Save the Contemporary, Part 3: Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis
19. Jan, 2009 | by Jane |
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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.
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Here’s the deal: we 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 read it we’re doing a multi-level giveaway in tandem with our reviews of Instant Attraction.
Part the First: free books! Leave a comment and you’re automatically entered to win a copy. We each have 5 paper copies of the book give away, so drop a word here and at Dear Author and double your chances. Comments will be open for 24 hours starting now.
Second: Spread the Word! Below is a Sprout widget about our campaign, and a simpler animated graphic. Right-click-and-save the graphic, or grab the Sprout for yourself, and put it on your site. Let us know that you’ve done so via email (sbj.contest@gmail.com), and you’ll be entered to win a copy of the book, plus a Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder.
Spread the word, let us know, and you’re entered to win. That’s it.
The Spread the Word winner will be announced in 1 week, so tune in on Monday 26 January to see who wins a book and a really kickass video camera in our quest to Save the Contemporary.
Why? Because if there’s one thing that makes us sad, it’s the idea of contemporary romance dying out. So spread the word, buy a contemporary, and save the world.
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Open Threads at Dear Author. Want to know what new releases are out this month and what readers are excited about reading? Check out the threads below. 
The books sounds great. I’d love to win a copy.
Thanks, I can’t wait to read this book!!!!
Put my name in the hat. This book sounds great.
Sounds great. Sign me up!
I’m always up for winning stuff.
Is the contemporary romance really dying? While I mostly read regency, my second favorite author, Susan Elizabeth Phillips (behind Julia Quinn) is contemporary. So I hope it doesn’t just disappear.
I would love to win!
I’ve been reading so much about this book – I would love to win a copy!
Looks like an interesting read. Would love to win a copy!
Sounds like a great book. I’d love to win a copy!
I love Jill Shalvis – what a great storyteller! I’d love to win a copy of her latest.
I don’t really read much contemporary romance. Yikes, I guess that makes me part of the problem. Maybe this book can get me hooked!
I’m in. I love the Shalvis.
I love reading – period. I love contemporary and am always open to suggestions. I have never read this author and would love to try her – based upon your review, i probably will even if there is no freebee in my future! And I have to admit that sports-themed books don’t generally excite my interest but you did a good job here!
I really want to read this book. Count me in.
I LOVE Jill Shalvis’ books and hope that I can win this one!
marcy
I don’t have a website to put the widget up on :(
…but I can certainly try to read more contemporaries. I tend to read m/m contemporary, and those are considered to be a different category.
I hate to see the contemporary die. The breadth of genres is part of what makes romance so great.
it sounds like a great book. If I win, fantastic! if I don’t win, I’ll still be sure to pick it up!
I think this is a great contest. Anything to promote reading!
Margay
Count me in! I would love to have a copy. :-)
Wow, that is an unfortunate cover that book has. If I saw that book in the store I’d pass it up immediately for having such a stupid cover but it sounds interesting and if you guys like it then I’ll give it a chance as I like a good contemporary.
I love any story that’s good. Would love to win a copy.
Why do you people keep torturing us with books that aren’t out yet? Have you no idea that some of us want instant gratification?! I have to wait for everything else in life, waiting for good books is just adding far too much stress.
A free copy would make up for everything though. (Blinks with wide-eyed innocence.)
*waving to get noticed*
I love Jill Shalvis, and I love contemporaries. Thanks for the chance to win!
sounds like a great book and a great treat to win.
thanks for the opportunity!
The book sounds fun…sign me up! :)
I can not wait for this book to come out!! se is one of my fav. Authors!
Thanks for continuing to bring good straight up contemporaries to our attention.
Count me in! :)
Put me in the hat.
Ooooh, I love Shalvis! Sign me up!
I’d love a copy!
After the awesome Victorial Dahl rec , I’ll buy “Instant Attraction” on your word alone…if I don’t win a copy that is lol.
I don’t see the “share” url on the sprout widget above .
Oooh, her books are always fun. Sign me up. :)
Yay books! Please sign me up.
Please put my name in the drawing.
I read mostly contemporaries and am a big supporter of this campaign. I’d love to win a copy of this book.
