The Flawed Dance

by Laura Elvebak

Overview

After five years of being the traveling companion and lover of a secretive man thirty years her senior, Erin Matthews fears his increasing paranoia. At age twenty-two, Erin escapes to a new city, determined to survive with her limited skills and experience. She cannot run, however, from the dark act that facilitated her escape. Making one bad decision after another, she lands in the Philadelphia demimonde world of entertainers, hustlers, and thugs. But will her newly learned skills, native intelligence, and honed instincts be enough to gain her the redemption and forgiveness she seeks?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161187173
Publisher:	Black Opal Books
Publication date:	07/10/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	302 KB

About the Author

Laura Elvebak sometimes feels she has led several lives, but throughout the years her passion for reading and writing has never faltered. Before the twenty-something years, she worked for lawyers and oil and gas executives. She held a variety of occupations, including working as waitress and even as a go-go dancer in the late sixties in Philadelphia. Born in North Dakota and raised in Los Angeles and San Francisco, she settled in Houston after living in parts of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Florida. She is happily unmarried after six attempts with men who would make fascinating characters in books but didn’t succeed as husband material.

Elvebak studied writing at UCLA, USC, Rice University, and Beyond Baroque in Venice, California. After taking a directing class in Houston, she co-wrote, directed, and acted in a one-act play. She optioned three screenplays to a local production company and co-wrote a script for the 48 Hour Film Project. She is the author of the Niki Alexander Mysteries. Her newest book, The Flawed Dance takes place in Philadelphia in the late sixties. She is a member of MWA, Sisters-In-Crime, The International Thriller Writers, and The Final Twist Writers and has a presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Good Reads, and Amazon Author Central.

Editorial Reviews

The story has a ring of truth that makes you feel like you're right there suffering with Erin. I was impressed at how real Erin seemed to me and how hard I rooted for her, even when she made the same mistakes again and again. It takes a really good author to do that.

http://www.blackopalbooks.com - Taylor Jones

The Flawed Dance is well-written and, at times, seems almost too real, the pain and desperation too authentic. Either the author lived the story, or she did some first rate research. The story is intense, thought-provoking, and well worth the time to read. This one's a keeper that you'll want to read again and again.

http://www.blackopalbooks.com - Regan Murphy