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Guest post: Second Chances by Rita Oberlies + Giveaway
Today we double the pleasure by welcoming another Entangled Publishing author to Book Lovers Inc, Rita Oberlies, whose latest novel Second Chances was released in their Indulgence line in May. We invited Rita to tell us about her novel Second Chances and what is her take on second chance romances, please give her a warm welcome and read on, you could even win a copy of her book!
Years ago I was on a business trip to Colorado that was slated to be a five-day visit. A large storm rolled in just as I was packing my belongings to head home. That Friday afternoon I sat in the local airport in Colorado Springs praying that the snow would stop long enough for my flight to get off the ground. It didn’t happen. I was stuck for two more days at a beautiful Embassy …
featured,Giveaways,Guest Post,Rita Oberlies,The Latin Lover 
18 Jun 2012
15 comments
Early Review: About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
Format Read: e-book provided courtesy of Publisher for Review
Length: 216 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Publisher: Random House / Loveswept
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, iBooks
Book Blurb:
Sure, opposites attract, but in this sexy, smart eBook original romance from Ruthie Knox, they positively combust! When a buttoned-up banker falls for a bad girl, “about last night” is just the beginning.
Cath Talarico knows a mistake when she makes it, and God knows she’s made her share. So many, in fact, that this Chicago girl knows London is her last, best shot at starting over. But bad habits are hard to break, and soon Cath finds herself back where she has vowed never to go . . . in the bed of a man who is all kinds …
5 Stars,featured,Review,Ruthie Knox,The Danger Lover 4 Jun 2012
4 comments
Review: Impulse Control by Sara Brookes
Format read: ebook
Release Date: 22 July 2011
Number of pages: 28 pages
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Series: Book #1 in the Sypricon Masters series
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, B&N, Decadent Publishing, All Romance eBooks
Blurb:
Planetary Deputy Chief Marshal Selene Orasova is looking for a reminder pleasure still exists in the universe. Fresh off her latest case, she heads to Tawse, a BDSM club on the planet Sypricon. However, upon her arrival she finds the club almost empty as nearly all the staff has been hired out for the night. Disappointed, she starts to leave, only to walk face first into a wall of muscle.
Vaughn, one of the few Doms at the club Selene hasn’t been under the command of, is immediately intrigued by the hard edged cop. A few instructions and she’s easily under his guidance. However, Vaughn quickly discovers Selene …
3 Stars,featured,Review,Sara Brookes,The Latin Lover 31 May 2012
1 comment
My Wishlist: The Absolutely-Must-Have-Now Urban Fantasy Edition
It’s been a long time since I last did a My Wishlist post as I was trying to be good and not make my pleading TBR pile explode, but you know how it is with us bookaholics, we just can’t stop or say no for that matter… So take a look at all the new releases I have been coveting and yearning for, I know that my creaking TBR pile will understand and be happy to welcome these new additions, I mean who wouldn’t be ecstatic to get their hands on these fantastic books?
So let me show you which books I can’t wait to add to my shelves!
Shadow Bound by Rachel Vincent
Book #2 in the Unbound series
If you live in the dark long enough, you begin to forget the light…
Kori Daniels is a shadow-walker, able to travel instantly …
Review: Guarding Jess by Shannon Curtis
Format Read:ARC provided from NetGalley
Release Date: May 14th 2012
Publisher: Carina Press
Formats Available: E-Book
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Kindle store, B&N
Book Blurb:
Jessica Pennington’s work as an etiquette coach requires her to be polite and proper at all times, especially now that she has a book coming out. The only thing that rattles her reserve is the increasingly violent emails and texts from her persistent stalker. With the book launch in jeopardy, she reluctantly hires a bodyguard.
Noah Samuels hates stuck-up, prim people like Jessica. He’s more the blunt, straightforward type. But to advance up the ranks at McCormack Security, he has to take the high-profile assignment. After a near miss on his first day on the job, Noah realizes that the stalker isn’t just hype cooked up to sell books-the threat is real.
As the stalker escalates from letters to letter bombs, Noah sees a vulnerable …
3 Stars,featured,Shannon Curtis,The Coffee Lover 29 May 2012
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Review: Kiss of the Goblin Prince by Shona Husk
Format Read:egalley from NetGalley
Number of Pages:352 p.
