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The Smart Bitch Book: ARC Giveaway!
by SB Sarah | January 05, 2009 | Monday at 12:11 pm | 455 Comments
It’s January 5th, the shopping is done, the gifts are put away, and maybe you’re wearing that sweater someone gave you for the holidays. We’re all back at work, it’s probably cold, unless you’re in the southern hemisphere, and it’s a bit of a bummer.
Not anymore! Want to win an ARC copy of The Smart Bitch Book, also known as Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance Novels? Sure, why not! I’ve got 10 ARCs sitting in my room with me (I gaze upon them more frequently than is necessary, and I admit it) and I’d like to share them with you. International shipping is fine, because it’s all about sharing the lurrrrrrrve™.
Here’s the deal: leave a comment here, and I’ll pick 10 at random. If you win a copy, however, you agree to (a) read it, and (b) email me your review, reaction, or general impression. Squeeing is optional and not at all required. If you hate it, I wanna hear about it. ARC winner reviews will be posted as Guest Bitch Reviews in the soon-to-be-launched Smart Bich Book section of this here hot pink wonder palace.
Caveat blah blah: it’s an ARC. I know for a fact that Candy and I made big ass changes, because, well, we made big ass changes. Some of the illustrations are different, there’s additional material we inserted (sorry about that, production department!) and errors were spanked mightily. So keep that in mind - this is not the finished product.
However! It is, in our opinion, really freaking cool. So if you want one, you know what to do. Leave your comment, and I’ll pick winners in 24 hours. Ready, set, go.
Filed: Beyond Heaving Bosoms, Go Ahead, Win Some Shit
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Kate D said on 01.05.09 at 12:16 PM
!!!!!!!!!!
I would love to start the new semester off right with a Smart Bitches ARC! My bosom is heaving already from the excitement. Come on, luck be a lady tonight!
GrowlyCub said on 01.05.09 at 12:35 PM
Hey, how about awarding them to the first 10 responders? grin
I’d love to educate myself about heaving bosoms (and why is that not spelled as it is pronounced?)
ijinx said on 01.05.09 at 12:45 PM
Count me in! I’m the best review writer this side of the Atlantic (and Pacific).
Cat Marsters said on 01.05.09 at 12:54 PM
ARC me, baby. ARC me good.
(spamfilter: came26. As in, 26 times? Bury-me-in-a-Y-shaped-coffin? Yikes)
Jenyfer Matthews said on 01.05.09 at 01:15 PM
I have all my fingers and toes crossed and would happily review it on my own blog. Promise :)
rebyj said on 01.05.09 at 01:19 PM
I will give it all the squeeeeeee it deserves!!
Arc me too!!
ms bookjunkie said on 01.05.09 at 01:23 PM
ARC me any time, any place, any how!
Katherine said on 01.05.09 at 01:38 PM
I’ve always had a hankering to be a kind of copy editor…though I was always afraid that they’d give me a genre that I hate. I’d love to give this a go - to quote John Cleese as the Pope speaking to Eric Idle as Michaelangelo, “I may not know art, but I know what I like!”
December Quinn/Stacia Kane said on 01.05.09 at 01:39 PM
I’d love to give it a review. :) And I will be honest!
Wendy said on 01.05.09 at 01:40 PM
Huh. How do you pronounce bosom? I’m Australian and say it how it’s spelled. Bo like the first part of bog, Som like the sound of song but with more of an m…
Chloe said on 01.05.09 at 01:46 PM
I would love to be a reviewer! This book looks like so much fun :)
Diane said on 01.05.09 at 02:01 PM
Congratulations!
You had me at the cover. But seriously, her shoulder is looking a little dislocated.
El said on 01.05.09 at 02:10 PM
ARC would be the coolest!
jennifer echols said on 01.05.09 at 02:12 PM
Don’t listen to GrowlyCub—send one to the first 14 responders.
Emma said on 01.05.09 at 02:14 PM
Count me in please, I’d love to read this and right now april seems so far away.
aninsomniac said on 01.05.09 at 02:16 PM
Fingers crossed and knotted!
