Hey, so do you all want some books? Like a box of books? Because we have quite a few we’d love to give to the Bitchery.
We have seventeen (17) boxes of books to giveaway! Yes, seven-freaking-teen boxes.
We can promise the books included are new, finished copies, unread, and printed on paper. We can also promise there will be at least five books, possibly more, in each box.
Each box will have a mix of subgenres. Genres include contemporary, historical, thrillers, and paranormal romance, too. While we hope the box you receive contains a subgenre or author you enjoy, we also have our fingers crossed that you’ll love trying something new. And as always, our mission statement is to share the love and share the romance.
To enter, tell us what book you loved this summer (or winter, depending on your hemisphere)!
Standard disclaimers apply: We are not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Must be over 18 and ready to read read read. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Boxes will contain books. We promise. Hope you’re ready! Entries will end around noon on Friday 30 August 2019, and winners will be announced and notified shortly afterward.
Good luck, everyone!
We’re ready to announce our winners! Thank you to all who commented and winners, keep an eye on your email.
Winner list:
- Ursula Schwaiger
- Erica H.
- Stacy
- SaraW
- Rhiannon Kaye
- Celia
- Kathy
- Jennifer
- Bagel
- Meredith
- Elizabeth Schroedle
- Mai Ka
- Chrissy
- Amanda B.
- Mary
- Karen Witkowski
- Mae
A couple of my favorites from this summer were Tomboy, by Avery Flynn, and Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor.
I’m a little behind the times on these, but I glommed through the Throne of Glass series. They’re fantasy with romance subplots, but wow I loved them!
I really loved the Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen. I feel like my summer isn’t complete until I read or reread at least one of her books.
My favorite read of the summer was Julie Garwood’s “Sizzle”.
I am listening to The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood (3 more hours) and I don’t want it to end. Great story with great writing and the audiobook has a full cast and is really well done. Definitely my best book of summer and I highly recommend.
My favorite read this summer was Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews. I read that, then had to re-read Magic Triumphs, and then realized that the next Hidden Legacy book is coming out soon, so had to re-read all those. A bit of an Ilona Andrews bender.
I just finished Shelly Laurenston’s “In a Badger Way”. It was just what I needed during these dark times.
I read Chuck Wendig’s Wanderers over the course of a couple days because I genuinely could not stop. I’d put it down and then an hour later I’d find myself picking it up again because my brain could not stop tugging my thoughts towards the story. The book was like an avalanche that starts with just a few sliding pieces and turns into a gigantic snowball of hurtling dread and wonder. It’s really good! It’s terrifying!
This summer I loved series addition books! I read Jessica Peterson’s new Charleston Heat addition, Southern Gentleman, and Lucy Score’s Gin Fling and Highball Rush. Non-romance yet still additionals in series’, I FINALLY read Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley, Telephone Line by Julie Mulhern, and An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber. It’s been a great summer!!!
I loved The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary & Stealing Mr. Right by Tamara Morgan. Both were surprises to me & I will probably reread both.
It’s a toss-up between Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and Middlegame by Seanan McGuire. I think McQuiston is going to be an auto-buy for me and Seanan McGuire has yet to write a book that I didn’t like.
I would say probably Protect the Prince by Jennifer Estep and A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone – or its follow-up, Feast of Sparks. I also finally got around to reading and loving A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev.
I just finished “Burnout” which was as great- I’d listened to the interview on the SB podcast and got pretty excited.
I also read “The Bird King” by G. Willow Wilson, and I’m doing a re-read of “The Bridal Quest” by Candace Camp. One of my favorite historicals.
I started listening to the Fated Mates podcast and got sucked in to Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series.
This summer was nuts, and I got so far behind on my read list. Now that things are calming down I have no idea what I read. Though I suppose it means that the ones I forgot wouldn’t count as my favorite.
I did finally read “Where the Crawdads Sing” it took over 6 months to get from the library. But I ended up reading it in a day (and half the night) so it was definitely worth the wait.
I also read Kristen Callihan’s Darkest London series. My favorite is still the first, but I really liked the series as a whole.
Read and loved The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare and enjoyed Outfox by Sandra Brown
This summer was nuts, and I got so far behind on my read list. Now that things are calming down I have no idea what I read. Though I suppose it means that the ones I forgot wouldn’t count as my favorite.
I did finally read “Where the Crawdads Sing” it took over 6 months to get from the library. But I ended up reading it in a day (and half the night) so it was definitely worth the wait.
I also read Kristen Callihan’s Darkest London series. My favorite is still the first, but I really liked the series as a whole. (I requested book 2 and my library bought the whole series. I learned that I could through one of your library posts, so thanks!)
I surprisingly loved Thirsty by Mia Hopkins
The Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) Starter Pack by R.J. Blain. It made me laugh out loud and not think too hard. Perfect way to relax this summer!
I read Sarah J. Maas for the first time this summer! I’m completely in love with the A Court of Thorns and Roses series.
I loved Protect the Prince by Jennifer Estep, love the plot and the characters are amazing!
It’s been a reading summer for me but my front runners so far have definitely been The Huntress by Kate Quinn & A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute (I literally read it all on my flight home from Tokyo!)
The new Danielle Hawkins (NZ author of rural romance). So so so good. Thankful that my mum had space in her suitcase to bring it from NZ to the UK for me.
I loved The Bride Test and Wicked Abyss! Finally all caught up on my IAD novels and ready for Munro :).
I five-starred Brazen and the Beast, and I don’t five-star many books.
I loved Hope for the Best and When Did You Last See Your Father by Jodi Taylor. So far they are my favorites this summer
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez! It was so good!
Currently reading, and flying through, Outlander. I watched the first two seasons when they were added to Netflix and couldn’t get enough.
I loved This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong!
I finally got around to reading ‘The Hating Game,’ and it just brought a smile to my face as well as being sexy. It was nice to read something that had a little bite but still gave me warm fuzzies since this summer has been rough.
Thanks to SBTB I was introduced to Courtney Milan and the Brothers Sinister series. I really liked, and was so impressed by, The Countess Conspiracy. The character development was so, so great. A heroine who was a STEM genius! Even better!
Fifth Season trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. I love discovering new authors. This trilogy was so good- it has a bit of everything although not sure I would classify it as a romance.. hmm, does it still count for this contest? 🙂
This winter (I’m an Aussie) I loved reading Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians. The setting, the romance, the humour! Everything I love in a book.
I binge-read the entire Maiden Lane series this summer, with my favorite being of course The Duke of Sin. So good!!!
“Red, White & Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston is my favorite of the summer!
I loved The Tight Swipe by Alisha Rai.
Kristan Higgin’s Life And Other Inconveniences and
Laura Lippman’s Lady in The Lake
It took a while to grow on me (the seeming age disparity creeped me out), but The Epic Crush of Genie Lo turned out to be dynamite
I just finished and lived “Swipe Right” by Alisha Rai
I really liked, “Evie Drake is Starting Over,” and the latest Lucy Parker. I ended up re-reading all the Lucy Parkers because they are so fun.