{Have an eReader? You could win a $25 Gift Certificate!}
I’m thrilled to announce that The Team Hope series are now available as eBooks!
My publisher, Tyndale, and I are celebrating by giving away two $25 (enough $ to buy the whole set) gift certificates to either Amazon.com, B&N.com or CBD.com (winners choice)!
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment here and let me know what you have planned for the summer! (Hopefully you won’t be spending it “fleeing the night”! *g*)
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Flee the Night
Escape to Morning
Expect the Sunrise
Winner announced 6/30/12.
This summer I’m spending lots of quality time with my boys and getting in some reading time.
I love this series!!! Though Conner really needs a book! I’m going to be spending my summer reading in a effort to finish off my TBR stack! There is only one SMW novel in that stack but that is only because all of the others have already been read! But thankfully I’ll have a new one in October!
My summer will be spend getting accustomed to a new job. No vacation time in the near future, but I think I’ll survive.
The rest of the time will, of course, be spent reading.
I’m not sure what exactly this summer will hold. My hubby has retired from teaching…so we’ll just have to wait and see if we survive being together 24/7
Maybe go to church with my kiddos and definitely grow a healthy baby during my pregnancy.
Since I can’t afford a vacation this year, I’ll be escaping it all in books, books, books!
This summer will be spent watching my 8 yr old daughter give 110% to her softball games, seeing my older 5 yr old son learn tee ball, and trying to keep up 3 yr old son who thinks it is his God given duty to turn every hair gray! In my down time, I hope to finish a few books.
Busy Summer ahead….Nurse at church camp, VBS, trip to the Lake, maybe a flight to Nashville, then nine wonderful days in Europe with my hubby and friends to celebrate 30 years of marriage!
For summer I usally go to thrift shops and garage sales. I look forward to going to state parks and our local zoo.
Because it’s winter here (in Australia) I’m going to be spending more time curled up in my armchair, reading. Bliss!
My summer, hopefully, will be spent reading these 3 books which I have not read yet. I have read all your newer books and my favorites are the Deep Haven books.
I will spend my summer otherwise working in the vegetable garden, putting up pickles, hot pepper relish, etc. I love to give away produce and take some to the elderly in our church, especially one dear couple whose health does not allow them to plant a garden this year. We love sharing from God’s Pantry and each year He blesses us with an abundant harvest. We have all sorts of critters in the woods on our property and yet not one of them raids our garden! Thanks to God.
I am also spending my summer reading all the wonderful books I’ve preordered and are starting to come in; also watching several seasons of Daniel Boone!
This summer I am taking summer classes to help finish up my Bachalors degree, working, and of course reading your books in my free time!!
After retiring twice I am working two days a week and doing machine embroidery. Every other spare moment I spend reading yours and other Christian writers ebooks.. For years I listened to books on tape and then when the e-readers came out I was over joyed since the fonts could be increased to a readable size for me and there was no glare. I was so happy when I discovered the Christian writers of Suspense and love stories. I can’t wait each month for the new ones to come out.
I’ll be trying to catch up on my reading on my Kindle Fire, & visiting my kids & grandchildren who moved from Oklahoma to California!
I plan to spend a lot of time this summer reading, knitting and gardening.
I have a trip to Michigan and Alabama planned as well.
I will be spending time with my Mom who is 83 years young and my 14 yr.old daughter as she is growing up and starting to test her wings as she soon will be soaring on her own..(snif snif)
My summer plans are to keep up with cutting the grass aout 7 acres of grass and the weed eating too, making a garden and keeping up with it and keeping cool at all other times and try to read a bit in some downtime
my husband and I are visiting family in Montana this summer.
This summer will be family! Up north to see cousins that I have not seen for 30 years, south to see cousins that I have not seen for 20 years and east for a wedding of my brother-in-law to meet a new sister-in-law!
My husband and I are watching our 3 year ol d and 6 year old granddaughters this summer. We are planning some little day trips that they will enjoy. I also plan to do some serious reading.
