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Book Review: Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton & A Giveaway

May 27, 2009 by Darlene


I’ll just say right off that I really enjoyed Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton that I read for the May Blog Tour with Hachette Book Group! What a great book and totally perfect for that summer beach read that you may be still searching for! This is a light, fun and entertaining read with some romance thrown in and exactly what I like about chick-lit.

Mating Rituals of the North American WASP had me from this quote…

  • ‘The man didn’t move. “Excuse me,” she croaked louder, and tapped him again, then jiggled his arm. Nothing happened. I’m practically middle-aged, Peggy thought. She hadn’t done anything like this in her twenties, when it might have been excusable. She was thirty-four and mortified.’ (pg 5, Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton)

This came from Peggy who had innocently gone to Vegas for a bachelorette party for one of her friends and somehow ends up waking up to a strange man the next morning with absolutely no recollection of how she or they got there. She boots it out of there for home and her fiance only to get a phone call from the stranger who turns out to be Luke, a few days later. What does Luke have to say? Well it turns out that during their shared drunken stupor in Vegas they went and tied the knot—you got it, they went and got married!

Off to New Nineveh Peggy goes to get her marriage to Luke annulled. However, Luke’s Aunt Abby makes them an offer that if they stay married a year, they will inherit the Sedgwick Estate. Both say no way and agree to go their separate ways. Yet, when Peggy gets home she starts rethinking her decision. Luke comes from an old and important WASP (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) family whose history goes back forever. That house could be worth millions and she could sure use the money since her shop that she runs with her best friend Bex, is on the verge of shutting down. She contacts Luke again and strikes up a deal with him to go ahead with this charade of a marriage.

What Peggy didn’t expect was to become so taken with New Ninevah and the people. Nor did she expect to become so attached to Aunt Abigail, a ninety-something spunky old lady or to be attracted to Luke. She’s kept very busy juggling New York and her life there during the week and then heading out on the weekends to spend it with Aunt Abby and Luke while trying to keep it all a secret from everyone, especially her fiancee. Then the unexpected, her fiance Brock finally proposes after seven years. What will Peggy do? Will she go ahead and marry Brock? Will she stay and try to make a life with Luke? Decisions, decisions.

I really liked the character of Peggy and Luke although at times I wanted to give them both a slap upside the head. There were so many instances where things could have been resolved had they just talked to each other but then there wouldn’t be a novel right. Aunt Abby was hilarious and I just loved her; she really brings a spark to this novel. So, yes this is a predictable story in classic chick-lit style but still it’s so worth the read. It grabbed my attention from the beginning all the way to when I turned the last page. I’d love to read more from Lauren Lipton.

AUTHOR INFO

Lauren Lipton is the author of two novels, It’s About Your Husband (2006) and Mating Rituals of the North American WASP (2009). She is also a freelance journalist who specializes in style, business and trend stories.

She is currently fashion, beauty and lifestyle editor at ForbesWoman magazine. She has also contributed features on society and media to the New York Times Sunday Styles section. A former Wall Street Journal staff writer, she reported on copycat brides who steal their friends’ wedding ideas, pajama parties for grown women, and luxury homes with his-and-hers garages.

Her work also has appeared in Conde Nast Portfolio, In Style Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Best Life, Glamour, Marie Claire, Fit Pregnancy and Working Mother, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. She began her career at the Los Angeles Times.

Born in Providence, R.I., Lauren grew up in the North County of San Diego and in Los Gatos, Calif., before moving to Los Angeles. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and anthropology from Occidental College and a master’s degree in print journalism from the University of Southern California.

She lives with her family in New York City and in Litchfield County, Conn.

Check out this Q&A with Lauren here, Lauren’s website here, Lauren’s blog here and her Facebook fan page here.

GIVEAWAY

I think you should add it to your summer reading list and to help you do that I’m going to offer up a great giveaway to my readers with 3 copies up for grabs courtesy of Miriam at Hachette Book Group. To enter…

  • Leave me a comment for one entry with a way to contact you please!
  • For 2 entries comment on my review.
  • 3 entries if you blog or tweet the giveaway to spread the word.

The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winners on Monday, June 15, 2009. The books will be coming directly from the publisher. Good luck everyone!

Check out the other stops on this great Hachette Blog Tour here.

