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. Answer this question: since the category is historical, it got me thinking, if you suddenly got transported back in time, what would you miss the most: cell phone, computer, microwave, ipod? I would definately miss my computer the most!
2. Enter by the date indicated. For this category, please enter by JULY 5, winners announced on July 6.
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!
These are books nominated in the "Historical" category.
The books nominated in this category are:
A Flickering Light by Jane Kilpatrick
Description:
Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele applies for a job with a photographer in 1907. Captivated by the art and an adept student, she soon begins running the studios of artists suffering from mercury poisoning. But is she preparing herself to own her own studio---or fleeing from her relationship with her older married tutor?
My Thoughts: Reading it this week!
Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin
Description:
Harriet Sherwood has always adored her grandmother. But when Harriet decides to follow in her footsteps to fight for social justice, she certainly never expected her efforts to land her in jail. Nor did she expect her childhood enemy and notorious school bully, Tommy O'Reilly, to be the arresting officer.
Languishing in a jail cell, Harriet has plenty of time to sift through the memories of the three generations of women who have preceded her. As each story emerges, the strength of her family--and their deep faith in the God of justice and righteousness--brings Harriet to the discovery of her own goals and motives for pursuing them.
My Thoughts: Another book for this week!
The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey
Description:
She's risking her life to save a man she doesn't know. But who can she trust along the way?
It is August 1944, and the Gestapo is mercilessly rounding up suspected enemies of the Third Reich following the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler's life. Gabi Mueller is a young woman working for the newly formed American Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner to the CIA) in Basel, Switzerland. When she is asked to put herself in harm's way to safely "courier" a German scientist working on the atomic bomb project into Allied hands, the fate of the the world hangs in the balance. This fast-paced, suspenseful novel will whisk you along the treacherous twists and turns of a fascinating- and deadly- time in history.
My Thoughts:
I loved it! There was enough action to keep me engaged and a pleasant mix of surprises and suspense.
