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Mary Kay Andrews – Summer Rental Giveaway

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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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  3. Jill

    Always ready for the next MKA book. Can’t wait to read Summer Rental. Would love to win it too!!!

  4. Erica

    I’m going to the beach in July and this would be PERFECT!!! Thanks for the reading suggestions!

  8. Janice

    By Friday, June 3rd I will have finished additional teaching certification classes and taken the National Teachers Boards examination. I am looking forward to reading for pleasure again. Please put my name in the hat for MK book.

  11. Susan Kavanaugh

    I cannot wait to read “Summer Rental” and would love an autographed copy of the best southern fiction author!

  17. Lana

    Oh, yes….I adore her! I’m in ITALY right now until October with my family and despite the beauty here, was still missin’ my Southern Roots. So I ordered some of her books (and Annie Dillard, etc.) for a good dose of ya’ll and “bless her little ol’ heart” fire and TWANG!!!
    I devoured them all. And here I am a “serious” journalist/writer…..just a’ lovin’ these fun and ADDICTIVE books!!!!!!!! My prejudice was quickly overcome and I’ve already ordered her new book!
    I have been meaning to email you for weeks and weeks…but the aforementioned Italy “thang” has kept me crazy.
    I was adopted and am praying for your adoption. I just want to say that my parents are MY PARENTS. I was SO BLESSED to be adopted by them. While we have 3 biological kids, we’re adopting, too. You are gonna ROCK as parents with all the joy and humor with which you live your lives and the CREATIVE SPIRIT that explodes out of you both.
    But I’ll write you a separate email on that!!!

    Hugs/blessings,

    Lana In Italy

    PS I’m a fellow transplanted Alabamian–Rhoda’s a friend and I’ve followed ya’ll for a long time but have maintained for the most part my “lurker status.” You guys are an immense blessing to all who read you.
    Oh, and we restored a 100+ year old house in VA and your adventures make me nostalgic!!!

  18. Paula

    I’d love to read the book. I’ve seen that house on the outerbanks! I live in North Carolina and get out there as often as possible. It’s so lovely just to drive by and imagine…

  21. Erin

    *Toss* My name is officially in the hat. Would love to win it so I don’t have to buy it but I will have it either way!

  22. Elizabeth

    Would love to have something to read this summer. Put my name in the hat…Love your blog you and kev make me giggle on your videos……Eliz

  23. Lisa

    The book sounds great, almost as good as a month in a beach house with some friends. I will definitely check out this book.

  27. Elaine

    Yay! I love her books and can’t put them down either! Can’t wait for her new one to come out next week!!

  30. Lisa

    Love, love, love The Lettered Cottage!!! I would love the book, too!!! Thank you for the daily smiles!

  31. leslie

    we’ve vacationed in OBX with my husband’s family- so not only would this be a great birthday win for me, but it’d also be a great book I could ass along to family! too cool! 🙂

  38. Robin

    Sounds like a great summer read. I would love to have a month away with my best friends (my mom and my sister). Life is so frantic and rushed for my sister that we can’t get more than two days with her.

  41. Kat Herring

    I adore MKA’s books and your blog! Would love to win a copy of “Summer Rental” for some “Summer Reading”!!

  42. Karen

    First off I have to say that house looks spooky scary to me. The book on the other hand sounds exactly like what I like to read. A signed free copy would be fabo but I’d purchase it for my kindle if it’s available.

  43. Joan Pratt

    I would LOVE this book! And if I was anywhere near Fairhope I would be there. I love her!