You didn’t think we forgot about you this Valentine’s Day, dear readers? Of course we didn’t. We just wanted to surprise you with something special to show our commitment to you! Chocolates and flowers and stuffed animals all seemed inadequate to express the full depth of our feeling, so we’re giving you this instead: daily free essays about relationships, and daily chances to win books on Twitter for the next week. Here’s the line up:

Monday

• Read “‘For Love Is Strong As Death’” by Kim Paffenroth from Triumph of The Walking Dead
• Enter to win a copy of Triumph of The Walking Dead by tweeting (or retweeting, from @SmartPopBooks): “Be our undead valentine! RT this to enter to win Triumph of The Walking Dead from @SmartPopBooks!”

Tuesday

• Read “Pride and Prejudice: The Reality Show” by Joyce Millman from Flirting with Pride and Prejudice
• Enter to win a copy of Fringe Science by tweeting (or retweeting, from @SmartPopBooks): “Be our parallel universe valentine! RT this to enter to win Fringe Science from @SmartPopBooks! ow.ly/937sH“
• Valentine’s Day bonus: enter to win copies of Immortal  and Eternal from @SmartPopYA by tweeting (or retweeting, from @SmartPopYA): “Be our vampire valentine! RT this to enter to win Immortal and Eternal from @SmartPopYA! ow.ly/937sH“

Wednesday

• Read “The Emotional Pleasures of Reading Twilight” by Peter Stromberg from The Psychology of Twilight
• Enter to win a copy of Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory by tweeting (or retweeting, from @SmartPopBooks): “Be our geeky valentine! RT this to enter to win Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory from @SmartPopBooks! ow.ly/937sH“

Thursday

• Read “Dating the Monsters” by L. Jagi Lamplighter from Ardeur
• Enter to win a copy of The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook  by tweeting (or retweeting, from @SmartPopBooks): “Be our retro valentine! RT this to enter to win The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook from @SmartPopBooks! http://ht.ly/96InW “

Friday

• Read “Sex, Lies, Booze, and the Perfect Marriage” by Jonna Rubin from A Friday Night Lights Companion
• Enter to win a copy of A Friday Night Lights Companion by tweeting (or retweeting, from @SmartPopBooks): “Be our Panther valentine! RT this to enter to win A Friday Night Lights Companion from @SmartPopBooks! http://ht.ly/96InW”

We’ll update this post with links to the giveaways all week, so don’t forget to check back! We hope you enjoy your present, and that you have a lovely week.