I have a really fun giveaway today, so set fire to your pants, it’s Blaze Trilogy time! This Valentine’s Day, Harlequin put together a trade-sized 3-in-1 of brand new Blaze romances: The Blaze Collection.
It includes three new novels: Her Sexy Valentine by Stephanie Bond, Play with Me by Leslie Kelly, and The Charmer by Kate Hoffmann.
Note: I’ve read Play With Me and liked it a lot – very light and quite hot. So winning a copy along with two other new books? Boo to the Yah with a side of Hells Yeah.
So I’ve got 10 copies to give away. Leave a comment here and tell me your favorite way to indulge yourself. I’ll pick ten winners at random. Nine will receive a copy of the book, and one lucky winner will receive the grand prize: a copy of the trilogy and a tin of chocolate covered Oreos decorated for Valentine’s Day*.
*Due to the fact that, scientifically speaking, chocolate melts, I have to restrict the chocolate prize to the US and Canada only. But if the winner chosen is outside the US or Canada, I’ll come up with something decadent that doesn’t melt. Promise.
Standard disclaimers: I’m not being compensated for this giveaway aside from the opportunity to type stuff on the internet. The review copy of Play With Me was sent to me by Leslie Kelly for my review usage and was not compensation for this giveaway. Neither was the pony she bought me. Wait, was I not supposed to mention that? His name is Sparkles II. Your milage may vary. Many bags look alike. Mind the gap. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.™
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A good romance novel, a bubble bath, some Ghirardelli chocolate, and a ice-cold glass of Coke. My perfect indulgence!
Indulge myself…I love to jet off to some tiny island with my non-verbal, but totally hot cabana boy and…Oh wait, that’s what my wealthy alter-ego loves to do. Me, I love to put on my fave slouchy clothes after a long, hot shower, settle back in my over-stuffed easy chair with a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream and a book.
Get together with my girl friends, some red wine, pajama pants, whatever comfort/junk food tickles our fancy, talk books, gossip, and laugh until our stomachs hurt, our cheeks cramp, and someone has wet their pants.
indulge myself? Sit at a nice coffee shop with comfortable chairs, have a latte, some kind of cheesecake or dessert and just read
Reading, with the accompanying activities of browsing through used bookstores, buying books and stealing time to read, has been an indulgence for most of my life.
At the moment (what with having a little more money to spend on books and the lower costs of buying from the Book Depository causing buildup of my TBR pile—causing me to have a TBR pile!), my greatest indulgence is buying ebooks from MBaM. Instant gratification and a little guilt at an unplanned read that does nothing to lower the slowly growing TBR pile…
I indulge myself by staying up really late reading a good romance novel and not have to worry about when I have to wake up the next day.
I love to get into my pj’s and watch TV. Preferably while eating some form of chocolate.
If I have the money, though, I do enjoy buying a few romances.
I love to read in bed, so wearing soft fuzzy socks and fleece pajamas are a must. When I run out of books, I burrow my butt in the couch and get comfortable with my TIVO and catch up on all my shows. There’s just so much power fast forwarding through commercials!
My favourite way to indulge is with chocolate, and lots of it. Even better in a hot spa (an indulgence because of the drought here – we’re supposed to take 4 minute showers so I’m pretty sure filling up a huge spa is technically bad!) with that special someone feeding me the chocolate 😉
Although I will “settle” for merely eating chocolate while I read a good book!
I indulge myself with something sugary and a favorite reread and get under the covers.
My favorite way to indulge myself is to buy tons of books, go home and read while eating chocolates or chips.
I like to put on a really cheesy romantic comedy and eat lots of junk food.
If I don’t have to be alone to indulge myself, then I’d say cuddling (or more!)
If it has to be something I do when I’m alone (by necessity or by choice) then it involves eating a favorite treat (chocolate and peanut butter ice cream? Reese’s cups?) while playing a computer game or reading a book I’ve been waiting for.
A good book and a deep bath – doesn’t get much better than that!
My favorite thing is a girls day out with a new hairdo, nails, pedicure and full body massage. Not that I get that very often!
One of my favorite ways to indulge myself is to read or reread any book by Anne Stuart while sitting by the firesplace, warming my hands, and stroking my reddish cat.
My favorite way to indulge myself is to get a hot cup of tea and a warm blanket (the house is old and drafty). I get comfortable on the couch with my book, preferably in my big, soft bathrobe and I have my cats on either side of me.
I ship the kids off to their grandma’s, send my husband to the camp and buy a ton of junk food and real Coke-not diet!
Then I settle down with a movie like The Princess Bride, a couple of really sexy books and zero guilt!
spamword is already77…I am not-although that doesn’t sound as old as it used too, lol!
