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Romance Novel Reviews, Author Interviews, Commentary
New Releases: February 4-10, 2012
Title: Blood Oranges
Author: Caitlin R. Kiernan (writing as Kathleen Tierney)
Genre: urban fantasy
Release date: February 5, 2013 by Roc
Description:
My name’s Quinn.
If you buy into my reputation, I’m the most notorious demon hunter in New England. But rumors of my badassery have been slightly exaggerated. Instead of having kung-fu skills and a closet full of medieval weapons, I’m an ex-junkie with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time. Or the right place at the wrong time. Or…whatever.
Wanted for crimes against inhumanity I (mostly) didn’t commit, I was nearly a midnight snack for a werewolf until I was “saved” by a vampire calling itself the Bride of Quiet. Already cursed by a werewolf bite, the vamp took a pint out of me too.
So now…now, well, you wouldn’t think it could get worse, but you’d be dead wrong.
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Interview with Addison Fox + Giveaway
Think the boardroom couldn’t possibly be as sexy as the bedroom? Think again–and author Addison Fox knows exactly why. Today it’s our pleasure to welcome Addison to Book Lovers Inc, where we get the chance to chat a bit about the characters and characteristics of Tempting Acquisitions, the first book in her new contemporary romance series from Entangled Publishing. It’s going to bring a whole new meaning to the notion of mergers and acquisitions. ^_^ (Be sure to stay tuned for a chance to win a copy of Tempting Acquisitions)!
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Stella: Hi Addison, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Addison: Thanks so much for having me!!
I’m a romance writer across genres and have been published in paranormal and contemporary as well as series length contemporary and, coming up in July, series length romantic suspense. I absolutely love romance in all forms and am an …
New Releases: Jan. 28 – Feb. 3, 2013
Title: ‘Til the World Ends
Authors: Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre, Karen Duvall
Genre: urban fantasy romance (anthology)
Release date: January 29, 2013 by Harlequin Luna
Description:
Dawn of Eden by Julie Kagawa
Before The Immortal Rules, there was the Red Lung, a relentless virus determined to take out all in its path. For Kylie, the miracle of her survival is also her burden-as a doctor at one of the clinics for the infected, she is forced to witness endless suffering. What’s worse, strange things are happening to the remains of the dead, and by the time she befriends Ben Archer, she’s beginning to wonder if a global pandemic is the least of her problems….
Thistle & Thorne by Ann Aguirre
After a catastrophic spill turns the country into a vast chemical wasteland, those who could afford it retreated to fortresses, self-contained communities run by powerful corporations. But for Mari Thistle, life on the …
Guest Post by Heather McCollum + Giveaway
Good morning, book lovers! This morning I hope you’re ready to take your romantic hearts back to a time long past, to place where honor was strong, and passion was stronger–that’d be the 16th century Scottish highlands of Heather McCollum’s HIGHLAND HEARTS series! We’re pleased to welcome her today to tell us a bit about what captures (and challenges) her about writing the stories in this exciting series. Let’s give her a warm BLI welcome.
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Thank you so much for having me here today! I’m very excited to talk a little about Highland Heart (HH), my short novella that was just released by Entangled Publishing. HH is set in 16th century Scotland, fifteen years before my full-length novel Captured Heart (CH), even though it was written after it.
Yes, HH is a short novella. After I had finished writing CH, my wonderful agent found an opportunity …
New Releases: January 21-27, 2013
Title: Be Mine
Authors: Jennifer Crusie, Victoria Dahl, Shannon Stacey
Genre: contemporary romance (anthology)
Release date: January 22, 2013 by Harlequin
Description:
Sizzle by Jennifer Crusie
Business takes a backseat when successful ad executive Emily Tate meets Richard Parker. He’s an accountant who’s been sent to keep her in line and under budget in her ad campaign for a sensual new perfume called Sizzle. And if Emily’s not careful, she could well melt in Richard’s hands.
