Jencey's Writer's Corner

Jane Actually by Jennifer Petkus The First Affair by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus Longbourn by Jo Baker Elizabeth of York by Alison Weir   Winter in Full Bloom by Anita Higman Finding Cloud 9 by Aryah B I am reading:     Celeste is reading: I hope you all have enjoyed the weekend!  Don't forget the Fever Tree giveaway.  There are two copies to go two winners.  We are excitedly preparing for Read for Pink.

I used random.org to get the winners.   The winners are:                Robin Blankenship Jessie2247 You have 48 hours to contact me to claim your prize. Congratulations to the winners! :)

I am so excited to share the novel of The Fever Tree with you.   Thank you to Putnam Books for sending me two copies which I will be giving away. Synopsis: Frances lost her mother early on in her childhood.   While I am sure he loved his daughter he couldn’t be bothered with raising her.   As time moves on Frances meets Edwin who her father has decided to help.   Little does she know that there will be a request made of Edwin to care for Frances.   When her father dies and she is left with a marriage proposal or go be a nursemaid for her aunt; after having lost everything.   Frances accepts the proposal and moves to the wilds of South Africa.    She meets some interesting characters along the way.   What will she learn?   And how will it affect her relationship with Edwin? My Thoughts: I have to say that I loved this novel!   I didn’t think I would initially.   The main factor is the growth and developme...

Happy Labor day everyone!  We have been so busy this weekend with the Book Festival that the regular In My Mailbox will start again next week.  In the mean time I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday.  I want to say that I enjoyed meeting Emma and Nicola of the Nanny Diaries.  I look forward to sharing their new book with you.  It was great fun to see Jane Porter, Claire Cook, Wendy Wax, and Mary Alice Monroe this weekend.  Tomorrow is the last day for the Books to Movie Giveaway Hop.   I have another giveaway starting for Jennifer McVeigh's novel The Fever Tree. Happy Reading! Jencey and Celeste

Welcome to the Movies to books giveaway hop!   This hop will run from August 27-September 3 2013. W riter’s Corner we will be featuring a novel by Debbie Macomber in honor of her new show Cedar Cove.   Thank you to our friends at Random House Marketing for the copies of this novel.  Celeste will tell us more about Starting Now. Have you ever had a day that started out well, only to feel like someone pulled the rug out from beneath your feet?   This is what happened to the central character Libby Morgan in the novel "Starting Now" by Debbie Macomber. Libby is a dedicated successful lawyer with her eye on a partnership.   Libby has paid her dues, (6 years at her firm, expert in the field of estate planning, earned an impressive amount of billable hours), and was well liked by a key client of the firm.   An offer of partner should have been a no brainer.   Imagine Libby's surprise when she is handed a pink slip and a severance packa...