Author of If Only You Knew
Winner of Best Romance Novel, Best Youth Novel
& the prestigious Grace Irwin Award for Best Book of 2009
Join the Celebration!
Dear Friends and Readers,
I am so unbelievably excited that If Only You Knew is now a triple
award winner – that I’m literally giving away free chocolate – plus all
sorts of other goodies – to celebrate! So here’s the plan:
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Get a Free Summer Fun Treat Bag: the next
100 people who buy a copy of If Only You Knew win a free
Summer Fun goodie bag, full of cute, fun, and quirky things to help you enjoy
your summer.
Just buy a copy of the book between now and the
end of July, email proof to ifonlysummergiveaway@gmail.com,
and I’ll send you a bag of summer treats. (Which *will* include really good chocolate, I promise!)
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Plus Help Change a Life: between now
and 31 August, I will donate 50 cents from the sale of each copy of If
Only You Knew to Opportunity International – an amazing microfinance
organization which provides small business loans to entrepreneurs in
developing nations, so they can fulfill their dreams of owning their own
businesses.
Also, let me just say that part
of what makes this all so exciting for me is that If Only You Knew breaks so
many of the ‘rules’ of what Christian books are “supposed” to be like.
It’s funny, it’s messy, it’s
daring, it’s controversial, it’s romantic, and it takes a gut-wrenchingly
honest look at why so many people walk out of the church and never look back.
And so the fact it won the biggest literary honor in Canadian Christian history,
thrills me beyond words.
Turns out there is hope for us
who aren’t perfect after all!
Thanks so much for supporting,
inspiring, challenging and encouraging me.
Mags
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