I have this theory that if an author starts his/her career writing romance novels, he/she will be housed in the romance section for the rest of their literary lives. The possible exceptions to this are Sandra Brown and Danielle Steel, and I think that’s because they’re so successful, that they can just hire a team of brownies to go to every brick and mortar retailer in the world and re-shelve their books where they want. … Continue reading The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane →
by SB Sarah · Oct 18, 2012 at 4:28 pm ·
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Time to pick the winner in the Andrea Kane backlist giveaway. These are some seriously fun historical romances, judging by the descriptions, and so many of you want to read the ones I'm curious about, too. So, with no further ado, here's our winner, via the Random Integer Generator, which is never wrong: #175: Kelly! Congratulations, Kelly! Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom with your contact info (your email address, specifically) and we'll get your pile o'digital … Continue reading Andrea Kane’s Historical Backlist: the Winner! →
Last week I received an email from Open Road Publishing telling me that Andrea Kane had published her historical romance backlist and that a whole pile of books were now available. The problem: I had never read Andrea Kane. I mean, it's not like that's a hard problem, since I can go read one of her books, but there's fourteen of them. So I asked on Twitter if anyone had read Andrea Kane's historicals, and … Continue reading Andrea Kane’s Historical Backlist: A Giveaway →
George Carlin Reads to You is the Audible audiobook of the day, and if you like comedy and like the late George Carlin, this is 7+ hours of Carlin reading to you from some of his books, for $2.95. There is a 95% chance that on a future walk with my dogs, I'll be bent over laughing until tears drip off my chin. If one George Carlin audio is funny, then two are funnier and … Continue reading Books on Sale: George Carlin Wants to Read to You, Plus Suspense, Paranormal and Free Hot Nerds →
Historical romances on sale! Perfect for cold weather reading… or hot weather reading, if you're in the southern hemisphere. The Perils of Pleasure is book 1 in the Pennyroyal Green series, which I love a LOT. It's currently $1.99, and book #4, below, is also on sale. I wait for each to go on sale and collect the mall, like Beanie Babies or Garbage Pail Kids only MUCH MUCH BETTER (and more valuable) (to me, anyway). … Continue reading Books on Sale: Historical Romance →
Ah, “Cyber Monday,” where I'm baffled by the omnipresence of the word “cyber,” and there are things on sale. Let's have a look, shall we? First: today, the Kindle Fire is $129, or $30 off, when you code “FIREDEAL” at checkout. Limit one per customer. The deal is good for today only. … Second, this probably has nothing to do with Cyber Monday, I don't think, but Kensington has dropped the price on Theresa Romain's … Continue reading Cyber Monday! →
by SB Sarah · Oct 18, 2012 at 8:35 am ·
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I remind you of things! And have a new thing to tell you about! And that's my daily allotment of exclamation points. I used them up early, wow. Reminder the first: last call to enter the Andrea Kane Digital Backlist giveway! Don't comment here- comment over there to enter to win 14 historical romances that sound like a heaping pile of fun. CROSS DRESSING. Oh, the weakness I have for ridiculous heroine cross dressing. The minute … Continue reading Two Reminders and One New Thing →
Hooray for Shayera! She hath correctly guessed that our Lonely Heart was Eric Bromleigh, Earl of Farrington (hey – is “Eric” an historically accurate name for an earl?) from Andrea Kane’s “Yuletide Treasure” in the anthology A Gift of Love. Kneel, Shayera, and receive your new Smart Bitch Title®! Well done!
