THE SUMMER OF US: A SUNNY SUMMER GIVEAWAY

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THE SUMMER OF US

BY HOLLY CHAMBERLIN

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The little beach house has a rickety porch and no closets, but the location is unbeatable—close to a gorgeous shoreline and the best nightlife on Martha’s Vineyard. All in all, more than enough to entice three total strangers into a house share for the summer…

At first, the only thing Gincy, Danielle, and Clare have in common is a desire to spend weekends away from the city. No-nonsense Gincy has worked hard to leave her small-town childhood behind. Danielle grew up with every advantage and is looking for a husband who’ll fit neatly into her pampered life, while Clare is enjoying a last burst of independence before marrying her ambitious fiancé. Yet lazy beach days and warm, conversation-filled nights forge an unexpected connection. And over the course of one eventful summer, Gincy, Danielle, and Clare will discover that friendship isn’t always measured in how well you know a person’s past—but in opening each other’s eyes to everything the future could hold…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Holly Chamberlin: I live in Portland, Maine, with my husband Stephen (architect, photographer, and food writer) and our amazingly fabulous cats Betty and Cyrus. When I’m not writing, I usually can be found with my head in a book. I try to read widely; still, I do play favorites with authors such as Peter Ackroyd and Patrick McGrath.

I was born and grew up in the Bronx and later lived in Brooklyn and Manhattan. I earned an undergraduate and graduate degree in English Literature at New York University before going on to work for about twelve years as an editor in publishing and packaging at Ballantine Books, Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc., and Kensington Publishing Corporation. Mostly I developed, acquired and edited projects, usually fiction, in Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade categories.  To read more about Holly Chamberlin, go to her website HERE and read the rest of her bio.

EXCERPT FROM THE SUMMER OF US:

May
 

The crisis was discovered at four forty-five in the afternoon. Fifteen minutes before ninety-nine percent of the staff hurried out of the building to enjoy their sixteen-hour vacation.
 

My boss, Mr. Bill Kelly, Kell for short, was frazzled. He didn’t handle crises well. What he did do well was delegate responsibility. He came tearing into the center of our office area, what little hair he had on end, plaid shirttails untucked.
 

“Listen up, people. We have a problem. The idiots at the copy shop lost our proposal and we’ve got to recreate it. Now. It’s got to be at the printer’s tonight."
 

I watched the predictable reactions of my colleagues.
 

Curran, the senior designer, slipped out of the room backwards. Norton, the copy editor, suddenly found the piece of blank paper he was holding extremely interesting.
 

Vera, the administrative assistant for our division, feigned a sudden hacking cough.
 

“Kell,” she gasped, “I wish I could help, but I think I’m really sick. If I don’t get home and into bed soon…“
 

Kell turned to me. “Gincy, you’ll stay, right?"
 

“It’s gotta get done,” I said, shooting my coworkers a look of disgust. “I’m here."
 

That’s me. The go-to girl. Virginia Marie Gannon....to finish reading this excerpt, go to Holly Chamberlain's website HERE.

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