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Filed Under: 100+ Reading Challenge 2009, 2009 ARC Reading Challenge, 2009 Book Reviews, Hachette Blog Tours

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Comments

  1. Scrap girl says

    May 27, 2009 at 8:17 am

    Hachette really don’t like doing international comps! I wonder if they have a branch in England – shall have to investigate. Sounds like a fabulous book – the title is really funny.

  2. Sandy Nawrot says

    May 27, 2009 at 10:00 am

    Love the premise and love the title! You could have alot of fun with this one at the movies. Please sign me up Dar!

  3. Margay says

    May 27, 2009 at 10:33 am

    I was going to skim right over this because the book cover didn’t grab my attention (I guess I do judge a book by it’s cover!), but something about your review made me stop and read. Now I want to read the book. It sounds like the perfect book to take our minds off of our current troubles, doesn’t it?

    Margay

    Margay1122 (at) aol (dot) com

  4. Beverly says

    May 27, 2009 at 11:20 am

    I would like to enter this contest.

    Was going to skip over the review because the title did not appeal to me. But my the end of the review you had me wanting to read this book. It was the part of juggling the two lives and keeping it a secret that got me. 🙂

    beachlover20855ATyahoo.com

  5. Cindy says

    May 27, 2009 at 11:36 am

    The title of this book threw me off as well! Then I read your review and I was hooked! Include me please!

    This sounds like an great book! Your review was interesting and detailed and now I can’t wait to read the book. I would love to know how and if the girl ends up telling her fiancee what she did! Aunt Abby sounds like a fun character too, just like aunts should be!

    I found the author’s life to be intriguing as well. I have not read any of her books, but I definitely will now! Thanks for a great review!

    Cindy
    Socmom213@aol.com

  6. bermudaonion says

    May 27, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Don’t enter me. I think you’re the first person to mention Abby – you’re right, though, she is a terrific character. I think we all know someone like her.

  7. nfmgirl says

    May 27, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    Your review makes this sound like such a fun book! I’d love to add this to my TBR shelf! Please count me in. Thanks!

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

  8. Ms. Lucy says

    May 27, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Good morning Dar! Great review and this book does sound like fun reading (don’t enter me though…with all that HF reading keeping me busy…)

  9. traveler says

    May 27, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Thanks for featuring this unique and delightful book. It interests me greatly and I enjoyed reading the review. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

  10. Melissa says

    May 27, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Great review, this sounds really funny!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    mlb108[at]gmail.com

  11. Kitten22 says

    May 27, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    This looks great! Please enter me!

    BookCrossingKitten22[at]gmail[dot]com

  12. Kitten22 says

    May 27, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    I tweeted about this!

    http://twitter.com/BookingKitten22

    BookCrossingKitten22[at]gmail[dot]com

  13. Toni says

    May 27, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Hi Dar.. no need to enter. I like Abby. He had a lot of spark. Very well done review.

  14. Marie Burton says

    May 27, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    (don’t enter me)I enjoyed this one too.. it was a light quick read.
    I wanted to let you know that I have a Guest Post on my blog and a giveaway also going on.. and I put a link on the post to your blog also as part of the tour…
    (So tell your readers to enter at The Burton Review too)
    Thanks!
    Marie

  15. Jess says

    May 27, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    This sounds like a fun read, please enter me in the giveaway.

    jedziedz@hotmail.com

  16. Becky W. says

    May 27, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    What a great review! Your review changed my mind about this book. Maybe I should pick it up!

    I’d love to win!

    Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

    kysmom02 AT hotmail DOT com

  17. mjmbecky says

    May 27, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    I thought your response about wanting to smack them was so funny. 🙂 It’s fun sometimes to become so engaged with a character that you would even feel like doing that!

    I’d love to get in on this giveaway! Thanks. 🙂

    mjmbecky@gmail.com

  18. Ti says

    May 27, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    No need to enter me.

    I just stopped by to check out the review. I appreciated your comment about smacking them upside the head. I often feel that way with the characters in a chick lit’ish novel.

  19. Jo-Jo says

    May 27, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    I so want to read this book. Please enter me Dar.
    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

  20. Trin says

    May 27, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    I tweeted about this giveaway (ID= faith42love)
    I would like to be entered in the giveaway~ khal5671 at mwcc dot edu
    I enjoyed your review, I have seen this book around and never really paid attention to it but your review has interested me and made me want to check it out. I like chick lit and would enjoy another summer beach read to add to my pile.

  21. Annie says

    May 27, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    This book I knew I would want to read from the title!

