Before I get to the giveaway part of the post let me tell tou what the RITA awards are! This info comes from the RWA site here.
The purpose of the RITA® contest is to promote excellence in the romancegenre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas.
The award itself is a golden statuette named after RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the symbol for excellence in published romance fiction
The award itself is a golden statuette named after RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the symbol for excellence in published romance fiction
Thanks to Anna @ The Hachette Book Group I'm able to offer up 3 SETS of 6 BOOKS!
You can see the books picture above but here's a list also:
ONE SCREAM AWAY
By Kate Brady
Best First Book & Romantic Suspense Categories
Mass Market, ISBN 9780446541527, US$6.99 /CAN$8.50
FOR THE LOVE OF PETE
By Julia Harper
Contemporary Single Title Romance Category
Mass Market, ISBN 9780446619189, US$6.99 /CAN$8.50
TO BEGUILE A BEAST
By Elizabeth Hoyt
Historical Romance Category
Mass Market, ISBN 9780446406932, US$6.99 /CAN$8.50
KNIGHT OF PLEASURE
By Margaret Mallory
Historical Romance Category
Mass Market, ISBN 9780446553384, US$6.99 /CAN$8.50
MY FORBIDDEN DESIRE
By Carolyn Jewel
Paranormal Romance Category
Mass Market, ISBN 9780446178242, US$6.99 /CAN$8.50
KILL FOR ME
By Karen Rose
Romantic Suspense
Mass Market, ISBN 9780446616935, US$6.99 /CAN$8.50
So....do you want to enter? Sure you do!
Here's what you have to do:
-Leave a comment telling me your favorite romance title you've read this year (any genre) and leave your email so I can contact you if you win.
Extra entries are available:
(+1 for each, all are optional let me know if you already follow)
-Spread the word, tweet it, post it on your sidebar, anything...just leave a link
-Follow one of my other blogs:
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you can Follow me on Twitter
Here are the usual rules:
-Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win
-No P.O. Boxes, please.
-No P.O. Boxes, please.
-Giveaway ends July 28th!
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My favorite romance was RAMPANT by Saskia Walker. Set in magical Scotland. Very steamy! (Good for your 18+ blog!)
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Thanks for the awesome giveaway!! My fav romance this year was Dear John by Nicholas Sparks.
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My favorite was Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep! tWarner419@aol.com
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I am going to toss my name in the hat please!
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My fave title so far has been Sugar Rush by Lissa Matthews.
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I just finished The Second Silence by Eileen Goudge.
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My favorite romance I read this year is Edge of Dawn by Patti O'Shea. I'm reading Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn right now, and it is going to be next on the list as far as favorites go.
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My favorite is Knight of Passion by Margaret Mallory.
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I read both of Donna Grants books Dangerous and Forbidden Highlander. They were fantastic!
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My favorite book, so far, this year is Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Cole.
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Thanks so much for stopping in to enter everyone and thanks somuch for sharing your favorite romances...more books for me to add to my TBR list LOL!
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ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites so far was Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts.
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I read Love in Hershey, Pa. and enjoyed it very much.
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My favorite romance so far this year was A Touch of Scandal Giveaway by Jennifer Haymore.
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One of my favorites would have to be Knight of Passion by Margaret Mallory and another would be Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis which I just read. Thanks for the entry.
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I am a follower of this blog. Thanks for the extra entry.
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My favorite romance mystery novel for this year is Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts. Thanks you so much for hosting this giveaway.
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A favourite of mine is A Lady Like Sarah, by
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Still the One by Robin Wells
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I just reread For the Roses by Julie Garwood. It's one of my all time favorites. :)
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Black Smoke - I loved that book it was a paranormal romance and just well worth the read.
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I am a new follower....
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One of my fav's this year is Married by morning by lisa kleypas
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My favorite summer romance so far is The Mountain Between Us.
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My favorite book that I have read this year. That is really hard because there have been some really great ones. I just finished Pamela Palmer's Feral Warriors and really loved them.
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Thanks for the giveaway! I'm a GFC follower of this blog.
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Sorry, I forgot to mention my favorite read of this year. It's an old one called 'Stormfire.'
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ReplyDeleteMy favourite this year so far is Master of Desire by Kinley MacGregor.
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It's hard to pick a favorite - I've read many good ones this year. I really liked Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn. I just finished reading Still The One by Robin Wells and I liked it equally as well.
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I just finished Nora Roberts' "The MacGregor Grooms". I really enjoyed it.
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Shackles of Honor by Marcia McClure :)
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Lynn Kurland's Stardust of Yesterday. Her books are swoonworthy...
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I'm a GFC follower. Thanks.
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I'm also following your 18+ Book Reviews.
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Oh that is a tuffy! I've read way over a 100 books lol. Sins of the Heart by Ever Silver& Rushed to the Alter by Jane Feather are some realyl good ones I've read recently.
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Knight of Passion!
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My fav romance from this summer was Shackles of Honor
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Great giveaway. I am a follower. Please enter me in contest. The Twilight series was my favorite romantic series. Tore923@aol.com
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