Pat Hines
This Summer I will be in a radio play here in my community. It is part of our bicentennial celebration. I will also be doing a lot of reading & be participating in an adult Summer reading program.
our family plans for the summer will happen in aug when we take my daughter to do her fall internship in DC. We are so looking forward to that
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Quality time with the family at the pool.
This summer I will be celebrating 32 years of marriage, enjoying my time off from teaching, possibly going to a class for ELL/ESL teachers if a recent knee injury doesn’t prevent it, and in August, I will be returning to Guatemala on a missions trip.
We will be doing a beach trip (twice), some light schoolwork (We homeschool.), and hanging out at the Y waterpark.
Hopefully, I will spend some time reading your books between visits to watch our three grandsons in sporting events.
Enjoy your column.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Honestly I will be first moving then organizing the new place after that this summer I plan on catching up on reading and bbqs and all things family then in July we are expecting baby number 7 for my sister this time her second boy other then that not much else
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In June, I will be going on a mission trip to Costa Rica. The rest of the summer will be baseball games, cookouts, camping and boating.
I will be volunteering for Vacation Bible School atmy new church.I am also volunteering for the kids camp held at that Bible I will be returning to in the fall.
That is Bible school.
I plan to spend the summer reading and spending time with my family.
I will be spending time with my grandson this summer and reading, reading, reading. Thanks for the chance to read some of your books!!
jackie.smith[at]dishmail[dot]net
Spending time with family and friends.
My summer is pretty much controled by my cancer treatment schedule. Some friends are talking about taking me to the Creation Museum near Cincinatti, but so far its just talk. Otherwise I don’t go out very much. Lots of time to watch TV reruns, but I’d rather work Sudoku puzzels, check for email, and read.
I’ll be going on vacation with the family to Pigeon Forge! I can’t wait!!!!! Other than that, the kids and I are out of school for the summer on Tuesday, and we will be vegging out!
I am a caregiver and will continue through the summer, but while my precious little lady is resting, I enjoy reading, Some time we read together, and I love to watch her expressions as she reads.
I have a 16 yr old daughter and a 20 yr old son. I work for a Christian daycare. I will spend my summer loving on kiddos whose Mommys have to work and helping my daughter get her drivers license and enjoying time with my family whenever we are all in the same room:) And as much reading as I can squeeze it!! My Nook tablet goes everywhere with me just in case I have a minute to read.
This summer, my wonderful husband and I will be going to Glacier National Park to celebrate ten blissful years of marriage! We are hiking, touring and staying several nights in each of the four historic hotels in Glacier. Our last stop is in Canada, where we will be enjoying high tea in the afternoon at our lodge! I will, of course, be reading every night to help me unwind!!
Lots of reading, time with family, and time with my boyfriend and his children.
I plan to stay close to home this summer and enjoy my three grandchildren – it is a delight to watch them grow. I just recieved a Kindle Fire and am already enjoying reading on it and plan to do to keep the Fire burning!
We’re gardening and playing! With a 3 year old and a 4 year old there is lots of playing
I’m actually vacationing in Hong Kong! CHEAP DIM SUM, HERE I COME!
Lilian @ A Novel Toybox
Lots of reading of course!
i PLAN ON READING LOTS OF BOOKS!
My summer plans recently got changed. I am not job hunting but while I am not working I am enjoying reading, and spending time with my children. I feel blessed that they are 23 adn 19 and still want to hang with their mom (sometimes).
These were some of the first books of yours that I ever read. Right after the Josey series. I got them from the library, though, so I’d enjoy having them for my own. Or maybe get something NEW! There are a lot I HAVEN’T read. As for my summer . . . it’s pretty much like the rest of my year, except hotter. Writing, editing, reading, working, trying to stay cool.
I don’t really know. We couldn’t renew our pool membership this year and can’t really go on a vacation. So we’ll probably have to come up with some “staycation” ideas. We bought a little sprinkler/pool for our toddler but occupying the teenager will be a challenge.
work, work, work. summer is the busiest time for my job. can not wait until fall so i can take off a few days and explore.