    Thanks

    nancyrobster@gmail.com

  22. Annie says

    May 27, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    Your review was great! You’ve made this book superply interesting and intriguing to me!

    Thanks

    nancyrobster@gmail.com

  23. Annie says

    May 27, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    Tweeted

    http://twitter.com/greeeneyedwhwom/status/1938028225

    Thanks

    nancyrobster@gmail.com

  24. janetfaye says

    May 27, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    I would like to enter.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  25. Dixie says

    May 27, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    Terrible cover-if I saw it on a shelf at the book store I’d pass, but your review has me wanting to read it.

    southrngal(at)gmail(dot)com

  26. Jo-Jo says

    May 27, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    It’s a great review Dar…I always enjoy reading books that make we want to smack the characters around a bit!
    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

  27. Yvette Kelly says

    May 27, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    This book I really want to read.Am gonna go find out about it!

  28. JessicaLeigh says

    May 27, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    Fantastic review, Dar! It sounds like a wonderful story, and perfect for the lazy summer days I see in my future!

    I’ve been seeing this book around a lot lately, and I would love to be entered in the giveaway. I definitely want to read this book.

    Also, I’ve tweeted this giveaway. 🙂 Username: jessicaleigh4

  29. Bridget says

    May 27, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Thanks for letting us know; just posted on Win A Book for you.

  30. MJ says

    May 27, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    I love the review. Aunt Abigail sounds like a hoot!!

    mj.coward[at]gmail.com

  31. Wendy says

    May 27, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Great review! This book sounds like a really great read, can’t wait to read it myself!

    Wendy
    omgitswendy@gmail.com

  32. Anonymous says

    May 27, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    I agree, a great review Dar. Pleae enter me.

    Vicki (Page Turner)

  33. Jake L says

    May 27, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    Looks like a good one, thanks for hosting this giveaway.

    jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com

  34. naida says

    May 27, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    sounds like a fun read, great review!
    interesting title.
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

  35. Belinda M says

    May 27, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    Sounds like an interesting book. Please enter me in the giveaway

    bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com

    “Canadian Contests, Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Games and Fun:
    CoolCanucks.ca”

  36. Pam says

    May 27, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    I so want to read this book! I’ve heard so much about it!

    melacan at hotmail dot com

  37. gaby317 says

    May 27, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    This sounds like such a fun read!

    +2 You make this sound like such the summer read. I particularly liked your description of Auntie Abby, who sounds like the glue in the novel.

    Please count me in!

    gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com

  38. Nan says

    May 27, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Please enter me in the giveaway. The quote you picked at the beginning of your review got me curious, and after reading the whole review, I now want to read the book!

    vtgoat[at]gmail[dot]com

  39. nightdweller20 says

    May 28, 2009 at 12:49 am

    Originally, I wrote this book off because of it’s title. I thought it was about bugs, and I’m SO glad that I finally read the premise. I thought that there was no way that a bunch of bloggers would be interested in reading about bugs, so I realized there was much more to the book than the title! Shame on me for judging a book by it’s title. I’d love to enter for it 🙂

    jaam121388 at yahoo dot com

  40. Beth says

    May 28, 2009 at 1:03 am

    Would love to read this! Sounds very good. Thanks!
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  41. Yvonne says

    May 28, 2009 at 1:13 am

    Great review. I’d love to be entered in this one.

    yvone473[at]optonline[dot]net

  42. scottsgal says

    May 28, 2009 at 1:29 am

    All the reviews I’ve read on this one give it good ratings so I can’t wait to read it.

    Lauren sounds like she’s got a great sense of humor.

    msboatgal at aol.com

  43. chey says

    May 28, 2009 at 1:46 am

    Mating Rituals of the North American WASP
    sounds like an great read. Some humor.

  44. softdrink says

    May 28, 2009 at 3:09 am

    Since I’m loving all the reviews I’m seeing on this one, I’ll enter. 😀

    fizzybeverage at gmail dot com

    Thanks!

