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Have you read Fifty Shades of Grey yet? Do you think it’s worth the hype?

Monday, May 21st, 2012

by Madison

Fifty Shades of Grey, the first in a trilogy, has been described as, um, well, “mommy porn.” In a nutshell it’s the story of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. She’s a graduating college senior, an innocent virgin. He’s a young billionaire humanitarian who enjoys domination and bondage.

It’s hard to believe it started out as a self-published e-book, which by the way was inspired by Twilight, but written for grown folks. The erotic romance became such a hit that the British author reworked it into three books, which then were picked up by an Australian-based publisher last year. I believe Vintage Books a division of Random House picked up the American rights, and the rest they say is history.

If you haven’t at least heard of the book and the hype surrounding it, you’ve been living under a rock. From the Today show to, can you believe it? Ellen De Generes, has been promoting or discussing it on their show. The amount of free publicity it has gotten has been a publicist’s dream! I personally have not read the book, but yet I’m curious, but not so curious as to buy the book. I actually think I’m resisting because of the buzz.

What are your thoughts on this erotic romance phenomenon, that’s taken the world by storm? And in keeping with the erotic theme, comment and enter to win CAPTIVATED by Lauren Dane or BLOODRIGHT by Karin Tabke.

Click the covers for reviews and/or book details and buy links.

Tags: editorial, Paranormals
Posted in Berkley, Giveaways, Odds and Ends News, self-publishing | 37 Comments »

And the winner is…

Friday, May 18th, 2012

THE LAST BOYFRIEND by Nora Roberts

JEN at RtB

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Congratulations, ladies! Please email your snail mail address to me at contests at theseasonforromance dot com and don’t forget to include the title you won. You have one week to collect your prize.

Tags: contemporary, winners
Posted in Berkley, Giveaways | 7 Comments »

Follow the Season Blog …To Facebook

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Good Morning All! The week is winding down and so far so good, I hope. I do enjoy the interaction and the interest of the questions I’ve posed and the well thought out answers for all who participate. Since I’ve come on board I’ve decided I’m going to shake things up a bit and expand our Season Blog to Facebook. I would love for you to follow me. Please look to your right about almost half way down and like our new Season Blog page on Facebook.

Everyone who likes the page and responds to the post on Facebook, re: Contest entries here. Tell me how you initially found the Season Blog website and you will be entered to win one of the following books below. Click the covers for book blurb and buy links.

Thanks for your continued support and see you there!

Tags: contemporary, historicals, The Season Sites
Posted in Berkley, Giveaways, Kensington, The Season Sites | 25 Comments »

As a Reader, Do you care about Flaws in Romance Books?

Monday, May 14th, 2012

As many of you know, I write, work a full-time job and run The Season Blog and website. It leaves me little time for…well anything else. For the last couple months I’ve been looking for someone to take over much of the day-to-day work of the blog and I’ve found that person in Madison James. She’s a reader first and foremost with no aspirations to write. She’s also completely fascinated with the romance publishing industry as a whole. Please give her a warm welcome. I know you’re going to find her as interesting, fun and as intuitive as I do.

As always, I’ll be around, still supplying lots of books for the giveaways and popping in when I have interesting tidbits to tell. Speaking of giveaways, I’ll be holding a big one for Memorial Day. Grand Prize winner will win 25 books. Details to come…

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Thanks for that warm welcome Bev.

Hello The Season Readers, Madison here, I know that I have some big shoes to fill but I know I’m up for the challenge. Okay, The Season Readers let’s jump right in shall we?

I’ve recently just bought my first tablet and I have been in absolute heaven devouring new romance books and old favorites. As I found on my recent quest, the digital market includes traditional published books and self-published books. What I have found, which I’ve never noticed before in reading traditional hard cover books, is the glaring mistakes that are hard to look over. One book in particular was so bad that I rated it and in my review pointed out all of the mistakes, hoping the author would read the review and take some of my suggestions to heart and correct them.

As a result, I began to wonder if others are having the same experiences like mine, and if you are, does it bother you? Comment to enter win Nora Roberts’ THE LAST BOYFRIEND: In Print (U.S Residents only) or Digital.

