{"id":787,"date":"2014-12-08T01:43:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T06:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=787"},"modified":"2015-01-23T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T19:09:18","slug":"contest-win-a-copy-of-suspicion-by-alexandra-monir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"Contest! Win a Copy of Suspicion by Alexandra Monir!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Isn’t it gorgeous? And we have a copy for YOU! all you have to do is comment on this post and one winner will get a free print copy of Suspicion! Contest goes until Friday 12\/12\/14 and the winner will be announced Saturday!<\/p>\n

Here’s our review<\/a> and below is the press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cIntensely dramatic, fast-paced, and twisty, Monir\u2019s mystery ticks every gothic suspense box. The combination of paranormal elements with a star-crossed romance between almost-royals should keep readers rapt.\u201d <\/span>\u2013 <\/b><\/span>Booklist<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA terrific read that will keep you looking out for Imogen as she goes through her trials and tribulations. And the ending\u2026WOW! The ending is a huge surprise that no reader should miss.\u201d \u2013 <\/b>Suspense <\/b><\/i>magazine<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cTake\u00a0<\/span>The Princess Diaries\u00a0<\/i><\/span>and add magic, murder and mystery, and you’ve got <\/span>Suspicion<\/i><\/span>. A delightful read!\u201d <\/span>\u2013Amy Plum, author of the international bestselling <\/b><\/span>Die for Me <\/b><\/i><\/span>series<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

“If Alfred Hitchcock had directed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Downton Abbey<\/i><\/span><\/span>, the result would have been this book. Alexandra Monir takes us on a gripping, nonstop thrill ride with just the right amount of supernatural and an ending that you definitely won\u2019t suspect. I devoured it in one sitting.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013Jessica Brody, bestselling author of the Unremembered trilogy<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alexandra Monir has captivated legions of fans with her YA time travel romances, <\/span><\/span>Timeless <\/i><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>Timekeeper<\/i><\/span><\/span>; critics have praised the books as <\/span><\/span>\u201cfun read[s] filled with romantic suspense and mystery\u201d (<\/span><\/span>USA Today)<\/i><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> \u201cmusic for your heart\u201d (<\/span><\/span>Justine<\/i><\/span><\/span>), and a \u201c<\/span><\/span>perfect blend of quality content, romance and heart-pounding adventure\u201d (<\/span><\/span>Savvy<\/i><\/span><\/span>).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, Monir offers a <\/span><\/span>modern-day, young adult twist on the classic gothic novel, <\/span><\/span>Rebecca,<\/i><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with <\/span><\/span>SUSPICION, <\/b><\/span><\/span>an enthralling supernatural thriller to be published by Delacorte Press in hardcover on December 9, 2014.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rockford Manor is a sprawling English country estate of nearly two hundred rooms, grand columns and towers, and acres of manicured gardens. For seventeen-year-old Imogen Rockford, it\u2019s her family\u2019s summer home since the 18<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span><\/sup> century \u2013 and the site of her childhood\u2019s greatest pain: her parents\u2019 death by a mysterious fire in the maze garden. After the tragedy, she was whisked away to New York by her guardians and in sorrow turned her back on her older cousin Lucia and her neighbor and childhood crush Sebastian Stanhope. But she\u2019s haunted by her father\u2019s last words: that there\u2019s something important hidden in the Maze, and she\u2019ll know when the time comes to find it. Then a letter arrives that forces Imogen to return to the manor and face both her aristocratic roots and a stirring supernatural power she can\u2019t control. She soon discovers that dark and long-buried secrets lurk behind Rockford\u2019s stunningly beautiful facade. Imogen herself is caught at the center of them\u2014as is her cousin Lucia, and Sebastian, the boy she never stopped loving.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by Monir\u2019s longtime passion for the gothic suspense novels of Daphne du Maurier, the psychological thriller films of Alfred Hitchcock, and the upstairs-downstairs world of <\/span><\/span>Downton Abbey, <\/i><\/span><\/span>SUSPICION <\/b><\/span><\/span>offers r<\/span><\/span>omantic suspense, sinister intrigue, and a shocking twist no one will see coming. And at the same time, it\u2019s a universal story of a young girl in the midst of all the changes that come with growing up, who is trying to find her place in the world and navigate loss, love and redemption.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alexandra Monir is an author and recording artist. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Suspicion<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> is her third novel published by Random House. Her debut was the popular time-travel romance, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Timeless<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, followed by the 2013 sequel, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Timekeeper<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Alexandra currently resides in Los Angeles, where she is at work on her next novel, while also blogging for <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Huffington Post<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> and composing an original musical. Her music can be found on iTunes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Visit her website at www.alexandramonir.com and follow @TimelessAlex on Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Isn’t it gorgeous? And we have a copy for YOU! all you have to do is comment on this post and one winner will get a free print copy of Suspicion! Contest goes until Friday 12\/12\/14 and the winner will be announced Saturday! Here’s our review and below is the press release. \u201cIntensely dramatic, fast-paced, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contests"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Eu9f-cH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":790,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions\/790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}