I was thinking about “Expect the Sunrise” a lot during the biggest event of my summer — a recent Alaskan cruise to celebrate our 20th anniversary!
I will be helping my mom clean my dad’s shop and will also help my mom set up the upstairs part of the shop as a floral arranging area for her. My dad went to Heaven almost two years ago after almost 50 year’s of marriage to my mom and mom is now ready to clean the shop and start doing something she loves to do….working with flowers. I can’t wait to help her get started, and I am so proud of her.
I plan on going to Florida to celebrate my Mothers 100th birthday!It is going to be a big family party.
The kids and I will be visiting the grandparents- so I hope to read a bunch of the ebooks I have on my kindle. Not any specific books just many misc. ones. Hope everyone has a great summer reading!
I plan on joining a book club this Summer.
We are planning big doin’s around the house this summer. My husband has just finished dismantling an old metal shed in the back yard in preparation for putting together a much nicer one with skylights and shelving. We are also assembling a gazebo on the deck in the back yard. Inside, we will be installing new flooring in the bathroom, replacing baseboard throughout the house and painting bedrooms. I seriously wonder how much we will get done, but we’re going to try.
Wow I dont have this series so I would love this! I plan to enjoy the summer with my family and enjoy reading when they are not around!
Blessings Joy
Looking forward to a fun summer. In about 10 days, I’m headed home to San Diego for some sunshine and friends and in July, I’m headed to Canada for a missions trip.
I plan on spending time with my daughter, and lots of reading while camping!
I will be recouperating from getting my last child through high school and working toward getting him into college. I also hope to get a lot o crocheting done for my future granddaughter.
Big family vacation in July and lots of reading!!!
We live on a lake and are booked for visits from relatives and friends every weekend of the summer. It’s a fun time and we try to relax on week days in between.
We will be doing some small mini weekend vacations after two of my three children have their tonsils out. Looking forward to getting some reading in too!
Enter me.
I’ll be spending family time on the beach at Seaside Or with my Husband, Kids, and my Grandchildren!
A visit with my brother in the Pacific Northwest . . . advising for new hires with my mission organization in Mississippi . . . a visit with a dear friend in France . . . and plenty of good e-reading while traveling
My older two boys have soccer and LAX during the summer. We’ll take a trip to TN to visit family, but othe than that, it will be a low-key summer–if sports year-round is low-key.
I plan on going to Pittsburgh for the Regatta next month as well as hit the beach a couple of times! Ocean City, MD to be exact!
We just got back from this year’s “big” vacation to Europe, so if we do any traveling this summer it will be weekend get-aways. We do plan to go to some outdoor concerts and family picnics.
Just hanging out in the backyard having fun with family and friends.
Working fultime, hanging with family and getting ready for college.
I will be spending time with God, family, friends and enjoying lots of reading (always – lol). I take my kindle EVERYWHERE – even to Church sometimes (I have a copy of the Bible on it). I will be having total knee replacement surgery (both knees this year, but not at the same time) and rehabilitating from that (more time for reading). Susan keep the books coming – I LOVE your books and characters. . .
I would LOVE to read more about PJ Sugar!
I would love to get these books! You are a great writer and know how to get the readers hooked. Thanks for doing what you do.
I hope to be reading as many books as humanly possible on my Nook Simple Touch!
In June we plan on going to visit family in PA/OH before some of our extended family leave for Haiti for 4 years. In July possibly a trip to CO for a wedding. And in between taking care of my husband and two boys I always make time for reading. (it works as stress relief) I really enjoy your books!!
My sister and I are meeting in Atlanta – her from Chicago, and me from Little Rock, and then we are flying out to San Diego, CA. FOR A 2 week visit with my daughter, my son-in- law who is a United States Marine, & my 3 beautiful granddaughters. My sister has only seen the oldest grand, and she was 9 mo. Old at the time, and she will be 5. We will be celebrating both her birthday, and my daughters so we are really excited!
I am Director of Children’s Ministry at my church so…. I will be hosting VBS and summer camp in June. Then I have received a huge blessing from my church, a sabbatical for the month of July so I can travel, rest, refresh, read, study and pray. I can hardly wait!
