by Malena Lott
For a lot of us it’s the last week of the school year, which means it’s time to stack up and pack up great beach reads for the summer. Our new blog team, the Bookettes, will be sharing some of their favorite beach reads both on the blog and on Twitter. Today our Book in Bloom fits the bill, a light women’s fiction novel written by a man, brought to your attention because that’s fairly rare and we think it’s ultra-cool. It’s a clever hook – and featuring romance and chocolate and happiness- so we think you’ll enjoy it. The release day is June 10th, but it appears to be in stock already at Amazon, so you can purchase as a hardback or e-book.
SWEET MISFORTUNE by Kevin Alan Milne
Product Description
Sophie owns a chocolate shop where she sells Misfortune Cookies-dipped in bitter chocolate they contain messages she handwrites each day such as “Your car seems fine now, but just wait…it will eventually be a source of frustration and unexpected delay.”What starts as a gimmick, turns into a surprise hit with customers. But when her ex-fiancée moves back to their small Washington town, he is surprised at how bitter and unhappy Sophie has become. He proposes a bet–she must place an ad in the paper that simply states “Wanted: Happiness.” If at least 100 people respond, proving happiness isn’t a myth, she agrees to a date with him. If not, he’ll leave her alone forever. Sophie is convinced she’ll win, but fate has other ideas when a reporter at the paper is intrigued by the ad as a story and posts it in newspapers across the country.
About the Author
Kevin Alan Milne is the author of The Paper Bag Christmas and The Nine Lessons. He earned an MBA at Pennsylvania State University. Born in Portland, Oregon, Milne grew up in the nearby quiet country town of Sherwood, Oregon, where he currently resides with his wife and five children.
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