's
shocking reunion with her college art professor, Dominick "Nick"
Anselmo—once a world-celebrated Italian artist, now a homeless lawn
man—reignites their passion and fuels a creative spark for both, helping Nick
recover from his wife's death.
With
Nick's provocative sketches, art imitates life, but Alex doesn't realize they
reveal a dangerous liaison between her husband and the gallery owner. Without
Nick's knowledge, Alex arranges an art opening that includes his drawings.
When
the torrid affair between Alex's husband and his mistress is exposed, the seeds
are sown for murder, mystery, and romance.
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EXCERPT TWO:
The
subject matter was unexpected and provocative. She’d thought that, in his new
life as a lawn man, Nick might just draw a tree, or a garden, not a couple
caught in a passionate embrace—her face against his cheek, his face buried in
her neck to hide their identities and keep the world at bay.
He
had captured them in a clinch that seemed to portray more lust than love. The
sketch spoke of forbidden moments. The lines revealed movement, as if the
couple had had to love and leave. All that sexual desire was combustible. And
yet there was love there. Maybe not love between this couple, but Nick had
obviously transferred his own feelings of lost love and longing onto the paper.
“Always
leave something of yourself in your work.” That’s what Professore Anselmo had
taught his students in college. And he had managed to do that brilliantly in
this drawing. The passion was raw, and it exposed everything that was missing
in her relationship with Mark. And everything that was missing in her art.
Something vaguely familiar about this couple tugged at her memory, but she
quickly dismissed it.
Alex
knew great art could have that effect on your soul. It was similar to a writer
who paints word pictures that draw you into the story and elevate the everyday
into the sublime—word pictures that are often too close to home, too real to
examine too closely.
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TWO AUTHORS!!:
Marilyn Baron and Sharon Goldman are
sisters. Groundwork for Murder won first place in the Suspense Romance category
of the Ignite the Flame Contest, sponsored by the Central Ohio Fiction Writers
Chapter of RWA.
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AUTHOR BIO –
MARILYN BARON:
Marilyn Baron writes
in a variety of genres, from women’s fiction to historical romantic thrillers
and romantic suspense to paranormal/fantasy. She and her sister even wrote a
musical called Memory Lane.
She’s
received writing awards in Single Title, Suspense Romance, Novel with Strong
Romantic Elements, and Paranormal/Fantasy Romance. She was also The Finalist in
the 2017 Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) in the Romance Category for
her novel Stumble Stones, and The Finalist for the 2018 GAYA Awards in the
Romance category for her novel The Alibi. Her novel The Siege was nominated for
the 2019 GAYA Awards in the Romance Category.
Groundwork
for Murder is her 24th work of fiction. A public relations consultant in
Atlanta, she is chair of the Roswell Reads Steering Committee.
A
native of Miami, Florida, Marilyn graduated from the University of Florida in
Gainesville, Florida, with a B.S. in Journalism—a major in Public Relations and
a minor in English (Creative Writing). She met her husband at UF and both of
her daughters graduated from UF. Marilyn now lives in Roswell, Georgia, with
her husband.
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AUTHOR BIO –
SHARON GOLDMAN:
Sharon Goldman is an
award-winning artist whose paintings are in private collections and who has
exhibited in numerous galleries throughout northeast Florida, including the
Haskell Gallery in the Jacksonville International Airport.
As a
native Floridian, Sharon strives to create work that captures the spirit of
Florida. Her colorful palette, unique cropping, and background as a designer
and art director help her envision her novel compositions, which she describes
as painterly realism.
Sharon
has taught art school in her home studio to more than 200 students in her
community. Sharon has also written and illustrated a children’s book.
Sharon
is on the Dean’s Leadership Council at the University of North Florida’s Thomas
G. Carpenter Library, where she gives monthly tours of one of the largest
permanent art collections of regional artists in the state.
A
graduate of the University of Florida in Fine Arts, Sharon had a long career in
the advertising business. After having three children (now college graduates),
she has more time to bring her ideas to light.
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CONNECT WITH SHARON:
Website:
Email:
sgoldmanart@bellsouth.net
Goodreads Author Page:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Marilyn and Sharon will be awarding a 16X20
Signed Matted Print "Flora Blanca" by author, Florida artist Sharon
Goldman, to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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