Tonight at 9pm, the window below will go live and we'll be discussing Sandra Hyatt's Lessons in Seduction. I hope you'll join us, as it should be fun. Because Ms. Hyatt passed away last August, there won't be a Q&A portion, and I'll be ending the chat a bit earlier than normal. But during the chat I am aiming for mayhem, merriment, and a great discussion of this book, which I really enjoyed. I hope you … Continue reading Sizzling Book Club Chat: Sandra Hyatt’s Lessons in Seduction →
Karina Bliss contacted me to tell me that Sandra Hyatt's posthumous last novel for Harlequin Desire will be published this week, and that she and other authors were trying to promote it for her in her memory, and to bring forth the royalty fairy for her family. I'd read Hyatt's previous book and liked it a good bit so I grabbed a copy and read it this week. OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS. SERIOUSLY. This … Continue reading Sizzling Book Club Pick: Lessons in Seduction by Sandra Hyatt →
Time for some more RITA® Reader Challenge reviews, which readers have taken to like romance readers reading romance novels. (Obvious statements is obvious!) Today, we have a review for the RITA® nominated novella “Mistletoe Magic” by Sandra Hyatt in Under the Millionaire’s Mistletoe, plus the other novella in the book, “The Wrong Brother” by Maureen Child, both reviewed by Lindlee. The cover copy: Pucker up for two irresistible millionaires who are about to meet their … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: “Mistletoe Magic” by Sandra Hyatt →
Friendly reminder! The Sizzling Book Club Chat will be 22 December 2011 at 9:00 pm ET. We'll be discussing Sandra Hyatt's Lessons in Seduction, and I cannot wait to chat with you about it. There will also be seasonal merriment and mayhem, and I welcome any and all holiday libations. It'll be martini time for me as we raise a glass to Ms. Hyatt's memory. Need a handy button to put this on your calendar? … Continue reading Reminder: Book Club Chat 22 December! →
Book club selections, books on sale, and books with good reviews. It's like ROCKET SCIENCE HERE, PEOPLE! WOO! Darkfeverby Karen Marie Moning [Amazon | Kindle | BN & nook | Kobo | WORD Brooklyn ] The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn [Amazon | Kindle | BN & nook | Kobo | WORD Brooklyn ] Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas [Amazon | Kindle | BN & nook | Kobo | …
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Sounds like I'm giving away action lessons in seduction. HA! Not. I'm giving away five copies of Sandra Hyatt's Lessons in Seduction, this month's book club pick – and it's time to select the winners. Thanks to the magical random integer generator, the five winners are: Kathleen O'Donnell Shiny Anony Miss Kate Gomberg Abby Normal Please contact me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom with your choice of digital format or paper copy, and your email or mailing address … Continue reading Lessons in Seduction: Giveaway Winners →
by SB Sarah · Jul 2, 2011 at 4:21 am ·
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Winner: “Shifting Sea” by Virginia Kantra in Burning Up (Berkley Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor) Finalists: ▪ “Blame It on the Blizzard” by Jennifer Greene in Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Harlequin; Marsha Zinberg, editor) ▪ “A Dundee Christmas” by Brenda Novak in That Christmas Feeling (Harlequin Superromance; Paula Eykelhof, editor) ▪ “Friendly Fire” by Jill Shalvis in Born on the 4th of July (Harlequin Blaze; Brenda Chin, editor) ▪ “Love Me to Death” by Maggie Shayne … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Romance Novella →
A lot of people try to see all the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars ceremony- so let’s do that for the RITAs, shall we? I looked at the list of RITA® nominated books from the RWA and there were a lot of books I was curious about. I’m not going to be able to read every nominated book before the ceremony… but I can read one in each category – and I invite you … Continue reading The RITA Reading Challenge 2011 →