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Giveaway: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice

by The Lit Bitch12 Comments on Giveaway: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice

If you are looking for a sweeping novel to carry you away this summer, than this is the novel for you! Not 100% sure about the novel yet? Simply check out an except from the novel in the guest post!

If that doesn’t entice you then check out my review! This novel is a refreshing tale or love, loss, self discovery, and the power of compassion and friendship!

Thanks to the publisher, I am thrilled to be able to offer a copy of The Lemon Orchard and a tote bag for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 7/1/13 to 7/8/13

Winners will be announced 7/9/13.

(how to enter)

On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.  Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the comments your entry will be void. Winners will be notified by email the day after the giveaway closes and have five days to respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

(GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY)

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Review: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice

by The Lit Bitch1 Comment on Review: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice

Sometimes people come into your life and show you exactly what you have been missing.

These people may only be in your life for a short time or they might stay forever but they are meant to shape you, change you and guide you in directions that you might never have done without them.

These special people are meant to help you through difficult times, and often bring joy where there was once only sadness.

Julia Hughes has lived through an unimaginable tragedy, the death of her only child and husband. For five years she has been reliving the event over and over again, she has becoming listless and depressed.

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Guest Post: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice

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After reading and reviewing this stunning new novel just in time for summer, the author Luanne Rice was able to provide us with a sneak peak from The Lemon Orchard!

If you haven’t read this book yet, it’s a great one to read on those balmy summer nights on your patio with a glass of soothing lemon aide!

Be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of The Lemon Orchard!

Here is an excerpt from The Lemon Orchard…

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Giveaway: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara

by The Lit Bitch3 Comments on Giveaway: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara

In addition to the wonderful guest post that Maryanne O’Hara wrote for my audience, I am thrilled to offer a copy of this glowing tale of life, love, and following your dreams!

If you have not done so already be sure to read my review of the novel and check out the guest post. This is a tale you don’t want to miss. A timeless story of one fearless woman who followed her heart….right or wrong.

One lucky winner will receive a paperback copy of Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara!

Giveaway runs 5/28/13 to 6/4/13

Winners will be announced 6/5/13.

(how to enter)

On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.  Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the comments your entry will be void. Winners will be notified by email the day after the giveaway closes and have five days to respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

(GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY)

Make sure you note if you have done the following for more chances to win: Tweet about the giveaway (+1), share on Facebook (+1), like The Lit Bitch on Facebook (+1), follow The Lit Bitch on Twitter (+1), subscribe to The Lit Bitch’s blog (+1). Tweet/RT about the giveaway (+1). Share about the giveaway (+1).

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Review: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara

by The Lit Bitch2 Comments on Review: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara

Make way for the modern woman. Small town America saw substantial changes during the Great Depression.

People were not just out of jobs and desperate for money, another notable shift was the role of women in the workplace and family.

The golden age of traditional, Middle American values were on the way out which left many feeling nostalgic for a simpler time.

Asa Spaulding felt this shift in society acutely in Maryanne O’Hara’s novel, Cascade. In the small, rural Massachusetts town of  Cascade, Asa runs a small pharmacy, owns a nice house in town, is well known among the locals as a stand up man, and he has married a local women who he hopes will give him a family sooner rather than later.

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