We’ve got romances and we’d like to share them! What do you get if you win? A box full of books! And we have five boxes to give away! We can promise they are new, unread, and printed on paper. We can also promise there will be at least five books, possibly more, in the box. There may be a mix of formats and sub-genres, but most if not all will be romance or with … Continue reading New Year, New Books? A Grab Bag Giveaway →

Happy eighth night of Hanukkah, everyone! Turn the heat down, because all those candles will heat the room and light every corner. You can’t hide the latkes, either – it’s bright enough to do surgery. (Eating fried potatoes is certainly preferable, though.) Ready for our last night of giveaway? I hope so! Here we go! Today’s Hanukkah giveaway is: A kate spade Mulberry Street Lise bag in Antilles pebbled leather. “Antilles” is a lovely rosy … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part Eight →

Happy seventh night of Hanukkah, everyone! We’re almost to the finish line of eight straight days of giveaways. I hope you’ve been enjoying the mayhem and celebrations! Today’s giveaway is simple: reading and waiting. Waiting? Yes! Waiting for your nails to dry. I think, though polish dries somewhat quickly, you should sequester yourself to read for at least an hour after you’re done with your manicure. Right? Of course, yes! In this giveaway we have: … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part Seven →

It’s the sixth night of Hanukkah! The menorot have enough candles to qualify has a heating source, and there’s wrapping paper and gelt foil everywhere. Perfect time for more giveaways, right? Of course it is! Today, we have a special prize: a $50US gift certificate to The Ripped Bodice bookstore. Woo! And, Bea & Leah, aka My Favorite Koch Siblings, have generously offered up a Fitzwilliam Waffles 2018 Calendar, so you can track the daily … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part Six →

It’s the fifth night of Hanukkah tonight! And we have another giveaway to share with you. Like I said when we started, each night includes items for comfort, warmth, reading, maybe some writing, and also creating a welcoming reading space for yourself. Tonight we have something soft, something clever, and something for reading! First, a Kindle, Wi-Fi with Special Offers: Winner’s choice of black or white – woo hoo! Plus, a typewriter pillow! How cute … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part Five →

It’s time for the fourth night of Hanukkah, and our fourth giveaway! The fourth night is usually when I make more latkes, probably spicy sweet potato, and am thinking that toasting marshmallows over the menorot might make for an excellent dessert options. Today we have a collection of soft, warm, fuzzy, and squishy items to create your own reading space. Ready? We have a It’s Book O’Clock pillow, and that’s my favorite time of day, really. There … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part Four →

Earlier this year, I did a podcast with Sarah where I described making myself a self-care bag to help me get through my mom’s two surgeries and subsequent in-home care. I put things in my bag that were designed to give me comfort and help me break away mentally from the stress going on around me. The holidays are stressful for a lot of people, for a myriad of reasons, so I decided to assemble … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part Three →

Happy Hanukkah! It’s time for the second Hanukkah giveaway of our annual palooza-de-giveaways, which is a lot of fun to plan each year. Today’s giveaway is simple and easy, designed to help you read All the Things, especially if you’ve been perhaps looking to upgrade to a new device. Today: a Kindle Paperwhite! This is a Kindle Paperwhite with Wi-Fi connectivity and special offers. It’s got a 6″ glare-free screen, and it weighs about 7.6 … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part Two →

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah 2017 (or 5778) and it’s time for our annual eight days of giveaways and fun! This year, each day we’re going to be giving away items that we hope will give the lucky winner some joy and delight, comfort and solace, and of course, happy reading. It’s been A Year for many people, and I hope our annual Hanukkah celebration lifts the next eight days and nights for … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza, Part One →