How well do you know your Book Lovers? Spot the fake facts! by Carolyn Crane

Today author Carolyn Crane is taking over Book Lovers Inc and her mission is to mislead…ahem…tell you some more or less interesting facts about you Book Lovers. She just couldn’t pass on her chance to tell you the TRUTH about this team. Be sure to double-check her facts and you might win a prize pack!

Hi everybody, and happy blogoversary to the Book Lovers!

As part of the Authors’ takeover for the fabulous Book Lovers Inc, I’m here with a quiz about the writers and reviewers behind this blog.

WIN A BOOK!
Directions: Find the fake facts! For every one of the Book Lovers, two of the facts are fake, but the rest are true. Which are fake? Leave your answers in the comments.

Stella- The Latin Lover
…which two facts are fake?

1. Stella’s fatal weakness is French fries. She cannot stop eating …

Review: Prelude to a Scandal by Delilah Marvelle

Format read: e-Book provided by publisher on NetgalleySeries: The Scandal Series #1Number of Pages: 384 pagesFormats available: e-Book, Kindle, PrintRelease Date: January 1st 2011Publisher: HQN BooksPurchasing Info: Author Website, Goodreads,  Amazon, Book Depository (US), Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

Lady Justine is willing to trade her good name, her reputation and her place in London’s gossip-hungry ton to secure her father’s release from prison. But when the notorious Duke of Bradford counters her offer with a proposal of marriage, the stakes grow higher still. For while the smoldering lord is famous for his conquests, the man is oblivious to both her devotion and her charms. And Justine is soon afraid she has wagered all for naught…

My Thoughts:

Prelude to a Scandal is different. Now different can either be good or bad so let me tell you about it and you’ll …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

USA Today reports that its bestselling list will begin to feature ebooks this week and notes that since the holidays which many people have been gifted with an ereader for Christmas. That the top six books on the list, the ebook versions outsold their print counterparts while in the top 50, nineteen books sold more ebooks than print. Whether this trend will grow or remain static remains to be seen but it does lead credence that Ebooks are becoming the new Mass Market as the print sales for that format has fallen in recent months.

A few weeks ago an author claimed and wrote a book that there was a way to manipulate Amazon Kindle charts, however this would involve buying your own book everyday as well as posting reviews and voting for them. I personally didn’t think it …

Review: Heart of Stone by Denysé Bridger

Format Read: eBook received from the publisher through The Review DepotNumber of Pages:64Release Date: March 3rd, 2009Publisher: Solstice PublishingFormats Available: Ebook, PaperbackPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon

Book Blurb:

Randall Stone is the stuff of heroes, a mercenary given a discharge from the army he has served with his life. But the government is still interested in using the skills they’ve taught Major Rand Stone, and he continues to work with his hand-picked team. Into his shadowy world a light has come, and in her love, Stone discovers unhoped for joy, and, perhaps, unbearable sorrow?

My Thoughts:

I had high hopes with this novella because the summary and premise looked very similar to the books by Lisa Marie Rice and Shannon McKenna who write sexually intense romantic suspense. But after a few pages in with this novella, I …

Interview Dee Carney + Giveaway

We are very happy to feature author Dee Carney here at BLI today. Her latest novel Hunger Aroused was released with Carina Press and we are happy to have her here today talking a bit about herself and her books. Please give her a warm welcome.BLI: Dee can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Dee: Oh! The dreaded job interview question that no one ever knows really how to answer. Lol I can tell you I’m an avid reader who loves to cook. I cut my teeth on reading every type of horror you can imagine while growing up, and only in my late twenties did I discover the joy of reading romances. I currently reside in Georgia with my husband, two dogs and a cat. When not reading, writing or cooking, I’m at my day job as a …

Interview Christina Henry + Giveaway

We are very happ to welcome not only author Christina Henry here today, she also brought Madeline “Maddy” Black and Beezle the Gargoyle along. All three are here to celebrate the upcoming release of Black Wings (official release day is next Tuesday, that’s November 30th) and to tell us a bit about their lives. Be sure to stay tuned till the end of the post, there might or might not be a giveaway. 😉

BLI: Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Christina: Well, I like to run when I’m not writing. It helps me think and also allows me to eat dessert every day. I also love to read whatever I can get my hands on (although I don’t have as much time to read as I used to). And I like to watch Mythbusters on the Discovery …

Review: Connect the Dots by Denise Robbins

Format Read: BookNumber of Pages: 273 pagesPublisher: L&L Dreamspell Release date: December 2009Formats Available:Paperback, eBookSource: Review Copy provided by the author. Purchase information: Goodreads, L&L Dreamspell, Amazon, Kindle Store, All Romance/OmniLit, Fictionwise,  Author Website

Book Blurb:

CIA Human Intelligence Operator, Charley Duston gets the shock of her life when she opens her freezer to find the picture of her murdered ex-lover. Worse is the implied message: She is next. Not one to give into intimidation tactics, Charley is determined to uncover the truth behind her ex’s death and bring the culprits to justice. Not knowing whom she can trust, she moves to an undisclosed location where she can covertly investigate the death threats. Here she meets her new neighbor Jake Frisbie at gunpoint …

Interview Author Denise Robbins + Giveaway

Today we are very happy to welcome author, Denise Robbins to Book Lovers Inc! Denise’s new book Never Tempt Danger was released last month and we’re stop #3 on her blog tour. Denise and I sat down to talk about the authors that have had the most influence on her writing and sometimes her life. Thank you, Denise for being here today and sharing with our readers! 
Okay, BLI readers let’s give big round of applause for Denise Robbins!!!

The Obsessed Lover: What books did you read as a child?
 

Denise: Of course I read books like Sammy the Seal and Danny the Dinosaur. By the way, those are still my two of my favorite children’s books. In early elementary school I remember reading Misty of Chincoteague. At the time …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Great news for Tolkien fans! The Hobbit movies have been greenlit by New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers and it will be filmed in New Zealand, despite previous issues with unions who had a disagreement about working conditions in the country. The movies have been dogged with problems, such as disagreements about rights and schedule clashes that led to the original director, Guillermo Del Toro who had to drop out, but led to Peter Jackson who take the helm. The two movies will be filmed back to back and will star, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield.

Ang Lee is attached to the Book prize-winning book, Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It will be shot in 3D and will star an unknown in the lead role, Suraj Sharma. Shooting …

Review: Matilda Raleigh Invictus by Chris Kelly

Format Read: EbookNumber of Pages: 80 pagesRelease Date: Sept 10th 2010Publisher: Scathach PublishingFormats Available: EbookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Smashwords

Book Blurb:

It is 1912, and the British Empire faces the worst magical threat it has ever known, the misuse of ancient Incan crystal skulls. 72 year old former adventuress Matilda Raleigh is brought in as an adviser. But when she realises she has been lied to and betrayed, it falls on Matilda to save the Empire, and possibly the whole world.

My Thoughts:

I never heard about Chris Kelly before, and read the book Matilda Raleigh: Invictus with absolutely no expectations- whether good or bad. Perhaps it’s the best way to approach a story, this way you can’t be disappointed.

The story:
England 1912 – war is on the doorstep of Europe. All nations prepare for …