The party continues today as we move closer to our 10th anniversary. Snow? What snow? We have MAYHEM!
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. And now – more fun!
Ready for more giveaway mayhem? Givea-hem? May-away? Whatever? It’s time for more!
Mr. DeSalvo and his pink gladiator style are ready on the right, so let’s get to the next pair of celebratory gift packs! I’d call them gift baskets but there’s no actual basket. Maybe the basket is imaginary.
Standard disclaimers apply: 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. Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear. Close cover before striking.
Here’s the first one – ready? Reading and tea! READING AND TEA! (And nipple. Just about every prize picture includes mantitty. Yes, that’s on purpose!)
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This giveaway features 2oz. of Fava Tea Company‘s Winterblend tea. Elyse’s favorite tea, this robust black tea has hints of orange, clove, pink peppercorn and pistachio. Subtlety spicy and delicious. Please note: This blend contains nuts.
Plus, the following books are included: A Fine Summer’s Day by Charles Todd, Wildalone by Krassi Zourkova, Beautiful Stranger, Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren, Linger by Lauren Jameson, Spellbound by Sylvia Day, a digital copy of Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn by Carrie Sessarego, Standoff by Sandra Brown, The Wedding Vow by Cara Connelly, When a Laird Takes a Lady by Rowan Keats, To Marry a Scottish Laired by Lynsay Sands, and three books by Laura Kaye – Hard as You Can, Hard to Come By, and Hard as It Gets. And ready for giveaway part deux? a Rafflecopter giveaway
Included in this giveaway are a Smart Bitches flask featuring The Ladies, a 1000 piece puzzle featuring classic Harlequin covers, a hardcover notebook featuring The Widow Gay by AA Marcus, a collection of Harlequin Notables matchbook notepads with vintage covers, a bottle of Posh Wash bath & shower gel in cherry blossom scent, a digital copy of Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn by Carrie Sessarego, a copy of Sweet Surprise by Candis Terry, a hardcover copy of Burned by Karen Marie Moning, and (drumroll please!) an Advanced Reader Copy of Eloisa James’ April 2015 book, Four Nights with a Duke.
Good luck with the giveaways – and get ready for more. We’re hosting two a day all week, leading up to our 10th anniversary on the 31st!
I read Think of England by KJ Charles on Sarah W’s recommendation, and now that’s my first recommendation. M/M historical, early 20th C with intrigue!
It depends on the preferred genre of the person I’m recommending books for. For contemporaries, I usually suggest Jennifer Crusie’s Welcome to Temptation or Bet Me, since they’re smart and laugh out loud funny. I usually recommend Laura Kinsale, Judith Ivory, or Lisa Kleypas for historicals and Meljean Brook for paranormals.
It really depends on who’s asking, but since I’m mostly dealing with people who for some reason don’t trust the quality of writing in romance books (silly, silly people), I mostly make suggestions based on author, not title. So my most-recommended list includes Courtney Milan, Laura Florand, Tessa Dare, and Tiffany Reisz, all of whom are consistently wonderful writers.
I tend to recommend Lori Foster even though some of her earlier books are kind of crazy. They are what brought me into the genre, so they have that place in my heart.
I usually recommend Smart Bitches, Trashy Books or another book site to those looking for a book to read. I figure that is where I find my reads so why not help someone else out plus they do better snark.
I’m always rereading Julia Quinn. I’m trying to get my friend to read Courtney Milan though…
My most recommended romance is Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer.
I am loving these, thank you so much!
Jayne Ann Krentz, in all her forms. I can typically find something that will appeal with her diverse backlist.
I always share Joanna Bourne’s spies or Lois McMaster Bujold’s Sharing Knife books. Or Eileen Wilks’ Lupi series. Or Georgette Heyer for regencies. Or La Nora for general all around easy to read contemporaries.
Nicky Charles’ books are the ones I recommend most often.
I often recommend Lord of Scoundrels, as many here do. But the author I’ve passed to other people most often has been Merideth Duran. Her books are always such perfect examples of following the genre format perfectly while elevating that format to the next level.
Christina Dodd’s series — either The Chosen Ones if someone is interested in paranormal or The Lost Hearts series if the person I’m recommending them to likes their romance more contemporary and realistic.
This question made me realize that I almost never recommend romances. I have one friend who reads romances, and we recommend back and forth depending on what we’re reading, but I’ve never recommended one to anyone else.
Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase. It’s funny and fun and the hero and heroine are both nice people.
The author I recommend the most is Julia Quinn, usually the Bridgertons. And depending on who the person is, I like to recommend the Maiden Lane series by Elizabeth Hoyt.
It changes, right now its anything by Grace Draven
Elizabeth Hoyt, I think. Extra efficient since she’s got both Regency *and* contemporary. And probably Grace Burrowes is the author I have most nagged my library to get, thanks to her 400 books.
I usually recommend Courtney Milan for historical. For contemporary, Cara McKenna, Charlotte Stein and Ruthie Knox.
For Contemporary I’d say Linda Howard’s Open Season. For Historical it would be Loretta Chase’s Lord of Scoundrels. For Paranormal Romance it would be Nalini Singh’s Slave to Sensation. I find these work well as gateway books for people who say I don’t normally read that genre… and I say try this one. Helps that I work at a bookstore 🙂
Ooh, probably Georgette Heyer!
I love recommending Shelly Laurenston for anyone looking for fun & funny PNR
Elizabeth Hoyt’s Georgians (much more raunchy than their Recency counterparts)& Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changelings … all recommendation bases pretty much covered 🙂
I usually recommend anything by Sherry Thomas, Cecilia Grant, and Courtney Milan for historical romance. Paranormal I recommend Meljean Brook and Nalini Singh. And lately the contemporary romance I’ve been recommending is Saving the CEO by Jenny Holiday.
Agnes and the Hitman…
I’ll recommend anything by Nalini Singh!
I can’t say just one book, but I usually go for Julia Quinn or Kate Noble 🙂
Prince Charming, Ransom, Saving Grace, or The Secret by Julie Garwood. I love her historicals!
Yeah goodies!!!!
Which romance do I recommend the most? Depends on the person, what they like to read, etc. but for general fun? Agnes and the Hitman. Still fabulous.
The romances I find myself recommending most often are Courtney Milan and Meljean Brook. Brook for people who’re into speculative fiction of some kind, Milan for people who might have trouble with demons or nanotech.
So, we have to use tweeter to be able to enter? That’s kinda annoying.
annnd I can’t believe I just said “tweeter”, wow, what kind of day am I having? “Twitter”!!
I recommend Courtney Milan’s Unlocked to all my friends curious about why I like romance. People are much more likely to try out a shorter story, and she packs a huge emotional punch in less than 100 pages.
I most often recommend books by Julia Quinn.
I recommend Judith McNaught’s Sequel series a lot.
I only recommend to people online and my recs tends to be geared toward their plot requests.
I would suggest any book by Kristan Higgins for a contemporary reader – her books are filled with romance, laughter, and nice character development – I love a romance book with laughs!
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. It’s a classic!
I always recommend Laura Florand’s books, in particular The Chocolate Kiss and The Chocolate Touch. And for someone who likes more erotic romance, I recommend Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun.
Wow, 10th anniversary! It’s hard to say who I always recommend…it depends on whom I’m talking to and what I’ve just read. For contemporary, I count Jill Shalvis and Kristen Higgins as go tos. Historical, Eloisa James, Courtney Milan, Grace Burrowes…