Contests
ACCORDING TO A SOURCE Winner
The winner of my advance copy of According to a Source is… Jillian D! (Of Comment #7.) Congrats, Jillian! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. As always, stay tuned for a new give away next Monday– and also a special guest If You…
Read MoreMonday Give Away: ACCORDING TO A SOURCE
As we get ready for beach read season, here’s something fun and frothy for your beach bag: Abby Stern’s According to a Source, a Hollywood insider’s novel about a gossip columnist whose life and work begin to collide. Here’s the official blurb: Ella Warren loves her job working for celebrity news magazine, The Life, as…
Read MoreSISTERS OF ALMEDA STREET Winner
With all the Pinkorama excitement, I forgot to announce the winner of this week’s Monday Give Away! The winner of my ARC of The Sisters of Alameda Street is… … Connie Lee! Congratulations, Connie! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll put your book in the mail to you. Stay tuned for…
Read MoreThe 2017 Pinkorama Round-Up
In the order in which I received them, I bring you… the 2017 Pinkoramae! 1) That Summer, by Randy. Fresh off the plane from New York, Julia encounters a mysterious portrait in the house she inherited in a London suburb. Who is that mysterious peep in the portrait? Click here for a full description and…
Read MoreMonday Give Away: THE SISTERS OF ALAMEDA STREET
Happy first of May! One of the aspects of historical fiction I love best is getting to experience a place and culture I might never have encountered. In the case of The Sisters of Alameda Street, Ecuador in the 1960s. Here’s the official blurb: A generational saga that mixes historical fiction with the romance and…
Read MoreMonday Give Away: THE FIRE BY NIGHT
I tend to be a rather picky reader, but every now and again, a book just grabs me. Teresa Messineo’s The Fire by Night was one of those books. Here’s the official blurb: A powerful and evocative debut novel about two American military nurses during World War II that illuminates the unsung heroism of women…
Read MoreTHE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT Winner
The winner of my ARC of The Night the Lights Went Out is… Sarah! (Of Comment #57.) Congrats, Sarah! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll put your book in the mail to you. Happy reading! If you want to learn more about The Night the Lights Went Out or find Karen…
Read MoreMonday Give Away: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT
I seem to be accumulating large piles of advance review copies of books. Some of these haven’t come out yet; some are just out; and others have been out for quite some time (at least if the amount of dust is anything to go by). Which means… I’m bringing back Monday Give Away! And what…
Read MoreGOODNIGHT FROM LONDON Winner
The winner of the advance copy of Jennifer Robson’s Goodnight from London is… …Karen Townsend! Congrats, Karen! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. Congrats, and happy reading!
Read MoreCast That Turnip!: A Very Turnip Contest
I tend not to base my characters off actors. They pop to life in my head just as they are. Every now and again, I’m lucky enough to stumble across someone on the big or little screen who looks just as I imagined one of my characters– but it doesn’t happen with everyone. Case in…
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