BrandieC wrote:@javabird:
I assume that the winning book will be posted on the NOOK Facebook page, which can be viewed by non-Facebook users. However, I'll be happy to post the winning choice here if that makes it easier.
BrandieC,
If you could that would be appreciated. I'm just not a facebook user and can't ever seem to muster the energy to poke around on it to find anything of interest. Now if it was Pinterest it would be a whole 'nother ballgame.... 
This weekend's (July 13-15) Summer Weekend Read is Fated, by Rebecca Zanetti. From the product page:
Marry Me
Cara Paulsen does not give up easily. A scientist and a single mother, she's used to fighting for what she wants, keeping a cool head, and doing whatever it takes to protect her daughter Janie. But "whatever it takes" has never before included a shotgun wedding to a dangerous-looking stranger with an attitude problem. . .
Or Else
Sure, the mysterious Talen says that he's there to protect Cara and Janie. He also says that he's a three-hundred-year-old vampire. Of course, the way he touches her, Cara might actually believe he's had that long to practice. . .
Product details:
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 3/1/2011
Genre: Paranormal and Fantastic Romance
Runner (Jane Whitefield Series #6)
This weekend's (July 20-22) Summer Weekend Read is Runner (Jane Whitefield Series #6), by Thomas Perry. From the product page:
Jane Whitefield—the fierce and resourceful heroine of Thomas Perry's most popular thrillers—returns from retirement to guide a fugitive out of danger.
For more than a decade, Jane Whitefield pursued her unusual profession: “I’m a guide . . . I show people how to go from places where somebody is trying to kill them to other places where nobody is.” Then she promised her husband she would never work again, and settled in to live a happy, quiet life as Jane McKinnon, the wife of a surgeon in Amherst, New York. But when a bomb goes off in the middle of a hospital fundraiser, Jane finds herself face to face with the cause of the explosion: a young pregnant girl who has been tracked across the country by a team of guns-for-hire. That night, regardless of what she wants or the vow she’s made to her husband, Jane must come back to transform one more victim into a runner. Her quest for safety sets in motion a mission that may be as much of a rescue operation as it is a chance for revenge.
Product details:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 1/7/2010
Genre: Thrillers and Detective Fiction
This weekend's (July 27-29) Summer Weekend Read is Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman. From the product page:
When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts" his father bestowed -- before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life.
Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the tall good-looking stranger who appears on Charlie's doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. A brother as different from Charlie as night is to day, a brother who's going to show Charlie how to lighten up and have a little fun . . . just like Dear Old Dad. And all of a sudden, life starts getting very interesting for Fat Charlie.
Because, you see, Charlie's dad wasn't just any dad. He was Anansi, a trickster god, the spider-god. Anansi is the spirit of rebellion; he is able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, baffle the devil, and cheat Death himself.
Exciting, scary, and deeply funny, ANANSI BOYS is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth, a wild adventure, and a fierce and unstoppable farce, as Neil Gaiman shows us where gods come from, and how to survive your family.
Product details:
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/13/2009
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
For what it's worth, I have actually read this book, and it was very good if you enjoy fantasy at all.
Happy reading!
This weekend's (August 3-5) Summer Weekend Read is Roseflower Creek, by Jackie Lee Miles. From the product page:
"The morning I died it rained. Poured down so hard it washed the blood off my face."
It seems everyone in young Lori Jean's life has a secret, but only one secret will cost her everything.
A surprising tribute to our ability to heal and love in the most difficult circumstances. Roseflower Creek will stay with you long past its final page.
Product details:
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2010
Genre: Women's Fiction
This weekend's (August 10-12) Summer Weekend Read is Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die!, by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. From the product page:
When Hammer and Velda go on vacation to a Long Island beach town, Hammer becomes embroiled in the mystery of a missing well-known New York party girl who lives nearby. When the woman turns up naked - and dead - astride the statue of a horse in the town square, Hammer feels compelled to investigate.
Mickey Spillane's lost 1940s Mike Hammer novel, written between I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quickand never before published! Completed by Spillane's friend and literary executor Max Allan Collins, Lady, Go Die is finally making its way into print almost 70 years after its inception!
Product details:
Publisher: Titan
Publication date: 5/8/2012
Genre: Crime Fiction
This weekend's (August 17-19) Summer Weekend Read is Shatter Me, by Tahereh Mafi. From the product page:
"You can't touch me," I whisper.
I'm lying, is what I don't tell him.
He can touch me, is what I'll never tell him.
But things happen when people touch me.
Strange things.
Bad things.
No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon.
But Juliette has plans of her own.
After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time—and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever.
Product details:
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 11/15/2011
Genre: Teen Fiction - Science Fiction
Sorry for the delayed post, javabird!
This weekend's (August 24-26) Summer Weekend Read is The Inner Circle, by Brad Meltzer. From the product page:
The best-kept secret of the U.S. Presidency is about to be revealed.
"There are stories no one knows. Hidden stories. I love those stories. And since I work in the National Archives, I find those stories for a living."
Beecher White, a young archivist, spends his days working with the most important documents of the U.S. government. He has always been the keeper of other people's stories, never a part of the story himself . . .
Until now.
When Clementine Kaye, Beecher's first childhood crush, shows up at the National Archives asking for his help tracking down her long-lost father, Beecher tries to impress her by showing her the secret vault where the President of the United States privately reviews classified documents. After they accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact-a two-hundred-year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington-hidden underneath a desk chair, Beecher and Clementine find themselves suddenly entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy, and murder.
Soon a man is dead and Beecher is on the run as he races to learn the truth behind this mysterious national treasure. His search will lead him to discover a coded and ingenious puzzle that conceals a disturbing secret from the founding of our nation. It is a secret, Beecher soon discovers, that some believe is worth killing for.
Gripping, fast-paced, and filled with the fascinating historical detail for which he is famous, THE INNER CIRCLE is a thrilling novel that once again proves Brad Meltzer as a brilliant author, writing at the height of his craft.
Product details:
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 1/11/2011
Genre: Thrillers
This weekend's (August 31-September 2) Summer Weekend Read is In Winter's Shadow, by Gillian Bradshaw. From the product page:
Vows broken. . .
Friendships betrayed. . .
The fate of heroes finally revealed. . .
As powerful enemies attack the throne from inside the kingdom, Arthur, his queen, and his greatest warrior Gwalchmai will be put to the ultimate test. Never faltering in her loyalty to the king, Gwynhwyfar has stood at Arthur's side through rebellion and war. But one desperate decision could cost her all they've built. With the kingdom crumbling around them, following the Queen's heart could be the greatest threat of all.
Product details:
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2011
Genre: Fantasy fiction
