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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of Quarter to Midnight – NEW ORLEANS
19th June 2022
Giveaway: 3 copies of Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose, set in NEW ORLEANS
UK only – EARLY COPY GIVEAWAY!

Rocky Hebert walks into his death at quarter to midnight one New Orleans night.
His son Gabe cannot accept the official verdict of suicide and enlists the help of the Burke Broussard Private Investigation Agency to discover the real cause of death.
PI Molly Sutton knows what it’s like to lose a father in tragic circumstances and will go to any lengths to crack the investigation, as she tries to fight off her growing feelings for Gabe.
They soon realise Rocky was working on an investigation of his own; one that threatened to expose the deep corruption going all the way to the top of the police department. And that the key to the puzzle lies with a young witness to a murder that happened years earlier: Xavier Morrow.
Just what did Rocky know? And who might have shut him up?
As they get closer and closer to the truth, they realise that the killer is not going to stop at Rocky. And that Xavier is in very real danger. Someone will go to any lengths to protect what he witnessed that night coming out…
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Would love to go to New Orleans in the future!
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Oh love to go especially to the Mardi Gras
I haven’t been but would love to experience mardi gras
I would go and check out the carnival
And enjoy bbq food the whole time i am there
My mum went a few years ago and said the people are lovely
I haven’t been to New Orleans but it’d be amazing to be there for Mardi Gras!
I have been to America although not to New Orleans but each area is very different. Famed for its culture and music it would be a sight to behold.
Not been to New Orleans but would love to.
I would love to try some fresh Beignets!
Have never been but would love to experience the street food.
I would so love to visit New Orleans and join in with the jazz events
I have not been I would love to hear the blues and try out some local food for sure.
Never been, even to USA, but would love to go for the music!
would love to go and try all the foods and experience the parades and music
I’ve never been. Definitely on my to visit list…the food there has such great reviews.
I have never been to New Orleans, but I would love to witness one of their parades
I went to New Orleans in 1999. The voodoo museum was epic!
I’ve never been to New Orleans but I’ve always wanted to go. I’d love to go to Mardi Gras, visit some of the most famous music venues and try some gorgeous creole food!
I’ve never been to New Orleans but it sounds a fun place.
I have never been but it is on my wish list, the food looks amazing and I would love to do a city tour to see all the wonderful sights.
I’ve never been but I’d love to go for the food and music
I’ve never been but I’d love to go. I studied French and Cajun creole at university so would be a treat
Never been but it is high on my bucket list would love to hear the jazz.
I would love to go there to try the food!
Would really like to try the food
I’ve never been but I believe the street music is brilliant so I’d love to visit for that reason and the food of course
I have never been to New Orleans I would love to go. Looks amazing, sounds amazing.
I have never been but would love to one day
Never been to New Orleans but it looks fantastic. Maybe one day…
I have never had the opportunity to visit although i would imagine its an amazing experience. I would love to see the Mardi Gras and sample some of the wonderful cuisine.
its not a place ive given alot of thought to but it does sound like a great place
sounds like an interesting place
We went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras a few years ago – a spectacle but a bit tacky – the best thing we did was attend a cookery class where we learned to cook jambalaya and gumbo
I’d love to go to New Orleans. I’ve never been but loved the music and food in the Disney movie ‘The Princess and the Frog’ and since then have longed to visit in real life.
Never made it – would love to wander through the streets and eat some fabulous food.
No I’ve never been but I’d love to.
ive never been! i wouldnt mind going though!
id like to visit the french quarters
I have always wanted to see the Mardi Gras
I have been to the US several times but never made it to New Orleans. I would love to visit for Mardi Gras and to try the food
its not somewhere ive ever considered going to be honest
Never been to New Orleans, but always makes a good setting in any book
I’ve never visited New Orleans but I’d love to go when the Mardi Gras celebrations were taking place.
I’ve never been but I’ve always wanted to experience mardi gras
I’ve never been but would love to hear some music and try out the food
Never been however looks a great place to visit and experience
New Orleans is on my list to visit, I would love to visit Canal Street and Bourbon Street. I would also like to go on a the steam boat Natchez. The foods I’d like to try are seafood gumbo, jambalaya and some praline. I would also like to go and listen to some music.
sounds like a fun place to go
I have always wanted to visit New Orleans, it has always seemed so old worldy yet so Vibrant. So for me Mardi Gras and the French quarters are a must.
I’ve never been but would love to visit during Mardi Gras and try all the cocktail bars
Would be great to see.
I have never been but would love to visit during March Gras
ive never been but it does sound kike a great place
Never and quite frankly would be a bit scared there
I’ve never been. I’ve never been outside Europe. Maybe I’ll go once I am retired!
I have never been to New Orleans, I would love to go there for the food and music
I’ve never been but would love to visit
I’d love to visit the historic bars
I have never been to New Orleans. It would probably be too hot for me, but it would be amazing to experience the culture and the food!
I have always wanted to visit New Orleans since reading the Dawn series by Virginia Andrews, one of my favourite reads!
