Reader’s Choice Giveaway – Spring 2025 Edition – Contemporary Fiction

Signs of spring means my bookish fancy turns to the joy of new releases so it’s time to plot our way into a new season of wonderful reads which is where this Reader’s Choice Week comes into play.

Here’s how this week’s giveaways works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION genre specific titles with release dates in April, May or June 2025 (up to 3 suggestions per genre day) and you have a chance to win one of your recommendations! BUT it’s a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details before entering.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: These giveaways are available in paperback or ebook format to US and Canadian readers. Ebooks available internationally if you have a .com kindle account (US Amazon)

IT’S CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE/FICTION GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the books in the Contemporary Fiction genre you would like to win.

Contemporary Romance/Fiction – a full length story or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period after 1980. May cross genres such as YA, Suspense, Amish etc. and may include dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy Peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication date must be April, May or June 2025

Each day is genre specific, so only submit titles from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to three suggestions per genre day BUT they need to be made in 3 separate comments (easier for me to keep track of.)

No email entries this time round since WP comments are working

OF SPECIAL NOTE: IF YOU HAVEN’T COMMENTED ON THIS BLOG BEFORE, YOUR FIRST COMMENT WON’T APPEAR UNTIL I APPROVE IT. AFTER THAT YOUR COMMENTS WILL POST AUTOMATICALLY.

Entrants must submit their own selections (no piggybacking on someone else’s log in.)

It’s helpful to include your email (using AT and DOT instead of @ and . to protect yourself from spammers) but you only need to add it to one of your comments per day. If you choose not to include your email then it’s up to you to contact me if you are a winner.

SPECIAL NOTE: Harper Muse books won’t fit into the giveaway criteria since they aren’t Christian Fiction even though some of our fave authors have moved over to this imprint.

DRAW WILL BE HELD AND WINNER ANNOUNCED ON

Saturday March 29 2025

(You can enter any of the giveaways up until noon on March 29. Winners will be announced later that afternoon.)

143 thoughts on “Reader’s Choice Giveaway – Spring 2025 Edition – Contemporary Fiction”

  6. Here we go with another cartoonish cover, but it’s Liz Johnson, on Prince Edward Island at the Red Door Inn, so…Sometimes You Stay 5/20

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    1. I have this one on my wishlist as well, Tracey. Not a fan of the cover bc in my opinion the Red Door Inn deserves a real cover! I liked the illustrated covers on Becky Wade’s Sons of Scandal series, but not Liz Johnson’s books. But I still plan on reading this one.

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      1. I’m hoping the fad/trend towards cartoonish covers will fade away. I like the illustrated covers by Becky Wade, Nicole Deese and Courtney Walsh too. Deb Raney had a nice one on her most recent book. But there’s a big difference between an illustrated cover and a cartoonish style one. It makes the book seem like one that wasn’t written for “adults” and won’t have the depth we like. I’ll still read my favorite authors regardless but probably won’t be trying any new authors with the cartoon covers.

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      2. I have a feeling they’re here to stay UNLESS sales drop. I’m not sure publishing companies would attribute drop in sales to the cover, however. When I’m reading a book I like a cover that goes with the story inside & these covers seem very immature. Like a YA book. Sigh . . .

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    2. Ugh to the cover by yay to another Red Door Inn romance! Well, the only good thing about that cover is the Newfoundland dog. Love that breed! I have Sunrise Reef on Audible preorder because…Irene Hannon!…Hope Harbor!…narrator Therese Plummer!!! Good luck, Tracey!

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      1. Maybe we should let publishers know how we feel about these covers? There’s always the option on Net Galley to like or dislike a cover when you request the book. And we could add a note to the publisher in Net Galley reviews so it’s not us publicly dissing the artwork.

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      2. That’s a great idea about letting them know why we don’t like the covers. I loved the big doggie, too, but that was about it.

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    1. Sigh, enjoy the sunshine of your beautiful day. We’re getting snow again…at least it’s not the sticking kind, but still, it’s the principle of the thing! 🙂 Good luck, Diane!

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      1. So sorry about the snow, Kav. I know by now you’re more than tired of it. It’s supposed to get to 77° today. Time to start buying more flowers! Yay! I still don’t walk very well on my right foot bc of nerve pain so I don’t think hubby’s as excited about buying flowers as I am. 😜

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    1. Got Denise’s on a pre-order sale from Amazon, believe it or not. Have never seen one of Denise Hunter’s new books this inexpensive before!

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      1. Hunter has actually been doing the 7.99 preorder for the past few books. In fact, her Oct release is already up at 7.99 and I got it right when I saw it (The Second Story Bookshop) No cover yet, but doesn’t matter to me, I’m reading it!

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      3. Wow, Tracey! Wonder why I never saw it for that price. 🤔 I’m thinking I may have won it (bc it’s showing I bought it, but no order info) & never looked at pre-order price, bc I remember regular price of $17.99 or something like that when I posted a review on Amazon. Can’t remember exactly what happened, but thanks for the heads up!

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  21. Tempest at Annabel’s Lighthouse by Jaime Jo Wright (4/1)

    I was glad to see another seasoned reader include this one in their picks because I think this is my first time participating in this particular giveaway style, and I wasn’t sure this book would qualify. LOL

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    1. Good luck, Anne! And yes, as long as some of the story takes place in a contemporary timeline, it fits this category So Dual timelines can work for both historical genre day and contemporary as well as, in this case, suspense! Win, win, win!

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  26. Good Morning! I’ve been out and about running errands already this morning, but now have a few minutes and look over the books on my wishlist.

    Sometimes you Stay, Liz Johnson, 5/20 (not crazy about the cover either!)

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  32. Lots of books to love! Already preordered The Voice We Find by Nicole Deese.

    #1. This Promised Land by Cathy Gohlke, 4/8

    Sandyavery at comcast dot net

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  35. Tempest at Annabel’s Lighthouse by Jaime Jo Wright

    We managed to dodge the blizzard last week that ended up passing south of us, but we have more snow expected this weekend, so I can commiserate with you on this long (albeit typical, for us) winter.

    rdalquist AT gmail DOT com

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    1. I’m listening to Some Like it Scot right now! Loving it! And eeeeppp to a new Courtney Walsh book coming out. I had seen something about it on instagram but I thought it wasn’t out until the summer so, woohoo! Good luck, Cindy!

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    1. I can’t believe there’s a third Fog Harbor Romance book coming out and I haven’t read the first two yet. Ack! Have one on my TBR though. Best get cracking. Good luck, Kathleen!

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