*Edited to add: My boneheaded self forgot to schedule this so we’re going to keep this giveaway up for an extra day.

Welcome to the final week of our Spring Fling Giveaway. Every week this past month, we’ve been having bookish discussions and giving away books. To see what we’re giving away, check out our GoodReads bookshelf:

SPRING FLING GIVEAWAY BOOKS
All you have to do to win some free books is join in the discussions. The more you comment, the better your chances are of winning so you don’t want to miss out.

Each winner will get a box full of books. It will be random and you won’t know until you open up your box what books you will be getting. You can take a look at the bookshelf we created of the books we’re giving away for a peek at what you might get. But the joy of this months festivities is the surprise that will be waiting for you when you open your boxes.

This week we’re discussing Heriones.

Holly: Rowena is all about the hero. When shes’ reading, if the hero is yummy, she can forgive the book just about anything. I am not like that. For a book to be a full out win for me, I have to love the heroine. She has to be smart and capable. She has to be strong and caring. She doesn’t have to be a MarySue or be perfect. But she has to be someone I can respect, even if she makes mistakes.

There are very few heroines I love. I have high standards for the heroines of the stories. I’m not going to lie, I tend to be much harder on the heroine than the hero. Perhaps I shouldn’t be. Perhaps I should expect more from the men in the stories I read. But, the fact of the matter is, I’m a woman. I have high expectations for my gender (I was going to write sex, which is also true, but that could be considered TMI, so…).

I could make a list as long as the Nile of heroines I dislike. The sad fact is there are very few who stand out to me in a good way. Instead of focusing on the bad, however, I’m going to focus on the good. Here are a few heroines I love.

Lt. Eve Dallas from J.D. Robb’s In Death series. Eve is one of the most kickass women you’ll ever meet. She’s capable of fighting a hopped up drug addict and winning, even if he is 100lbs heavier and meaner than a junkyard dog. I wouldn’t want to meet her in a dark alley, that’s for sure. But she is also..broken. She’s also someone worthy of my respect and respect her, I do.

Who are your favorite heroines? Who are your least favorite heroines? Share with us.

Please Note: You must include a valid email address with your comment to be eligible. Us and Canada only*

Each contest ends on June 1st at 11:59PM. You can enter any and all giveaways we hold throughout the month but you will only be allowed to win one. We will be holding two giveaways a week and each winner will win roughly about 25 books each. Winners will be announced the first week in June.

Welcome to Week Four of our Spring Fling Giveaway. For the entire month of May, we’ll be giving away a lot of books and to see what we’re giving away, check out our GoodReads bookshelf:

SPRING FLING GIVEAWAY BOOKS

Each week, we’ll be hosting some bookish discussions and all you have to do to win some free books is join in the discussions. The more you comment, the better your chances are of winning so you don’t want to miss out.

Each winner will get a box full of books. It will be random and you won’t know until you open up your box what books you will be getting. You can take a look at the bookshelf we created of the books we’re giving away for a peek at what you might get. But the joy of this months festivities is the surprise that will be waiting for you when you open your boxes.

This week we’re discussing heroes. Who is your all time favorite hero? If you don’t have a favorite hero, what hero does everyone love that you..don’t?

I have a lot of favorites but one of my favorite heroes is Sam Starrett by Suzanne Brockmann (shut up Holly!). From the minute that he stepped into the story in The Unsung Hero with his long hair and assholey attitude, I loved him. That love just kept right on growing and growing throughout each book too. He wasn’t that cookie cutter hero that does everything right and is so perfect it’s kind of disgusting. He made dumb mistakes and he said stupid shit but I loved him anyway.

When he finally got his happy ending in his book Gone Too Far, I was thrilled for him. And for Alyssa, his heroine. They just made so much sense and after all of the shit that they went through, for them to finally get together (and get it right) was so satisfying to me. I loved it and I loved him.

Who is your all time favorite hero? If you don’t have a favorite hero, what hero does everyone love that you..don’t? Curious minds want to know…let’s discuss!

