First, no, I’m not giving away a bookshop in London. Second, congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Every Kind of Wicked is going to Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV. Julia H. from Excelsior, MN will receive The Last Passenger. The books are going out in the mail today.

Some of you already read it, but this week, I’m giving away one ARC and a copy of one of my favorite books this year. Madeline Martin’s The Last Bookshop in London can be read even by those of you tired of World War II novels. This isn’t about people active in rescues or the Resistance. This is a story of a young woman who goes to London just before World War II. She’s left her small hometown, and she needs a job. Her landlady, a friend of her deceased mother, sends her to a bookstore, although she isn’t a reader. But, those of us who love books know books can get you through rough times. Grace Bennett is living in London during the Blitz. Grace, books, and the bookshop help a number of people in the local community. One of the readers here referred to it as a story of ordinary people living through extraordinary times, and trying to live their lives and survive. If you’re looking for a good story, this is it.

So, email me at Lesa.Holstine@gmail.com. Your subject line only needs to read “Win The Last Bookshop.” Please include your name and mailing address. The contest will end Thursday, May 27 at 5 PM CT. Entries from the U.S. only, please.