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Romance Novel Reviews, Author Interviews, Commentary
Reading and Knitting: When the two meet!
Hello! My name is Caroline and I’m a knitting Addict. Well, I’m also a book addict but that was a given *wink*. At first I thought these two passions would be two different things, I was either reading OR knitting. Oh but I know better now *g*. I won’t even talk about this great invention that is the Audiobook. Nope today I’m here to talk about books!
When I’m looking for pretty patterns to knit I often find patterns inspired by books I’ve read. And THAT, makes my geeky self happy. It started with the Jane Austen Knitting magazines. I’m fascinated with anything Jane Austen. I love that these magazines give you Austenian patterns with a modern touch.
(You can see the Table of Content when you click on the pics)
Sometimes whole Pattern Books are just about celebrating your favorite classics. Literary Knits is the new shiny …
Amy Lane,Bookish Rant or Raves,The HEA Lover 
10 Dec 2012
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Review: Forbidden Magic by Cheyenne McCray
Format Read:Paperback copy purchased by reviewer
Number of Pages:440 pages
Release Date:November 29th 2005
Publisher:St. Martin’s Press
Series: Magic, #1
Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle Edition, e-book
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Book Depository US, Book Depository (UK)
Book Blurb:
Cheyenne McCray’s paranormal romances seduce with an award-winning combination of heat and fantasy. Now, she weaves the first tale in an enthralling new series sizzling with dark magic and dangerous desires. Prepare to be spellbound by Forbidden Magic…
D’Anu witch Silver Ashcroft knows she walks a perilous line by practicing gray magic. But it’s the only way to protect herself from the evil that surrounds her. After the horrors she has witnessed, Silver thinks she is ready for anything…until the most intensely arousing being she has ever encountered swiftly–and sensuously–proves her wrong…
Hawk is a Tuatha D’Danann …
1 Star,Cheyenne McCray,featured,Review 10 Dec 2012
3 comments
Guest Post: An Out of this World Soundtrack + Giveaway
Music is an important part of the holidays! It’s also a very useful tool when telling stories. The right piece of music can be the perfect inspiration to make the words flow.
So here are the authors of the sci-fi romance holiday anthology, A GALACTIC HOLIDAY, talking about out-of-this-world music that helped inspire their out-of-this-world novellas.
Sasha: I admit, I didn’t listen to any traditional Christmas music while I was writing GALILEO’S HOLIDAY. I love Christmas music, don’t get me wrong. But the vibe wasn’t quite right. I do write to music, though, so I pulled a few songs that gave me the ‘feel’ I was looking for. Two favorites are:
SAIL by Awolnation
Memorials/Rebuilding Serenity from the Serenity Soundtrack
Stacy: Since HOW THE GLITCH SAVED CHRISTMAS is in futuristic Chicago, I had the luxury of using Christmas carols in my story, though I made up Edison’s favorite, “Gimme, Santa, …
O Come All Ye Kinky virtual book tour: Guestpost by L.A. Witt + Giveaway
It is with pleasure that we welcome L.A. Witt on Book Lovers Inc to promote the O Come All Ye Kinky anthology! She will tell us how she got the idea for her story. Since this is part of a fantastic Riptide Virtual Book Tour for the release of O Come All Ye Kinky (I never get tired of this title), don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered in a very kinky giveaway 😉 Let’s give a warm welcome to L.A. Witt!
Thank you for joining us on the O Come All Ye Kinky virtual book tour! For two weeks, anthology editor Sarah Frantz and her merry band of authors will be stopping by some of your favorite blogs to spread kinky holiday cheer! How, you ask? Well, if you don’t know what candy caning is yet, pick up your copy of O Come All Ye Kinky from …
featured,Giveaways,Guest Post,L.A. Witt,The HEA Lover 7 Dec 2012
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Guest post by Inara Scott + Giveaway
Please give a warm welcome to Inara Scott, author of several contemporary, fantasy, paranormal and young adult novels! Inara stops by today to chat about fake engagements (since her newest release The Boss’s Fake Fiancée features this trope) and why she loves them. Arranged marriages/fake engagements and marriage of conveniences are some of my favourite tropes as well, so join us and tell us about yours, you could win a copy of The Boss’s Fake Fiancée!
