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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love to win a copy of the book. Sounds like a great read. It rains here so much would have to read it on the porch…….
SOunds like a fabulous book!!!! I would love to win it!!!!
Thanks!
I love Mary Kay Andrews and have been looking forward to the new book coming out for some time. Winning a signed copy would be awesome!
I love Mary Kay Andrews’ books!! I usually try to only read them as a “treat” but I have just read two of her books back-to-back. I did that only because I knew she had the new book coming out this month. I can’t wait. I hope I win. I live in Prattville and I could just drive over and pick up the book if I win!
Discovered MKA thru following Paula Deen on twitter & facebook. Picked up my first book, “Deep Dish” on audio to play while I work or driving in the car. She is simply a hoot. I can’t wait till I can get my hands on one of her books to read. So please pick me. Would love to see one of her books made into a movie. Also love the fact that following her led me to your blog now.
The first MKA book that I read was BLUE CHRISTMAS. Such and sweet and cozy book for Christmas.
Loved Mary Kay’s guest post, would LOVE a copy of her book!
I would love to win this book. I need a good read! Thanks for the chance
Enjoying my summer so far and need a good book to make it better! Good luck everyone!
I love Mary Kay’s books! This is exciting to read another! Perfect for summer! I love your blog! Thanks for the chance to win!!!
my daughter always buys me the newest mary kay andrew book! i have all of them in hardback! she was soooo excited to give me an autographed copy of DEEP DISH! looking forward to getting SUMMER RENTAL! my idea of a summer vacation is ….the beach, a beach chair, an umbrella, a cooler full of “beverages” and a mary kay andrew book to read!! ahhhhh…i hear it callin my name!! 🙂
Would love a new beach read.
Sounds like a good read!
Thanks so much for the chance to win this book- It sounds just like my kind of read. Please tell Mary Kay thanks too! AJ – queenofmynest(at)gmail(dot)com
Would love to read this book!
Every one of her books are great! Can’t wait to read this one. I would absolutely adore a signed copy. How exciting would that be!!!
Recently discovered Mary Kay Andrews and her books and love them! Love her cottage too! Such an inspiration and makes me dream of visiting the area someday and possibly owning my own little place just like it someday where I can read her books lazing around on the cozy front porch. 🙂
Would love a chance to win this book……..I got married at the Outer Banks and was also visiting right before the Serendipity House was moved. Sounds interesting !!
I would love a chance to win… sign me up!
Yay! I just started reading her books based on your recomendation. So far so good 🙂 This one looks great as well!
I would love this book. We just bought our first house and your blog is so inspiring!
Ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh … looks like a great summer read. Pick me! Pick me!!
Sounds like the perfect book to kick off summer reading! Love to read and would love to win!
I have enjoyed every single book Mary Kay Andrews has written immensely. I think I’ve read Hissy Fit ten times. I’ve been waiting with baited breath for this new one!
Ooh! My cold Alaskan summer begs for a book about friends at the beach! 🙂
I would love this book to add to my summer reading list! Thanks for the giveaway!
I love everything to do about the beach! Would love a good read to go along! Thanks, love your blog!
Cathy
Beach reading … I look forward to it all year!
Thanks,
Maddie
We used to live in the same neighborhood as Mary Kay Andrews (aka Kathy H. T.) and I would love to win the book!
This would be an awesome book to read. Thanks!
I am looking for a new book for the summer, just got sone with one and read it in 3 days too, cause i couldn’t put it down… Thanks for the giveaway!
P.s. would be my first MKA book…
Just performed in Dixie Swim Club at our local theater and it was about five friends who rented a cottage every summer in North Carolina! Summer Rental is just like that!! Love it! Good luck to everyone! 🙂
Would love to start my summer off with such great reading.
I love MK Andrews and would love to win this book!
I would love to read Summer Rental. I enjoy your blog!
This is why I should win this book- Drving from South Carolina to Minnesota, South Dakota, Utah and back to South Caolina in July. WITH MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, 11 YEAR OLD NEICE, AND 10 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I need this book and possibly my heat examined!
so fun! great giveaway… i love good summer reading! thanks!
I’d love a book by Mary Kay (almost as much as I’d love to stay at her beautiful beach house!!!)
Sounds great! Would love for a chance to win…thanks!
I LOVE all of her books and would love to read this one as well!
Heading to the beach in a few weeks. This would be perfect beach reading!!!!
I need to put down my knitting needles and read a good book.
Thanks for the contest. Someday I am going to get out your
way. Missouri seems so boring compared to the coast. It’s hot
here too.
I’d love to have the book. We love the Outer Banks especially Rodanthe and Buxton.
Hi! Please sign me up for the book giveaway. I have been meaning to read one of her books. Heard about her on your blog. I love the Nights in Rodanthe house. I thought it had been destroyed. Glad to know it is still OK.
I need a good book to kick off summer reading!
Sounds like a great summer read. Hope to find out soon!
I would love a copy! My 2 sisters and I are going to rent a summer cottage in Tybee in September and I would love to take this with me!
New to your blog and a new summer read signed by the author would be a fun start to summer.
I would love to win her new book…and after reading her post earlier this week, I want to stay at her summer rental!
sounds like a good summer read
I would LUV to read this! Thanks for the chance to win it!