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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Would LOVE a book! Head to the beach on the 7th…can’t wait to read the book there!
I LOVE Mary Kay’s books – all of them – and I can’t wait until this one hits the shelves. Wouldn’t it be GRAND to be the winner here ;o)…..thanks for the chance, Layla and Kevin.
Oh!! Sounds great! I love books!!
My SIL’s name is Mary Kay, she has to be an awesome lady!! I’d love to try one of her books!
OOH! I would love to read this! I am always looking for a good book to read! Thanks for the chance!
I would love to win this book! I have all of her other books so far and reread them all the time. What a great giveaway!
My friends and I have enjoyed all of Mary Kays books, I can’t wait to tell my friend that just moved to North Carolina about the newest one!
I’m intrigued! I’ve never read one of Mary Kay’s books but after reading her post the other day and hearing about the new book I’m very interested!! It would be the way to enjoy the warm summer nights ahead. I love to sit on the patio with a glass of wine and just enjoy the weather! I love the “Nights in Rodanthe†house…I would LOVE to stay there sometime!
I just love Mary Kay Andrews, I can’t afford to get to the beach this summer. So I would really love a chance to win Summer Rental, sounds like the perfect backyard hammock mini vacation book for me.! Please Please pick me!!:)
I would love to win this book. I get to take my first vacation ever with my hubby in September, and we’re going to Tybee Island and want to spend a little time touring Savannah, too. I can’t wait, and having this book to read would really get me in the mood!
Pick me…a good beach read!!!!
Would love to read that one. I love finding new authors to read.
Thanks for a chance.
Oooooo, throw my name into the pot! I read instead of watching TV and would love it 😀 Thanks!
I would love to enter your giveaway! Sounds like the perfect summer read for me.
I love every book of hers that I have ever read! By far one of my favorite things to do in my freetime would be to read her books!
Looks like a great book! Throw my hat name in the hat please!
ME! ME! ME! My mom and I LOVE her books. We’re headed to our summer rental in a couple of weeks and I could use a good read:)
Have read all her other books and LOVE them! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of this one…
LOVE Mary Kay’s books and have been eagerly waiting for this one. I finally went to Tybee Island last year and saw exactly what all the fuss was about. I highly recommend her book Fixer Upper!
I would love a copy of the book!
Great summer reading! I haven’t done that in years. Maybe this summer?
Sounds like a great book, I can’t wait to read it!!
I’ve been waiting very patiently for this book to come out. Finally!
I LOVE her books and would love to win a signed copy.
Sounds like a great read….and a great giveaway. Thank you to Mary Kay Andrews, & you!
I love MKA’s books & would LOVE to win this book since I’m from NC!!!
I picked up a MKA book 3 years ago in a grocery store on the way to the beach because I needed something ‘beachy’ to read and the picture looked to fit the part. I have been hooked since. I LOVE Mary Kay Andrews and am waiting with crazy excitement for the new book to come out!
PLEASE PICK ME!!!! Help a fellow ‘Bama girl out! 😉
Ooooh yes please! In my head, I’ll pick up your pretty house, stick it on some gorgeous beach and use that as a decor for the story! Can’t wait for summer reading 🙂
I’ve got a thing about beach house stories lately; I’d love to win this book!
Include me in the drawing!
Pick me! Pick me!
A beach, a cottage, and 3 old friends…add some fizzy lemonade and it sounds like a perfect afternoon!
Lisa
I’d love a chance to win this book. It sounds like the perfect summer read!
You give a great promo for the book Layla! Makes me want to read it and re-capture a bit of summer because it’s getting very cold down here in Australia now!
I’m always looking for something fun to read. Add me to the list!
I would love a wonderful summer read! Thanks for sponsoring.
Sounds like a great book and I’d love to read it. Here’s me tossing my name into the hat……
Thanks!
Sounds like a great summer read! I love the cover of the book too!
What a gift if someone can write in such a way that you cannot put the book aside until you have finished it!
Would love to win it!
The recipe cards sound intriguing, along with the book 🙂
Sounds like the perfect summer read!
I heart Mary Kay Andrews! Fingers crossed that you’ll draw my name!
That book sounds like a great read! If I don’t win, I’ll have to put it on my library request list! 😉
I would love to win a copy of her book!
Sounds like a great book to catch some sun while reading =) *crosses fingers*
Sounds like a great book!
I’d love to win a copy, if I don’t I’ll just have to add it to my summer reading list!
Thanks for the opportunity to win a new MKA book!! Love her books big time!
I LOVE Mary Kay Andrews. I’ve read almost every book! Can’t wait to ceck out this one!
Love your blog and your e-zine as well as MKA’s books… would love to add this one to my collection. Thanks
Sounds like a perfect summer read for a relaxed day on the porch with a glass of lemonade!