It’s time for another Save the Contemporary campaign, with Dear Author, Smart Bitches, and prizes from Harlequin!
This time, we’re featuring two books – yes, two.
Some of the great contemporary stories are found in category romance, so we’ve picked two books that we both really loved:
Our contest takes its inspiration from Kathleen O’Reilly, who was explaining to Sarah what made category romance so great:
…a category novel will exactly fit the time it takes for me to run a hot tub of water until the water turns too cold to stand, which is the exact amount of peace I have until my family figures out where I’m hiding.
To encourage total indulgence, relaxation, and contemporary romance reading, Jane and Sarah have put together a multi-part contest with daily prizes this week only, plus a grand prize at the end.
First: at 9pm EST, 8pm CST, today (4 August) Jane and Sarah will select 10 winners from the comments to this entry on each of their sites. Those lucky winners will receive a copy of both Hot Under Pressure by Kathleen O’Reilly and The Magnate’s Make Believe Mistress by Bronwyn Jameson.
Second: every day this week at 9pm EST, two winners a day will be chosen from those who Twitter about the Save the Contemporary campaign (#stc) and from those who blog about or email the contest entry. To email, simply forward the details to a friend using the “Email This Page” link at Save the Contemporary.com , or email us at sbj.contests @ gmail.com with a link to your blog entry. The more times you forward the details of this giveaway, the greater chance you have of winning. For the Tweet campaign, use the “Share This” and twitter the contest link, along with whatever you want to say about contemporary category romances—but don’t forget the #stc tag!
We’ll pick one winner a day at 9pm EST/8pm CST from those who blog/email, and one from that day’s #stc tweets. Each daily winner will receive:
– a Harlequin vintage cover art bag
– a copy of each book
– a Lush Bath Bomb for use while reading the books
Finally, on Friday at 9pm EST, we’ll pick our grand prize winner from all who entered. The grand prize winner will receive a Harlequin cover art bag, a copy of each book, and the LUSH True Romance gift set, which includes massage bar, bath bombs and other treats.
Jane and Sarah are all about the True Romance, after all.
PLUS, for the duration of the Save the Contemporary campaign this week only, Harlequin’s digital team is offering an additional 15% off the eBooks at eHarlequin.com, for a total of 25% off the digital list price. The coupon code is BLOGSPECIAL, and you can use it at checkout for purchases storewide at eHarlequin.com.
Special huge thanks to Harlequin for the books and the bags and the coupon-y goodness!
To sum up, leave a comment here to win a copy of the books. Make the contest viral by either going to “savethecontemporary.com” to use the Email This Page / Share This or twittering the contest using #stc. Virality = more prizes! Help us spread the word about great romance by helping us save the contemporary.
What a perfect description of why category romances are such a perfect little bite. They’re the first romances I ever read—my friend Diana’s mother had a monthly subscription and oodles of them all over the house—and they still provide total comfort reading.
Have Contemporaries become endangered? Do I need to stock up now to avoid the rush when they run out? Because I’d be lost without my box of red covers next to the tub. It would be ruin and damnation.
Pick me! Pick me! Please.
I tend to drop books in the tub. My favorites are the ones with excessive water damage. Would love some more to maltreat!
Love O’Reilly’s books. Love contemporary books. Pick me!!
Comment. Take 10
1) Comment! Comment, comment, comment, comment.
2) Hrmm… ok, now I feel inclined to go join Twitter. Hee.
Great idea! I would love to be included.
Me, me, me=)
I wanna win!
Luvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net
Ooh, pick me! I love a good contemporary.
I WANT TO WIN SO BAD!!! I have entered every contest on here and I have not won yet. I ABSOLUTELY love contemporaries, so this rocks. PICK ME!!
Thanks! Here’s hoping!
Oooh, I love contemporary and don’t indulge enough! I’d love to win!
oh! me! please!
PS I don’t tweet but I changed my facebook status to promote 🙂
Oooh! Can haz free books please? Many, many thanks in advance from a semi-broke mom!
Gah! Comment!
(I always feel teh sad when I forget to enter for possible random winnings.)
I would love to win these books.
I’m jonesing hard enough for one of those swanky bags, I’d buy everything on the H/S rack at my local bookstore just to get one. Utter. Sex. Only it’s a tote.
Reading a “category novel” is as relaxing as having a margarita! Maybe more if you include a hot bath!
Great contest! Can’t wait to read both books.
Now, if only the pages were laminated.
So true about bath length corresponding to reading time! And seriously, when are Harlequin going to start selling those tote bags? I want me one of those!
I used to relax in the tub with a book all the time…but haven’t done so in years. What a great way to regain an old past-time!
I’ve definitely got some lust going on for this giveaway.
Great contest, count me in !!!!
Here’s me commenting. 🙂
When I read romance, it is usually Historicals (because there tend to be more of those.) Besides, the historicals tend to be thicker, and for a speed-reader like me, the longer they last the happier I am. 😉
I have read some brilliant Contemporaries, though. And certainly won’t mind reading more!
Oooh! Pick me!
What a great contest. I would love a chance to win these books. I love reading contemporaries.
I need to start picking up category romances when I go shopping- the free ebooks from Harlequin are getting me hooked!
(read99- i’ve read 99 books, but o’reilly ain’t one, unfortunately)
Products from Lush AND free books?
I’m in.
I don’t have a blog, don’t Twitter and I’m a Grade A lurker. But I’d love to have these books, so please add me to the mix. 🙂
*praying to the god of random*
I am so excited about a new Kathleen O’Reilly book! I could just squee! 🙂
OOooooo would love to win! *crosses fingers*
Okay, these books sound totally fun. *wants*
Count me in!
perhaps78,,,well perhaps
Yeah for the contemporary! I love this campaign. It introduced me to Erin McCarthy and Victoria Dahl, and it reignited my taste for contemporary romance. Recently I’ve been trying to appreciate category books again, figuring out where they fit in my schedule where my usual epic reading wouldn’t. Kathleen is absolutely right that they are perfect for short get-aways. They also fit better in my purse than heavier reading!
Ooh, free books? Count me in!
… I could use something good to soak with…
;^)