Interview Author Maria V. Snyder + Giveaway

We are very happy to have Author Maria V. Snyder here today. Her new book Spy Glass was released last week and she is here today to talk about a bit about herself and her books. Be sure to stay tuned for the wonderful prize Maria offers at the end of the post. Please give her a warm welcome.BLI: Maria can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Maria V. Snyder: I’m a full time writer and full time mom with two kids. Before I was a writer, I worked as an environmental meteorologist because I wasn’t very good at forecasting the weather. I’ve been writing for fifteen years and SPY GLASS is my seventh published novel. I enjoy playing volleyball and I dabble with photography.

BLI: How did you get into writing?

Maria V. …

And the winners are….

Here are again on winner Sunday. This week will be  a huge post full of winners so stay tuned. 😉

First up is our 450 Followers Giveaway. First we would like to thank you all and now that we started to celebrate number 450 it was unbelievable that we reached 500 already. THANK YOU!!!!
But now to the winners: After spending what felt like hours counting entries we finally found our winners with the help of Mr. Random.org.

Here they are:

A copy of Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch goes to…

Quigui

and

mandy twimom101

A copy of The Pace by Shelena Shorts goes to….

Xochitl

A copy of Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler goes to…

Victoria Zumbrum

A book of her choice by Cynthia Eden goes to…

Jennifer K.

A $10 gift certificate for an online bookstore of her choice goes to…

Christa

Congrats everyone! The Emails are already on the way to you!

We …

Review: Coming Clean by Inez Kelley

Format Read: E-ARC from Netgalley
Number of Pages: 92 pages
Release Date: July 21st, 2010
Publisher: Carina Press
Formats Available: Ebook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Carina Press

Book Blurb:
Coming clean never felt so good…Grant and Vivi Michaelson share everything in their marriage: love, commitment—and their wildest sexual desires. But their relationship is tested when Vivi admits she wants a threesome with Grant’s old friend Cade, proposing their annual trip to the lake as the perfect opportunity to fulfill her fantasy.All three of them are aroused by the idea. Vivi and Cade have long felt a smoldering attraction to each other…and Grant and Cade have hidden an illicit desire for decades. Going through with the ménage will test their boundaries, reveal old secrets…and maybe tear them apart. After all, there might be room for Cade in bed, but is there room for a …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Random House has annouced it has a reached an agreement with the Wylie Agency after they had stated they was going to offer their client’s books directly to Amazon. Random House will instead be distributing the books under their own name – whether this agreement has a higher royalty rate remains to be seen but it looks like it is very likely and this might lead to similar deals with other authors and publishers.

Laurell K Hamilton has recently blogged about writing and what it means to her but has commented that…

“Some very successful writers don’t seem to feel that emotional connection to their work, or at least not to the degree I do. I used to envy them until I realized the price of that cool distance. They write like they feel with less depth, …

Interview Author Jeanne Stein + Giveaway

We are very happy to have Author Jeanne Stein here today. She write the Anna Strong Chronicles and the newest installment Chosen will be released on August 31st. She’s here today to talk about strange dogs, her series and her new book. Be sure to read till the end, Jeanne offers a great giveaway. Please give her a warm welcome. 

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

Jeanne Stein: Let’s see—this question makes me wish I had a really exciting hobby like jumping out of airplanes or racing cars but truth be told, I lead a very uneventful life. I had a lot of different jobs before landing the one of my dreams—writing full time—and they ranged from being a telephone company service rep to working in the accounting department of a beer importer. I live with my husband in Colorado, but California …

We want YOU as a Book Lover – Again

Every Book Lover needs time for the actual reading and we as Book Lovers Inc think we could use a bit help to achieve that for ourselves more often. 😉

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What are we searching for?– someone who loves books as much as we do– a good reviewer with at least a bit of experience– a team-member who wants to work with us– an open mind full of ideas– a reliable person with a bit of time to spare for us 😉

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Review: Kiss of the Rose by Kate Pearce

Format Read: Paperback
Number of Pages: 296
Release Date: August 3rd, 2010
Publisher: Signet
Formats Available: Paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK

Book Blurb:
First in a sexy new series that takes a bite out of the court of King Henry VIII
Desperate to defeat King Richard III and gain the crown, Henry Tudor made a pact with the Druids binding him and his heirs to the Druids’ struggle against vampires. Ever since, the Llewellyns, a vampire- slaying family, have been in the king’s employ. Now Henry VIII reigns, and his father’s bargain has been almost forgotten-until bloodless corpses turn up in the king’s bedchamber. To save the king, Vampire hunter Rosalind Llewellyn must form an uneasy alliance with Druid slayer Sir Christopher Ellis. But soon, Rosalind must face an unthinkable truth: that her …

New Releases: Week of August 23 – 29

Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3) by Suzanne Collins

Genre: Young AdultAgainst all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.Amazon, Book Depository UK, Book Depository US

Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark #10) by Kresley Cole

Interview Author Gail Carriger

We are very happy to have author Gail Carriger here today. She the author of The Parasol Protectorate Series and the third book, Blameless, will be released on August 31st. Please give her a warm welcome.

The Geeky Lover: Gail can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Gail Carriger: I was born in small town California to a British ex-pat gardener with a tea habit and a woodworking Dane who sidelined as a philosophical scribbler. I spent my summers in Devonshire, and matured with a burning need to investigate the past and escape to other small towns all around the world. Hence archaeology. I ended up back in California with too many advanced degrees, a tea habit inherited from my mother, a scribbling habit inherited from my father, and a dreadful penchant for gadding off to foreign countries …

And the winners are…

Hey everyone! Another busy family party weekend behind me and I’m fresh caffeinated to announce 3 winners today. Hmmmm with whom to start?? Hard choice….*asks Mr. Random.org*

Up first are the 2 winners of our Devyn Quinn Giveaway. Both won a copy of Siren’s Call…And the winners are….~*~*~drummroll~*~*~Lisa R/alterlisa Meredith

Up next is the winner of our Karin Harlow giveaway. The new lucky owner of a copy of Enemy Lover and a L.O.S.T. coffee mug is…..~*~*~drummroll~*~*~

Michelle Greathouse

Congrats ladies! I will contact you know to get your shipping information.

For the rest of you don’t fret. We still have some awesome giveaways running. Just check out our sidebar –> we listed them all there for you.

Hope you all have a great Sunday.

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