July and August Book Giveaway

Every two months, we're featuring EIGHT books we're interested in checking out. (We know there are many, many more, but we're just highlighting a few that haven't received their time in the spotlight yet.) Here are the books we've chosen for July and August. There is one copy of each book available to give away and we will choose FOUR winners to each receive TWO books at random.

See our previous bi-monthly posts for some other great reads you might have missed.

We've been doing this now for a year and hope to keep it going a while longer. This time around, we're going to share a teaser or mini-synopsis of each book. (All courtesy of Amazon.)


July:

The Bookshop at Water's End by Patti Callahan Henry (July 11th)

"The women who spent their childhood summers in a small southern town discover it harbors secrets as lush as the marshes that surround it..."

*Thanks to Penguin for the giveaway copy.

The Perfect Recipe for Love and Friendship by Shirley Jump (July 11th)

"Bridget can see the recipe for a happy life- including the possibility of a new romance- written out before her, but first she and her family will need to lay bare their secrets and rediscover the most elusive ingredients of all: forgiveness, laughter, and love."

*Thanks to Hachette for the giveaway copy.

Cicada Summer by Maureen Leurck (July 25th)

"In this moving, witty novel, author Maureen Leurck explores the intricacies and joys of renovation and rediscovery—as one woman’s improvement project promises to transform much more than a home..."

*Thanks to Maureen Leurck for the giveaway copy.

The Dream Keeper's Daughter by Emily Colin (July 25th)

"A woman discovers an impossible connection that transcends time and place in this stirring, unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Thief."

*Thanks to Ballantine for the giveaway copy.

August:

Mrs. Saint and the Defectives by Julie Lawson Timmer (August 1st)

"Critically acclaimed author Julie Lawson Timmer returns with a tale of how community can heal the brokenness in all of us."

*Thanks to Goldberg McDuffie for the giveaway copy.

Emerald Coast by Anita Hughes (August 1st)

"Set on the glamorous Italian island, Emerald Coast is a touching and humorous story about marriage and the difficulty of finding love and happiness at the same time."

*Thanks to St. Martin's Press for the giveaway copy.

Class Mom by Laurie Gelman (August 1st)

"Laurie Gelman’s clever debut novel about a year in the life of a kindergarten class mom—a brilliant send-up of the petty and surprisingly cutthroat terrain of parent politics."

*Thanks to Henry Holt for the giveaway copy.

The Second Course by Kelly Killoren (August 15th)

"Set between the hip and idyllic farm-to-table foodie communities of the Hudson Valley, and the hotspots of Brooklyn, the Hamptons, and Manhattan, The Second Course follows four old friends struggling to find their footing in a rapidly changing world."

*Thanks to Gallery for the giveaway copy.




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Giveaway ends August 9th at midnight EST.