-anin
Leslee said on 01.05.09 at 02:17 PM
It would be so cool to check out your awesomeness before it is released in stores!
Flourish said on 01.05.09 at 02:32 PM
Count me in! I’d love to be one of the cool kids who gets a copy.
Cassie said on 01.05.09 at 02:46 PM
A copy would be loverlee. I am so excited at the thought I am coming out of lurkdom to comment for the first time evar.
distracted said on 01.05.09 at 02:47 PM
Oooo, pick me, pick me!
Tez Miller said on 01.05.09 at 02:48 PM
That you’re willing to ship internationally makes me adore you all the more. Thanks for everything, and have a lovely day! :-)
Sarah Frantz said on 01.05.09 at 02:56 PM
I’ve already got one! Heeheheheheheheheeee!!!!!!!!!!
Ashwinder said on 01.05.09 at 03:02 PM
I wantz it, precious. (Sorry, was recently re-watching LOTR over Christmas.)
Marg said on 01.05.09 at 03:12 PM
I would love to have an ARC!
Vera said on 01.05.09 at 03:13 PM
Wow, I always pick the best times to get my nose out of my study books and come up for air!
Congratulations on the books, by the way.
What is on my mind today?
Ronald Regan: Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
Voltaire : I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Baruch Spinoza: Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
shewhohashope said on 01.05.09 at 03:15 PM
I’m in.
Elyssa said on 01.05.09 at 03:18 PM
I would love an ARC of the book! I’m hoping I’ll get picked!
elianara said on 01.05.09 at 03:20 PM
Please, send me an ARC!
shewhohashope said on 01.05.09 at 03:24 PM
Why does the guy on the cover look like Adrian Pasdar? Not that I’m complaining.
And in an attempt to get some converstation going, why do Iranians get no love in sheikh romances? I’m no expert but the options for place of origin seem to be either a) Egypt/Maghreb, b) Peninsula, or c) Agrabah, by which I mean FakeArabistan, not specifically Faux Iraq, which I think Agrabah is meant to be.
Anyway: why no love for the Iranian stereotypes?
unfortunate_slip said on 01.05.09 at 03:27 PM
Ooh! Me me me me me meee!
Eva Lynn said on 01.05.09 at 03:30 PM
Oooh, me please! *attempts to exert will upon random number generator…*
Christina said on 01.05.09 at 03:34 PM
Sign me up, count me in, I’ll boogey down because that’s awesome!
Andieg said on 01.05.09 at 03:37 PM
Please, Ma’am(‘s) may I have an ARC? I promise I’d review the heck out of it!
Wendy A said on 01.05.09 at 03:46 PM
I cannot wait to read this book! I’ve been enjoying the SB site for about six months now and one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to stop being a lurker - what better way to start than to beg for an ARC?
Anika said on 01.05.09 at 03:49 PM
I’d love an ARC of the book!
Sami said on 01.05.09 at 03:51 PM
Yes Please!!
Betsy said on 01.05.09 at 03:54 PM
Yessss!!!!!!
Just a few hours ago I was complaining about how I’ll never survive until the actual release…
I WANT it, I NEED it, and other such sentiments.
Yay!
Spider said on 01.05.09 at 03:57 PM
woo! Count me in!
schwartzie said on 01.05.09 at 04:05 PM
I love to break the tedium of my master’s thesis by reading trashy books. This would be even better! I would greatly appreciate an ARC! :)
Lori S. said on 01.05.09 at 04:07 PM
Count me in! I’d love to read some bitchin’ goodness!
tudorpot said on 01.05.09 at 04:12 PM
Make my new year- let me win this! Looks like a super book- will buy in april no matter what.
Lys said on 01.05.09 at 04:13 PM
I’d love to read it, count me in.
Rae said on 01.05.09 at 04:14 PM
I can’t resist throwing my hat in the ring for this one.
into76 into what?
Chris said on 01.05.09 at 04:15 PM
I would love to win one. Heck, I’d even post a LibraryThing review.
