Meet Courtney Walsh, the fabulous author behind A Sweethaven Summer.
About A Sweethaven Summer:
Campbell Carter has come to Sweethaven in search of answers about her mother’s history. Just before losing a battle with cancer, Suzanne Carter wrote letters to childhood friends from her hometown of Sweethaven, Michigan. Suzanne’s three friends—Lila, Jane, and Meghan—haven’t spoken in years, yet each has pieces of a scrapbook they made together as girls. Suzanne’s letters have lured them all back to the idyllic lakeside town, where they meet Campbell and begin to remember what was so special about their long Sweethaven summers.
With the help of a handsome local man and her mother’s three friends, Campbell hopes to finally uncover her mother’s twenty-five-year old secret. In the process, she discovers a family she never knew and the home she’s always wanted.
As the women reconnect over the pages of the old scrapbook, wounds are mended, lives are changed, and friendships are restored—just as Suzanne intended.
Excerpt available: http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/02/sweethaven-summer.html
Available for purchase:
- Amazon
- Kindle
- Barnes & Noble (paperback and Nook)
A Sweethaven Summer Giveaway For You
We are so excited to give one lucky reader a chance to win this fabulous book by our friend Courtney. Follow the below instructions to be entered to win:
- 1 Entry-Leave comment on post about why you love to read
- 1 Entry-Share this giveaway with your Twitter network and leave a comment with the link.
***Winner will be notified via email. Giveaway valid for US readers only. Giveaway will end on 3/16/2012 at Midnight.
Happy Entering!!!
This book sounds amazing! I love to read because you can lose yourself in the pages of a book and nothing matters just then. There’s nothing like a good book!
Thanks for the chance to win!
- April W
Thanks for the chance to win this book~! Can’t wait to read it~
I love to read because it allows me an escape and it aids in the growth of my creativity.
I shared it on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/gaprhonda/status/175610467501342720
Would love to win this book. Need a good read for those few restful moments I may get to sneak in while I have my 1 & 2 yr old grandkids living with me for a little while…. Thanks!
I’ve always loved to read since I was little. You get to meet interesting people and go places you aren’t able to visit just by letting your mind take the tour without leaving your armchair.
Have shared this giveaway on my own page and the “Long Distance Book Club” page.
Thank-you!
I love to read. This looks like a fantastic book.
I love to read because it takes me to other places, places I may never get to see, or times that I will never get to experience. I can experience emotions, and be someone else. It’s wonderful to be able to be absorbed into a whole different place, better than television, movies, etc. Books allow my mind to create the scene.
My mother loved to read and passed this same love on to me as well as giving me all her childhood books which I still have. I remember reading all the Zane Grey books the summer I was 12 and falling in love with cowboys, horses and the old west. Just recently I re-read many of them falling in love all over again. Books are magical and give me a chance to explore and learn about other people and things I would never know otherwise. A good book is like a good friend, meant to be enjoyed and kept close in your heart!
I am an avid reader of an ecclectic assortment. Right now I’m reading a YA novel on my bedstand, a Jane Austin on my Kindle, and a historic non-fiction about 1776-era whenever I get the chance. The book you are offering sounds like a perfect spring vacation read! Would love to have it.
~Susan
Oops! Forgot to say I shared on Facebook and Pinterest.
What a CLEVER idea for a book! Hits the spot with all of “us” :)
Thanks for the giveaway chance.
Reading is just who I am. My world has never lacked of books. From first grade bookfairs to scholastic book club order forms; from the public library and school libraries to bookstores. As a Mom of two boys who read just as much as I do, I spend a lot of time at bookfairs again, and filling out scholastic book forms for them. Plus we go the the public library almost weekly and always make independent bookstores part of any vacation we are on. I’ve also organized a book club with my friends and have just added your book to the list!
I have always loved books. I read for pleasure, for information, for inspiration, and sometimes, for escape. I find there is nothing better on a cold dreary day than a cup of hot tea and a good book! Thanks for the giveaway!
