Bookin' with Bingo

COZY BRUNCH WITH BINGO: CLOBBERED BY CAMEMBERT - A PREVIEW, "INTERVIEW", AND GIVEAWAY

2012-02-26T00:01:00.200-05:00

WELCOME TO BOOKIN' WITH BINGO'S

"COZY BRUNCH WITH BINGO DAY"
I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THIS SUNDAY'S
SPECIAL COZY BRUNCH BOOK CHOICE IS....

CLOBBERED BY CAMEMBERT
A CHEESE SHOP MYSTERY

BY AVERY AAMES

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Charlotte Bessette—proprietor of Fromagerie Bessette, affectionately known in Providence, Ohio, as the Cheese Shop—is busy setting up her tent for the town’s Winter Wonderland faire, where she’ll offer fine wines and scrumptious cheeses. In the midst of the preparations, Charlotte meets an old friend of her mother, Kaitlyn Clydesdale, who has come back to Providence with plans to start a new honeybee farm.

When Kaitlyn is found dead in the cottage of Charlotte’s assistant Rebecca, suspicion falls on Rebecca’s boyfriend, a honeybee farmer himself. Charlotte knows this beekeeper wouldn’t hurt a fly, so she sets out to find the real killer. While the town buzzes with gossip, can Charlotte catch the culprit without getting stung herself?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Avery Aames is the pseudonym for Daryl Wood Gerber. As Avery, she writes A Cheese Shop Mystery Series, the first of which, "The Long Quiche Goodbye", won the Agatha Award for best first novel. The series is set in idyllic Holmes County, Ohio, and features Charlotte Bessette, a feisty cheese shop owner with a colorful extended family.

Daryl has also had short stories published and she created the format for the successful TV series "Out of this World" that ran for four years in first-run syndication. Daryl podcasts some of her suspense/thriller work on her website. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, its internet group Guppies, Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers Association.

Prior to writing, Daryl was an actress in Los Angeles. A fun tidbit for mystery buffs: she co-starred on the popular series, "Murder, She Wrote" and "Matlock". Daryl graduated from Stanford University. She enjoys golfing, swimming, photography, gardening, gourmet cooking, and has been known to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

She has been happily married for over twenty-five years and has a grown son who has flown the coop.

For more about Avery Aames, visit her website HERE, or for Daryl Wood Gerber, check out her website HERE.

FROM THE BERKLEY PRIME CRIME & OBSIDIAN NEWSLETTER:
CLOBBERED BY CAMEMBERT Q&A with Avery Aames

1) In CLOBBERED BY CAMEMBERT, we find Cheese Shop proprietor Charlotte Bessette setting up for the Winter Wonderland faire and hunting down a killer. What inspired Charlotte’s character?

As a girl, I devoured Nancy Drew books and Agatha Christie novels. I think Charlotte might be an amalgam of Nancy and Miss Marple. She’s young, but not too young (30’s) and she’s impulsive (but not too impulsive), and she’s smart. Charlotte is also a mix-and-match of a number of people that I know, myself included. She lost her parents young and was raised by her paternal grandparents. They are loving, caring, adorable people. Charlotte has acquired the best of their personalities from them. Like her grandmother, Charlotte is a fixer by nature. She wants everyone to be happy and content. In the first book, she has taken in her nieces and cousin, whose wife up and left him and the twin girls. [Actually the nieces are cousins-once-removed, but that is a mouthful for a book, don’t you think?] Anyway, she takes them into her home, and they become part of her extended family. Many of my friends and I enjoy this same set-up. We have extended families that consist not only of our own children, but stepchildren, nephews, nieces, coworkers, and more. One of Charlotte’s coworkers, Rebecca, a transformed Amish girl who is into the Internet and all sorts of crime TV shows, has become a sister to Charlotte. When Charlotte’s grandmother is suspected of murder in the first book, Rebecca urges Charlotte to get involved. How can Charlotte refuse?

