We are totally diggin' discovering the things our fave authors love. And we especially like finding out what they think is a major freakin' dud! So far, we have agreed wholeheartedly!
Today we have the lovely Susan McBride. She's the author of The Cougar Club (love the title!) and her latest, Little Black Dress, just came out! We're thrilled that she's sharing her loves and duds and think Little Black Dress is hella fun.
Here's the scoop on LBD: Two sisters whose lives seemed forever intertwined are torn apart when a magical little black dress gives each one a glimpse of an unavoidable future.
Antonia Ashton has worked hard to build a thriving career and a committed relationship, but she realizes her life has gone off track. Forced to return home to Blue Hills when her mother, Evie, suffers a massive stroke, Toni finds the old Victorian where she grew up as crammed full of secrets as it is with clutter. Now she must put her mother’s house in order—and uncover long-buried truths about Evie and her aunt, Anna, who vanished fifty years earlier on the eve of her wedding. By shedding light on the past, Toni illuminates her own mistakes and learns the most unexpected things about love, magic, and a little black dress with the power to break hearts . . . and mend them.
Sounds fab to you? Then leave a comment and you'll be entered to win one of FIVE copies! We'll choose the winners on Sunday, September 11th after 6pm PST. Good Luck!
CHICK LIT IS NOT DEAD PRESENTS...SUSAN MCBRIDE'S 5 LOVES AND A DUD
5 LOVES
1. My husband, Ed. Oooh, smooches! (I know, grab the barf bag!) I can’t help it. I love the guy to pieces. Not only does he get my wacky sense of humor, but he built me a computer—swoon! Plus, he looks hot in his hockey gear AND he rescues me from giant spiders, which seals his place at the top of my list.
2. Print books. Yes, I’m a tech-dinosaur. I still have an old flip-phone without a touch screen. It even has a teeny-tiny antennae molded onto it. I still write checks and don’t bank online. So it’s probably not surprising that I’m not enamored of e-readers. I love the smell and feel of a brand-new book, the kind you could smack a fly with and not have broken pieces falling at your feet.
3. Manicures and pedicures with paraffin. I could wax poetic about going to the day spa, sitting in the massage chair, and having my hands and feet pampered. It’s my very own mini-vacation since I don’t have much time for real ones.
4. Trees. I call myself a “tree person,” because I need to be surrounded by green. Not only do trees block the view of neighboring houses, but they produce oxygen, make shade, and birds like to hang out in them. I could never live in the desert (well, if I did, I guarantee you I’d be PMS-grade cranky on a daily basis).
5. True friends. Having gone through more than a few stinky health scares in the past six years, I’ve really learned who my true friends are. They’re the ones who support me through thick and thin, understand who I am—warts and all—and love me anyway, and constantly assure me that my crazy family isn’t any crazier than theirs. What would I do without them?
Dud
Politics. Blech! I can hardly turn on the local news or read a paper anymore without gagging on all the sordid details of what’s going on in the Gubmint. It’s pretty clear that everything politicians need to know they learned in kindergarten: more precisely, on the playground, teaming up with lobbyists for kickbacks--I mean, kickball--and bullying the weaker kids. Somebody needs to call a time-out and bring in the real grown-ups to solve things.
Thanks Susan! xo, L&L
To read more about Susan, head on over to her website or find her on Facebook.