PK said on 01.05.09 at 04:20 PM
Me, ME, Pick me!!!! I’m already half in lurrrrrrve with the SB book. Who wouldn’t be with that awesome cover?? The manliest of men with a scantily-clad hottie within his grasp, swooning from his hetero heat. I’ve gots to have it! Pleaasssseee!!!
katiebabs said on 01.05.09 at 04:21 PM
If you are brave enough to let me read it. *insert evil laugh*
G said on 01.05.09 at 04:28 PM
Love to exercise my reviewing muscles! Count me in.
Elizabeth Wadsworth said on 01.05.09 at 04:31 PM
Please add me to your list of Raiders of the New ARCS!
Elizabeth said on 01.05.09 at 04:34 PM
Comment! Also, am I the only one who thinks the gentleman on the cover looks a bit like Adrian Pasdar? Or, more accurately, Nathan Petrelli? Just me? Cool.
Barb Ferrer said on 01.05.09 at 04:35 PM
Yeah, yeah, I’ll buy many copies, but dammit, I want one NOW.
*ahem*
The Extra OddNari said on 01.05.09 at 04:39 PM
This is my third attempt at posting a comment here… hope this works.
Hope you SBs are having a great new year.
And how terrible is it that when I read the word “heaving”, I usually think of um.. retching?
Rinda said on 01.05.09 at 04:44 PM
Oh yeah, sign me up!
WendyC said on 01.05.09 at 04:44 PM
Since international shipping is in the books, count me in!
angelique said on 01.05.09 at 04:45 PM
Here’s to playing the ARC lottery!
thetechdiva said on 01.05.09 at 04:47 PM
Hey there!
I would just love to read and review your book before it hits the shelves!! Pick me, because not only will I read the free copy and write you a fair and honest reaction to it, but I will also make sure to buy copies for all of my friends.
Epee said on 01.05.09 at 04:50 PM
I’d love to check out a copy!
Maggie Robinson said on 01.05.09 at 04:52 PM
I’d love BHB, even if writing a review smacks of homework. And since my ver word is study41, I feel winning is fated…unless I’m meant to learn more about George HW Bush, in which case, shoot me now.
Lindsey said on 01.05.09 at 04:56 PM
The false copy I made for the videomo has been taunting me, so I would definitely be jazzed to have a real one.
Dolevalan said on 01.05.09 at 04:56 PM
I’d love to give it a read & review, especially as I’m relatively new to the genre. There’s no one I trust more than you guys to point me in the right direction!
andrea said on 01.05.09 at 04:58 PM
Coming out of the woodwork…
mirain said on 01.05.09 at 04:58 PM
Squee!
Um, I mean, uh, receviing an ARC would be most intellectually gratifying.
closetcrafter said on 01.05.09 at 04:58 PM
SQUEE!!! (A high pitched girlish noise). Every other week I check my pre-orders at Amazon.com and there you are, not available until APRIL. I keep checking the date thinking it will change. So… the thought that there are actual copies available for perusal is KRAZY.
I exist among a group of non-believers who think I am squandering precious brain cells, please let me be one who can assist in the support of a most beloved genre.
Eliza said on 01.05.09 at 05:01 PM
Ooh, this is fun. I hope I get picked!
CarolP said on 01.05.09 at 05:02 PM
Should I win, I’d happily slide this to the top of the to-be-read list in order to send back an opinion. :)
Corrine said on 01.05.09 at 05:03 PM
I would love a chance to get an ARC of this, and gladly will give you honest feedback on it.
cat said on 01.05.09 at 05:04 PM
The tingle started as the postman approached the door. She peeped shyly through the lace curtains, her heart pounding. Was this it? Was the ARC going to show its face? Could they finally sit down and exchange all that pent-up lust and misunderstanding that had been building up pressure these past months? Her mouth quivered, and she caught her breath in a desperate gasp as the postman slid, with smooth precision, his package into her box.
SamG said on 01.05.09 at 05:06 PM
I want one too. Please.
Sam
Sarabeth said on 01.05.09 at 05:07 PM
Nothing pithy to say, I’d just enjoy an ARC.
Anastasia said on 01.05.09 at 05:09 PM
Eek, I want to win a copy!