Playing with my kids and organizing my house. I am a teacher, so I look forward to 3 months off!
Kicking off the summer tomorrow by running my first marathon!
I will be reading, swimming, and doing my normal work, house, and exercise stuff.
I plan to build a bird house and hike with my dogs.
Thank you for the chance to win!
I plan to swim and enjoy my family this summer!
I’m going to try and catch up on all my Spring Cleaning that didn’t get done and then read, read, read!
My son is a just finishing up his junior year in high school so we are driving to James Madison University and flying to Texas Chridtisn University to check out the schools. I also have a cousin getting married and another one having a baby so I will be attending a couple of showers.
I’m going on an Alaska cruise & Canadian land tour! I’m so excited!!
I am planning to catch up on some reading this summer, babysitting my granddaughter and possibly taking a day trip or two. Thank you for offering this contest.
I am planning on spending a lot of time reading my Kindle in the sun
I would like to enter both this contest as well as the book giveaway mentioned in your newsletter that was emailed today. In your newsletter is says to enter that contest to email your assistant at amy@susanmaywarren.com but her email mailbox is full and all emails sent to her are bouncing back. So can you please enter me in that one and my answer for this one – what am I doing this summer. I hope to travel to Nebraska to visit my nieces and nephews. Thank you for the chance to win.
Angela
This summer I’m visiting your beautiful state of Minnesota where I hope to move before too long!
For the first part of the summer I will be finishing up homeschooling my 10th grader. We got behind due to two other daughters having babies and we had to go help them. Hopefully we will be finished by the end of June. In July we have our church organization’s family camp to attend for three days. After that, hopefully rest and relaxation and some good books.
This summer I am hopefully adopting a puppy, and planning for a trip back home to see family and friends and be a part of a wedding! I can’t wait it’s been almost a year and a half since I was able to make the trip back! I also have a really long summer reading list I hope to conquer!
We will (me wife 2 kids boy 21 girl 20) will be going on short trips to local attractions in the tri-state area. my wife and I are disabled, my daughter works full time and my son works part time. So we will not be going on alot of long trips.
The wife and I also garden and read.
Tales of my mom’s side of the family never get old – moonshine stills and revenuers, murder and revenge, my grandmother loading the wagon with children and household items and fleeing through the night… The 3 day family reunion is the highlight of the summer. Even the teen cousins refuse to miss it. I’ll be there, watching the cricket races and marble derby and fishing contest. (Maybe not the frog giggin’)
I’m going to spend some time this summer writing. I’m also going to excel in my fitness pursuits, and spread a lot of God’s love, joy and laughter around.
This summer, like many before, I will be cooking at a Christian camp where about 700 or more juniors and teens will be coming through in a 5 week time. It is hard, hot work, but worth it when lives are changed for the glory of God. I also will be working in the garden, but hope to squeeze a few moments in to read and relax (and indulge in some dark chocolate!)
Linda D. Fuhrman, I plan to READ MORE of Susan May Warrens Books, Books, & Books!!!! Thank you, @ Have a GREAT Summer!!!!!
Will enjoy visiting my daughter in another city this summer and she will be coming home to visit us, too. Also plan to paint the inside of our house and just chill this summer! Plan to read a lot!!
Preparing and directing VBS at my church, then spending time with my family. Hopefully working in time to read!
I am a home school mom- so I love the extra time summer allows me to read! yep, that’s what I’ll be doing
– and spending more fun time with my kids as simply “Mom” and not “teacher”!
I’ll be taking a road trip with my family to Washington DC! Kids are excited about visiting the Smithsonian.
For me Summer always means the beach & family. I have family who live at the coast you see.
I am a photographer, so this summer I will be going to lots of weddings
And hopefully, have some time to read, too!
Going to a wedding in Orlando, and hopefully the beach while down there. Visiting with both of my girls while there, we will all get to be together. ( One daughter lives down there and one lives up in Ga. near us. Swimming in the neighborhood pool with the grandboys and playing with them outside!! Love the summer!!
