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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Oh How I ADORE MKA!!! I am so thankful that a friend introduced me to her about 6 years ago!! Hissy Fit was my first read and I usually start off my summers by reading it! I’d love her new book to read instead! Thanks to you and MKA for the giveaway!!
Enjoyed reading Mary Kay’s guest post and hope to win her latest book, “Summer Rental.”
Just what I need right now! A beachy escape! Count me in.
I would cherish a signed Mary Kay Andrews book! Thanks for the chance.
Being a law student who is finally off for a much needed restful summer, reading this over a casebook sounds exactly like what I need! Thank you for the giveaway!
The book looks like a perfect read to me! Thanks for the chance!
Would love a new summer read!
My husband and I have birthdays a day apart and we really needed a rest a few years ago, so a very good friend gave us their lake house for the weekend. Lake Oconee, and she also gave me the book Hissy Fit to read. I could not put it down, I have now read all of Mary Kay Andrews books and they are the BEST! I have been waiting for a new one and am very excited about this one. I could use another get away, even if it just in my mind. Thanks 🙂
Would love to win the book! I love a book you just can’t put down! Thanks!
Sounds like a great summer read! Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
The book sounds great!
This would be a great summer read:)
Your blog is great :0). I would love to win a copy of ” Summer Rental “.I have a daughter named Julia which I noticed is a character in the book.Have a great day.:0)
The book sound fascinating. I look forward to reading it.
Your blog is great :0). I would love to win a copy of ” Summer Rental “.I have a daughter named Julia which I noticed is a character in the book.Have a great day.
Summer reading has begun! yay!
I would love to have a new summer book! thanks for the chance!
I have read all of Mary Kay Andrews’ books – LOVE THEM – and can’t wait to read this one! Pick me! Pick me!
Just in time for summer! I need a good read! Thanks to Mary Kay!
I’m intrigued! Consider my name in the hat.
I can’t wait to read it! I love all of her books. I couldn’t pick a favorite if I had too! Thanks for giving them away to a lucky reader!
I’d love to win a copy of her new book!! That would be the perfect beach read for our vacation!!
Throw my name in the hat please! I am always in for a good summer read!
I’m retiring after 31 years of teaching 1st graders. I can’t wait to pleasure read again!!!
I love reading. . .sounds intriguing. . .
Mary Kay’s book sounds like a good summer read. Would love to enjoy this book this summer.
I don’t know how I haven’t heard of MKA before – her books sound exactly like something I’d love! I will be looking for them next time I’m at the library/bookstore!
I’m curious about this book and this would be an excellent summer read.
It would be the perfect read for my camping trip in July!! Pick me!!
I’m at the beach right now and desperate for a good beach read. Pick me!
Fun giveaway, Thanks!! 🙂
Mary Kay ROCKS!!! I love everything she writes. Can’t wait to get my hands on Summer Rental!
Love Mary Kay’s books.
I would love to read Mary’s book. I enjoyed what Mary had to say when she was the guest author,too!
I’d love to read this book. Thanks.
Sounds great!
What a lovely giveaway! And how lovely would it be to stay in that gorgeous house!!! Thanks and take care! 🙂
I will be on quarter break in about a week and was trying to decide what I should read during my time off…this would be perfect. Thanks for the opportunity!
I need a good book to read this summer. I hope I win. This book sounds perfect 🙂
PICK ME!!! I love MKA 🙂 I have a 4th of July weekend in a beach house that is screaming for this book !
This sounds like a perfect summer read! I am actually getting ready to go on a trip with my family in 2 weeks to Folly Beach S. Carolina and I am soo excited! I am 25 and I know this sounds crazy but I’ve never seen the ocean so this trip is kind of a big deal for me. Love to win the book to read when I get home (if I didn’t get it before) an enjoy my vacation all over again! Here’s to another long hot summer-
ahh i would so love to be on a beach reading this!
Me and two of my bff’s just went to Old Orchard Beach in Maine this past Memorial day weekend.It was awesome, because although we all went to high school together 30-something years ago,they had never become friends…I was friends with them, but they did not know each other. This weekend, was such a gift, because now they both know why I love each of them so much…they bonded, and are now making plans to hang out together in Connecticut(I live in New Hampshire). I guess we could have written our own summer novel this weekend,so I would love to read this one!
I have never read any of her books – but would love the opportunity to!
Oh, I would love to win a copy of her new book! She is a wonderful author!
xoxo
Michelle
I have already pre-ordered the book on my Nook but would LOVE a signed copy. :o)
Oooo I would love that! Love that Nights in Rodanthe house too. That was one of my favorite books!
Just finished teaching third grade the school year. I love Ramona, Judy Moody and Amber Brown, but I am looking forward to reading a grownup book. I can’t wait to have my own “dear” (drop everything and read) time.
i saw this book on your website earlier and added it to my must read list.
I would love to win Summer Rental. I really enjoy her books.