Bookreporter.com -- Beach Bag of Books Contest

For the fourteenth and final week of our Beach Bag feature, we bring you our special surprise. We've gathered together an outstanding collection of 16 books --- thrillers, mysteries, women's fiction, historical fiction and nonfiction titles we love --- that were published this summer as our prize, along with a blue striped beach bag and a brightly striped beach towel. It's valued at $400, and we will be giving five away!

The selected titles are:

THE BOURNE BETRAYAL by Eric Van Lustbader
DON'T MAKE A SCENE by Valerie Block
THE EVER-RUNNING MAN by Marcia Muller
HARD CALL: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them, by John McCain with Mark Salter
HELEN OF TROY by Margaret George
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHAT HE SAID by Eden Collinsworth
A KILLER'S KISS by William Lashner
NOT A HAPPY CAMPER by Mindy Schneider
POWER PLAY by Joseph Finder
THE REINCARNATIONIST by M.J. Rose
THE SANCTUARY by Raymond Khoury
THE SECRET SERVANT by Daniel Silva
SLIP & FALL by Nick Santora
SLIPKNOT by Linda Greenlaw
SPOOK COUNTRY by William Gibson
THE TESTAMENT by Eric Van Lustbader

To enter to win, answer the question below:
Which of these sixteen titles are you looking forward to reading?

See the book descriptions and excerpts here.

To enter, fill out the form below by Thursday, August 23rd at 11:59PM.

Winners will be chosen in a random drawing from all responses received.

If you wish to snail mail your answer and address, please send to:
Beach Bag End of Summer Celebration Contest
The Book Report
250 W 57th Street - Suite 1228
New York, NY 10107
All entries must be postmarked by Thursday, August 23, 2007 and received by Monday, August 27, 2007.

OFFICIAL RULES FOR BEACH BAG OF BOOKS "End of Summer Celebration" CONTEST

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

ELIGIBILITY: The contest is open to all residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) over the age of 18. The following persons and their dependents are not eligible to enter or win: employees of Bookreporter.com or The Book Report, Inc. and their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) of each of the above. One entry per e-mail address.

HOW TO ENTER: The contest is open from 9AM on Friday, August 17, 2007 thru Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 11:59PM. While the contest is posted on Bookreporter.com, you can enter by answering this question:

Which of these sixteen titles are you looking forward to reading?

See the book descriptions and excerpts here:

Fill out the form located here by Thursday, August 23rd at 11:59PM..

Winners will be chosen in a random drawing from all responses received.

If you wish to snail mail your answer and address, please send to:
Beach Bag End of Summer Celebration Contest
The Book Report
250 W 57th Street - Suite 1228
New York, NY 10107

All entries must be postmarked by Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 and received by Monday, August 27, 2007.

HOW TO WIN: Total number of eligible entries received determines odds of winning. One entry per e-mail address. From all eligible entries received, Bookreporter.com will randomly select Five (5) Grand Prize Winners. In a blue striped beach bag, winners will find a brightly striped towel as well as a copy of each of the following books:

THE BOURNE BETRAYAL by Eric Van Lustbader
DON'T MAKE A SCENE by Valerie Block
THE EVER-RUNNING MAN by Marcia Muller
HARD CALL: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them by John McCain with Mark Salter
HELEN OF TROY by Margaret George
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHAT HE SAID by Eden Collinsworth
A KILLER'S KISS by William Lashner
NOT A HAPPY CAMPER by Mindy Schneider
POWER PLAY by Joseph Finder
THE REINCARNATIONIST by M.J. Rose
THE SANCTUARY by Raymond Khoury
THE SECRET SERVANT by Daniel Silva
SLIP & FALL by Nick Santora
SLIPKNOT by Linda Greenlaw
SPOOK COUNTRY by William Gibson
THE TESTAMENT by Eric Van Lustbader

We have five to give away. (Approximate Value: $400.00).

POSTING OF PRIZE WINNERS: All prize winners will be listed on Bookreporter.com by first name and city/state by Friday, September 7, 2007.

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