Vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD

Loyal Reader (s),

You should totally vote for the
Cowboy. TOTALLY.

I come to you with a matter of great national importance: DABWAHA. What is DABWAHA, you ask? I don't have a clue. All I know is that it's a romance version of the March Madness Bracket. Sixty four books go in; one book emerges as a winner. How does that one book emerge as a winner? Reader votes, most all of which appear to be based on one of two things: Which books a reader has personally read, and which authors generate the most entertaining commentary, known in 'the biz' as 'trash talking.'

So, given that base of cluelessness, I am *thrilled* to tell you that A Man of His Word was reader-nominated for the final spot in the Category category! But we can't stop there, Loyal Reader(s). We must persevere! I'm up against some big names here--Courtney Milan, Thea Harrison. I make a vow to you--no matter how dirty the tricks Gwen Hayes pulls, I'm not going to curl up in a ball and pretend her words, her evil, evil words, don't hurt. Instead, I'm going to channel that pain into blind, raging fury. In other words, Loyal Reader(s), I ain't going down without a fight.

The 1st round voting starts tomorrow, March 15th. Normally, I'd say Beware the Ides of March, but this year, everyone else should beware ME.

As far as I can tell, most of this 'trash talk' takes place on Twitter. I've already started my campaign against my first-round competition, Here Comes the Groom by Karina Bliss. Below is a sampling of 'tweets' staking out my position:

Reasons why you should vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD in #dabwaha: My hero Dan would NEVER plan his own wedding, unlike my competitor's 'hero.'


A MAN OF HIS WORD is clean, wholesome romance. No fueling dangerous women fantasies, unlike some Presents and Super Romance books. #DABWAHA


Who needs children & puppies when you can have millionaires who own half of Texas and rides a horse?? Vote A MAN OF HIS WORD!#DABWAHA

Vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD in #DABWAHA: 100% made in America! Canada-smanada, I say!

#DABWAHA Voting Rule: Which *sounds* like more fun: A Desire book or a Super Romance book? I mean, come on-Desire's RIGHT THERE IN THE TITLE.

Can't believe @gwenhayes is so naive she fell for @courtneymilan's Hasbro Web O Deceit. I'd never be such an easy mark.http://www.gwenhayes.com/2012/03/authors-behaving-badly-shame-on-you.html

Clearly, you must vote for me in #dabwaha and not the gullible@gwenhayes or the conniving @courtneymilan. I'm the only respectable choice!

A vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD is a vote for a Manly Man, the kind who looks good on a horse and better in bed. #dabwaha

Reasons why you should vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD in #dabwaha: Unlike other Sarahs in the competition, I do not teach planking to children.

Reasons why you should vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD in #dabwaha: 1. Cowboys do it better. 2. Shirtless cowboys? HELLO. 

Reasons why you should vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD in #dabwaha: 3. It's a Desire. That makes it awesome. 4. Two words: Campfire scene.

Reasons why you should vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD in #dabwaha: 5. I'd never stoop to bribing voters. But I'm not above buying them a drink!

Reasons why you should vote for A MAN OF HIS WORD in #dabwaha: 6. Of all the Sarahs nominated, I'm *clearly* the most awesome. It's the hat.

Smart Bitches, Trashy Novels has a blog on this and some of the promotional videos other authors have done for their books. So I don't have a clue, a video, or a budget for this. I do know it'll be good, clean fun*! Don't forget to vote!

*That's a lie. It's gonna get dirty around here!

UPDATE: My competitor, Karina Bliss, tried to talk some trash here, but it turns out she's from Down Under, so she's not very good at it.