Siri Mitchell | Enter to win a Kindle Fire & RSVP for {4/18} Facebook Party! BOOK REVIEW: UNRIVALED by SIRI MITCHELL

Celebrate Unrivaled with Siri Mitchell by entering to win a Kindle Fire and joining her on April 18th for a Facebook Author Chat Party!

 
One "swooning" winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire
• Vintage Candy Kit
• Unrivaled by Siri Mitchell (one for you and one for a friend!)

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on April 17th. Winner will be announced at the "Unrivaled" Author Chat Facebook Party on 4/18. Connect with Siri, get a sneak peek of her next book, try your hand at a trivia contest, and chat with readers just like yourself. There will also be gift certificates, books, vintage candy kits, and more!

So grab your copy of Unrivaled and join Siri on the evening of the April 18th for a chance to connect with Siri and make some new friends. (If you haven't read the book - don't let that stop you from coming!)

Don't miss a moment of the fun, RSVP today. Tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 18th!

 

 

about Unrivaled.....

Lucy Kendall returns from a tour of the Continent, her luggage filled with the latest fashions and a mind fired by inspiration. After tasting Europe’s best confections, she’s sure she’ll come up with a recipe that will save her father’s struggling candy business and reverse their fortunes. But she soon discovers that their biggest competitor, the cheat who swindled her father out of his prize recipe, has now hired a promotions manager–a cocky, handsome out-of-towner who gets under Lucy’s skin.

Charlie Clarke’s new role at Standard Manufacturing is the chance of a lifetime. He can put some rough times behind him and reconnect with the father he’s never known. The one thing he never counted on, however, was tenacious Lucy Kendall. She’s making his work life miserable…and making herself impossible for him to forget.

Purchase a copy here.
Read an excerpt here. 

 About Siri Mitchell....

Siri Mitchell is the author of nearly a dozen novels, among them the critically acclaimed Christy Award finalists “Chateau of Echoes” and “The Cubicle Next Door”. A graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in business, she has worked in many different levels of government. As a military spouse, she has lived in places as varied as Tokyo and Paris. Siri currently lives in the DC-metro area.

Find out more about Siri at http://sirimitchell.com/.

Reader review . . . 

Lucy returns home from Europe only to find that her father's candy company is about to be sold.  She makes it her goal to save the company from the competition, only to discover that the competition is always mysteriously one step ahead of her.  Meanwhile, she must choose whether to marry for the sake of her family, or follow her heart.

At first, this novel did not really capture my attention.  I stayed with it to read about the candy, to be honest with you.  But about halfway through, the pace picks up and I found myself wanting to know what happened to Lucy and her family's company.  But the candy is still an integral part of the plot.  I even learned the meaning of a couple of candy-making terms that I never understood before.  The author is either experienced at making candy, or did her research really well, which I appreciate.  

Lucy and Charlie are both interesting characters.  Their attraction to one another is reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet.  Their families have been in competition with one another for years, but Lucy and Charlie find it difficult to fight the love they have for one another.

It's a fun read, but don't read it until you either stock up on candy, or hide it from yourself.  Either way, you will find yourself craving candy all throughout the book.

4 stars

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