The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me?

Today we want to talk about a topic that irks the hell out of us. We are sure you noticed this too but we finally couldn’t hold back any longer. Changing the cover model in the middle of the series seems to be a bigger habit than we thought so we tried to come up with a few examples to show you how it’s well and not so well done. Here’s what we found. Let us know what you think about our selection.

Susi: Our first example is probably also the one where this whole different cover model problem is handled best. You can’t really see her face on Alpha so it’s harder to noticed that it’s not the same girl. I actually really like how they …

Interview with Rosalind & Christopher from the Tudor Vampire Chronicles + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome Sir Christopher Ellis and Lady Rosalind LLewellyn here at Book Lovers Inc. Those two are the center of the first 2 Tudor Vampire Chronicles novels by Kate Pearce and today we got the chance to ask them anything. *g* We’re talking about the newest addition in this series, Blood of the Rose which will be released tomorrow. Please give them both a warm welcome. And stay tuned till the end because Kate also send a prize along with her two characters.

The Geeky Lover: First I hope you two don’t mind if we skip all the formalities and just keep addressing you Rosalind and Christopher?

Rosalind/Christopher: If you insist. 🙂

The Geeky Lover: What does a typical day in your life look like?

Rosalind: I spend far too much of my time having to traipse around after that …

Interview with a Vampire Writer by Kate Pearce + Giveaway

The Book Lovers are still enjoying their free time but luckily Kate Pearce agreed to share something with us today. It’s a secret transcription of a very special meeting. Stay tuned till the end and answer the question for your chance to win. 

Lord Christopher Ellis and Lady Rosalind Llewellyn are staring at their creator who is slumped over her desk chewing jelly beans and muttering to herself.

Christopher nudges Rosalind. “Is she always like this? So…deranged?”

Rosalind studies the writer. “Nay, she is usually much worse. Sometimes she swings around in her chair or leaps to her feet, and starts talking to herself and pulling faces.” Rosalind lowers her voice. “Sometimes she even borrows her daughter’s dollies and arranges them in interesting positions.”

“Now, that I would like to see.” Christopher’s blue eyes brighten and Rosalind elbows him in the ribs.

“We’re here …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

This week we have news from authors, more covers and developments in the world of publishing!

Debbie Macomber has signed up for a six book deal for Random House. The first book will be released in 2012 and will also involve audio and ebook rights as well paper/hardback print rights.
She stated that

 “I am delighted and grateful to find a home with the energetic, inspired, and extremely impressive team at Ballantine Bantam Dell. I’m looking forward to a new stage in my 28-year publishing career, full of fresh ideas and exciting opportunities to bring my stories to the widest possible audience, and to deepen my long-term relationships with my loyal readers.”

Phillipa Gregory, the author behind the popular historical novels, The Boleyn Girl and The White Queen has also signed up for a three book deal for Simon and …

Review: Kiss of the Rose by Kate Pearce

Format Read: Paperback
Number of Pages: 296
Release Date: August 3rd, 2010
Publisher: Signet
Formats Available: Paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK

Book Blurb:
First in a sexy new series that takes a bite out of the court of King Henry VIII
Desperate to defeat King Richard III and gain the crown, Henry Tudor made a pact with the Druids binding him and his heirs to the Druids’ struggle against vampires. Ever since, the Llewellyns, a vampire- slaying family, have been in the king’s employ. Now Henry VIII reigns, and his father’s bargain has been almost forgotten-until bloodless corpses turn up in the king’s bedchamber. To save the king, Vampire hunter Rosalind Llewellyn must form an uneasy alliance with Druid slayer Sir Christopher Ellis. But soon, Rosalind must face an unthinkable truth: that her …

Interview Author Kate Pearce + Giveaway

We are really happy to have author Kate Pearce here today. Her new novel Kiss of the Rose, book 1 in her new Tudor Vampire Chronicles came out this month and she is here to talk about her world, an exciting mix of the historic Tudors and a paranormal world of Druids and Vampires. Be sure to stay tuned till the end to check out the prize Kate offers for one lucky commenter. Please give Kate a warm welcome.

The Geeky Lover: Kate can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Kate Pearce: I’m originally from London, England and moved over to California twelve years ago with my husband’s job, which was great because my visa said I couldn’t work, so I got a chance to sit down and write properly for the first time in my life.
We have …