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 love Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. They are my go to books. However I have found Suzanne Enoch and may have another favorite in the making 🙂
There are two romance series that I tend to recommend most often: Lynsay Sands fantastic “vampire” books and Eloisa James Desperate Duchesses. I love the humor in both of them!
I usually recommend JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series, or KMM’s Fever series!
For romance novels, you can rarely go wrong with Nora Roberts or Julia Quinn!
New to the site. Going to look around more and bookmark you! Happy Anniversary 🙂
I don’t actively seek romance novels so I can’t recommend. However, if a friend puts one in my hands…I WILL READ IT. haha! They’re a great escape.
I usually recommend Jennifer Crusie’s Bet Me, unless the person I’m recommending a book to prefers historical novels, in which I’d recommend anything by Courtney Milan (Trade Me is in my TBR pile so maybe my romance recs are about to simplify) or Mr Impossible by Loretta Chase.
I always recommend Penny Reid because is she an excellent blend of romance, intelligence, and humor–rather like the Smart Bitches! Happy birthday!
Lord of Scoundrels. It always hooks new readers.
I recommend Courtney Milan’s romances first-off. Smartly written and swoon-worthy historical.
I am more likely to recommend authors because I never seem to be able to talk about just one book. Amongst my favorites are eloisa james, julia Quinn, & Johanna Lindsey.
Lately I’ve been recommending Bollywood Affair to everyone and have only had people tell me how much they are loving it!
I am a die hard Hannah Howell fan. I know that when I read her books, I am going to cry, laugh, get pissed and get a little flutter in my heart all from one book.
Paradise by Judith McNaught
Most often would be Eloisa James.
Yay giveaway!
Always recommending Julie Garwood’s “Saving Grace.”
I always recomend Julie Garwood, her books have the perfect blend of sweet, sultry, comedy and various degrees of suspense. 🙂
Courtney Milan and Theresa Romain are never bad. People who like paranormals sometimes like Sherrilyn Kenyon…she’s not what she used to be though.
Anything by Courtney Milan. LOVE HER!
My most-recommended romance novel is, indeed, Lord of Scoundrels. Followed by Stephanie Laurens for historicals and Victoria Dahl for contemporaries.
(Can I just go off-topic and say: A SMART BICHES FLASK?! PURE GENIUS!)
It depends. For those who don’t read romance, I tend to recommend early Nora Roberts (although I did love her newer The Witness). For those already reading romances, I recommend Laura Kaye, Julia Quinn or Jeanine Frost.
Depends on whom I’ recommending it to. Authors that make me laugh for everyone! Spouse gets Meljean Brook and Shelly Laurenston. Daughter one gets Amanda Quick and Laurenston. Daughter two gats Penny Reid and Laurenston. Coworkers get SEP, Julie James, Rachel Gibson and Laurenston. Aha! I guess the answer would be. . . Shelly Laurenston!
Not often…but when I do Susan Elizabeth Phillips or Lisa Kleypas.
I usually recommend “Bet Me,” although will recommend various historicals if somebody might be more interested in that.
So far, not many RL friends are into romance but I managed to convert a friend with the classic Outlander and Sarah McLean’s recent series, especially One Good Earl Deserves a Lover.
There’s no one romance I recommend most often, but I have my go-to authors: Grace Burrowes, Jennifer Crusie, Susanna Kearsley, Stephanie Perkins and Jill Mansell. There are others, of course, but these are the ones that I most often try to shove into readers’ hands.
Quite a few, but any Julia Quinn or Lisa Kleypas novel often gets recommended
Historical mostly. Always recommend Eloisa James and Julia Quinn love their books
For my paranormal lover friends I recommend Jennifer Ashley’s Shifters Unbound or J.R.Ward BDB Series. For my Historical lover friends, I recommend the classics first, Persuasion being my favorite.
I would recommend gone with the wind! I still read it at least once a year and love it.
So many to choose from but I love regency historicals and would recommend The Duke and I by Julia Quinn.
For beginners I usually recommend Jennifer Crusie, ease them into Nora Roberts, and sink ’em with Eloisa James.
Eloisa James is a weekend favorite! One can’t go wrong with Eloisa and a hot cup of tea!
I have different go-to recommendations based on what else people read… if I know people do fantasy, I’ll often try to get them to start with Ilona Andrews or Nalini Singh. I’ve also given the Sarina Bowen books to a few of my friends who usually read YA trying to age them up into more adult romance as well 🙂
I love historical romance! Recommend Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn & Eloisa James is among my favorites!
Really depends on what someone is looking for. Maybe Sabrina Jeffries, Lynsay Sands, Hope Ramsay, or Lisa Kleypas.
I do recommend Romance Novels to my friends and even people I meet at the book store. I live in a condo complex so I tell the women who live here and they love to read, about the Romance Novels. I even let some of them read the once I have. I have a collection of Romance Novels through the years. I even gave some PB ones to a nursing home for the patients to read. I love the giveaway and thanks for the chance Good luck to everyone.
I always recommend Desperate Duchesses series , and any Elizabeth Hoyt.
Taming Rafe by Suzanne Enoch.