Photo by Martin Strachoň
My latest release, The Boss’s Fake Fiancée, is a “fake engagement” story (obviously!). It’s also an employee-boss romance (just as obviously!). These are tropes–well known romance novel set-ups that give the basic outline of the story and plot. Tropes let the reader know, in a very general way, what the book is about. Everyone out there probably has their favorite–for example, you might love “marriage of convenience” stories, and …
featured,Giveaways,Guest Post,Inara Scott,The Latin Lover 7 Dec 2012
7 comments
Review: One Night With a Hero by Laura Kaye
Format Read:E-Book provided by the publisher for review
Number of Pages: 173 pages
Release Date:October 20th 2012
Publisher:Entangled Publishing, LLC (Brazen)
Series: The Hero, #2
Formats Available: e-book, Kindle Edition
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, B&N, Kobo
Book Blurb:
He wants just one night…
After growing up with an abusive, alcoholic father, Army Special Forces Sgt. Brady Scott vowed never to marry or have kids. Sent stateside to get his head on straight—and his anger in check—Brady’s looking for a distraction. He finds it in his beautiful new neighbor’s one-night-only offer for hot sex, but her ability to make him forget is addictive. Suddenly, Brady’s not so sure he can stay away.
…what they need is each other.
Orphaned as a child, community center director Joss Daniels swore she’d never put herself in a position …
4 Stars,featured,Laura Kaye,Review,The Coffee Lover 6 Dec 2012
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Interview with Lisa Plumley + Giveaway
We are pleased to bring you Lisa Plumley, author of dozens of funny contemporary and sweet historical romances! Today Lisa stops by to tell you all about her latest release, a wonderful holiday love story: Together for Christmas (which in my opinion has one of the best holiday covers!). Read on to learn more about the story, the characters and get your free copy of holiday romances offered generously by Lisa Plumley!
Stella: Hi Lisa, welcome to Ex Libris! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Lisa: Thanks, Stella! I’m happy to be here. I’m a writer, wife, and mother from sunny Arizona. My first book was released by Kensington Publishing in 1997. Since then, I’ve written almost three dozen contemporary, historical, and paranormal romances, with five more on the way soon. Writing definitely keeps me busy! When I’m not working, I love to hike, run, …
featured,Giveaways,Interview,Lisa Plumley,The Latin Lover 6 Dec 2012
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Review: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
Format Read: e-book provided by publisher
Length: 390 pages
Genre: fantasy
Series: Healer, #1
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Publisher: Harlequin Mira
Formats Available: mass-market paperback, e-book
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Author’s Website
Book Blurb:
Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Territories, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos.
Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry …
4 Stars,featured,Maria V. Snyder,Review,The Needy Lover 5 Dec 2012
8 comments
Guest post by Nadia Lee + Giveaway
Hey Folks, today Nadia Lee is back to tell you about another one of her fairy tale retellings: the steamy Cinderella story of hers titled Ashwyn! And since Thanksgiving was just last week Nadia thought it would be a good time to ask Ashwyn what she feels thankful for. Leave a comment and you will be entered to win an ebook copy of Ashwyn: Cinderella Retold with an Erotic Twist by Nadia Lee!
What the Cursed Ashwyn is Thankful for
In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Though I don’t do the giant turkey thing due to the fact that I live in Japan, I still think about the holiday as an American.
So I thought I’d do something a little bit different. Instead of talking about what I’m thankful for (it’s the same every year 🙂 ) I decided to ask Ashwyn, the cursed heroine from …
featured,Giveaways,Guest Post,Nadia Lee,The Latin Lover 5 Dec 2012
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Review: Like Hearts Enchanted by Kathleen Tudor and Cecilia Tan
Format Read:ebook provided by the publisher
Number of Pages:74 pages
Release Date:May 31, 2012
Publisher:Circlet Press
Genre: Fantasy romance
Formats Available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website
Book Blurb:
Love is a universal ideal transcending time and place and occasionally even dimensions. Anyone who has ever been in love knows that there is something magical about it, but what happens when real magic gets involved in matters of the heart? From love spells, to the ability to open the eyes and the mind, to a special little something that can make you downright irresistible, anything is possible when magic and love mingle.
Prepare to be enchanted and aroused as these five original short stories help you answer the important questions, like “What if love is right in front of you, and …
3 Stars,Cecilia Tan,featured,Kathleen Tudor,Review,The Rocket Lover 4 Dec 2012
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