TLC Blog Tour + GIVEAWAY for "Dining With Joy" by Rachel Hauck

**The publisher has graciously offered a copy of this wonderful book to one lucky winner. Please read through to the end of the post for instructions on the giveaway.**


Dining With Joy is book three in her Lowcountry Romance series. Book one is Sweet Caroline and book two is Love Starts with Elle. I have read and loved all three of them and Rachel has become one of my very favorite authors. I've read every one of her books and I'm always watching to see what she's working on to make sure I don't miss out on anything she might be writing!

I'm a little funny about the books I read. If I know it's something I want to read, like this book, I won't read the blurbs. I personally think that often the back of the book and the blurbs give away too much and I like to be surprised as I read a book. I don't want to know what's going to happen before I even read the book! So, I refused to read anything about this book beforehand. So I didn't even realize it was another book in this series with Caroline and Elle, and I was very pleasantly surprised to see familiar places and characters!

If you read my blog regularly you know I, in turn, do not want to spoil anything for you, so I will not give away plot details. This story is a modern day setting in small community setting where everyone knows everyone and knows everyone's business. Joy is still trying to fill her father's shoes and trying to deal with her past and trying to figure out her future. I love her character. She has a good heart, but she feels stuck and she doesn't know how to get out. I actually know what that feels like, and I have a feeling a lot of us probably do.

I VERY highly recommend this book to anyone. If you haven't read the first two books, don't worry, you won't be lost. But, I would still highly recommend all three books! They're worth it! Dining With Joy will capture you from the start and will keep you glued to the pages to see how it's going to turn out! I think you'll love Joy and her family and you'll be rooting for her. I can't wait to see what's next from Rachel! She also co-writes with Sara Evans and you might check those books out as well! The first book was The Sweet By and By, and the second book in that series is due out soon.


Book Summary:

Joy Ballard has a secret: she’s a cooking show host who can’t really cook.


When her South Carolina-based cooking show, Dining With Joy, is picked up by a major network, Joy Ballard’s world heats up like a lowcountry boil.

Joy needs help. Then she meets chef Luke Davis who moved to Beaufort after losing his Manhattan restaurant. A cook at the Frogmore Cafe, he’s paying debts and longing to regain his reputation in the elite foodie world.

Luke and Joy mix like oil and water…until Joy is exposed on national television. With her career and his reputation both under fire, they’ll have to work together to fix the mess. Is it possible that they can learn to feast on God’s love and dine with joy?


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Author Bio:

Rachel Hauck is the bestselling author and award winning of Sweet Caroline and Love Starts With Elle, and numerous other fiction titles.


She lives in sunny, though sometimes hurricane plagued, central Florida with her husband and their ornery pets.

Rachel earned a degree in Journalism form Ohio State University and is a huge Buckeyes football fan.

She is the past President of American Christian Fiction Writers and now sits on the board as an Advisor. Visit her blog and web site at http://www.rachelhauck.com/.

Connect with Rachel:  On her website, on Facebook, and on Twitter
**If you would like to enter for a chance to win Dining with Joy just leave a comment with an email address. you must leave an email address to be entered. I will leave comments open through 12/9 and will announce the winner on 12/10. You can read my contest rules here.**

This book was provided for review by Thomas Nelson Publshing.



Blessings,