Giveaway - A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand

Woohoo thanks to Valerie at Hachette Book Group I have another giveaway. This is a book I have been wanting to read for awhile.

I have 3 copies of A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand. This contest will run until July 31 at 11:59 p.m. Central time.

Book Information:

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Claire Danner Crispin, mother of four young children and nationally renowned glassblower, bites off more than she can chew when she agrees to co-chair the Nantucket's Children Summer Gala. Claire is asked to chair the benefit, in part, because she is the former high school sweetheart of rock star Max West. Max agrees to play the gala and it looks like smooth sailing for Claire-until she promises a "museum-quality" piece of glass for the auction, offers her best friend the catering job, goes nose-to-nose with her Manhattan socialite co-chair, and begins a "good-hearted" affair with the charity's Executive Director, Lockhart Dixon. Hearts break and emotions are pushed to the limit in this riveting story of one woman's attempt to deal with loves past and present, family, business, and high-powered social pressures. Elin Hilderbrand's unique understanding of the joys and longings that animate women's lives will make this her newest summer bestseller.

There is also a reading group guide available here if you would like to make this your next book club pick.

To enter this giveaway:

*Leave a comment and make sure you include your email address

*Extra entry if you publicly follow my blog. 2 entries if you already follow.

*Extra entry if you tweet or blog about this giveaway. If you tweet include me in the tweet @alipet813. If you blog give me the link

Winners must be from the US or Canada only and no P.O. boxes. Sorry!

Giveaway - The Imposter's Daughter by Laurie Sandell

Thanks to Anna and Hachette Book Group I have 3 copies of The Imposter's Daughter by Laurie Sandell. This contest will run until July 23rd at 11:59 p.m. Central time.

Laurie Sandell grew up in awe (and sometimes in terror) of her larger-than-life father, who told jaw-dropping tales of a privileged childhood in Buenos Aires, academic triumphs, heroism during Vietnam, friendships with Kissinger and the Pope. As a young woman, Laurie unconsciously mirrors her dad, trying on several outsized personalities (Tokyo stripper, lesbian seductress, Ambien addict). Later, she lucks into the perfect job--interviewing celebrities for a top women's magazine. Growing up with her extraordinary father has given Laurie a knack for relating to the stars. But while researching an article on her dad's life, she makes an astonishing discovery: he's not the man he says he is--not even close. Now, Laurie begins to puzzle together three decades of lies and the splintered person that resulted from them--herself.

To enter the giveaway:

**Leave a comment answering the question What would be your perfect job? (I am in my 30's and besides dreaming that I could get paid for this blog I still don't know my perfect job) Don't forget to leave your email.

**For an extra entry sign up to publicly follow my blog. 2 entries if you already follow.

**Tweet or Blog about this giveaway and send me the link for another entry.

This contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. No P.O. boxes. The publisher will send the books directly to you.

I will randomly draw the winners on July 24th and will send you an email. You must respond within 3 days.

Giveaway - Julie and Julia by Julie Powell

Thanks to Anna and Hachette Book Group I have 3 copies of Julie and Julia by Julie Powell to giveaway. Contest ends July 23rd at 11:59 p.m. Central time.

Julie & Julia, the bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer), is now a major motion picture. Julie Powell, nearing thirty and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, resolves to reclaim her life by cooking in the span of a single year, every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her unexpected reward: not just a new found respect for calves' livers and aspic, but a new life-lived with gusto. The film version is written and directed by Nora Ephron and stars Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia.

To enter this giveaway:

**Leave me a comment and answer the question: What is the most difficult recipe you have ever followed (did it turn out LOL)? Don't forget to leave your email.

**Extra entry if you sign up to publicly follow my blog. 2 entries if you already follow.

**Another entry if you blog or tweet about this giveaway. Give me the link.

I will randomly pick 3 winners on July 24th. I will contact you by email and you will have 3 days to respond.

This contest is only open to U.S. and Canada and winners can't be sent to P.O. Box. The books will be sent by the publisher.

Good luck!

Giveaway - Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons

Thanks to Valerie and Hatchette Book Group I have 5 copies of Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons. This giveway will run until July 25th at 11:59 p.m Central time.

Book Information:

Acclaimed novelist Anne Rivers Siddons's new novel is a stunning tale of love and loss.

For as long as she can remember, they were Cam and Lilly--happily married, totally in love with each other, parents of a beautiful family, and partners in life. Then, after decades of marriage, it ended as every great love story does...in loss. After Cam's death, Lilly takes a lone road trip to her and Cam's favorite spot on the remote coast of Maine, the place where they fell in love over and over again, where their ghosts still dance. There, she looks hard to her past--to a first love that ended in tragedy; to falling in love with Cam; to a marriage filled with exuberance, sheer life, and safety-- to try to figure out her future.

It is a journey begun with tender memories and culminating in a revelation that will make Lilly re-evaluate everything she thought was true about her husband and her marriage.

To be signed up for the giveaway:

**Please post a comment answering this question: If you could travel anywhere to get time to reflect on your life to this point where would you go? Don't forget to give me your email address.

**For an additional entry follow my blog publicly and let my know by leaving a comment. If you already follow you get 2 extra entries.

**For another entry blog or tweet about this giveaway and send me the link.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only. No PO Boxes. The books will be shipped to the winners directly from the publishers.

I will randomly pick the winners and email them! You must reply within 3 days with your mailing address or a new winner will be picked.

Thanks and GOOD LUCK!