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Romance Novel Reviews, Author Interviews, Commentary
2 Jul 2012 
Review: By Royal Command by Laura Navarre
Format Read: E-book provided courtesy of Publicist for Review
Length: Novel
Genre: Historical Romance, Medieval
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Publisher: Harlequin/Carina
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Authorʼs Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook.
Book Blurb:
Two brothers. One woman. Three hearts at war.
Katrin of Courtenay’s husband is dead—and she doesn’t mourn him. He was cruel and controlling, and she doesn’t need a husband to hold her northern keep. But her vengeful uncle, the King of England, has other ideas: intent on marrying her off, he’s ordered his Viking-bred warrior to return her to court.
On the journey, the Viking captures her interest, and for the first time Katrin understands passion. But her guard is honor-bound to deliver her to the king, and so it is settled—she must wed the mysterious Rafael le Senay, the Baron of Belmaine.
A forced marriage to a stranger slowly becomes something more, and Katrin realizes
she is in …
Interview: Laura Navarre-Virtual Book Tour + Giveaway!
Laura Navarre
We are very excited to welcome award winning author Laura Navarre to BLI today. Laura is here on the next stop of her virtual book tour in celebration of the release of her historical romance By Royal Command, which is available today from Carina Press! Laura is an extremely interesting lady with a fascinating background and she is here to talk more about her writing process and new novel.
About Laura Navarre
In her other life, Laura Navarre is a diplomat who’s lived in Russia and works on weapons of mass destruction issues. In the line of duty, she’s been trapped in an elevator in a nuclear power plant and has stalked the corridors of facilities churning out nerve agent and other apocalyptic weapons. In this capacity, she meets many of the world’s most dangerous men.
Inspired by the sinister realities of her real life, Laura writes dark medieval …
Early Review: Deep Autumn Heat by Elizabeth Barrett
Format Read: e-book provided courtesy of Publisher for Review
Length: 300 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: Star Harbor Book 1
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Publisher: Random House / Loveswept
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, iBooks
Book Blurb:
In this sexy new Star Harbor romance series, featuring the too-tempting Grayson brothers, a celebrity chef turns up the heat for a local café owner—and things start to sizzle.
Lexie Meyers decides there’s nothing sweeter than watching Sebastian Grayson’s perfect, wicked mouth devour her coconut cake. He’s hot, he’s hungry, and he’s sizing her up like she’s the best thing on the menu. But she’s been burned in the past and flings just aren’t her thing. Too bad Sebastian can’t resist a challenge.
Worldly, famous, and notorious with the ladies, Seb had planned a weekend of fishing and relaxation with his brothers. Until Lexie, …
Guest Post: Elisabeth Barrett + Giveaway
Elisabeth Barrett
We are excited to welcome author Elisabeth Barrett to BLI today. Elisabeth is here to celebrate celebration her forthcoming novel Deep Autumn Heat which will be available ebook format from Loveswept/Random House on July 9, 2012! Deep Autumn Heat is the first novel of Elisabeth’s Star Harbor series and introduces the sexy Grayson brothers, specifically Master Chef Sebastian Grayson. Eisabeth is going to talk about a topic that is a favorite for many of us romance lovers – alpha males…specifically EntitledAlpha males.
Take it away Elisabeth!
The Entitled Alpha:
I’ve been thinking a lot about alpha males lately, in large part due to the discussions I’ve been having with fellow authors regarding the nature of the alpha/beta dichotomy. I enjoy reading about both types of men, and I don’t think that the line between alpha and beta is as clear-cut as many would like to believe. Good …
Do Your Research Before You Insult Erotic Romance Readers Mr. Berube!
I’ve remained, for the most part mute about Fifty Shades of Grey and the media frenzy surrounding it and the connecting novels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, mainly because the first novel of the trilogy wasn’t my cup of tea.
Why didn’t you like it? You may ask.
