Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The Wishing Season

GIVEAWAY


HUNTER, DENISE
THE WISHING SEASON

Living side-by-side, a fledgling chef and a big-hearted contractor find a delicious attraction.
Trouble is, their chemistry could spoil their dreams.

Spirited PJ McKinley has the touch when it comes to food. Her dream of opening her own restaurant is just one building short of reality. So when a Chapel Springs resident offers her beloved ancestral home to the applicant with the best plan for the house, PJ believes it’s a contest she was meant to win.

Contractor Cole Evans is confident, professional, and swoon-worthy—but this former foster kid knows his life could have turned out very differently. When Cole discovers the contest, he believes his home for foster kids in transition has found its saving grace. All he has to do is convince the owner that an out-of-towner with a not-for-profit enterprise is good for the community.

But when the eccentric philanthropist sees PJ and Cole’s proposals, she makes an unexpected decision: the pair will share the house for a year to show what their ideas are made of. Now, with Cole and the foster kids upstairs and PJ and the restaurant below, day-to-day life has turned into out-and-out competition—with some seriously flirtatious hallway encounters on the side. Turns out in this competition, it’s not just the house on the line, it’s their hearts.

My Review:

Please note: A fainting couch is essential for this read due to copious swoonworthy scenes scattered throughout the book. Be. Still. My. Heart. PJ and Cole made a huge impact on me. And their first meet? Hysterical. Especially PJ. Hunter has a brilliant talent for fleshing out the essence of a character in only a few pages. I felt like I knew PJ (and loved her) in a all of a nanosecond.

Talk about opposites attract -- only Cole and PJ don't at first. Or pretend they don't. They come from different worlds, their lives riddled with diverse experiences but at the core they are both struggling with deep issues of self-worth and a determination to prove themselves. Talk about upping the angst because they both need to win this competition. I mean really need to win. My heart was all aflutter the whole read trying to figure out how that was even possible.

This is the kind of book that will make you laugh out loud just as much as it will tug at your heartstrings. A wonderful blending of the stuff real life is made of. The McKinley family has become a fixture in my life much as Henderson's O'Malleys and Warren's Christiansens have. I like to think of them all as extended family and it's such a treat to catch up with the rest of the clan. No worries if you haven't read the other books in A Chapel Springs Romance series, this one reads well as a standalone. Mind you, I predict that after reading The Wishing Season, you'll definitely want to hunt out the other three.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like an opportunity to win a copy of The Wishing Season please leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you post a comment and add your email address, please use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in the address to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email please remember to put the title in the subject line so that it's easy for me to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday January 11 2015. Offer open to international readers. Good luck!

40 comments:

  1. I would absolutely love to win this book! I love this author,she is amazing talented and very gifted.
    oh dot hello dot hiya at gmail dot com

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    1. Isn't he though? You don't have to think twice about buying a book when Denise Hunter's name is on the cover. Good luck, Danie.

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  2. Yes! Sounds like a great book!
    Thanks, Kav!
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  3. I've not read this series, but it sounds great!

    pattymh2000(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  4. Today I finished The December Bride. Love at first sight! So I must enter this giveaway, knowing firsthand how talented, skiller and powerful romance writer Denise is. Talk about swoonworthy heroes!!! Be still my her as well as your, Kav :)

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    1. LOL -- yep perpetual swooning seems to be a side effect of reading Denise Hunter's books. Good luck, Janka.

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  5. Great review, Kav! Would love to be entered!
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  6. This sounds like a fun story! Thank you for offering a copy.
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  7. I love Denise's books......have read them all but this one! Thanks for the giveaway, Kav!!

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    1. She's an amazing author, isn't she? Good luck, Jackie.

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  8. Maybe I should just stay in bed reading this one. Loved your review. Please enter me. Thanks.
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    1. Definitely -- you should get this book and snuggle up in bed until you've finished it. :-) Good luck, Boos Mum.

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  9. I would love to win this book, and read it by the fire.

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    1. sonflower277 at gmail dot com, forgot to add it to my post.karen

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  10. I've been reading good reviews for The Wishing Season. It sounds like a book I'd enjoy reading. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  11. I think this book sounds great! Thank you, Kav for a wonderful review!

    mauback55 at gmail dot com

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  12. Sounds like a good read! Thanks for the giveaway!
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  13. Ohhhhh .... sounds like a good one again!!!
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    1. I know -- thank goodness for wonderfully talent authors, right? Good luck, Becky.

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  14. The Wishing Season sounds awesome, I love Denise Hunter!
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  15. Ooops forgot to leave my E addy:
    jacsmi75 at gmail dot com

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  16. Sounds like an intriguing read! :)

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  17. PJ and Cole remind me of my husband and I - two opposites who attract(ed) to each other! Sounds like a sweet read!
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  18. I might need to invest in a fainting couch!!
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  19. thanks for the chance to read this novel kav

    karenk
    kmkuka at yahoo dot com

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  20. Like the sound of this book. Denise is good I've heard. Thanks for the review. noticed you needed that fainting couch again. LOL
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