It’s time for another Save the Contemporary campaign, with Dear Author, Smart Bitches, and prizes from Harlequin!
This time, we’re featuring two books – yes, two.
Some of the great contemporary stories are found in category romance, so we’ve picked two books that we both really loved:
Our contest takes its inspiration from Kathleen O’Reilly, who was explaining to Sarah what made category romance so great:
…a category novel will exactly fit the time it takes for me to run a hot tub of water until the water turns too cold to stand, which is the exact amount of peace I have until my family figures out where I’m hiding.
To encourage total indulgence, relaxation, and contemporary romance reading, Jane and Sarah have put together a multi-part contest with daily prizes this week only, plus a grand prize at the end.
First: at 9pm EST, 8pm CST, today (4 August) Jane and Sarah will select 10 winners from the comments to this entry on each of their sites. Those lucky winners will receive a copy of both Hot Under Pressure by Kathleen O’Reilly and The Magnate’s Make Believe Mistress by Bronwyn Jameson.
Second: every day this week at 9pm EST, two winners a day will be chosen from those who Twitter about the Save the Contemporary campaign (#stc) and from those who blog about or email the contest entry. To email, simply forward the details to a friend using the “Email This Page” link at Save the Contemporary.com , or email us at sbj.contests @ gmail.com with a link to your blog entry. The more times you forward the details of this giveaway, the greater chance you have of winning. For the Tweet campaign, use the “Share This” and twitter the contest link, along with whatever you want to say about contemporary category romances—but don’t forget the #stc tag!
We’ll pick one winner a day at 9pm EST/8pm CST from those who blog/email, and one from that day’s #stc tweets. Each daily winner will receive:
– a Harlequin vintage cover art bag
– a copy of each book
– a Lush Bath Bomb for use while reading the books
Finally, on Friday at 9pm EST, we’ll pick our grand prize winner from all who entered. The grand prize winner will receive a Harlequin cover art bag, a copy of each book, and the LUSH True Romance gift set, which includes massage bar, bath bombs and other treats.
Jane and Sarah are all about the True Romance, after all.
PLUS, for the duration of the Save the Contemporary campaign this week only, Harlequin’s digital team is offering an additional 15% off the eBooks at eHarlequin.com, for a total of 25% off the digital list price. The coupon code is BLOGSPECIAL, and you can use it at checkout for purchases storewide at eHarlequin.com.
Special huge thanks to Harlequin for the books and the bags and the coupon-y goodness!
To sum up, leave a comment here to win a copy of the books. Make the contest viral by either going to “savethecontemporary.com” to use the Email This Page / Share This or twittering the contest using #stc. Virality = more prizes! Help us spread the word about great romance by helping us save the contemporary.
Please?
Thank you.
Definitely put my name in the hat for this one, please!
Love contests . .. love contemporaries, just wish I had a bigger budget for them.
*brandishing rifle over head* Save the contemporary!! *grin*
Cool Contest!
I would love to win!
A hot bubble bath, a hot romance….what more could you ask for.
O HAI!! I can haz contemporary romance! I loves contemporary romance!
Can foreign readers enter?
Loved Kathleen O’Reilly’s book Sex, Straight Up and would be happy to have another.
Definitely save the contemporary.
I just saw the retweet about Julie James, Victoria Dahl, and Kristan Higgins. Those are the first three authors that popped into my head, I love all of their contemporaries. And if I don’t win, I’ll buy both of these books anyway. I love me some good contemporary! But hot damn I want that Harlequin bag.
Please I need some free fab books! My husband is going to make me take out a loan for all the books I am buying. Plus my local library does not have these authors, for shame! I am making an adorable pouty face, which if I am not selected I will be forced to email you a picture of it. That would give you nightmares for weeks. Seriously I would really like a copy of these books, and if I am not selected I am sure you would find a worth home from them.
Have a great day!
ooh, was just looking at that O’reilly book but ended up passing over in favor of Jill Shalvis’s Storm Watch. I want to win! 🙂
I like O’Reilly, so hopefully the random integer selector will land on me!
Want. Very much.
Ohhhh, I loved the O’Sullivan stories that O’Rielly authored (was that last year?!?!?)
Does begging help? Puh-huh-lease.
oooh – me love some prizes!!
Long Live the Contemporary!!
Yay, Contemporary!! I’m in!
Sweet. I’ve been eyeing the Make-Believe Mistress 😀 Thanks Sarah, Jane and HQN!
This just sounds heavenly!
i buy almost all my contemporary & category romances at secondhand stores. is it weird that i love “old” contemporaries? the ones with nurse and school teacher heroines that were written before i was born and thus aren’t really MY contemporaries. i totally got into romance with HQN category books and have never looked back!
Awesome! I love these campaigns, even though I’ve never won, when I inevitably buy the book, I’m never disappointed!
Can I haz win?
What a fabulous contest. And, I agree… Save the contemporary, save the world.
Thanks for a great contest. I’d love copies of these!
love catorgory romance blaze is my fav then desire lol
please enter me
i just love contemp books!!!!!!!!!!
go giants
Such an exciting contest! It’s certainly livening up a boring day at the office!
And re: Hot Under Pressure – AM SO THERE! Who hasn’t had a heart set to stupid??
pick me pick me!
ya contemporary!
Save contemporary save my weekends!
password: love67——- aaaaaaaaaw!
Ooooh, count me in.
I’ve rarely attempted reading in the tub, perhaps because I usually want to be in and out as quick as possible, and then when I do settle down to relax… Well, I get worried I’ll drop my book in the water. xD
Pick me, random number generator!
-anin
Count me in, both these books sound awesome!
Well, it’s no Tycoon, but can’t wait to read about the Magnate!
Count me in! Since her last trilogy, I’ve been eagerly awaiting Kathleen O’Reilly’s next Blaze, and Jameson book sounds delightful, too.
I learned the hiding-in-the-bathtub trick from my MIL! Thanks for the contest!
Hadn’t read category romance for a long time until I saw some great reviews here. Now if you recommend, I read them.
Count me in.
I’d love to have the books – I like Harlequins.
I haven’t read category for a very long time. Years ago I used to be the type who would buy every book from my favorite lines. Maybe I need a healing! These two books could be the right medicine. Please add me to the contest!
JoAnn K. Prater
Yes please, I’d like free books!
Ten winners just from the comments…I like those odds. Sign me up.