Review: The Promise Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang

Format read: Paperback

Release Date: 25 January 2012

Number of pages: 76

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Formats available: Paperback

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

Blurb:

The war is over…but the adventure has just begun!

Picking up exactly where Avatar: The Last Airbender left off, The Promise takes Aang to a Fire Nation colony in the heart of the Earth Kingdom, where tensions between neighbours threaten to shatter the world’s newfound peace – putting the Avatar on a collision course with one of his closest friends, Fire Lord Zuko!

Written by Eisner Award winner Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) in close collaboration with Avatar creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, this is the story Avatar fans have been waiting for!

My Thoughts:

The Promise Part 1 was just what I needed to slake my thirst for more Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The world is at peace thanks to Aang defeating the Fire Lord. Now, …

Romance and Me: Science Fiction Romance

Since I started blogging I’ve become much more adventurous when it comes to reading. I’m more open to taking chances and discovering some new genres/subgenres I previously never would have read. Two of my most recent discoveries were the fantasy and sci-fi subgenres.

The way I discovered sci-fi romance was quite accidental: I never set out to venture into science fiction land and read some “weird alien book” (what old, ignorant Stella would have said), it was not a conscious decision on my part.

I simply stumbled upon Gini Koch’s debut novel Touched by an Alien and loved its cover so much that after some internal debating and torturous dilemma (because in spite of the gorgeous knee-weakening cover I feared that as a sci-fi book I wouldn’t enjoy it) I gave in (hail to the inner cover whores 😉 ) and I was …

Guest Post: Why I admire Stormy by Gabi Stevens + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome Gabi Stevens to Book Lovers Inc! Gabi is celebrating the release of the third and last novel in her Time of Transition series a light contemporary/paranormal romance series about three young women becoming the next fairy godmothers (and of course finding love along the road 😉 ) Read on, share with us which fictional characters you admire and why and you could win one of Gabi’s books!

Why I admire Stormy

Stormy Jones-Smythe is the heroine of my latest novel, Wishful Thinking. She came to me as a complete character, but she wasn’t easy to write because so many of her personality traits are not mine. She embodies many of the qualities I hope I possess or will someday. So while she was difficult to write, I also learned a lot from her.

Stormy has a lust for life that I want. She follows …

Dual Review: A Hint of Frost by Hailey Edwards

Format read: ebook
Release Date: 17 April 2012
Publisher: Samhain
Series: Book #1 in the Araneae Nation series
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

Hope dangles by a silken thread.

When the head of the Araneidae clan is found poisoned in her nest, her eldest daughter, Lourdes, becomes their clan’s new maven. If her clan is to survive, she has but one choice: she must marry before her nest is seized. All she needs is a warrior fierce enough to protect her city and safeguard her clansmen. Such a male is Rhys the Cold.

Born the youngest son of an impoverished maven, the only things Rhys has to his name are his sword and his mercenary reputation. His clan is starving, but their fondness for the flesh of fellow Araneaeans makes them unwelcome dinner guests. Torn between loyalty to his clan and fascination …

Interview with Hailey Edwards + Giveaway

Today we are excited to welcome Hailey Edwards to Book Lovers Inc! Hailey is the author of fantasy and paranormal romance series, including her most recent release, A Hint of Frost. We had a whole host of questions for Hailey, and she very graciously answers them all (including a tidbit about a secret foot-writing skill!).  Check out what she has to say about her writing and reading habits, her characters, and her future writing plans. Then be sure to check out the end of the post, where Hailey has a few questions for you!

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

Hailey: Hi! Thanks for having me. There isn’t too much to know about me. I’m married, a mom, I love to bake and I always have some sort of home improvement project …

Interview Author Gini Koch + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome G. J. Koch here today. Most of you might now her under one of her under pen names e.g. Gini Koch. Her latest novel, Alexander Outland: Space Pirate is a hell of a ride and today she will tell us a bit her novel and the world it is set in. She also has a giveaway in tow so be sure to take your chance to win your own copy. 

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

G. J.: I live in Hell’s Orientation Area (aka Phoenix, Arizona) with my husband, three cats (aka the Killer Kitties) and three dogs (aka the Canine Death Squad), and one very spoiled daughter, who admits to being spoiled, but likes to point out that the pets are more spoiled than she is…which is probably true. The chicklet is heading to law school …

Review: Alien Diplomacy by Gini Koch

Format read: ARC provided by author
Series: Book #5 Katherine “Kitty” Katt series
Genre: science fiction romance
Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
Number of pages: 448 pages
Publisher: DAW
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Book Depository (UK), Book Depository (US)

Book Blurb:

Being newlyweds and new parents is challenging enough. But Jeff and Kitty Martini are also giving up their roles as super-being exterminators and Commanders in Centaurion Division while mastering the political landscape as the new heads of Centaurion’s Diplomatic Corps. Enter a shadowy assassination plot and a new set of anti-alien conspirators, and nothing will ever be the same…

This review contains minor spoilers for previous books in this series.

My Thoughts:
In Alien Diplomacy we find our favorite well dressed Aliens and the fabulous Kitty as sharp and funny as always but the setting itself is changed. Jeff’s and Kitty’s new job as Diplomats for the ACs seems to change the game …

Guest Post: The Stealth Knights by Gail Barrett + Giveaway

Gail in the Pyrenees Mountains

Today, we at at BLI are really pleased to welcome author Gail Barrett for a guest post about her latest work. She’s already authored a host of award-winning romances in the romantic suspense subgenre. Please show her a warm welcome as she chats a bit about the worldwide background research and inspirations for her stories and characters.

Thank you so much for inviting me to chat! I’m honored and thrilled to be here. I’m especially excited since so many of you live in Europe, which is the setting for my new miniseries for Harlequin Romantic Suspense, The Stealth Knights.

Despite their medieval-sounding name, the Stealth Knights are a very modern — and unconventional — group of heroes. Here’s how they came about. I was hoping to create an open-ended series without a set number of books — something I could add to as inspiration struck. …

Review: Mask of the Gladiator by Georgie Lee

Format Read: e-book provided by publisher
Release Date: Jan. 30, 2012
Publisher: Carina Press
Formats Available: ebook
Length: 17,000 words
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

Book Blurb:

Rome, 41 AD

Livia Duronius is driven to seek out a gladiator after watching him triumph in the Colosseum. His touch arouses a sense of hope she hasn’t felt since Rome fell under the tyrannical rule of Caligula—and her late husband betrayed her. Though in danger of losing more than her heart, she vows to see him again, even after she learns her uncle has arranged her marriage to a senator.

Senator Titus Marius cannot resist indulging in a passionate encounter with the veiled woman who waits for him after the games, though he faces execution if his true identity is discovered. Bound by honor to wed another, and embroiled in a plot to free Rome from madness, he never expects to see the …

Guest Post: Sic Semper Tyrannis by Georgie Lee + Giveaway

Top o’ the week to you, guys and gals! We’re pleased to welcome author Georgie Lee to BLI today for a guest post in which she provides some background and context for her latest story set in ancient Rome, The Mask of the Gladiator. Emperor Caligula and his diabolical influence on ancient Roman society played a large role in both the history books and in this book–Georgie discusses these deets and more. Please show her a warm BLI welcome!

Sic Semper Tyrannis

I’d like to thank everyone for joining me today and to especially thank Book Lovers, Inc. for inviting me here to discuss my new release, Mask of the Gladiator. It is a sexy, suspenseful story of lust, love and conspiracy set in ancient Rome during Emperor Caligula’s reign.

And what a reign it was. Depending on how much you believe the ancient scholars, the vices at …