Well, I found Christian Grey to be a tad too stalkerish for my taste and Anastasia too forgiving of his interference in her life outside of his dominance in the bedroom. The truth is I would have charged the dude with assault and had a restraining order slapped on him quicker then you could blink an eye. The relationship crafted between the protagonists in the novel IMHO is dysfunctional and gave me the heebs. There I said it, I didn’t like the book, in fact it landed in the DNF pile. I have other criticisms of the novel …
Early Review: About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
Format Read: e-book provided courtesy of Publisher for Review
Length: 216 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Publisher: Random House / Loveswept
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, iBooks
Book Blurb:
Sure, opposites attract, but in this sexy, smart eBook original romance from Ruthie Knox, they positively combust! When a buttoned-up banker falls for a bad girl, “about last night” is just the beginning.
Cath Talarico knows a mistake when she makes it, and God knows she’s made her share. So many, in fact, that this Chicago girl knows London is her last, best shot at starting over. But bad habits are hard to break, and soon Cath finds herself back where she has vowed never to go . . . in the bed of a man who is all kinds …
We Love Your Comments Giveaway Winner & New Start
The winner of our We Love Your Comments Giveaway for May is … Sullivan McPig who commented on our The Good, The Bad & Are You Kidding Me post:
Sullivan McPig May 22, 2012 at 5:28 pm Mine also says Angels’ Flight. I must confess I never thought of it as a typo, but thought it meant there were more than one angel in flight.
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We will now start counting for June. Here again the rules:
We thought long and hard about how we should show you, the readers of Book Lovers Inc how much we appreciate your input and interaction. We are happy and grateful for every comment cuz we know how it is to be a “blog-hopper”. We enjoy reading …
Guest Post: Random Questions With Carrie Lofty + Giveaway!
Carrie Lofty
We are delighted to welcome Carrie Lofty to BLI today! Carrie is here to to celebrate the release of A LITTLE MORE SCANDAL a novella and the latest in her Christie family series which will be available in digital format tomorrow, May 29th! A LITTLE MORE SCANDAL is a historical romance and the second story in her highly acclaimed series.
Carrie has some Random Questions and Answers to share with us! Take it away Carrie! 🙂
Thanks so much for having me stop by! I’m excited to talk about “A Little More Scandal.” At just $.99… Take a chance! This is an adorable intro to my Christies series of Victorian romances.
It’s one of Pocket’s first original digital releases. You can read more about those fabulous new originals here, including an extended excerpt of “A Little More Scandal.”
Review: Bare Naked Lola by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
Bare Naked Lola by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
Format Read: ebook provided by publisher for review
Length: 300 Pages
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Genre: Mystery with Romantic Elements
Formats Available: Paperback
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, The Book Depository, Powell’s
Book Blurb:
Going undercover is second nature for Private Investigator Lola Cruz, but she’s out of her league when the case of a murdered Royals Courtside Dancer leads her to a local nudist resort. Parading around the sidelines of Sacramento’s professional basketball scene in a barely-there cheerleading outfit is one thing—but parading around in nothing but smile? If she has any chance of hiding this from her traditional family and on-again/off-again boyfriend Jack, she’s going to have a lot more than her duct tape bra and killer dance moves to keep under wraps….
My Thoughts:
Delores “Lola” …
Bare Naked Lola Blog Tour: Interview Melissa Bourbon Ramirez + Giveaway!
Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
It’s our great pleasure to welcome Melissa Bourbon Ramirez to BLI today! Melissa is here for the latest stop in her whirlwind Entangled Publishing Blog Tour to celebrate the release of her latest novel Bare-Naked Lola, which hit the stands on May 15, 2012. Bare-Naked Lola is a mystery with romantic elements and is the third book of her highly acclaimed Lola Cruz Mystery series.
About Melissa:
Melissa Bourbon, who sometimes answers to her Latina-by-marriage name Misa Ramirez, gave up teaching middle and high school kids in Northern California to write full-time amidst horses and Longhorns in North Texas. She fantasizes about spending summers writing in quaint, cozy locales, has a love/hate relationship with yoga and chocolate, is devoted to her family, and can’t believe she’s lucky enough to be living the life of her dreams.
She is the marketing director at Entangled Publishing, is the author …
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