I’ve loved to read since I was a little girl. To open a new book, filled with wonder and promise, is nothing short of delightful. I love to be taken to new places and meet new people through a good story.
I love to read – I work in a library! I love losing myself in a story or finding the answer to a question or learning a new way to do something. I love to read!
I shared this giveaway with my friends on Facebook.
i love to read because it lets me escape from the stress of everyday life.
Hi! I LOVE to read; it is my escape from the everyday life into someone else’s world. For a little while I can forget my cares with a book. I love to read in a special swing outside by my pond or in a bubble bath and I also love scrapbooking; I know I would adore this book. My twitter name is Sassy Shop Katie and I will share this giveaway link there. Thank you for the opportunity to win this great book!! Katie Newman
I love to read for the same reason that many people do, it is a great escape and I love that it is “me time!” I would love to check out this book, thanks for the chance to win!
I love to read and escape to an imaginary place. Reading is relaxing and takes away the stress of everyday life.
I have always loved to read! But not just anything and everything but good books and this one definately looks like a really good book!
I cannot remember a time when I didn’t have a stack of books ready to read. I carry my current read with me in case I have a minute during my day. Reading simply brings me joy.
Reading transports me to another place where I am at peace, find joy and safe. Books have been my friends for such a long time….unconditional love at its best.
I’m always excited when a new book comes out. Reading takes me to a different place kind of a like cross between a dream and a vacation.
My love for reading began when I was 5 years old. I had a kidney disease that left me bed-ridden. Books became my window into to the wolrld around me. I have learned so many things and been inspired by so many authors. My love for reading will stay with me all of my life.
I love to read. It is my relax and getaway time. Would love to win this book…it sounds wonderful!
I love to read because it takes me to new places and to new people. Kathie L in Allentown
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win what sounds like a wonderful book, A SWEETHAVEN SUMMER. Why do I love to read? Literacy is independence. In books we’re free to be in any character we choose; we can be in any part of the world (this world or whatever world); and, at the end of the book, we know that we can simply choose the next book and start all over again. Reading is freedom. Thank you!
Oh indeed, I do love to read. I won’t allow it most of the time though because once I open the cover and read the first word, I’m hooked and do nothing else until I’ve read the last word. Reading takes me to places I otherwise would never visit. It opens the doors to delicious words, scary times, beautiful times and endless friends. This is a great giveaway and I certainly would ALLOW myself an afternoon with these new friends. Thank you!
Seems like I have been reading forever. I get lost in the pages of books when my imagination clicks in and I am almost there in person. Sometimes if the book is really good I hate to see the ending coming because I want to know more about the people and what happens after the book ends. Even when I reread books the same things happen within my imagination. I am always looking for something to start up once a book does end.
Reading is solace, good company, entertainment, adventure. A book is a passport, a photo album, a love letter, a postcard from an old friend. Reading has made my life bigger, richer, happier, deeper.
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I enjoy reading and am always looking for a good book.
I can’t think of a better reason than those already offered. I read for enjoyment,
knowledge, escape, time filler (waiting at the doctor, etc), and just because.
I enjoying reading more than watching TV because I can “cast” my own
characters, etc. I love to read and always have since I read Black Beauty as a
child. Before that my mother read a chapter of Heidi to us every night at bedtime.
LOVE books.
I love to read magazines and books. I just got down reading 1000 White Women and A thousand Splendid Sons and have 2 new books coming from the library. I’ve seen a review for your book in one of my magazines and can’t wait to read it as well.
I have been looking forward to your book Courtney- hope I win =)
I love to lose myself in the stories!! Thanks for the chance.
I love to read because it allows me to be swept away and into the story. I become a part of the story and it becomes mine. It’s been my little dreamy escape since I was little.
I love to read.
I love to visit new people on their journey in life.
