Review: Libertine’s Kiss by Judith James

Format Read: E-ARC from NetGalleyNumber of Pages: 384 pagesRelease Date: August 1st 2010Publisher: HQN BooksFormats Available: Ebook, PaperbackPurchasing Info: Author’s Website; Goodreads, BookDepository US, BookDepository UK, Amazon

Book Blurb:

William de Veres, the handsome son of a hard-drinking cavalier was abandoned at an early age to a brutal school system and a predatory and abusive tutor. He soon discovers the escapes of poetry, literature, alcohol and sex, and the defenses of a sharp sword and lacerating wit. As a titanic struggle erupts between parliament and king, William takes up arms in the Royalist cause and pursued by Cromwell’s men finds himself seeking shelter from a sober young Puritan woman in a cottage deep in the woods.
The Civil war has cost the once high spirited Elizabeth Walters her best friend and her father, leaving her …

Interview: Author Molly Harper + Giveaway

Today we are very happy to welcome Molly Harper on Book Lovers,Inc. Molly’s new contemporary romance And One Last Thing will be released tomorrow! Let’s give a warm welcome to Molly!  Bienvenue on Book Lovers,Inc.
The HEA Lover: Molly can you tell us a bit about yourself?

Molly: My family is “blessed” with a dry, sarcastic wit. If you want to survive Thanksgiving, you learn to quip.

Growing up, writing was a chance to get all the words in my head out on paper, because no voice could keep up with my runaway brain. I liked the puzzle that writing presented, fitting the different words together in a way that sounded pleasing, but still got my point across. And it turned out that while my humor was probably inappropriate in say, a Sunday School setting, it was pretty darn funny on paper. The …

Guestpost and Giveaway with Author Lila DiPasqua

Today we are happy to welcome Lila DiPasqua on Book Lovers,Inc! Lila’s debut novel Awakened By A Kiss will be released on August 3rd! You don’t want to miss those 3 sexy tales. Let’s give a warm welcome to Lila who will talk about Titles & Book covers!

Awakened by a Kiss – Book Cover and Title…And how they came to be…

I’m so delighted to be here on Book Lovers Inc!

I write historical romance – with sinfully seductive rakes, strong smart heroines and scorching-hot love scenes – for Penguin/Berkley. My debut novel, AWAKENED BY A KISS, will be released on August 3, 2010. It’s been a year since I sold this book to Berkley, and I’ve watched it transform from a mere manuscript to a finished book.

An author works hard at writing a compelling novel. It’s our …

Review: Awakened by a Kiss by Lila DiPasqua

Format Read: Print ARC Number of Pages: 368 pagesRelease Date: August 3rd 2010 Publisher: Berkley Trade Formats Available: Paperback Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, BookDepository(US), BookDepository(UK)

Book Blurb:

HISTORICAL ROMANCE – Three classic fairytales—“Sleeping Beauty,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Little Red Riding Hood”—cleverly retold with enough sensual twists to prove wickedly ever after does exist…
Sleeping Beau: Five years ago, the notorious rake, Adrien d’Aspe, Marquis de Beaulain, was awakened by a sensuous kiss—and experienced a night of raw ecstasy that was branded into his memory. Years later, he spots his mysterious seductress—and this time, he has no intention of letting her go…
Little Red Writing: Nicolas de Savignac, Comte de Lambelle, has been assigned by the King to uncover the secret identity of the author writing scandalous stories about powerful courtiers. He never expected his …

New Releases: Week of July 19 – July 25

Dark and Stormy Knights by P.N. Elrod (Jim Butcher, Ilona Andrews, Carrie Vaughn, Vicki Pettersson , Shannon K. Butcher, Rachel Caine, Deidre Knight)

Genre: UF Anthology

They’re the last defenders of humanity, the lone wolf bad boys— and girls—who do dark deeds for the right reasons. Modern day knights who are sexy, funny, mad, bad and dangerous to know because they do what most of us only dream about…and get away with it. In this all-star collection, nine of today’s hottest urban fantasy authors bring us original stories of supernatural, modern day knights that will have readers clamoring for more!

