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ARC Review: PODs by Michelle Pickett
Format Read:Paperback copy provided from the publisher for review
Number of Pages:312 pages
Release Date:June 4th 2013
Publisher:Spencer Hill Press
Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle Edition, e-book
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Book Blurb:
Seventeen-year-old Eva is a chosen one. Chosen to live, while others meet a swift and painful death from an incurable virus so lethal, a person is dead within days of symptoms emerging. In the POD system, a series of underground habitats built by the government, she waits with the other chosen for the deadly virus to claim those above. Separated from family and friends, it’s in the PODs she meets David. And while true love might not conquer all, it’s a balm for the broken soul.
After a year, scientists believe the population has died, and …
Review: South of Surrender by Laura Kaye
Format read: ebook provided by the publisher
Series: Hearts of the Anemoi, #3
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Number of pages: 400 pages
Publisher: Entanged Select
Formats available: ebook, paperback
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Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed. But Eurus fights back, triggering vicious summer storms that threaten the mortal realm, dangerously drain Chrys, and earn the ire of the Olympic gods who ordered Eurus dead.
Laney Summerlyn refuses to give up her grandfather’s horse farm, despite her deteriorating vision. More than ever, she needs the organized routine of her life at Summerlyn Stables, until a ferocious storm brings …
4 Stars,featured,Laura Kaye,Review,The Rocket Lover 
3 Jun 2013
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Interview with M.L. Brennan + Giveaway
Today we are very excited to welcome author M.L. Brennan here at Book Lovers Inc to celebrate the release of Generation V, the first book in what seems to be a most exciting new Urban Fantasy series! The American Vampire series may seem like your typical vampire story but think again! After all how many vampire stories out there promise you that their vampire hero is sort of a vampire? So, let’s welcome M.L. and don’t forget to check at the end of the post for the details of our giveaway 🙂
Anna: Hello M.L. and welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Could you please tell us a bit about yourself?
M.L.: Thank you so much for having me! I have three cats, a spouse, an elderly and poor-insulated house, and I spend my days teaching basic composition to college students and my nights furiously writing about other worlds. My debut urban fantasy novel …
featured,Giveaways,Interview,M.L. Brennan,The Coffee Lover 31 May 2013
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Review: Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James
Format read: ebook copy provided by publisher for review
Series: Book #5 in the Happily Ever After aka Fairy Tales series
Release Date: 28 May 2013
Publisher: Avon
Number of pages: 384 pages
Formats available: ebook, paperback, audiobook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK
Blurb:
Once upon a time…
A duke fell in love
Gowan Stoughton of Craigievar, Duke of Kinross, values order and self-control above all else. So when he meets a lady as serene as she is beautiful, he promptly asks for her hand in marriage.
With a lady
Edie—whose passionate temperament is the opposite of serene—had such a high fever at her own debut ball that she didn’t notice anyone, not even the notoriously elusive Duke of Kinross. When her father accepts his offer… she panics.
And when their marriage night isn’t all it could be, she pretends.
In a tower.
But Edie’s inability to hide her …
4 1/2 Stars,Eloisa James,featured,Review,The Latin Lover 30 May 2013
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Review: Jack Absolute by C.C. Humphreys
Format read: ebook provided by NetGalley
Series: Jack Absolute, #1
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: May 7, 2013 (U.S. edition)
Number of pages: 276 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Author’s website | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)
The year is 1777. As the war for American independence rages across the sea, London is swept off its feet by Jack Absolute, the dashing rogue in Richard Sheridan’s comedy The Rivals. That is, until the real Jack Absolute, former captain of the 16th Light Dragoons, returns after years abroad to discover this slander of his reputation.
Before he can even protest, he is embroiled in a duel over an alluring actress of questionable repute, and his only escape is the one he most dreads: to be pressed again into the King’s service—this time, as a spy for …
5 Stars,C.C. Humphreys,featured,Review,The Rocket Lover 29 May 2013
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Review: Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
Format Read:Paperback copy purchased by reviewer
Number of Pages:371 pages
Release Date:March 26th 2013
Publisher:Avon
Series: Night Prince, #2
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, ebook, Kindle Edition, Audio
Purchasing Info: Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository | Kobo | B&N
Book Blurb:
Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges…
Leila’s psychic abilities have been failing her, and now she isn’t sure what the future holds. If that weren’t enough, her lover, Vlad, has been acting distant. Though Leila is a mere mortal, she’s also a modern woman who refuses to accept the cold shoulder treatment forever–especially from the darkly handsome vampire who still won’t admit that he loves her.
