It's no secret that we love books here at CLIND-and we feel so lucky to get to read so many from such talented authors. Even better, then we get to share them with you! So when we come across a book we really, really love, we get pretty freakin' excited. Because we know if we love it, then many of our you will too. And who doesn't want to fall in love with a great book?
So when we recently read Jillian Cantor's The Transformation of Things, (due out next Tuesday November 2nd!) we knew that we just HAD to have her on the site. Jillian is the author of two YA novels and this was her fist foray into women's fiction-we think she hit it out of the park!
In The Transformation of things, Jennifer Levenworth has a headache-a great big pounding headache. When her husband, a judge, is indicted on bribery charges, everything in her privileged lifestyle starts to fall apart. And something very odd is going on-Jennifer doesn't feel quite right and all of her thoughts are not her own. Suddenly, she's able to have insight to her family and friend's innermost secrets. Unable to determine why or how it's happening, she begins to wonder what's really going on-with her friends, with her life and with her husband. And she'll soon discover that her headache was more than just a bad day.
Thought provoking and engaging, The Transformation of Things hits the prefect pitch on the reality of love, marriage and children. You'll be turning the pages as fast as you can to see if Jennifer can discover what's really going on in her life and ultimately transform herself. It will have you thinking about it long after you read the last page. (Just ask Liz-she woke up in the middle of the night and was STILL thinking about it!) So do yourself a favor and pre-order it here!
And we have FIVE copies to give away also! Just leave a comment and you'll be entered. We'll pick the winners on Friday night.
And we think you'll dig Jillian's bucket list too! In fact, Liz was surprised to discover that her's is almost identical to Jillian's. So now she's crushing on her even more than before. (Is that even possible?) Read on to discover if some of these things are on your bucket list!
CHICK LIT IS NOT DEAD PRESENTS: WHAT'S ON JILLIAN CANTOR'S BUCKET LIST?
1. Live in a house near the beach: This is one of those things that my best friend from kindergarten and I promised we’d do together when we were adults. Actually, we wanted matching next-door beach houses, and we planned on hanging out in each other’s kitchens drinking coffee together every morning while our kids played. Currently we live thousands of miles apart, not that close to any beaches. But we still mention those matching beach houses almost every time we talk on the phone.
2. Adopt a child: I am a mom to two amazing children who I gave birth to, but I’ve always had the feeling that I’d also like to adopt at least one child, too a la Angelina and Brad. It’s one of those things I always say I would want to do if I had more time/money/the patience to deal with the process of it all.
3. Learn to bake an edible looking cake: This is one of those things that no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to do, like the character Lisa in The Transformation of Things. My cakes always collapse, turn out lopsided, or just generally look like a mess. Yes, I’m the mom with the bakery-bought birthday cakes, every single year. I’d love to learn to bake things that people actually wanted to eat, or at least, wouldn’t laugh at.
4. Help Someone in a Profound Way: I’d like to have an Oprah moment with someone, where I’m able to give a person something he/she always wanted but couldn’t get: a car, a vacation, a reunion with a long lost love, etc. Actually, I’d really like to have a foundation where I got to give these things repeatedly to lots of people.
5. Run a race: I’ve never been a runner. I was always that kid in school who used to dread running the mile and who ended up in last place, coughing, panting, and feeling like I was going to puke. Recently, I’ve been running on the elliptical a lot, and I even went so far as to go jogging outside last week. I’d love to be able to train for, run, and finish a race of some substantial distance
To read more about Jillian, head on over to her website. Or catch up with her on Facebook and Twitter.