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Book Spotlight: The Sixes by Kate White & Giveaway

September 17, 2011 by Darlene

Hey folks, I’ve got another great thriller to spotlight for you this morning called The Sixes by Kate White and I can’t wait to read this one!  Any book that involves a campus and a secret society of girls is one that piques my interest!  So let’s see what the book is all about and learn a bit about the author too.  Be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the post!

 

About The Sixes by Kate White

From the New York Times bestselling author of HUSH comes a new thriller set in a college town where a student’s death sends one woman on a search for the truth and into the clutches of a frightening secret society.

Phoebe Hall’s Manhattan life is unexpectedly derailed off the fast track when her long-term boyfriend leaves her just as she is accused of plagiarizing her latest bestselling celebrity biography. Looking for a quiet place to pick up the pieces, Phoebe jumps at the offer to teach in a sleepy Pennsylvania town at a small private college run by her former boarding school roommate and close friend, Glenda Johns.

But behind the campus’s quiet cafes and looming maple trees lie evil happenings. The body of a coed washes up from the nearby river, and soon hidden secrets begin to surface among the students: rumors of past crimes and abuses wrought by a disturbing secret society known as The Sixes.

Determined to find answers and help Glenda, Phoebe embarks on a search for clues – a quest that soon raises dark memories of her boarding school days. Plunging deeper into danger with every step, Phoebe knows she’s close to unmasking a killer. But with the truth comes a deeply terrifying revelation: the past can’t be outrun … and starting over can be a crime punishable by death.

Read the First Chapter
Buy The Sixes at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

 

About Kate White

 

Kate White is recognized internationally as not only the veteran editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, the bestselling young women’s magazine in the world, but also the critically acclaimed author of both fiction and nonfiction books. Few high-profile editors have successfully balanced the rigors of overseeing a major magazine with a thriving and independent writing career.

It all began when Kate won Glamour magazine’s Top Ten College Women contest and appeared on the cover. She earned a position at the magazine and quickly rose from editorial assistant to feature writer and columnist. After holding key jobs at several national magazines, she became an editor-in-chief, running four magazines (including Redbook) before taking the helm at Cosmopolitan in 1998. In the 13 years she’s been at Cosmo, guaranteed circulation has grown by 700,000. She also oversees Cosmo Books, Cosmopolitan.com, and the apps Cosmo produces.

Drawing on experiences from her successful career, Kate published the bestselling career bible, Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead… but Gutsy Girls Do. Her next career book, Sweet Success: How to Get It, Run With It, Savor It, will be published in Fall 2012.

Kate also has a passion for writing fiction. Penning her first novel, If Looks Could Kill, in 2002—which was selected as Live With Regis and Kelly’s first Reading With Ripa book-club pick and shot to number one on Amazon—Kate introduced her feisty and irreverent sleuth, Bailey Weggins. Bailey went on to solve more grisly murders and entertain readers in A Body to Die For (2003), Til Death Do Us Part (2004), Over Her Dead Body (2005), and then again in Lethally Blond (2007), all New York Times bestsellers. The next Bailey Weggins mystery, So Pretty It Hurts, will be published in March 2012.

Kate’s first stand-alone thriller, Hush, was published by HarperCollins in March 2010 and became a New York Times bestseller. Her next thriller, The Sixes, to be published on August 2, is the story of Phoebe Hall, who takes a job teaching at a college and discovers a secret society on campus that may be responsible for several grisly murders.

Kate’s writer’s eye has been described by The New York Times as “scathingly observant,” capturing “the mood…with a verisimilitude some of her peers might recognize.” The Los Angeles Times says of Kate’s work: “It’s like devouring a box of chocolates!”

Through her magazine work and her books, Kate White has influenced at least two generations of women with her unique honesty, passion, and imagination. She is the winner of the Matrix Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communication as well as the Woodhall Institute Award for Ethical Leadership.

Kate is married with two children.

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of The Sixes by Kate White to share with my readers.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment with an email address to contact you should you win (no email, no entry).
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, October 8/11.  Good luck to you all!

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  1. Nise' says

    September 17, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    I’ve got this one sitting on my stacks. Hope to get to it before it has to go back to the library. Love your new look Darlene!

  2. AmandaSue says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    sounds creepy in a good way though 🙂

  3. AmandaSue says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    I’m a follower thanks.

  4. Tiffany Drew says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Oh I *need* to read this! It looks like a good mystery for a cold and rainy day. I’ve never read anything by Kate White before, so I am happy to have found a new author to try out. Thank you for the giveaway 🙂

    jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

    Also, I have to tell you that I LOVE the new blog design 🙂

  5. Tiffany Drew says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    GFC follower Tiffany Drew

    jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

  6. ellie says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    This book sounds compelling, Many thanks.

  7. ruth says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    Thanks for this great giveaway.

  8. bookworm says

    September 17, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    This sounds right up my alley. please include me in the giveaway, thanks.
    naidascrochet@yahoo.com

  9. holdenj says

    September 17, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    I really enjoyed Kate’s Bailey Weggins series, and can’t wait to read this as well! Thanks for the great giveaway.

    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  10. holdenj says

    September 17, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    +I am a GFC follower.
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  11. Erin says

    September 17, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    This book sounds interesting. I am a follower.