I’ve never been to New Orleans, nearest I’ve been is Mobile Alabama which was a fantastic place to visit. Would love to see New Orleans some day.
Never visited New Orleons so would head first to the historic French Quarter to explore. Listening to some jazz and enjoying some Cajun food would also be near the top of the list
Never been to New Orleans, but I imagine it’s a wonderful experience. Would love to explore the French quarter. I’d try jambalaya & po-boys.
Would love to visit Bourbon Street and see the Mississippi maybe on a paddle steamer
Would love to experience New Orleans, been on my bucket list for a long time.
Seen and heard so much about it, it’s only a matter of time.
Would absolutely love to enjoy the music and fantastic tastes
It is a place I’d love to go I love the buildings and architecture and history.
The music, food and architecture of New Orleans is very appealing but I’ve never visited.
There are some fascinating insights into the heart of the city and its people by watching Pit Bulls & Parolees.
I would love to go such a rich history and the music is so wonderful
Have only seen New Orleans in films – would love o visit
Every time I see New Orleans on tv or in the cinema it makes me want to visit
never been to New Orleans and don’t really want to, would love to read a novel set there though
I would love to visit New Orleans, especially for Mardi Gras
Would love to read this. Thank you.
Would love to go on one of the Haunted Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tours x
I loved New Orleans – I’d recommend a ghost tour of the French Quarter, a trip out to visit Oak Alley, a swamp tour on the Bayou, and a ride on a steamer ship! Food-wise, a ‘po-boy’ sandwich dripping in gravy, a Hurricane cocktail, and a sugary Beinet from the market!
I would love to experience Mardi Gras and soak up the atmosphere.
have never been but would love to, for it’s food and festivals
I would love to go see the Mardis Gras celebration.
I have never been to New Orleans but would love to
go for the food and music
I have never been but I would love to go to hear the music and taste the food
I would love to visit New Orleans, just to hear the jazz and walk the streets and absorb the atmosphere.
I’ve never been, but if I was to go I’d love to try the local food.
I have never been, but I would love to go and see the historical places and some jazz
I would love to watch some jazz
I’D LOVE TO SEE THE Mississippi River steamboats
Would love to experience New Orleans during Mardi Gras would be so atmospheric
I haven’t had a chance to visit New Orleans yet, but it’s definitely on my bucket list! I’m especially interested in visiting the French quarter and Jackson square, mainly for the art (and the tarot readers!!)
I was lucky enough to see New Orleans back when I was backpacking around the states. There is a lot to see outside the French Quarter. But you need to be street smart as it can be a rough and dangerous place to walk about at night.
The nightlife in the Quarter is amazing on any given night, not just during Mardi Gras.
I would love to visit to get caught up in the nightlife with the abundance of music and food and would particularly like the visit the French Quarter. Many thanks
I’d love to see the French quarter
I’d love to see some of the places visited by James Bond in New Orleans in the Movie “Live and Let Die”. And to be there during Mardi Gras would be AWESOME!
I’d love to visit the atmospheric French Quarter, Bourbon Street with its abundance of nightlife and not least, being in the homeland of Jazz, some Jazz Jam Sessions.
New Orleans looks fabulous, especially the Mardi Gras. I’d also love to explore The Pharmacy Museum as I have a keen interest in the history of medicine.
Excellent
A quick Visit to the New Orleans Voodoo Museum but then straight to the foodie part of the trip, I would like to try some Po’boys, Gumbo, King Cake, Grits and Crawfish please.
I have never been to New Orleans but I would love to go. I would love to ride on one of the old steam river boats.
It’s one of those places you hear so much about but I think you need to visit to see and feel the real atmosphere. Would love to try the food and visit away from tourist areas and see the real New Orleans
I have never been but it is on the list of must see places. I would have a wander down the French quarter, listen to some music whilst enjoying some cocktails and indulgent in some Cajun food! Thereafter take in the cemetery tour!
I have never been to New Orleans but it is on the list! Would love to wander down the French quarter, listen to some music whilst enjoying some cocktails and indulgent in Cajun foods thereafter the cemetery tour!
Only ever visited New Orleans in books, but would love to go visit in person and see the French Quarter, hit up the bars and drink cocktails on Bourbon Street, visit Cafe du Monde and drink chicory coffee and eat beignets and then finally go on a cemetery tour.
I suppose I’d be giving my age away if I said I wanted to see if there’s a real place called The House of the Rising Sun! But really, like any new city I visit, I would really want to know how locals shop and eat, so my first stop would be a market
The buzz of Mardi Gras
A visit to The French Quarter, with plenty of Creole food sampling
A Mississippi riverboat cruise, with jazz music
All things I would love to experience, but please could we hold off with some of the intense heat and humidity, so that I can really enjoy it!! 🙂
Have never been to New Orleans but would love to visit,
I’ve never been but would love to go
I haven’t been to New Orleans, and it isn’t high on my list of places to visit, but if I did find myself there, I would do a food tour, a steamboat trip & a visit to the French Quarter for starters!
Definitely like to see and experience the buzz of Mardi Gras more than anything else.