Interview Author Vicki Pettersson + Giveaway

We are so happy to welcome urban fantasy author Vicki Pettersson here at Book Lovers Inc again. I’m a huge fan of her Signs of the Zodiac series and today is the release day of the final installment, The Neon Graveyard (my review can be found here). I’m in love with her books and the world she created. Please give Vicki a warm welcome and be sure to check out the wonderful giveaway she brought along.
BLI: Hey Vicki, it’s so great to have you here at Book Lovers Inc again. I know we already asked this the last but for all the new readers- can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Vicki: I was born and raised in Las Vegas, which means that like all Vegans of a certain age, I consider myself a small town …

Review: Addicted To You, by Bethany Kane

Format Read: eARC provided by Author for Review
Publisher: Berkley Heat
Length: 352 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Series: A One Night of Passion Novel – Book I
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Irish film director Rill Pierce fled to the tiny, backwoods town of Vulture ‘s Canyon, seeking sanctuary and solitude after a devastating tragedy. Once, his raw sex appeal and sultry Irish accent made women across the globe swoon. Now, he’s barely recognizable…

But Katie Hughes, his best friend’s sister, is not the type of woman to give up on a man like Rill. She blazes into Vulture’s Canyon determined to save him from himself. Instead, she finds herself unleashing years of pent-up passion. In a storm …

Interview With Bethany Kane (Beth Kery) + Giveaway

It’s our great pleasure to welcome National Bestselling Author Bethany Kane (Beth Kery’s alter ego) back to BLI today! Bethany is here to celebrate the release of her latest novel Addicted To You, with us which will hit the stands June 7, 2011. Addicted To You is a hot, emotional erotic romance involving Rill Pierce, a delectable Irishman and Katie Hughes, a feisty heroine. Addicted To You is the first of A One Night of Passion series of novels.

Bethany! Welcome back to BLI and thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with us today! 🙂

Bethany: As always, my pleasure Lea.

Since you were here previously and talked about writing process etc. I wanted to dive right in and get the low down on Addicted To You which I think can safely be described …

Review: Enemy Games by Marcella Burnard

Format Read: paperback submitted by Author for reviewLength: 368 PagesGenre: Science Fiction RomancePublisher: Berkley TradeRelease Date: May 3, 2011Formats Available: eBook, Trade PaperbackPurchasing Info: Amazon, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Book Depository (US), Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

Kidnapped while combating a devastating plague, Jayleia Durante fights to resist the attractive Major Damen Sindrivik, an officer from a rival government’s spy corps. But with her spymaster father missing, and mercenaries hot on her trail, Jayleia must join forces with the magnetic, charming and manipulative spy. She must see past her desire and remember that his single-minded agenda is for the protection of the empire – not her or her people.Damen knows a shadowy network of traitors has allied with the violent Chekydran, and that Jayleia’s father holds the key to dismantling that web. She becomes his only lead …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post! We have new book deals from favourite authors, new ereaders that will increase the competition in the market and loads more!

First up – the big news this week was the unveiling of new devices from Kobo and B&N. Both are offering similar ereading devices that are wifi enabaled and offer a virtual keyboard, and Pearl e-screen. However, the Kobo’s price is slightly cheaper going for $129 . For more info for its features click here http://www.kobobooks.com/touch_features – one of the sweetest things about the Kobo is that will cater to international languages and that may be one of the advantages compared to other e-readers.
In comparison the Nook will go for $139, for its features click here. This will definitely heat up the e-reading market and I got a funny feeling that before Christmas …

Review: Chosen By Blood by Virna DePaul

Format Read: Kindle e-book purchased by Reviewer
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Length: 384 Pages
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: Para-Ops Book I
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

United by fate. Bound by desire.

Five years after the Second Civil War ends, humans and otherborn — humanlike creatures with superhuman DNA—still struggle for peace. To ensure the continued rights of both, the FBI forms a Para-Ops team with a unique set of skills.

Leader of an Otherborn clan, half-breed vampire Knox Devereaux would do anything to find a cure for the anti-vamp vaccine slowly starving his people into extinction. When the FBI contacts him about leading a team of hand-selected Others on a mission to reclaim the stolen antidote, Knox accepts. His new …

Interview With Author Virna DePaul + Giveaway

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Author Virna DePaul to Book Lovers Inc. today. Virna is a former prosecutor who writes about flawed individuals who find redemption through courage and love. Chosen By Blood is a paranormal romance and Virna’s first print release in a series called Para-Ops and it is published on May 3, 2011, to many rave reviews!

Virna! It’s such a thrill to be able to chat with you today, thank you for agreeing to join us!

Virna: Thank you so much for having me here! I appreciate the opportunity to chat with you and your readers.

Virna can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Virna: I’m a mother of three young boys and a long-time romance reader who loves to travel, see Broadway shows, and is always struggling with balancing all the important aspects of …

Dual Review: "Carnal Secrets" by Nadia Lee

Format Read: e-Book submitted by Author for review
Length: 132 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Smashwords, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, All Romance e-Books

Book Blurb:

After a rapid change in management, Natalie Hall is surprised to find that she’s being promoted so quickly. But when it becomes obvious that the new CEO is interested in her on a more personal level, she pushes him away — she doesn’t want to repeat her past mistake of giving her heart to the wrong man.
A self-made billionaire, Alex Damon has his own reasons for pursuing Natalie. Her adoptive father, a powerful U.S. senator, is using his political clout to protect his friends the Rodales, who Alex intends to destroy for ripping his own family apart when he was a child. Furthermore, he suspects that …

Review: "When You Dare", by Lori Foster

Format Read: ARC provided by publicist for reviewPublisher: HQN BooksLength: 448 PagesGenre: Romantic SuspenseSeries: Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor Book IRelease Date: April 26, 2011Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle, NookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

The tougher they are, the harder they fall…

Professional mercenary Dare Macintosh lives by one hard and fast rule: business should never be personal. If a cause appeals to him and the price is right, he’ll take the mission he’s offered. But then the lovely Molly Alexander asks him to help her track down the men who’d had her kidnapped—and for the first time, Dare’s tempted to combine work with pleasure.

Fiercely independent, Molly vows to trust no one until she’s uncovered the truth. Could the …

Review: The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan

Format read: hardcoverNumber of pages: 224 pages Publisher: Quirk PublishingFormats available: hardcover, paperback, ebookRelease Date: 28 March 2011 Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle store, Book Depository

Blurb:

Long before Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Quirk published this guide to life in Regency England to the delight of Austen fans everywhere. Newly published with a revised cover, The Jane Austen Handbook offers step-by-step instructions for proper comportment in the early 19th century. Readers will discover:

• How to Indicate Interest in a Gentleman Without Seeming Forward• How to Ensure a Good Yearly Income• How to Ride Sidesaddle• How to Behave at a Dinner Party

Full of practical directions for navigating the travails of Regency life, this charming illustrated book also serves as a companion for present-day readers, explaining the English class system, currency, dress, and …