This Saturday, January 31, 2015, Smart Bitches will be ten years old. Yay! We’ve been counting down each month looking back at some of the most popular pages in the site’s archives over the past year. Now it’s time to party!
So all this week, we’re celebrating with two giveaways each day – ten in all (see my elite math skills there? I double checked them, too) – until Saturday.
Over on the right, we have John DeSalvo and his hot pink gladiator outfit, because I have decreed that the 10th Anniversary for a Romance Blog must be decorated with hot pink gladiators. Or at least with a nipple. The traditional gift is now one DeSalvo nipple looking at you. Or me. Or both.
We have books, puzzles, crafty things, pretty things, sparkly things, drinky things – all the things! We’re giving away All the Things to celebrate.
Each giveaway will be open until 31 January 2015, and each prize pack is open to international residents where applicable by law. Must be over 18 to win. Void where prohibited.
Ready for the first pair?
This giveaway features 2 oz. of Cinnamon Plum loose tea from Fava Tea, a favorite of Elyse’s, who says, “This herbal tea lacks caffeine but the tart plum flavor and cinnamon will still perk you up.” Also included: paperback copies of Outlander, Voyager and Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon. Plus, copies of The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie, a digital copy of Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn by Carrie Sessarego, The Heartbreaker Prince by Kim Lawrence, Unbroken by Maisey Yates, Traitorous Attraction by CJ Miller, The Witch of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney, The Switch by Lynsay Sands, and Lady Windermere’s Lover by Miranda Neville. And here’s the second giveaway collection! a Rafflecopter giveaway
This giveaway features a MAC eyeshadow quad from the A Novel Romance collection, a pair of pierced French hook earrings, a set of Loretta Chase novels from Avon, including a signed copy of Lord of Scoundrels, a digital copy of Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn by Carrie Sessarego, a 1000 piece puzzle of classic Harlequin mystery covers, “Guilty Pleasure” bookmarks from Knock Knock, a tin of classic Harlequin romance cover postcards, and a hardcover notebook from the Harlequin Noteables collection featuring the cover form Barbary Moon.
Tomorrow brings two more – the mayhem continues all week! Thank you for celebrating with us!
Happy Anniversary! 10 years of awesome. Here’s to many more! Cheers!
I discovered romance as a genre and Loretta Chase thanks to SBTB! (Thanks for making this second giveaway one I could enter – I don’t do Twitter. One social media timesuck is enough, thanks.)
Congrats on ten years!
So many authors – Julia Quinn, Tessa Dare, Susanna Kearsley, Lauren Willig are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head!
Yes, Eloisa James, Lisa Kleypas, Elizabeth Hoyt….to name a few, all are now my absolute favorite. GIVE ME MORE!!!
I found so many through this site!
I have discovered so many authors here at SBTB! One of the first that I recall is when I started reading romance back in 2009 (a relative newbie, I know!) and you had a discussion/review of Lord of Scoundrels. I bought it and devoured it!
Have you discovered an author’s books here at SBTB? Which one?
Tessa Dare, and Courtney Milan to note two. Not to mention all the other one-off crazy-sauce books!
Happy Anniversary!!
I just started “Across a Wine-Dark Sea”!
Not as yet since I just started following. Happy anniversary!
Courtney Milan. I know I’d heard of her via other sources, but I finally picked her up because of you guys, and I have to ration my doses.
There have been a lot more, but that’s the one that sticks out.
Pretty sure the Bitchery led me to Loretta Chase.
I discovered a few: Ilona Andrews and Jeaniene Frost being the firsts that spring to mind 🙂
Shannon Stacey!
I’ve found SO MANY new authors here, but my favorites are Anne Bishop and Jenn Bennett.
Lord of Scoundrels. I (embarrassingly) hadn’t read it before!
Sarah Miorgan
I think I discovered Courtney Milan through SBTB. I bet there are more, but darned if I can recall them specifically right now!
Loretta Chase and Courtney Milan and basically everyone else!
Happy Anniversary! I’ve discovered so many great authors here over the years. One of my favorites is Joanna Bourne.
I don’t know if I can credit anything specific, I just usually wind up in tears reading reviews 🙂
Shannon Stacey I found through SBTB.
There have been plenty over the years, but the first that came to mind was Sherry Thomas.
I discovered Jill Shalvis, Patricia Briggs, Nalini Singh and so many more authors here!
Wow, 10 years! Congrats! SBTB showed me that there are many more romance books worth my reading time than 50SoG. So yay!
Sarah Mayberry and Courtney Milan are probably the two I remember best.
Happy 10th Anniversary! What an awesome milestone!! I’ve found lots of fabulous new authors from here including the fabulous Sarah Morgan!
SBTB introduced me to the awesome Tessa Dare and all her awesomeness!
I discovered so many treasures on your blog! But mainly I come here for the laughs, the Bitchery, the snark, the D and F reviews and the sense of belonging. Thank you so much for these amazing ten years!
I’ve been listening religiously to your podcast for the past year, so OF COURSE I’ve discovered new and fabulous authors. For starters, Rose Lerner and Courtney Milan, because their interviews were so good. And I didn’t know about Edith Layton until you mentioned her like one or two million times, so I got an old copy of Red Jack’s Daughter and I LOVED IT.
Too numerous to mention by name, actually, but the one that stands out is Loretta Chase. Because, yes, I’ve never read her before I found SBTB. So thank you, thank you, thank you!
I’m pretty sure SBTB introduced me to a whole lot of authors, but the newest discovery would be Theresa Romain.
So many – Sarah Morgan, Nalini Singh. Between Smart Bitches and Dear Author you’re basically responsible for my extending library and diminishing wallet.
“Have you discovered an author’s books here at SBTB? Which one?”
Rose Lerner was the best thing recommended to me this year! I heard about her on the podcast, and have been gobbling up her backlist ever since.
Actually, I read Lord of Scoundrels based on a review of it here
Have you discovered an author’s books here at SBTB? Which one?
I have discovered all the romance I’ve read through SBTB so I owe you a lot! But in particular the ones that stick out are Courtney Milan, Eloisa James, Jennifer Crusie, Loretta Chase and Lisa Kleypas.
I discovered Courtney Milan here. Thank you!
10 years?! Woot! Here’s to many many more years of awesome posts and of course great reading! 😀 I’ve discovered so many amazing authors because of SBTB that I couldn’t really list them but by far my favourite would be Julia Quinn whose witty and great characters I probably wouldn’t have tried without one of your reviews.
I discovered Tessa Dare thanks to SBTB! Absolutely love her!
Thanks so much and congrats on ten fabulous years!
I have discovered so many new books here at SB. Probably the ones for which I am most grateful are the books by Lois McMaster Bujold and the Liaden series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.