Amazon, Book Depository.uk, Book Depository.com

The Fallen 2: Aerie and Reckoning (The Fallen, #3-4) by Thomas E. Sniegoski

Genre: Paranormal YA

Aaron’s …

The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? + Giveaway

Welcome to our newest edition of the Cover Fight. We fight dirty so be warned *wink*. Let’s start with  the stats of last times’ voting:

Succubus BluesRussian: 21 votesFrench: 17 votesGerman: 15 votesUk: 8 votesUs: 7 votesSpanish: 0 votes

Vampire AcademyDutch: 18 votesUs: 14 votesGerman: 13 votesRussian: 11 votesSwedish: 10 votesKorean: 3 votesYou guys are killing me! Why do you always let Susi win huh? You know I’ll never hear the end of it lol

Anyway I just got back from a date with Mr Random.org (yes it’s getting serious, I might let him count my underwear!) and he gave me the name of last post’s winner!!! Yes this lucky winner won a paperback copy of a Richelle Mead book of their choice with the US cover…
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jen7waters

Congratulations!! I will email you in a minute! =)
This week we will discuss Ilona Andrews‘ Kate Daniels series …

Winners Winners! I got Winners!!!

What a beautiful Sunday, well at least it is in my neck of the wood! Let’s make it even better for a few winners! =)

The winner of Dakota Cassidy‘s  Amazon Gift Certificate is:
Pixie

Now onto Linda Robertson  contest winners:
-1st prize winner: Signed Fatal Circle & Hallowed Circle  :
Ina

-2nd Prize Winner: a signed copy of Fatal Circle:
Stacey (email starting with sasluvbooks)


Congratulations to the winners, I will be emailing you  in a minute.  For those who didn’t win, we still have great contests you can enter. Look at the sidebar for all our giveaways ======>

Have a great Sunday everyone!

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Review: Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley

Format Read: PrintNumber of Pages: 316 Release Date: July 6th 2010 Publisher: Berkley Formats Available: Paperback, ebook Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Bookdepository.co.uk, Bookdepository.com, Amazon.com

Book Blurb:

Six years ago, eighteen-year-old Lady Isabella Scranton scandalized all of London by eloping the night of her come-out ball with the notorious rake, Lord Mac Mackenzie. After three turbulent years of marriage, she scandalized London once again–this time by leaving him.
Now the reformed Mac has returned, and he wants one thing: Isabella back in his life, his house, his bed. He’ll do anything he has to, play any game, as long as he gets her back. Isabella resists, but when she agrees to pose for erotic paintings he’s been working on, she realizes her body has never stopped craving her husband’s very skilled touch. Mac is determined to …

Guest Post and Giveaway with author Suzanne McLeod

Today we’re very happy to welcome Suzanne McLeod on Book Lovers,Inc. The Cold Kiss of Death, Suzanne’s 2nd book in the Spellcrackers.com series is being released as a MassMarket paperback today. Let’s celebrate with Suzanne! Keep your eyes open for a giveaway at the end of the post. =)

Hi there Book Lovers Inc. Thanks for inviting me to be a guest. I’m delighted to be here and I hope you all enjoy my post (and please forgive my current parentheses affliction =) )

I LOVE books, and always have done. I was lucky enough to have a mother* who thought reading was the best thing she could teach me. Since then I have never been without a book on the go. I love all sorts of genres: romance, fantasy, crime, historical, thriller, action adventure, and of course my favourite …

Interview: Author Linda Robertson + Giveaway!

Today I’m very happy to welcome Linda Robertson on Book Lovers,Inc. *squee* Linda is the author of the Persephone Alcmedi series, her latest book Fatal Circle was released earlier this month. Bienvenue Linda!

The HEA Lover: Linda can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Linda: Well, I’ve been a cashier, a gas station attendant, a retail associate, a restaurant hostess, a college student, a Marketing Director for a realty company, but fulfilling my dream of being a published author blows all that away! I like rock-n-roll, Star Trek, and Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout beer. Oh, and I doodle dragons when I’m bored.

The HEA Lover: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Linda: There is a ritual to go through before I start…I brew a cup of decaf Kahlua Crème coffee, add …