Review: The King’s Courtesan by Judith James

Format Read: ARC provided by publisher from NetgalleyLength: 384 pagesGenre: Historical RomanceRelease Date: August 23rd, 2011Formats Available: Kindle, e-Book, paperbackPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Amazon, Goodreads, Book Depository (US), Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

HER BODY IS A BATTLEGROUND

Sensuous, beautiful and determined, Hope Matthews is a favored mistress of the king. Her many charms have helped her rise from the gutter to the king’s bed. But with the new queen’s impending arrival, her nights in the royal chamber— and her hopes for security—will swiftly come to an end.

HIS HONOR A DISTANT MEMORY

Haunted by his past, hardened by the recent civil war, Captain Robert Nichols lives only for revenge. When told he must marry the king’s courtesan to provide a cover for their affair, he’s faced with a new low. Both are pawns of a great man, …

Interview and Giveaway with Author Judith James

Today we are very happy to welcome Judith James on Book Lovers,Inc. Judith’s new historical romance Libertine’s Kiss will be released on August 1st! And let me tell you, you don’t want to miss it!!! Bienvenue Judith!

The HEA Lover: Judith can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Judith: Hi. Thanks so much for inviting me to Book Lovers INC! It’s such a pleasure to be here. Your tag line says it all I think. ‘Bound by the love of books.’ I spent much of my childhood daydreaming or with my head in a book. Books opened up fantastical new worlds I became immersed in and hated to leave, so as soon as I ended one I started another. I developed a love of reading that encompassed history, romance, adventure, fantasy, biography, true life adventure and many …

Review: Libertine’s Kiss by Judith James

Format Read: E-ARC from NetGalleyNumber of Pages: 384 pagesRelease Date: August 1st 2010Publisher: HQN BooksFormats Available: Ebook, PaperbackPurchasing Info: Author’s Website; Goodreads, BookDepository US, BookDepository UK, Amazon

Book Blurb:

William de Veres, the handsome son of a hard-drinking cavalier was abandoned at an early age to a brutal school system and a predatory and abusive tutor. He soon discovers the escapes of poetry, literature, alcohol and sex, and the defenses of a sharp sword and lacerating wit. As a titanic struggle erupts between parliament and king, William takes up arms in the Royalist cause and pursued by Cromwell’s men finds himself seeking shelter from a sober young Puritan woman in a cottage deep in the woods.
The Civil war has cost the once high spirited Elizabeth Walters her best friend and her father, leaving her …

Review: Broken Wing by Judith James

Format Read: Print Number of Pages: 350 pages Release Date: November 1st 2008 Publisher: Medallion Press Formats Available: Paperback, Ebook Purchasing Info: GoodReads, Amazon, Book Depository

Book Blurb:

Set during the chaotic beginnings of Napoleon’s rule, this saga tells the story of Gabriel St. Croix, a street survivor searching for a place to belong. Abandoned as a child and raised in a brothel, he has never known friendship or affection. Hiding physical and emotional scars behind an icy façade, his only relationship is with a young boy he has spent the last five years protecting from the brutal reality of their environment. But all that is about to change. The boy’s family has found him, and they are coming to take him home.
Sarah Munroe blames herself for her brother’s disappearance. When he’s located, safe and unharmed despite where …