Romance and Me: The Sports Edition

Hey Everyone!

Lately I’ve been on a special romance sub-genre kick: devouring sport romances!

I’m sure that you have come across one of those stories where the hero and/or heroine are athletes, and while I have always enjoyed reading about sexy hunks as heroes, lately I’ve discovered this new addiction of mine. Be it sexy football player like Dean Silverthorne in Candis Terry’s Any Given Christmas, or the hunky hockey players like those in Lily Harlem’s Hot Ice series or Rachel Gibson’s Chinooks Hockey Team series, the irresistibly gorgeous soccer captain in Scored by Lily Harlem or star pitcher Park Jones in Nora Roberts’ Rules of the Game (the very first sporty hero I’ve read about), I love them all!

I’m not a sport fanatic, when the Olympics, European or World Cup football …

Guest post by Kelley Vitollo + Giveaway

You all know that I am a fan of Vegas romances, so it is my great pleasure to bring to you Kelley Vitollo‘s brand new romance, Luck of the Draw, which you might have guessed is one! So read on to learn more about the inspiration behind the story and if you leave a comment, you could even win yourself a copy of Luck of the Draw by Kelley Vitollo!

What Happens in Vegas…

Nope. It doesn’t always stay there! Rowan definitely learns that lesson in LUCK OF THE DRAW. I’ve always wanted to write a story where a character lets loose in Vegas. Rowan is strong and fun, but letting loose like that? Totally not her thing. As mean of an author as it makes me sound, I wanted to make her squirm. I wanted to throw her into a situation that she totally wouldn’t …

Interview with Tamara Morgan + Giveaway

I am very happy to welcome back to BLI contemporary romance author Tamara Morgan, who has been busy since her last stop here: several novels published and even mo9re to come! I just love heist movies so when I heard her new release, Confidence Tricks, was a heist romance I got excited! Tamara stopped by to answer all my questions and you could even win! 

Stella: Hi Tamara, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! What have you been up to since your last stop here in April?

Tamara: Oh, you know. Writing books. Editing books. Reading books. 😀 Not much changes in an author’s world (at least not this author’s world). It’s been really fun to continue connecting with readers, bloggers, and other writers, and I’m looking forward to what 2013 has to offer.

Stella: Your latest novel Confidence Tricks will be released tomorrow, congratulations! Could you tell our readers what …

The Spring Awaiting Winner Post

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I have had enough of frosty mornings and icy wind. I want sunshine and warmth, to be able to sit outside and soak up the sun and the sweet scent of flowers or freshly cut grass.  The past week has been a roller-coaster  Monday and Tuesday mild with sunshine promising longer days, then the icy cold came back in the second part of the week. I don’t care for winter wonderland snowy landscapes and ice skating, I’ve had enough time to enjoy my nice scarf and gloves, I want to shed my thick winter coat for my cute and colourful blazers and trench coats! I’ve had enough of winter, when will spring finally be here? Pretty please?

Today’s winners are:

the lucky winner of a $10 USD Amazon gift card and signed bookmark featuring Tiffany Allee’s series is:

LorettaLynn

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Highland Heart by Heather McCollum is:

Review: Yours at Midnight by Robin Bielman

Format read: review copy provided by publisher
Release Date: 18 December 2012
Number of pages: 161 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing (Ever After imprint)
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Read an excerpt

Blurb:

Lyric Whetsone only had eyes for Quinn Sobel’s brother Oliver, until a car crash took Oliver’s life on New Year’s Eve. Then, a moment of shared grief between Quinn and Lyric became something more impassioned, something that frightened Quinn so much he ran from Lyric’s bed and her life, disappearing for four long years.

Now Quinn’s back for another New Year’s Eve, struggling for closure, desperate to leave his grief in the past and make amends with the girl of his dreams.

But Lyric has a secret–one that could drive Quinn from her life forever. Will Quinn run away from the love and acceptance he’s always wanted…or will he claim his …

Interview with Linda Morris + Giveaway

A couple of weeks ago I told you about this new trend I see emerging: the New Year’s Eve romances, and you might remember that I’ve told you I’ve read some, and namely even reviewed Melting the Millionaire’s Heart by Linda Morris, which I enjoyed a lot. Today we have the pleasure of welcoming to Book Lovers Inc. Linda Morris and I got to ask her and her characters about all sorts of secrets of the novel, so join us and you could even win a copy of Melting the Millionaire’s Heart!

Stella: Hi Linda, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

Linda: I was born a coal miner’s daughter, in a cabin on a hill in Butcher’s Holler. . . oh, no, wait, that was Loretta Lynn. But I do like Loretta Lynn’s music a lot, so there’s that. I have …

Interview with Robin Bielman + Giveaway

A couple of weeks ago I told you about this new trend I see emerging: the New Year’s Eve romances, and I mentioned that lately I have read two such romances, one of which was Yours at Midnight by Robin Bielman, which I loved! This was my introduction to Robin’s writing and I immediately took notice, trust me she’s an author to watch! SO I was very happy when I got the chance to interview her and get to know more about how the novel came to be. Please give the warmest welcome to Robin Bielman and read on, and pick up Yours at Midnight, I’m sure you’ll love it! 😉

Stella: Hi Robin, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Robin: Hi Stella! Thank you so much for having me here today! Let’s see, I work part-time in the medical field, am …

The Bread-Winner Post

Source: Funny as Duck

Hey Everyone!

Nothing much to report, the week as usual flew by and it’s already Sunday *sighs* This weekend I baked some delicious banana bread and a zucchini/orange loaf as well, so there were plenty of delicious treats to eat for breakfast and in the afternoon with our lattes 😉

Today I have plenty of winners to announce, let’s see.

Congratulations  are in order to

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Araya’s Addiction by Jocelyn Dex is:

Mel Bourn

the lucky winner of a copy of Nobody’s Damsel by E.M. Tippetts is:

Monica Woodmansee

the lucky winner of a copy of For the Love of a Goblin Warrior by Shona Husk is:

Eleni Konstantine

Lily B

the lucky winners of a copy of The Officer Breaks the Rules by Jeanette Murray are:

QuenKne

Melanie S

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of The Impetuous Amazon by Sandy James is:

Viki …

Romance and Me: The Office Romance

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In today’s post I’d like to talk to you about another trope I like a lot: office romances!

There is just something so exciting about having colleagues, or a boss and his/her employee try to fight their attraction and then sneak around trying to keep their relationship secret 😀 For me “office romances” don’t necessarily mean the hero and heroine have to work in an actual office/boardroom, I expand this category to any two people working together and falling in love: they could be co-workers in a hospital, bartender and restaurant owner, wedding planner and cameraman, etc. My only requirement is that somehow their meeting was due to them having to do work together.

When thinking of the different “office romance” stories I looked through the books I’ve read and made a compilation of the office romance books I have …

The Dashing Off Winner Post

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I’ve had a busy week and rest still seems like long time coming. Or should I say no rest for the wicked? 😉 Anyway another weekend running around town and trying to be at 3 places at once. *sighs* So let’s get today’s winners announcement started, it won’t be too long this time, but next Sunday we’ll make up for it, promise 😉

So congratulations  to

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Her New Worst Enemy by Christy McKellen is:

Samantha

the lucky winners of a copy of The Reluctant Countess by Wendy Vella are:

Jeanne Miro

Readsalot81

laurie goudge

LSUReader

Congratulations winners, you have all been notified of your win in e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to us, or we’ll have to draw a new winner.

Hope you all had  a nice weekend!