Review: Island Idyll by Jess Dee

Format Read: e-ARC provided for Review
Length: Novella – 90 pages
Series: Bandicoot Cove, Book 4
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance, Ménage a trois
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Adolescent fantasies can grow into very adult realities.

Sienna James has come to Bandicoot Cove to mourn the end of her eight-year relationship with Ben Cowley. The last person she expects to meet is the star of every one of her high school fantasies.

Joshua Lye is not only as appealing as he was in high school, he reveals she was the main feature in his adolescent wet dreams. As kids they never got it together. But they’re adults now, and there’s nothing keeping them apart.

When Ben arrives at the resort determined to win Sienna back, finding …

Review: Tempted by His Target by Jill Sorenson

Format Read: won ARC copyLength: 224 PagesRelease Date: September 20, 2011Publisher: HarlequinGenre: Romantic SuspenseFormats Available: Paperback, eBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon.com, Book Depository (US), Book Depository (UK)Book Blurb:

Wanted for the murder of a Mexican drug lord’s son, party girl Isabel Sanborn fled to Oaxaca. Now she owes her life to Brandon Knox, a passing tourist who just saved her from a hit man.

But Knox is no accidental hero—he’s an undercover U.S. marshal assigned to bring Isabel to justice. Instead, wanting to protect her, he joins her on the lam…with cartel goons and corrupt police in hot pursuit! And as the danger escalates, sexual tension sizzles. For the first time in his career, Brandon considers jeopardizing his mission to safeguard his target. And though Isabel can elude the authorities,she can’t escape her feelings….

My Thoughts:

I’m a huge Sorenson …

Review: Paradise Found by Vivian Arend + Exotic Indulgence by Various

Format Read: e-ARC provided by Author for Review

Authors: Vivian Arend, Lexxie Couper, Jess Dee
Length: Free Read – 31 Pages
Series: Bandicoot Cove, Book 1
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance, Ménage a quatre
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

It’s time for an indulgence, or two…or three.

There’s something magical about Bandicoot Cove. It’s where Kylie Sullivan’s dream of managing a luxury, five-star resort is about to come true. And it’s where people tend to fall in love. Kylie should know. She’s fallen hard—for three very different men.

There’s Brad, who knows just how to relieve her stress and send her body on a crash course through pleasure. Hemi, her untamed Maori, who awakens her primitive side. And Finn, the sexy bartender whose specialty is Screaming …

Guestpost: The Importance of Character Names by J.A. Saare + Giveaway

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We are very happy to welcome author J. A. Saare here at Book Lovers Inc today.  Her latest novel, The Renfield Syndrome, book 2 in her Rhiannon’s Law series is released today and she is here to tell us why her characters always have a special name. Please give Jaime a warm welcome and don’t forget to leave a comment to win a book. 

First—thanks for having me by the blog. It’s a pleasure to be here!

When I was asked to write about the importance of character names, I giggled. Why? Because I have a book that is a running joke for some readers. Disco, Paine, Goose—really? Where is Iceman? How about Maverick? I get that a lot. In retrospect I should have name them Dhisco, Phaine, and Ghoose. I would have made a killing. *grin*

Guestpost: "A Ghost Romance? Say it ain’t so!" by Julia Rachel Barrett + Giveaway

I’m very happy to welcome the wonderful Julia Rachel Barrett here at Book Lovers Inc today. She just recently published her first ghost story, Incorporeal, a heartbreakingly good romance that will grab you from page one and not let you go till the end. This book was a real pleasure to read. And guess what, today she will tell us about trying to sell Incorporeal and she even brought a copy along for one lucky commenter. So keep the comments coming, you don’t want to miss this one. 

When I pitched the outline of a ghost romance to three different publishers, they brushed me off before I could complete a single sentence.

“A ghost romance won’t sell. Nobody wants to read about an incorporeal hero.”

Incorporeal?

Those out of hand rejections shaped my story and provided a title. You know, we …

Review: "Beg for Mercy" by Jami Alden

Format Read: Paperback submitted by Hatchett Book Group (Forever Romance) for review
Length: 448 pages
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Publisher: Forever, Hatchett Book Group
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Books-A-Million, Chapters, Nook,

Book Blurb:

He lurks in the shadows, waiting and watching . . . And once he has you, all you can do is. . .

Megan Flynn thought she was falling in love. Cole Williams wasn’t just handsome and passionate, he was one of the good guys. Or so she thought, until he arrested her brother-the only family she has left-for a murder she knows he couldn’t have possibly committed. Now, with her heart broken and her brother’s life hanging in the balance, Megan will risk everything to prove his innocence. Even …

Review: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher

Format Read: Audiobook borrowed from libraryNumber of Pages: N/ARelease Date: July 1, 2001Publisher: Roc / Buzzy MultimediaFormats Available: Hardcover, paperback, audiobook, ebookPurchasing Info: Amazon, Goodreads, Book Depository, Author’s Website

Book Blurb:

HARRY DRESDEN — WIZARDLost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

Business has been slow. Okay, business has been dead. And not even of the undead variety. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. But lately, Harry Dresden hasn’t been able to dredge up any kind of work—magical or mundane.

But just when it looks like he can’t afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise.

A brutally mutilated corpse. Strange-looking paw prints. A full moon. Take three guesses—and the …

Review: Wild & Steamy by Meljean Brook, Jill Myles, Carolyn Crane

Format Read: ebook submitted by Author for ReviewLength: 123 PagesGenre: Urban Fantasy, Steampunk Romance, Paranormal RomanceSeries: The Iron Seas #0.4, The Disillusionists Trilogy #2.5Release Date: August 3, 2011Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Meljean Brook, Jill Myles, Carolyn Crane, Smashwords, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

The Blushing Bounder by Meljean Brook – An Iron Seas novella of 15,000 words: The search for a killer puts Detective Inspector Mina Wentworth’s life in danger and her assistant, Constable Newberry, in the line of fire. But Newberry faces a danger of another kind: to his heart, by the woman forced to marry him. What will it take for this prudish bounder to convince his wife to stay?

Vixen by Jill Myles – A shifter novella of 15,000 words: Miko’s denied her were-fox nature for far too long and turned her back on her vixen heritage. But when she meets two very sexy cat-shifters, she …

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: Jennifer Ashley + Giveaway!

Please join us in giving a warm BLI welcome to Jennifer Ashley! Jennifer is here to talk about her awesome & extremely popular Mackenzie series and specifically the upcoming publication of the eagerly awaited The Many Sins of Lord Mackenzie which is available from Berkley publishing tomorrow August 2nd! We here at Book Lovers Inc just couldn’t resist the temptation that are those brothers. I for myself awaited the release of Cameron’s book with halted breath!

Jennifer! Welcome to BLI, it’s such a thrill to be able to talk to you today!

Caro: Jennifer can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Jennifer: Sure. I write as Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James, and Ashley Gardner. What do I write? Historical romance, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and historical mysteries (that’s the Ashley Gardner side). What else do I do? Not much! …