2) What are your favorite cheeses?

I have so many!!! I can’t believe how many new cheeses I’ve tasted in the past two years. At least two hundred. The first that I adore is Manchego. It is a nutty, firm sheep’s cheese from Spain. I adore Delice de Bourgogne. It is a triple cream cow’s milk cheese that is shamelessly rich. Some might liken it to Fromage d’Affinois, which I also adore. I recently made a baked Camembert (and shared the recipe on my blog Mystery Lovers Kitchen). It was so easy and so special for a party crowd. Delicious served with jam. And I crave St. Agur Blue cheese and Rogue River Blue, both are blue-veined cow’s milk cheeses. Superb alone. Delicious melted into a fondue or incorporated into a grilled cheese sandwich or salad.

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GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO KAYLEIGH AND THE GOOD

FOLKS AT BERKLEY AND PENGUIN, I HAVE

ONE COPY OF THIS DELIGHTFUL MYSTERY,

CLOBBERED BY CAMEMBERT, TO GIVE AWAY

--U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY
--NO P. O. BOXES
---INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
IN CASE YOU WIN!
--ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SEPARATE TO
COUNT AS MORE THAN ONE!

HOW TO ENTER:

+1 ENTRY: COMMENT ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU READ ABOVE ABOUT CLOBBERED BY CAMEMBERT THAT MADE YOU WANT TO WIN THIS BOOK, AND DON'T FORGET YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

+1 MORE ENTRY: BLOG AND/OR TWEET ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY AND COME BACK HERE AND LEAVE ME YOUR LINK

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU FIND INTERESTING AT AVERY AAMES'S WEBSITE HERE

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON ONE WAY THAT YOU FOLLOW MY BLOG. IF YOU FOLLOW MORE THAN ONE WAY, YOU MAY COMMENT SEPARATELY TO RECEIVE EXTRA ENTRIES

GIVEAWAY ENDS AT

6 PM, EST, MARCH 10

GOOD LUCK!

LET'S GET COZY: FILE M FOR MURDER - A PREVIEW AND A GIVEAWAY

2012-02-25T00:01:00.116-05:00

FILE M FOR MURDER

A CAT IN THE STACKS MYSTERY

BY MIRANDA JAMES

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Athena College's new writer in residence is native son and playwright Connor Lawton, known for his sharp writing-and sharper tongue. After an unpleasant encounter, librarian Charlie Harris heads home to a nice surprise: his daughter Laura is subbing for another Athena professor.

Unfortunately her old flame Connor Lawton got her the job. But before Connor finishes his newest play, he's murdered-and Laura is the prime suspect. Charlie and his faithful cat, Diesel, follow Connor's cluttered trail to find the true killer before his daughter is forever catalogued under M...for murderer.

AN EXCERPT FROM FILE ME FOR MURDER:

Connor Lawton made an abysmal first impression on his initial visit to the Athena Public Library.

Now, four weeks later, I’d seen enough of the tattooed playwright to know he didn’t improve on further acquaintance.

This afternoon, I wanted to curse my luck as I watched him amble toward the reference desk, where I waited to help library patrons.

From around my feet I heard an interrogative warble, and I glanced down at Diesel, my three–year–old Maine coon cat. He always seemed to sense when something, or someone, caused me stress or anxiety, and I had to smile. “It’s okay, boy. Nothing to worry about.”

Diesel warbled again and stretched, reassured.

“Talking to your feet?” Connor Lawton gave me a sour smile. He looked more like a prize fighter than a playwright, with his broken nose, buzzed haircut, and muscular frame. Today he wore a sleeveless shirt that revealed the colorful ink on his upper arms. The tattoos, Japanese in style, offered a stark contrast to his tanned skin and white shirt. A diamond stud glittered in his left ear.

“No, I was speaking to my cat. Remember him?” Lawton grimaced. “Unfortunately. Never seen such an unfriendly animal.”

