Review: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

Format read: ebook
Release Date: 1 November 2011
Number of pages: 684 pages
Publisher: Forever
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Source: review copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Christmas in Lucky Harbor is a 2-in-1 reissue of Simply Irresistible and The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis, this review is only of the 1st story: Simply Irresistible

Blurb:

Simply Irresistible – Book #1 in the Lucky Harbor series

Maddie Moore’s whole life needs a makeover.

In one fell swoop, Maddie loses her boyfriend (her decision) and her job (so not her decision). But rather than drowning her sorrows in bags of potato chips, Maddie leaves L.A. to claim the inheritance left by her free-spirited mother-a ramshackle inn nestled in the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor, Washington.

Starting over won’t be easy. Yet Maddie sees the potential for a new home and a new career-if only she can convince her two …

Advent Calendar Day 7: Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean + Giveaway

Welcome to the 7th day of Book Lovers Inc Advent Calendar. Each day we will offer you one great read in a giveaway on all 24 days till Christmas.

Today you will have the chance to win Something Secret This Way Comes, Book #1 in the Secret McQueen new urban fantasy series by Sierra Dean. It was love and (squeeing fangirl-dom) for me at first read, Sierra Dean’s urban fantasy world and her well fleshed out characters spellbound me instantly, and I can reassure you that Something Secret This Way Comes was not a one book wonder, Sierra has been every reader’s dream: releasing 3 more Secret McQueen stories since, and trust me all the instalments are fantastic! (Most recently I just read Secret Santa, the holiday novella, which was the perfect Christmas UF story *happy sighs*)

This series is so addictive, even with Sierra being this prolific it …

Review: Dangerous Charade by Elizabeth Means

Format read: ebook
Release Date: 1 September 2011
Number of pages: 288 pages
Publisher: English Tea Rose
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

To escape an arranged marriage Gabrielle Broussard flees her home and becomes an undercover investigator with an elite, all-female investigative agency. Her first assignment, as governess at Westford castle to investigate the suspicious death of the Countess of Westford, quickly becomes complicated when she finds herself attracted to her number one suspect. Lord Julian Blackwell is a survivor. After his father’s bankruptcy, he becomes a self-made man in Victorian England’s booming industrial era. Trapped into a loveless marriage, he has survived the shock of his wife’s sudden death. But now he must survive rumors and outright accusations. Hiring a private agency to investigate and prove his innocence seems like a good idea…until desire threatens to compromise both the case and the life of the investigator.

My Thoughts: When I …

Guest post: Endangered Places in the New Digital World by Elizabeth Means + Giveaway

We welcome to BLI today Elizabeth Means, author of Dangerous Charade a unique combination of historical romance and Victorian detective novel. Please give a warm welcome to Elizabeth and read on, you could win a copy of her book!

Another bookstore in my area closed up shop earlier this month. It would appear the closing of Borders was only the beginning of a very disturbing trend. In the same week my local library announced they will soon be offering e-books for checkout and unveiled a nifty self-checkout scanner at the front desk.

Speaking as a writer who finds great inspiration in places where I’m surrounded by gobs and gobs of books and by the people who love them as much as I do…I am troubled by this news.

I understand the digital winds of change are blowing strong, and with them new opportunities for everyone. But …

The First Winner Post in Our New Home!

Hey Everyone!

We have been here for almost 2 weeks now but this is our first winner announcement post in our new blog. So tell me, how do you like the new, improved, shiny festive BLI? I loove the snowflakes 😀

This weekend couldn’t have come earlier: I had to work through the whole weekend last week, and if that wasn’t enough I was sick as a dog, and there was so much work to be done I couldn’t stay home on sick leave 🙁 Feeling better, but could use a bit more rest. But the fact that it is already December and Christmas is fast approaching gives me strength (if you couldn’t tell I am a biiig fan of Christmas :-D)

But since so much time has gone by since our last winner post I have quite a few lucky fellas to announce. Let’s start, shall we?

This week congratulations are in …

Romance and Me: The Small Town Romance Subgenre

Hey Everyone! Welcome to another Romance and Me discussion, this time on our shiny new and very festive site! 🙂 (don’t you just love the snowflakes? They are a favourite of mine!)
 
Are you wondering what we’ll be talking about today? A sub-genre of contemporary romances that I particularly like, namely: small town romances!
 
But what are small town romances? A lot of contemporary romances feature a trendy hero or heroine who has a hip job in the big city returning for whatever reason to their small hometown, and hating the small town life at the beginning. Then chapter by chapter the big city big shot character starts to see and value the advantages of small town life: how people are friendly and nice, noone is ever in a hurry, and all in all life seems sweeter and saner. And usually at the end of the novel we see the big city guy/girl …

The We-Are-Moving Winner Post

Hey Everyone!

This is our last winner post here on Blogger. Yes, you might have heard the rumour that we are moving, yes we are to move to WordPress next week! Our bags are packed, the blog is saved but we are still a bit scared and hoping that it will be a smooth transition, so from next Thursday until Sunday there will be no new posts on BLI as we’ll be busy hauling (at least virtually) all our content to the new place, but come Monday November 28th, we’ll be back with some more shiny and exciting changes, so make sure to stop by our virtual house warming party! 😀

ps. This also means that there will be no Winner Post next week, all our remaining giveaways have been extended by 1 week, they will end on December 3rd, so make sure to enter before that!

So in our last Blogger winner …