  45. Chris says

    May 28, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Please enter me! I’d love to get my hands on a copy!

    danunepthys(at)hotmail(dot)com

  46. Chris says

    May 28, 2009 at 3:38 am

    I like your review – although I think the third paragraph goes into too much detail for me. I like being almost completely surprised by a book. That said, the review was by no means a spoiler, asked questions that started me pondering, and was funny in and of itself. All in all, a resounding success!

    danunepthys(at)hotmail(dot)com

  47. Literary Feline says

    May 28, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Doesn’t that seem to be a common problem in relationships? People just don’t talk to each other. I would probably want to slap the main characters too after a bit. LOL This does sound like a fun book, and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Please do enter me!

    literaryfeline AT gmail DOT com

  48. donnas says

    May 28, 2009 at 6:04 am

    Please include me. It sounds really good.

    bacchus76 at myself dot com

  49. Veens says

    May 28, 2009 at 7:09 am

    Hi Dar!!! Remember me?!!!!!!!

    🙂 🙂 I hope you do 🙂

    First of all, awesome NEW look of the blog 🙂 i love it… i m seeing it today 🙂 🙂 Lovely colour!

    And I just read about about this book at Nely’s. 🙂

    Awesome Review 🙂 it really sounds entertaining… a good break from heavy reading 🙂

    My old blog got deleted 🙁 and i have started a new one… hopefully this one will last 🙂

    pleaseeeee update your blogroll with this new address! 🙂

    thanks!

  50. Jacqueline C says

    May 28, 2009 at 7:24 am

    Please enter me!

    This one has been on my tbr list for a few months. It’s great to finally read a review of it and I’m glad you liked.

  51. Jacqueline C says

    May 28, 2009 at 7:25 am

    Oh! My email is

    jax1204(at)hotmail(dot)com

  52. Marie says

    May 28, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    This sounds like a great book, I’d love to read it!

    marielay@gmail.com

  53. Book Bird Dog says

    May 28, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Enter me, please!
    harvee44@yahoo.com

    On a different subject, I’ve given you an award which you can pick up at http://bookbirddog.blogspot.com

  54. Marie says

    May 28, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    I’d love to be entered. my email is bibliophile at bostonbibliophile dot com. thanks!

  55. allisonmariecat says

    May 28, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    Please enter me – allison DOT campbell AT gmail DOT com – Thanks!

  56. Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading says

    May 28, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    Thanks so much for the great giveaway! I love the cover.

    shhhimreading(at)hotmail(dot)com

  57. edeliz says

    May 28, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    I would love to read this novel! Sounds perfect for a beach holiday.

    edeliz@gmail.com

  58. edeliz says

    May 28, 2009 at 10:12 pm

    I had heard of this book previously but it was your review that made me want to read it. I like your straight out approach describing the main plot threads.

    edeliz@gmail.com

  59. Cheryl S. says

    May 28, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    I’d love to read this book – please count me in!

    Thanks,
    megalon22[at]yahoo[dot]com

  60. Cheryl S. says

    May 28, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    Your review makes me want to read this book – it sounds funny yet romantic.

    megalon22[at]yahoo[dot]com

  61. etirv says

    May 29, 2009 at 12:23 am

    I like the book title! Thanks! delilah0180 (at) yahoo (dot) com

  62. Jess says

    May 29, 2009 at 5:08 am

    This sounds like a good read, please enter me in your giveaway. I like the sound of the Aunt and your review suggests you liked her as well. I’ve read so many reviews on this book on many a blog. I hope it’s as good as it sounds.
    jessica(at)fan(dot)com

  63. Teddy Rose says

    May 29, 2009 at 5:12 am

    No need to enter me. This will be posted on my next Giveaways Galore.

  64. Kay says

    May 29, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    This is going directly on my TBR list.
    Thanks,

    Keodell@centurytel.net

  65. Anonymous says

    May 29, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    This just sounds like it would be a fun beach read.

    maltaise(at)yahoo(dot)com

  66. Amber says

    May 29, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Please enter me – it looks really funny and the title is so clever!

    Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

  67. Cheri2628 says

    May 29, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    I have heard a lot of buzz about this book, and all of it has been good. Thanks for adding your review of it.

    It sounds like a delightful summer read. I love the title, too! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.

    castings[at]mindspring[dot]com

  68. Lifestooshort says

    May 29, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    Sounds like great summer reading, please enter me 🙂

    lavery328 at yahoo dot com

  69. Jenny Girl says

    May 29, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    You don’t have to enter me. I just wanted to say, I’m glad I’m not the only one who likes to slap people upside the head 🙂
    Have a great weekend!

  70. Book Bird Dog says

    May 29, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    The award logo is finally up, for the Heartfelt Award I gave you on my blog! Sorry for the delay in getting the pix on the post. http://www.bookbirddog.blogspot.com

  71. Suzanne says

    May 30, 2009 at 1:55 am

    Please count me in for the giveaway!
    quzy(AT)mac(DOT)com

    And as usual your review was great! The title really didn’t catch my attention, but your review sure did! Thanks!

