The I’m back from Mexico Winner Post!

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I’m back from Mexico! It was so amazing! 😀 It was so sunny, warm and colourful! The places we’ve seen were breathtaking and the people were all so friendly and smiling. I had an amazing time and will definitely return to tour more of Central and South America!

So let’s just see who were lucky in my absence:

Congrats to…

the lucky winner of a paperback copy of Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow is:

Julie 

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Wilder’s Mate by Moira Rogers is:

Merisha Abbott

and the lucky winner of a copy of High-Stakes Affair by Gail Barrett is:

Joye

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.

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend, have a sunny Sunday! 🙂

Romance and Me: The HR Pet Peeves Edition

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Welcome back to the 4th Romance and Me post devoted to discussing Historical Romance. We have already discussed whether HR is a genre you enjoy reading, what attracts us to these stories and what is our favourite time period, so it’s time to share what we dislike about HRs, let’s talk pet peeves!

If I have to name one thing I don’t like about HRs what first comes to mind is TSTL (too-stupid-to-live) simpering whiny heroines! They irritate me so much, nothing like them to turn me off instantly of a perfectly good story. I like strong, intelligent and independent (at least in having them have their own ideas and thoughts) heroines and I don’t believe that only because it is a historical romance the women should all be weak simpering inane characters without any independent thought or backbone. …

The Very Happy and Relieved Winner Post!

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I’m back just for a quick hello: I passed my exam so now I’m a very happy and relieved bunny or err.. rather a cat it seems and soon off to Mexico for my reward trip!  I’m so ready for the sun, the warmth and the adventure! But before I go off here are our latest winners:

the 3 lucky winners of an ebook copy of Slayer’s Kiss by Cassi Carver are:

Chris Marie Green/Christine Cody

Daniela

Sariah

and the 2 lucky winners of an ebook copy of The Djinn’s Dilemma by Mina Khan are:

Naima

Laurie Garnes

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.

Now we are all crossing our fingers for our poor Susi who tries to survive all the stress generated by …

Review: Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow

Format read: review copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Release Date: 7 February 2012
Number of pages: 384 pages
Publisher: Signet Book
Formats available: paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle store, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository

Blurb:

With a gaggle of husband-hunters vying for his attention, Geoffrey Wentworth, Earl of Stratford, finds Miss Liliana Claremont a notable exception. She has no desire to marry the son of the man she believes killed her father. Determined to find evidence of the crime, Liliana rouses the Earl’s suspicions, as well as her own undeniable attraction to him.

My Thoughts: I still remember every small detail about that time I read Sweet Enemy. I remember I started perusing the first few pages wanting to get a first taste and then getting hooked on Heather Snow’s exciting premise, fully fleshed out characterization that I just couldn’t stop …

Interview with Heather Snow + Giveaway

It is my great pleasure to welcome to BLI today and introduce to you debut author Heather Snow, whose first historical romance novel Sweet Enemy was released recently and which completely blew me away (You can read my review here)! So of course being the good Book Lover that I am, I absolutely had to share the news about this amazing book and thought you might like to learn more about the author behind it, so please give Heather the warmest welcome, she doesn’t come empty handed! 😉 

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

Heather: Hi Stella ! Thank you so much for having me ! Well, I’m a historical romance author with a chemistry degree who discovered I preferred creating chemistry on the page, rather than in the lab! I’m also a wife and mom …

Romance and Me: What do you love the most about Historical Romance?

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Welcome back to #3 of our Historical Romance sessions. Today let’s talk about what we love the most about historical romance stories!

I personally love them because they are the “grown up” version of fairy tales: there are princes (or at least dukes ;-)) and fair maidens, villain step-mothers and jealous sisters and of course a love that conquers all. I love the escape HR novels provide from the real world, that for those hours when I’m reading such a book there are gowns and balls and carriages and etiquette. And if I had to pick only one favourite thing from all the things I love about this genre is the fact that due to the time period’s social restrictions the love story between the h/h is even more heightened: every small glimpse and touch becomes more just because liberties aren’t done. *sighs*

Err..ok, …

The Stressed Out Winner Post

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Just a quick dash and run winner post today as I’m too stressed out  because of my exam, so you will have to do without my chatting away this week. Yeah I know, you must miss it 😉 lol

So this week congratulations are in order for…

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Melt by Natalie Anderson is: Yadira A.

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Priestess of the Nile by Veronica Scott is: Rachel Vessar

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of The Devil of Jedburgh by Claire Robyns is: ChandraGay

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Ride with Me by Ruthie Kno is: JenM

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.

Enjoy your Sunday and me I go back to studying…

Review: Slayer’s Kiss by Cassi Carver

Format read: ebook review copy provided by author
Release Date: 14 February 2012
Number of pages: 344 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats available: paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Samhain, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

Blurb:

When the past flies in your face, clip its wings.

“The Shadow Slayers, Book 1”

Kara Reed is a supernatural failure. But where her magic falls short, her fists get the job done. The criminal element doesn’t stand a chance once she hits San Diego’s dark streets.

When two smoking-hot tenants move in next door, she thinks her love life might finally be heating up. Just being near Gavin and Julian is enough to make her want to offer her body on a platter.

Gavin and Julian know it’s only a matter of time before the truth comes out. They’re fallen angels sent to watch over the king’s daughter, …

Guest Post: Spend Valentine’s Day With Your Hottest Heroes by Cassi Carver + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome to BLI debut author Cassi Carver, whose steamy urban fantasy/PNR novel Slayer’s Kiss hits the virtual shelves today! Slayer’s Kiss is the first in a new original series and besides the feisty kickass heroine and the nail biting action it has more than enough eyecandy, primarily due to the two gorgeous heroes! So please give a warm welcome to Cassi and join us spending this year’s Valentine’s day in the best company: your own favourite fictional heroes! 😀

Spend Valentine’s Day With Your Hottest Heroes

by Cassi Carver

I’m so excited to spend my Valentine’s Day with fellow readers here at Book Lovers Inc.! Today, my spicy urban fantasy, Slayer’s Kiss, officially releases! Having my release fall on Valentine’s Day has got me thinking about heroes—masculine, swoon-worthy, hotter-than-molten-lava heroes. You see, Slayer’s Kiss has not just one, but …

The Bored Winner Post

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Sorry no great story to tell today. Thankfully we didn’t have any more snow, so no further snow shovelling for me, it has been sunny but freezing cold. Lately I have the doubt that I’m in a  reading low. I haven’t had the high, excitement and enthusiasm I tend to have when reading great stories. I am bored and easily irritated with the story and characters. And I have the feeling it’s maybe not the stories’ fault but my being short tempered. Maybe I’m worrying for nothing and it’s all due to the fact that my exam is drawing near and it’s stressing me out on some subconscious level and not letting me enjoy too much any pleasure read, so next week I’ll have to go on another reading ban. For the last week before my bar exam, I forbid myself to read anything I would enjoy as I fear I …