I'm taking over the world... one follower at a time!

So I've been busy lately and have neglected you all dreadfully. For this I apologize... with Henry Cavill.

See ladies, he's sorry too. Forgive me?


So, August has been crazy. I went to RomCon in Denver and it was awesome. There are not enough exclamation points to tell you how excited I was to be going. I'm going to do a full RomCon recap but I will tell you it involved riding crops, handcuffs, red rope and tying a certain hot model up with said rope,  kilts, margaritas and so much more.  Oh, and if you missed the last episode of Romance Lately you can see our recap of RomCon. I'm the one wearing the mask.


August is also my birthday month. Of course I need to wait to the very last day of August to celebrate but that's fine because I'm not ready to age another year. But I am ready for presents, I'm always ready for presents. I also like giving presents and that's why I'm having a special Birthday Giveaway... more on that later this week!


I've also been planning new things for For The Love Of Romance. I'm going to start putting up my reviews. I have a lot to put up from my reviewing over at The Season (ps The Season is having a big giveaway for their 2nd Anniversary. Lots of book and a chance to win your choice of e-reader.) So along with my Season reviews I'm going to start doing some here.


Now that I have rambled a bit I'm going to tell you what my plan to take over the world is. Well, not the world but you know what I mean. I want For The Love Of Romance to be a place where we all can get together and talk about romance. You are the reason I wanted to start a blog. So, to take over my little area of the blogasphere I'm having a follower giveaway.


Yes, I am bribing you all to come listen to me ramble. What's in it for you? Well, let me tell you:


1. Jenn LeBlanc's illustrated romance novel The Rake and The Recluse (an e-copy) once I reach 40 followers.
2. A $10 gift card to Amazon.com once I reach 50 followers
3. An e-book of your choosing (up to $7.99) when ever I reach 60, 70, 80 and 90 followers.
4. The Grandprize! When I reach 100 follower one lucky person is going to receive a $25 gift card to Amazon.com, 2 of my favorite books of this year, and 2 books of your choosing. And when I saw books, I mean actual books unless you prefer the e-books.


Now, what kind of hoops am I going to make you jump through? Well... none. All I ask is that you follow using the Google Friend Connect. Once I reach the next milestone I'll put up a post and all you have to do is fill out the form with your name, address and email. Simple, yes?


I'm not against bribing either so I give you Richard Armiatge. And It's his birthday! See we were meant to be, same birthday month!

So there you have it. My plan to take over the world, one follower at a time.


As I try to make For The Love of Romance a fun place, what do you want to see on the blog?

RomCon Giveaway Winners!

CONGRATULATIONS:

Aislinn Macnamara

@aislinn_mac won the #RomCon11 ticket giveaway and meetup with the Pervy Trinity and Naughty Authors #1 and #2 AND DEREK!! YAY!! 

 

The two runner up swag baskets full of awesome goodies go to:

Jen Martin aka @RedHotBooks and Isalys aka @IsaBookSoulmate

Thank you for all the entries and the fun over the past couple weeks! I hope you all can make it to RomCon this year! I'm so excited to meet you all! August is only about a month away!

RomCon 2011 Ticket Giveaway!

Romance lovers unite! If you're interested in attending RomCon 2011 August 5-7, 2011, in Denver Colorado, here's a great opportunity for you to win a ticket! Please see below for the rules and participating blogs:

The participating bloggers are known (in the twitterverse) as the Pervy Trinity. If you follow them you know why.

The Pervy Trinity is:

• Kati at Romancing Rakes
• Rita at Not another Romance Blog
• Jamie at For the Love of Romance.

The participating authors, dubbed Naughty Author #1 and Naughty Author #2 by the Pervy Trinity are:

• Ashley March and
•  Jenn LeBlanc

UPDATE!!! For those of you looking for quick and dirty with no hoops attached: Go straight to the entry form,  fill out your name and email, and click the Quick and dirty box then tweet the saying at number 3 below.

Here are the rules:

1. Follow the Naughty Authors and the Pervy Trinity on Twitter and 'Like' their pages on Facebook (note that this means you have ten things to click on, but for every click you get one more entry).

• Ashley on twitter / Ashley on Facebook
• Jenn on twitter / Jenn on Facebook
• Kati on twitter / Kati on Facebook
• Rita on twitter / Rita on Facebook
• Jamie on twitter / Jamie on Facebook

2. Find the hidden quotes from Ashley March's SEDUCING THE DUCHESS and Jenn LeBlanc's THE RAKE AND THE RECLUSE that are hidden on the respective blogs (two quotes on each blog). We will be tweeting and facebooking hints about the locations of the quotes every day of the contest.

