Smart Bitches Trashy Books | All of the romance, none of the bullshit.

It’s January 5th, the shopping is done, the gifts are put away, and maybe you’re wearing that sweater someone gave you for the holidays. We’re all back at work, it’s probably cold, unless you’re in the southern hemisphere, and it’s a bit of a bummer.

Not anymore! Want to win an ARC copy of The Smart Bitch Book, also known as Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance Novels? Sure, why not! I’ve got 10 ARCs sitting in my room with me (I gaze upon them more frequently than is necessary, and I admit it) and I’d like to share them with you. International shipping is fine, because it’s all about sharing the lurrrrrrrve™.

Here’s the deal: leave a comment here, and I’ll pick 10 at random. If you win a copy, however, you agree to (a) read it, and (b) email me your review, reaction, or general impression. Squeeing is optional and not at all required. If you hate it, I wanna hear about it. ARC winner reviews will be posted as Guest Bitch Reviews in the soon-to-be-launched Smart Bich Book section of this here hot pink wonder palace.

Caveat blah blah: it’s an ARC. I know for a fact that Candy and I made big ass changes, because, well, we made big ass changes. Some of the illustrations are different, there’s additional material we inserted (sorry about that, production department!) and errors were spanked mightily. So keep that in mind - this is not the finished product.

However! It is, in our opinion, really freaking cool. So if you want one, you know what to do. Leave your comment, and I’ll pick winners in 24 hours. Ready, set, go.

YouTube allows me to add the same video more than once to a playlist. That is LAME.

But I’ve gone through and added as many as I could find to our playlist at our YouTube channel. If you don’t see yours on our playlist, email me please.

Thank you to all the entrants. Srsly. I’m blown away by the creativity and the effort and time you put into the competition. Thank you from the craggy bottoms of our bitchy hearts.

I’m going to be featuring a few Videomos each Friday as a bonus to Friday Videos. You can vote for your faves using the YouTube star rating feature, but the week before the winners are announced on 14 February, I’ll be hosting a vote here so you can pick your fave. Readership vote will count in the final tally as our judging panel determines the winners.

And, since the competition is fierce, enjoy this photo from contestant Victoria, who is not fooling around with this Videomo business.

Lucky Megan was the Hofftastic Holiday winner, and she was so excited to receive her Hoff Bag o’ Awesome:

I had to write and say thank you again—I received my Hoff bag in the mail the other day, and you would have thought someone sent me a million dollars! In typically “me” fashion, my sister and I staged a photo shoot with all of my loot. I’m attaching my two favorite photos—plus one regular one of me in my T-shirt, so you know I’m not a total lunatic

Photo shoot? Oh hell yeah, a photo shoot.

It’s time for the Saturday Night Liveblog!

Head on over to DearAuthor.com right this minute for another Saturday Night Live-Blog where Jane and I face off and simultaneously read and discuss a romance. Tonight’s book is Custom Ride by K.A. Mitchell, published by Hain. Sam Hain. Agent 0069. 

Awhile back I posted a message from Moreena, a reader whose daughter was undergoing liver transplants. The family stayed at nearby Kohl’s House in Chicago, which was sorely lacking in the romance department.

Moreena wrote in with an update that made my day. I can’t even tell you how awesome I think you guys are. Srsly. Y’a’ll Rule.

...we went to the Kohl’s House a few weeks back, and they were thrilled with the response they got from your readers. Let’s just say I almost miss being at the place, just for the fun bookshelf that now stands by the first-floor elevator. Also, one of your readers sent in VCR-DVD combos so that every floor can play the old VHS movies, which is a real bonus since the man who donated all those VHS movies had some rare gems (like Penelope Pitstop! Hay-yulp!). So a great big huge thank you to you for getting the word out, and to your readers for helping out.

Happy New Year and thank you to the wonderous Bitchery. And Moreena, may your daughter’s new liver fall totally in love with the rest of her metabolic system like a Greek Tycoon with his virgin secretary, minus the punishing kisses, of course.