Review: "Bound By Honor", by SE Jakes

Format Read: e-ARC submitted by Novel Sidekick courtesy of AuthorLength: 158 PagesGenre: Contemporary, GLBT, BDSMSeries: Men of Honor Book #1Release Date: March 1, 2011Publisher: Samhain PublishingFormats Available: eBook, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, All Romance Ebooks, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

A promise forces two men to bare themselves…completely.

One year ago on a mission gone wrong, Tanner James failed to save the life of Jesse, his Army Ranger teammate. Before dying in that South American jungle, Jesse extracted a promise that won’t let Tanner rest until it’s fulfilled—no matter what it costs him.

Damon Price loved Jesse, but problems in their relationship had come to a head right before Jesse left on his final mission. Now a reluctant Dom and a man still in mourning, he’s not happy when Tanner appears at his BDSM club. …

Interview: Laura Wright + Giveaway!

Today BLI is delighted to welcome Laura Wright, author of the critically acclaimed “Mark of the Vampire” series. Laura has been writing since 1997 when she enrolled in UCLA extension classes and in 2002 her first book was published by Harlequin called Cinderella & the Playboy. Eternal Hunger, the first novel in the Mark of the Vampire series was published to rave reviews on October 5, 2010. Eternal Kiss, Nicholas Roman’s dark, sexy and thrilling paranormal romance, hit the stands this week on April 5, 2011!

Lea: Laura! Welcome to BLI, it’s such a thrill to be able to chat with you today. 🙂

Laura: Thanks so much! It’s great to be here! 🙂

Laura can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Laura: Well… I’m a mom of 2 little balas, a wife to a fantastic and supportive theater …

Review: "Stormy Seduction", by Vivian Arend

Format Read: e-ARC submitted by Novel Sidekick courtesy of AuthorLength: 66 PagesSeries: Pacific Passion Book #2Genre: Erotic, Paranormal, Shapeshifters, MénageRelease Date: April 12, 2011Publisher: Samhain PublishingFormats Available: eBook, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Sensual water shifters meet volatile air shifters—there’s a storm coming.

As morning-afters go, this one is looking pretty bright. Both air shifter Laurin Marshal and water shifter/shaman Matthew Jentry are aware, though, that trouble won’t be long in coming. And they’re right—before they’ve barely begun to work out the details of their mystical bond, the People of the Air find them to challenge Laurin’s right to choose Matt as her mate.

Fending off Laurin’s would-be suitors is easier than Matt anticipated, but there’s another dilemma still to face. His own people. Laurin is just beginning to trust that his …

Review: "Stormchild", by Vivian Arend

Format Read: e-ARC submitted by Novel Sidekick courtesy of AuthorLength: 50 PagesSeries: Pacific Passion Book #1Genre: Erotic, Paranormal, ShapeshiftersRelease Date: May 4, 2010Publisher: Samhain PublishingFormats Available: eBook, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, All Romance Ebooks, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

These elements have no desire to be tamed…

As the new traveling doctor for the Pacific Inside Passage settlements, Matthew Jentry balances dual roles for his water-shifter people—caring for their health as a human-trained physician, and for their spiritual needs as a shaman.

Distractions of the female kind are not on his agenda, but his magical bloodline makes him a target for every marriage-minded woman within range. There’s something about the mysterious Laurin Marshall, though, that he finds far too enticing. It’s just as well that it’s time for him to move on.

Laurin thought she had …

Review: "Force Recon Beacon Bayou", Anthology

Authors: Lila Munro, BethAnn Buehler, Christopher Craven, JL Oiler Format Read: e-book submitted by author for reviewLength: 231 PagesSeries: Force Recon , Book 1Release Date: Feb 21, 2011Publisher: Rebel Ink Press LLCFormats Available: e-bookPurchasing Info: All Romance e-Books, Kindle, Nook, BookStrand, Coffee Time Romance

Book Blurb:

Looking for a splendid place to visit? Welcome to Beacon Bayou! Come wander Big Thicket National Preserve… For one four man Marine Force Recon team, a vacation was just what the doctor ordered. Or in their case, the team corpsman.

