Clearing Shelves Giveaway Blog Hop



It is time to do a little spring cleaning at Writer’s Corner.   I am offering three books
with some author swag.  The prizes are Hell or High Water by Joy Castro, Love and Other Subjects by Kathleen Shoop, and Three Months in Florence by Mary Carter.

Here is a little about each book:

Hell or HighWater: 
Nola Cespedes is a reporter for the Times Picayune a New Orleans newspaper, and just beginning her career in the newspaper business.   Shea has been writing many society pieces for the newspaper.  One day her boss Bailey comes with a story at first that Nola does not want to touch.  He talks her into taking the story about sexual assault offenders that are off the grid in New Orleans.   Nola starts to tackle the story what else will she find?  She has the support of her girlfriends and family. 

Love andOther Subjects:
Carolyn is starting her first year of teaching in a new school in the D.C. area.   She shares her experiences with her good friends Nina and Laura.  School is not what Carolyn thought it would be.  She has no support from her boss Principal Klein.  How will she reach her students?  Her love life seems to be going stale with current boyfriend Alex.  Carolyn decides to end it and meets this great guy Jeep.  What is he all about?  Then there are the challenges of reaching her students in her room. Will she survive the year?

Three Monthsin Florence: 
Lena has the perfect man and the perfect family.  Or does she?  One night Alex her husband asks her to dinner at a local restaurant to give her some news.  He tells her that he has been asked to teach in Florence Italy at the university.  Lena is beside herself with excitement because she has dreamed of going to Italy for sixteen years.  Could this really be happening?  Then Alex tells her that he will go himself and there will not be room for the family.  Lena perseveres because there is a promise of being able to visit.  Then Alex tells her that he has been asked to teach another semester.  Lena is livid and then tells him he is coming home.  The day arrives and Alex is not there but a Skype to Italy reveals he has a mistress.  The trip to Italy does happen.   How will Lena respond?  Will she get her husband back?
To enter the hop please leave your e-mail below.  You can do something like this:  jenceyg at gmail dot com.   You can also follow on GFC, Facebook, or Tweet for extra entries. I just need a way to contact you when I announce the winner.  This giveaway is open to US only.

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  1. Linda TrinkleinJanuary 4, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    thanks! lzamudio02 @ hotmail .com

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  2. RuthJanuary 4, 2014 at 2:50 PM

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  3. RuthJanuary 4, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    Just liked you on facebook (Ruth Mayer Hill)
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  4. UnknownJanuary 4, 2014 at 3:45 PM

    I follow by email: robyndonnelly@ymail.com and also gfc robyn donnelly. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  5. susan1215January 4, 2014 at 4:00 PM

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  8. Linda TrinkleinJanuary 5, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    Im following GFC
    Linda Trinklein!

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    thanks again!

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  9. Heather BJanuary 5, 2014 at 2:27 PM

    faramena at gmail dot com. Thank you for the giveaway

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  10. UnknownJanuary 5, 2014 at 10:55 PM

    The books sound very interesting. Thanks for clearing your shelves for us. I follow you via GFC, email, and FB. My email is michelle_willms at yahoo dot com.

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  11. Bewitched readerJanuary 6, 2014 at 1:52 AM

    Thank you so much for a chance to win and for being a part of this fun and awesome blog hop!! livvie_v@yahoo.com
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  12. EmiJanuary 6, 2014 at 7:57 AM

    Thank you for the chance etotschinger at yahoo dot com

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  13. jessie2247January 6, 2014 at 11:46 AM

    Thanks so much for your giveaway!
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  14. jessie2247January 6, 2014 at 11:47 AM

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  17. Linda KishJanuary 6, 2014 at 7:19 PM

    Thanks for the chance to be included for your giveaway.
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  18. LAWonderJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:08 AM

    Hi Thanks for participating in this giveaway!
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  19. LAWonderJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:09 AM

    Hi!
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  20. LAWonderJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:12 AM

    Hi!
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  21. LAWonderJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:13 AM

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    Hi!
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  23. UnknownJanuary 8, 2014 at 11:58 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway. The three books sound interesting.
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  24. Fear StreetJanuary 9, 2014 at 1:37 AM

    Thank you for the chance to win!

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  25. UnknownJanuary 9, 2014 at 8:16 PM

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