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Jul 15

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Giveaway: The Road Home by Kathleen Shoop

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on July 5, 2015
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Kathleen ShoopThanks to Kelli Uhrich of Sparkpoint Studio, I am giving away one copy of ‘The Road Home’ by Kathleen Shoop.

Description of ‘The Road Home’ by Kathleen Shoop:

The Road Home is the follow-up to Kathleen Shoop’s award-winning debut novel The Last Letter. Inspired by real letters shared between her great-great grandparents, the series is rooted with raw emotion and visual descriptions that make the characters come alive. 

 Twin siblings Katherine and Tommy Arthur are filled with pain as they adjust to their conflicted emotions about their mother’s recent passing. But as tearful mourners attend their mother’s funeral, the twins begin to hear stories that leave them questioning the circumstances of their upbringing. Perhaps there were reasons beyond their understanding that forced their mother to take the actions she did, and the twins are thrust back into memories of their past as they embark down the road to forgiveness.

Praise for ‘The Road Home’ by Kathleen Shoop:

“I loved this riveting tale of hope and redemption. The Road Home comes to life with gorgeous imagery and a setting that eased me seamlessly and beautifully back and forth in time. Each character stood out, coaxing me into her story, making me want more. With the turn of every page there’s a revelation, something hidden or something wonderful and unexpected. The Road Home is a mustread for any book lover and a perfect follow-up to The Last Letter.” –Melissa Foster, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

About Kathleen Shoop:Author, Kathleen Shoop

Kathleen Shoop holds a PhD in reading education and has more than 20 years of experience in the classroom. Her third novel, Love and Other Subjects, earned a Silver medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards and received an Honorable Mention from the San Francisco Book Festival.

Her second novel, After the Fog, (Silver IPPY), was a category finalist in the 2013 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. And her debut novel, The Last Letter, is a multiple award-winner, including a Gold Medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Kathleen lives with her husband and two children in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

Connect with Kathleen, visit: kshoop.com, facebook.com/pages/kathleen-shoop, or @kathieshoop.

This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on July 18, 2015.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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Jun 15

19

Giveaway: THE UNTOLD by Courtney Collins

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on June 19, 2015
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Courtney CollinsThanks to Loren Jaggers of Berkley Publishing Group/New American Library, I am giving away one copy of ‘The Untold’ by Courtney Collins.

Description of ‘The Untold’ by Courtney Collins:


A spirited and haunting debut novel born from Australia’s rugged landscape and savage past, THE UNTOLD introduced the estimable talents of Courtney Collins to American readers, and is now on sale in trade paperback!

It is 1921, and a woman has done an unspeakable thing… At age 26, Jessie has already lived life as a circus rider, horse and cattle rustler, and convict. Now, in a mountain-locked valley, amid squalls of driving rain, Jessie is on the run. Growing up in the Australian outback, Jessie developed a keen talent for handling and eventually stealing horses. 

Captured and jailed, she finds her only hope of freedom in indentured servitude. But from the start she loathes Fitz, the horse-trading brute who “hires” her, demeans her, and forces her to marry him. Her only source of liberation comes through violent and horrific acts—the deaths of Fitz and their newborn child.  It is the voice of that baby, otherworldly and omniscient, that chronicles Jessie’s dark adventure.

Praise for ‘The Untold’ by Courtney Collins:


“This extraordinary novel—propelled by the dark, rich talents of a truly brilliant writer—dazzles, staggers, and amazes.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love

“Collins’s gripping debut novel is based on a legendary wild woman…A fast-paced, heart-wrenching story that never loses speed, this extraordinary first novel is not to be missed.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“The dead have tales to tell, if only we could hear them…Collins richly evokes a heartbreaking emotional terrain, setting it against the sparse, brutal landscape of the Australian Outback.”—Kirkus Reviews

About Courtney Collins:


Courtney Collins

Photo Credit: Lisa Madden

Courtney Collins grew up in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. She completed her first novel, THE UNTOLD, in an old postmaster’s cottage on the Goulburn River in regional Victoria. She now lives in a sea-side town in NSW and is working on her second novel. Visit her website at courtneycollinswriter.com

This giveaway is open to the continental U.S. and ends on July 3, 2015.  Please use Rafflcopter to enter.

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