And the winner is...ME!!!!!

Waterfall

Lisa Bergren

Last night I received an email

from Katy, at Legacy of A Writer,

informing me that I had won this beautiful book!!!!

I am so excited and happy!!!!

The giveaway was posted on March 8th,

and included an interview with the author,

Lisa Bergren.

I found out about this through a new

blog I've discovered -- Christian Book Giveaways.

(Please see the button in the sidebar.)

I loved the interview with Lisa, and immediately

became a follower of Katy's blog,

after which I entered the giveaway.

The giveaway/interview page is HERE.

The winner was announced on this page.

I had not heard of this author before,

so it was the book's cover

that first caught -- and held -- my attention.

Then I read the interview,

and found my interest piqued by

Bergren's description of the sources of her inspiration,

and what she hopes to accomplish in

this new River of Time series, the first book of which is

Waterfall.

The next step was to find out more about the story.

When I did, I was immediately hooked!

This is a young adult, time-travel fantasy,

which is something that's definitely right up my alley!

The story is about two twin sisters, Gabi and Lia Bentarrini.

They spend every summer in Italy,

along with their parents,

who are well-known Etruscan scholars.

One hot, dusty, afternoon, at an archaeological site,

Gabi happens to place her hand

right on top of a handprint carved into an ancient tomb...

Suddenly, she finds herself in 14th-century Italy,

landing smack in the middle of a battle

between two rival families, the Castello Forelli

and the Paratore.

(Mama mia, those wonderful Italian names!)

Of course, there is a "knight in shining armor" involved....

His name is Marcello Forelli, and he takes Gabi back to his

father's castle.

Lia, who had also put her hand over a handprint,

has somehow become separated from her sister,

although she, too, ends up in medieval Italy.

It later turns out that she is being held by 

the cruel Lord Paratore.

Sounds just wonderful to me!   

This novel is also classified as

a Christian fantasy/romance, 

so this means

I'm in for a great,clean, fun read! 

Naturally, I will be getting the rest of the books

in this series!

The Amazon reviews are unanimously enthusiastic,

and I just can't wait for the book to arrive

so I can start getting swept away...

Of course, I do plan to finish Halo first!

(I'm really enjoying that book, by the way.)

For more information regarding Lisa and her books,

visit her website:

http://lisatawnbergren.com/

For more information specifically about Waterfall,

visit the Amazon page,

HERE.

A BIG THANK YOU TO KATY & LISA!!!!!!