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Guest post by Grace Burrowes + Giveaway
Today we are pleased to bring you the wonderful Grace Burrowes who is the author of such beloved historical romance series as the Windham series and the Lonely Lord series. She is here today to tell you about her brand new series the MacGregor trilogy, the first novel of which The Bridegroom Wore Plaid was released recently and which Caro loved (read her review here)! So read on and you could even win yourself a copy!
The Basis for My New Series
I embarked upon a Scottish Victorian trilogy with some trepidation. While I’ve been reading Regencies since… well, for decades, there simply haven’t been Scottish Victorian romances thick on the ground, and my confidence with the time period was not as great.
Jennifer Ashley’s MacKenzie Brothers series was my first temptation to write in the Victorian era. Her novels are set in the 1880s and later, and start …
Review: The Marriage Trap by Jennifer Probst
Format read: ebook
Series: Book #2 in the Marriage to a Billionaire series
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Number of pages: 205 pages
Publisher: Gallery Books
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info:
Book Blurb:
To satisfy his late father’s wishes, hot and single billionaire Michael Conte must find a bride—someone who will fit into his traditional family back home in Italy—and fast, so his engaged sister will be allowed to wed. With no intention of being tied down, Michael “proposes” to fiery, free-spirited photographer Maggie Ryan: if she will play the part of his fiancée during her trip to Milan for a photo shoot, he will keep away from her married best friend, Alexa, and stop making Maggie nuts with their too-close-for- comfort flirtations. But once in Italy, sexual tension sparks the hottest no-strings- attached arrangement on any continent. Could marriage be the most enticing trap of all?
My Thoughts:
In a scenario that’s definitely more fictional than anything us real …
4 Stars,Jennifer Probst,The Quirky Lover 
3 Dec 2012
1 comment
Review: Breath on Embers by Anne Calhoun
Format Read: e-book provided by Novel Sidekick courtesy of Author for Review
Length: 98 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Publisher: Carina Press
Formats Available: ebook Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info:Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook
Book Blurb
Christmas is the perfect time for Firefighter Ronan O’Rourke to take things to the next level with his sexually adventurous girlfriend. He knows she has feelings for him—and he’s sure of his feelings for her—but when Thea refuses his invitation to sample Christmas in New York City because what they share is nothing more than sheet-burning sex, Ronan sets out to change her mind.
Deep down Thea Moretti knows she cares for Ronan, but she can’t move past her grief over her late husband. Loud music and sex with Ronan are the only things she’s got that her feel alive, so she takes as much of both as she can get. …
5 Stars,Anne Calhoun,featured,Review,The Danger Lover 3 Dec 2012
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Guest Post Anne Calhoun + Giveaway!
We are thrilled to welcome author Anne Calhoun to BLI today. Anne is an award winning multi-published author who is here to celebrate the release of her novella Breath on Embers which releases from Carina Press today. Breath on Embers is an extraordinary story about a woman who feels empty in the wake of the loss of her husband and the special guy who is able to stoke and ignite the tiny ember of light still burning inside her. Breath on Embers left me ‘breathless’ and my full review of Anne’s story will post later today at BLI.
About Anne:
After doing time at Fortune 500 companies on both coasts, Anne landed in a flyover state, where she traded business casual for yoga pants and decided to write down all the lively story ideas that got her through years …
Review: Few are Chosen by Storm Grant
Format Read: ebook provided by the publisher
Number of Pages: 43 pages
Release Date: February 18, 2012
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Genre: Young Adult M/M Urban Fantasy
Formats Available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website
Book Blurb:
Sparks fly between virgin teenage demon hunters when the Chosen One turns out to be the Chosen . . . Two?
Apprentice warrior Blake St. Blake is the Chosen One, raised by an ancient order to defend the world against evil. Well, maybe not the whole world, but at least his neighborhood in downtown Detroit. When a dreaded reflux demon is sighted in a local cemetery, Blake is sent off to his very first battle, armed with his sword, his super-senses, his black leather duster, and a few well-rehearsed one-liners.
