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Author Profile: Lisa Dale

Author Name: Lisa Dale

Website: http://lisadalebooks.com/

Bio: A lifelong bookworm, Lisa Dale is a firm believer that there are few things in life better than curling up with a novel and a cup of tea. Lisa Dale grew up in rural Northwestern New Jersey before attending McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. She worked briefly in publishing before going back to school to get an MFA in fiction at Fairleigh Dickinson University. A nominee for Best New American Voices and the Pushcart Prize, her writing appears in many literary magazines, such as The Writer, Fourth Genre, Flyway, Fugue, Sou’wester, The Southeast Review, The MacGuffin, Many Mountains Moving, and more.
Titles: Simple Wishes, It Happened One Night, Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier
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Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier by Lisa Dale

Thea Celik couldn’t help but to fall head over heels for Garret Sorensen when she was in high school. The Sorenson family took her in when her family left the country, and she thought she had it all- a second family, a boyfriend, and a best friend- Garret’s brother Jonathan. But when she and Garret break up, Thea is left heartbroken and confused. When Thea finds herself in a tough position, Jonathan steps up and asks Thea to marry him. Still confused and bewildered over Garret, Thea accepts the proposal, splitting the once close Sorenson family. Now, fifteen years later, Thea and Jonathan are divorcing, and Garret is back on the scene. After becoming a successful lobbyist with always a woman to choose from, he and Thea are suddenly thrust back together. Will Thea realize what a mistake she made to let Garret go? And can Garret forgive Thea, and himself, for those choices made so many years ago?
Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier is an intricate novel from Lisa Dale full of passion and confusion. I was often swept up in the emotion of the characters, all of the characters. The story often switches from past to present, which took me a second to get used to, but I loved the style once I caught on. The plot will definitely touch your heart, and there were times where I really wasn’t sure who I was rooting for. Did I want Thea to be with Jonathan or Garret? Did I want Thea to be with anyone? Readers will learn about Thea’s past decisions further along in the story, and she wasn’t always extremely likable, but very relatable, which I thought was excellent. Overall, a great story about the complications of love and family, and I would recommend this book.
[Rating: 4.5]

GIVEAWAY: Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier by Lisa Dale

Fifteen years ago, Garret Sorensen’s family, trust, and heart were destroyed when Thea Celik betrayed him and married his brother. Now they are divorcing. Garret’s ready to finally mend his relationship with his brother. But being back in Newport, Rhode Island, triggers a lot of memories-all leading back to Thea.

Thea’s not ready to let go of the Sorensens-even if it means being around Garret. As they cautiously circle around each other-finding themselves drawn together-they realize following their hearts could cast them adrift.
I have one paperback copy of Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier by Lisa Dale for giveaway. To enter, please leave a comment below with why you would like to win. US/Canada residents only. The winner will be chosen on Friday, July 22nd. Thank you to Erin at Penguin Group for sponsoring this giveaway!

In My Mailbox: April 13

In My Mailbox: April 13

Title: Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier
Author: Lisa Dale
Received: Erin Galloway @ Penguin Group
Synopsis: Fifteen years ago, Garret Sorensen’s family, trust, and heart were destroyed when Thea Celik betrayed him and married his brother. Now that her marriage is ending in divorce, Garret finally feels free to mend his relationship with his brother and put the past behind him. But the quaint streets and bustling piers of Newport, Rhode Island, trigger a lot of memories—all leading back to Thea.
Navigating through the divorce, Thea struggles to keep things as peaceful as possible for her daughter. And she’s not ready to let go of the Sorensens—the only family she has—even if it means being around Garret again and risking the return of her feelings for him. As they cautiously circle around each other—drawing together and moving apart—they both realize that if they follow their hearts, their already fragile family ties could be irreparably severed—casting them both adrift…

Title: Along Came a Stork
Author: Marisa Mackle
Received: From Marisa Mackle
Synopsis: Every young girl dreams of meeting Prince Charming. But what if the prince turns into the frog instead of the other way around? Diana Kay is thirty years old, single and pregnant. A glamorous socialite, she has just landed her dream job on TV as a dating guru. But how can she advise women on their struggling love lives when she’s hiding a secret pregnancy? And why has the baby’s father, who swore he’d love her forever, decided instead to vanish off the face of the earth? Terrified of losing her television job, Diana watches her bump grow bigger by the day. How long can she keep pretending she’s developed a sudden fondness for jam doughnuts? When it all becomes too much she flees to the West of Ireland in search of peace and privacy. Instead she stumbles on a dark family secret. Diana soon forgets her own personal turmoil as she delves into the past. But is it really a good idea to resurrect a shocking scandal that has been so firmly swept under the family carpet?

Title: Risk It All
Author: Stan Stamper
Received: From Stan Stamper
Synopsis: Pitting billionaire terrorist thugs against a rookie CIA agent
would normally be the prelude to a hasty funeral. But Carissa
Johnson defied the odds to survive not one, but two years before
she had to play a trump card…a 9 mm bullet.

What not even the CIA saw coming was Tanner Stone,
the gorgeous hunk who would steal her heart. Special Agent
Carissa Johnson was stunned to learn the West Point grad
was a Special Forces Commander on direct assignment by
the President—to identify the woman who was laundering the
dirty money from power-crazed Sheiks on the Arabian Peninsula—
HER!

When the entire plan comes unraveled, Carissa chooses to
put her life on the line for a politician she despises, to save the
only man who ever touched her heart.