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The Girl He Used to Know Sweepstakes

We have an amazing sweepstakes for all of our lovely readers from the team at St. Martin’s Press! One thousand–yes, that’s 1,000–ARCs are being given away for The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves. Wow, right? Here’s the description: Annika (rhymes with Monica) Rose is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people’s behavior confusing, she’d rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of … Continue reading The Girl He Used to Know Sweepstakes

Links: Alphaholes, Women in Hollywood, the Love Shack, & Romance in Scifi!

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Welcome to Wednesday Links! As usual, here are some pretty cool things the Bitchery has found around the internet recently. Author Ilona Andrews recently wrote a blog post on the Alphahole trope in romance and it is spreading like wildfire! This construct has less to do with preconceived gender roles and more to do with the story arc. A hero or heroine’s journey must be a climb or a descent, otherwise the story has no … Continue reading Links: Alphaholes, Women in Hollywood, the Love Shack, & Romance in Scifi!