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Monday, September 01, 2008

September Pay It Forward Book Exchange- 6 books up for grabs!

It's time for another one of my free Pay It Forward book giveaways! The first two books on my giveaway list were the ones that I should've given away at the end of July but didn't. And I didn't get an August giveaway up either. Sorry for falling off the wagon. I hope you'll all join me this month!

For those who may have missed out, please read about the guidelines right here.

So, I have three books to give away this month.

1) Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark.

This book was sent to me by Sheryl with Taking the Challenge. Thanks, Sheryl!

From Publishers Weekly

Nervous brides may want to wait until after the wedding to read bestseller Clark's winning ninth mystery to feature PI Regan Reilly (after 2005's Burned). With her wedding to Jack "no relation" Reilly, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, only a week away, Regan thinks she has everything under control. But when she arrives to pick up her wedding dress at Alfred and Charisse's Coutures in Little Italy, she finds the young husband-and-wife designers bound and gagged, a wedding dress shredded on the floor and four others missing, including her own. In spite of all she must do before the wedding, Regan agrees to investigate. Jack, hoping to solve a big bank robbery case before their nuptials, is more than supportive. To Regan's surprise, not all the brides-to-be who've lost their gowns are that distraught. Regan's and Jack's cases convincingly intertwine as the sleuthing trail leads them from the streets of New York to Las Vegas. With her usual cast of quirky characters, Clark's lighthearted romp will keep readers guessing who will and who won't make it to the altar.

This was a fun, quick read!

2) I Choose This Day by Sharon Fieker.

This book was sent to me by Dawn at Our Adoption Journey...to Nowhere. Thanks, Dawn!

Book description: Have you faced a difficult decision concerning an unexpected pregnancy? Sharon Fieker uses I Choose this Day: Mournings and Miracles of Adoption to convey how the circumstances of the darkest period in her life evolved into the brightest time. She includes the challenges and blessings surrounding her pregnancy. The heartache of "not knowing" what happened to her baby and the beautiful story that unfolds as she meets her birth daughter are inspirational. When going through difficult times, Sharon sometimes wondered how God could allow such troubling things to happen. Her story demonstrates how He had a plan for her--one filled with hope. He also allowed her free will to make her own choices. If you're facing or have faced an unplanned pregnancy, you will benefit from reading I Choose this Day: Mournings and Miracles of Adoption.

This book was quite good and it was a quick read too!

3) The Divide by Nicholas Evans.

Book Description: One a crystalline Montana morning, two backcountry skiers find the body of a young woman embedded in the ice of a remote mountain creek. She's Abbie Cooper, a brilliant college student on the run from the FBI and charges of murder. But what was the chain of events that led this golden child so tragically astray?

The stunning answers unfold on an emotional journey that stretches from the streets of New York to the daunting grandeur of the Rocky Mountains- and finally to the solitude and dark secrets in an American family fractured by lies and betrayals...and reunited by a tragedy that will change all their lives forever.

I found this book hard to put down until I reached the end!

If you'd like to win one of these books, here is what you must do:

1. On your blog, write a post about this giveaway, using my "Pay It Forward" button, and then link back to my post. I am sure your readers would appreciate learning about the chance to win a book. You must complete this step to be put in the drawing, unless of course you don't have a blog!

2. Sign the Mr. Linky (the Mr. Linky is that list of names at the end of this post - just type your name in the box) with your name and the specific URL of your PIF post. Note: If you are not a blogger, you may still enter to win. Just sign your name on the Mr. Linky without a URL and then email me your contact information. Please note on your email that it is for the PIF book giveaway.

I'll announce the winners on Saturday morning, 27 September, so be sure to check back.

Best of luck!

If you have any books you'd like to Pay It Forward yourself this month, please leave me a comment and I'll link you in this post!

Additional Pay It Forward Giveaways:

1) Jubilee at Notes of Jubilee is giving away the book The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name by Don Locke on 15 September. Stop by her blog to enter win. Thanks, Jubilee!

2) Cynthia at Springmont Cottage is giving away two books The Moon Riders by Theresa Tomlinson and Holbrook: A Lizard's Tale by Bonny Becker and Abby Carter on 23 September. Stop by her blog to enter win. Thanks, Cynthia!

3) Forgetfulone is giving away the book The History of Love by Nicole Krauss on 28 September. Stop by her blog to enter to win. Thanks, Forgetfulone!

4) Tamy at 3 Sides of Crazy is giving away the book The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea on 30 September. Stop by her blog to enter to win. Thanks, Tamy!

Labels: books/reading, giveaways, Pay It Forward

8:03 AM
5 comments

5 Comments:

At 8:40 PM, threesidesofcrazy said...: I haven't read Hitched or The Divide yet, they sound great. I hope you're having a great week.
At 1:54 PM, Cynthia said...: Please add me to the pot. Also, I have my book exchange posted.

Thanks and have a great day!
At 6:02 AM, jubilee said...: please enter my name in your giveaway. I also have my giveaway posted. Thanks!
At 9:37 PM, Forgetfulone said...: My Pay it Forward post is up, and I blogged about your book giveaways. I'd like to read Hitched or The Divide. Thanks!
At 2:52 PM, Ronel said...: Hitched sounds great!!