There is still time to enter your bracket in the 2nd Annual DA BWAHA, Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award for Hellagood Authors. 64 books published in 2008 are in the running. Pick which ones you think will win out of the 8 categories. Brackets must be completed by 11:00 pm EST on March 18, 2009. Voting will start March 19, 2009.

PRIZES!!! Brackets that most closely resemble the winners after each round get prizes:

• Round 1 winner: $15 GC
• Round 2 winner: A selection of books from the tournament
• Round 3 winner: Berkley book pack of ARCs
• Round 4 winner: $50 GC from Samhain
• Round 5 winner: $100 GC from Fictionwise
• Round 6 winner: A red Sony eReader

The Contestants I love and will have a hard time picking from:

• The Spymasters’ Lady by Joanna Bourne
• Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
• Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
• Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
• Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
• Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
• Demon Bound by Meljean Brook
• Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
• Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
• Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
• Blue Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas

How many of the Contestants have you read?

Bestselling romance author Danielle Steel wrote her inaugural post yesterday on her new blog. We would like to extend a big welcome from Romancelandia. Danielle, welcome to the club! Recently listed as one of the top ten richest authors in the world, Ms. Steel has over 570 million copies of her books in print and has graced the New York Times Bestseller list a time or two. Even more impressive, Ms. Steel has raised nine children.

This is where I admit, sheepishly, that I have never read a Danielle Steel book. I know, I know! How can I say I’m a romance fan when I haven’t read this fixture of romance? I’ve read La Nora at least. So help me out: who can recommend a good book by Danielle Steel? If I were to read just one, which one should it be?

And the most important question of the day: In a match between Nora Roberts and Danielle Steel for queen of the genre, who would win?