Forgot one of the contest winners - my bad! The winner of the Kindle Touch from day 6 is: librarygrrl64, who, like me, shares a shuddering reaction to the 'Christmas Shoes' song. Congrats, librarygrrl64 - email me with your mailing address and I'll get your prize in the mail. Thank you again - and my apologies for not posting this earlier today! read more »
Time to announce the last two winners of the Hanukkah eight days of madness! Winner of the iPod Touch: Michaelene, who liked Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt most of all this past year. Please email me with your mailing address at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom and I will dispatch your prize! And the winner of the $100 gift certificate to the bookstore of his or her choosing is Rij, who says the best snack for reading time is salmiakki, aka salty licorice. This sounds VERY intriguing. Please email me with your bookstore of choice and your email address for gifty-type certificating. Thank you… read more »
It's the last day of Hanukkah, and the last day of our week of giveaways. WOO! Are you a little overwhelmed by the nonstop partay? I am! The final gift I have for you is an 8GB black iPod Touch, suitable for reading many, many things, like books! Yay books! To enter, just leave a comment and tell me the best book you read this year. Easy, huh? Just one book. Heh heh. If you're like me, this type of question makes your brain go all jittery. No, it does not have to have been published in 2011. It could… read more »
The madness continues! Today's Hanukkah gift is another $100 gift certificate to the bookstore of your choice! That ought to buy enough books to last you about a week, right? Maybe 10 days? Just leave a comment with a link or recipe for your favorite snack to eat while you're reading. My favorite cookie: Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies, one of the "Best of" from Martha Stewart Living Magazine. A bit more labor intensive than other cookie recipes, but I make them every year as a gift for Hubby, at his request. They are amazing with milk or tea, and a… read more »
The winner of the nook Touch is: Rosa E! Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom with your mailing address, Rosa, and congratulations! And the winner of the $100 bookstore gift certificate is: Cyclops8! Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom with your bookstore of choice, and congratulations to you! The festivities continue for two more days. Right now, you can enter to win a Kindle Touch. Happy Hanukkah everyone, and Happy Boxing Day! read more »
Sorry for the delay in today's Hanukkah giveaway! I totally thought this went live this morning but it didn't. My bad! Blame all the fried food I've been eating - makes me sleepy! Anyway, today's present for you from me is a chance to win a Kindle Touch! Yay! All you have to do is leave a comment with the one holiday song you are SO LOOKING FORWARD TO NOT HEARING ANYMORE. ETA: I goofed! I want to be clear: this contest is for a Kindle Touch 3G with Special Offers! I linked to the WiFi-only model, but it's the 3G/WiFi/Special… read more »
Merry Christmas Eve, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Traveling and Eating Day for Everyone! I hope you have time to read today. The Fourth Day of Hanukkah brings: NOOK! A nook Touch, all for you. Now, sometimes, I have heard, if you bring your nook into a local Barnes & Noble, coupons magically appear. So, tell me, which coupon would you MOST like to appear (feel free to Get Insane here, because it's not like BN's Coupon Development Team is going to take this seriously) on your nook, and you're entered to win. Usual disclaimers apply. I'm not being compensated for… read more »
The winner of the Sony Wifi, better known as The RC, is Aurora85! And the winners of a Harlequin Vintage Puzzle and a $50 gift card to the bookstore of the winner's choosing are: Peggy H HenoftheWoods Karen Congrats, folks! Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom with your mailing addresses, and, if you've won a gift card, the book store at which you'd like that nifty gifty credit! The madness continues, so Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas, y'all! read more »
Hey, look! Puzzles! Harlequin VINTAGE puzzles! How fun is that? I have a secret love of doing jigsaw puzzles. I rarely have the time to sit and do one, but once we get started I have the best time. So imagine my glee when Harlequin sent me a collection of their new Harlequin puzzles. See? Aren't they cute? Each one is 1000 pieces, and each features some awesome old-skool Harlequin art, like the covers for Where the Wolf Leads and Murder Man - and my fave, Message from a Corpse. So today we have THREE prizes. Three winners will get… read more »
It's Hanukkah! Eight crazy nights of dreams come true! And since I usually do gifting round here, let's get started! Want to win a Kindle FIRE? I has one. You can has it. Just leave a comment. Look! Eight Pieces of Information! 1. I am not being compensated for this giveaway. 2. Void where prohibited, and winner must be 18 years of age while driving a tractor, possibly. 3. I will ship internationally! However! I do not make! Any guarantees! About the Fire's Behavior! Once it leaves US Borders! 4. That was my supply of exclamation points for the week,… read more »
First, "The Latke Who Wouldn't Stop Screaming," by Lemony Snicket, is an awesome and hilarious book. You will enjoy, guilt free. Second, I've talked about the Spicy Sweet Potato Latke recipe on Twitter, and folks have been asking me for it, so rather than email it, I'll post it here. It's yummy. It's spicy. It's Hanukkah tonight, so grab some oil and fry things with glee. Happy Hanukkah y'all. read more »
Via Darlene Marshall comes this year's Maccabeats video. You might remember last year's awesome song, which went bonanza viral. This year the song is beautiful, and is paired with an effort to raise money and awareness of the need for bone marrow registry donors. Link! This song was originally recorded by Matisyahu. I am telling you, the Maccabeats are getting some use out of those toga costumes. This year, the Maccabeats are raising awareness and funds for the Judy Greenberg Memorial Miracle Match fund which will help process buccal cell sample donations for bone marrow matching. The video also features Mayim Bialik,… read more »
There are, I believe, at least 30 ways to spell "hanukkah," which is an English transliteration of a Hebrew word, so there's lots of room for creativity. Like JR Ward, we are very free with the extra Hs, too. Thus it can be hard to find Hanukkah-themed romances because you might not be sure how the person listing the book spelled Chanukkah. I've received a few email messages asking about Hanukkah themed romances - and have a small list of some Harlequin categories from way back when. read more »
Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, time to award the final prizes! Thanks to the power of the Random Integer generator, the winner of the Contemporary Romance selection for Night #7 isCindy Zangardi who posted on 12-07 at 06:59 AM. And the winner of the Sony 505, and the $50 gift card to eHarlequin’s bookstore is Katherine C. who posted at 12-08 03:18 PM . Congratulations! Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom with your mailing address and I’ll send out your prize! That’s all for the Hanukkah madness, but there’s other holidays coming, and more festivities to be had - if anything it’ll keep… read more »
Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, it’s time for the fun to end. Had enough? One more? Sure! One last giveaway as part of the festive merriment to celebrate reading, both paper and digital, I have a digital reader that’s rather awesome, but getting hard to find. All you have to do to win is leave a comment, and I’ll select a winner each day. These contests are open to international winners, and I will do my best to ship this week, provided people send me their addresses promptly. Standard disclaimers apply: I’m not being compensated for this giveaway. If anything, my gift… read more »
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