Marti said on 01.05.09 at 05:13 PM
I had no idea you guys were writing a book. I’d love to read it!!
isidri said on 01.05.09 at 05:13 PM
Me want ARC.
Bethany Hamilton said on 01.05.09 at 05:15 PM
I can’t wait to get my hands on this bok, you gals are so awesome :)
Megan said on 01.05.09 at 05:16 PM
Awesome! I’d love to be entered, too. :) Thanks!
Bethany Hamilton said on 01.05.09 at 05:16 PM
*cough* I meant “book”. Something about typing with a 6 month old on your lap…it leads to many typos.
Keri Ford said on 01.05.09 at 05:20 PM
Would love an ARC to give an opinion. My hubby says I’m a pro at throwing in my thoughts!
Chele said on 01.05.09 at 05:20 PM
I’d love to get my hands on a copy! (And would definitely give a review ... though sometimes the squees cannot be helped.)
joykenn said on 01.05.09 at 05:21 PM
Wow! I want me some Heaving Bosums—in a platonic way, of course. I bet it feels great to actually hold a copy in your hands after all the hard work it must have taken. LUV me some ARC.
Lisa said on 01.05.09 at 05:22 PM
Oh please do include me in the ARC draw, thank you!
KellyMaher said on 01.05.09 at 05:24 PM
Count me in! Even better, I can give you the added perspective of a librarian who specializes in reader’s advisory ;)
Mfred said on 01.05.09 at 05:28 PM
ME! me me me! pick me!
StacieH4 said on 01.05.09 at 05:30 PM
You bitches are so generous! Please add me to the “Me Wantz” list.
Ocy said on 01.05.09 at 05:32 PM
YES YES YES! I would bear Smart Bitch babies for the chance to get my paws on one of your ARCs!
Sweet Jane said on 01.05.09 at 05:33 PM
I could totally use a guide to romance novels! :D esp. from you Smart Bitches—has to be good!
ds said on 01.05.09 at 05:34 PM
I can has ARC?
Silver James said on 01.05.09 at 05:37 PM
MEEEEEEEEEEE! Oh. I mean SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I still have it on preorder and will keep that because how cool to have before and after?!?
Grace said on 01.05.09 at 05:41 PM
YES PLEASE
Kathryn said on 01.05.09 at 05:41 PM
I can’t wait to read this book! So many plots to snark, so little time…
Ruth said on 01.05.09 at 05:43 PM
Wheeeeeeeee! I can’t wait to get this book.
Darlene Marshall said on 01.05.09 at 05:45 PM
I’m not sure I can match the awesomeness of an SB review, but I’ll give it my best shot. Put me into the pot, please!
Jeaniene Frost said on 01.05.09 at 05:47 PM
Me! Me! I want to win one!
Amanda said on 01.05.09 at 05:48 PM
Oh, pick me! Pick me!
Jen Blackmore said on 01.05.09 at 05:48 PM
This looks awesome! Please put my name in the draw.
Sandra Schwab said on 01.05.09 at 05:50 PM
Oooooh!!!! I’d love one! And I’d totally quote you in my PhD thesis, too! :-)
Katie Dickson said on 01.05.09 at 05:52 PM
Oooh, me, too! Me, too! *waves frantically*
Theresa Meyers said on 01.05.09 at 05:54 PM
Congratulations, bitches! You are now published!
Jennifer C said on 01.05.09 at 05:57 PM
sign me up! I’ll totally take a chance to review the book early!
Babs said on 01.05.09 at 05:57 PM
I’ve ordered a copy from Amazon but I’d lurv an ARC!!!
Want want want want in a bad way.
How’s that for pleading?
Jane O said on 01.05.09 at 05:58 PM
I would love to get my hands on an arc.
Anna Maria Stjarnell said on 01.05.09 at 05:59 PM
Hi.
I think I can be honest and do a review if I win. So pretty please enter me to win. I’ll squee loudly if I do.
Tinkerbon said on 01.05.09 at 06:00 PM
Ohh! Pick me! Pick me!!! I’d *love* to give a fresh Canadian perspective!! ;p
— Bonz
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