Mackinac Island. It’s a magical place that allows you to step back in time from the moment you first step off the ferry. Authors Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson have teamed up for a tour of the island, now and then. Comment at each stop for a chance to win a copy of one of their books set on Mackinac Island. You’ll find the list of stops here. Share the tour on twitter, Facebook, pinterest and other places, and you’ll gain extra entries for the grand prize of a copy of each of their books and a 5 slice box of Murdick’s Fudge, straight from Mackinac Island. Just be sure to email Cara at cara@caraputman.com, so she can record your entries. The grand prize winner will be drawn August 27, 2012.
Cara Putman: A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island 
The draw that pulls my heroine Alanna to return to Mackinac Island is helping her parents keep their art studio open. Several shops on the island display art and photos created by local and regional authors. That served as the impetus for me to create the Painted Stone studio. The island is a place that inspires photos that show the blue sky reflected off the lake in contrast to the grass and quaint shops and Victorian homes. It’s hard not to shoot tons of photos under a cloudless sky.
The island has drawn artists and writers from its earliest days. There are several shops that highlight local artists. And the plaque pictured to the right is in memory of Constance Fenimore Woolson, an early American writer who loved the island. Is it any wonder we were drawn to the island as a setting for our stories?
A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island: Join attorney Alanna Stone as she returns home despite her determination to never set foot on Mackinac Island again. Once again in close proximity to Jonathan Covington, her first love, she vows to protect her privacy and her heart from the man who still makes her pulse race. But when her worst fears are realized and history repeats itself—landing her in the midst of a murder investigation—Jonathan may be her only hope. Will they be able to lay aside the past and let God heal their hearts, or will reconciliation come too late? Read the first chapter here.
Love Finds You on Mackinac Island: As the Gilded Age comes to a close, Elena Bissette’s family has lost most of its fortune. The Bissettes still own a home on fashionable Mackinac Island, and they spend summers there in hopes of introducing Elena to a wealthy suitor. Quickly tiring of the extravagant balls at the Grand Hotel, she spends her days walking along the island’s rugged coastline. There she meets Chase, a handsome laborer who invites her to watch the ships from an abandoned lighthouse. The two begin to meet there in secret, hoping to solve a mystery buried in the pages of a tattered diary. As Elena falls in love with Chase, her mother relentlessly contrives to introduce her to Chester Darrington, the island’s most eligible bachelor. Marriage to the elusive millionaire would solve the Bissettes’ financial woes, and Elena is torn between duty and love. Read the first chapter here
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Hi there! Stopping by from the blog tour 🙂 I have not been to Mackinac Island since I was a kid, but would love to go back – it was such a unique place that I think I would appreciate so much more as an adult 🙂
Thanks so much for hosting us, Rachel. Veronica. I think you’ve been just about everywhere!
Hi Rachel, stopping by from the blog tour and have learned lot about the island this week, hard to believe it is friday already, thanks for sharing, I am ready to read this book and explore the island.
Paula O(kyflo130@yahoo.com)
lovely giveaway thanks for chance to win
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I visited Mackinac Island at age 11, and would love to return through these wonderful books…
Karen Schulz
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Reading about the Island really makes a person want to go and explore the rich history and eat some fudge! 🙂
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I loved Mackanic Island when I was there 15 years ago. I would really love to visit again and see how much it has changed. I do remember how good the fudge was!! I can’t wait to read both of these books.
Blessings!
Judy
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Thanks so much for hosting us, Rachel, and thank all you ladies for joining us on this tour. It’s been such a fun week!
Mackinac Island sounds like an absolutely enchanting place. Since I’m not able to visit in person, I enjoy reading books set there. Both Melanie and Cara’s books are ones I’d like to read.
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The last day, am going to miss this blog about Mackinac Island. Can’t wait to read both books and visit there someday, soon I hope.
Hi, I am here! I would like to win Melanie’s book, as I have Cara’s! Thanks for inviting us. Kathleen
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Thanks to all who toured through all the stops. Really appreciate you doing that. 🙂
Nice picture and post.
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