Please Note: You must include a valid email address with your comment to be eligible. Us and Canada only*

Each contest ends on May 30th at 11:59PM. You can enter any and all giveaways we hold throughout the month but you will only be allowed to win one. We will be holding two giveaways a week and each winner will win roughly about 25 books each. Winners will be announced the first week in September.

Thanks for stopping by. There will be plenty of chances for you to win some fabulous books so stay tuned, you won’t want to miss out.

-Rowena, Holly & Casee

*we don’t normally limit the contests we sponsor ourselves, but in this case the sheer number of books makes shipping international cost prohibitive. International readers: If you have a friend in the states willing to mail your prize, feel free to enter.

Welcome to Week Three of our Spring Fling Giveaway. For the entire month of May, we’ll be giving away a heck of a lot of books and to see what we’re giving away, check out our GoodReads bookshelf:

Each week, we’ll be hosting some bookish discussions and all you have to do to win some free books is join in the discussions. The more you comment, the better your chances are of winning so you don’t want to miss out.

Each winner will get a box full of books. It will be random and you won’t know until you open up your box what books you will be getting. You can take a look at the bookshelf we created of the books we’re giving away for a peek at what you might get. But the joy of this months festivities is the surprise that will be waiting for you when you open your boxes.

This week we’re going to be discussing author’s we miss. Authors that have written books long ago that we absolutely adored that aren’t writing anymore. For me, it’s Judith McNaught. Judith McNaught was the author that got me hooked on the romance genre but she hasn’t released anything in years. I miss reading new books from her.

I remember inhaling each book from her backlist and loving each and every single book that I read. From Paradise to Something Wonderful to Double Standards. There was always something in each of her books that I absolutely adored. She was so fabulous at writing emotional scenes, characters that drove you nuts but you loved anyway and I’d give anything (well, almost anything) to read a new release from her. It’s been much too long.

Which author (that you love) hasn’t had a new release in a while? Which author do you miss reading? Whether its an author of an old favorite or even a new author that only releases one book a year, which authors are you missing right now?

Please Note: You must include a valid email address with your comment to be eligible. Us and Canada only*

Each contest ends on May 30th at 11:59PM. You can enter any and all giveaways we hold throughout the month but you will only be allowed to win one. We will be holding two giveaways a week and each winner will win roughly about 25 books each. Winners will be announced the first week in September.

Thanks for stopping by. There will be plenty of chances for you to win some fabulous books so stay tuned, you won’t want to miss out.

-Rowena, Holly & Casee

*we don’t normally limit the contests we sponsor ourselves, but in this case the sheer number of books makes shipping international cost prohibitive. International readers: If you have a friend in the states willing to mail your prize, feel free to enter.

Welcome to our Spring Fling Giveaway! For the entire month of May, we’re going to be giving away a whole lot of books. Each week, we’ll host a couple of giveaways and then we’ll wrap everything up in the last week of the month. All you have to do is join in the discussions we’ll be having each week and you’ll be entered to win some fabulous books.

Want to know what books we’re giving away? We’ve put together a Spring Giveaway Bookshelf on Goodreads to show you all of the books that you’ll be able to win just by stopping by our blog and chatting with us about books. Check it out:

Each winner will get a box full of books. It will be random and you won’t know until you open up your box what books you will be getting. You can take a look at the bookshelf we created of the books we’re giving away for a peek at what you might get. But the joy of this months festivities is the surprise that will be waiting for you when you open your boxes.

What happens after the I Love You’s? This is something I’ve been pondering for awhile. For most romance novels, the story ends with the I Love You’s. We don’t get to see too many couples after they walk down the aisle. We miss seeing them after a baby is born, when mom is tired and pissy and has stretch marks. When dad is just as tired and pissy, and has lost a bit of hair and rounded out in the middle.