  12. Rae says

    September 17, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    I have had Kate White on my radar for awhile, and just didn’t get the opportunity to pick one up. Would love to read this!
    I’m a blog follower. Rae

  13. scottsgal says

    September 17, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    I like Kate’s books – I’ve read 2 so far
    msboatgal at aol.com

  14. scottsgal says

    September 17, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    already a follower
    msboatgal at aol.com

  15. Rae says

    September 17, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    Rae, again, sorry, a follower. Here is my email:
    bestobooks@gmail.com

  16. Linda Kish says

    September 17, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    I would love to win a copy of this book.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  17. Linda Kish says

    September 17, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    I am a GFC follower

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  18. Margaret says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    This sounds like a good book! Thanks!

    Margaret
    singitm@hotmail.com

  19. Margaret says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    I’m a follower

    Margaret
    singitm@hotmail.com

  20. kaye says

    September 18, 2011 at 5:17 am

    Kate White writes a terrific book! This sounds like a good read. Count me in!

  21. kaye says

    September 18, 2011 at 5:18 am

    GFC follower
    florida982002[at]yahoo.com

  22. Karen Wapinski says

    September 18, 2011 at 10:44 am

    This looks fantastic! Thanks for the giveaway
    GFC follower
    tweeted here: http://twitter.com/#!/Parakiss25

    faefever25 at hotmail dot com

  23. Karen B says

    September 18, 2011 at 11:07 am

    Another new-to-me author – sounds like an excellent read!

  24. Karen B says

    September 18, 2011 at 11:08 am

    GFC follower as Karen B.

  25. Beth says

    September 18, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Ooo! Sounds creepy, but good! Please enter me and thank you!

    I am a follower and I tweeted the giveaway (http://twitter.com/#!/bharbin11/status/115472656727425025)

    Thanks so much!
    Beth
    bharbin07[at]gmail[dot]com

  26. susan dyer says

    September 18, 2011 at 11:58 am

    I have been dying to read this book!! I am a follower.

  27. ann says

    September 18, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    I like mysteries and this sounds like a good read for me

  28. ann says

    September 18, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    1. I am a email subscriber

  29. ann says

    September 18, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    2. i been a email subscriber of yours

  30. teressa oliver says

    September 18, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    Have not heard of this writer, but she has some interesting ideas it sounds like.

    Teressa Oliver
    teressaoliver at gmail dot com
    I follow on GFC and get your email

  31. Patricia N says

    September 18, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the giveaway –
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  32. Patricia N says

    September 18, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    I follow your blog via GFC as Patricia N
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  33. Patricia N says

    September 18, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    Tweet
    https://twitter.com/#!/pmernick1/status/115518080574177281
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  34. karenk says

    September 18, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    thanks for the chance to read this fabulous novel 🙂

  35. karenk says

    September 18, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    i’m a follower, too 🙂

  36. mamabunny13 says

    September 18, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    I would love to add this thriller to my little library in the corner of my bedroom. (ok it’s a half a corner if that’s possible. lol)
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  37. mamabunny13 says

    September 18, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    I follow you via gfc – mamabunny13
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  38. Lisa Garrett says

    September 18, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    I have heard really good reviews of this book. Thanks for the giveaway!
    I follow via email and GFC.

    lag110 at mchsi dot com

  39. Rachel W. says

    September 19, 2011 at 8:26 am

    I’m a follower- thanks for the giveaway!

    Rachelhwallen@gmail.com

  40. Mariee says

    September 19, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    Great giveaway!

    I’m a GFC follower: Mariee
    Tweeted about the giveaway: https://twitter.com/marieimy/status/115928620295397376

    marieimy (at) gmail (dot) com

  41. Na says

    September 19, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    I love the page makeover!
    I haven’t read a good thriller in awhile and this one can remdy that.

  42. Na says

    September 19, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    I am a GFC follower.

  43. Anita Yancey says

    September 23, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    I love thrillers, and I like reading about secret societys. Please enter me. Thanks!

    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

  44. Anita Yancey says

    September 23, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    I am an old follower on GFC!

    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

  45. Susan @ The Book Bag says

    September 24, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    This one sounds great – would love to read it! Thanks for the chance!

    suzebomb(at)gmail.com

  46. Susan @ The Book Bag says

    September 24, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    I am a GFC follower – thanks!

    suzebomb(at)gmail.com

  47. Pat L. says

    September 25, 2011 at 6:18 am

    Always up for a good thriller.

    patoct at yahoo dot com

  48. Maureen says

    September 26, 2011 at 10:35 am

    It looks like a good book
    mce1011 AT aol DOT com

  49. Maureen says

    September 26, 2011 at 10:35 am

    I follow on GFC
    mce1011 AT aol DOT com

  50. emily l says

    September 29, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    I would love to be entered. Thanks for the giveaway!

    misusedinnocence@aol.com

  51. emily l says

    September 29, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    I follow on gfc.

    misusedinnocence@aol.com

  52. Hoot says

    October 4, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    I can’t wait to read this book.

    hootowl1978 at gmail dot com

  53. Hoot says

    October 4, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    I follow via GFC as Jessy
    hootowl1978 at gmail dot com

  54. Hoot says

    October 4, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    https://twitter.com/#!/hootowl1978/status/121378567039877121

    hootowl1978 at gmail dot com

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