ARC-review: Trapped by Kevin Hearne

Format read: E-Arc provided by the publisher through Netgalley
Genre: Urban-fantasy
Release Date: November 27th 2012
Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Del Rey
Formats available: paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK), Goodreads, Author Website

Book Blurb:
After twelve years of secret training, Atticus O’Sullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth and double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual, the world that thought he was dead abruptly discovers that he’s still alive, and they would much rather he return to the grave.

Having no other choice, Atticus, his trusted Irish wolfhound, Oberon, and Granuaile travel to the base of Mount Olympus, where the Roman god Bacchus is anxious to take his sworn revenge—but he’ll have to get …

The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? Cover Quiz Answers!

Welcome back to our bi-weekly dose of The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me?  We want to thank all of you who participated to this Quiz. It’s always a pleasure for us to see all your answer. I admit some make me laugh a lot! We hope you enjoy these games as much as we do. Today we will announce the cover quiz winners and  show you what were the right answers.

We were pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of you find nearly all the right answers. I would have been a pitiful participant because I didn’t recognize half of them! (yes it was Susi’s turn to choose the covers. And I think she was particularly evil! *g*). 

First, the answers! It seems the 2 covers which were often missing were # 17 and #18!

#1 A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

#2 The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

#3 …

ARC Review: Tart by Lauren Dane

Format Read: Print Galley provided by the author
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Release Date: November 6th 2012
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Series: Delicious #2
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Formats Available: Paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)| Goodreads | Author Website

Book Blurb:

USA Today bestselling author Lauren Dane serves up a sweet, sensual, and hot-to-the-touch novel in which one woman’s most intimate desires are stirred by two very special ingredients…

Juliet Lamprey is having the time of her life running her successful bakery, TART, when Gideon Carter comes back into her life. Returning home to help his grandfather run the family farm, Gideon is back for good. When they meet again, the spark between them is immediate, and it isn’t long before the former childhood friends play catch up—in bed.

That’s not good …

We Love Your Comments Giveaway Winner & New Start

The winner of our We Love Your Comments Giveaway for October is … Carin W who commented on our Sunday Cravings post:

Carin W October 8, 2012 at 8:07 am
Caro I am so with you on the whole Trent thing :::swoon:::

Congratulations! An email will been sent to you. Please email us back in the in the next 72 hours to claim your price.

We will now start counting for November. 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 your thoughts and we love to start a good discussion with you. This blog is all about spreading the love for books and without you …

ARC-Review: A Notorious Countess Confesses by Julie Anne Long

Format Read: ebook provided by Publisher on Edelweiss
Number of Pages: 384 pages
Release Date: October 30th 2012
Publisher: Avon
Series: Pennyroyal Green #7
Genre: Historical Romance
Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK), Author’s website, Goodreads

Blurb:
She rose to spectacular heights…

From Covent Garden to courtesan to countess, beautiful, fearless, shamelessly ambitious Evie Duggan has riveted London in every role she plays. But the ton never could forgive her scandalous—if shockingly short—marriage, and when her star plummets amid gleefully vicious gossip, the countess escapes to the only legacy left to her: a manor house in Pennyroyal Green.

He never expected to fall so hard…

He has the face of a fallen angel and a smolder the devil would envy, but Vicar Adam Sylvaine walks a …

Naughty & Nice Holiday Hop!

Welcome to the Naughty & Nice holiday Hop! Grab a Candy cane,  Hop on and join the fun *g*  Here is your chance to win fabulous prizes.

Take a look at what Random House is offering  (must be 18 or older to participate):

· 15 Net Galley Preview copy winners of Naughty & Nice +
· 5 ABOUT LAST NIGHT paper giveaways (US only) +
· Grand Prize of $15 Gift Certificate to eRetailer of choice!!

BLI is also offering an additional prize (open internationally):

· 1 book (10$ top)  from Book Depository (Winner’s choice)

Check the bottom of the post to see how to enter

Here’s the list of all the places participating in the Hop!
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Announcement and The Subscribe(-Again) Giveaway!

When life throws you lemons, make lemonade, right?

We realized last week that our RSS/Email Feed was broken *cue tiny violin*. And by broken I mean BROKEN.  We lost many subscribers and after multiple tries we couldn’t make it work right again. So Susi created a new shiny feed and now you can get a very pretty email with our pretty pretty posts in it *pretty smile*!  If you Subscribed in the past, please subscribe again- this new feed will give you access to subscriber only giveaways *wink*

This is where you enter. We’ve decided to make an event out of it and  sweeten the deal with shiny prizes.

This is the Subscribe(-Again) Giveaway!

All you need to do to be entered is subscribe to our NEW feed (RSS and/or Email) and leave a comment telling us you did so.

You can also get +1 additional entry for spreading …

Review: Santuario by G.B. Gordon

Format Read: Ebook bought on Riptide
Number of Pages: 258 pages
Release Date: October 8th 2012
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Formats Available: Ebook, Paperback
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK) | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website | Goodreads

Book Blurb:
Police teniente Alex Rukow has spent his life trapped on Santuario, his people’s isolated home-slash-prison-island. They’ve been living in poverty under the tyrannical regime of their own elite familias for the last two-hundred years, ever since their generation ship landed on the planet and found it already populated by earlier Earth settlers, the Skanians, who banished them to the inhospitable south.

Increasingly shamed by the decisions of their ancestors, the Skanians seek to open their borders. But dissent exists on both sides, and in the midst of this explosive political situation, a dead body appears on the …

Riptide Publishing 1st Anniversary Celebration: Interview with L.A. Witt + Giveaway

Today we’ve very happy to host Riptide Publishing to celebrate their 1st Anniversary Celebration. Riptide Publishing has quickly become one of my favorite publishers out there.  Now I have to make a conscious effort not to check their website every day. (Yes that’s how addictive their books are!). Anyway, here is your chance to meet one of their fabulous authors, L.A. Witt! 

 Thanks for joining us on the Riptide Publishing First Anniversary Blog Hop Bash! All month long, we’re bringing you guest posts and interviews from your favorite authors, artists, and Riptide staff. As a thank you for helping us celebrate, we’re also giving away $10 in Riptide store credit to one lucky commenter at every stop! Simply leave a comment below by 11:59pm on Sunday, October 14th to enter. Be sure to check out our complete tour schedule to find …

ARC Review: Sultry with a Twist by Macy Beckett

Format Read: e-book provided by the publisher through Netgalley
Number of Pages: 320 pages
Release Date: October 1st 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Series: Sultry Springs #1
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, e-book, Kindle Edition
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK) | Author’s Website | Goodreads

Book Blurb:
When Mae-June July Augustine hightailed it out of Sultry Springs, Texas, with her heart in pieces, she swore she’d never return. But nine years later, one thing stands between June and her dream of opening an upscale martini bar: a month of community service under the supervision of the devilishly sexy Luke Gallagher, her first love and ex-best friend. As lust turns to love, June must decide where she belongs: in the glorious anonymity of Austin …