LUMBY'S BOUNTY: REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

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LUMBY'S BOUNTY
BY GAIL FRASER

ABOUT THE BOOK:

When a silly scheme commits Lumby to building a balloon for the regional festival it must host in twelve short weeks, the town's worthies take up the challenge, wreaking havoc along the way as test balloons suffer hilarious fates. But two foreigners who are visiting Saint Cross come to their rescue; Kai, a sincere young man who discovers his destiny is not in the priesthood, and his brother, Jamar, who brings his own brand of charismatic mischief to the scene and involves several locals in a wildly romantic real estate venture. As the festival approaches, the monks of Saint Cross Abbey, now nationally known for their good works, struggle to deal with the masses of devotees-and more than a few nutcases-flocking to take up residence on the monastery grounds. But in the end, the skies clear and The Bounty of Lumby, breathtaking in color and size, lifts off the ground and floats gently over Montis Inn.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

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REVIEW:

Gail Fraser’s LUMBY’S BOUNTY is the third book in the series about the wonderful and winsome people of Lumby, a small hamlet set in the Northwest. Characters from the first two books are prominent as well as newly introduced people to take on the latest main plot from the author. True to form, Fraser also has some enticing sub-plots that add interest and sometimes twists to the tale. The main story line follows the town preparing for a hot-air balloon festival that they somewhat were mislead into hosting. Wouldn’t that be an enjoyable event to be able to have all those gorgeous hot-air balloons and people come to town? For most towns, but in Lumby they were protective of their privacy and peace especially given the recent business they went through in THE LUMBY LINES and STEALING LUMBY, the first two books in the series.

Pam and Mark Walker are back and still working on completing renovations for the Montis Inn in the old fire damaged monastery. The monks are busy but having a difficult time adjusting to new found fame and all the people that want to come to their abbey which includes seekers. Most who come are there for some spiritual leadership, while others are interested in the abbey’s gourmet food shop. Meanwhile, Caroline Ross, whose grandma is the elder statesman in town, wants to develop the old abandoned train station to make it into a high class art museum. All this comes to a screeching halt when the town wins the bid to host the annual hot air balloon festival. How that happened can only be explained by a teenager who masquerades as the mayor. So Lumby not only has to prepare for the onslaught of people but now enter a balloon of their own in the festival.

The residents cooperate as best they can to prepare the town and Mark tries to build the balloon….with the operative word being “tries”. As luck would have it, when it doesn’t work out, they meet two brothers from Indonesia, Kai and Jamar, who are staying at the monastery. They have experience in flying as well as construction of these balloons and agree to help.

I still think with each book in the series, the stories get better and the people of Lumby a little more worldly. LUMBY’S BOUNTY has sub-plots but the reader is not inundated with an onslaught of new characters this time as the first two books did have quite a few. So far, I found this book to be my favorite as far as character development and plot sequencing. However, Lumby itself is still the star of the show as the town remains charming and the possibilities for stories seems endless. I would imagine that Gail Fraser could write a book about Lumby every year and still have it as fresh and as funny as the first! So let’s hope that she does!

GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO CAITLIN AND GOOD PEOPLE AT
FSB ASSOCIATES AND AUTHOR GAIL FRASER,
I HAVE THE ENTIRE SET OF THE FIRST
FOUR BOOKS TO GIVE AWAY. HERE IS WHAT
YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN THE SET...AND
POSSIBLY THE NEW BOOK WHEN IT COMES
OUT THIS SUMMER IN JULY!

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---INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
IN CASE YOU WIN!
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COUNT AS MORE THAN ONE!

HOW TO ENTER:
The last 3 days, and 1 more day tomorrow,
you will learn all about the four current
books in the series individually and be
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FIRST
You MUST GO AND ENTER HERE
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SECOND
You MUST ENTER EACH DAY for
the four books to be eligible for
the set. You only HAVE to enter
the "MANDATORY ENTRY" parts
but can gain more chances with
the bonus entry questions.

THE LUMBY LINES, the first
book, can be found here in case
you missed that one!

STEALING LUMBY, the second
book, can be found here in case
you missed that one!

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