It wasn’t too long ago I was breaking the news that Catherine Ryan Hyde’s novel Second Hand Heart had been released for US eBook readers, but now she’s back with another offer for her readers. Direct from Catherine’s blog…

Most of you know my novel Second Hand Heart has just been released here in the U.S., in both ebook and paperback. And I’d like to make an offer to my U.S. readers, particularly those who have e-readers (such as the Nook or Kindle). I’d like to give you an electronic copy of the book in return for your word of mouth. If, and only if, you enjoy the book, I hope you’ll return the favor by spreading the word. Tell a few of your friends who read, review it on your blog, mention it to your book group…or…you tell me.

The reason I bring this to the attention of our readers is not so that we can pick up a copy (because you already know Leah and I loved the book), but so that you can have the opportunity to read Second Hand Heart. I know many of you are fans of Catherine’s writing, have your own review sites, and simply love to read wonderful women’s fiction and I didn’t want you to miss out on this fantastic opportunity. She’s holding the opportunity open until mid-September so I’d suggest to anyone who may be interested in reading Second Hand Heart who is also willing to spread the word about this wonderful book to run over to Catherine’s blog and let her know you’re interested. All it takes is a single comment and she’ll get right back to you. So run, take a chance on a great book and feel free to tell her I sent you!

And just in case you need a reminder, here’s the synopsis for Second Hand Heart by Catherine Ryan Hyde:

Vida is 19 and has never had much of a life. Struggling along with a life-threatening heart condition, her whole life has been one long preparation for death. But suddenly she is presented with a donor heart, and just in time. Now she gets to do something she never imagined she’d have to do: live.

Richard is a 36-year-old man who’s just lost his beloved wife, Lorrie, in a car accident. Still in shock and not even having begun the process of grieving, he is invited to the hospital to meet the young woman who received his wife’s donor heart.

Vida takes one look at Richard and feels she’s loved him all her life. And tells him so. Richard assumes she’s just a foolish young girl. And maybe she is. Or maybe there’s truth behind the theory of cellular memory, and maybe it really is possible for a heart to remember, at least for a time, on its own.

By bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde, SECOND HAND HEART is a story of love, of unexpected chances, and of inconceivable loss—of having to learn to live for the first time, and having to learn to live all over again.

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