Pjs, under the duvet, a mug of hot cocoa (with marshmallows, natch) and a scifi movie. Preferably one with a really hot guy (Think Sam Worthington… Avatar or T4, take your pick.) and lots of steamy moments, plenty of stuff blowing up and multitudes of shirtlessness.
Sleeping in late! Is there anything more indulgent than a sleepy stretch before hitting the snooze button and going back to sleep? No, there is not.
(Captcha is ago78: as in, I should have got up 78 minutes ago, but I’m still napping.)
An empty house.
A long, hot bath with apple juice, candles all about and Cocteau Twins playing, followed by an afternoon on the couch snuggled under a big wool blanket with a big ol’ stack of my TBRs- historical romance and fiction to the top of the stack!- and salt and vinegar crisps and tea to the ready.
And all this on a weekday afternoon, with the house to myself and the phone on voicemail..
P.S. Spamword: oh yes, I’m involved 97 per cent with this fantasy of honest-to-science free time and self indulgence!
My favorite indulgences are new books and naps…I work and have an 8 year old daughter…naps are a wonderful surprise…
I’m pretty low-maintenance all in all, but I I loves me the spa pedicure with the salt scrub and parrafin wax treatment. Smooth feet and pretty toes make me happy. Plus, it’s an hour to just sit, read, and relax.
I like to turn off my phone and bake sinful cakes while wearing a comfy punjabi suit and listening to Finntroll.
My favorite way of indulgence: Take a day off work (i hate mondays!!!), somar dark or orange flavored chocolate (weird choice, i know!), some pop corn and some historical romance books to read. Abs Delightful!!
Spamword: Oh ya! There is almost always 32 books min in my TBR! hwz that posible?!!
Seriously. It will be a day of doing nothing. No reading. No projects. No homework (I’m in graduate school). No meeting anyone for dinner or drinks. No pedicures or bubble baths. I find a way to do all that stuff anyway, which is probably why I’m always so busy. Just walking around town and maybe going to the movies. Something I love to do but rarely make enough time for. If I can remove everything from my plate for a whole day, I feel like I’m free and running naked in the streets (part good, part WEIRD).
My current indulgence is baking homemade bread. I love kneading the dough, it makes the house smell divine, and fresh bread spread with butter and jam is the best thing ever!!
Definitely playing hooky for a day- stay home, sleep in, have a nice hot bath and relax on the sofa with a romance novel… all day long.
I could use one of those about now, I think!
A massage, a spa pedi, a good book and Chocolate! What more could there be?
With two small children, I consider it an indulgence on the rare days when I get to sleep until noon, grab a long, hot shower, and then eat a leisurely lunch with no one demanding sippy cups or diaper changes, 🙂
I indulge myself with no-kids-allowed trips to the bookstore, a nice piece of NY style cheesecake, a good frozen coffee drink and some peace and quite for a little while. Maybe even a dinner out with my husband if the gods are smiling on me.
I indulge myself by heading off for a baby-free visit to my favorite unhealthy, carb-loaded fast food restaurant. I take along the fluffiest book I’m currently reading and just sit, and read, and savor.
If we’re talking out-and-out indulgence – send me to the spa for an afternoon where I can relax for a bit before getting a good hour massage then sit in the steam room after before taking a nice hot shower. After the shower, I’d like to curl up in front of a fire with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate.
Being seven months pregnant, my current indulgence would be to have the housework completely done, a comfortable recliner and a big fuzzy blanket to curl up in and take a nap.
My favorite indulgence/guilty pleasure is definitely consuming an entire box of pasta-roni all by myself. I know it’s complete junk for my body, but I can’t help myself! So delicious!
A hot steamy full fat mocha with whipped cream and two hours to browse a book store.
My absolutely favorite way to indulge myself is to go on a vacation with friends (leaving the children with my husband) We always have so much fun together even a long weekend can feel like a month. I went to Thailand Jan 8-17 and it was phenomenal.
Short of leaving the country, I like to have a glass (hell, half a bottle) of wine and curl up with a good book. Chocolate is optional 🙂
i mean, i can give you the fantasy, and i can give you the reality…fantasy would be sleeping in, eating pancakes, reading books, taking a bath, watching a movie, sleep.
reality, my most indulgent days are when i’m with the bf on a weekend, we sleep late, snuggle when we wake up, get up when we get too hungry, back into bed for snuggles and/or a nap, watch movies, repeat steps 3-5. it is awesome.
Really good Margaritas………..in a hot bath, with music. I pretend I have no children as well……..
Nothing soothes me quite like curling under my snuggliest blanket and watching MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge on tape (yes, they still have those!). I mean, how can you not be healed by watching a little man in a pith helmet ask, “Can you handle the shaaaaaft?”
their53 – their 53 what? TELL ME!
Like many, a hot shower, warm pj’s, a good book and a blanket and some form of chocolate. I like Lindt.