We here at Book Lovers Inc. are so happy to welcome Jacquelyn Wheeler author of both Rising Shadow and Merger (book 1 and 2 in The Soterians series). Both of which, I enjoyed!The YA Lover: Hi there Jacquelyn, I hope you’re doing well…could you tell us a little bit about yourself, how you got into writing, and why you decided to go the self-publishing route?
JW: Hi Jenn! I’ve been a professional writer in software for 19 years, and I’ve written some children’s stories, poetry, and screenplays for fun. But when I got the idea for the Soterians series, I knew right away that it was going to be a series of five novels, and I knew that these stories were powerful enough that they had to go out in the world and not just sit on my desk. I queried a few …
Format Read: BookNumber of Pages: 304Release Date: June 1, 2010Publisher: HarlequinFormats Available: Paperback, Ebook, AudioPurchasing Info: Amazon, Book Depository, Goodreads, Rachel Vincent’s Website
Book Blurb:
WHEN KAYLEE CAVANAUGH SCREAMS, SOMEONE DIES
AND KAYLEE IS ABOUT TO SCREAM HER HEAD OFF…
Kaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them.
Until something does.
Demon’s breath. No, not the toothpaste-challenged kind. The Netherworld kind. The kind that really can kill you. Somehow, the super-addictive substance has made its way to the human world. But how? Kaylee and Nash have to cut off the source and protect their friends—one of whom is already hooked.
And when the epidemic hits too close to home, Kaylee will have to risk everything to save those she …
Format Read: E-ARCNumber of Pages: 352 pagesRelease Date: June 29th 2010Publisher: PocketFormats Available: Paperback, EbookPurchasing Info: Book Depository, Amazon, Goodreads, Author Website
Book Blurb:
Destiny sucks. . . .
There was a time when Persephone Alcmedi thought her life was hard to manage, what with wondering how to make sure she took adequate care of both her grandmother and her foster daughter, Beverley, whether she’d end up in the unwanted position of high priestess of a coven, and whether her wærewolf lover, Johnny, would resist the groupies who hang around his band Lycanthropia.
But that was before the fairies started demanding that Seph’s frightening, unpredictable ally—the ancient vampire Menessos— be destroyed . . . or the world will suffer. Seph and Menessos are magically bonded, but that’s a secret she dares not reveal to her fellow witches lest they …
Format Read: eARCNumber of Pages: 384 pagesRelease Date: July 1st, 2010Publisher: HQN BooksFormats Available: eBook, MMPBPurchasing Info: GoodReads, Author’s Website, BookDepository, Amazon.com
Book received from netgalley.
Book Blurb:
Chloe Turner thought she was going to marry the perfect man-until her fiancé’s plane crashed. And then she got the really bad news: he’d tried to fake his own death to avoid marrying her. Now America’s most famous bridezilla (a tag she most definitely does not deserve), Chloe escapes to a remote island to avoid the paparazzi. And right next door is a man who just might be the cure
for Chloe’s heartache….
A magnet for wild, complicated women, Max Sullivan is relieved to have finally found someone “normal.” Chloe is his girl-next-door fantasy come to life, and best of all, she gets him. With her, he can be himself, …
June 28
Daemon’s Mark (Nocturne City, #5) by Caitlin Kittredge
Genre: UF
Someone, or something, is setting fire to the homes of the city’s most infamous non-humans, racking up a body count that’s growing by the day. And strange, otherworldly creatures no one has seen before—selkies, trolls, and harpies—are causing chaos throughout the city. Racing to stop the carnage, Luna turns to sexy federal agent Will Fagin for help. As they work to uncover the source of the bloodshed, Luna’s attraction for Will deepens. But just as she learns Will’s darkest secret, Nocturne City is thrust into total chaos—leaving Luna and Will in a path of destruction they may not be able to stop…or survive.
June 29Fatal Circle (Circle, Book 3) by Linda Robertson
Genre: …
Publisher: Pocket Star BooksPublished: 25 May 2010Format: PaperbackPages: 405Categories: Thrillers Romance Purchasing Info: Authors website , GoodReads , Book Depository
Book Blurb
It’s Jax Cassidy’s first mission for L.O.S.T.—one that will give the former cop who went rogue a chance to prove herself. Her assignment: gain the trust of assassin Marcus Cross . . . eliminate him . . . then take down Marcus’s mentor, Joseph Lazarus, a man with a bold eye on the White House. But the woman who’s known by her team for being a femme fatale succumbs to passion, only to discover Cross’s deadly secret. He’s a vampire, and Joseph Lazarus is his creator.Left for dead by his platoon in the violent hills of Afghanistan, special ops sniper Marcus Cross was given a second chance at life. His newly heightened skills make him the …
This week, we travel to Indonesia, to see the sites and lifestyle this group of islands has to offer. I’ve been reading Sea by Heidi R. Kling, where Sienna, the main character travels with her father’s group, Team Hope, to help out at an orphange. The kids living there include a large number that were devastatingly affected by the tsunami in 2004. The worst of the impact hit an area called Aceh, so Kling’s Sea features a character, Deni, from this area who survived but lost his family, as did so many others.
Most of the story takes place in Yogyakarta (also known as Jogja, Yogya, Jogjakarta) which is in Java. There’s discussion of the different religions that are found in this part of the world, from Buddhism, illustrated by the temple Borobudur, as seen in these first 2 images (which is a very …
We are very proud to have author Lauren Dane here today. Her new book Insatiable, book 3 in her Federation series, will be released next Monday (July 5th) and she is here today to talk about how her characters come to life and how they grow into what they are. Be sure to check out Lauren’s question at the end and answer it to get entered into the giveaway. You can find all the info at the end. Please give Lauren a warm welcome.
Thank you so much for having me guest with you today! I’m thrilled to be invited and I hope I don’t bore you all too much.
Over the years I’ve written all sorts of characters. At the end of each book I love them all, usually for different reasons. Some of them are easy to …
Format Read: EbookNumber of Pages: 260 pagesRelease Date: January 9, 2009Publisher: Bell Bridge BooksFormats Available: Paperback, EbookPurchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Author websiteEbook received by Publisher for review.
Book Blurb:
Kita Nekai, on the run and the smallest of her shifter clan-a calico cat among lions and tigers-is being hunted. She was expected to accept her role as her father’s successor whether or not her cat was up to the task of leading the clan. She disagreed. Now she’s less than a step ahead of the hunters, bone-tired, cold, and living hand-to-mouth in the city of Haven. And that’s the high point of her day. She’s also drugged, “accidently” turned into a vampire, and sentenced to death for recklessly creating a rogue shifter who tortures its human prey. She’s got seventy-two hours to find the rogue, evade a city full of hunters, prove …
I’m a bit late today but I had to watch the Germany-England match and I hope you can forgive me the wait.*Susi hurries to random.org and comes back breathing hard*
The winner of our Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh giveaway is…
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Cheryl
Congrats hon. I will email you now.
For all the others there are still some giveaways running at Book Lovers Inc:
There’s still time to enter our Cynthia Eden giveaway for a signed copy of I’ll be Slaying You. Leave a comment here. The giveaway ends July 10th.
You can win a signed copy of Pray for Dawn by Jocelynn Drake. Giveaway ends July 3rd. JUst leave a comment here.
You can also win a paperback copy of one of the Immortals After Dark books by Kresley Cole. Just tell us which one is your favorite cover. Giveaway ends July 4th. You …