June Giveaway -- Week Four

 Thanks to all of you for making this week such a fun bibliophile escape as we anticipate the great reads coming our way this summer! I surely appreciate your input and so does my plump TBR notebook. :-)

Before we move on to announcing the winners here's a bit of book nerdy stats for you: the most requested title(s) in each genre:

MOST REQUESTED HISTORICAL FICTION

The Gold in These Hills 

by Joanne Bischof

MOST REQUESTED CONTEMPORARY FICTION

Autumn by the Sea

 by Melissa Tagg

MOST REQUESTED SUSPENSE

A Midnight Dance

 by Joanna Davidson Politano

AND

Carved in Stone

 by Elizabeth Camden

MOST REQUESTED AMISH FICTION

An Amish Schoolroom

 by Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller

 and Shelley Shepard Gray

Now without furthur ado, here's our

Summer Reader Choice  Winniers!

HISTORICAL WINNERS

WON BY MARIAN BAAY

WON BY LEA

CONTEMPORARY WINNERS

WON BY JACKIE SMITH

WON BY DIANA FLOWERS

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE WINNERS

WON BY CHERYL BARKER

WON BY PATTY

AMISH WINNERS

WON BY HEIDI READS

WON BY TERRILL

CHRISTIAN FICTION WINNERS

WON BY CARYL KANE

WON BY BEAUTY IN THE BINDING

RETRO FICTION WINNERS

WON BY CHANEL M.

WON BY SYLVIA

And wait -- it's not over yet! This Vanity category has become a blog tradition, where I chose my favourite cover in each genre and then drawn from the names of the readers who entered them...a kinda draw within a draw. Hope that makes sense. Here are the cover-love winners.

HISTORICAL COVER-LOVE WINNER:

(I'm not quite sure why this cover appeals to

me so much -- definitely it's in the blue tones

and the pops of red, but really, it doesn't give

me any hints to the story inside 

but I am still drawn to it.)

WON BY TRACEY HAGWOOD

CONTEMPORARY COVER-LOVE WINNER:

(I think I have a thing about blue

in cover art. It just draws me in 

and this image promises all the goodness 

that a summer escape read should bring. 

I can almost hear the water lapping

against the boats and the pops of colour just make me happy.)

WON BY TRIXI

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE COVER-LOVE WINNER:

(Well, this is embarrassing, another blue-hued cover! Not sure what's going on with me but I seem to find it eye-catching! And I love the mysterious ambiance with those tall trees casting shadows and her standing their alone. Cue the creepy music and lets get reading!)

WON BY LIZ R.

AMISH COVER-LOVE WINNER:

(This is me being consisent -- blue again! Like the staging and the stillness. The calm before the storm. And she has an intriguing lilt to her lips that makes me want in on her thoughts.)

WON BY KIM HANSEN

WAIT...DON'T GO AWAY, IT'S STILL NOT OVER 'CAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER RC TRADITION OF PICKING A RANDOM # FROM THE MAX. # OF ENTRIES ON ONE DAY WHICH BECOMES THE 'JUST-BECAUSE BONUS GIVEAWAY'.  AM I NOT MAKING SENSE? NO WORRIES -- IT JUST MEANS MORE BOOK GIVEAWAYS, THIS TIME TO THE 60TH ENTRY ON EACH GENRE DAY.

HISTORICAL FICTION 60TH

WON BY LUCY REYNOLDS

CONTEMPORARY FICTION 60TH

WON BY LANE HILL HOUSE

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE FICTION 60TH

WON BY PAULA S.

Phew! That's another RC wrap...until the cool days of autumn get us thinking about new fireside reads. I'll send winners an email stating their book win, publication date and request for mailing address (or email, if you prefer an ebook) so that I have everything ready for your release day. Then I will email you once again when the book has been ordered.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK'S GIVEAWAYS:

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY