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New Book Giveaway: 2010 Christy Award Nominees Part 1

  The Christy Award is a "Christian fiction award to recognize novelists and novels of excellence in several genres of Christian fiction." The nominees for this year were announced recently and the winners announced June 26. Every year I make it my goal to read all the books that are nominated for the Christy Award.  I also give them away!

This year I will not give them away all at once, but by category while I am reading the books nominated in that category.

To enter to win any/all of these books, please do the following:

1. Post a comment indicating which book/books you would like to be entered for.

2. Enter by the date indicated. For this category, please enter by JUNE 13, winners announced on June 14.

3. Respond within 10 days should you receive an email indicating you have won a particular book.

4. Come back soon for the next category giveaway! 

I am starting with the "First Novel" category.

The books nominated in this category are:

The Familiar Stranger by Christina Berry

Description:

Craig Littleton's decision to end his marriage would shock his wife, Denise . . . if she knew what he was up to. When an accident lands Craig in the ICU, with fuzzy memories of his own life and plans, Denise rushes to his side, ready to care for him.

They embark on a quest to help Craig remember who he is and, in the process, they discover dark secrets. An affair? An emptied bank account? A hidden identity? An illegitimate child?

But what will she do when she realizes he's not the man she thought he was? Is this trauma a blessing in disguise, a chance for a fresh start? Or will his secrets destroy the life they built together?

My Thoughts: I am reading this book this week!

Next book: Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent 

Description:

"The summer I turned thirteen, I thought I killed a man."

So begins the story of Jessilyn Lassiter, a young girl whose world is torn apart the summer of 1932. When Jessilyn's best friend, Gemma, loses her parents in a tragic fire, Jessilyn's father vows to care for her as his own, despite the fact that Gemma is black and prejudice is prevalent in their southern Virginia town.

It doesn't take long for the Lassiters to attract the attention of a local band of Ku Klux Klan members, who make increasingly violent threats on Jessilyn and her family.

As she struggles to navigate a complex world of first crushes, loyalties, and betrayals, Jessilyn ultimately discovers what it takes to be a bright light in a dark world.

My Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this book! The story about broke my heart, seeing how Jessilyn's family suffered, but I was honored to have a look into their lives and the determination with which they held fast to their beliefs no matter what the cost. Beautifully written. I couldn't put it down!

 

And the third book: Scared by Tom Davis

Description:

Once an award-winning photojournalist, Stuart Daniels is reeling from debt, a broken marriage, and depression. Given one last chance to redeem himself, he accepts a make-or-break assignment covering the AIDS crisis in Africa. In an unexpected encounter, Stuart meets Adanna, a young orphan fighting for survival. Soon both their lives are changed forever!

My Thoughts:

A heart-wrenching story that brought me to tears.  A must-read.  The ability of Adanna to see hope in the midst of starving and loss and abuse is unbelievable. It is based on a true story, so you cannot separate your heart from the story because it rings true, as painful as it is to read.  A great book of hope and faith being restored to Stuart through the life of Adanna.  

Winners: sorry so late!

Winners of the Twenty in Twenty giveaways below:

Passion Most Pure: Kerrie

Forevermore: Cindi

Off the Record: Linda Kish

One More Sunrise: Alexia

Like Always: Lovedandamazed

Awaken My Heart: Trish

Coldwater Revival: Lace

Back to Life: Judy Dudley

Deadfall: Jackie B

Serenity Bay: Debbie F.

Like Dandelion Dust: Cindy W

The Secret of Us: Eva SB

Congrats to the winners and thanks for entering!

Where Have I Been?

Once again, here I am, apologizing for my absence of late.  I am in the middle of what could be the busiest two weeks of my life!  Most of my time is being swallowed up by a huge design project that's due Monday.  But also, my parents are here visiting, so I am spending lots of time with them, my daughters have their ballet recital this weekend, so we have lots of rehearsals to go to.  I feel like I can hardly catch my breath!

I know many of you have been with me while I struggled with health issues.  I just got lab work back that shows me as gluten intolerant.  This scares me to death!  I love bread and cookies!  What will I do without them?  I can't imagine not eating gluten for the REST of my LIFE!?!  Meals are about to get a lot more complicated.  Are any of you gluten intolerant?

Next week I will be back with a new giveaway! 

I will also try to announce book winners here soon too.  Sorry I got behind.  I underestimated how busy this week would be.

Crazy. 

Here's the pendant I'm wearing as my motto this week:

book winners

Congrats to the following book winners!

Isolation goes to Debbie F.

Double Minds goes to Sandra Jensen

The Elevator goes to Cindi H.

Merciless goes to Cindy W.

Thanks for entering!

Twenty in Twenty Giveaway Day 20: "A Passion Most Pure" by Julie Lessman

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days! This is the last one in this giveaway!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what color is your hair?

Mine is blondish, darker than it used to be as I get older

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 23. The winner will be announced May 24.

Description:

Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith is not sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the O'Connor household.

Book winner

Congrations to the following winners:

Jackie B., winner of Isolation by Travis Thrasher

and

Krista, winner of Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson

Thanks for entering!

Twenty in Twenty Giveaway Day 19: "Forevermore" by Cathy Marie Hake

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's the strangest food you ever tried?

I had squid on a trip to the Netherlands once. I'm not a very adventurous eater.

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 22. The winner will be announced May 23.

Description:

Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind around the place. His little daughter and the pregnant sister he's shielding from an abusive husband adore Hope, and things are getting accomplished even if Hope's methods are unique.

Happy Mother's Day!

Winner of "Whirlwind"

Congrats to Anita Y. winner of Whirlwind

Twenty in Twenty Giveaway Day 18: "Off the Record" by Elizabeth White

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?

I am giving away 20 books in the next 20 days!

The rules:

1. To enter, post a comment answering the day's random question:

Today's question is: what's your least favorite household chore?

Mine is mopping!

2.  Have an email or blog that you would check to see if you win. Respond within 7 days if you are the winner.

3. Check back again for the next day's giveaway!

Please enter for this book by May 21. The winner will be announced May 22.

Description:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all---brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter. Then his old friend Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay. Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future---and somehow keep it all off the record?