Review: The Shadow Seer by Fran Jacobs

Format Read: E-Book

Number of Pages: 337
Release Date: 2 April 2009
Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Formats Available: E-Book
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon

Book Blurb:

For generations prophets have foreseen the birth of the Shadow Seer, the oracle of dark visions and fallen kingdoms. But by the time of Sorron, King of Carnia, their warnings have mostly been forgotten and his name is known only to a handful of scholars. When Sorron’s grandson, Prince Candale, falls deathly ill, the Seer’s legends are brought to light once again by his saviour, a witch named Mayrila. She believes that Candale is the fulfilment of those long forgotten prophecies. She believes that he is the Shadow Seer…

My Thoughts:

The Shadow Seer was an extremely interesting read, but it was a little slow in its movement.

Candale is a prince with a secret; he is having prophecies, …

Interview Author Elizabeth Vaughan + Giveaway

We are so proud to have author Elizabeth Vaughan here at Book Lovers Inc today. She writes one of the best fantasy romance novels out there and we here at BLI are huge fans. We can’t say enough how happy we are to have her here. The latest novel in her Chronicles of the Warlands series was released this month. She is here to tell us about Warcry and give us some insight into her series. Please give her a warm welcome and feel free to ask her anything you want- she will stop by today and tomorrow to answer all the questions you might have. And there’s also a wonderful giveaway- so keep the questions coming. BLI: Elizabeth can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Elizabeth: Ah, well now, the truth is that its my stories that …

Review: Cleopatra’s Men by Eve Langlais

Format Read: E-Book

Number of Pages: 97
Release Date: 14 January 2011
Publisher: Cobblestone Press
Formats Available: E-Book
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads

Blurb:

One former Egyptian queen plus two vampires equals a threesome with lots of bite.

I’ve paid my dues in Hell for my mistakes, but Satan thinks I’m too dangerous to keep around so he’s kicked me out into the modern world for a second chance.

Ambushed by a pest from my past, I’m rescued by a seriously hot vamp. I vowed to not allow men to use me anymore, a pledge forgotten with Michael’s first kiss. And when Julius, my first love, shows up bitter …

Dual Review: "Three to Tango" Anthology

Format Read: e-ARC provided by Authors for reviewAuthors: Lauren Dane, Megan Hart, Emma Holly, Bethany KanePublisher: Berkley HeatLength: 368 PagesGenre: Erotic Romance AnthologyRelease Date: May 3, 2011Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Publisher, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.ca, Powell’s, Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters, IndieBound, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Four of erotic fiction’s most talented authors carry readers away with all-new tales of ecstasy that prove that the most delectable things in life come in threes…

In Emma Holly’s FLIPPING FOR CHELSEA, Shay and Liam shared an unforgettable night with their lifelong friend, Chelsea, awakening a rush of forbidden feelings–feelings they have to reckon with when the three reunite, and the unrequited lust between them is too much to bear.

Though Ava left her hard-knock Georgia childhood behind, she …

Review: Anything You Want by Erin Nicholas

Format read: eARCNumber of pages: 304 pagesRelease Date: 15 March 2011Publisher: SamhainFormats available: ebook, paperback (paperback format will be released in 2012)Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Samhain

Blurb:

Suppose the solution to all your problems is the one thing you never wanted…

It figures the one time Sabrina Cassidy is determined to do the responsible thing, karma kicks in. After four years on the road chasing her musical dream, she’s stranded six hours from home with no money, a ruined credit history—and morning sickness.

Out of options, she swallows her legendary independent streak and calls the only person who won’t hang up on her. Luke, the man she left behind.

Marc Sterling’s first instinct is to protect his business partner and best friend from another broken heart. That means letting her think she’s talking …

Interview: Author Erin Nicholas + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome back Erin Nicholas at Book  Lovers Inc. to celebrate the release of her latest novel Anything You Want! If you haven’t read anything by Erin yet, let me tell you her contemporary romances are not only sweet and steamy but for me what sets them apart is the huge amount of chuckle out loud humour and how likable her characters are. Reading an Erin Nicholas novel always makes me feel as if I just got another bunch of great friends.

If you want to know more about Erin and her novels, check out the previous interview we did with her when she stopped at BLI in December.

The Latin Lover: The heroine of your first novel No Matter What is a physical therapist, just like you were. I imagine …

Review: Crazy by Eve Langlais

Format Read: Ebook
Number of Pages: 52
Release Date: 22 November 2010
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Formats Available: EBook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon

Blurb:

Institutionalized at a young age after the breakup of her parents, Ella’s always heard voices. Even worse, the voices in her head like to act. She thinks she’s crazy and destined to be a patient for life until the night she meets a vampire and for the first time in her life, the voices shut up.

Zane just wants to enjoy his usual blood buffet, instead he runs into a wisp of a woman who makes him feel emotions he thought long dead. Rescuing her from the insane …

Review: Metatropolis: Cascadia by Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, Ken Scholes & Karl Schroeder

Format Read: AudiobookNumber of Pages: 12 hours 45 minutesRelease Date:  November 16th, 2010Publisher: Audible FrontiersFormats Available: AudiobookPurchasing Info: Audiobook’s Website(audible.com), Goodreads, Amazon

Book Blurb:

The provocative sequel to the Hugo and Audie Award-nominated METAtropolis features interconnected stories by today’s top speculative fiction writers, performed by a galaxy of Star Trek ® stars.

As the mid-21st century approaches, the Pacific Northwest has been transformed — politically, economically, and ecologically — into the new reality of Cascadia. Conspiracies and secrets threaten the tenuous threads of society. The End of Days seems nearer than ever. And the legend of the mysterious Tygre Tygre looms large.

METAtropolis: Cascadia is the creation of Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake; Mary Robinette Kowal, winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; New York Times best-selling author Tobias S. Buckell; Hugo Award winner Elizabeth …

Review: A Ghostly Menage by Eve Langlais

Format Read: EbookNumber of Pages: 59 pagesRelease Date: 15 October 2010Publisher: Cobblestone PressFormats Available: EbookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads

Book Blurb:

Forget ghosts who rattle chains, try living with ones that like to grope.

Jenna, desperate for change, buys a repossessed home on a whim. The townsfolk claim it’s haunted, but Jenna’s pretty sure all it needs is some filler to stop the drafts. But before long, even she has to admit, there’s more going on here than the vagaries of an old house. And whatever it is keeps making her panties damp and her dreams hot.

Derrick and Mark, werewolf twins, are stuck in their house as disembodied spirits all because of an evil witch. When their fated mate suddenly becomes the new owner, they …

Review: Snowballs In Hell by Eve Langlais

Format Read: EbookNumber of Pages: 67Release Date: 14 January 2011Publisher: Liquid Silver BooksFormats Available: EbookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads

Book Blurb:

Hi, I’m Muriel, misbegotten daughter of Satan, and once again my life is in turmoil. The cowled one who tortured me left a curse on my mind, one that makes me afraid. Completely unacceptable, but in order to remove it, I have to do something even worse—betray my beloved by bringing another man into our bed.

As if having to participate in a threesome isn’t traumatizing enough, Hell has frozen over, and as much as I think Hades looks pretty in a blanket of white, the repercussions are severe. It’s a good thing this princess of Hell has two lovers …