We made it! It’s the eighth night of Hanukkah, the night when you can toast marshmallows over the menorahs, and the cat knows to stay the hell off the counter when the candles are lit.
It’s also time for one last giveaway!
Ready to see tonight’s prize?
Here we go!
The eighth Smart Bitches Hanukkah Party giveaway is: a $100 gift card to the bookstore of your choice.
WOO HOO!
You can buy a looooooot of books with that, right? We’re here to enable all the book shopping we can!
Ready to enter to win?
Just leave a comment below and tell us about a book you discovered here that you loved – any book! Hearing that recommendations worked is the best feeling and we’d love to know which books have been your favorite discoveries!
Standard disclaimers apply: I’m not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years of age and ready to read and relax. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Sun damage may occur if you don’t use sunscreen. Use sunscreen. Use only in a well-lit area so you can see all the words. Keep away from fire or flames unless it’s a menorah or two. Comments will close at or near 8am ET on Monday 14 December 2015 and winners will be announced shortly afterward.
Good luck, Happy Hanukkah, and thank you for being part of Smart Bitches!
ETA: We have a winner! Congratulations to Lynette!
Thank you to everyone who entered and celebrated with us. The community at SBTB is a truly marvelous group of humans, and I’m so pleased that you are part of it. Thank you and happy holidays to you!
oh wow great giveaway. Would have to be Kresley Cole. I had been debating reading her since some stranger at a Lori Foster’s get-together had recommended her and then something came through from here and I decided to buy the first book and I’ve been hooked ever since.
I discovered Lord of Scoundrels through this site!
Mistress of Pleasure by Delilah Marvelle
I discovered my very first romance ever here. I was thinking about trying one out and was googling around and wound up here looking at your reviews. I landed on Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase, and the rest was history 🙂
After Hours by Cara McKenna!
What haven’t I discovered here? my TBR pile is huge and picking one is difficult.
SO many books and authors (Morgan, Milan, Bujold) that I can’t even count. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought cover snark, book rant, HABO, daily deal, podcast, and review books. (And, yes, I totally bought Pregnesia during that big Harlequin sale, even though I have no idea when/if I’ll ever get around to reading it.)
But I have to give a very special shout out to Carrie S for her eclectic mix of reviews and commentaries. Such a great mix of classics, comics, cookbooks, design, movies and tv, and most especially the SF. Oh, and when I saw Horrorstor on sale recently, I snapped it up based on her review awhile back.
So thanks for ALL of the new discoveries and fun times.
Thanks for the great book recs. My favorite has been Shannon Stacey Kowalski series! Happy Hanukkah!
I discovered Kristen Ashley here, started with The Gamble. Love her!
You all gave me the gift of Pennyroyal Green when What I Did for a Duke was a book club pick. It is still my favorite of the series.
The Spindle Cove series by Tessa Dare. Thank goodness for that!!
I found “Bound with Passion” here … I love the idea that the heroine doesn’t have to choose either leg of the love triangle. My favorite book review of all time came from here as well. I wish I could remember the book title, but it was all about an inappropriate orgy with holiday coffee cups. While I wasn’t tempted to read the book, I did read the review out loud to other people, snickering the whole time. They were aghast, but I was highly amused, thanks to SBTB. So thanks for that.
Thanks to this site I have added many a book and author to my TBR pile. One most recent is Stephanie Tyler, which I am shocked I had never come across her before y’all brought her up and I am thankful for it.
My favorites that came from this site: Wallflowers series, Psy-Changling series, anything by Eloisa James, and now the Leigh family Texas series by Lorraine Heath. This site makes me swoon!
I discovered Kresley Cole thanks to this site, not sure if I’m grateful for that or not however (or at least my wallet isn’t grateful).
I wrote in looking for books about happy lawyers (as opposed to all those lawyers fleeing their soul sucking jobs and moving to a small town to become bakers) and Sarah recommended Julie James who is now my favorite romance author. I like to devour her books whole in a single sitting–thanks Sarah for the great recommendation!
