I’m going to beg for votes. But in this case, it’s okay because voting isn’t necessarily about having read the books. So I don’t feel bad. Much. I’ll move on from that though 
If you’re not following the Dear Author/Smart Bitches DABWAHA book “tournament” you must go follow the voting. And while you’re there, if you get there before midnight tonight, please vote for Mexican Heat by Laura Baumbach and Josh Lanyon, and Rough, Raw and Ready by Lorelei James. Both are Samhain books (ebook only for Mexican Heat, the print version is available from MLR Press) that I edited! We want them to move forward!
Not only that, but if Mexican Heat loses, I lose my first place standings in the bracket picks and, well, we don’t want me to lose bragging rights, do we? Of COURSE not.
So go vote, please. And if you haven’t read the books, you should check them out because they are mightily awesome. I’m not shy about that!
Fun to read your posts. After all, if you don’t promote you, who else will join the parade? Before following you, we only suspected what was stirring the publishing pot. I’m so old I still think in paper terms
Technical journals still think in terms of page fees, after all. Anyway, I take Roger Ebert’s suggestions when I go to the movies. Why shouldn’t I take yours and vote for your books? 
Good luck.
I’m voting! I’m voting! I need Mexican Heat too!!! LOL
done and done…
I voted for them both!
I actually have Rough, Raw and Ready to win it all, I love that book! So yes, vote Samhain!
I’d like now to vote for the books that I picked, but I can’t even find my bracket tonight. So really, I’m just here to encourage you to lobby while bracketing is still live next year. I’d pick books in my bracket if I thought there was enough support to move them forward.
Ooh…got a vested interest in the competition as well. Couldn’t help you with Mexican Heat, but I see Rough, Raw, and Ready moved on (I picked it in my bracket to move on too)