Book Review and Giveaway: Megan's Way by Melissa Foster

** this giveaway in closed **

Up today is the the first of 2 books this week by Michelle Foster! I read this one first and am glad I did! Foster is a great new author and I am very happy to be part of her blog tour this week!

What would you give up for someone you love?

Synopsis: When Megan Taylor, a single mother and artist living on Cape Cod, receives the shocking news that her cancer has returned, she's faced with the most difficult decision she's ever had to make. The love she has for her daughter, Olivia, and her closest friends will be stretched and frayed.

Megan’s illness reawakens the torment of her best friend, Holly Townsend, whose long-held secrets and years of betrayal come back to haunt her. How does one choose between a daughter and a life-long best friend? Can the secret she has been keeping be revealed after years of lying without destroying everyone in its wake?

Meanwhile, fourteen-year-old Olivia's world is falling apart right before her eyes, and there's nothing she can do about it. She finds herself acting in ways she cannot even begin to understand. When her internal struggles turn to dangerous behavior, even the paranormal connection she shares with her mother might not be enough to save her - her life will hang in the balance.

Megan’s Way is a journey of self discovery and heartfelt emotions, exploring the depth of the mother-daughter bond, and the intricacies of friendship.

About the Author: Melissa Foster is the author of two novels,Megan’s Way and Chasing Amanda. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women, and is currently collaborating with Director Wendy Crouse, Dream Real Pictures, in the film production of Megan’s Way. Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children, she's written a column featured in Women Business Owners Magazine, and has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa is currently working on her next novel, and lives in Maryland with her family. Melissa's interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping women see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod.

Review: Be warned, you will need a BOX of tissues if you are a parent, while reading this book. Foster captures the true essence of a mother wanting to protect her daughter from the pain of her loss. Her characters jump off the page and into your hearts and I truly did see a movie in my head while reading the book, so I am glad that it is in pre-production to become one!

While not your typical Summer read, this is definitely a page turner that will give you pause to think about your kids and what would happen to them if you were not there. This is one of those books that when you get done with it, you will want to pass it around to your friends! I highly recommend it!

AND BONUS TIME: Melissa is so happy with her book being made into a movie that she is giving a KINDLE away on her website! All you have to do is buy one of her books-1 in EVERY 75 entrants will win a Kindle between now and August 30th! Talk about great odds- so think Christmas and birthday gifts and may be YOU can win yourself a Kindle!

Giveaway:

Winner will win this review copy of Meagan's Way!

Entries:

Make sure I have an email address, with your comment, so I can contact you, if you win!   
If I don't have a way to contact you, you will forfeit your win!

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and confirm address, if no contact, then new winner will be picked in their place. 

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Contest will end on July 20th, at midnight. Winner will be picked by Random Number (random.org) on July 21st, and emailed. As soon as winners' info is received, I will mail their book to them on the next mail run!

 

Disclosure / Disclaimer:  I received this book, free of charge, from the author, as part of her blog tour for Chasing Amanda, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it..