Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:


Title: Fairytale of New York
Author: Miranda Dickinson

My attraction:
NYC is my favorite city. Central Park is my favorite part of the city. Looking at the Plaza Hotel from the Gapstow Bridge is my favorite view. I love how this cover captures that view.

About the book:
Are happy-ever-afters made in Manhattan?

Rosie Duncan is happy. Or so she thinks. Her florist store in New York's Upper West Side, which she took over from the enigmatic Mr Kowalski six years ago, is flourishing. She has a wonderful life in her adopted city, surrounded by friends that love her. While Rosie refuses to discuss her past - or why she won't consider looking for a relationship - her assistants Ed (the human iceberg) and Marnie (who appears to have dated the whole of Manhattan), together with inimitable New York Times columnist Celia (a one-woman tornado), do their best to convince her to open her heart. But when hopelessly optimistic Rosie meets self-confessed pessimist Nate, their blossoming friendship over coffee at her store begins to shake her resolve - and unravel the mystery surrounding her arrival in New York. Then a chance meeting brings Rosie face to face with her past – and now she must choose which way her life will go. Is she falling for Nate? Will she be able to love again? And what is going on with her best friend Ed? (Taken from the author's website)

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:


Title: Breaking the Bank
Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough

My cover attraction for this week is another one of my recent purchases. Am I the only one who has the "money falling from the sky dream"?

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:


Title: Crossing Washington Square
Author: Joanne Rendell

My cover attraction for the week is one of my recent purchases. I am still in denial that summer is over. When I saw this cover, I was instantly drawn to it. As much as I love the hot summer weather, I also love the beautiful colors of fall. Isn't this a gorgeous cover?

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:

Title: Never the Bride
Author: Cheryl McKay & Rene Guteridge

Eleven Bridesmaid Dresses Don’t Lie

Since she was just a little girl, Jessie Stone dreamed up hundreds of marriage proposals, doodled the romantic ideas in her journal with her treasured purple pen, and fantasized about wedding dresses and falling in love. She’s been a bridesmaid nearly a dozen times, waved numerous couples off to sunny honeymoons, and shopped in more department stores for half-price fondue pots than she cares to remember.

But shopping for one key component of these countless proposals hasn't been quite as productive–a future husband. The man she thought she would marry cheated on her. The crush she has on her best friend Blake is at very best…well, crushing. And speed dating has only churned out memorable horror stories.

So when God shows up one day, in the flesh, and becomes a walking, talking part of her life, Jessie is skeptical. What will it take to convince her that the Almighty has a better plan than one she’s already cooked up in her journals? Can she turn over her pen and trust someone else to craft a love story beyond her wildest dreams?

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:


Title: Best Friends Forever
Author: Jennifer Weiner

My Cover Attraction for this week is my "up next" read. I like the contrast of the two women. One appears confident, head high looking to where she's going. The other appears to be distracted with her dress, not caring so much what's ahead. I wonder how this (if at all) ties into the story.

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:


Title: LoveHampton
Author: Sheffi Rifkin

My Cover Attraction for this week is my most recent read. While reading, I often found myself flipping to the front to just look at the cover. The story was good and the cover fits perfectly. Look for my review later this week.

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:

Title: The Castaways
Author: Elin Hilderbrand

Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best friends. As pillars of their close-knit community, the MacAvoys, Kapenashes, Drakes, and Wheelers are important to their friends and neighbors, and especially to each other. But just before the beginning of another idyllic summer, Greg and Tess are killed when their boat capsizes during an anniversary sail. As the warm weather approaches and the island mourns their loss, nothing can prepare the MacAvoy's closest friends for what will be revealed.

Once again, Hilderbrand masterfully weaves an intense tale of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of endless summer island life. (From Barnes & Noble)

I loved this cover when I first heard of its release. Now that summer is half over, I can't wait for my vacation. This cover represents what I really need right now: sitting still, doing nothing, relaxing and just being.

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by."

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:

Title: A Hopeless Romantic
Author: Harriet Evans

Laura Foster is a hopeless romantic. Her friends know it, her parents know it - even Laura acknowledges she lives either with her head in the clouds or buried in a romance novel. It's proved harmless enough, even if it hasn't delivered her a real-life dashing hero yet. But when her latest relationship ends in a disaster that costs her friendships, her job, and nearly her sanity, Laura swears off men and hopeless romantic fantasies for good.

With her life in tatters around her, Laura agrees to go on vacation with her parents. After a few days of visiting craft shops and touring the stately homes of England, Laura is ready to tear her hair out. And then, while visiting grand Chartley Hall, she crosses paths with Nick, the sexy, rugged estate manager. She finds she shares more than a sense of humor with him - in fact, she starts to think she could fall for him. But is Nick all he seems? Or has Laura got it wrong again? Will she open her heart only to have it broken again? (From Amazon)

When I saw this at Borders, my thought was it would make a great movie poster. So, I'll admit it. . . I'm a hopeless romantic! I enjoy reading or watching a great tear-jerker love story.

