Review: Space Junque by L.K. Rigel

Format Read: eBook Number of pages:Release Date: 2 September 2010Formats available: ebookSeries: Book #1 in the Apocalypto seriesSource: e-ARC provided by author Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Free Apple apps

Blurb:

In flagrante apocalypto.

A paranormal romance fantasy.

The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.

Warned by her friend Mike Augustine, Char Meadowlark tries to get off planet before a pending eco-terrorist attack, but the Defenders of Gaia strike while she’s at the airport. Jake Ardri, pilot of the shuttle Space Junque, rescues her and delivers her to the Imperial Space Station where Mike awaits.

When the DOGs’ final onslaught goes global and the material world threatens to implode, the ancient gods reemerge to take control over humanity. Through the ensuing chaos, Char must juggle …

"Really? Bavaria?" – Guest post by Kate Noble + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome historical romance author Kate Noble here at Book Lovers Inc today. Her newest novel Follow My Lead was just released and I was thrilled to hear where it is set: Bavaria. As a German I often wondered why not more historicals are set in Germany. There actually is enough history to be found in our textbooks. So let’s see what Kate thinks about it. Please give her a warm welcome.
One of the questions I get when I tell people about Follow My Lead is… “seriously? You set this book in Bavaria?”
 
Granted, southern Germany is not the standard locale for a Historical Romance. But my response to the strange looks and curious expressions is: Bavaria is awesome! And pretty! They have glockenspiels and lederhosen and beer! How can you not like Bavaria?!

 
In truth, I was introduced to this region …

Review: Killer Secrets by Katie Reus

Format Read: e-Book submitted by Author for review
Length: 59 Pages
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook, Smashwords
Purchasing Info: Smashwords, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, All Romance e-Books

Book Blurb:

Journalist Eve Newman stumbles across the murder of a prominent member of her west Texas town and finds herself the target of a shadowy killer. When the body goes missing and the police don’t believe she saw it happen, she turns to the only man in town she can trust; her deceased brother’s best friend.

Former Marine, Macklin Quinn, has been half in love with Eve since they were kids, but he’s always considered her off-limits. When she turns to him for help he can’t send her away. Within twenty-four hours it’s clear she’s in trouble and someone wants her dead. Mac will do everything …

Dual Review: "Three to Tango" Anthology

Format Read: e-ARC provided by Authors for reviewAuthors: Lauren Dane, Megan Hart, Emma Holly, Bethany KanePublisher: Berkley HeatLength: 368 PagesGenre: Erotic Romance AnthologyRelease Date: May 3, 2011Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Publisher, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.ca, Powell’s, Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters, IndieBound, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Four of erotic fiction’s most talented authors carry readers away with all-new tales of ecstasy that prove that the most delectable things in life come in threes…

In Emma Holly’s FLIPPING FOR CHELSEA, Shay and Liam shared an unforgettable night with their lifelong friend, Chelsea, awakening a rush of forbidden feelings–feelings they have to reckon with when the three reunite, and the unrequited lust between them is too much to bear.

Though Ava left her hard-knock Georgia childhood behind, she …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter/Passover break! This week has been an interesting one for WTFERY and developments.

An interesting report from the US has found that ibooks store is not the success that Apple aims it to be, this is partly due to the fact that people who have ipads aren’t using it to primarily read ebooks and that only 40 percent of ipad users have read a book. Another 45 percent has stated they would prefer reading an ebook on their macs or PCs.

Agents are now stipulating that price escalators for ebook royalties should be implemented more widely, due to the rise of ebooks, especially when they have overtaken Mass Market print books earlier this year. 

Self Published author Stephanie Mcafee has joined the ranks of Amanda Hocking into mainstream traditional publishing as she scored …

Guestpost Author Kieran Kramer + Giveaway

Today we are very happy to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. Kieran Kramer the wonderful author behind the beloved historical romance series: the Impossible Bachelors series!

The 3rd book in the series Cloudy with a Chance of Marriage is to be released on 26 April and Kieran is here to start the celebrations early and share with us some background secret about her novel! So all of you curious readers, scroll down and there is also a giveaway waiting for you at the end.

Please give a warm welcome to Kieran Kramer! 

Weather. It’s there. Most of the time we don’t notice it. It can be boring to talk about, and when the local news station mentions it, how many of us listen? Most of the time, we only pay half attention–until the weather begins to seriously impact …

Interview: Kevin Hearne + Giveaway

Today BLI is thrilled to welcome Kevin Hearne, the Author of the critically acclaimed and highly anticipated Iron Druid Chronicles. HOUNDED, the first book in Kevin’s series of stories about the adventures of Druid Atticus O’Sullivan is to be released on May 3rd. Book 2 ~ HEXED will be published on June 7th. Fans of Kevin’s series won’t have to wait long because HAMMERED, Book 3 of the series is scheduled for publication on July 5th!

Kevin! Thank you so much for joining us today, it’s such a pleasure to be able to chat with you. 🙂

Kevin can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

I teach high school English and raise my daughter in the finest traditions of modern geekery. She loves her Star Wars, Monty Python, and Doctor Who, which means she uses the Force to help …

Interview with Author Kelley Armstrong

Today we are extremely happy to welcome Kelley Armstrong to Book Lovers Inc!

Those who are new to the urban fantasy genre could not ask for a better introduction to the genre than Kelley’s Women of the Otherworld series! It is fast paced, full of lush worldbuilding details, three dimensional characters and lots and lots of humour. If I had to choose only one urban fantasy series I could take on a desert island, it is no secret the Women of the Otherworld series would be the one in my bag (and of course the fact that there is more than 12 novels in it isn’t irrelevant either ;-p lol). But to those who are seasoned UF fans I’m sure Kelley needs no introduction. Pick up one of her novels, and let the book speak for itself. Anyway, please …

Interview: Laura Wright + Giveaway!

Today BLI is delighted to welcome Laura Wright, author of the critically acclaimed “Mark of the Vampire” series. Laura has been writing since 1997 when she enrolled in UCLA extension classes and in 2002 her first book was published by Harlequin called Cinderella & the Playboy. Eternal Hunger, the first novel in the Mark of the Vampire series was published to rave reviews on October 5, 2010. Eternal Kiss, Nicholas Roman’s dark, sexy and thrilling paranormal romance, hit the stands this week on April 5, 2011!

Lea: Laura! Welcome to BLI, it’s such a thrill to be able to chat with you today. 🙂

Laura: Thanks so much! It’s great to be here! 🙂

Laura can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Laura: Well… I’m a mom of 2 little balas, a wife to a fantastic and supportive theater …

Interview with Author Kristan Higgins + Giveaway

We are very happy today to welcome Kristan Higgins to Book Lovers Inc! She is here to celebrate her latest release My One and Only.In the highly improbable case you haven’t yet heard of or read any of Kristan’s novels let us tell you what you can expect. Sweet, heartfelt, emotional and heartwarming romances with chuckle out loud moments and completely scandalous and out of the ordinary family members (a mother running a mortuary? yep, just open All I Ever Wanted!). Kristan’s romances make you smile, sigh,  laugh and tear up, so of course we were ecstatic when we learned she was up to answer some of our most burning questions! 😀 So please give a warm welcome to Kristan and if she is a new to you author, then trust our joint recommendation …