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Spotlight and Giveaway of Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra

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Penguin Random House is Celebrating The Trade Paperback Release of:

MEG AND JO

With a USA Giveaway!!

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Information in this post is courtesy of Danielle Kier of Penguin Random House

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A heartwarming modern take on Little Women and Kantra’s first foray into women’s fiction.

Fans of Alcott’s cherished classic and readers of contemporary women’s fiction will enjoy the imagination and charm Kantra brings to her story told from two of the four March sisters’ perspectives—reliable Meg and independent Jo.

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PRAISE FOR MEG AND JO:

“I don’t know of another author who could do justice to Little Women. In a warm, realistic, and humorous voice, Virginia Kantra knocks it out of the park with Meg & Jo in this rich retelling of the beloved classic.”

—New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins

“Kantra blends just enough of Alcott’s story of four close-knit sisters and their myriad tribulations with clever and timely new elements...The imaginative storytelling and sparkling prose make this a winner.”

—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

“Those who gravitate toward family-centric novels with twists along the way will enjoy this novel, and fans of Alcott's original will appreciate this modern take on the beloved classic.”

—Booklist, STARRED review

“A thought-provoking adaptation of a beloved classic.”

—Kirkus Reviews

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ABOUT MEG AND JO: 

The March sisters--reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy and shy Beth--have grown up to pursue their separate dreams.

When Jo followed her ambitions to New York City, she never thought her career in journalism would come crashing down, leaving her struggling to stay afloat in a gig economy as a prep cook-slash-secret food blogger. 

Meg appears to have the life she always planned--the handsome husband, the adorable toddlers, the house in a charming subdivision. But sometimes getting everything you ever wanted isn't all it's cracked up to be. 

When their mother's illness forces the sisters home to North Carolina for the holidays, they'll rediscover what really matters. 

One thing's for sure--they'll need the strength of family and the power of sisterhood to remake their lives and re-imagine their dreams.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 Photo Credit: Michael Ritchey

New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra is the author of almost thirty novels. 

Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America's RITA® Awards, ten RITA® nominations, and two National Readers' Choice Awards. Carolina Dreaming, the fifth book in her Dare Island series, won the 2017 RITA® Award for Best Contemporary Romance - Midlength and was named one of BookPage's Top Ten Romance Novels of 2016. 

Visit her online at Virginia Kantra.com, Facebook.com/VirginiaKantraBooks/ and @VirginiaKantra.

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GIVEAWAY:

CONTEST HAS ENDED - THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED.

OUR WINNER IS:

MISSY FROM ILLINOIS

CONGRATS, MISSY!!

I am partnering with Danielle Kier of Penguin Random House for this giveaway:

USA ONLY
December 5 - 12

Enter here

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FEATURING: The Nine Fold Heaven by Mingmei Yip

If you enjoy intrigue, adventure, and a walk through someone's life that includes a bit of espionage, you won't want to miss THE NINE FOLD HEAVEN.

REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/rm2zjzc

Reputation by Sara Shepard

An e-mail hack at a prestigious college reeked havoc on the campus of Aldrich University.

The hack exposed every single e-mail that administrators, doctors, faculty, and students had written.

The e-mails revealed secret affairs, unsavory situations, and other juicy details. 

After the hack, one of the surgeons, Greg Strasser, who had his very compromising e-mails revealed is murdered in his home, and that brings more chaos and scandal for the university.  His wife, Kit, is obviously the one who they most likely think killed him since she found him.

Each chapter was headed with a character’s story, and there were quite a few characters that could have been the person on the other end of the surgeon’s e-mails and also be his murderer.

The investigation continues, but no one is arrested even though a few characters are definitely hiding something about their relationship with Greg.

Kit’s sister, Willa, stays after the funeral to do some investigation of her own, but she also recalls an incident that happened years ago to her that was difficult to forget. 

Along with Willa’s recollection there seem to be a lot of folks in this town with secrets they seem to be hiding.  

Every time one of the characters was telling his or her story, they comment about their guilt about something.

Ms. Shepard definitely knows how to keep up the suspense and keep the story intriguing.  You think you know who the murderer is and then it appears you are incorrect.

I do need to warn the reader, though, that there are some unsettling, upsetting situations.

REPUTATION is a roller coast of a read with a cover that doesn't seem to fit with the story inside as well as a cover I'm not particularly fond of. 4/5

This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

PROMPT: LIGHTS

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today’s prompt:

#HOLLYJOLLYREADING

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

@OriginalCyn620

Today’s Prompt:  LIGHTS

Not Christmas lights, but a FAB book to read.

This book is a FAVORITE for me...LOVE Karen White’s books.

Review here:  https://tinyurl.com/rxq5zax

 

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