There are some great books written after the marriage has taken place. After the I Love You’s. Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley takes place after the couple got married. They fell in love, Mac swept her off her feet, then they were torn apart by their own insecurities. The novel isn’t about them learning each other so much as learning to accept themselves so they can finally be together as they should.

In Your Wicked Ways by Eloisa James, the couple becomes estranged and spends close to ten years apart. When they come back together they’ve both changed – in some ways for the better and in some ways not. They both have to work to get to know the other, and find common ground once again. This actually features one of my favorite love scenes ever. The hero, Rees, was too embarrassed to tell Helene, the heroine, that he was a virgin on their wedding night. When they come back together again, he knows just as little about lovemaking as he did when they met. So together they have to learn what works and what doesn’t. It was so refreshing reading an awkward, fumbling love scene. I don’t know that I want them all to be that way, but in this case it really worked.

One of my favorite series of all time is the In Death series by J.D. Robb. Each book focuses on one of Eve’s homicide cases. There have been more than 30 books released in the series, yet only a few years has passed inside the world. While I don’t think this would work all the time, watching Eve and Roarke’s relationship unfold slowly – from courtship to marriage and beyond – is extremely satisfying. Especially since it isn’t all hearts and roses once the I Do’s are said (understatement).

What about you? Do you like reading books where the couple is already married? Or do you prefer the close the page after I Love You and move on? Please Note: You must include a valid email address with your comment to be eligible. Us and Canada only*

Each contest ends on May 30th at 11:59PM. You can enter any and all giveaways we hold throughout the month but you will only be allowed to win one. We will be holding two giveaways a week and each winner will win roughly about 25 books each. Winners will be announced the first week in September.

Thanks for stopping by. There will be plenty of chances for you to win some fabulous books so stay tuned, you won’t want to miss out.

-Rowena, Holly & Casee

*we don’t normally limit the contests we sponsor ourselves, but in this case the sheer number of books makes shipping international cost prohibitive. International readers: If you have a friend in the states willing to mail your prize, feel free to enter

Well, at least that what is means on Book Binge for the entire month of May. You know it’s Springtime when the flowers are out in bloom and belly buttons are out on display everywhere you turn.

For the entire month of May, we’re going to be giving away a whole lot of books. Each week, we’ll host a couple of giveaways and then we’ll wrap everything up in the last week of the month. All you have to do is join in the discussions we’ll be having each week and you’ll be entered to win some fabulous books.

Want to know what books we’re giving away? We’ve put together a Spring Giveaway Bookshelf on Goodreads to show you all of the books that you’ll be able to win just by stopping by our blog and chatting with us about books. Check it out:

Each winner will get a box full of books. It will be random and you won’t know until you open up your box what books you will be getting. You can take a look at the bookshelf we created of the books we’re giving away for a peek at what you might get. But the joy of this months festivities is the surprise that will be waiting for you when you open your boxes.

To kick things off, we’re going to be discussing book covers. What are some of your favorite book covers?

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that my favorite covers include these:

I’m pretty partial to the yummy covers with shirtless hot guys on them but I do like covers like the last few covers for Nora Roberts.

I love the colors and how adorable they are. They’re really girly and I like girly things so they were a definite hit with me. (Holly: That Bed of Roses cover freaks me out..her arm is..awkward.)

What about you? What are you some of your favorite book covers that you’ve come across? Please make sure that you include a valid email address with your comments to be eligible for entry into the giveaway. Us and Canada only*

Each contest ends on May 30th at 11:59PM. You can enter any and all giveaways we hold throughout the month but you will only be allowed to win one. We will be holding two giveaways a week and each winner will win roughly about 25 books each. Winners will be announced the first week in September.

Thanks for stopping by. There will be plenty of chances for you to win some fabulous books so stay tuned, you won’t want to miss out.

-Rowena, Holly & Casee

*we don’t normally limit the contests we sponsor ourselves, but in this case the sheer number of books makes shipping international cost prohibitive. International readers: If you have a friend in the states willing to mail your prize, feel free to enter