I love to learn about inter-personal relationships.
I love to visit new locales and sub-cultures.
Thanks for the chance to win this book.
~jamie
I love to read for many reasons. For knowledge, for inspiration, for instruction and for enjoyment. I especially loves fiction series. . .because it’s almost like you build a relationship with the characters that lasts longer than one short book. . .and so often I learn about life and others and myself through the lives of these endearing characters.
I read the excerpt of A Sweethaven Summer. . .and of course, I want to read it now!!
I love to read good Christian fiction, not only to escape the workaday world, but to also learn practical life lessons that I can apply in my own life. This book looks like just the type I can curl up with and lose myself for hours! So excited to try it!
I would love to win your book. It sounds really good. I haven’t read a good book in a very long time. My mother passed away almost three years ago. If I don’t win your book. I will be buying it because it sounds great.
This book sounds cool
I love to read to escapeinto a land of make believe.I love to agonise/be happy etc with all the characters.I just love Books!!!!!
This book sounds amazing! I have been an avid reader since I could and reading does SO much for me! All of my creative stuff is packed away so reading helps me feel creative and I love to learn new stuff. . .I just had major back surgery and I saved as many crafty books and magazines that I could (it was SO hard not to peek) so I can just immerse myself into the world of crafting & journal all the ideas that I am going to try (really, I am!) once I am better & can get to my stuff. Reading truly helps keep me sane… :)
I love to read for escape, to learn and to simply relax! I have a job that can be very stressful at time. So at night, maybe with a glass of wine, I relax by reading. I become a fly on the wall, an unseen character and I AM a part of the book!
I love reading because it relaxes me and learn new things. Its also my me time.
My favorite thing to do in the spring is read. Thanks. I think because I can sit outside and enjoy the weather along with the book.
Hope my library gets this book soon. Sounds like the hero is a scrapbook!
This book sounds like a great summer read…only I wouldn’t wait!
Would love to win it!
lol…didn’t mean to post! (yet!) I’ve found myself saying a lot lately, “I used to read a lot! Always had a book on the go…” In hindsight, I was busier, had more responsibility & more stress…yet found that escape time. I sat outside today, and finished a book. Feels so good. :-)
Looks like a great book – I pinned it here http://pinterest.com/pin/279575089337930512/
CAN’T WAIT TO READ YOUR BOOK , EVEN IF i DON’T WIN IT.
Always love a great summer read! :)
I love to read because it is a time to escape, dream, and learn things.
I love reading to get away from my daily stress — my books have always been a good escape!
I love to read to get wrapped up in characters and cherish the quiet time.
I love to read because you can go anywhere and learn anything when you read. Thanks for the giveaway!
I have always loved to read. I would rather read anyday than watch tv. My favorite place to read is on the beach.
I love to read because it is a wonderful escape from everyday things. I love to use my imagination too. I grew up reading all the time just like my mother. Now my daughter is starting to get into the habit of reading a lot too.
I love getting caught up in a good book. I can’t manage to do anything else when I start one. ;) Thanks!
Reading takes me places that I’d never be able to visit any other way.
It’s an open world in a book, one that I would be loathe to close.
I hope I win this book so I can sample the writing of a new author. I love to read and would love to add Courtney Walsh to my list of favorite authors.
I love to read. Reading takes me to places I will never get to visit.
I love love love to lose myself in a great book when i have the time and boy do i make time
I would like to read this book, because I love books about friends reconnecting, forgiving, & some long ago secrets.
I love to read and get lost in another place, time and event! It’s a great way to relax and do something that I enjoy.
I would love to win.. I love to read because it fulfills the need to discover new ideas, learn of incredible people and places… and just broaden my horizon. It also inspires me to write more and to create and puts that insatible desire to travel and explore new cities, countries, worlds.
I cannot wait to trad this. Will post on my FB page too.
That should say “read” this.
I love to read because it is an escape for a few minutes in time.