Spines & Leaves + Giveaway

Random Retro Read

Can his love of books save a store and a budding relationship?

With a month to get from Orange County, California to Delaware for his next corporate challenge, Milton Coleridge decides to spend a week at Joshua Tree National Park. 

He never expected to find a floundering bookstore in need of his particular business skills. Will his methods of saving companies from bankruptcy or takeover work on such a small scale? And can he convince two people to risk their hearts?

Step into the Spines & Leaves, Tamarisk, California’s oldest (and only ever) bookstore. Come in out of the harsh, desert sun and wind and peruse all the store has to offer. It might just be more than you think.

Of note: Spine & Leaves is the introductory novella to the Bookstrings series and is part of the Mosaic Song of Grace Collection.

My Review:

published in 2021

My bibliophile radar went into overdrive when I heard about this series. A man (and his parrotlet, Atticus) on a mission to save a languishing bookstore and, perhaps, ignite a spark in a couple clearly meant for each other but failing miserably at finding their way to romance. So — meet Milton the bookish matchmaker! 🙂

A short novella (112 pages) but immensely satisfying nonetheless. Havig has a beguiling way with words, creating pictures and emotions that bring her story to life. Relatable characters, a bookstore(!) and oodles of encouraging literary quotes kept me ecstatically engaged from start to finish.

And there’s romance. And high drama too. Seriously, this little book packs a powerful dose of story magic that made my heart sing and I’m now eager to dive into the next book ASAP.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a gently read paperback copy — open to any reader, anywhere in the world so…yay…another International Giveaway!

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Spines & Leaves, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it’s easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday October 14, 2023

23 thoughts on “Spines & Leaves + Giveaway”

  2. So hard to keep up with all the series we’ve started already, but we book readers don’t mind when another comes along. Especially with a good review. Lol. Count me in on this one Kav.

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      3. On Goodreads, she has the pronunciation in her bio. Shuh-TONE-uh HAVE-ig. 🙂

        She’s excellent and sooo funny! I gave book 1 (the novel) an easy 5 stars and I don’t give 5 stars easily. lol! The second novel is coming out in November or December. It got a bit delayed due to a family move, etc.

        I didn’t know about these two novellas that are from before Book 1 until after I read it. I’m excited to read them.

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  6. Always enjoy this author’s books, but I’ve missed this one some how. “Spines & Leaves” sounds like a wonderful story and one I know I would enjoy reading. Some times we need a novella to read with times sometimes getting hectic, but we still have that desire to read a great story.

    Thank you for the chance to win a copy!
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  7. Oooo-oooo-ooooo!!!!! I have Book 1, won Book 2 from you, and want to collect the two novellas as well. Book 1 was a 5-star read and I can’t wait for Book 2.

    Thanks,
    Tammy
    Obertam at Gmail dot com

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    1. OOPS!! You can take me out of the running. Shortly after posting that, I found out that the Kindle versions are available on Amazon. ca finally. I’ve been waiting and checking. I have Book 1 on Kindle and I like to keep all series in the same format. I’m so excited!! Book 1 was a total 5-star read!!

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