I love me a good contemporary, so count me in.
Sign me up!
I love to read contemporary books. So I don’t understand why this would be a dying genre at all. So many of my favorite authors write in the genre.
I’ll be picking up a copy of this book at my next trip to the bookstore. So if my name is picked for a free copy please pick someone else.
Throwing my name in the hat!
Count me in as well :)
*sigh* another book to add to my growing list.
Totally support the Spread the Word campaign.
Count me in too.
I would love to read a good book!
not a particularly attractive cover, but the premise sounds good
If you say it’s good, then I am putting it on my list. But I have to agree with the previous commenters, the cover sucks.
I’m sold. Sign me up, plz!
You and SB Sarah both like it? I’m in. ;-)
I’ve been a Jill Shalvis fan from back in her “Loveswept” days. Thanks for the review her newest stand alone book. Here I was thinking the other day there were no new books to look forward to this month and then I read this. Yay!
I want to be entered! And it’s times like this that I wish I had a non-food blog (I don’t think the widget would make much sense on my cooking blog!).
I am so reading for this book! I want it now.
Either buying or winning, I support the contemporary and will definitely read this book!
Love it! Tossing my hat in the ring.
As I was just saying over at Smart Bitches, I am intrigued to read a contemporary that is not about cops, millionaires or secret babies. Count me in.
I love contemporaries, and this book sounds great! Please throw my name in the hat.
I’m surprised to hear the contemporary book is dying. I read so many of them and considering how many books I buy, I should be able to keep the genre afloat all on my own.
I haven’t been reading too many contemporaries lately, but this sounds like a good one.
Count me in, please! I love these “save the contemporaries” contests!
OH, OH, pick me, pick me…
Sam…channeling Horshack…
I love these “Save the contemporaries” contests. I’m a big fan of contemporary romances so count me in. :)
Echoing SamG
“Oh, Oh, pick me, pick me!” – but I didn’t know that this was from “Welcome Back Kotter” and I’m old enough to have watched that show as a teen. Yikes!
Please pick me so that I can escape into a great book and then resurface proud of my looonnngg history of reading contemporary romance!
Ooh, put me on the list to win a copy!
I keep hearing about this author and haven’t had a chance to try her, so put me in the hat.
Oh, I love Jill’s books! Count me in, please.
The book sounds wonderful, please add me to the contest. Thanks.
This has definitely perked my interest!!!
This is the second site I’ve come across promoting this book. I’m definitely in.
The book sounds great so please enter me to win!
Count me in please. I’m a big fan of contemporaries and since Jill Shalvis introduced this book at Book Binge a few days ago, I’ve added this book to my list…but a free copy is even better. Thanks!
Such a fangirl :) Can’t wait to read it!
Who can resist free books? Besides, I write contemporaries. Please save them, for future generations!
Please enter me in the draw. I haven’t read Jill Shalvis before but from the raving would love to check her out.
I would love to read this book! Thanks.
I’ve had this book on my “want” list for a while. I really love Jill Shalvis – so this is a terrific pick. :) And the “save the contemporary” is a great campaign.
Would love this book.
Ana
This book sounds amazing, please enter me in the contest as I’d love to read it.
Thanks!
~Willow
Yay for saving the contemporaries! :-D And Jill Shalvis is funny, so this should be a good read.
Putting my name in the hat for a copy….
Nancy
I will be spreading the word about this all down my mom’s office–they work so many hours the only reading they can stomach is romances, and I like steering them towards the good ones.
I would love a copy of Jill Shavis’ new book!
Dang look at all the comments..wow!!!
Yes, by all means enter me, this bok sounds fantastic and I love your excitement over it!!!
Thanks so much for the opportunity!
Darby
darbyscloset at yahoo dot com
I would love to be entered! Thanks!
This sounds great. Please enter me.
Sounds like a pretty good read — count me in, I’d love a copy, :)
Given both your reviews, I’m in!
Count me in.
I can’t wait to read this book and would love to win a copy!
I’d love to win this book.
Oh I’d looooove a copy!
I would love to win a copy of “Instant Attraction.”