  72. Ladytink_534 says

    May 30, 2009 at 3:52 am

    I keep hearing tons about this one lately. I just know I’ll want to slap a couple of characters but I still want to read it 🙂

    Ladytink_534(at)yahoo(dot)com

  73. Carlene says

    May 30, 2009 at 11:42 am

    Please include me in your giveaway.
    Thanks
    Carlene
    iluvreading(at)verizon.net

  74. Bree says

    May 30, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    This book sounds like a great summer read. So many blogs reviewed it on the same day.

    thethingsweread@gmail.com

  75. nfmgirl says

    May 30, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    I blogged it:

    http://cerebralgirl.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-giveaways-in-blogworld-05-30-09.html

  76. Holly says

    May 30, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    Don’t enter me, I just reviewed it too. I thought this was a light, fun read, too. Definitely predictable, but still fun. I can agree with being frustrated with Peggy and Luke at times! I loved the whole WASP culture, something I wasn’t familiar with before. Lots of fun.

  77. Sue W. says

    May 30, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    I would really love to win this book. I have read a number of other reviews and everyone feels it is a light summer read.

    Yes, those two do seem to need a slap every once in awhile. Why can’t more people speak up rather than keep everything bottled inside until sometimes it is too late.

    roylsue(at)telpage(dot)net

  78. Sue W. says

    May 30, 2009 at 7:17 pm

    I posted this giveaway on my blog at:

    http://gourdcrafter.blogspot.com/

    roylsue(at)telpage(dot)net

  79. Ally M123 says

    May 30, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    I really want to start a small collection of a few TBR books to take to the beach. This looks like a good read! Thanks for the chance.

    espressogurl at hotmail dot com

  80. Ally M123 says

    May 30, 2009 at 10:13 pm

    Your review is about the best and the most balanced of all the reviews surfacing in blogs. I like it when I’m forwarned that this isn’t a deep and thought provoking book–like Testimony (Shreeve) for example. I think light reading has it’s time and place and has a purpose to serve. Thanks for the excellent review.

    espressogurl at hotmail dot com

    (extra entry)

  81. Patricia says

    May 31, 2009 at 12:35 am

    This book title reminds me of the course I took one summer during my undergraduate degree – Animal Behaviour – which delved into the intricacies of bee behaviour – very complicated but interesting.

    pboylecharley@hotmail.com

  82. Thoughts of Joy says

    May 31, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    You made this sound like a fun read. Thanks!

  83. <b>Lesley</b> says

    May 31, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    I would love to win a copy of this one–thanks!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

  84. Holly says

    May 31, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Please enter me!

    holly.kay.lee@gmail.com

    As for the review, I have been frustrated with characters also. Wouldnt it be nice if we could go in there and slap some sense into them?!

  85. Rebecca Cox says

    May 31, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    Loved your review, when you said you could just “slap them up side the head”. I have actually yelled out loud “Just tell her already!”. My DH thinks I’m crazy when I do that. Sounds like a fun, predictable, perfect by the pool read. Count me in. rebecca.cox@charter.net

  86. throuthehaze says

    May 31, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    Please include me in your giveaway.
    Raelena
    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

  87. Llehn says

    June 1, 2009 at 1:40 am

    I would love to be included thanks!

    lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

  88. Neas Nuttiness says

    June 1, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    What a fantastic title.
    Please count me in on this one.

    libneas[at]aol[dot]com

  89. Neas Nuttiness says

    June 1, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    I blogged about this giveaway at:

    http://libneas.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaways-galore.html

    Thanks

    libneas[at]aol[dot]com

  90. SueFitz says

    June 2, 2009 at 3:27 am

    Looks like fun

    suefitz @ yahoo (dot) com.

    Have also posted on twitter
    suefitz1

  91. Katrina says

    June 3, 2009 at 3:06 am

    sounds like a fun read

    ykatrina at hotmail dot com

  92. Jo-Jo says

    June 3, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    I blogged about your contest here for another entry.
    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

  93. Anonymous says

    June 4, 2009 at 2:34 am

    Please enter my name in your draw.

