Review: What a Goddess Wants by Stephanie Julian

Format Read: ARC provided by the publisherNumber of pages: 384 pagesRelease Date: 1 July 2011Formats available: Paperback, eBookPublisher: Sourcebook CasablancaPurchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository (US), Book Depository (UK), Author’s website

Book Blurb:

Book One in the Forgotten Goddess series

IN HIS ARMS, HER MAGIC POWERS ARE ON THE RISE…Tessa, Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn, is losing her powers and now there’s an Underworld god determined to run her down. She needs a hero and fast, because only sexual energy can give her power. So she seeks out Caligo, whose sexual prowess is legendary…

AND SHE’S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BRING HIM INTO THE LIGHT…

Caligo is a fabled Cimmerian warrior determined to stay away from spoiled goddesses who trample hearts after they’ve had their fun. But there’s something irresistibly hot and inviting about Tessa and he knows he’s her …

Guestpost: Who Deserves a Happily Ever After? by Bettie Sharpe + Giveaway

Today we welcome to BLI an author whose stories aren’t magical just because of her enchanting writing style, but because she tells the story of princesses and talking cats and wizards and all things you can only encounter in a fairy tale. But wait a second, that is exactly what you’ll find in Bettie Sharpe’s Cat’s Tale: A Fairy Tale Retold, a modern retelling of the classic Puss in Boots tale with a surprising take on the old fable. (You can read Susi’s review here.) So give a warm welcome to Bettie Sharpe and let her tell you about what kind of happily ever after she likes to read about.

Fairy tales are very clear about what kind of heroine deserves a happily ever after. Sweet, patient young princesses who excel at domestic duties deserve …

Review: Cat’s Tale: A Fairy Tale Retold by Bettie Sharpe

Format Read: eBook provided by the authorNumber of pages: 108 pagesRelease Date: 27 June 2011Formats available: eBookPublisher: Carina PressPurchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Carina Press

Book Blurb:

Once upon a time there was a scheming, lying tart who cared for nothing but her own pleasures and her shoe collection.

Once the peerlessly beautiful Lady Catriona, consort to the king, Cat’s fortunes fall far when her aged husband dies. The king’s wizard turns her into a cat and tries to drown her in the mill pond. Fortunately Cat is a clever survivor and enlists the help of Julian, the miller’s youngest son, in her plan for revenge.She originally sees Julian as a mere pawn for her plans to break her curse, but as they work together Cat comes to know and care for him. Even if …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post and we have a pretty jam-packed issue! The mystery of Pottermore has been unveiled (most guesses were correct!), book news and another YA kerfuffle.

Well, most people suspected that J.K Rowling’s new mysterious site, was an online game/interactive site and is described to be ‘an online reading experience’. The interactive service will follow along the plot of the first Harry Potter book, with the 2nd book adventure sometime in the new year. The site will also host a store that will also sell audiobooks and ebooks that will be DRM free, from the Harry Potter series. There is also promise that it will also offer new content. Pottermore will go live on the 31st of July. [source:Publisher’s Weekly]

Publisher’s Weekly have reported that Mass Market Paperbacks took a huge dive in …

Happy Birthday to our Amanda (@storywings)

Today we have another bday to celebrate.

BLI Team:

“Happy Birthday to yooooouuuu, happy birthday to yoooooooou….
Happy Birthday dear Amanda,
happy birthday to you!”

*everyone covers their ears*

Okay so perhaps we aren’t that talented (tries to ignores the booooooooing) but we found some who definitely is. Or we hope so.

So let’s get some cake (ohhhh I love cake) and a bit of chanpanger (yummy) and listen to today’s musical  guests (and yes we bribed them with smutty romance novels).

First up the Beatles. We definitely don’t start small:

Wasn’t that nice? But don’t go we have more.

So again happy birthday sweety!

So who’s joining our little party?

Copyright 2010-11 Book Lovers Inc.

Review: Collide by Megan Hart

Format Read: eARC from publisher through netgalleyLength: 352 PagesGenre: Contemporary Erotic RomanceRelease Date: June 21, 2011Publisher: SpiceFormats Available: eBook, PaperbackPurchasing Info: Amazon, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Book Depository (US), Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

A childhood accident left Emmaline vulnerable to disturbing fugue states that last only minutes, but feel like an eternity. The blackouts are unsettling but manageable…until she meets Johnny Dellasandro.The reclusive painter gained notoriety in the ’70s for his debauched lifestyle and raunchy art films. His naked body has achieved cult status, especially in Emm’s mind– she’s obsessed with the man, who’s grown even sexier with age. Today Johnny shuns the spotlight and Emm in particular…until she falls into a fugue on his doorstep.In that moment she’s transported back thirty years, crashing a party at Johnny’s place in his wild-man heyday — the night is …

Interview Author Megan Hart + Giveaway

(c) Scott Church

I’m very happy to welcome one of my all time favorite authors, Megan Hart here at Book Lovers Inc today. I have a shelf dedicated to her books and I treasure every single one of them. Megan’s newest novel, Collide is out in stores today and she is here today to tell us a bit about her work. My review of Collide can be found here.Please give Megan a warm welcome and check out the giveaway at the end. 

BLI: Megan can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Megan: Sure! I was born in Pennsylvania and have lived here almost my entire life. I live in the woods but spend a lot of time at the Delaware shore. I love the beach! I’ve always wanted to be a writer, and I’m so glad I’m …

Happy Highlander Birthday to JoJo (@JoJosBookCorner)!

“Happy Birthday to yoooooooou, happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuu. Happy Birthday dear Jojo,
Happy Birthday tooooooo yooooooooooooooooou!”

If you haven’t deduced yet, today is Jojo’s birthday and we thought what would be better than celebrating it with some sweet and hunky highlander love. ;-p

So lets see who will join us for our little surprise party. But before that don’t forget to grab a yummy piece of the delicious birthday cake Lea made for Jojo.

And guys I swear no need to stand in the corner and pout. I’m sure Jojo will have time for all of you.

Look some of our guests even got their special clothes out for Jojo:

But let’s not talk about those who overdid it a bit. We won’t judge. ^_^

Does anyone else feel the urge to make a kilt test now?

Okay so let’s get the party started. Jojo grab yourself a highlander …

The Secret Black Book of Blogging – How to get your dates with bloggers?

We as book bloggers can imagine that as an author it must be intimidating to reach out to bloggers to get your book read. We know that you worry about how you will be treated and even more how your book- your work and heart, will be judged.

What is the big PRO for doing this yourself and not through a blogtour company? Not only will you save money (and some blogtour companies seem to want an arm and a leg for this), but YOU will have direct contact with the bloggers. If you are nice they will perhaps actually be ready to host you again in the future (FOR FREE). That is how social networking works, helping you to connect with your readers.

1. Research Blogs
One of the most important things is to check the blogger’s review policy. Make sure that …

New Releases: June 13 – 19, 2011

Passion (Fallen #3) by Lauren Kate

“Every single lifetime, I’ll choose you. Just as you have chosen me. Forever.”Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through …