Gabaldon and Courtney Milan. Wow. Thanks SBs!
Kilts and Kraken! It’s still mt favorite of The Gaslight Chronicles and I wouldn’t have discovered it without the Pink Palace of Bitchery.
I discovered two authors on this website: Sara Maclean and Tessa Dare.
Hmm. I don’t keep track of which books I find where (many here, most of the rest on Twitter), but I’m pretty sure this is where I heard about Katee Robert’s The Marriage Contract, which I really liked.
There’s not one book, but I discovered Karina Bliss here and enjoyed many of her books.
Laura Kinsale’s Flowers from the Storm, which re-introduced me to an author I loved and Susanna Kearsley’s The Winter Sea which introduced me to an author I now read faithfully and look forward to new books with great joy.
A book I’ve read and LOVED, LOVED, LOVED is The Windflower by Laura London. It was recommended here and it lived up to all the hype.
I heard about Jennifer Crusie on this site, and really enjoyed both Bet Me and Fast Women.
Just finished reading Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. Got interested in reading it after reading about it here – the dinner table scene when he hands her a roll to eat. Loved it. On the hunt for more Crusie. How did I miss her all these years???
The latest in a loooong list of books that I discovered here is The Far Traveler, Nancy Marie Brown. Love me some historical badass bitchery! Also Craving Flight.
You’ve introduced me to Midnight Action by Elle Kennedy and many authors including Tessa Dare, Jill Shalvis, Jodi Thomas and I know there’s even more.
So many…. way too many 😉 Enough that I am glad for the library!
I discovered Sarah Maclean and Theresa Romain through you, I’ve been hooked ever since. I get a lot of recommendations from the podcast.
Happy Hanukkah!
The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan. Although, I had to go back and read them in order, ’cause I’m OCD like that! So,really, I got three great reads out of 1 review! Thanks!
I discovered Courtney Milan’s The Duchess War from this site. It’s now one of my favorite books of all time! I have to say that I love how this site helps me find awesome romance books as well as other genres.
HILD, by Nicola Griffith. This book walks on water, heals the sick and blind, and folds laundry. And in its spare time, works with the deaf.
Seriously, I am really glad that Griffith is working on a sequel, because when it ended, I shrieked, “Moar?” and decided to send Ms. Griffith a pizza a week till she gave in and wrote another volume here. Fortunately, I was saved that expense.
It was well researched, heart-rending and brain-expanding, and I adored the title character even when I wanted to smack her one.
“The light of the world”–yes. That’s Hild.
More books than I can count, but two stick out. I discovered “Tinker” by Wen Spencer through a reader comment. Elves in Pittsburgh — what’s not to love? And not on this site, but close — I found Julie James through the DABWAHA tournament.
So many books! First one that comes to mind that I know for sure I heard of from here first is The Rosie Project. Loved it!
Happy Hanukah!
Natural Law by Joey Hill, Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale, and Unraveled by Courtney Milan are my top favorites that I’ve found via this site.
I credit SBTB with introducing me to Nalini Singh. And, along with almost every other commenter here today, Lord of Scoundrels!
So many books… ‘9 Rules to Break when Romancing a Rake’ is one favorite.
I have read a LOT of books that were recommended here. But I can safely say that I would never have discovered Tiffany Reisz’s Original Sinners series were it not for the Bitchery’s review of The Siren. It took me a few chapters to get into it, but once I was done, I went out and *purchased* the other three books in the series, sight unread, because I didn’t want to stop reading about Nora and Soren and Wesley and Kingsley.
Just ONE? I have found so many books I have loved because I come to this site every day. I’ll go with Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe. First, it was a WONDERFUL read and second it hooked me on a writer who has never failed to deliver an honest, emotional, romantic read. Thank you bitches, you never fail me.
I used to read almost exclusively historical romance, with the one exception of SEP. When I was looking to branch out more into contemporaries, I discovered Julie James from your DABWAHA awards and am so glad I did. Thanks for the rec and for everything you do, Smart Bitches! Happy Hanukkah!