Friday, August 14, 2015

The Secret Sister - Promo & Giveaway

Summary:

Did she once have a sister? Has her mother lied all these years? Why?

After a painful divorce, Maisey Lazarow returns to Fairham, the small island off the South Carolina coast where she grew up.  She goes there to heal—and to help her brother, Keith, a deeply troubled man who’s asked her to come home. But she refuses to stay in the family house because the last person she wants to see is the wealthy, controlling mother she escaped years ago.Instead, she finds herself living next door to someone else she’d prefer to avoid—Rafe Romero, the wild, reckless boy to whom she lost her virginity at sixteen. He’s back on the island, and to her surprise, he’s raising a young daughter alone. Maisey’s still attracted to him, but her heart’s too broken to risk…

Then something even more disturbing happens. She discovers a box of photographs that evoke distant memories of a little girl, a child Keith remembers, too. Maisey believes the girl must’ve been their sister, but their mother claims there was no sister.

She’s convinced that child existed. So where is she now?

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About the Author:
It was a shocking experience that jump-started Brenda Novak’s bestselling author career.

“I caught my day-care provider drugging my children with cough syrup and Tylenol to get them to sleep while I was away,” Brenda says. “It was then that I decided that I needed to do something from home.”

“When I first got the idea to become a novelist, it took me five years to teach myself the craft and finish my first book,” Brenda admits. “I learned how to write by reading what others have written. The best advice for any would-be author: read, read, read….”

Brenda sold her first book, and the rest is history. Many of her novels have won or placed in contests such as the National Reader’s Choice, the Bookseller’s Best, the Write Touch, the Award of Excellence and the Beacon Award for Published Authors.

Brenda and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five children—three girls and two boys. She juggles her writing career with her children’s softball and soccer games, field trips, carpool runs and homework sessions.

When she’s not spending time with her family or writing, Brenda is usually working on her annual fundraiser for diabetes research—an on-line auction held at her website May 1st – May 31st. Her youngest son, Thad, has diabetes, and Brenda is determined to help him and others like him. She also enjoys traveling, watching sporting events and biking–she rides an amazing 20 miles every day!

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MIRA is giving two lucky winners a print copy of
The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak
US only

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7 comments:

  1. This book sounds really interesting. I look forward to reading it.

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  2. I've heard so much about The Secret Sister. I look forward to reading it. Thanks for the giveaway chance.
    Carol L

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  3. I've heard so much about The Secret Sister. I look forward to reading it. Thanks for the giveaway chance.
    Carol L

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  4. I'd love to read this book by Brenda Novack. The plot sounds right up my alley. Thank you, thank you, thank you! 😊💕📚

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  5. Oh, a hidden sister, how exciting! You would have to wonder why a mother would hide her child (unless it wasn't her child and a baby born to another woman?). And why is the brother troubled? I love novels that hold lots of mysteries that slowly unravel. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

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  6. Sounds like a great book! Love the idea of this story, thank you for this great review.

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