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		<title>Win a New Handbag Filled with Fiction!</title>
		<link>http://www.avonromance.com/2011/09/30/win-a-new-handbag-filled-with-fiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something about Fall always makes me want to go out and buy a new wardrobe… and a new handbag to go with it. Hhm, how about a great satchel filled with a library of books for my Fall reading? Sign me up! This month you can win exactly that in the Sakroots and William Morrow Paperbacks Book in a Bag Sweepstakes, featuring the Sakroots Artist Circle Satchel stuffed to the brim with the latest fiction from William Morrow Paperbacks: Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Little Black Dress by Susan McBride, plus the first two books in the 666 Park Avenue series, 666 Park Avenue and The Dark Glamour. You have until October 20, 2011, to enter. Good luck…and if you win the bag, please tweet a photo of yourself holding the books and the bag to us at @WilliamMorrowPB!]]></description>
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<p>Something about Fall always makes me want to go out and buy a new wardrobe… and a new handbag to go with it. Hhm, how about a great satchel filled with a library of books for my Fall reading? Sign me up!</p>
<p>This month you can win exactly that in the <a href="http://sakroots.thesak.com/sr_bookinabag/index.html">Sakroots and William Morrow Paperbacks Book in a Bag Sweepstakes</a>, featuring the Sakroots Artist Circle Satchel stuffed to the brim with the latest fiction from William Morrow Paperbacks: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Call-Me-Irresistible-Susan-Elizabeth-Phillips?isbn=9780062076168&#038;HCHP=TB_Call+Me+Irresistible">Call Me Irresistible</a> by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Little-Black-Dress-Susan-McBride?isbn=9780062027191&#038;HCHP=TB_Little+Black+Dress">Little Black Dress </a>by Susan McBride, plus the first two books in the 666 Park Avenue series, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/666ParkAvenue">666 Park Avenue and The Dark Glamour</a>.</p>
<p>You have until October 20, 2011, to enter. Good luck…and if you win the bag, please tweet a photo of yourself holding the books and the bag to us at @WilliamMorrowPB!</p>
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		<title>Beach+Book=Heaven! Live Author Chat on Goodreads this Thursday, August 4th!</title>
		<link>http://www.avonromance.com/2011/08/02/beachbookheaven-live-author-chat-on-goodreads-this-thursday-august-4th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes a perfect beach read? What’s the book you can’t put down this summer? Join us on Goodreads on August 4th for a one-day discussion with top women’s fiction authors Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Call Me Irresistible), Susan McBride (Little Black Dress), Shilpi Somaya Gowda (Secret Daughter), and Kristina Riggle (Things We Didn’t Say) as they dish on their favorite summer reads, their latest novels, and more! Click here to join the discussion group now and mark your calendar for Thursday!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What makes a perfect beach read? What’s the book you can’t put down this summer? Join us on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com">Goodreads </a>on August 4th for a one-day discussion with top women’s fiction authors Susan Elizabeth Phillips (<a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Call-Me-Irresistible-Susan-Elizabeth-Phillips?isbn=9780062076168&#038;HCHP=TB_Call+Me+Irresistible">Call Me Irresistible</a>), Susan McBride (<a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Little-Black-Dress-Susan-McBride?isbn=9780062027191&#038;HCHP=TB_Little+Black+Dress">Little Black Dress</a>), Shilpi Somaya Gowda (<a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Secret-Daughter-Shilpi-Somaya-Gowda?isbn=9780061928352&#038;HCHP=TB_Secret+Daughter">Secret Daughter</a>), and Kristina Riggle (<a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Things-We-Didnt-Say-Kristina-Riggle?isbn=9780062003041&#038;HCHP=TB_Things+We+Didn+t+Say">Things We Didn’t Say</a>) as they dish on their favorite summer reads, their latest novels, and more! </p>
<p><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/51943.Summer_Reads_One_Day_Only_Discussion_Group">Click here</a> to join the discussion group now and mark your calendar for Thursday!</p>
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		<title>Win an Elliott Lucca Bag Plus Romantic Reads!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Romance is in the air! Who can resist this hip yet romantic bag from Elliott Lucca, especially when it’s stuffed with four of Morrow Paperback’s top love stories of the season? Enter now for your chance to win this gorgeous white leather, floral bag and a selection of beach reads &#8230; you could just be setting yourself up for the perfect summer romance! Click below to check out the prizes! Olivia Tote The Secret Lives of the Four Wives Summer Garden Bronze Horseman Things We Didn&#8217;t Say]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Romance is in the air! Who can resist this hip yet romantic bag from Elliott Lucca, especially when it’s stuffed with four of Morrow Paperback’s top love stories of the season? <a href="http://elliottlucca.thesak.com/bookinabag/">Enter now</a> for your chance to win this gorgeous white leather, floral bag and a selection of beach reads &#8230; you could just be setting yourself up for the perfect summer romance!</p>