TO FINISH READING THIS EXCERPT, VISIT PENGUIN PUBLISHING'S WEBSITE HERE.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Miranda James (aka Dean James, Honor Hartman, & Jimmie Ruth Evans) writes "The Cat in the Stacks" Mystery series among many others series as well. Miranda James s is a mystery author who has lived in Houston, Texas for over twenty-five years, has two cats and thousands of books, and plays bridge as often as possible. He is the Manager of Murder by the Book in Houston, one of the nation’s oldest and largest mystery bookstores. He has co-authored a number of works of mystery non-fiction and has won the Agatha and Macavity Awards and been twice nominated for the Edgar Award. Though born and reared in Mississippi, he has lived in Texas for over half his life. He holds a Ph. D. in medieval history from Rice University.

OTHER BOOKS IN THE CAT IN THE STACKS MYSTERY SERIES BY MIRANDA JAMES:

GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO KAYLEIGH AND THE GOOD

FOLKS AT BERKLEY PRIME CRIME AND

PENGUIN BOOKS, I HAVE ONE COPY

OF THIS CAT IN THE STACKS MYSTERY,

FILE M FOR MURDER, TO GIVE AWAY

--U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY
--NO P. O. BOXES
---INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
IN CASE YOU WIN!
--ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SEPARATE TO
COUNT AS MORE THAN ONE!

HOW TO ENTER

+1 ENTRY: COMMENT ON WHAT YOU READ ABOVE ABOUT FILE M FOR MURDER THAT MADE YOU WANT TO WIN THIS BOOK, AND DON'T FORGET YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

+1 MORE ENTRY: BLOG AND/OR TWEET ABOUT FILE M FOR MURDER AND COME BACK HERE AND LEAVE ME YOUR LINK

+1 MORE ENTRY: "LIKE" AND COMMENT ON MIRANDA (DEAN) JAMES' FACEBOOK PAGE HERE ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY OR ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR BOOK

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON ONE WAY THAT YOU FOLLOW MY BLOG. IF YOU FOLLOW MORE THAN ONE, YOU MAY COMMENT SEPARATELY FOR EACH TO RECEIVE MORE ENTRIES

GIVEAWAY ENDS AT

6 PM, EST, MARCH 10

GOOD LUCK!

ARE YOU LISTENING? AMERICAN DERVISH - AN AUDIO BOOK REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

2012-02-24T00:01:00.148-05:00

WELCOME TO BOOKIN' WITH BINGO'S"

ARE YOU LISTENING? DAY"

I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE TODAY'S

AUDIO BOOK CHOICE.....

AMERICAN DERVISH

The Unabridged Audio Book

BY AYAD AKHTAR

READ BY AYAD AKHTAR

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time. His normal life of school, baseball, and video games had previously been distinguished only by his Pakistani heritage and by the frequent chill between his parents, who fight over things he is too young to understand. Then Mina arrives, and everything changes.

Mina is Hayat's mother's oldest friend from Pakistan. She is independent, beautiful and intelligent, and arrives on the Shah's doorstep when her disastrous marriage in Pakistan disintegrates. Even Hayat's skeptical father can't deny the liveliness and happiness that accompanies Mina into their home. Her deep spirituality brings the family's Muslim faith to life in a way that resonates with Hayat as nothing has before. Studying the Quran by Mina's side and basking in the glow of her attention, he feels an entirely new purpose mingled with a growing infatuation for his teacher.

When Mina meets and begins dating a man, Hayat is confused by his feelings of betrayal. His growing passions, both spiritual and romantic, force him to question all that he has come to believe is true. Just as Mina finds happiness, Hayat is compelled to act -- with devastating consequences for all those he loves most.

