Winner of The Lost Saint by Bree Despain

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Review and Giveaway of The Lost Saint by Bree Despain

Click here to enter to win a copy of Bree Despain's new book The Lost Saint.

(this review first appeared in the Jan 11, 2010 issue of The Syracuse Islander Newspaper)

Click here to read my interview with Bree.

Are you looking for a good series to get lost in during the winter months ahead? I recommend The Dark Divine series written by Bree Despain.

Despain says that she uses the paranormal as a metaphor for themes in her book that are hard to express. “The Dark Divine is a modern young adult exploration of The Prodigal Son with a paranormal romance twist,” she says.

When I attended the launch event of The Lost Saint in December, I wasn’t surprised to see a mix of teens and adults in line to have her sign their copies. In the gap left by the conclusion of the popular Twilight series, readers have latched onto this paranormal romance that began with The Dark Divine in 2009.

The trilogy when Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, re-discovers Daniel Kalbi—the one person that she never thought to see again. The night that Daniel disappeared from her life, Grace found her brother Jude covered in his own blood. She must decide where her loyalty lies, to the mysterious Daniel and the attraction to him that she cannot deny, or to her brother, who is hiding secrets of his own. Grace’s decision could cause her to lose something of even greater importance than those she loves; it could cost her the price of her soul.

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Giveaway and Book Launch of The Lost Saint by Bree Despain

Tonight I went to the King's English bookstore in Salt Lake City for the first time to attend Bree Despain's book launch of The Lost Saint, the second book in her Dark Divine trilogy. 

The King's English Bookstore is a quaint little store with nooks and crannies stuffed with books-a place with so much "scope for the imagination". 

I caught the last part of Bree's question and answer session and had my copy of the book signed by Bree. 

Because I am writing a book review of The Lost Saint for my local city newspaper, Bree agreed to answer a few questions which I will post on my review site next week, along with a giveaway for an ARC of The Lost Saint.  Stay tuned to sign up for the giveaway.

Winner of 100 Followers Giveaway

It's time to announce the winner of the 100 followers contest for my book review blog. Keep in mind that the lucky person gets their choice of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, or a $15 Amazon GC AND some homemade chocolate chip cookies to keep them company while they read-bliss.


And the lucky winner is...... Jen

Jen has a great book blog over at Unedited where she is hosting a giveaway for Firelight by Sophie Jordan.

Congrats to Jen and welcome to all my new followers! Be sure and check out my book review blog at http://www.dearestdreams.com/.

100 Follower Giveaway

I am so excited to say that I have a centurion of followers on my book review blog(can I really use centurion that way?). 
To celebrate, I am hosting a giveaway.  One lucky person will win a copy of Mockingjay or a $15 gift card to Amazon, and (saving the best for last) a dozen homemade cookies!