3. Tweet THE FOLLOWING PHRASE EXACTLY: I entered The #RomCon11 ticket giveaway with the Pervy Trinity and Naughty Authors. Info here: http://bit.ly/lc9Q8J Please RT!

4. When you have collected all 10 quotes (5 from each book- each one worth one entry) go to Jenn's blog to fill out the entry form.

This contest will give away ONE entrance ticket for RomCon 2011 and a meet and greet (timae and day to be determined by group) with the Pervy Trinity, The Naughty Authors, and Derek. (If you don't know who Derek is, check out Jenn's book- or scroll down.)

You will be responsible for all travel, hotel, additional show (there are certain premium events that cost extra.) and other related expenses.

This prize is currently valued at $245 (procrastinator's special)

This contest can be cancelled at any time by the organizers should it be determined the contest has been tampered with, is being entered maliciously, is posted on any other sites, or it is determined to be abused or abusive in nature.

The official drawing will be held online and announced on Monday June 27, 2011 on every blog, Facebook and Twitter.

Good luck. Hope to meet you there!

Additional note: the winner will be selected from all entries by Random.org as there may or may not be entries from real and or twitter friends of the contests hosts. The only people excluded from the contest are the hosts of the contest, and anyone not actually human.

Now, say hello to Derek!

You know you want to come to RomCon now! I hope to see you there!

I'm So Excited!

Ok... So I'm sure you all know that I've been reading Jenn LeBLanc's The Rake and The Recluse. And I'm sure by now you all know that it is an illustrated romance, meaning there are pictures! Well... I FINISHED IT! It was sooo good and not just because of the pictures. The story was amazing and I can not wait for the next book. (Really Jenn, hurry it up!)

So I hope that you have all gone and bought The Rake and The Recluse and if you haven't then you have until the end of the month to get it at the sale price. ($2.99 for a book with pictures! You can't beat that!)

Amazon

B&N

Illustrated Romance

And guess who is coming to hang out here at For the Love of Romance on Monday? The fabulous Jenn LeBlanc! She is going to be my FIRST authors to do a guest post and I couldn't be happier! So make sure you come check it out!

 

In other news... The Pervy Trinity is complete and all will be attending RomCon in August! Kati (Romancing Rakes), Rita (Not Another Romance Blog), and myself will be taking over Denver! I am very excited about RomCon because not only do I get to meet Kati and Rita BUT Naughty Author 1 (Ashley March) and Naughty Author 2 (Jenn LeBlanc)! AND Jenn is bringing her Muse, Derek Hutchins or more affectionately known as DH.

PS... DH is the hottie who portays Roxleigh in The Rake and The Recluse.

So if any of you are going to be at RomCon let me know so we can hang out! (Amelia I'm looking at you!) ALSO... RWA is coming up the end of June and I will be wandering around there as well so make sure you tell me if you're going to be in NYC so we can play!

Greatest Weekend Ever... I think so!

So despite the fact that blogger was being wonky and I couldn't tell what happened I'm just going to say that this weekend was AMAZING!

First, I went down to Maryland to babysit a 1 year old. Now, I love Christen to death but when she told me that Andrew's new favorite thing is to bite and pull hair I was worried. But, he was a perfect angel and so lovey! I kept getting hugs and really, what's better then baby hugs? Nothing!

Last night I saw Bridesmaids and I laughed so hard it's not even funny! I was on the fence about seeing it but after everyone told me it was amazing I went and I was sooo not disappointed. Go see it!

And perhaps the best thing this weekend was that I booked my ticket for RomCon!! And what's even better... Kati from Romancing Rakes is going to be my roomie!! And you know what else... Rita from Not Another Romance Blog is coming too! (Ok, so she's not official yet but she's coming if I have to stuff her in my suitcase!) So yes, The Pervy Trinity will be taking RomCon by storm so watch out Denver!

I am sooo excited for RomCon because not only do I get to meet Kati and Rita but I also get to meet some of my favorite Naughty Authors: Jenn LeBlanc and Ashley March! And Jenn is bringing her Muse DH to RomCon! And I hear Ashley is bring us some Blue Bell ice cream!So I am really, really excited for RomCon! Now I wish it was August!

*RomCon Giveaway Quote for Seducing the Duchess*

"She was glad for the brace of his arms holding her in place, keeping her from leaning into him. Her mind knew better, but her body was traitorous, yearning for him. This man who knew how to strum her body, how to cry out with pleasure with his deft, knowing fingers."

Do you know what else I'm excited about: Man Candy Monday! Tonight is Jock Candy and it's Beth Yarnall's Birthday! So Happy Birthday Beth! My present is Cristiano Ronaldo!

Now don't forget to join us tonight 9pm EST and 6pm PST for some yummy men! See you then!