Jun 13 2011
UPDATED WITH WINNERS: You tweeted, you emailed, you tweeted some more, and some of you won copies of the book – and you helped us spread the word. Really, that’s what this campaign is about: helping us promote a contemporary romance we thought was truly, truly awesome. Thank you for helping us out with that(…)
Aug 3 2010
Did you know that straight contemps are still a hard sell? It’s true. And while contemporary sales are up, we aren’t backing down from our support. Sarah and I are back to celebrate the contemporary romance with a recommendation and a contest for you readers. We don’t pick a book every month so that when we(…)
Aug 7 2009
Thanks to Harlequin, we have extended coupon shopping opportunity! Now until 31 August 2009 use Coupon Code BLOGSPECIAL for an additional 15% off. It’s not just for Save the Contemporary – it’s all month long. Thanks Harlequin! It’s shopping time! ***** Time to announce the Save the Contemporary winners! Our blog/email winner, who will receive(…)
Aug 7 2009
Only a few more hours until our Save the Contemporary campaign ends for this month. First up, with this promotion, thanks to Harlequin EVERYONE wins a hoppin’ big discount! For the duration of the Save the Contemporary campaign this week only, Harlequin’s digital team is offering an additional 15% off the eBooks at eHarlequin.com, for(…)
Aug 6 2009
Our daily winner for Part 2: Christine Flynna via Twitter Caffey via email/blog (she sent many an email recommending the post and contest) Tomorrow on Friday at 9pm EST, we’ll pick our grand prize winner from all who entered, and the grand prize winner will receive a Harlequin cover art bag, a copy of each(…)
Aug 5 2009
Our daily winner for Part 2: Janoda via Twitter Moth via email/blog (she sent many an email recommending the post and contest) Part two of our Save the Contemporary contest keeps on chugging though and YOU CAN STILL WIN: Every day this week at 9pm EST, two winners a day will be chosen from those(…)
Aug 4 2009
Part one of our Save the Contemporary contest is completed. The following winners will receive a copy of each of the winning books, Hot Under Pressure by Kathleen O’Reilly (review by SB Sarah) and The Magnate’s Make Believe Mistress by Bronwyn Jameson (review by Jane): Kat Camilla Sally SandyW Ros Jenny Kim Keira Meghan B(…)
Aug 4 2009
It’s time for another Save the Contemporary campaign, with Dear Author, Smart Bitches, and prizes from Harlequin! This time, we’re featuring two books – yes, two. Some of the great contemporary stories are found in category romance, so we’ve picked two books that we both really loved. Hot Under Pressure by Kathleen O’Reilly (review by(…)
Mar 26 2009
We love the contemporary like Damn and Whoa (tm SmartBitch Sarah) so we’ve created a special little online place for them at http://savethecontemporary.com and we’ve run a kind of monthly campaign highlighting a different book. This month’s book was Lisa Kleypas’ Smooth Talking Stranger which Jane described as a Snoopy book (Happiness is a warm(…)
Mar 24 2009
We’re starting a new pile of awesome. We’ve created a new site just for the Save the Contemporary campaign. We’ll be announcing future contests both at SmartBitches and here and steering interested folks who like free books and awesome prizes over to the new site. This month? Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas. Sarah and(…)
Jan 21 2009
The following commenters are the random winners to the Save the Contemporary Campaign featuring the late January release of Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis. The winners are: Peggy P Victoria W rd2129 Lori S. Bonnie L Brandy W Jessica Darby Lohrding El Edith I’ve sent an email to the winners requesting a snail mail address(…)
Jan 19 2009
UPDATE: The comments are closed but the good news is that Kensington is upping its copies for giveaway to 20! SB Sarah and I each have 10 books, instead of the original 5. We’ll announce the winners later today. Thank you so much commenters and thank you so much Kensington. *** Here’s the deal: we(…)
Jan 19 2009
Dear Ms. Shalvis: I’ve read and enjoyed Blaze books written by you and I’ve purchased your full length books in the past but it wasn’t until I got a prod from SB Sarah that I actually read one of your full length novels. I’m so glad I did. Katie Kramer survives a near fatal tragedy(…)
Dec 15 2008
And Now: Buy a Contemporary, Save the World Here’s the deal: SB & J dig this book. We dig this book like damn and whoa, and we think you will too. And yet, so many people say the contemporary romance is a dying breed. So, in order to spread the word and the opportunity to(…)
Oct 27 2008
And the random integer generator has spoken. Over 80 people spread the word, and many a person mentioned their hope that the contemporary romance will not die but flourish happily. We certainly hope so. Without further ado, or any ado at all, the winner is: Margay! at http://www.myspace.com/margay1122 Congrats – please email Sarah or Jane(…)
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