American Dervish is a brilliantly written, nuanced, and emotionally forceful look inside the interplay of religion and modern life. Ayad Akhtar was raised in the Midwest himself, and through Hayat Shah he shows readers vividly the powerful forces at work on young men and women growing up Muslim in America. This is an intimate, personal first novel that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Ayad Akhtar is an American-born, first generation Pakistani-American from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He holds degrees in Theater from Brown University and in Directing from the Graduate Film Program at Columbia University, where he won multiple awards for his work. He is the author of numerous screenplays and was star and co-writer of The War Within, which premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay and an International Press Academy Satellite Award for Best Picture - Drama. American Dervish is his first novel.

PRAISE FOR AMERICAN DERVISH:

"Engaging and accessible, thoughtful without being daunting: This may be the novel that brings Muslim-American fiction into the commercial mainstream."
— Kirkus Reviews (Starred)

"The young teen's personal story about growing up in Muslim America is both particular and universal, with intense connections of faith, sorrow, tenderness, anger, betrayal, questioning, and love."
— Booklist

"This is a powerful story..."
— The Bookworms Library

"Ayad Akhtar isn't afraid of the truth..."
— All American Indian Girl

"Titles to Watch"
— Publishers Weekly

"This book hooked me from the very first page. I loved the clarity of the descriptions, so fresh and exciting and alive in the young Hayat. Also love the way emotions were expressed. I felt like I was right there among them. And all the passages of the Quran—so beautiful, moving & effective."
― Barnes & Noble #2242 (Montclair, CA)

"A coming-of-age novel about a mesmerized Muslim boy, and more.....Start off the new year by cozying up to one of these captivating reads."

--O MAGAZINE: "16 Books to Watch for in January, 2012

MY THOUGHTS/REVIEW:
Ayad Akhtar’s debut novel, AMERICAN DERVISH, is a book that grabbed my attention after only a few pages. For me, the story had the feel and promise of the writings of Khaled Hosseini and whose wonderful stories, THE KITE RUNNER and A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, are two of my favorite books. AMERICAN DERVISH is the story of an immigrant Pakistani family whose lives revolve around their religious beliefs and the difficulty of living these lives in a very different culture. With four main characters, Akhtar makes the story come to life as he gives readers brilliantly developed, multi-layered personalities.

The most important of these characters is Hayat Shah who starts out as an adolescent trying to balance his religious home life with the cultural differences he faces each day with school and friends. His story is one where he privately watches his parents’ relationship falter and his American counterparts lead perplexing lives. Meanwhile, Hayat is left with nobody to talk to about this. His mother, Irshad, is a strong woman who puts up with no foolishness except from her husband, Naveed. However, even though Naveed likes to drink too much and disrespects her by cheating with American women, you get the idea that Irshad still runs this household. When her lifelong friend, Mina, wants to come to America to start a new life, Irshad’s decision overrules all else. Mina comes with her young son to start a new life, leaving behind her former husband who was sadistic and dictatorial.

With the interactions of these four characters accentuated by Hayak’s unanticipated reaction to Mina, AMERICAN DERVISH travels a path to which some unexpected twists and turns create the real conflict in the story. Hayak’s loss of innocence is played out not only sexually, but also through his religion and cultural awareness. Unable to separate his personal feelings from his growing dedication to his religious beliefs in Islam, Hayat is confused and acts out with such obsession that he thus initiates actions that will follow him the rest of his life.

AMERICAN DERVISH, where the term “dervish” is defined and played out throughout the story, is a remarkable as well as complex story that will hold your attention throughout. Ayad Akhtar’s reading of his own words in the audio book make for a pleasant audio experience. I shall watch for more from Akhtar to see if his future endeavors develop to the level of a Khaled Hosseini as I think it surely will.

GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO MITCH AND THE FINE FOLKS AT

HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, I HAVE TWO COPIES

OF THIS FABULOUS AND FASCINATING AUDIO

BOOK TO GIVE AWAY TO 2 LUCKY WINNERS!

