FIR Giveaway: Leaving Yesterday

written by Katrina on November 12, 2009 · 29 comments

and filed under Book giveaways, Giveaways

Time for another Fall Into Reading 2009 book giveaway, sponsored by Bethany House! But first, here’s last week’s winner:

The winner of Dawn’s Prelude is:

Comment #12: Joyful

Congrats!

Here’s how the giveaways during Fall Into Reading 2009 book giveaways work:

Every Thursday, I will post about a new book that’s up for grabs (occasionally, there may be more than one book!). If it sounds like a book you’d like and you want to be eligible to win it, just leave a comment on the post and I’ll put your name in the virtual hat. I’ll leave the post open for comments until the following Wednesday at noon. I’ll then randomly pick a commenter and announce that person as the winner when I put up the next giveaway.

Also, I apologize to any international readers, but these giveaways are only open to readers in the U.S. or Canada.

Disclosure/disclaimer: The books for the Fall Into Reading giveaways are graciously provided by the publisher. I have not had a chance to read them, so can not offer an endorsement or critique. All book information is provided by the publisher.

This week’s giveaway:

Leaving Yesterday

by Kathryn Cushman

From the publisher:

Her prodigal son has returned!
But has he truly left the past behind?

The police car outside triggers Alisa Stewart’s worst fear — her son, Kurt, is dead, his life lost forever to addiction. Instead, the officer is just following a lead on a crime. And when Kurt calls to say he’s checked himself into rehab and found a healing faith, Alisa feels a hope she’d given up on.

It’s like her son has been brought back from the dead.

But then the cop returns, asking dark questions about the murder of someone Kurt once knew. Alisa is terrified. Her boy is different now. He’s changed and deserves a second chance. But as his old life refuses to stay buried, Alisa finds herself facing an impossible choice:

Keep silent and keep her son or risk everything in a quest for the truth.

Check out reviews of Leaving Yesterday, and read its first pages at Amazon.com

{ 29 comments }

1 Susanne November 12, 2009 at 1:45 am: I haven’t read anything from this author yet and would love to win this book. Thanks Katrina!
2 Sandra November 12, 2009 at 7:24 am: I too am unfamiliar with her work. I did check out her website and her other books look just as good. I guess this means a trip to the library.
3 ellie November 12, 2009 at 8:04 am: If I don’t win, I’ll try to find it at the library!

Thanks for the chance to play.
4 Beth(bookaholicmom) November 12, 2009 at 9:01 am: This sounds like a good book and would love to win it. Thanks for the giveaway!
5 Melanie November 12, 2009 at 11:26 am: I’ve heard fabulous things about this book. I’d love to read it!
6 Shawntele November 12, 2009 at 11:37 am: Congratulations Joyful! Thanks for the entry, Leaving Yesterday sounds awesome. :O)
7 Wanda November 12, 2009 at 11:48 am: This book looks wonderful and I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks.
8 Stacy November 12, 2009 at 11:56 am: This is a new author to me too, but it sounds good!
9 freda November 12, 2009 at 12:49 pm: Congrats Joyful!!

I would love to win the Kathryn Cushman book!!
freda´s last post ..Booking Through Thursday: Bad Books
10 Melanie November 12, 2009 at 1:03 pm: I’d love to read this book, too.
11 karen k November 12, 2009 at 1:23 pm: I read Katie’s two previous books…they were awesome…thanks for the opportunity to read her latest.

karen k
12 TopazTook November 12, 2009 at 2:49 pm: Kristina, just wanted to comment to let you know I did email you about the Sacred Waiting FIR giveaway I won. I actually had emailed you earlier, but apparently you didn’t receive the email, so I’m commenting here, too. Please let me know if you did/didn’t get today’s email. And thanks again for hosting both the giveaways and Fall Into Reading!!
13 TopazTook November 12, 2009 at 2:50 pm: D’oh! Sorry — I just finished emailing somebody else named Kristina. Sorry!
14 Renee G November 12, 2009 at 3:29 pm: Sounds good… and an author I’ve not read before.

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15 Abi November 12, 2009 at 4:21 pm: Please include me in this giveaway. thanks
16 Mellisa November 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm: Looks like a good read!!
Mellisa´s last post ..Random Acts of Kindness- A Call to Action #STW
17 Sheri November 12, 2009 at 5:23 pm: Sounds like a great read. I would love to be entered in the drawing. Thanks!
18 Nise' November 12, 2009 at 5:48 pm: Enjoy Kathryn’s books. Thanks for the giveaway.
19 Anita Yancey November 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm: Sounds like a good read to me. Please enter me. Thanks!
20 Barbara H. November 12, 2009 at 11:16 pm: I haven’t read this author yet, either, but this sounds good.
21 Gigi November 13, 2009 at 1:41 am: Great reviews for this one — please enter me! Thank you!
22 In That Moment November 13, 2009 at 6:40 pm: Trying to expand my reading from chick lit!
23 Brandy November 13, 2009 at 10:59 pm: Sounds good!!
24 stacy November 14, 2009 at 2:35 pm: Sounds like an interesting storyline.
25 Julie November 14, 2009 at 2:41 pm: This one sounds good. I’d love to win it!
26 Sarah November 14, 2009 at 7:33 pm: Just wanted to let you know I got the Lauraine Snelling book in the mail. Thanks so much!! Can’t wait til I have time to get to it!
27 Kim November 16, 2009 at 3:36 pm: This book looks wonderful! I’d love to have a chance to win this one for sure!
28 Johanne November 17, 2009 at 6:26 pm: Sounds good - count me in!
29 Brook November 17, 2009 at 11:21 pm: I haven’t read anything by this author either and the subject matter sounds right up my alley!