Too Fast to Fall by Victoria Dahl
For Jenny Stone, driving is her escape-from her past, her problems, her quiet life in Jackson Hole. But after Deputy Nate Hendricks stops her-again-for speeding, she could lose more than just her license. She could lose her heart. Nate seems to think that Jenny should replace her love for fast driving with something even more…heart pumping. And despite her need for speed, Jenny’s never been one for defying the law.
Alone …
Review: The Weird Girls by Cecy Robson
Title: The Weird Girls: A Novella, by Cecy Robson
Format Read: e-book purchased by reviewer
Length: novella
Genre: urban fantasy romance
Series: Weird Girls, #0.5
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Publisher: Penguin Group
Formats Available: e-book
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Publisher’s Website, Author’s Website
Book Blurb:
Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other 20-something girls—with one tiny exception: they’re products of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them, well, a little weird…
The Wird sisters are different from every race on earth—human and supernatural. When human society is no longer an option for them, they move in among the resident vampires, werebeasts, and witches of the Lake Tahoe region. Could this be the true home they’ve longed for? Um, not quite. After the sisters accidentally strip a witch of her powers in a bar brawl, they soon realize the mistake will cost them. Because to take on a witch means …
New Releases: January 14-20, 2013
Title: Unforgivable
Author: Joanna Chambers
Genre: historical romance
Release date: January 15, 2013 by Samhain Publishing
Description:
A notorious rake is about to make the ultimate faux pas—fall in love with his own wife.
Gil Truman has eyes only for the beautiful Tilly—until he is forced to marry plain, sickly Rose Davenport to reclaim the lands his father foolishly gambled away. After a disastrous wedding night tainted with his bitterness, he deposits Rose at his remote Northumbrian estate, soothing his guilt with the thought that she need never lay eyes on him again.
Five years after the mortifying wedding night that destroyed all her romantic fantasies, Rose is fed up with hearing second- and third-hand reports of Gil’s philandering ways. She is no longer the shy, homely girl he left behind, but a strong, confident woman who knows how to run an estate. And knows what she wants—her husband, back in …
9 Jan 2013 Dual Review: When You Give a Duke a Diamond by Shana Galen
Format Read: e-book from NetGalley
Number of Pages: 356 pages
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Series: Jewels of the Ton, #1
Genre: historical romance
Formats Available: mass-market paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK) | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website
Book Blurb:
He had a perfectly orderly life…
William, the sixth Duke of Pelham, enjoys his punctual, securely structured life. Orderly and predictable—that’s the way he likes it. But he’s in the public eye, and the scandal sheets will make up anything to sell papers. When the gossip papers link him to Juliette, one of the most beautiful and celebrated courtesans in London, chaos doesn’t begin to describe what happens next…
Until she came along…
Juliette is nicknamed the Duchess of Dalliance and …
New Releases: January 7-13, 2013
Title: Just One Day (Just One Day, #1)
Author: Gayle Forman
Genre: contemporary, new adult
Release date: January 8, 2013 by Dutton Juvenile
Description:
A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay, Just One Day is the first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels!
When sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to break free of …
New Releases: Dec. 31, 2012 – Jan. 6, 2013
Sealed with a Curse (Weird Girls #1)
by Cecy Robson
Genre: urban fantasy
Release date: December 31, 2012 by Signet Eclipse
Description:
Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other 20-something girls—with one tiny exception: they’re products of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them, well, weird…
The Wird sisters are content to avoid the local vampires, werebeasts, and witches of the Lake Tahoe region—until one of them blows up a vampire in self-defense. Everyone knows vampires aren’t aggressive, and killing one is punishable by death. But soon more bloodlust-fueled attacks occur, and the community wonders: are the vampires of Tahoe cursed with a plague?
Celia reluctantly agrees to help Misha, the handsome leader of an infected vampire family. But Aric, the head of the werewolf pack determined to destroy Misha’s family to keep the region safe, warns Celia to stay out …
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