Review: Vanity Fare by Megan Caldwell

Format read: ebook
Series: N/A
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Woman’s Lit
Release Date: Dec. 26, 2012
Number of pages: 400 pages
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

A charming novel about a 40-year-old Brooklyn mother, recently divorced, who starts writing copy for a bakery, discovers a knack for food-related literary puns, and becomes entangled in a love triangle.

Molly Hagan is overwhelmed.

Her husband left her for a younger, blonder woman, her six year-old son is questioning her authority, and now, so is she. In order to pay her Brooklyn rent and keep her son supplied with Pokemon and Legos-not to mention food and clothing-she has to get a job. Fast.

So when an old friend offers Molly a copywriting position at a new bakery, finding romance is just about …

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Welcome to another Saturday morning filled with great bookish giveways! I was asked for a Christmas list recently (from someone with little imagination) but I was stumped to think about what books I should ask for. (And you know books MUST be on the list, right?) So, any suggestions would be helpful 😉 Have a great weekend all!

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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Guidelines:
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Review: The Marriage Trap by Jennifer Probst

Format read: ebook
Series: Book #2 in the Marriage to a Billionaire series
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Number of pages: 205 pages
Publisher: Gallery Books
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info:

Book Blurb:

To satisfy his late father’s wishes, hot and single billionaire Michael Conte must find a bride—someone who will fit into his traditional family back home in Italy—and fast, so his engaged sister will be allowed to wed. With no intention of being tied down, Michael “proposes” to fiery, free-spirited photographer Maggie Ryan: if she will play the part of his fiancée during her trip to Milan for a photo shoot, he will keep away from her married best friend, Alexa, and stop making Maggie nuts with their too-close-for- comfort flirtations. But once in Italy, sexual tension sparks the hottest no-strings- attached arrangement on any continent. Could marriage be the most enticing trap of all?

My Thoughts:

In a scenario that’s definitely more fictional than anything us real …

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Good morning and welcome to the ‘Holy crap! It’s December already?!’ edition of the café. As we get ready for a very busy time of year, take a little time here to check out the great giveaways listed below and enter. There’s nothing more rewarding after dedicating time to shopping for other people than to get a win of a great new book, right? 😉

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Here’s the fine print for entering your link:
Guidelines:
If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:
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2. Add …

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Happy Saturday morning all and thanks for stopping by the best place to share your (international) bookish giveaways! Here’s hoping you enjoy the rest of your weekend and, if you’re anything like me, trying to stay warm while reading a good book 😉

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Here’s the fine print for entering your link:
Guidelines:
If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:
1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)
2. Add your link below, in the format shown. (Please use the URL for the contest post, not a general blog URL; you don’t …

Review: On Dublin Street by Samantha Young

Format read: ebook
Series: None
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Number of pages: 414 pages
Publisher: NAL
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info:  Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

Jocelyn Butler has been hiding from her past for years. But all her secrets are about to be laid bare…

Four years ago, Jocelyn left her tragic past behind in the States and started over in Scotland, burying her grief, ignoring her demons, and forging ahead without attachments. Her solitary life is working well—until she moves into a new apartment on Dublin Street where she meets a man who shakes her carefully guarded world to its core.

Braden Carmichael is used to getting what he wants, and he’s determined to get Jocelyn into his bed. Knowing how skittish she is about entering a relationship, Braden proposes …

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Good morning all and welcome to your one stop location for bookish giveaways with eligibility the world over. The time of year is approaching that you’ll be seeing tons of giveaways posted, so stay tuned here and remember to link up your own for the added exposure 🙂 Enjoy the rest of your weekend all!

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Here’s the fine print for entering your link:
Guidelines:
If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:
1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)
2. Add your link below, in the format shown. (Please use the …

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Good morning all and welcome to your one stop location for bookish giveaways with eligibility the world over. Hope you all have a great weekend, full of reading time 🙂

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Here’s the fine print for entering your link:
Guidelines:
If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:
1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)
2. Add your link below, in the format shown. (Please use the URL for the contest post, not a general blog URL; you don’t want to make it tricky for others trying to enter)
3. Expired contests will …

Review: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Format read: ebook
Series: Beautiful #1
Genre: Contemporary
Release Date: May 26, 2011 (reissued July 12, 2012)
Number of pages: 276 pages
Publisher: Atria
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to …

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Good morning all and welcome to this ‘it’s gettin’ chilly’ (at least for us folks in the northern parts of the world) edition of our awesome bookish giveaway hot spot. This changing weather demands a gourmet hot chocolate or my fave, the chai latte, and a good book to help us cope, right? Anyway, enjoy the rest of your weekends, cold or warm 🙂

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Here’s the fine print for entering your link:
Guidelines:
If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:
1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)
2. Add your …