Guest Post by Allison Brennan + Giveaway

Today we are really happy to welcome author Allison Brennan to Book Lovers Inc in celebration of her latest release Stalked! Stalked is the 5th book in the Lucy Kincaid series, a romantic suspense title full of mystery and action. Allison stops by today with a really interesting guest post about books and what else, reading! So, welcome Allison and don’t forget to check at the end of the post for the details on your chance to win a copy of Allison’s books 😀

Readers First by Allison Brennan

Like most writers, I’m a reader first.

It doesn’t matter that I’ve been writing stories since I could hold a pencil, I am first and foremost a reader who loves books. Though I have an iPad and have been known to read a book or two on my iPhone, I still favor a physical book in which I can disappear while curled …

Join the Newlywed Game with Erin Nicholas + Giveaway

Today we are happy to once again welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. the lovely Erin Nicholas who is celebrating the release of Just a Kiss, the last book in her Bradfords series! 🙁 (I was lucky enough to read a copy of it and can tell you it was utterly delicious! 😉 So don’t wait a second more, get your copy as soon as you can.) Erin brings us today Kevin and Eve, the hero and heroine of Just a Kiss as they compete in a round of the Newlywed Game! Take a seat and cheer them on, and you could even win a copy of Just a Kiss! 😀

Thanks for letting me be here today and giving me the chance to introduce everyone to two people I’m very fond of, Kevin Campbell and Eve Donnelly, the hero and heroine from my latest release, Just A Kiss!

Kevin and …

Review: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Format read: ebook
Series: Beautiful #1
Genre: Contemporary
Release Date: May 26, 2011 (reissued July 12, 2012)
Number of pages: 276 pages
Publisher: Atria
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to …

Dual Review: Contract for Marriage by Barbara DeLeo

Format Read: e-book provided by the publisher
Release Date: September 15th 2012
Number of Pages: 132 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Formats Available: Kindle Edition, e-book
Purchasing Info: Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Author’s Website, Publisher

Book Blurb:

Pregnant and alone after her ex-lover’s death, magazine editor Ruby Fleming’s not about to give up her home to the man who broke her heart—until she discovers her mother left half of the estate to somebody else, and she realizes she’s trapped.

Property tycoon Christo Mantazis wants the one thing his riches can’t buy—the villa where his mother has lived and worked as housekeeper for forty years. That it’s the same house he was banished from after being caught making love to the owner’s irresistible daughter stirs up old memories, and now he wants her more than ever.

Our Thoughts:

Stella: …

Interview with Sara Daniel + Giveaway

Today we welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Sara Daniel another brand new Entangled Bliss author who is on a virtual globe trotting book tour celebrating the release of her sweet contemporary romance Construction Beauty Queen! Join us as I chat with Sara and you could even win a copy of Construction Beauty Queen!

Stella: Hi Sara, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Sara: Hi, Stella! Thanks for having me here today. As an author, I write what I love—irresistible romance and captivating small-town drama. On the personal side, I’m a frazzled maid, chauffeur, chef, and personal assistant. I’m crazy about country music and the drama of NASCAR. And I have my very own happily ever after with my hero husband.

Stella: Describe a typical day of writing?

Sara: I sit in front of the computer and catch up on my email and social media with a cup of …

ARC Review: Tart by Lauren Dane

Format Read: Print Galley provided by the author
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Release Date: November 6th 2012
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Series: Delicious #2
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Formats Available: Paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)| Goodreads | Author Website

Book Blurb:

USA Today bestselling author Lauren Dane serves up a sweet, sensual, and hot-to-the-touch novel in which one woman’s most intimate desires are stirred by two very special ingredients…

Juliet Lamprey is having the time of her life running her successful bakery, TART, when Gideon Carter comes back into her life. Returning home to help his grandfather run the family farm, Gideon is back for good. When they meet again, the spark between them is immediate, and it isn’t long before the former childhood friends play catch up—in bed.

That’s not good …

Dual Review: Haven 6 by Aubrie Dionne

Format Read: ebook provided by the publisher
Number of Pages: 326 pages
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Series: (if it is) A New Dawn #4
Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Formats Available: Trade Paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK) | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website | Goodreads

Book Blurb:

A product of an illegal pairing, Eridani is the only woman without a lifemate aboard the colonization ship, the Heritage, and she is determined her less than perfect DNA will not get in the way of finding love. As the ship nears it’s final destination of Haven 6 after five hundred years of travel, images of the surface show evidence of intelligent life on a planet that’s supposed to be uninhabited. Commander …

Interview with Rachel Astor + Giveaway!

Today we’d like to offer a sweet welcome to Book Lovers Inc. to Rachel Astor. I say sweet because Rachel is here to talk about here new contemporary romance, Sugar Rush, and it takes place at a candy store. Talk about sweetness! Sweet competitiveness, since her hero and heroine are trying to out-do each other at a chocolate competition!

Speaking of competitions, if you want to win your own copy of Sugar Rush, be sure to check out the giveaway at he end of the interview.

Marlene: Hi, Rachel, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Rachel: Thanks for having me! I grew up on a farm outside a tiny town (population 500), once worked at a bar named after a dog, and I’m a twin, which routinely gets me stopped by complete strangers thinking I’m my sister. In fact, it happened at an ice …

ARC Review: Double Time by Olivia Cunning

Format Read: paperback ARC provided by courtesy of Publisher for Review
Length: 416 Pages
Series: Sinners On Tour, Book 5
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook, Trade Paperback
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Powell’s, The Book Depository, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

After falling head over heels in love with Reagan Elliot, the perfect woman for him, Sinners’ rhythm guitarist, Trey Mills, vows to give up his bisexual ways forever.

When an obsessed fan threatens Reagan, she hires her friend, Ethan, to protect her while on tour. Falling for his girlfriend’s bodyguard, a guy, was never on Trey’s agenda.

Will he have to choose between them, or can he have the best of both worlds?

My Thoughts:

Sinners rhythm guitarist Trey Mills hasn’t aspired to monogamy over the years. In fact, he has had innumerable partners, male and female, individually …

Interview with Charles Sheehan-Miles + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Charles Sheehan-Miles, who besides being a war veteran, ex-restaurant manager, nonprofit activist and IT guy is also a romance author! Join us as I got to interview Charles on how it is to be a male romance writer, and you could even win a copy of his emotional romance novel: Just Remember to Breathe! 

Stella: Hi Charles, welcome to BLI! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Charles: Thanks so much for asking me to interview today! I’m a forty-ish writer, but I’ve had several careers up to this point. I spent some time as a soldier, I’ve run a restaurant, and several non profit organizations. I live in Bethesda, Maryland, with my wonderful wife and two monstrous—I mean lovely—children.

Stella: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Charles: I’m up at 4:30 every morning, and write until …