Saturday, August 7, 2010

Book Giveaway!


The latest release from two-time Whitney Award-winning author, Stephanie Black, has now hit bookstores! My copy of Cold as Ice is, at this very moment, winging its way across the country via Fed Ex. I can't wait!

And, because I believe everyone should get a chance to read a can't-put-it-down suspense novel, I will be giving a personalized, autographed copy to one of my lucky blog readers. Yes, I love you that much. Just leave a comment on this post in which you tell me one of your favorite words and I'll enter you into the drawing.

From the back cover:

After five patient years, Abigail Wyatt’s sisterly care is finally paying off: her younger brother, Derek, is abandoning his self-destructive lifestyle and seeking his parents’ forgiveness, thus ending the painful estrangement that wounded the whole family. But just as the pieces are falling into place for the prodigal’s return, a woman named Karen Brodie is murdered in a local park—and police name Derek as the prime suspect. Rather than standing firm and cementing the positive changes in his life, Derek succumbs to his cynical fears and runs from the law, leaving Abigail with her hands tied. Literally.

Derek’s raw panic convinces everyone that he’s the killer— everyone except Abigail, who doggedly maintains her brother’s innocence. With the help of Kyle, a charismatic new friend she might be falling for, Abigail digs deep into Karen Brodie’s troubled past in hopes of clearing Derek’s name. But as she uncovers a sinister plot of greed, envy, and vengeance, this loyal sister must face the painful truth that things—and people—are not always as they seem.


I'll draw a winner on August 21st. Happy reading!

13 comments:

Dr. Mom said...

Can't wait to read it. :)

Oliver said...

Favorite word? Favorite to say or favorite to read or favorite to use around people with poor vocabularies so they feel bad?

Okay, okay. I know that last one is mean.

How about kvetch. The Jews give us all the good words.

foculbrown said...

"deprecated" is one of my favorite words.

Heidi said...

I love you Overly's!

I think it's fun to say ubiquity. I also like savvy. Probably my favorite word is clearance.

The Davis Clan said...

I like the word Impetus, not to be confused with impotence.

kws said...

I love to say "ricochet"- it just sounds cool.

lori said...

I like germane. Not to be confused with the Jackson brother...

Cameron and Nonie said...

Ooh, I'm excited. I listened to her last book on tape while I was doing my mommy chores and loved it, which meant all my laundry got done, plus a little more. It was very good. I liked the twist at the end. Wow, I'm a little unexciting, but one of my favorite words right now is sleep. or alone-time. Anyway, love you and think of you lots.

overlyactive said...

I can't wait to read it! Abigail, Derek--aren't those Overly names? Thats funny.
Lately my favorite word is Fantastic. Not a fancy word but I like to say it.

S. said...

I like matriculated. It sounds "bad" but is really boring!

jodycake said...

In my high school screenprinting class, my friend and I used to request that the teacher say "squeegee" to make us happy.

Lisa said...

Laborious! New word I learned that describes many of my household tasks. Other synonyms: arduous, difficult,backbreaking, painstaking,protracted,and lengthy

Cath said...

Hey! I don't want to be left out! My favorite word in the excerpt was sinister. Hmmmm... Plot sounds gripping. I'm in!