Some of my Favorite Things: 02.2010

2.24.2010

Waiting on Wednesday

It's official!! The cover for Julie Lessman's, A Hope Undaunted, has been released by Revell! It's absolutely gorgeous, and I don't know how I'm gonna wait until October/November to read it!

Without further ado....here it is....

The 1920s are drawing to a close, and feisty Katie O'Connor is the epitome of the new woman--smart and sassy with goals for her future that include the perfect husband and a challenging career in law. Her boyfriend Jake fits all of her criteria for a husband--good-looking, well-connected, wealthy, and head-over-heels in love with her. But when she is forced to spend the summer of 1929 with Luke McGee, the bane of her childhood existence, Katie comes face to face with a choice.

Will she follow her well-laid plans to marry Jake? Or will she fall for the man she swore to despise forever?

A Hope Undaunted is the engrossing first book in the Winds of Change series from popular author Julie Lessman. Readers will thrill at the highly charged romance in this passionate story.

Isn't it just beautiful???

Great job, Julie!

Another book that I can't wait to read, that's also set to be released in October/November is book 2 of Sharon Gillenwater's new series, The Callahans of Texas.....Emily's Chance.

This cover is simply to die for! I'm in love with Chance already! *sigh*

Emily Rose may be in the tiny West Texas town of Callahan Crossing for the moment, but it's just a rung on her ladder to success. Her work at the Callahan Crossing historical society will look good on her ever-growing resume as she attempts to break into the prestigious world of a big city museum curator. Little does she know cowboy and contractor Chance Callahan has decided that he can convince her to stay--both with the town and with him. As he helps Emily restore the town's history after a devastating fire, he also helps her uncover her own hidden worth and the value of love.

The second book in The Callahans of Texas series, Emily's Chance is a heartwarming story of letting love take the lead. Readers will come away wishing they lived in Callahan Crossing.

Oh my! Isn't he just gorgeous?

I can't decide who I'm more in love with...Chance or Nate!

Who do you love more?

2.19.2010

My Favorite Cover

Racing Hearts

by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Nancy Warren & Dorien Kelly

General Fiction / Romance / Anthology

Publisher: Harlequin

Pages: 320

ISBN: 9780373837403

(from Paperbackswap):

She's plotted the course
Car chief Roni Kenway has a plan. She'll save her racing team and (hopefully) convince her crew chief, Judd Timmons, that she's the perfect mix of business and pleasure. But will she coast down Victory Lane…or crash into the wall?

She's in Daytona
Haunted by a sadistic book about last-chance love, Lucy Vanderwal hopes a trip to Daytona will end with love. But when she discovers her "last chance" guy is a lemon, Lucy meets rookie driver Sawyer Patton…and learns even a late starter can be a winner!

And she's behind the wheel!
Driver Megan Carter just got back from a dream vacation—sun, sand and a sizzling fling with Chris Donahue. Now all she needs is to prove herself on the race track. But how can she do that when Chris turns up in her garage—in her real life—and says he's there to stay?

I love this cover, and thought it was appropriate for Valentine's week. =)

2.14.2010

2.12.2010

My Favorite Cover

Flirting with Forever

by Gwyn Cready

Paranormal Romance / Time-travel / Historical

Release date: March 30, 2010

Publisher: Pocket

Pages: 448

ISBN: 9781439107249

(from Amazon):

In RITA® Award–winning author Gwyn Cready’s fun and sexy new time-travel adventure, an ambitious writer discovers that bad-boy painters are as timeless—and irresistible—as their art. . . .Art historian Campbell Stratford is about to make a name for herself with her scandalously sexy tell-all “fictographies” of famous seventeenth-century artists, but she’s more intimately familiar with her subjects than her eager readers can imagine.

Thanks to a time portal she accidentally discovered, she has caused quite a stir in the Great Beyond. To save their reputations, the Guild protecting dead artists convinces playboy Peter Lely, portraitist to the king, to sabotage Cam’s latest project. A few hours posing on Sir Peter’s modeling chaise leads to a night of seductive passion—then Cam returns home and discovers his betrayal. But before she can turn her angry pen on her lover, Sir Peter makes a surprise visit to the future and transforms Cam’s twenty-first-century life into chaos of classic proportions. . . .

***Not my kinda book, but the cover is awesome! I love how her shoes stand out from the rest of her outfit! =)***

2.07.2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY..............

...............to my Mom!!!

She doesn't blog, but I still wanted to wish her a Happy Birthday...publicly! :)

2.04.2010

Waiting on Wednesday (early Thursday)

Jill over @ Breaking the Spine hosts a weekly meme that features one book that you can't wait to be released!

Love on a Dime

(A Ladies of Summerhill novel)

by Cara Lynn James

Christian Fiction / Historical

Release date: 6/8/2010

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Pages: 320

ISBN: 9781595546791

It’s the summer of 1899 in Newport, Rhode Island, and Lilly Westbrook is struggling to conceal her career from family and friends because of the stigma attached to dime novels. Lilly feels good about her secret-after all, she’s enlightening working class girls with her books and honoring God by using her talents to His glory.

But her secret is threatened when Jackson Grail, a former suitor, becomes Lilly’s new publisher. He’s determined to revive his floundering publishing house by maximizing their most promising--and most secretive--author. His plan? Find "Fannie Cole" and convince her to go public.

When a gossip columnist discovers Lilly’s true identity, she finds that being faithful to her calling involves more than just putting pen to paper. It requires that she stand up for her faith and for herself, no matter the consequences...