I’ll be signing copies of Everything I Know About Love I Learned From Romance Novels at Posman Books in Grand Central Terminal Saturday 15 October from 4-6 pm! Want a calendar reminder? Sure, here, you can has one: You can RSVP at the Posman Books Facebook page. There will be wine and conversation and books. LOTS OF BOOKS. Stacey Agdern, known on Twitter as @nystacey, is coordinating the event, and she says you’re welcome to … Continue reading EIKAL Signing at Posman’s, October 15→
It's not a secret that I really like Sarah Morgan's books, and her latest is no exception to the happy sigh reading experience. Polly Prince works at the ad agency her father owns, but in reality, she runs the place because he tends to disappear for long periods of time, usually with a new girlfriend who is Polly's age. This time, dear old dad has run off with Damon Doukakis's sister, who used to be … Continue reading Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan→
by SB Sarah · Sep 25, 2011 at 4:42 pm ·
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Don’t forget: tomorrow at noon is the deadline to enter the Halfway to the Grave with Bonus Materials digital reader giveaway!! It’s like last call, only you have about a day and a half, so start drinking and thinking of your bonus materials, k?
Time again for the weekly bestseller list, culled from our affiliate reports. Sales are awesome, aren’t they? Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost [Amazon | Kobo | BN.com ] Conor’s Way by Laura Lee Guhrke [Kindle | BN ] Everything I Know about Love I Learned from Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell [Amazon | BN | Kobo | WORD Brooklyn] Sea Change by Darlene Marshall [Kindle | BN] Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep … Continue reading SBTB/DA Bestsellers: 13-20 September 2011→
Christine Merrill’s The Inconvenient Duchess is a free PDF download from TryHarlequin.com. This book was released in 2006, and has pretty high Amazon reviews from its release. Also in the TryHarlequin collection are three Spanish language novels—scroll all the way to the right to find them. But wait, there’s more! This weekend only, Fictionwise is offering 50% off all titles with coupon code 92311 092311 (SORRY!). There are two caveats: one, the coupon is not … Continue reading Ebooks Free and Discounted This Weekend→
Jessie is looking for books that feature heroes with white streaks in their hair: I’ve got a co-worker who’s getting married soon. Her fiancé has a white streak in his hair, and I told him that a lot of heroes in romance novels have white streaks. He got really excited and wants to give her a collection of them as a wedding gift. Now, when I said “a lot,” I was really only thinking of … Continue reading HaBO: Looking for Hair with White Streaks→
It’s time to thank the September advertisers – thank you! Muchas gracias! Toda rabbi! These are the lovely folks who fund hosting, posting, and general shenanigans, and without them, the site wouldn’t be as funky and definitely not as hot pink. Thank you for advertising with us, and thank you to everyone who has clicked on the ads, because you’re supporting advertisers who want to reach romance readers directly.
Tonight at 6pm I’ll be at the Baltimore Book Festival Ladies’ Night talking about Everything I Know About Love, I Learned from Romance Novels. This is awesomely exciting for three reasons: 1. There is Free Wine, y’all. Come drink with me. Me + wine + panel = good times! 2. Free admission! No charge, just come on down. Not that I can give you directions. I have no idea where I’m going. 3. Brand Spanky … Continue reading Baltimore Book Festival!→
Vivienne sent me this link, and it made me smile-cry. I think that’s the point. This is a video of a little girl in Brazil seeing her face for the first time after cleft palate surgery performed by Operation Smile. Link! Have a great weekend, with an unlimited number of things to smile about.
by SB Sarah · Sep 22, 2011 at 11:33 am ·
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It’s podcast time! This week we are talking about what I call “romangst:” angst romance at its finest and most emotional. Jane and I have an intense discussion of romangst and what makes it good & believable, from historicals to Harlequin Presents. We talk about whether the angsty character be healed, and if we can believe that someone who is that fucked up will have a happy ending as functioning or mostly functioning adult. Also: … Continue reading Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: September 22, 2011: Romangst→