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		<title>5 books for the Football Fan!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You gotta love football season, easy if its for the wrong reasons like me (Less for the actual football, more for the tailgating, beer, and wings). This week the Chicago Tribune recommended 5 books for the football fan, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips made the list with It Had to be You! Read why they chose it: “It Had to Be You” By Susan Elizabeth Phillips You didn&#8217;t think romance and football could be combined? Susan Elizabeth Phillips proves they can. The first in her Chicago Stars series, “It Had To Be You” tells the story of Phoebe Somerville, a bawdy New Yorker who returns home to find that her father has left his beloved football team, the Chicago Stars, in her hands. While she might be able to handle the rough-and-tumble world of football, she definitely isn&#8217;t ready to deal with the team&#8217;s head coach, a jock with a one-track mind.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You gotta love football season, easy if its for the wrong reasons like me (Less for the actual football, more for the tailgating, beer, and wings).</p>
<p>This week the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> recommended <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/chi-books-football,0,3819970.story">5 books for the football fan</a>, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips made the list with<em> <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/It-Had-To-Be-You/?isbn=9780380776832">It Had to be You</a></em>!</p>
<p>Read why they chose it:</p>
<p><strong>“It  Had to Be You”</strong><br />
By  Susan Elizabeth Phillips</p>
<p>You didn&#8217;t  think romance and football could be combined? Susan Elizabeth Phillips proves  they can. The first in her Chicago Stars series, “It Had To Be You” tells the  story of Phoebe Somerville, a bawdy New Yorker who returns home to find that her  father has left his beloved football team, the Chicago Stars, in her hands.  While she might be able to handle the rough-and-tumble world of football, she  definitely isn&#8217;t ready to deal with the team&#8217;s head coach, a jock with a  one-track mind.</p>
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		<title>Kerrelyn Sparks Question on last week&#8217;s JEOPARDY!</title>
		<link>http://www.avonromance.com/2010/09/20/kerrelyn-sparks-question-on-last-weeks-jeopardy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s 9/16 episode of JEOPARDY featured a question about Kerrelyn Sparks! The category was Bestsellers for $1200, and let&#8217;s just say none of the contestants knew their romance novels. My guess is that you all will know this in 2 seconds&#8230; Question: A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled &#8220;Love at&#8221; this Who can answer correctly first, and also tell us the title of Book 9 in the series that comes out this October?!  : )]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week&#8217;s 9/16 episode of JEOPARDY featured a question about Kerrelyn Sparks! The category was Bestsellers for $1200, and let&#8217;s just say none of the contestants knew their romance novels. My guess is that you all will know this in 2 seconds&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Question:<br />
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<p><strong>A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled &#8220;Love at&#8221; this</strong></p>
<p>Who can answer correctly first, and also tell us the title of Book 9 in the series that comes out this October?!  : )</p>
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		<title>Wicked Delights of A Bridal Bed Giveaway! Enter by 11 pm tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.avonromance.com/2010/09/02/wicked-delights-of-a-bridal-bed-giveaway-enter-by-11-pm-tonight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate the release of Tracy Anne Warren&#8217;s WICKED DELIGHTS OF A BRIDAL BED, we have joined forces with our friends at Smart Bitches Love Trashy Books for a very fun and awesome contest! The contest: Tell us your favorite wedding night story in the comments on Smart Bitches Love Trashy Books (it can be something that happened to you, or someone you know) and 1 winner will be chosen. The prize: A BED! The winner will receive a $2,000 US gift certificate towards purchasing their own  Tempurpedic. Hurry over to enter&#8211;the comments will close at 11 pm tonight!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.avonromance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/9780061673443.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-10193" title="Wicked Delights of a Bridal Bed" src="http://www.avonromance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/9780061673443-185x300.jpg" alt="" width="172" height="279" /></a>To celebrate the release of Tracy Anne Warren&#8217;s <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Wicked-Delights-of-a-Bridal-Bed/?isbn=9780061673443">WICKED DELIGHTS OF A BRIDAL BED</a>, we have joined forces with our friends at <a href="http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/wicked-delights-of-a-bridal-bed-a-crazy-avon-giveaway/#com">Smart Bitches Love Trashy Books</a> for a very fun and awesome contest!</p>
<p><strong>The contest: </strong>Tell us your favorite wedding night story in the comments on <a href="http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/wicked-delights-of-a-bridal-bed-a-crazy-avon-giveaway/#com">Smart Bitches Love Trashy Books</a> (it can be something that happened to you, or someone you know) and 1 winner will be chosen.</p>
<p><strong>The prize: </strong>A BED! The winner will receive a $2,000 US gift certificate towards purchasing their own  <a title="Tempurpedic" href="http://www.tempurpedic.com/" target="_blank">Tempurpedic. </a></p>
<p>Hurry over to enter&#8211;the comments will close at 11 pm tonight!</p>
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		<title>YOU ONLY LOVE ONCE by Caroline Linden</title>
		<link>http://www.avonromance.com/2010/08/31/you-only-love-once-by-caroline-linden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<title>THE ECHO OF VIOLENCE by Jordan Dane</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Traynor</dc:creator>
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		<title>THE VIKING TAKES A KNIGHT by Sandra Hill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>WICKED DELIGHTS OF A BRIDAL BED by Tracy Anne Warren</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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