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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC80" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1328e8e3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13395810.png" border=0 width="149" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Club Contest!"><U><B>BOOK CLUB CONTEST</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Club Contest!"><U><B>!</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blog and Photos"><U><B>Blog and Photos</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Novels"><U><B>My Novels</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stay in the Loop"><U><B>Stay in the Loop</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NEW! 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Go to the </B></I><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer Blowout"><U><I><B>SUMMER BLOWOUT</B></I></U></A><I><B> page to read more about it. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Don't forget to sign up for my </B></I><A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stay in the Loop"><U><I><B>newsletter</B></I></U></A><I><B> to stay in the loop...and I hope you'll come have some fun at one of my SUMMER BLOWOUT </B></I><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><I><B>events</B></I></U></A><I><B>.</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://dianedillonphotography.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://dianedillonphotography.com"><U>diane dillon photo</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lifes a Beach"><U><I><B>LIFE'S A BEACH</B></I></U></A><I><B> is now in paperback, complete with a book club guide, Q&A, and a teaser chapter of SUMMER BLOWOUT.</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Click on the arrow below to watch Life's a Beach for Book Clubs!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QaRFp0012UY"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QaRFp0012UY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> To watch the video at YouTube and post a comment, go to <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaRFp0012UY" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaRFp0012"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaRFp0012UY</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Click on the arrow below to see me read an excerpt from SUMMER BLOWOUT. </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NzNZlYeqhMs&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NzNZlYeqhMs&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>  </div> <bR> <div> To watch the video at YouTube and post a comment, go to <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzNZlYeqhMs" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzNZlYeqh"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzNZlYeqhMs </U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>If you're an aspiring writer, don't miss my new </B></I><A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aspiring Writers"><U><I><B>writing workshop videos!</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> “Claire Cook is back again with what surely will be this summer's biggest hit. Her fifth novel delivers not only a hilarious read, but also divulges tricks of the trade make-up secrets that every girl will love!  Without a doubt, SUMMER BLOWOUT is the perfect styling tool needed to give you that coveted summertime look.” - Fresh Fiction</div> <bR> <div> "You won't have to don your sunglasses for this sunny delight by the author of <I>Must Love Dogs</I>. Makeup artist Bella Shaughnessy has a thing for lipstick-with names like Catfight, Damaged and Revive-a family that gives new meaning to the expression blended (thanks to a half-sister who's dating Bella's ex-husband) and a ban on men (see half-sister). Which is too bad, because she's just met Sean Ryan, an entrepreneur with sparkling eyes and a proposal, business that is-or is it?-for Bella. As refreshing as an icy drink on a sultry day."                </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> -Family Circle</div> <bR> <div> “<I>Summer Blowout</I> is primed, like Cook's previous novel <I>Must Love Dogs</I>... to become a big-screen romantic comedy.”    </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> - Booklist</div> <bR> <div> "Claire Cook is one of our favorite authors.  We love her fun, goofy, big-hearted reads filled with comfortably, familiarly, mildly-flawed characters that most often pass for family. Summer Blowout is Claire Cook's best novel yet. From My Chihuahua Bites lipstick to Italian/Irish family 'staff meetings' to a dyed-and-highlighted incognito pooch, Summer Blowout is poised to blow OFF the shelves -- with the paperback Life's a Beach sailing right behind it!!" </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> - Jill Miner, Saturn Booksellers</div> <bR> <div> “Claire Cook has done it again - <I>Summer Blowout</I> is another great summer beach read that will make you laugh out loud darn near every page…There are many giggles and makeup tips in this breezy summer read - it's too fun to miss (especially the “combover intervention” - you just HAVE to read it).”                  - Jackie Blem, Tattered Cover Bookstore</div> <bR> <bR> <div> “Summer Blowout was a laugh-out-loud-in-public good time. Bella felt like a best friend, and she was just hilarious. A great all-around read, and it really makes me wish it was ALREADY summer.”</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  --Jenny Sweedler, Innisfree Bookshop</div> <bR> <bR> <div> "Book an appointment NOW for summer's hot read: SUMMER BLOWOUT by Claire Cook. Bad hair day? Bella Shaughnessey's repartee is the quick fix! Ask your bookseller to pencil you in for the laughs. Walk-ins welcome!" </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> - Peg Patten, Front Street Book Shop</div> <bR> <div> "<I>Summer Blowout</I> is vintage Claire Cook -- this funny and clever novel about a makeup artist beginning a new life is sure to be in beach bags this summer. Cook has a knack for turning the mundane into the unique, and her characters are eclectic and original." </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> --Kathleen McGonagle, Buttonwood Books & Toys, Cohasset, MA</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>This author site handmade with love by Claire Cook</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Questions? Comments? Suggestions?</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>send an email to claireATclairecook.com</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>