Fresh off a mission in the jungle of South America, rest and relaxation are Recon’s number one priorities. But for Gunnery Sergeant Brogan Baker, Sergeant Aaron Wolf, Corporal Regan Maxwell, and Chief Gabriel Sanchez, this vacation will test their strength unlike any mission ever has.

After a string of …

Interview: Larissa Ione + Giveaway

Please join me in giving a warm BLI welcome to New York Times & National Bestselling Author Larissa Ione today. Larissa published the first in her Demonica series “Pleasure Unbound”, to rave reviews in 2008, she subsequently penned four more books in a series that is loved by her legions of fans the world over. Eternal Rider, the eagerly anticipated first novel in her “Lords of Deliverance” series, a spinoff of Demonica hits the stands tomorrow March 29th.

Lea: Larissa! Welcome to BLI, it’s such a thrill to talk to you today.

Larissa: Thank you! It’s always nice to be able to chat with you!

Larissa can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Larissa: Um…big Star Trek fan, animal lover, gamer-geek, and anglophile. Oh, and I also write books!

LOL! I loved the newest Star Trek movie, I sure …

Review: "Eternal Rider" by Larissa Ione

Format Read: e-ARC submitted by author for reviewLength: 432 PagesSeries: Lords of Deliverance Book #1Release Date: March 29, 2011Publisher: Grand Central PublishingFormats Available: Mass Market Paperback, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon Canada, Book Depository, Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Powell’s, IndieBound, Chapters, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.His name is Ares, and the fate of mankind rests on his powerful shoulders. If he falls to the forces of evil, the world falls too. As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he is far stronger than any mortal, but even he cannot fight his destiny forever. Not when his own brother plots against him.

Yet there is one last hope. Gifted in a way other humans can’t-or …

Interview: Vivian Arend + Giveaway

Please join me in giving a warm BLI welcome to Vivian Arend who has delighted readers with her numerous contemporary and paranormal erotic romance novels. Vivian’s most recent contemporary publication is Turn It Up, the second story in her Turner Twins series. Vivian also has written a new series of paranormal erotic short stories Pacific Passion, the first book Stormchild is now available in e-format, Stormy Seduction will be available April 12th, and Silent Storm, on May 17th from Samhain Publishing.

Lea: Welcome to Book Lovers Viv, it such a pleasure to chat with you today!

Thank you for inviting me to drop in!

Viv can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Viv: I am a voracious reader, who has become an obsessive writer, and I’m currently traveling in a 24’ camper with my hubby and 15 …

Interview: Beth Kery + Giveaway

Please join me in giving a warm BLI welcome to National Bestselling Author Beth Kery today. Beth is a prolific author having penned numerous novels published by Berkley, Samhain, Ellora’s Cave and now Harlequin. Tomorrow her new story and the first published by Harlequin, called The Hometown Hero Returns, will hit the stands. The Hometown Hero Returns, is I’m excited to say, the first in Beth’s Home to Harbor Town series.

Beth! Welcome to BLI, it’s such a thrill to be able to chat with you today! 🙂

Beth: Thank you, Lea. It’s a pleasure to be at BLI.

Beth can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Beth: I have a background in the behavioral sciences and still work in that field in addition to writing. I’ve been writing for about four years now. I’m an urbanite; I love either the bustle of the city or the peace of …

Review: "The Hometown Hero Returns" by Beth Kery

Format Read: e-ARC submitted by author for reviewLength: 224 PagesSeries: Home to Harbor Town Book #1Release Date: March 22, 2011Publisher: Harlequin Special EditionFormats Available: Mass Market Paperback, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon Canada, Book Depository, Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Powell’s, IndieBound, Chapters, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN!

At eighteen, Marianna Itani thought she’d found the man of her dreams in Marc Kavanaugh, the quintessential boy-next-door. That perfect romance flew to pieces when an unspeakable tragedy tore them apart. Yet when Marc appeared in her life fifteen years later, the sparks that flew were as explosive as the day they first met.

Now their reignited passion was changing their lives in more ways than one: Mari was pregnant! She was set on putting the …