Monday Book Giveaway (April 28, 2009)

First, as always, the winner! Today’s winner is Stacy! Stacy chose Starting Out Sideways by Mary E. Mitchell, a fabulous book. Congrats, Stacy! If you’ll send your shipping information to katrina (at) stonoff (dot) com, I’ll get your book on its way to you!

For next week, I’m offering two books, to go to two different people. These are both books I couldn’t wait to get and ate up within two days of receiving. Though they are dramatically different, I loved them both, and I’ll write a more complete review in the next day or two.

The books are:

Something About Her by Jeannie Ruesch. This is a category romance set in the Regency period, but Jeannie had me convinced there was no possible way she would pull off the happy-ever-ending romance requires. I was heartbroken too because I adored both the main characters and really wanted the fairy-tale ending for them. But … no spoilers, right?

Tender Graces by Kathryn Magendie. This one’s more literary, about a girl who escapes her rough West Virginia mountain childhood and returns as an adult to find things were not quite as she remembered them. An exquisite book that shows an obscure culture with a brutal honesty mingled with gentleness.

To win, comment below with your first choice (and if you’d like either book, say so!), then come back Monday to see if I’ve drawn your name from one of my hats. Contest open to anyone, anywhere, who has access to reliable mail service.

No hat today, I’m afraid. I chose Stacy’s name at random. I’ve been lying under the covers for two days, alternately shivering and burning up, and it was all I could do to get this up two days late. But the hats will be back next week!

Tags: jeannie ruesch, kathryn magendie, something about her, tender graces