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Romance Novel Reviews, Author Interviews, Commentary
Author Interview with Aleah Barley + Giveaway
Today I’m happy to introduce you to the author of another one of Entangled Publishing’s new releases: Aleah Barley, whose novel Too Hot to Handle featuring a sexy car-thief heroine and an irresistible police detective was released just a couple of weeks ago. I got to interview Aleah and besides learning a lot about her and the novel I enjoyed her quirky sense of humour, read on, I hope you’ll do too! Please give Aleah a warm welcome and if you answer her questions you could even win a copy of her book!
Stella: Hi Aleah, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Aleah: Sure, I can’t go into much detail because I’m currently being licked to death by a giant fluffy cat. Makes it hard to type. I’m a humorous (I hope) romance writer living in Detroit, Michigan, and wishing …
Guest post: Second Chances by Rita Oberlies + Giveaway
Today we double the pleasure by welcoming another Entangled Publishing author to Book Lovers Inc, Rita Oberlies, whose latest novel Second Chances was released in their Indulgence line in May. We invited Rita to tell us about her novel Second Chances and what is her take on second chance romances, please give her a warm welcome and read on, you could even win a copy of her book!
Years ago I was on a business trip to Colorado that was slated to be a five-day visit. A large storm rolled in just as I was packing my belongings to head home. That Friday afternoon I sat in the local airport in Colorado Springs praying that the snow would stop long enough for my flight to get off the ground. It didn’t happen. I was stuck for two more days at a beautiful Embassy …
Short and Sweet Winner Post
Hi Everyone!
Finally summer has arrived: after weeks of rainy and cool grey days, sunshine and 34 C are here! So you can imagine everyone scurrying to the shades and trying not to melt from the blistering heat 😀
This week I don’t have too many winners to announce, so let’s get to it, shall we?
This week congratulations are in order to
the lucky winner of an ebook copy of The Magician of Wall Street by Minta Hall is:
Stacie D
the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Deadly Secrets, Loving Lies by Cynthia Cooke is:
Latochia Bell
Congratulations winners, you have been notified by e-mail of your win. You have 72 hours to get back to us, or we’ll have to draw a new winner.
Have a great Sunday everyone! 😀
Review: My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin
Format read: ebook provided by publisher through NetGalley
Series: Book #3 in the Tang Dynasty series, but the novels are standalone stories
Release Date: 22 May 2012
Number of pages: 280 pages
Publisher: Harlequin
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Book Depository
Blurb:
The Nobleman Who Turned a Tea Girl Into a Princess…
Yan Ling tries hard to be servile—it’s what’s expected of a girl of her class. Being intelligent and strong-minded, she finds it a constant battle.
Proud Fei Long is unimpressed by her spirit—until he realizes she’s the answer to his problems. He has to deliver the emperor a “princess.” In two months can he train a tea girl to pass as a noblewoman?
Yet it’s hard to teach good etiquette when all Fei Long wants to do is break it, by taking this tea girl for …
Author Interview with Jeannie Lin + Giveaway
I’ll tell you a secret: besides being the Latin Lover and a big fan of Latin culture, I’ve been fascinated by the rich history and culture of China ever since my pre-teens. For my graduation gift I asked for a 2week trip to visit the imperial cities of China from my parents and since then my interest for it has grown.
So when I heard about My Fair Concubine, a historical romance set in Ancient China (!!) which was a retelling of My Fair Lady, I couldn’t say “Yes!” fast enough! 😀 Since then I devoured My Fair Concubine and discovered a new favourite author in Jeannie Lin. (You can read my review here.) So it is my great pleasure to welcome her to Book Lovers Inc. today and tell you all about her novels and all the research and secret that goes into writing …
13 Jun 2012 Romance and Me: Science Fiction Romance
Since I started blogging I’ve become much more adventurous when it comes to reading. I’m more open to taking chances and discovering some new genres/subgenres I previously never would have read. Two of my most recent discoveries were the fantasy and sci-fi subgenres.
The way I discovered sci-fi romance was quite accidental: I never set out to venture into science fiction land and read some “weird alien book” (what old, ignorant Stella would have said), it was not a conscious decision on my part.
I simply stumbled upon Gini Koch’s debut novel Touched by an Alien and loved its cover so much that after some internal debating and torturous dilemma (because in spite of the gorgeous knee-weakening cover I feared that as a sci-fi book I wouldn’t enjoy it) I gave in (hail to the inner cover whores 😉 ) and I was …
12 Jun 2012 
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Format read: ebook provided by publisher through NetGalley
Series: Book #1 in the Confederacy Treaty series
Release Date: 26 May 2010
Number of pages: 108 pages
Publisher: Carina Press
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Carina Press
Blurb:
Inarrii agent Alinna Gaerrii was tasked with observing the Starforce base on Earth. Crash landing her observation pod onto the base was not part of her mission briefing. Neither was making “m’ittar”–mind contact–with Major David Brown, the human who discovered her amongst the wreckage.
David thinks she’s a psychologist sent to evaluate his Special Forces team, and Alinna goes along with his misconception, seizing the opportunity to observe humans up close. But their daily contact has unexpected side effects, and Alinna soon invades David’s dreams. Through their intimate mental connection she allows him to express his forbidden physical desires.
Alinna delights in the sensory exploration …
Author Interview with Jess Haines + Giveaway
I am very happy to introduce you today one of the friendliest authors I know, the wonderful Jess Haines, who pens the H&W Investigations urban fantasy series! Jess is celebrating the release of the 4th book, Stalking the Others with a mega blog tour and she was kind enough to stop by BLI today to answer all my burning questions. So read on to get to know Jess Haines and discover her unique UF series!
Stella: Hi Jess, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Jess: Thank you so much for having me!
I’m a tremendous dork. I love roleplaying games, computer games, and watching really bad movies. Writing has always been a passion of mine, and lately, I’ve used that passion to write an urban fantasy series like authors I admire, such as Jim …
The Team Reunion Winner Post
Hi Everyone!
So in the meantime our adventurous Geeky Lover and HEA Lover got back from Berlin and our little team is whole again so I felt it was the occasion for some Reunion LOL Cat fun 😀
The calendar is already in June, but the weather is as whimsical as in April here: rainy and windy one day, then sunny and muggy the next. Impossible to get a hang of it and to dress appropriately :-/ grr A bit scare to think that in just a few weeks school will ends, vacations will start and summer will be in full swing, and I can’t even recall where spring and the first half of 2012 went!
This week congratulations are in order to
the lucky winner of a paperback copy of Flawless by Carrie Lofty is:
JenB
the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Always a Bridesmaid by Cindi Myers …
8 Jun 2012 Review: Three Weddings and a Murder by Tessa Dare, Leigh LaValle, Courtney Milan, Carey Baldwin
Format read: ebook
Release Date: 22 May 2012
Publisher: self-published – Limited edition, will only be available during Summer 2012!
Formats available: ebook
Contributing authors: Tessa Dare, Leigh LaValle, Courtney Milan, Carey Baldwin
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, B&N, All Romance, Team page
Blurb:
The pleasure of your company is requested…
…at the most thrilling, sexy, event of the year.Four delicious, dangerous tales of love…
“The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright” by Tessa Dare
Because of a foolish mistake in her youth, Miss Eliza Cade is not allowed “out” in Society until her three older sisters are wed. But while she’s trying to be good, Eliza keeps bumping elbows—and lips—with the notorious rake Harry Wright. The passions he stirs in her are so wrong…but she just can’t resist Mr. Wright.
“The …
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