Planning a few camping trips, the big trip (Alaska Cruise) has already been taken. Lots of fun.
I’ll be gardening, hiking, and camping this summer.
I plan to spend as much time as possible with friends and family first. In addition, I plan to get my mind and home into an organized state of being, while taking the time in between to have many moments of relaxation while reading…reading…reading.
I plan to go to the beach.
Serving for a month in the great state of Alaska!
I will be “Fighting the Good Fight” thru numerous challenges looming on the horizon.
putting up veg out of my garden
Unfortunately, I work all summer, but we do have a week in the mountains of NC where I look forward to rocking on the porch and reading, of course!!!
I am a teacher and this is my first summer not working 12 months. I am going to hang with my 18 month old and my 4 year old, hopefully enjoying sunshine and definitely enjoying each other.
Hey Susie, besides anxiously awaiting your next book–?!
We will continue to help our kids with their moves-in Madison right now moving our oldest son-so fun!! Then our daughter to Denver in Aug., enjoy our baby son home for half the summer and his new g.f. hanging out with us too-they both are sold out Jesus kids and a total joy to be around!! And then! Our second son just got engaged!!!
Yep yep, getting closer to those grandbabies!!
Okay, Susie, that was a hairy story but you really did a great job with where you went with it-perfect and thanks!
What with constantly putting our kids on planes-the g.f.’s flight to Barcelona had a fire on the tamrac that they sat through and continued on in the same plane-yikes?! Thank God for the blood of Jesus that surrounds us at all times! And thank God that your plane landed safely!!!!
luvluv from your fellow Minnesotan down south of ya!
Will be having a great summer with my two boys, lots of time at the park and Grandma’s house!!
I will be traveling with my mom and uncle to South Africa. My uncle will be receiving is doctorate. Then, I’ll be taking a road trip from Chicago to Seattle visiting my grandma and other relatives along the way. My Kindle will get lots of use and new books would be a joy!
I am looking forward to having my great-niece come up to PA from LA to see how the Northeast does things! We will be traveling to CT for a family reunion where she will get to meet family she has never seen before; Gettysburg and the Amish Country of Lancaster in on the tour list. A day in NYC seemed a perfect way to show off the sights, have to visit the M&M store!!
Washington, DC will be another day where we will visit the Zoo among other things.
I am as giddy as a kid, thinking about all the fun things we can do!!
June 20th is our 20th anniversary…we’re going to Myrtle Beach to celebrate!
Thanks Susan!
I am currently in Disney! I will also be traveling to Northern Michigan (almost every summer), gardening, and having a great time with my family.
I wish I could take a big vacation, but all I have planned is lots of book reading and relaxing out in the sun.
I hope to go to Ogunquit Maine. It’s the most beautiful place to go and spend your time doing what ever you want. There is a little cove there called Perkin’s Cove were you can eat, shop & sight see without using your car. Just take the trolley or walk. It’s like Heaven on earth. I thank God for such a beautiful place to relax in. It would be a wonderful place to be the setting in a book. I hope that you can go and meet the friendliest people on earth there one day.nI hope that you have a wonderful summer too.
Taking our grandson, 14, with us on Alaskan Cruise in June. Girlfriend weekend in CT in July. Visit with family in AR & AL in August. Enjoy beautiful MN the rest of the time!
I’ve already spent a week at DisneyWorld. The rest of the summer will be spent working and taking a few long weekends to hit the waterpark.
Read as many books as possible before my husband and I have our first baby on June 30. And then be the best mommy for my little Kiaya Faye!
I will be completing my first internship! And then, of course, reading in my spare time.
Hi,
I’ll be going to take care of my youngest 4 dogs (they’re so big I call them elephants!) and 2 chinchillas while she and my granddaughter go to the Outer Banks for their vacation. (Lucky them!)
Sorry, that should say ‘youngest daughters”
My husband, our 7yr old son and I are going camping with my father.