Tags: contemporary
Posted in Berkley, eBooks, Giveaways | 63 Comments »

And the winners are…

Friday, May 11th, 2012

HER BEST WORST MISTAKE by Sarah Mayberry

EBONY M.
MELISSA M.
KC

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WHY DO YOU READ ROMANCE? OR NOT post

MELODY MAY
WILLAFUL
AMY MEDEIROS

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Congratulations, ladies! It’s first to respond, first gets to choose for the winners of the Why Do You Read Romance? Or Not? post. Don’t forget to indicate the title of the book(s) you won or want. Please email your snail mail address to me at contests at theseasonforromance dot com. You have one week to collect your prize.

Tags: Avon, contemporary, historicals, Kensington, Paranormals, winners
Posted in Avon Books, Berkley, Giveaways | 5 Comments »

Why do you read romance? Or not?

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

My belief is that either you’re born a reader or you’re not. I was definitely born a reader. I read the moment I could recognize words. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of having a Beverly Cleary book clutched in my hands after a visit to the library where I pretty much tried to clear out everything she had on the shelves.

As I grew older, my tastes grew along with me–as right they should. I distinctively remember my years devouring Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden and The Bobbsey Twins (okay, that may have been when I was a bit younger). I was into the teen love books at the age of 12 and 13 when my sister introduced to Harlequin Presents(yeah, I was way young for them). That was my true introduction to romance…and I was hooked. I’ve read them every since even as I became a die hard Agatha Christie fan and read Stephen King, Scott Turow and dabbled in Mary Higgins Clark for a bit. I even read one or two Danielle Steele novels–not more me as I didn’t feel like they read like a true romance.

There was a time, however, that I stopped reading romance. My life was crazy and for ten years I was off romance. Those were my cynical days. I don’t think I believed in HEAs anymore. But all is right with the world and I do now. I’m an ardent believer that there is someone (or even several someones) for everyone. My love of romance novels has–as you know–led me to take it up as a career, as a writer of romance novels.

What about you? When (age) and how did you start reading romance novels? Why do you read romance? If you don’t read romance, why not? Comment and enter to win 2 of the six books below (3 winners). Click on the covers for book review and details.

**U.S. Residents only

Tags: An Heir of Deception, Avon, contemporary, historicals, Kensington, Paranormals
Posted in Avon Books, Berkley, Giveaways, Kensington, self-publishing | 68 Comments »

And the winners are…

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Ways to win an iPad 3 and other stuff… post

JENNIFER

CHELSEA B.

DIANE DIAMOND

Congratulations, ladies! It’s first to respond, first gets to choose. Please email your snail mail address to me at contests at theseasonforromance dot com. You have one week to collect your prize.

Tags: contemporary, historicals, winners
Posted in Avon Books, Berkley, Giveaways, Kensington | 8 Comments »

Ways to win an iPad 3 and other stuff…

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

The last time I did this, it was to help promote my free novella, ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE & SEDUCTION. It worked out really well. So well in fact I’d thought I do it again for my AN HEIR OF DECEPTION. What did I do, well I offered 10 additional entries for the iPad 2 drawing to anyone who posted my animated ad (look to your right) on their blog or website when the novella reached 250, 000 downloads. That happened mid-January.

Well the rules are the exact same except this prize is for an iPad 3 (own one and LOVE IT!) and the goal for AN HEIR OF DECEPTION is 15,000 copies sold. Where am I know you ask? Currently I’ve sold 4140 copies, which means 10,860 copies to go. The blog or site I receive the most redirects from will receive a $100 Visa gift card. If you’re interested and need me to send you the ad, please email me at contact at theseasonforromance dot com. And don’t worry, if you don’t have a blog or website, you’ll still be able to enter the day I post for the drawing.

Tomorrow I’ll be posting the winners of the Kindle Fire and the Kindle Touch so make sure you’ve entered (Kindle Fire entries requires you are subscribed to my newsletter).

In the meantime, while I strive for those 15k in numbers of books sold, I’m giving away the books below. Comment to enter to win. Click covers for reviews and book details.