Need a few books that will put a spark in your holiday weekend?

Hannah Martin is nearly thirty and undecided in all areas of her life. Just aftermidnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. What happens if she leaves with Gabby or if she leaves with Ethan? In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah and the people around her. Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? Is there such a thing as a soul mate?

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Situated deep in the bayou is the formerly opulent Sorrow Estate. Once home to a magical family, the Sorrows, it now lays in ruins, uninhabited since a series of murders in 1902 shocked the entire community. When Frances Green Sorrow is born, the family is on the brink of obscurity and the last remaining Sorrows cling to the hope that she is the one who will finally resurrect the glory of what once was. The Witch of Bourbon Street is a story of love, family, redemption and forgiveness. It’s a story that bridges the nostalgia of time, and brings those that are separated back together again.

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In the wake of a tragedy that tore her life down to the foundations, Dr. Alison McAdams has lost her way. So when she’s summoned to Napa to care for her ailing father, she’s not sure she has anything to offer him—or anyone else. As Ali becomes part of her father’s community, makes new friends of her own, and hears the stories of a generation who survived the Second World War, she begins to find hope again. During a journey overseas, Ali is able to put together the broken pieces of her heart and make new choices that are right for her and will rebuild what she's lost.

Buy Jane Porter's It's You Now

Escape with our July #SRC2015 reads

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Beautiful Girl by Fleur Philips

The Road Home by Kathleen Shoop

The Witch of Bourbon Street by Suzanne Palmieri

Don't miss out on the summer reading fun, weekly Kindle giveaways, and the gorgeous grand prize! Sign up today!

Dates to watch for:

July 6 - Twitter Chat with Kathleen Shoop

July 7 - Happy Publication Day to Taylor Jenkins Reid's Maybe In Another Life

July 7 - Maybe In Another Life Launch event at Barnes & Noble Santa Monica

July 8 - Alane Adams and the BattleKasters team cast a spell on San Diego Comic Con

July 8 - Suzanne Palmieri's book event at Octavia Bookstore at 6pm

July 11 - Suzanne Palmieri's book event at Foxtale Book Shoppe at 1pm

July 17 - Suzanne Palmieri's book event at The Fountainhead Bookstore at 5pm

July 18 - Suzanne Palmieri's book event at Page After Page Book Store

July 28 - Happy Publication Day to James D. Shipman's Going Home

July 28 - Alane Adams and the BattleKasters team cast a spell on Gen Con 2015

Happy Birthday She Writes!

She Writes, a community of over 20K female writes and a division of SparkPoint Studio, just turned 6 years old! If you are a writer looking for a new community of amazing women, JOIN HERE!

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YA Summer Reading Challenge

Join us in the quest to show everyone that#ReadingIsBeautiful by participating in our first ever Young Adult Summer Reading Challenge!

Read along with the challenge all summer long for a chance to win your very own YA BOOK BLOG, a blog redesign or $300 cash!

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If not, now is the perfect time to get social with us. We'll be doing giveaways and sharing all the exciting book news of the season all summer long for #SRC2015!

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SPEND YOUR SUMMER TRAVELING WITH BOOKSPARKS IN THIS YEAR’S #SRC2015

BookSparks Travel is standing by to help you book your summer reading vacation. We have flights departing all summer long, so grab your tickets for the books you like or become a BookSparks Frequent Flier and read through the whole itinerary!

We all know books transport us to another place and this year we want to guide you on your vacation through words. Whether you need a book for the beach or you want a mental getaway from the day-to-day, a book is the most affordable (and in our opinion, most wonderful) way to see the world.

You can take a stroll through the streets of New York City with The Balance Project, you can soak up the south with The Witch of Bourbon Street or cross the pond to London with Summer Secrets. With 17 weeks of reading on this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, you’re guaranteed to take more trips than any of your friends (we strongly encourage you bragging about in on Facebook). Grab your carry-on (or win one in SRC!) and get ready for the best summer ever!

Enter to win our grand prize!
At the end of the Summer Reading Challenge we’ll be choosing one grand prize winner for our $800 Getaway Giveaway which includes a $400 Southwest Airlines Gift Card, a customized luggage tag, and a $300 Neiman Marcus Mint Correspondent Vanity carry-on.

Sign up for your chance to win every week!

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE:

Editors: We’re counting on you to recommend these new books to your readers as part of your summer reading coverage. Contact Crystal Patriarche at Crystal@BookSparksPR.com or call 480.650.1688 for galleys, author interviews and content inquiries.

Bloggers: Please sign up for the Blog Tours here. Check out the instructions on how you can participate in the challenge here.

Book Lovers: Travel along with us by purchasing the books, reading them, and then tagging us in your posts to win prizes all summer long. Check out the instructions to participate in the challenge here.

RSVP: Be sure to RSVP on the official Facebook event page and share the news with your friends!