Guestpost: Scottish Historical Romance by Claire Robyns + Giveaway

Today we welcome Claire Robyns to Book Lovers Inc, her latest historical romance, The Devil of Jedburgh (lookout for our review which is also going up today), released on the 6th February 2012. Claire is here today to talk about the uniqueness of historical romance revolving around Scotland! Over to you Claire…

Fiction writers make stuff up. That’s what we do. We make up people, places, names, events and faces. And then we make up families to fit our people and their lives into. Except in Scottish Historical Romance. I don’t think I’ve read a Scottish historical with a fictional clan and I’m no exception to that rule. I’ve tried, I really have, once I even got my clan map out and figured out where to squeeze my fantasy clan into… and then I just couldn’t do it.

Then again, finding the perfect clan fit for my …

Interview Author Darynda Jones + Giveaway

We are unbelievable happy to welcome the wonderful Darynda Jones here at Book Lovers Inc today. Darynda is the author of the hilarious and just amazing Charley Davidson series and the latest addition, Third Grave Dead Ahead just released this week. I just finished my copy today and OMG it’S such a great read- I already know it will be in my top 10 of 2012. So yes, we were pretty excited when Darynda agreed to answer our question all around herself and her writing. Please give Darynda a warm welcome and don’t miss your chance to win a great read at the end of the post. 

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

Darynda: I’m a full-time writer and the author of the Charley Davidson series. I’ve been seriously writing for about nine years, now, but I consider myself a lifelong lover of writing. …

Review: No Dress Required by Cari Quinn

No Dress Required by Cari Quinn

Format Read:e-book purchased by reviewer
Length: 61 Pages
Release Date: December 25, 2011
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Formats Available: Kindle, Nook, eBook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

After years of ho-hum dating, Noelle Gregory is tired of fooling around. There’s only ever been one guy for her—Jake Conroy, her best friend’s older brother. Now that Jake’s back in town, she’s headed to his sister’s New Year’s Eve party to make her move. Purse full of condoms? Check. Sparkly dress guaranteed to show Jake the sexy woman she’s become? Check.

Carjacker that makes off with both two hours before the party? Check.

When Jake finds Noelle stranded on the side of the road—looking sexier than ever in her striped socks and silly holiday shirt, damn it—he’s glad for the snowstorm that cancels his sister’s party. His and Noelle’s …

Interview: Author Cari Quinn + Giveaway!

Cari Quinn

Please join us in welcoming Cari Quinn to BLI today! Cari wrote her first story—a bible parable in 2nd grade, much to the delight of the nuns at her Catholic school. Once she saw the warm reception that first tale garnered, she was hooked. She attempted her first romance in junior high, long before she’d ever read one. Writing what she knew always took a backseat to what she wanted to know, and that still holds true today.

Cari is here to celebrate the publication of her latest contemporary romance No Dress Required released on Christmas Day and is part of Entangled Publishing’s new Flirts and Ever After lines!

Lea: Cari! Welcome to BLI, thank you so much for joining us today! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Cari: Thank you so much for having me! I’m a multi-published author of mainly …

Review: Drink Deep by Chloe Neill

Format Read:ebook purchased by the reviewer
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Release Date: November 1st 2011
Publisher: New American Library
Series: Chicagoland Vampires book 5
Formats Available: Paperback, ebook, Kindle edition, Audio Book
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website,  Goodreads, Publisher,  Amazon.com, Book Depository, Barnes&Noble

Book Blurb:

Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and recently turned vampire Merit can’t tell if this is the darkness before the dawn or the calm before the storm. With the city itself in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times haven’t been this precarious for vampires since they came out of the closet. If only they could lay low for a bit, and let the mortals calm down.

That’s when the waters of Lake Michigan suddenly turn pitch black-and things really start getting ugly.

Chicago’s mayor insists it’s nothing to worry about, but Merit knows only the darkest magic could …

Advent Calendar Day 21: Head Rush by Carolyn Crane + Giveaway

Welcome to the 21th 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 get the chance to win the final installement in Carolyn Crane’s Disillusionists Trilogy–Head Rush. This book is a highly anticipated read for many, and it delivers exactly what we all crave. A wild ride you shouldn’t miss.

Series: Book #3 in the Disillusionists series
Release Date: December 6th 2011 (paperback to come in 2012)
Number of pages: 360 pages
Publisher: Samhain
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Samhain Publishing, Audible, Amazon
Blurb:

JUSTINE JONES FACES HER ULTIMATE ENEMY: HERSELF!

In an attempt to put her unhappy past behind her, Justine Jones throws herself into nursing school and planning her wedding to Otto Sanchez, the man of her dreams. …

ARC Review: Immortal Hope by Claire Ashgrove

Format Read: e-ARC provided courtesy of the author
Number of Pages: 368 pages
Release Date: January 3rd 2012
Publisher: Tor Books
Series: The Curse of the Templars Book 1
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, Kindle Edition
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Publisher, Amazon.com, Book Depository,Barnes&Noble

Book Blurb:

Centuries ago, Templar knights defied the archangels and unearthed the copper scroll that revealed the locations of the gates to hell. Cursed for their forbidden act, they now roam the earth, protecting mankind from evil. But darkness stalks them, and battles they fight bring them ever closer to eternal damnation. One promise remains to give them salvation—the return of the seraphs.

Embittered by his purpose, Merrick du Loire must honor an ancient pact and bring peace to his cousin’s soul, releasing him from the clutches of their enemy. When he stumbles upon history professor Anne MacPherson, he discovers that she possesses a sacred …

Advent Calendar Day 9: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones + Giveaway

Welcome to the 9th 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 a signed copy of First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones! *Whoo Hoo* First Grave of the Right, being a debut novel this year, had a cool back story and was a whole lot of fun to read/listen too. If you like quirky characters (obviously, I do :p ) then you’ll really enjoy this one.

Purchasing Info: Amazon, Book Depository, Chapters, Author’s Website, Goodreads

Book Blurb:

Charley sees dead people. That’s right, she sees dead people. And it’s her job to convince them to “go into the light.” But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e. murder), sometimes they …