Enter To Win Lian Dolan’s ‘Helen Of Pasadena’!

Contest time again! Woohoo!!

This month I am reviewing Helen of Pasadena by Lian Dolan.

Helen Fairchild, is leading a privileged Pasadena existence: married to a pillar of the community; raising a water polo- playing son destined for the most select high school; volunteering her time on the most fashionable committees. It only bothers Helen a tiny bit that she has never quite fit in with the proper Pasadena crowd or finished that graduate degree in Classics or had that second baby. The rigid rules of society in Pasadena appeal to Helen, the daughter of Oregon “fiber artists,” even if she’ll never be on the inside.

And then along comes a freak accident, killing her philandering husband and leaving Helen broke, out of her “forever” house, and scrambling to salvage her once-rarefied existence. Enter Dr. Patrick O’Neill, noted archaeologist, excavator of Troy, and wearer of adorable nubby sweaters. A job as Dr. O’Neill’s research assistant is the lifeline Helen needs to re-invent herself professionally, personally, and romantically. Helen’s world widens to include a Hollywood star, a local gossip columnist, an old college nemesis, a high-powered Benefit Chair, an unforgiving admissions director, the best real estate agent in the biz, and, of course, the intriguing Patrick O’Neill. While uncovering secrets about Ancient Troy alongside her archaeologist, Helen discovers something much more: a new sense of self and a new love.

Sounds juicy, right? Guess you’ll have to come back tomorrow and read my review to find out.

Contest Guidelines for Helen of Pasadena, November Virtual Book Tour

To become eligible to win, all you have to do is ask a question or leave a comment on both days. One lucky reader who comments with their email address is put in a pot to win the book.

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A copy of Lian Dolan’s Helen of Pasadena will be awarded to one lucky person at the end of her month long virtual book tour.

A little bit about the author:

Lian Dolan is a mother, wife, sister, friend, daughter, novelist, writer, and talk show host. She writes and talks about her adventures in modern motherhood for her website, ChaosChronicles.com and her weekly podcast, The Chaos Chronicles…She is known for her humorous take on the day-to-day issues that face women everywhere. The Chaos Chronicles is currently being developed by Nickelodeon as a half-hour comedy.

Prior to The Chaos Chronicles, Lian spent a decade hosting Satellite Sisters, an award-winning talk show that she created with her four real sisters. Satellite Sisters has won 11 Gracie Allen Awards for Excellence in Women’s Media, including Talk Show of the Year in 2006. On air, Lian has interviewed everybody from Bill Clinton to Nora Roberts to Maya Angelou. Lian is the Executive Editor of the Satellite Sisters website.

In addition to her work on air, Lian is a writer and a weekly relationships columnist at Oprah.com…Her writing has been featured in many national magazines including regular columns in O, The Oprah Magazine and Working Mother Magazine.