I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BALLET ORPHANS by Terez Mertes Rose Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
Title: BALLET ORPHANS : A Prequel (Ballet Theatre Chronicles Book 3)
Author: Terez Mertes Rose
Pub. Date: January 2, 2021
Publisher: Classical Girl Press
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 372
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It’s 1990, and New York soloist April Manning is trying to rebalance her world in the aftermath of her parents’ deaths. An offer to join the struggling West Coast Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer seems like the perfect opportunity for a fresh start—a new life in San Francisco, an exciting step up in her career, and the hope of a redefined sense of family. But the other dancers are wary, clannish and tight-lipped, particularly about an incident that hastened the departure of their beloved artistic director, leading to the arrival of his replacement, the young, inexperienced Anders Gunst. And no one wants to talk about Jana, a former company member who defiantly walked out rather than work under Anders. It is Jana herself who offers April hints, and even friendship, where she reveals a loneliness and hunger to belong that newly orphaned April well understands. But there is something troubling about Jana, and what April doesn’t know could prove deadly.
A prequel to the Ballet Theatre Chronicles, BALLET ORPHANS explores the work and sacrifices required to arrive at the highest tiers of the professional ballet world, coupled with the primal, universal desire to belong, to love and be loved, and the lengths we’ll go to protect those we call family.
“A stimulating and entertaining tale in which passion and art intermingle.” — Kirkus Reviews
EXCERPT
Terez Mertes Rose is a writer and former ballet dancer whose work has appeared in the Crab Orchard Review, Literary Mama, Women Who Eat (Seal Press), A Woman’s Europe (Travelers’ Tales), the Philadelphia Inquirer and the San Jose Mercury News. She reviews dance performances for Bachtrack.com and blogs about ballet and classical music at The Classical Girl. The author of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles and A Dancer’s Guide to Africa, she makes her home with family in the Santa Cruz Mountains. She loves good food, good wine, great books, and a good (but not too hard) adult ballet class. She’s proud to announce that Outside the Limelight, Book 2 of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles, was named a Best Book of 2017 by Kirkus Reviews.
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Giveaway Details:
2 winners will win a 2 tote bags of Ballet Theatre Chronicles, the previous one, a finished copy of BALLET ORPHANS, a $25 gift card either to Amazon or Bookshop Santa Cruz, US Only.
2 winners will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card and an eBook of BALLET ORPHANS, International.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
| 1/4/2021 | JaimeRockstarBookTours | Instagram Post |
| 1/5/2021 | BookHounds | Excerpt |
| 1/6/2021 | Jaime’s World | Excerpt |
| 1/7/2021 | Two Chicks on Books | Excerpt |
| 1/8/2021 | I’m Shelf-ish | Excerpt |
Week Two:
| 1/11/2021 | She Just Loves Books | Review |
| 1/12/2021 | Pick a good book | Review |
| 1/13/2021 | Hurn Publications | Excerpt |
| 1/14/2021 | Fire and Ice | Review |
| 1/15/2021 | Lisa Loves Literature | Excerpt |
Week Three:
| 1/18/2021 | Books and Zebras @jypsylynn | Review |
| 1/19/2021 | The Obsessed Reader | Excerpt |
| 1/20/2021 | Books a Plenty Book Reviews | Review |
| 1/21/2021 | Books A-Brewin’ | Excerpt |
| 1/22/2021 | @more_books_yes_please_ | Review |
Week Four:
| 1/25/2021 | Three gals and plenty of books | Excerpt |
| 1/26/2021 | @minnesota_mailer | Review |
| 1/27/2021 | Jotted by Jena | Excerpt |
| 1/28/2021 | Pine Enshrined Reviews | Review |
| 1/29/2021 | Two Points of Interest | Review |
I love to read stories that involve the ballet. When I was a young child, I used to dance in ballet.
Love reading about the ballet world!
I can relate to April- I was an outcast/farmgirl who always felt out of place among kids my own age.
Sounds like a good read.
I don’t think I ever have read a book featuring ballet. Sounds good.
Looking forward to reading Ballet Theatre Chronicles Books! Thank you
I loved the description. I’m excited to read it!
Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.
I enjoy books featuring ballet. Lovely cover!
This has a very nice cover and sounds like an excellent read. I’m not too familiar with the ballet world but know the dancers really go through alot to make it
this looks like a gerat read!
Sounds like a good read
I love books with a hint of mystery.
Sounds great! Love the cover!
The cover is absolutely amazing! Sounds great!
This sounds like a great book and what a pretty cover.
I enjoyed the description of the book. Sounds like a great book.
It looks like a good read.
nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.
This sounds like a very good book.
Congrats on the new release! it sounds very interesting. Lovely cover too.
cute cover
Sounds intriguing
Oooh sounds like theres some tea that needs to be spilled!!
Nice to meet you, Terez! Sounds like a great read! Thanks for sharing and good luck with the tour!
I like the cover
Looks good. Thanks for hosting.
This book sounds like a fantastic read!
Thanks for hosting!
I really like the image you chose for the cover.
Sounds interesting. I like the cover!
I like the cover. It has very nice artwork.
The cover is really good.
Thank you so much, everyone, for your interest in BALLET ORPHANS!! And thank you, BookHounds, for the shout-out!
I still believe I will be a ballerina when I grow up, Thanks for your good works,
This should be an interesting look into the world of ballet. Admittedly a fictional look that is not totally real, but some of the aspects of ballet should come through. Congratulations and best of luck with your writing career.
I enjoyed learning about this book!
I do like the cover and would love to read it too.
This book sounds very interesting. I love the cover
Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest.
The book’s cover is so pretty — like it has texture and depth!
I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read.
Love the cover. Looks great.
Great cover! Thank you for sharing!
This sounds like a great book.
My three girls took ballet, tap and jazz until 8th grade and when they had to go on point, they took gymnastics instead. The Moscow Ballet which is located in Boston performs The Nutcracker which always helps make the holiday season festive. Hopefully they’ll be back this year. Ballet people are in great shape and are extremely disciplined. I have a picture of Degas Ballerinas hanging in my bedroom. Your book has an interesting twist and I love the Dance.