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January 31, 2006

And now for something completely different....

... a little Monkey Love.

Hello! Congratulations again to our winners, and for those of you looking for another chance to win a great book, you've come to the right place, for I am here to announce our Guest Chick for February - Brenda Scott Royce!

Okay. Since her first book doesn't come out for another week, I do understand why you might be saying "Brenda Scott Who?" But you won't for long, because her debut chick lit novel, Monkey Love, is FREAKIN' FABULOUS. Seriously. Worthy of all caps. I was lucky enough to be asked for a quote, and I monkey loved it. (Oh, come on. You knew that was coming. I'm way too cheap to pass up a gimme like that.)

Anyway, I immediately contacted Brenda and melted all over her, begging her to be a guest Literary Chick. She agreed, and is our Guest Chick for February - and she'll be giving away 2 signed copies of her book, which, did I mention, is FREAKIN' fabulous. (And I'm not the only one who thinks so - it received a 4.5 Star Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine, and was mentioned in Entertainment Weekly last week - the issue with Kanye West on the cover, if you're out and about, check it out!) Brenda's definitely one of the great new voices in chick lit, both smart and funny and a good storyteller to boot.

See what I said about the melting? I love this woman.

But anyway, here's a snippet off the back cover:

Holly Heckerling has a great set of power tools, and she knows how to use them. It's a good thing, because her career as a stand-up comic isn't exactly paying the rent...yet. But nothing's going to stop Holly's rise to stardom. Not the pickpocketing monkey she's been persuaded to pet-sit, or the friends who constantly need her to come to the rescue. And definitely not her meddling aunt, who can't understand why Holly's never had a relationship more than three months long.

Actually, Holly's starting to wonder the same thing. Maybe it's time to stop monkeying around and settle down with a fellow primate (preferably one without fur). Too bad that when it comes to dating, it's a jungle out there, and you never know which way fate's going to swing next.

But if there's one thing that's really unpredictable, it's love.

And, they don't say it on the back cover, but it's also FREAKIN' FABULOUS. ;)

So, here's your chance to win! Send an e-mail with your name and mailing address to Giveaway at Literary Chicks dot com with the subject header "I Want Some Monkey Love" (or "Brenda Scott Royce Giveaway," we'll accept either) between now and February 21st. Brenda will be here every Wednesday this month (starting tomorrow!!! Squeee! I'm such a fangirl) and will announce the two lucky winners on the 22nd!

And be sure to come out tomorrow and welcome Brenda in the comments! Especially because I think all my squeeing is kinda freaking Brenda out (completely understandable) and she needs some normal people to welcome her to the Literary Chicks family.

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