Like choosing between eternal love and a loveless eternity…
Soon circumstances send Leila back to the carnival circuit, where tragedy strikes. And when she finds herself in the crosshairs of a killer who may be closer than she realizes, Leila must decide who …
4 1/2 Stars,featured,Jeaniene Frost,Review,The Coffee Lover 28 May 2013
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Review: Kissing the Maid of Honor by Robin Bielman
Format read: ebook copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Series: Book #1 in the Secret Wishes series
Release Date: 13 May 2013
Publisher: Entangled Publishing – Bliss imprint
Number of pages: 230 pages
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iBookstore
Blurb:
Kissing her best friend’s brother never felt so right…
Sela Sullivan is resolved to be the best maid of honor ever, even if it means tolerating the best man. Insufferable, too-handsome Luke Watters is not only the guy who humiliated her at a kissing booth in high school, but he also happens to be her best friend’s older brother. Positive he’s the same arrogant jock, Sela vows to focus on her duties and steer clear of the frustrating—and frustratingly tempting—Luke.
As a world-renowned extreme-sports photographer, Luke is used to undertaking life-risking adventures. But risking his heart for the beautiful Sela Sullivan, who clearly still hates him for …
5 Stars,featured,Review,Robin Bielman,The Latin Lover 24 May 2013
2 comments
Review: Hold Me Down Hard by Cathryn Fox
Format read: ebook provided by NetGalley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Number of pages: 48 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website | Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Publisher’s Website
When Eden Carver, Iowa farm girl turned NY actress, decides to seduce the sexy cop next door, she begins to wonder if she’s bitten off more than she can chew.
The last thing Officer Jay Bennett wants is to cross a line with the sweet and innocent country girl—no matter how much he’d like to help himself to a nibble. Not only are they in the friendship zone, a naïve girl like Eden doesn’t belong in his dangerous world.
But when she asks him to help her rehearse lines, and things go from simmer to boil, he finds himself doing the one thing he swore he’d never do. He …
3 1/2 Stars,Cathryn Fox,featured,Review,The Rocket Lover 22 May 2013
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Review: Toxic by Jus Accardo
Format read: ebook
Release Date: 16 October 2012
Length: 317 pages
Publisher: Entangled
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)
Blurb:
When a Six saved Kale’s life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she’d lose the one thing she’d give anything to keep… And as if it’s not enough Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet. Worse than that? Jade can touch Kale. But bimbo Barbie is the least of Dez’s problems.
After Dez and Kale got away at Sumrun, her father lost not only his most powerful weapon but an important piece of the …
5 Stars,Jus Accardo,Review,The Winged Lover 21 May 2013
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Review: All the Way by Jennifer Probst
Format Read:e-book provided for review from the publisher
Number of Pages:159 pages
Release Date:March 4th 2013
Publisher:Entangled: Indulgence
Formats Available: e-book, Kindle Edition, Audio CD
Purchasing Info: Goodreads | Amazon | Kobo | B&N | Publisher
Book Blurb:
The food critic…
Miranda Storme never expected to see Gavin Luciano again. Three years ago, they had an intense affair—and then he bolted. Now he’s back, and Miranda has the pleasure of a little payback: a scathing review of his restaurant. Revenge is a dish best served the first chance you get…
And the restaurateur…
With three months to make his family’s struggling Italian restaurant successful, a bad review is Gavin’s worst nightmare. But this isn’t just about the meal. He’s finally realized what he left behind and is determined to spend the next eight weeks proving himself to her in the kitchen…and in the bedroom! This is one dish she won’t be able to …
1 1/2 Star,featured,Jennifer Probst,Review,The Coffee Lover 20 May 2013
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