--U.S. AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY
--NO P. O. BOXES, PLEASE
--INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS IN COMMENT
--ALL ENTRIES/COMMENTS MUST BE
SEPARATE IN ORDER TO COUNT
AS MORE THAN ONE ENTRY

HOW TO ENTER:

+1 ENTRY: READ ABOUT THE AUDIO BOOK ABOVE AND COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU FOUND INTERESTING ABOUT AMERICAN DERVISH THAT WOULD MAKE YOU WANT TO WIN THIS AUDIO BOOK

+1 MORE ENTRY: BLOG OR TWEET ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY AND LEAVE A LINK I CAN FOLLOW IN THE ENTRY

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU FIND INTERESTING AT THE MULTI-TALENTED AYAD AKHTAR'S WEBSITE HERE

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+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON ONE WAY YOU FOLLOW MY BLOG. IF YOU FOLLOW MORE THAN ONE WAY, YOU CAN COMMENT SEPARATELY AND EACH WILL COUNT AS AN ENTRY

GIVEAWAY ENDS AT
6 PM, EST, MARCH 10

GOOD LUCK!

THE LEGACY OF EDEN - SCAVENGER HUNT: GUEST POST, EXCERPT, AND GIVEAWAY

2012-02-23T00:01:00.192-05:00

THE LEGACY OF EDEN

BY NELLE DAVY

ABOUT THE BOOK:

An epic, sweeping tale of a dynasty rotten to the core, driven by ambition, lust – and hatred.

For generations, Aurelia was the crowning glory of more than three thousand acres of Iowa farmland and golden cornfields. The estate was a monument to matriarch Lavinia Hathaway’s dream to elevate the family name—no matter what relative or stranger she had to destroy in the process. It was a desperation that wrought the downfall of the Hathaways—and the once-prosperous farm.

Now the last inhabitant of the decaying old home has died—alone. None of the surviving members of the Hathaway family want anything to do with the farm, the land or the memories.

Especially Meredith Pincetti. Now living in New York City, for seventeen years Lavinia’s youngest grandchild has tried to forget everything about her family and her past. But with the receipt of a pleading letter, Meredith is again thrust into conflict with the legacy that destroyed her family’s -great name.

Back at Aurelia, Meredith must confront the rise and fall of the Hathaway family…and her own part in their mottled history.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Nelle Davy was born in Grenada in 1984 and was raised in London within an Anglo-Caribbean family. She studied English with creative writing at the University of Warwick and then undertook a master of philosophy degree in creative writing at Trinity College Dublin. She currently lives in London with her husband, where she works in publishing. THE LEGACY OF EDEN is her first novel and she is currently working on her second.

To read more about Author Nelle Davy, visit her website HERE.

AN EXCERPT FROM THE LEGACY OF EDEN:

“I work for myself. I’m an artist—a sculptor actually.”

“Excellent, then when shall we set up an appointment?”

I opened my mouth, suddenly utterly bereft. I raised my eyes from the floor and shuddered. They had lined themselves up all around me in a crescent of solemn, knowing faces.

“I don’t know.”

Our farm was on the outskirts of a town surrounded by the farms of our neighbors: people whose children we played with, whose families we married into, whose tables we ate at. Together our farms formed a circle of produce and plenty that enveloped our small town, a hundred and seventy years old with its red-and-white-brick buildings and thin gray roads.

Simple people, simple goals, old-fashioned values: this is where our farm is still to be found. I had not seen it in nearly two decades, but as I looked at the crowd of faces glaring at me from the other side of the room, I realized with a thin sliver of horror I had no choice, I would be going back.