But another Chosen One gets …
4 Stars,featured,Review,Storm Grant,The Rocket Lover 30 Nov 2012
2 comments
Interview with C.H. Admirand + Giveaway
Today we bring you C.H. Admirand who’s celebrating the release of her latest novel A Wedding in Apple Grove, which is the first book in her brand new Small Town USA contemporary romance series. Join us as we discuss small towns, romance, and Happily Ever Afters! 😉
Stella: Hi C.H., welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
C.H.: Hi Stella, thanks for inviting me to be interviewed. I’m a huge fan of the “Happily Ever After (HEA)” and am addicted to Romance. I fell in love at first sight at 17 with the man who still makes my heart stop. We have three amazing kids—two sons and a daughter in the middle—and now a son-in-law and darling year old grandson. I have characters arguing in my head until I agree to write their stories. I love to bake—am …
C.H. Admirand,featured,Giveaways,Interview,The Latin Lover 30 Nov 2012
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Review: An Apple for the Creature by Charlaine Harris (ed.)
Format Read: ebook.
Number of Pages: 336.
Release Date: September 4, 2012.
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Anthology.
Publisher: Ace.
Formats Available: ebook, hardcover.
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Bookdepository, Author.
Book Blurb:
What could be scarier than the first day of school? A crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, editors of Home Improvement: Undead Edition. Your worst school nightmares will pale in comparison to these thirteen original stories that take academic anxiety to new realms.
My Thoughts:
I HATE hardcover. Why? Because it is expensive, makes my books heavy, and takes up way too much physical space. To make things even worse, the hardcover print editions jack up the prices on ebooks. It’s extortion and I won’t stand for it! Even when there is a new Ilona-story included.
Which is why I shamelessly promoted the new Sookie story in this anthology to a certain Viking-vampire groupie who does not share my qualms about underhanded …
Guest Post: Katie Porter + Giveaway!
We are delighted to welcome back Katie Porter a.k.a. writing duo Lorelie Brown & Carrie Lofty to BLI today to celebrate the release of their Christmas story Came Upon a Midnight Clear, which released from Samhain November 27th! The ladies wow’d me with their Vegas Top Guns series and they have hit another home run with Came Upon a Midnight Clear, a sizzling m/m lovers reacquainted story layered with conflict and emotional undertones.
About Katie Porter:
Katie Porter is the co-writing team of Lorelie Brown and Carrie Lofty, friends and critique partners of six years.
Both are multi-published in several romance genres. Carrie has an MA in history, while Lorelie is a US Army veteran. Generally a high-strung masochist, Carrie loves weight training but she has no fear of gross things like dissecting formaldehyde sharks. Her two girls …
featured,Giveaways,Guest Post,Katie Porter,The Danger Lover 29 Nov 2012
7 comments
ARC Review: The Bridegroom Wore Plaid by Grace Burrowes
Format read: eARC received from the publisher through Netgalley
Series: MacGregor Trilogy #1
Release Date: December 1st 2012
Number of pages: 384 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Formats available: Massmarket paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s website, Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)
Blurb:
In an effort to preserve the family estate, Ian MacGregor, the Earl of Balfour, must marry for money. When a promising match emerges in the form of Genie Daniels, a rich English heiress, Ian begins devising a strategy to woo her. When he meets Genie’s poor cousin Augusta, he discovers a new avenue to Genie’s heart. But after spending time with Augusta and falling for her charms, Ian begins to question whether or not he’s willing to forfeit his heart to save the family …
4 1/2 Stars,Grace Burrowes,Review,The HEA Lover 28 Nov 2012
4 comments
Guest Post by Nadia Lee + Giveaway
Today I’m very happy to welcome back to BLI Nadia Lee, who celebrates the release of her latest story, One Kiss, a delicious fairy tale retelling (her take on The Frog Prince) with a sexy post and an irresistible deal: until Friday you can get A Fairytale of Her Own, the first fairy tale retelling of Nadia (and which I LOVED!) for only 0.99 at Amazon! So hurry, grab a copy and read on to see what One Kiss will bring…
How to Make a Were-Frog Heroic (and Sexy)
The biggest challenge of basing One Kiss on The Frog Prince is the hero. I hadn’t realized how easy I had it when I based the previous story, A Happily Ever After of Her Own, on Beauty and the Beast because at least Edward the Beast was manly.
Poor Robert is a frog! How many people think …
featured,Giveaways,Guest Post,Nadia Lee,The Latin Lover 28 Nov 2012
8 comments
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