Release Date:May 1, 2012
Publisher:Sourcebooks Casablanca
Series: Shadowlands #2
Genre: paranormal romance
Formats Available: Mass Market paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon , Barnes & Noble, Book Depository
Book Blurb:
Trapped for centuries in the bleak Shadowlands, Dai clings to his humanity with a thirst for knowledge. But now he’s free of the goblin curse, and some would say he knows too much—he can make nature bend to his will, influence the minds of others, and command magic. Yet love eludes him. Then he meets Amanda, a single mother with a sick daughter whom he feels compelled to protect. But could she possibly place her trust in the kiss of a goblin prince?
My Thoughts:
Kiss of the Goblin Prince is even better than The Goblin King, and The Goblin King was awfully, awfully good.
Okay, now that I’ve got that out of the way, …
5 Stars,featured,Shona Husk,The Rocket Lover 22 May 2012
6 comments
Review: Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Format Read:Paperback copy purchased by reviewer
Number of Pages:400 pages
Release Date:April 29th 2003
Publisher:Avon
Formats Available: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition, Audio
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Book Depository
Book Blurb:
She’s Dr. Isabel Favor, America’s diva of self-help.
He’s Ren Gage, Hollywood’s favorite bad guy.
Sometimes you just know that God has a sense of humor.
She’s lost her money to an unscrupulous accountant, her fiance to a frumpy older woman, and her reputation to headlines denouncing her as a fraud. Lately it seems Dr. Isabel, America’s favorite self-help guru, can fix everyone’s life but her own. Even the shelter of a simple stone farmhouse nestled in an olive grove can’t provide Isabel with the refuge she needs–not when the townspeople are scheming to drive her away, her plan to restore her good name has come up empty… and a movie star villain with a …
Review: Ricochet by Sandra Sookoo
Format read: ebook purchased by reviewer
Genre: science fiction romance
Release Date: February 28th, 2012
Number of pages: 276 pages
Publisher: Samhain
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo
Book Blurb:
Willa Rayes, only daughter of a legendary Lingorian fighter pilot, can fly any ship in the galaxy. Better than her brothers, in fact. But does that get her any respect? Not as long as she has breasts. Winning the Nebulon Trike will not only force her family to notice her, it’ll be her declaration of independence from men in general.
Then she meets her race partner, Stratton Sinnet. Arrogant and chauvinistic, he ignites her libido like no man ever before. And threatens to send her well-planned strategy straight to hell.
A bounty hunter by trade, Sin enters the Trike for one reason: money. Somewhere among the racers his quarry is hiding, but he’s not worried. He always gets his man, and …
3 Stars,featured,Review,Sandra Sookoo,The Needy Lover 7 May 2012
11 comments
ARC Review: The Saint Who Stole My Heart: by Stefanie Sloane
Format read: egalley from NetGalley
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: regency romance, historical romance
Series: Regency Rogues #4
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Formats Available: paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon , Barnes & Noble,
Blurb:
Desire, danger, intrigue, and steamy seduction unite a sexy spymaster and an intrepid bluestocking as Stefanie Sloane’s luscious new series continues.
Possessed of a brilliant mind and a love for puzzles, Dashiell Matthews, Viscount Carrington, is a crucial member of the elite Young Corinthians spy league. Assuming the façade of an addle-brained Adonis, he hunts for a notorious London murderer known as the Bishop. When fate causes him to cross paths with Miss Elena Barnes, Dash discovers an enigma that will prove delightfully intoxicating to unravel: a voluptuous beauty as intelligent as she is fearless.
Only the lure of a collection of rare books bequeathed to her family by Dash’s late father could tempt Elena from …
3 1/2 Stars,Marlene,Review,Stefanie Sloane 25 Apr 2012
4 comments
ARC Review: Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
Format Read:egalley from NetGalley
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:April 24, 2012
Publisher:Mira
Series:Virgin River #19
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, Nook, Kindle
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon , Barnes & Noble, Book Depository
Book Blurb:
Tom Cavanaugh may think he wants a traditional woman, but in Virgin River, the greatest tradition is falling in love unexpectedly….
Former Marine Tom Cavanaugh’s come home to Virgin River, ready to take over his family’s apple orchard and settle down. He knows just what the perfect woman will be like: sweet, decent, maybe a little naive. The marrying kind.
Nothing like Nora Crane. So why can’t he keep his eyes off the striking single mother?
Nora may not have a formal education, but she graduated with honors from the school of hard knocks. She’s been through tough times and she’ll do whatever it takes to support her family, including helping with harvest time at the Cavanaugh’s orchard. She’s always kept …
4 Stars,Authors,Guest Bloggers,Marlene,R-S,Robyn Carr 24 Apr 2012
4 comments
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