GIVEAWAY |
JENNINGS, REGINA
AT LOVE'S BIDDING
After helping her grandfather at their Boston auction house, Miranda Wimplegate discovers she's accidentally sold a powerful family's prized portrait to an anonymous bidder. Desperate to appease the furious family, her grandfather tracks it to the Missouri Ozarks and makes an outlandish offer to buy the local auction house if they promise not to sell anything until he arrives.
Upon their arrival, however, they discover their new business doesn't deal in fine antiques, but in livestock. And its manager, ruggedly handsome Wyatt Ballentine, is frustrated to discover his fussy new bosses don't know a thing about the business he's single-handedly kept afloat. Faced with more cattle than they can count--but no mysterious painting--Miranda and Wyatt form an unlikely but charged partnership to try and salvage a bad situation getting worse.
My Review:
Sweet swoony lighthearted bliss. Love all the exacting details in a Jennings novel right down to the clever title tie-ins and this one is brilliant. What starts out as a comedy of errors turns into a intriguing tale of subterfuge. An Ozark Mountain town full of quirky characters provides a lively backdrop to romance and mayhem as Miranda and Wyatt try to navigate their attraction to each other and the mystery dogging their heels.
And while I'd categorize At Love's Bidding as a romantic comedy there are still some deep and thought-provoking story threads that make the read all the richer. One of those has to do with Miranda's grandfather. He is in the early stages of what we now know as Alzheimer's and watching Miranda struggle to come to grips with the change in her beloved grandpa made my heart ache. Jennings does an incredibly good job of portraying the honest emotions of this kind of family turmoil.
A delightful mix of comedy and drama make up another immensely satisfying read from one of my favourite authors.
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:
If you would like an opportunity to win a copy of At Love's Bidding 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 3 2016. Offer open to international readers. Good luck!
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I absolutely love Regina's books and have been looking forward to reading 'At Love's Bidding'. I was actually hoping to receive the book as a Christmas gift, but I received other nice gifts instead.
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I've never read any of Regina's books, but At Love's Bidding has captured my interest, and now I can't wait to read it!
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Makes me want to rush out to an auction and view it first hand. Good luck, Merry.
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Such a cute storyline, since my mother is in the early stages of Alzheimer's - "At Love's Bidding" has even more appeal for me. Can't wait to read it, always such beautiful covers to Regina's books also. Thanks for your beautiful review and giveaway opportunity, Kav!!
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