Princess for Hire Giveaway

After I found out that Lindsey Leavitt was finally able to schedule a book signing in town before she moved across the country, I knew I had to go. Yes, I know I went to her Huntsville signing but she was just so dang likable that when I mentioned on her facebook fan page that I kind of wanted to go, she said I should and how could I say no?

I was able to drag my mom and my mother-in-law along with me and when my mom asked if I had a book I told her I did but that I had already gotten it signed. Of course, you can't go to a book signing without getting a book signed, right? Right. So what was a girl to do..oh wait, yup, buy another copy to give away!

So I bring you another giveaway for Princess for Hire. All you have to do is fill out the form and wait until I announce the winner on Tuesday, June 1st.

Same rules apply as before: 48 hours to respond to my "winner winner, chicken dinner" e-mail or it will go to the next person, you must be a follower, winner will be picked through random.org, and the giveaway will end Monday, May 31st at 11:59 CST.

Princess for Hire - Lindsey Leavitt

After last week's book signing, I wanted to read Lindsey Leavitt's Princess for Hire as soon as possible. This was definitely a quick read but took me a while to finish because I didn't get much reading time in with all the chaos of last week.

Desi is a girl who feels like vapor. Her ex-best friend, Celeste, is bent on making her life miserable and what's worse, Desi's crush Hayden is dating Celeste.

After a bad day at work, Desi goes home and wishes for help and out of a bubble comes Meredith. Meredith is an agent for Facade, a princess substitute agency that allows princesses to take a break from their lives while their stand-in goes about their everyday routine.

Desi has longed for something like this and immediately signs up. She soon learns that royalty is not all it's cracked up to be and her heart leads her to make decisions while subbing that the agency is not too fond of. Will Desi be able to continue being a sub or will her desire for impact cause her to go back to her regular life feeling like vapor?

I thought this book was absolutely adorable! Yes, it was more for the younger side of YA readers but that didn't matter to me. This book was just fun and I think any girl who ever had a wish to be a princess when she was younger (or even now) will really enjoy it.

I really understood Desi's desire to make an impact. She wanted to make things better for the princesses she was subbing for and ended up doing for them, what they could never do for themselves. She also gained something for herself that she lacked in her normal life: confidence.

I can totally see this book becoming a Disney movie in the future and since they're the publishing company, I have faith that they would do it justice and I would watch it in a heartbeat.

This was a great debut novel from Lindsey and I cannot wait to read more from her. I see tons of success in her future, not only because she is talented but because she is such a sweet person and deserves it.

This was book #4 in the 2010 Debut Author's Challenge