Happy August, everyone! I'm always extremely enthusiastic about June and July, but August is a toss up. When I was going to school, August meant incredibly hot soccer conditioning practices and shopping for back to school, which could go either way. I love to shop, but back to school shopping? Urgh. And I absolutely love soccer, but, conditioning sucks. August is a bit more tolerable since there is still time for the beach, boardwalk, bay, pool and plenty of company. But, the end of August still symbolizes the end of summer. Yuck.To celebrate this final month of summer, I'm giving away three incredible books: Linda Gerber's Death By Bikini, Cammie McGovern's Eye Contact, and Sue Monk Kid's The Secret Life of Bees.
Death By Bikini was fantastic. It's a great mystery filled with tons of suspense. In fact, when I read it last month, I seriously could not put it down. And the sequel, Death By Latte drops this September. Death By Bikini is in incredible shape because I didn't want to mess up it's amazing cover.
This year's South Jersey Mom magazine April Chick Lit Pick was Eye Contact. Another fantastic mystery. Two kids disappear behind an elementary school and one is found dead. The only witness? A nine year old boy with autism. This book blew me away and is loved.
Bees get angry in August. In fact, I've been stung three times in my life and each one occurred during the month of August. In celebration of mean bees, I'm giving away a third novel, a loved copy of The Secret Life of Bees, which is being made into a movie set to premiere this year. The Secret Life of Bees is a total classic and a must read. :)
To fight off the dog days of August, my hubby and I like to plan something fun. After a ton of thought, we're adopting an adorable Bichon Yorkie mix puppy named Benji later this month. What are you looking forward to doing in August? Any plans? Do you like August?
Here are the contest rules:
1. To enter to win, leave a comment about what you are planning to do during August or if you like or dislike August.
2. The contest ends at midnight on August 31st, 2008 and the winner will be posted on September 1st, 2008. My daughter will pick the winner out of a basket. :)
3. The contest is open to everyone. Don't be shy my writer friends. :)
4. If you post about the contest on your blog or MySpace, you automatically receive two entries.
Good Luck! TGIF! :)