Cover Attraction

Title: The Accidental Bestseller
Author: Wendy Wax

Once upon a time four aspiring authors met at their very first writers’ conference. Ten years later they’re still friends, survivors of the ultra-competitive New York publishing world. Mallory St. James is a workaholic whose bestsellers support a lavish lifestyle. Tanya Mason is a single mother juggling two jobs, two kids, and too many deadlines. Faye Truett is the wife of a famous televangelist and the author of inspirational romances: no one would ever guess her explosive secret. Kendall Aims’s once-promising career is on the skids—and so is her marriage. Her sales are dismal, her new editor detests her work—and her husband is cheating. Barely able to think, let alone meet her final deadline, Kendall holes up in a mountain cabin to confront a blank page and a blanker future. But her friends won’t let her face this trial alone. Together they collaborate on a novel using their own lives as fodder, assuming no one will ever discover the truth behind their words.

No one is more surprised than they are when the book becomes a runaway bestseller. But with success comes scrutiny and scandal…as these four best friends suddenly realize how little they’ve truly known each other. (From Amazon)

When I first saw this cover, childhood memories immediately came to mind. During my summer breaks, I spent most days reading outside, sitting on my front porch. I just want to grab a book, a nice cool drink and sit outside on my deck.

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by. "

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:

Title: Baggage Claim
Author: Tanya Michna
From the back cover: Now that her daughter is happily married, Beth Overton, is ready to take charge of her life. She starts by impulsively following her husband on a business trip. But her intention of putting some zing back into their lackluster marriage fizzles when she stumbles upon a secret Allen has been keeping for years. Since he's fallen down on his part of their marriage bargain, Beth is forced to rethink hers. But first she’s got to retrieve the luggage she’s accidentally switched with someone else.

Carly Frazer keeps telling herself she’s got her life completely under control…until it falls completely apart. The career than means everything to her begins to crumble. Her mother, recently widowed, moves in with Carly to receive the extra care she needs. Suddenly Carly's just anohter divorce, undistinguished professor who's under pressure to publish or perish and has troubles at home. What's more, while headed to a conference, she mistakes another woman's suitcase for her own.

When Beth and Carly meet in a hotel bar to switch bags, they are two very different women, in very disimilar situations, who never guess that a twist of fate and their unlikely friendship are about to take their lives in surprising new directions.

When I first saw this book at Borders, I was immediately drawn to it. Just makes me want to pack a bag and spend some quiet time alone (sigh).

Cover Attraction

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by. "

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My cover attraction for this week:

Title: City Dog
Author: Alison Pace
From the back cover: After her divorce, Amy Dodge thought she’d finally write the next Great American Novel. Instead she’s now the author of a bestselling children’s book series, Run, Carlie, Run!, starring her adorable and spirited West Highland White terrier, Carlie, and a dashing (but fictional) Scottish explorer, Robert Maguire. When Carlie is offered the starring role in her own television show about activities for urban canine, and Robert Maguire begins to take on a life of his own, Amy’s world takes a turn toward the surreal.

As Amy finds herself getting cropped out of Carlie's many photo opportunities and unable to get the image of Robert Maguire out of her head, the city she once loved begins to lose its appeal. But just when Amy starts to think it’s a dog’s life after all, she figures out a way to make everything change. And while life in New York is not always a walk in the park, it might just take Amy and Carlie exactly where they need to be. . .

I've been seeing this cover for awhile now. (Isn't the dog cute???) I love NYC and I love dogs. I finally decided I needed to purchase it. I think this will make a good, relaxing summer read, don't you think?

Cover Attraction ~ May 6

Each Wednesday, Marcia from The Printed Page, hosts Cover Attraction. She writes:

"I’m a very visual person and love beautiful cover art. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll read the book but at least I might stop and take a peek instead of walking right on by. "

I am a visual person as well and have often read books simply because I liked the cover. My first choice is:

Title: The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square
Author: Rosina Lippi
Summary: Julia Darrow runs a thriving business in South Carolina, has a houseful of foster dogs—and she wears designer pajamas all day, every day.

John Dodge makes a living moving around the country, fixing up small businesses on the brink of disaster. His newest venture takes him to South Carolina, where he’s greeted by an odd sight: Julia Darrow, walking across Lambert Square, in pajamas.

Intrigued, Dodge asks Julia out to dinner only to be refused. The townsfolk warn him that Julia is an unsolvable mystery, but Dodge likes mysteries, and he’s really good at fixing things… (From Amazon.com)

When I first saw this cover, my immediate thought was curling up on my couch, under a blanket with this book. It looks so cozy, don't you think?