Thursday, September 10, 2009

"Stray Affections" ~ A Book Review and Giveaway!


In Stray Affections, the last thing that Cassandra expects out of her Sunday is to be mesmerized at a collectors’ convention by a snowglobe. She’s enjoying some shopping time, with husband Ken at home tending their brood of four young boys, when she’s utterly charmed by the one-of-a kind globe containing figures of three dogs and a little girl with hair the color of her own. She can’t resist taking the unique globe home—even if means wrestling another shopper for it!


The beautiful snowglobe sparks long-dormant memories for Cassie, of her beloved Grandpa Wonky, the stray she rescued as a child and the painful roots of her combative relationship with her mother, “Bad Betty” Kamrowski. Life in Wanonishaw, Minnesota is never dull, though, and Cassie keeps the recollections at bay, busy balancing her boys, her home daycare operation, and being a good friend to best pal Margret. But after a strange—flurrious, as Cassie deems it—moment happens with the remarkable snowglobe, Cassie and the people she loves are swirled into a tumultuous, yet grace-filled, and life-changing journey.
“As a believer, I know the power of forgiveness and new beginnings, and of a God, and family and friends, who love me the way I am,” Charlene Ann Baumbich says. “The heartbeat of change flows through those wonderful gifts.”

With the quirky, close-knit Midwestern small-town feel that made Charlene Ann Baumbich’s acclaimed Dearest Dorothy novels so popular, Stray Affections invites readers to experience the laughter and the healing of second chances.


About the author:

Charlene Ann Baumbich is a popular author and speaker and an award-winning journalist. In addition to her Dearest Dorothy series of novels, she has written seven nonfiction books of humor and inspiration. A bungee-jumping, once motorcycle-owning grandma and unabashed dog lover, Charlene lives with her husband and rescued dog Kornflake in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She loves telling stories, laughing whenever possible, and considers herself a Wild Child of God.


Click HERE to watch a video clip of the author reading her book!


If you'd like to learn more about "Stray Affections" or to purchase this book, go to Random House.com.


WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN!

I have also been given an extra copy of "Stray Affections" to give away to one of my lucky readers! All you need to do, to be entered in the drawing for this captivating book, is to leave me a comment. I will do a random drawing for it on my wedding anniversary, September 30th. You must live in the continental US, and may leave one comment per day for more chances to win. Good Luck!

6 comments:

Connie Felix said...

So when did you start doing book reviews Jeannie? I think that's awesome!

Grandma J said...

I've been doing book reviews for quite some time. If you look in the column on the left, under Book Reviews, you'll see that there are 21 of them. I get free books to read and review that way...I also get extra copies to give away. It gives me something to do, and keeps me out of trouble.

Grandma J said...

Carol Grover commented on fb that she would like to enter the drawing, and told us Happy Anniversary too! Thanks, Carol!

Carol Grover said...

I FOUND IT!!! Thanks, Jeannie. Happy Anniversary when you do the drawing! Are you going to make apple pie to celebrate? :)

Debs Desk said...

Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Debbie
debdesk9(at)Verizon.net

Unknown said...

Hi Jeannie,
I'll donate my giveaway copy so that you'll have enough for those who wanted one! :-) I didn't have any takers on my blog.
Daisy :-)

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