This year’s contest was just as hot as last year’s,
and it took some mighty rumination between Stef and bestselling author Russell
Blake to arrive at the final three contenders.
One thing they both agreed on was the deserved outright
winner – Lisa Souza – whose novel Beauty and the Bridesmaid is a paradigm of how to immerse the reader from the
outset. As Russell observed: “I was placed within the story right from the
first page.”
Beauty and the Bridesmaid is a darkly comic tale of
transformation and choices, frenemies and friendships, the heroic saga of a
nice woman who only wants to look in the mirror and feel beautiful, but may
find the price higher than she bargained.
Worthy joint runners
up are Marilyn Chapman with Baggy Pants and Bootees
and Gerhard Gehrke with A Beginner’s Guide to Invading Earth.
Both authors receive a prize of a monthly “Set and Forget” tweet promo package from #1 book tweeters @TweetYourBooks and a bonus
prize of inclusion in their bookstore for a whole year on TweetYourBooks.com –
well done, guys!
And
for those authors who didn’t quite make the final cut – we thank you for
participating in this closely run contest and enjoyed many, many of your
openings!
Wow - thanks guys - I'm thrilled!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your period(s) atmosphere, Marilyn - to arrange your monthly promo, contact Collette at Tweet Your Books email: info@booktweetingservice.com - she can also help with tweet composition if you're not used to parping your own horn!
DeleteWow - thanks, Steph! I could soon get used to it....:)
ReplyDeleteWhat an honor! Thank you so much for the kind words. And congratulations to Marilyn Chapman and Gerhard Gerhke.
ReplyDeleteIt was an absolute pleasure to read your not-so-little beauty, Lisa!
DeleteI'm looking forward to the forthcoming feature we will be posting on here.
And yes, congrats to Marilyn and Gerhard -- you can see just how hot the contest was!