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Showing posts with label Lisa Dale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lisa Dale. Show all posts

Friday, November 6, 2009

It Happened One Night - by Lisa Dale - Win this book!

I have five copies of It Happened One Night to give away courtesy of Hachette Books.

Sometimes love finds you when you least expect it.

Lana Biel has always wanted to shake the dust of Vermont off her feet and see the world, one exotic country after another. But when a lighthearted spring fling changes her life forever, she turns to the one man whose strong shoulders can lighten any burden: her best friend, Eli Ward.
Eli has always been there for Lana--after all, that's what best friends do. But Lana isn't the only one hiding something. Eli is keeping secrets of his own that threaten their relationship. Yet as summer turns to fall, new desires awaken between them, even as old fears tear them apart. Then, when another Vermont winter fills the valleys with snow, Eli and Lana are given the chance for an adventure greater than they ever dreamed possible...and a love that will last for all time.

This giveaway is open to U.S./Canada only - no P.O. Boxes. There will be 5 winners. Giveaway ends Nov 27, 11:59 PM CST.

For entries:
1. BIG RULE CHANGE - EACH ENTRY MUST BE IN A SEPARATE COMMENT.
2. +1 leave a comment with your email address - must leave email address at least once for any of your comments to count.
3. +1 New follower
3. +2 for a Tweet - please leave link
4. +3 Old follower
5. +3 for a side bar post - leave link
6. +5 For a blog post - not a side bar - leave link.

i.e. If something is worth 5 entries - please leave 5 comments. November is going to be my experimental run to see how things work. Sorry if it creates extra work on your end....but you are possibly winning a book...

Any questions or suggestions please email me at kherbrand @ comcast . net (w/o the spaces)


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

ARC Arrival: It Happened One Night


It Happened One Night by Lisa Dale

Publisher: Forever (Hachette Books)

Sometimes Love Finds You When You Least Expect It

Lana Biel has always wanted to shake the dust of Vermont off her feet and see the world, one exotic country after another. But when a lighthearted spring fling changes her life forever, she turns to the one man whose strong shoulders can lighten any burden: her best friend, Eli Ward.

Eli has always been there for Lana--after all, that's what best friends do. But Lana isn't the only one hiding something. Eli is keeping secrets of his own that threaten their relationship. Yet as summer turns to fall, new desires awaken between them, even as old fears tear them apart. Then, when another Vermont winter fills the valleys with snow, Eli and Lana are given the chance for an adventure greater than they ever dreamed possible. . . and a love that will last for all times. (back cover)

I loved reading Lisa Dale's Simple Wishes - so I was very excited to receive this one from Hachette!

It Happened One Night
Publisher/Publication Date: Forever, Oct 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-40690-1
368 pages



Friday, February 13, 2009

Simple Wishes by Lisa Dale (Book Review)


Title: Simple Wishes
Author: Lisa Dale
Publisher: Forever/Hachette Book Group
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Available: Now


First Sentence: For her twelfth birthday, a classmate gave Adele a book of New York City in photographs.


Adele Matin is a woman with a problem. She made a careless mistake that cost her job in New York City at an art gallery. Without a job, her apartment soon followed. She returned home to Grumble Knot on Notch Lane (don't you just love these names!), a house which her mother Marge had left to her in her will. She hadn't been back to rural Pennsylvania since she was seventeen - when she had left with these thoughts - to make it in New York City and be rid of her past and her demanding and unloving mother for good. So her return to Grumble Knot seemed to her the worst possible thing that could happen, but she had no where else to go.


Jay Westvelt had been taking care of the cabin in the years since her mother had died. He was a recluse and an artist who lived in a cabin called Tarpaper - next to Grumble Knot. He and Adele soon become close, even though they both seem to have issues from the past that are threatening their future.


Beatrice is Adele's Korean neighbor who was also Marge's friend. She knows the secret that Marge did not want her daughter to find out. She also has a secret of her own. She does her best to keep Adele from digging into the past.


As Adele and Jay grow closer, Adele also begins closing in on the secrets that she is sure everyone is keeping from her. When she finally uncovers the truth, will it send her back to New York City where a new job in a new art gallery awaits? Or will she finally learn to trust and believe in love?


I enjoyed this book very much. It had conflict, romance, mystery, heartache. The characters were great and I felt like they were people I could actually meet! They were dealing with issues that are relevant today - conflicts between mothers and daughters, teenage sex, family skeletons. As for the romance factor, I enjoyed reading a book that wasn't "love at first sight - sparks flying" and then "happily ever after". Jay and Adele had to learn to trust each other and had fights and misunderstandings along the way. This was a good read for right before Valentine's Day!

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