GUEST POST BY NELLE DAVY:

Imagination has no boundaries – it is a vast landscape without maps or limitations. I know the old axiom is ‘write what you know’ but why should it be? Why should female writers confine themselves to the domestic and the minutiae of life, while their male counterparts explore fresh new terrain? I decided when I started writing that I would do only one thing and that was write the kind of book I would read and I would not limit myself. Of course it is difficult taking on the voice and culture of another country that is not your own but that is what a library and research is for. I spent a lot of time doing research about America and Iowa in particular (I read a lot of Bill Bryson who described what it was like to grow up in Iowa and I found his anecdotes – particularly his description of the state fair really invaluable). I was also lucky that I had an agent in America who could look over my first draft and say to me ‘an American would not say this or do this’ about small things that I would never have thought over. But these were small changes really, by that point I had already captured (or hope I have) the American voice. Mostly I found it really exciting to do something so challenging. I think that is the beauty of fiction, that you can escape – and I really did – to a different time and completely different place. The ironic thing is I have been to lots of places in America where I could have set the book (Pennsylvania for starters) but I chose a state I had never even seen. I guess I just like to be difficult.....Nelle Davy

GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO KATE AND THE GOOD FOLKS AT

MERYL L. MOSS MEDIA RELATIONS, I HAVE

TWO COPIES OF THIS FASCINATING NOVEL,

THE LEGACY OF EDEN, TO GIVE AWAY

--U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY
--NO P. O. BOXES
---INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
IN CASE YOU WIN!
--ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SEPARATE TO
COUNT AS MORE THAN ONE!

HOW TO ENTER:

+1 ENTRY: COMMENT ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU READ ABOVE ABOUT THE LEGACY OF EDEN THAT MADE YOU WANT TO WIN THIS BOOK... DON'T FORGET YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

+1 MORE ENTRY: BLOG AND/OR TWEET ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY AND COME BACK HERE AND LEAVE ME YOUR LINK

+1 MORE ENTRY: FIND ONE OF NELLE DAVY'S FAVORITE BOOKS HERE AND COMMENT ON ONE OF THEM

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU FIND INTERESTING AT NELLE DAVY 'S WEBSITE/BLOG HERE

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON A CURRENT GIVEAWAY THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED ON MY BLOG. IF YOU ENTERED MORE THAN ONE, YOU MAY COMMENT SEPARATELY FOR EACH TO RECEIVE MORE ENTRIES

GIVEAWAY ENDS AT

6 PM, EST, MARCH 6

GOOD LUCK!

THE SCAVENGER HUNT SCHEDULE:
CATCH UP IF YOU MISSED ANY EXCERPTS, OR JUST GO ON TO REVIEWED BY MOM FOR THE EXCERPT THAT FOLLOWS MINE.

Use the guide below to find where each day’s excerpt is posted – and maybe even leave a comment for the hosting book blogger. Just click on the blog site name to get to the site.

February 1, 2012 The Book Fetish

February 2, 2012 Frugal Plus

February 3, 2012 Being Alison

February 4, 2012 Books Like Breathing

February 5, 2012 Broken Teepee

February 6, 2012 My Reading Room

February 7, 2012 The Eclectic Element

February 8, 2012 Chicklit Club

February 9, 2012 Amused by Books

February 10, 2012 Minding Spot

February 11, 2012 Love to Read for Fun

February 12, 2012 I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read

February 13, 2012 My Book Addiction and More

February 14, 2012 Let Them Read Books

February 15, 2012 Curling up by the Fire

February 16, 2012 The Maiden’s Court

February 17, 2012 Bea’s Book Nook

February 18, 2012 Books and Needlepoint

February 19, 2012 So Many Precious Books

February 20, 2012 Mommy of a Monster and Twins

February 21, 2012 Tammy’s Two Cents

February 22, 2012 Just Joanna

February 23, 2012 Bookin with Bingo

February 24, 2012 Reviewed by Mom

February 25, 2012 Blue Archipelago

February 26, 2012 Read in a Single Sitting

February 27, 2012 Ordinary Aunt

February 28, 2012 Beth Fish Reads

February 29, 2012 Type A Mom

WEDNESDAY MEANS WINNERS!

2012-02-22T18:15:00.001-05:00

WELCOME TO BOOKIN' WITH BINGO'S
WINNERS' ANNOUNCEMENT!

THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED
BY EMAIL AND HAVE UNTIL NOON,
FEBRUARY 24, TO REPLY WITH THEIR
INFORMATION OR A NEW WINNER
WILL HAVE TO BE CHOSEN!

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THE SUMMER GARDEN

BY SHERRYL WOODS

THANKS TO ERIC AND PLANNED

TELEVISION ARTS, I HAVE TWO COPIES

OF THIS NEWEST SHERRYL WOODS BOOK

FOR TWO OF MY LUCKY FOLLOWERS

THE WINNERS ARE:

#188 rubynreba

#42 scottsgal

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CAKE ON A HOT TIN ROOF

A Piece of Cake Mystery

BY JACKLYN BRADY

THANKS TO KAYLEIGH AND THE GOOD FOLKS

AT BERKLEY & PENGUIN BOOKS, I HAVE ONE

COPY OF THIS PIECE OF CAKE MYSTERY SERIES,

CAKE ON A HOT TIN ROOF, TO GIVE AWAY

THE WINNER IS:

#168 LAMusing

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PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT

The Unabridged Audio Book

BY JAMES PATTERSON

& MAXINE PAETRO

THANKS TO MITCH AND THE NICE PEOPLE AT

HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, I HAVE TWO COPIES

OF THIS LATEST JAMES PATTERSON AUDIO

BOOK TO GIVE AWAY TO 2 LUCKY WINNERS!

THE WINNERS ARE:

#104 Linda Kish
#64 holdenj
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ALI IN WONDERLAND

And Other Tall Tales

BY ALI WENTWORTH
THANKS TO DANIELLE AND THE GREAT

FOLKS AT HARPER COLLINS, I HAVE ONE

COPY OF THIS DELIGHTFUL MEMOIR TO

GIVE AWAY TO A LUCKY READER

THE WINNER IS:

#49 Patricia

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GOURMET GIFTS

100 Delicious Recipes for Every Occasion To

Make Yourself and Wrap with Style

BY DINAH CORLEY

Photos by Alison Shaw

I AM EXCITED TO HAVE THIS SUPER

BOOK TO GIVE AWAY TO A LUCKY

READER WHO WILL LOVE WINNING IT!

THE WINNER IS:

#83 kalea_kane

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THE DARK ROSE

BY ERIN KELLY

THANKS TO SONYA AND THE GREAT
PEOPLE AT PAMELA DORMAN BOOKS
AND PENGUIN PUBLISHING, I HAVE
ONE COPY OF THIS EXCITING BOOK

TO GIVE AWAY TO A LUCKY WINNER

THE WINNER IS:

#24 debbie

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THE SHOW CHILD

BY EOWYN IVEY

THANKS TO ANNA AND THE GOOD FOLKS
AT LITTLE, BROWN, AND HACHETTE BOOKS,
I HAVE THREE COPIES OF THIS MARVELOUS
BOOK BY EOWYN IVEY TO GIVE AWAY
TO THREE LUCKY WINNERS

THE WINNERS ARE:

#149 Tore
#142 Carol N Wong
#69 Lukey Here
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THE MAGIC ROOM

A Story About the Love We

Wish for Our Daughters

BY JEFFREY ZASLOW

THANKS TO CASEY AND MY GREAT FRIENDS

AT PENGUIN BOOKS, I HAVE ONE COPY OF

THIS HEAVENLY, DELIGHTFUL BOOK TO

GIVE AWAY TO A LUCKY WINNER!

THE WINNER IS:

#53 bloomerbear

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THE WALLED FLOWER

A VICTORIA SQUARE MYSTERY

BY LORRAINE BARTLETT

THANKS TO KAYLEIGH AND THE GOOD

FOLKS AT BERKLEY PRIME CRIME AND

PENGUIN BOOKS, I HAVE ONE COPY

OF THIS WONDERFUL MYSTERY, THE

WALLED FLOWER, TO GIVE AWAY

THE WINNER IS:
#20 Sandra K321
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