Guest Post: HelenKay Dimon + Giveaway

We are delighted to welcome back HelenKay Dimon today in celebration of the release of the first book in her new Hanover Brothers series, No Turning Back which has been greeted with rave reviews! No Turning Back is published by Berkley InterMix and became available for download on March 19, 2013.

Take it away HelenKay! 🙂

Thank you for having me here today to talk about my newest release, NO TURNING BACK. The book follows the sons of a notorious con man, focusing on our hero, Declan. The heroine, Leah, is the daughter of one of the con man’s first victims. As you can imagine, that makes for a rocky road to romance.

I loved the idea of exploring how events outside of the hero and heroine’s control could have them spinning. Declan has his father’s messed-up legacy to handle and overcome. Leah has been taught by her …

Interview with Gina Gordon + Giveaway

We are happy to welcome back Gina Gordon who is once again here to celebrate the release of another culinary romance of hers A Taste of Trouble, which combines her love of cupcakes and happily ever afters, I say the best mix! 😀 So join us to learn more about this new novel of Gina and you could even win a delicious prize! 😉

Stella: Hi Gina, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Your brand new release A Taste of Trouble just got released by Entangled Publishing in their new Edge line, could you tell us a bit more about the story and whether it is part of your new Madewood Brothers culinary romance series or something completely standalone, but still to do about tasting and desserts?

Gina: A Taste of Trouble is a single title that’s completely separate from my Madewood series. However, it does focus on a particular food …

ARC Review: The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl by Gina Lamm

Format Read: ebook provided by NetGalley
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Time Travel Romance
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK) | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website | Goodreads

Book Blurb:

THE STAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER…

An avid gamer, Jamie Marten loves to escape into online adventure. But when she falls through an antique mirror into a lavish bedchamber—200 years in the past!—she realizes she may have escaped a little too far.

Micah Axelby, Earl of Dunnington, has just kicked one mistress out of his bed, and isn’t looking to fill it with another—least of all this sassy, nearly naked girl …

Recipe for Satisfaction Blog Tour: Interview with Gina Gordon + Giveaway

We are delighted to have Gina Gordon join us today for the latest stop on her Recipe for Satisfaction Blog Tour. Recipe for Satisfaction is a contemporary romance available now from Entangled Publishing. Please stay tuned to find out more about Gina and her sexy Madewood Brothers, and don’t forget to enter the contest at the end of the post!

Stella: Hi Gina, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Gina: Thanks for having me ☺

Well, I’m Canadian! I love cupcakes and the color pink and I love all things happily ever after.

Stella: Are you a planner or pantser? Can you tell us a bit about your writing process? How did your novel come to life?

Gina: I am definitely a plotter. I pantsed one time and got to 15,000 words and then I blanked. Had to get out the pen and …

Romance and Me: The Sports Edition

Hey Everyone!

Lately I’ve been on a special romance sub-genre kick: devouring sport romances!

I’m sure that you have come across one of those stories where the hero and/or heroine are athletes, and while I have always enjoyed reading about sexy hunks as heroes, lately I’ve discovered this new addiction of mine. Be it sexy football player like Dean Silverthorne in Candis Terry’s Any Given Christmas, or the hunky hockey players like those in Lily Harlem’s Hot Ice series or Rachel Gibson’s Chinooks Hockey Team series, the irresistibly gorgeous soccer captain in Scored by Lily Harlem or star pitcher Park Jones in Nora Roberts’ Rules of the Game (the very first sporty hero I’ve read about), I love them all!

I’m not a sport fanatic, when the Olympics, European or World Cup football …

Tour Stop: A Cast of Shadows by Hailey Edwards + Giveaway

Please join us in celebrating the release of the latest story in Hailey Edwards‘ Araneae Nation, fantasy romance series that both Alisha and Stella like a lot (to see what they thought of the first book check out their dual review). So read on to see what this new book is about and you could even win a Hailey Edwards book, so don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the end! 😉

A Cast of Shadows by Hailey Edwards

The strongest net is no match for destiny.

Book # 2.5 of the Araneae Nation series

Daraja has grown up watching her brothers journey down the river on the traditional Deinopidae rite of passage. Each returned with riches from their travels, and lovers with whom to share their lives.

Now she has reached the age where she would strike out on her own to seek her fortune—if …

Guest Post by Heather McCollum + Giveaway

Good morning, book lovers! This morning I hope you’re ready to take your romantic hearts back to a time long past, to place where honor was strong, and passion was stronger–that’d be the 16th century Scottish highlands of Heather McCollum’s HIGHLAND HEARTS series! We’re pleased to welcome her today to tell us a bit about what captures (and challenges) her about writing the stories in this exciting series. Let’s give her a warm BLI welcome.

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Thank you so much for having me here today! I’m very excited to talk a little about Highland Heart (HH), my short novella that was just released by Entangled Publishing. HH is set in 16th century Scotland, fifteen years before my full-length novel Captured Heart (CH), even though it was written after it.

Yes, HH is a short novella. After I had finished writing CH, my wonderful agent found an opportunity …

Author Interview with Amy Andrews, Aimee Carson, Kate Hardy, and Heidi Rice + Giveaway

Christmas might be over *sniff* but that doesn’t mean we aren’t in the mood for some sweet and/or steamy holiday romances anymore! So as the unofficial Christmas Lover let me tell you about a new holiday anthology released by Entangled Publishing that I had my eyes on, featuring 4 holiday novellas penned by Amy Andrews, Aimee Carson, Kate Hardy and Heidi Rice: Baby, It’s Cold Outside!  The lovely Ladies were kind enough to take some time off from all the holiday celebrations and answer a few of my questions, so read on to learn more about their story and how they celebrate the holidays (and there is 2 great giveaways at the end, so don’t forget to enter them)! 😉 

Stella: Hi Ladies, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Since it’s holiday time and you stopped by to tell us about your new holiday anthology, let’s …

Review: The System by Heather Lin

Format Read: ebook provided by the author
Number of Pages: 177 pages
Release Date: August 11, 2012
Publisher: Silver Publishing
Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Formats Available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website | Goodreads

Book Blurb:

Capri is an alluring young prostitute with a painful past; Brody is a ruthless mercenary running with a crew of thieves who live on a spaceship called Gypsy Lass. When he enters her brothel, the attraction between them is instant, electric, and too much for him to handle. He leaves unsatisfied, never wanting to see the girl again for fear she might soften his hard heart.

But Brody’s captain has other ideas. The crew attempts to rob the brothel, and when things don’t go quite as planned, they take Capri hostage, forcing her and …

Having Fun with Holiday Mash-ups: A Cinderella Christmas Carol By Hope Tarr + Giveaway

This very special day we are really thrilled to welcome author Hope Tarr here at Book Lovers Inc in celebration of her Christmas themed novella with a special and festive post! Quite appropriate don’t you think considering the day? Hope’s latest release combines the holiday spirit with a note of fairytale, making A Cinderella Christmas Carol, the perfect book to stay and relax after all the celebrations. So, welcome Hope and don’t forget to check at the end of the post for the details of our giveaway 🙂

Happy Holidays!

As we all trundle through the holiday season, I’ve been asked how I came up with the idea for a Cinderella-Scrooge mash-up for my Suddenly Cinderella Series holiday novella, A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS CAROL.

On a subliminal level, I expect I was inspired by Disney and the company’s wonderful history of integrating the magic of the winter holidays with their fairy …