Free Portrait of a Girl Running Adiobook in Exchange for Honest Review!

So, I just received 25 complimentary Audible.com copies of PORTRAIT of a GIRL RUNNING audio books! I'm supposed to use them to start spreading the word about the audiobook release. So, if you would be interested in a free audiobook of GIRL RUNNING in exchange for an honest review, send your email address to bridget at jbchicoine dot com and I'll send you the code and instructions!

Here's what the story is about:

All Leila wants is to get through her senior year at her new high school on Long Island without drawing undue attention. Not that she has any big secret to protect, but her unconventional upbringing has made her very private. At seventeen, she realizes just how odd it was that two men raised her—one black, one white—and no mother. Not to mention they were blues musicians, always on the move. When her father died, he left her with a fear of foster care and a plan that would help her fall between the cracks of the system. Three teachers make that impossible—the handsome track coach, her math teacher from hell, and a jealous gym instructor.   Set against the backdrop of Long Island in the 1970s, Leila’s ability to run, along with her musical and artistic talents, places her in compromising situations. Accusations of misconduct and judicial hearings put Leila’s autonomy and even her dignity at risk, unless she learns to trust an unlikely ally. Portrait of a Girl Running is a story that sifts through the many ways we define friendship, family, romantic love, and even ethnicity.

Portrait of a Girl Running Audio Book Now Available!

Once again, my overall inactivity online is not necessarily an indication of what’s been going on behind the scenes. I’ve been tossing around some ideas for a third book in my Portrait series, and that’s not all … the bigger news is that Portrait of a Girl Running is now available as an audio book! You can find it on Audible.com where it’s free with a trial membership or can be purchased for $19.95. You can also download it via iTunes for a little cheaper. It is also up on Amazon.com. Carolyn Nicely narrates and does a stellar job! Go have a look, that is, a sample listen!

And just in case you didn't know it, Uncharted: Story for a Shipwright is also available as an audio book!

Uncharted AudioBook Available

This is an easy post to get me back into blogging. Uncharted: Story for a Shipwright is now available in an Audible Audio Edition! at Amazon.com

I've gotta say, it's the weirdest thing, hearing my story read by someone else--by a man, in fact! Just as it should be, but strange nonetheless. Funny how I've heard Sam's voice for so long and now it has come to life, even if he's not just the way it sounds in my head. I mean really, how could it be? Just the same, this is very exciting. Kevin Scollin does a fine narration.

Meanwhile, I've been very busy...I shall soon post pictures of my new office here in New Hampshire--very fitting as it is the setting for my new, nearly ready novel, Spilled Coffee.