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reviews_and_ramblingsThe winner of the popularity contest for Debut Fiction (and the book goes directly to Phase 3) is:
A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=55_136&products_id=1514
John McCann, a man who judges life by the tally of an accounts ledger, has a supreme goal in life: To achieve, live, and enjoy the rarified executive lifestyle. But he's encountered one problem: The migraines are going to continue to get worse unless you make some major changes in your lifestyle. What you need is a 'sea change'… Perhaps buy a nice little business in the country, settle down, something easier to occupy your time…
While John knows the doctor is right, he just can't resign from the job he's fought so hard for. He decides the sacrifice of taking a year's leave of absence won't interfere too much with his plans, and so he finds himself running Margins, a cozy little bookstore, with the help of the former owner's son, Jamie. John expects to put in his year, get his stress under control, and then get back to business.
What John doesn't expect is how Margins and its denizens draw him in, particularly the quiet, disheveled man who takes refuge in the old leather chair in the second-hand book section. John's plans for an unattached year of simple business crumble when he meets David and is forced to reevaluate life, love and what he really wants from both. John and David are forced to come to terms with their pasts as they struggle to determine what possible future they might build together.
Honorable Mention (in popularity order to):
Sugar-Baby Bridge by Brett Edward Stout
Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville, Dreamspinner Press
Crossing Borders by Z.A. Maxfield, Loose Id
Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels, Loose Id
The Janitor by Jan Irving, Loose Id
Self Preservation by Ethan Day, Loose Id
Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling, Dreamspinner Press
The King’s Tale by Rowena Sudbury, Dreamspinner Press
Sex, Lies and Wedding Bells by E.M. Lynley, Ravenous Romance
A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=55_136&products_id=1514
John McCann, a man who judges life by the tally of an accounts ledger, has a supreme goal in life: To achieve, live, and enjoy the rarified executive lifestyle. But he's encountered one problem: The migraines are going to continue to get worse unless you make some major changes in your lifestyle. What you need is a 'sea change'… Perhaps buy a nice little business in the country, settle down, something easier to occupy your time…
While John knows the doctor is right, he just can't resign from the job he's fought so hard for. He decides the sacrifice of taking a year's leave of absence won't interfere too much with his plans, and so he finds himself running Margins, a cozy little bookstore, with the help of the former owner's son, Jamie. John expects to put in his year, get his stress under control, and then get back to business.
What John doesn't expect is how Margins and its denizens draw him in, particularly the quiet, disheveled man who takes refuge in the old leather chair in the second-hand book section. John's plans for an unattached year of simple business crumble when he meets David and is forced to reevaluate life, love and what he really wants from both. John and David are forced to come to terms with their pasts as they struggle to determine what possible future they might build together.
Honorable Mention (in popularity order to):
Sugar-Baby Bridge by Brett Edward Stout
Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville, Dreamspinner Press
Crossing Borders by Z.A. Maxfield, Loose Id
Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels, Loose Id
The Janitor by Jan Irving, Loose Id
Self Preservation by Ethan Day, Loose Id
Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling, Dreamspinner Press
The King’s Tale by Rowena Sudbury, Dreamspinner Press
Sex, Lies and Wedding Bells by E.M. Lynley, Ravenous Romance
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*Jumps up and down, Squees and does a few WOOTS!
Date: 2009-10-31 04:47 am (UTC)The honorable mentions - Jan (another book I rave about), Tere (you have two books I rave about) and again, Ethan (anybody needs a good laugh - read his stuff! It will lift your depression, guarentted!) You all deserve your recongnition, and if I could, I would pass out cookies and gold stars to put on your rainbows! Great job guys, and I'm expecting more from you soon - especially you, Jan!
Re: *Jumps up and down, Squees and does a few WOOTS!
Date: 2009-10-31 08:38 am (UTC)