Summer Reading Challenge 2015

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? Buy Maybe in Another Life Now   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. Buy The Witch of Bourbon Street Now   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! Also, follow She Writes on social media all month and join in on the celebration! Facebook | Twitter 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!  Are you following us yet?  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!   Facebook Twitter Website Glenda, Charlie David Cates