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 …

Guest Post by Author Nicola Cornick + Giveaway

Today we’ve very happy to welcome Author Nicola Cornick  on Book Lovers Inc. One Wicked Sin the 2nd book in The Scandalous Women of the Ton series will hit the shelves on October 26th. Let’s give a warm welcome to Nicola who tell us more about her wicked heroine. 😉 Stay tuned and you can win the whole trilogy! 

Thank you very much for inviting me to visit Book Lovers, Inc! It’s great to be here! I am very excited this month because my book Whisper of Scandal is currently on the shelves and book 2 in my Scandalous Women of the Ton series, One Wicked Sin, will be released next week!

The heroine of One Wicked Sin is Lottie Palliser. Lottie is the ultimate bad girl. Never mind one wicked …

Interview: Authors Moira Rogers (Bree+Donna) + Giveaway

Today we decided to double the fun! We’re happy to welcome the author duo known as Moira Rogers on Book Lovers Inc. The 2nd book in the Building Sanctuary series, Undertow was released earlier this month. If you think you’ve read everything about werewolves you will be surprised. Let’s give a warm welcome to Moira Rogers. Stay tuned and you could win one of their books.

The Geeky Lover: Everyone who ever visited your website knows that Moira Rogers is a deception and you are actual two woman writing together under this pen name. So Bree and Donna, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Donna: Well, I’m pretty uncomplicated–or am I? I’ve studied nursing and forensic science. I have one husband, two kids, and three cats. If I don’t have anything else to read, I resort to …

Review: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Format Read:  Paperback from Penguin (Australia)Number of Pages:  516 pagesRelease Date:  October 12thPublisher:  Penguin UKFormats Available:  Hardcover, Paperback, CD-Audio, ebookPurchasing Info: Authors Website,  Goodreads,  Amazon,  Book Depository U.S,  Penguin (Australia)

Book Blurb:

Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena’s family of powerful supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen.

Sometimes life-ending.

Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets …

Review: A Safe Harbor by Moira Rogers

Format Read: ebook from the AuthorsNumber of Pages: 84 pagesRelease Date: July 13th 2010Publisher: Samhain PublishingFormats Available: e-bookPurchasing Info: Author’s website, GoodReads, BooksOnBoard, Amazon

Book Blurb:

Find out how it all began…During the bite of the Great Depression, sole female dominant Joan Fuller struggles against the rise of cruelty among her alpha counterparts. The men tolerate her interference–until she breaks from the pack and allies with a witch and a vampire. Now the Boston alpha intends to bring them all forcibly back into the fold–and teach her a lesson she may not survive.Seamus Whelan and his werewolf bootleggers intend to retire from smuggling and savor their fortune, but first they must do a favor for an old friend: escort some female wolves to safety. An easy job, if their leader wasn’t a prim ex-debutante …

Review: Amidst a Crowd of Stars by Megan Hart

Format Read: ebookNumber of Pages: 52 pages Release Date: September 7th 2010 (republished)Publisher: Samhain Publishing Formats Available: e-book Purchasing Info: Author’s website, GoodReads, BooksOnBoard

Boor Blurb:

When Marrin Levy sends away for a field-husband to help her on her homestead, the most she hopes for is a man who can help her survive on the harsh desert planet of Lujawed. Keane Dealcore’s heart is as strong as his back, and he brings Marrin more than just his help in the fields. He brings her the love she thought she’d never feel again…

My Thoughts:
Perhaps I shouldn’t start writing this review before my tears are dried but I just can’t help myself. Amidst a Crowd of Stars is probably the best short story I have ever read. It caught my heart on the first page and didn’t let me go until …

Interview Author Meljean Brook + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome author Meljean Brook to Book Lovers Inc today. Her latest novel The Iron Duke was released this week and is the first full length novel in her new steampunk series The Iron Seas. She’s here to talk about her new series and she also has a great giveaway in tow, so be sure to stay tuned till the end of the interview. Please give Meljean a warm welcome.

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

Meljean: I’m one of those geeky-nerdy types who got lucky enough to make a living doing what I love. And, ha! –that’s about all there is to me.

The Geeky Lover: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Meljean: I get up early, and work for a little while before …

Interview: Author Madeline Hunter + Giveaway

It’s with pleasure that we welcome Madeline Hunter, today on Book Lovers Inc. Madeline is the author of The Rarest Blooms series, the 3rd book in the series Sinful in Satin will be released on September 28th. Please give Madeline a warm welcome!! 

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

Madeline: I am an author of historical romances, and my first book was published ten years ago. I first set my stories in the middle ages, but have used the early 19th century for the last six years. I am also a mom, a wife, a cat owner, and a college professor of Art History.

The HEA Lover: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Madeline: I used to be a pure pantser. The day came when I had to do some planning, …

Review: Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink

Format Read: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 340Release Date: August 1, 2010Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young ReadersFormats Available: HardcoverPurchasing Info: Amazon, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK, Chapters Indigo Canada, Goodreads

Book Blurb:

The ultimate battle between sisters is nearing, and its outcome could have catastrophic consequences. As sixteen year-old Lia Milthorpe searches for a way to end the prophecy, her twin sister Alice hones the skills she’ll need to defeat Lia. Alice will stop at nothing to reclaim her sister’s role in the prophecy, and that’s not the only thing she wants: There’s also Lia’s boyfriend James.

Lia and Alice always knew the Prophecy would turn those closest to them against them. But they didn’t know what betrayal could lead them to do. In the end, only one sister will be left standing.

My thoughts:

This …

Review: FU by Mia Watts

Format Read: eBook
Release Date: 11 February 2010
Publisher: Resplendence Publishing
Formats Available: eBook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Resplendence Publishing, Amazon

Book Blurb: When a screw-up by the Fullerton University Housing Office leaves Parker Galloway shacked up with four sexy men, Parker thinks four just might be her lucky number… as long as she can get Kei Yamamoto to join in the fun.

But will taking advantage of FU’s mistake end up getting all five roomies kicked off campus, or will it be the closest thing to heaven Parker has ever experienced?

My Thoughts:
I think it goes without saying that it was the very hot and titillating premise which made me pick up this book. I mean one girl sharing a college room with 4 hot men – who wouldn’t be interested in seeing where this story goes? And FU was everything I expected and much more!

Mia Watts’ …