    I liked your review because it gave me a better understanding of what the book is about. Sounds fascinating!

    wandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) com

  94. olympianlady says

    June 4, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    I've been really wanting to read this book. I've heard great things about it. Please enter me. Thanks!

    tiffanyak1986(at)hotmail(dot)com

  95. Esme says

    June 5, 2009 at 12:08 am

    This one sounds perfect for the beach.

  96. Pam says

    June 5, 2009 at 3:38 am

    This sounds like a great summer read, full of romance, and exploring possibilities. I originally thought this book was actually about WASPS (yes, I'm that dumb LOL) so wasn't very interested. But your review makes it sound great. Thanks so much!!

    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

  97. Crystal says

    June 5, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    Please enter me – I've seen this book around and it looks really good.

    crystalfulcher(at)ec.rr.com

  98. suzie says

    June 6, 2009 at 1:54 am

    liked your review esp the "slap upside the head part"

    9oofus@gmail.com

  99. suzie says

    June 6, 2009 at 1:59 am

    I tweeted
    http://twitter.com/suquiz

  100. suzie says

    June 6, 2009 at 2:00 am

    This sounds like a great summer read
    9oofus@gmail.com

  101. Annie says

    June 6, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    please enter me 🙂

    annie229107@hotmail.com

  102. Sammie says

    June 6, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    Reading a review is like reading a couple chapters of a book, it gets me into the book so much.

    Thanks

    SamantharaeM at GMAIL dot COM

  103. Bcteagirl says

    June 7, 2009 at 4:44 am

    I would love a chance to read this book, it sounds truly hilarious! 🙂

  104. Gwendolyn B. says

    June 7, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    Would love to read this! Would love to win this! Thanks for the chance!

    geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

  105. Gwendolyn B. says

    June 7, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    Here's my Tweet: http://twitter.com/ASeaOfBooks/status/2066318274

    geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

  106. Gwendolyn B. says

    June 7, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    I like that you said you like the characters of Peggy and Luke even though sometimes they need a whack upside the head! Isn't real life like that, too?

    geebee.reads At gmail DOT com

  107. Diane La Rue says

    June 7, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    I read Sophie Kinsella's Remember Me, and enjoyed it. Your review makes me think that I will like this one too. Please enter me to win. Thanks for hosting!

    I tweeted too-@bookchickdi

    email:laruediane2000(at)yahoo(dot)com

  108. Madeleine says

    June 7, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    Please enter me, thank-you

    madeleine444[at]gmail[dot]com

  109. Ashley says

    June 9, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Please enter me! I loved your review, the aunt sounds interesting.

    bellasnovella@gmail.com

  110. The Giveaway Diva says

    June 9, 2009 at 7:22 am

    oh wow this sounds awesome! would love to win! and to read!!

  111. A Reader says

    June 10, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    Please enter me.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

  112. A Reader says

    June 10, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    Blogged about it on my sidebar at my blog under current giveaways here.
    http://metroreader.blogspot.com/

    kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

  113. dag888888 says

    June 10, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    Please include me, thank you!
    dag888888 at yahoo dot com

  114. Beth says

    June 11, 2009 at 2:44 am

    Looks like a good book for this summer – thanks!
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  115. Allison says

    June 12, 2009 at 3:21 am

    Dying to read this book! I'm going to see her speak next month, yay!
    allygotts567[at]hotmail[dot]com

  116. Renee G says

    June 12, 2009 at 4:38 am

    Would love to read this.

    rsgrandinetti@yahoo.com

  117. Alexa says

    June 13, 2009 at 12:22 am

    This book looks great. Enter me please!

    lovinfitch(at)aol(dot)com

  118. budletsmom says

    June 13, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    This looks like a fun summer read.

    budletsmom(at)yahoo(dot)com

  119. Pam says

    June 14, 2009 at 5:19 am

    I follow!!

    Thanks.
    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

  120. Anonymous says

    June 14, 2009 at 5:25 am

    I think this books sounds like a really fun summer read. Thanks so much for offering it in a giveaway!

    reaganandromeo(at)yahoo(dot)com

  121. stacybuckeye says

    June 14, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    This has been on my list for awhile. Please enter me.
    stacybooks at yahoo

  122. My Blog 2.0 (Dottie) says

    June 16, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Hi Dar!

    Please enter me, I keep seeing this and it looks good.

    Dottie

    gymmom_027@yahoo.com

  123. Anna says

    June 18, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    I wanted to slap them, too! I agree that this was an entertaining read.

    –Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric

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