Holy Roller give-away

Yes folks, it's time for the very first Blogging for Books give-away! And I am very excited to be able to share this one with you! Ok, here's the 'book jacket summary':

Julie Lyons was working as a crime reporter when she followed a hunch into the South Dallas ghetto. She wasn’t hunting drug dealers, but drug addicts who had been supernaturally healed of their addictions. Was there a church in the most violent part of the city that prayed for addicts and got results?
At The Body of Christ Assembly, a rundown church on an out-of-the-way street, Lyons found the story she was looking for. The minister welcomed criminals, prostitutes, and street people–anyone who needed God. He prayed for the sick, the addicted, and the demon-possessed, and people were supernaturally healed.
Lyons’s story landed on the front page of the Dallas Times Herald. But she got much more than just a great story, she found an unlikely spiritual home. Though the parishioners at The Body of Christ Assembly are black and Pentecostal, and Lyons is white and from a traditional church background, she embraced their spirituality–that of “the Holy Ghost and fire.”

In case you were wondering what I thought of the book, let me paint a picture for you. It's 11pm and you've finally just got your daughter to sleep in her crib after being up the past two nights sick with the stomach flu, you finish the last minute packing because you are scheduled to leave at 3am to start the 2,000 mile road trip back home and probably should take advantage of this precious sleeping time (all 4 hours), but instead you find yourself spending the next hour or so deeply engrossed in Holy Roller. True story. For some reason I was expecting something much different after reading the summary, and although it didn't quite go in the direction I thought it would, I still felt this book was a good read (obviously if I'm foolishly burning the midnight oil to do so). But then again I love to hear people's stories, and this truly ends up being a book about her story (her being Julie Lyons, the author). And she is a very interesting lady let me tell you. I found her spiritual journey to be very engaging, encouraging, and even a bit freeing. I'd also love to be a fly on the wall in her Dallas church! Well, are you ready to read it for yourself? Since this is the first giveaway, we'll start out easy, and to enter all you have to do is give me the name of a book that has been inspiring to you. Or if that's too hard, just give me your name. Seriously, just write something, even a few letters, or better yet symbols (Windings anyone?) You have until 12AM Friday, July 17th, as I will announce the lucky winner that day. So go forth and comment.

And now the fine print: To learn more or purchase this book at RandomHouse.com please visit here

And if you are interested in joining the Blogging for Books program, which I highly suggest (hello, free books!) here's that link.

Did I mention this is a brand new hardcover book I have to give away. So get commenting!