Please enter me in the contest.
I would love to win this book.
This book looks great!
Please Count me in.
I’m in baby!!
98% of my romance reading is contemporary. I would love to win a copy of this book.
Me, too, please!
I love Jill’s books – she is so funny and a great author. Please count me in for this book and I cannot believe the nonsense that contemps are dying. That is all I read.
Love the Shalvis! I’ve been waiting for this one to come out ecer since I read an excerpt.
I’m in! Here’s hoping for some new, awesome reading.
Just finished reading the review – thank you Jane. I have to be honest, I love watching character grow and develop and Instant Attraction sounds like it will be such a book :)
Oh, and Talk Me Down sounded so good that I suggested it to my library…and they have ordered it!
Count me in!
Sounds like a fun book!
ME ME I want to win!
Please count me in for a win!
Book sounds cute! Put me in to win one, please! :D
I would love to win this book. I think Jill Shalvis is one of the first romance books I read. She’s probably the funniest author out there that I’ve read. Maybe cuz her sense of humor is so like mine. So please enter me to win!
The contemporary is dying? That’s mostly all I read. Jill Shalvis, Lori Foster, Lucy Monroe, SEP, Diana Palmer, and more. I only read Historicals if they are by Nicole Jordan or one of my favs writes one. Instant Attraction is on my must get list so winning one would be great!
Count me in! I’d love to win a copy of Jill’s book!
This sounds really good! Please enter me, I love contemporary.
Count me in as well please, the book sounds great.
I loved the last book, I even bought it after losing, so… Count me in!
Just finished reading Jane’s review and realised that I’ve never read a full-length Shalvis book either–just her categories. I’ve looked for them at local bookstores, but they’ve never been in stock.
First the cover got my attention, then all the great reviews, so it’s on my wishl.ist now.
I love contemporaries. I don’t want them to be a dying breed. And the book sounds great.
I am always on the lookout for a good contemporary. Throw my name in the hat, please!
I can’t wait to read this book, it sounds great. Please count me in!
Please count me in! I can’t wait to read Jill’s latest book.
Please count me in. Jill’s books are always amazing. I love her sense of humor, and it always shines through in her writing. :)
Thanks for the chance to win!
Me me me, pick me!
I recently read Shalvis’ Blaze novels about firefighters and had a blast with them. I’d love to read this.
Sounds great – I’d love to read it!
Sign me up, please!
I’m so excited — please pick me ;-)
Enter me please! I haven’t read anything by Jill Shalvis before… The book sounds fab!
If this is even half as good as the books she’s been doing for Harlequin Blaze lately, it’s guaranteed to be awesome.
Me, me, meeeeeee!
Sounds great!! I’m in!!
Throwing my name in. I would love to read something by Jill Shalvis.
Want! wonder if I can get a blog started in 12 hours?
Count me in!
Recently discovered Jill Shalvis and now I’m hooked!
I LOVE Jill Shalvis! She became an auto buy from back when she wrote Harlequin’s Temptation and Duets lines.
This one is on my definite TBB list!!!!
Book sounds like FUN!! Count me in the mix for a freebie! Thank you!
Pick me, pick me, pick me, pick me, pick me
Please :)
I’d love to win a copy :)
Can’t help myself… have to try my luck and maybe win a copy of this book! Thanks for the chance!
love jill books. count me in.
Sounds like a good read…might have to check it out even if I don’t win.
This book sounds great! I hope I am not too late to enter! I *heart* contemporaries!
I started reading contemps way back in the 80’s. They remain my favorites!
So many of the authors switched to romantic suspense…Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Linda Howard, Heather Graham, Julie Garwood. I’m not saying that they aren’t good reading. ..just not my favorite subgenre.
Jill’s book sounds wonderful! Her books always have lots of humor and sparkling chemistry!! I’d love to win “Instant Attraction”!!
Sounds great! Please enter me too. I love contemps.
I love Jill’s books, count me in!
Count me in, too! I love anything Jill Shalvis writes!
Jill is one of my favorite contemporary romance authors. I look forward to this one!
I would love to read Jill’s book. Count me in please.