Love Will Keep Us Together

This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Love Will Keep Us Together

FaithWords (April 30, 2010)

by

Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt





ABOUT THE AUTHOR:











ANNE DAYTON graduated from Princeton University and is earning her master's degree in English literature at New York University. She works for a New York publishing company and lives in Brooklyn.



MAY VANDERBILT graduated from Baylor University and went on to earn a master's degree in fiction from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in San Francisco, where she writes about food, fashion, and nightlife in the Bay Area.



Together, the two women are the authors of Miracle Girls series





ABOUT THE BOOK

Riley McGee has the whole world open before her. She could get into any college, major in any subject, become whoever she wants to be...But the truth is, Riley has no earthly idea what to do. She's paralyzed by indecision, afraid of the changes she faces, and as graduation day inches closer, it feels more and more like a threat.



Meanwhile, her autistic brother, Michael, is struggling to fit in at Marina Vista and stay on top of his classes. Riley tries to keep an eye out for him, but when Ms. Moore suggests pulling Michael out of school, Riley has to fight for her brother--and against her favorite teacher. And things take another turn when her ex-boyfriend, Tom, arrives, hoping to give their relationship one more try. On top of that, an ambitious new pastor makes her question everything she thought she knew about faith.



If you would like to read the first chapter of Love Will Keep Us Together, go HERE.

My Review: I loved this book and have to highly recommend it. It's the perfect book for pre-teens and teens to read that helps encourage the challenges that are faced by girls on the verge of entering into college. The best part of this book is how Riley chooses to handle the different situations she encounters and I personally feel this would be a great resource to pass along to our children. This book reminds me of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants but with a Christian element woven throughout. How Riley gets through her last year of high school with her friends, family and even God's help is amazing!

I was provided with a copy of this book to review compliments of Christian Fiction Blog Alliance. This is definitely a series of books my daughters are reading and loving! It's definitely a positive influence in their lives!

Love Will Keep Us Together Giveaway!

Riley McGee finds herself like all emerging seniors about to tackle the decision of just what one does upon her high school graduation with so many choices ahead of her. She is one in a group of four known as the Miracle Girls. Being in their senior year, each of them is planning on their future college choices, but will they move away to the colleges of their choosing or will they remain together at the same college and keep the love that has held them together in their high school years in their future.

For them, the choices are easy, yet Riley is struggling with decisions she can’t come to terms with so who can she talk to, her youth pastor, her parents who are hung up on her attending Harvard, or her boyfriend Tom who always seems to have just the right thing to say when she needs to hear it most.

Yet in the midst of it all Riley eventually realizes through her faith in God that some decisions in life are difficult and life changing and some are easier to make than she thought.

I was provided with a complimentary copy of the book Love Will Keep Us Together by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt, as part of the Miracle Girls Novels to review for Hachette Book Groups.

This is a heart-wrenching book with valuable insights for young teen girls on how to manage the choices you are likely to face in your senior year at high school. It deals with relationships involving parents, families, church and the occasional boy as well as how to do what your heart is really calling you to do despite what everyone else wants for you. Guess you’ll have to buy the book to find out what Riley ultimately chooses and it’s not what you would guess.

For more information on this book and where to purchase a copy, click on the link below.

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446407588.htm


For 3 lucky readers of my blog, I will be giving out copies of this amazing book. All you need to do is leave me a comment! It’s that simple. This book is perfect for teens and up!
I will need to have a way to contact the winners, so please make sure to include your email if it’s not linked to your blog. This giveaway is open to residents of the US and Canada only and No P.O. Boxes please.

This giveaway will end on April 16th.