Giveaway: The Romance Reader’s Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell

Giveaway time! We have twenty-five (25) ARCs to giveaway of The Romance Reader’s Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell. This is an upcoming release coming out on April 4, 2017 and we also have a cocktail in the works for your drinking and reading pleasure.

Here’s the description of the novel:

With shades of The Lovely Bones combined with the guilty pleasure of a pirate romance: a novel about two sisters coming of age in the 1950s, and what happens when one of them disappears.

Neave and Lilly Terhune couldn’t be more different. Lilly is a beauty who runs through men like water. Neave, having been told at an early age by their mother that she will not be able to get by on her looks, always has her head in a book. Her favorite is The Pirate Lover, a romance novel about a young woman who refuses marriage to the highest bidder and instead escapes to the high seas where she meets the love of her life.

During WWII, when the men are gone, both sisters start working. But when the servicemen return and take back their jobs, Neave and Lilly are left with few options besides marriage. But they have other ideas. They start to build a makeup business (think Avon in its early days) and soon have a hit on their hands. But just as their business is truly taking off, Lilly disappears and Neave must figure out what happened. Luckily, she has Lilly’s assistance helping from above, even if she doesn’t know it quite yet.

Alternating between the sisters’ story and that of Neave’s beloved Pirate Lover book, Sharon Pywell shows how all romantic relationships have dark undercurrents, how even the most cerebral amongst us can enjoy a swashbuckling, page-turning romance, and how sometimes the guiltiest of pleasures might contain essential kernels of truth.

There’s romance, historical fiction, and female friendships! I can also vouch that the cover is really pretty in person.

To enter to win, leave a comment and tell us what you love about being a romance reader. Is it the stories of strong women? Is it the community? Let us know!

Standard disclaimers apply: We are not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Open to U.S. and Canadian where permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18 and ready to bury your nose in a good book. While the Terhune sisters above might have a secret love of pirates, all heroes are appreciated here! Life lessons learned by reading romance are always encouraged. Comments will close Friday, Monday 24, 2017 around noon ET, and winners will be announced shortly thereafter.

Good luck to everyone!

Winner update:

1. Vicki
2. elizabeth
3. Maureen
4. Melisenda
5. Megan Larsen
6. Katherine C. 
7. Emily
8. MollyM
9. Kay Sisk
10. Susan
11. Mara
12. Hera
13. Heather RR
14. Liviania
15. Karenmc
16. Nancy
17. Holly Gault
18. cleo
19. Lori
20. Cristie
21. Becky
22. Janine
23. DonnaMarie
24. Valerie Paquin
25. Cat

Thank you so much to every one of you who commented. Seeing what you love about romance is truly heartwarming.

Winners, you should be receiving an email from me shortly. Please, check your spam folders!