A few weeks ago, I opened my mailbox and found a book from our friend Mary Kay inside…
And like all of her books, I could not put that sucker down! Read the whole thing in three days!
I kept telling myself I should slow down and just read a certain number of chapters per day- but I couldn’t do it. I just had to know how it ended! It’s about three childhood friends from Savannah (Julia, Ellis and Dorie) who spend a month at a tumbledown beach house called Ebbtide on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Their plan is to recapture the friendship of their youth, but things don’t go quite as easy breezy as planned. It’s jam-packed with humor, intrigue, suspense and a few steamy Summer romances too!
I couldn’t help but envision the “Nights in Rodanthe” house the whole time I was reading it…
(Did’ja hear they moved that house so it wouldn’t get swallowed up by the sea? It’s available for rent now too!)
Summer Rental hits bookstores on June 7th, but Mary Kay is signing two copies for two Lettered Cottage readers this weekend, so if you’d like to throw your name in the hat, just leave a comment on this post and we’ll randomly select two winners at noon (Central Time) on Sunday, June 5th. And in addition to the book, each winner will receive a set of Mary Kay’s recipe cards and an “MKA” beachy bumper sticker. Good luck!
PS- The painting on the home page of our site today was created by Donna Robertson, and if you missed Mary Kay’s “Summer Rental Essentials” guest post the other day, click here after you leave a comment! Also, in case anyone is interested: Page and Palette Bookstore in Fairhope, Alabama is hosting a “Read It & Eat” with Mary Kay at Tamara’s Downtown on Friday, June 10th. Mary Kay will lead a discussion beginning at 1:00pm over a lunch at Tamara’s, followed by a book signing at Page & Palette. Event tickets are $35 and include admission to the Read It & Eat, your lunch, and a hardback copy of Summer Rental. Tickets available at Tamara’s Downtown and PageandPalette.com!
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I love her books and this one would be SO appreciated by this land-locked Colorado girl!!! Thanks for posting this!!!
I’d love a chance to win this book. I need a great book to read! Thanks
Can’t wait for this great beach read! It’s plenty hot and time for MKA!
I would love a copy of her book! She’s great!!
Layla,
After reading your post about MK, I have been aimin’ to make a trip to Books A Million to get one of her books.
Sign me up!
Love your blog! Happy summer reading…
following you- thanks!
Sound like a good book!
Count me in. I love to read and am always looking for a good book.
sounds like perfect summer read!! thanks layla for the suggestion…if I don’t win–i will be buying a copy!
chris
Loved Mary Kay’s post the other day, especially all the eye candy. Haven’t read any of her books yet, but would love to start with this one!
Would love a good “Summer Rental” book to read!
Just in time for the beach!
I would love a signed copy of this book! It looks like the perfect summer read. Thanks.
I’m a lover of MK’s books since the first one. Oh to wander the beach – or to plop on a lumpy couch and just read away.
What a fun win this would be. I’ve never read one of Mary Kay’s books. Sounds like I need to. : )
I feel lucky to live in North Carolina just a few short hours from the Outer Banks. It is a wonderful place to visit and we go often. Nothing like the ocean. It speaks to my soul.
Sounds like a book my wife would enjoy!
Loved MKA’s post on TLC the other day :). I am crazy for her beach house – it’s lovely and I felt relaxed, just looking at the pictures.
Love her books as well 🙂
I’m always looking for a good read! Enter me, please!!
Sounds like a great summer beach read! I really enjoy your blog!
Debbi from @ the beach
Beach houses – the best! Would love the book. Hope I win! Love your posts!
would love a new summer novel…pick me!
I’ve never read any of her books but would love to. I love your fresh ideas on your blog and always look forward to getting my email updates.
This looks like a good summer ready if i’ve ever seen one! I’d love to have first dibs! 🙂
Yay! Fun giveaway – and I’m trying to figure out how to get that feeling without leaving home 🙂
Thank you so much for the giveaway and the guest post from MKA. Love a great summer read and wish I lived closer so I attend the lunch and presentation. Would greatly appreciate winning.
Thank you, Teresa T.
I love Mary Kay Andrews’ books – funny and entertaining! Can’t wait to read this one
nothing speaks to me more than a good book and some sunshine to go with it!
Yea! I’d love a good ‘summer read’. Thanks!!
Who wouldn’t love a new summer read? Me, pick me! Love your blog too btw.
would love a new summer novel for my beach vacation. thanks!
love MK. looking forward to reading her latest.
Looks like a fun read!
OH if the book content is as good as the cover it will be wonderful!
Been a fan since Hissy Fit – would especially love to have an autographed copy of Summer Rental!
I love to read and I’m always looking for great suggestions. Would love to win a copy.
Can’t wait to read this!
I could use a new summer read!! going to be finishing up my currant book in a week or so… fingers crossed
This would be great for the summer! Thanks MKA for the giveaway.
i could use a nice summer book!
I’ve never read a Mary Kay Andrews. This sounds like a good opportunity to do so.
Looks like a fun read!
I want Summer Rental….just the title and that COVER!!! I am there!!!
sounds like something worth reading this summer:)
I’ve never been interested in entering a give-away but since I’ve read many of her other books, I’m in on this one!
Mary Kay Andrews is one of my two favorite authors and I’ve read all of her books. I cna’t wait to read Summer Rental!!
OHH…that looks good! Sign me up!
Sounds like an awesome book, would make the perfect summer read!
This sounds like my kind of book! I’d love to win a copy. Please put my name in the hat.
My daughter and I are HUGE MKA fans! Would love to have an autographed copy of her new book for our library.
We have a house on Tybee Island as well. Think I will walk around till I find her cottage. Would that be stalking?