This summer I’ll be doing a lot of reading and writing and relaxing before I become a college girl again.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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I’ll be working, volunteering at summer camp, reading, and hopefully painting and sewing this summer. =)
This summer I will be working and staying close to home. There is a national conference going on in my city instead of out of town – makes it nice to be able to be in my own bed every night.
This I summer I plan to finish up my own novel and work on publishing it. I also hope to spend more time reading now that school is out.
Susan,
I am leaving for Kenya in a couple weeks on a medical mission trip please cover the team and those we will be ministering to when He brings us to mind.
I will be praying for you and yours this summer as well.
I love the Team Hope Series. Have your publishers given you the green light to write the final book in the series. We would love to read it.
May we all be His servants,
Marilyn
I have no plans other than spending time with my grandbaby, which is very exciting, she is a blessing to our family,
I have no plans this summer…just reading and relaxing. I love the Deep Haven stories…I find it so easy to escape within the pages. I love the warmth and love in them.
Lots of exploring the surrounding area of my Las Vegas hometown planned for this summer through hikes and camping trips.
Part of my summer will be going on a mission trip with my 2 children. I just finished ma BA degree and will enjoy spending my free time with my family, church family and neighbors (Scott and Nancy)who are great people and friends of yours Susan.
I will be spending the summer close to home this year since I have a newborn.
I’m spending my summer working (I’m a nurse) but I was able to schedule some time off for a couple of vacation/volunteer opportunities! I’m headed to South Carolina to spend a week with my best friend and her family. And in July I’ll be volunteering for a week as a nurse at a summer camp! And of course I’ll hopefully be making a nice dent in my “to be read” pile!
Not a whole lot planned here but maybe a trip to visit relatives.
I plan on taking it easy this summer and really enjoying the time off from homeschooling. I plan on reading a few new books and reading more of the bible and just taking life one day at a time. Glad you and the others on your flight were safe. God Bless!
We are going to be remodeling part of our house and hopefully get some camping and fishing in!!
I will be taking summer classes, working, and going to church camp:) would love to win!
Working on our summer bucket list which includes lots of reading!!!
Sailing and while at anchor, delve into the MBT workbooks and apply what I learn to my current WIP “Deep Water.”
Getting new energy efficent windows, doing manual labor at church so we can move into an older facility, 1 week of preschool summer camp, working in my classroom, getting college daughter ready for Japan and GOING TO THE BEACH!!! (for a week!) Resting? Reading, always!
Just using the summer to figure out how my hubby retiring will change our lives… He taught school so we’re used to being together thru the summer… but come September… hmmmm… will he or won’t he survive?
I am spending my summer doing lots of reading!!! Our local library has an adult summer reading program, so I always join in on the fun:) My family and I also spend lots of time at our family farm ‘lake’ enjoying the sunshine. We swim, fish, lay out, chat, eat, play sand volleyball, etc. Great times!
Summer is family time…this year we have two family reunions, a wedding, four birthdays, an anniversary (ours) and two graduation Open Houses. It will be a busy, but fun-filled time and we all enjoy every minute of it. I squeeze in as much reading in between as I can and there is nothing better than a lazy summer day on the porch with a good book and a glass of sweet tea. Thank you for the entry and have a blessed evening.
I plan to spend most of my time reading my Kindle. Since I retired 12 years ago I spend hours a day reading.
When my one and only grandchild comes over while daddy goes to college summer classes I play with Emma Kate and have a ball. Am I dating myself?
Spending lots of time with my adorable new niece!
Reading, traveling, spending time with family, and looking for a job!
Spending time with my 2 wonderful children!
I just finished my first SMW book, Shadow of Your Smile. I have to find more. Looks like I tuned into the website just in time. (fingers crossed) This summer for me; working on the house, sewing, playing with grandchildren, and getting a new one, and … READING!!!
Picked up Heiress for free today and featured it on http://www.freekindledaily.com/
. Can’t wait to get into the Daughters of Fortune series!
Dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, parrots – who do you prefer? Or maybe what that exotic animals – snakes, crocodiles, lizards, monkeys?
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