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By the Numbers by Jen Lancaster: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on June 21, 2016
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By the Numbers by Jen LancasterBy the Numbers by Jen Lancaster


Thanks to Danielle Dill of  Berkley & NAL, I am giving away one copy of ‘By the Numbers’ by Jen Lancaster.

Description of By the Numbers by Jen Lancaster


The New York Times bestselling author of The Best of Enemiesserves up a hilarious new novel of the sandwich generation.

Actuary Penny Sinclair has a head for business, and she always makes rational decisions. Knowing that 60% of spouses cheat and 50% of marriages end in divorce, she wasn’t too surprised when her husband had an affair. (That he did so with a woman their daughter’s age? Well, that part did sting a bit.) She just made sure she got everything in the divorce, including their lovely old Victorian house. And as soon as her middle daughter has her hipster-fabulous wedding in the backyard, she’s trading it in for a condo in downtown Chicago…

Well within the average market time in her area, Penny gets an offer on the house. But then life happens. Her children, her parents and her ex come flying back to the nest, all in need of Penny’s emotional and financial support. Spread thin, Penny becomes the poster child for the sandwich generation, when all she really wanted to do was make managing director, buy a white couch, and maybe go on a Match.com date… 

About Jen Lancaster


By the Numbers by Jen Lancaster

Photo Credit Deborah Feingold

Jen Lancaster is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve previous books (The Best of Enemies; I Regret Nothing; Twisted Sisters; The Tao of Martha; Here I Go Again; Jeneration X; If You Were Here;My Fair Lazy; Pretty in Plaid; Such a Pretty Fat; Bright Lights, Big Ass; Bitter Is the New Black). She has appeared on Today, The Joy Behar Show, and NPR’s All Things Considered.

Giveaway of By the Numbers by Jen Lancaster


This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on July 8, 2016 at midnight pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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Jun 16

20

A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on June 20, 2016
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Front Page Affair by Radha VatsalA Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal


Thanks to Liz Kelsch of Sourcebooks, I am giving away one copy of ‘A Front Page Affair’ by Radha Vatsal.

Description of A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal


The Lusitania has just been sunk, and headlines about a shooting at J.P. Morgan’s mansion and the Great War are splashed across the front page of every newspaper. Capability “Kitty” Weeks would love nothing more than to report on the news of the day, but she’s stuck writing about fashion and society gossip over on the Ladies’ Page―until a man is murdered at a high society picnic on her beat.

Determined to prove her worth as a journalist, Kitty finds herself plunged into the midst of a wartime conspiracy that threatens to derail the United States’ attempt temain neutral―and to disrupt the privileged life she has always known.

Radha Vatsal’s A Front Page Affair is the first book in highly anticipated series featuring rising journalism star Kitty Weeks.

Praise for A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal


“This lively and well-researched debut introduces a charming historical series and an appealing fish-out-of-water sleuth who seeks independence and a career in an age when most women are bent on getting married, particularly to titled Englishmen.” —Library Journal (starred review), Debut of the Month

[A] spirited debut … Vatsal deftly intertwines the tumult of the era, from emerging women’s rights to spreading international conflict, into this rich historical.” —Publishers Weekly

“This first in a planned series is a nice combination of mystery and thriller seasoned by historical facts and a look at women’s lives before women’s liberation.”  —Kirkus Review

“The fascinating historical details add flair to this thoroughly engaging mystery starring an intelligent amateur sleuth reminiscent of Rhys Bowen’s Molly Murphy. Vatsal’s debut will leave readers eager for Kitty’s next adventure.” —Booklist

About Radha Vatsal Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal

Radha Vatsal grew up in Mumbai, India, and came to the United States to attend boarding school when she was sixteen. Her fascination with the 1910s began when she studied women filmmakers and action-film heroines of silent cinema at Duke University, where she earned her PhD from the English department.  A Front Page Affair is her first novel.

Radha lives with her husband and two daughters in New York City.

Giveaway of A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal


This giveaway is open to Canada and the U.S. and ends on July 8, 2016 at midnight pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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Jun 16

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The Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on June 18, 2016
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Reporter’s Story by Joyce StrandReporter’s Story by  Joyce Strand


Thanks to Della Bercovitch of Dellagate, , I am giving away 5 print copies of The Reporter’s Story by  Joyce Strand.

Description of Reporter’s Story by  Joyce Strand


A house burglary in 1912 San Francisco that the victim denies happening piques Emma Matheson’s reporter instincts. Why would a not-so-wealthy businessman deny that recovered loot was his and forego collecting his $8,000 worth of stolen jewelry? Why did he fire his maid and butler who originally reported the theft? The more she pursues the burglary that wasn’t a burglary, the more she sees it as a major story, involving murder, intrigue, and smuggling. Can she solve it and write the story that could project her to become the world-famous reporter she so covets? Or will she become one of its victims?

Additional info about Emma:  Emma Matheson is a young woman determined to be a star front-page reporter despite the bias against women in her day.Her mother died when she was born. She was reared by her father who runs a newspaper in Sacramento. She grew up learning about the newspaper business. Her father valued education and insisted she attend university before starting her career. She is bright, determined, a great writer — but a bit naive.

About Joyce StrandReporter’s Story by Joyce Strand


Joyce T. Strand is the author of who-done-it contemporary and historical mysteries set in California. All of her published six novels are inspired by actual events and/or real people, although they are definitely fictionalized.

Strand headed corporate communications at several biotech and high-tech companies in California’s Silicon Valley for more than 25 years. Unlike her protagonist Jillian Hillcrest, however, she did not encounter murder in her career. Strand lives with her two cats and collection of cow statuary in Southern California, and enjoys exploring and writing about the growing wine region in the Ramona Valley near San Diego.

Webpage:        http://joycestrand.com
Blog:              Http://strandssimplytips.blogspot.com
Facebook:        http://www.facebook.com/JoyceTStrandAuthor
Goodreads:      http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5385246.Joyce_T_Strand
Twitter:           @joycetstrand


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Giveaway of Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand


This giveaway is open to Canada, the U.S., and the UK only and ends on July 8, 2016 at midnight pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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Reporter’s Story by Joyce StrandJoyce Strand is also holding a giveaway of the following:

1st Prize: Kindle Fire 7” WiFi 8GB Black plus ebook or paperback copy of The Reporters Story

2nd Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card and ebook or paperback copy of The Reporters Story

3rd Prize: ebook or paperback copy of The Reporters Story

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Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand

 

 

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