Huge 450 Followers Celebration Contest

We noticed this week that we reached the unbelievable number of 450 followers. Woot woot woot!!!!!

*10 people dancing the Macarena*

Ahem…nobody saw? Okay back to the awesome followers.
We decided to make this into a big celebration. We want to thank you as our readers for your support and participation. Book Lovers Inc would be nothing without you. Book Lovers Inc became more than we thought it would ever be and we are really grateful for that.

So now how do you throw a party for Book Lovers? Huh, that was a really tough decision. We pondered and brainstormed and pondered some more. 😉 LOL 

Yep, you guessed right: we will give away some books! We have a nice little selection. Everything is hand picked by our Book Lovers and we hope you will enjoy those pretties as much as we did. So here is what’s up for …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

A New Jersey library removes all copies of Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology. Despite the fact there was no good reason why this happened the the library director used child porn as an excuse. The ACLU have found out that a rightwing conservative group contacted the Library director to remove all copies even though there was no formal challenge was filed to the library. The matter is now being investigated by the ACLU.

Colleen Gleason has announced a new vampire series which is not related to her Gardella Vampire Chronicals. The new series will start in 2011 and will feature the Draculia.
“In 2011 readers will meet a whole new world of vampires who mingle with the haute ton in 19th century London. Called the Draculia, these vampires are strong and sexy, and a …

My Wishlist: Sweet Sixteen Edition

Hey All!!!

Welcome to another new weekly wishlist of mine. 

Huge thanks to Susi and the other Book lovers for taking over in my absence. And also thanks to you all for the support and the recovery wishes. 

So on with the show…

Here’s my new book wishlist. All these books have a sixteen year old heroine in common but otherwise the stories vary. 

So let’s call this weeks Wishlist: The Sweet Sixteen edition. 🙂

Here you go:

First up is:

Almost to Die For: A Vampire Princess Novel (Vampire Princess of St. Paul) by Tate Hallway

Release Date: August 3rd 2010 Publisher: NAL TradeAmazon, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK

Description:

On her sixteenth birthday, Anastasija Parker’s present winds up being the shock of a lifetime. When her mom referred to her absentee dad as a deadbeat …

New Releases: Week of August 2 – August 8

Awakened by a Kiss (Fiery Tales, Book 1) by Lila DiPasqua

Genre: Historical Romance

HISTORICAL ROMANCE – Three classic fairytales—“Sleeping Beauty,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Little Red Riding Hood”—cleverly retold with enough sensual twists to prove wickedly ever after does exist…
Sleeping Beau: Five years ago, the notorious rake, Adrien d’Aspe, Marquis de Beaulain, was awakened by a sensuous kiss—and experienced a night of raw ecstasy that was branded into his memory. Years later, he spots his mysterious seductress—and this time, he has no intention of letting her go…
Little Red Writing: Nicolas de Savignac, Comte de Lambelle, has been assigned by the King to uncover the secret identity of the author writing scandalous stories about powerful courtiers. He never expected his investigation would lead to his grandmother’s house, or to a ravishing woman who would stir his deepest hunger…
Bewitching in Boots: …

Guestpost and Giveaway with Author Elisabeth Naughton

We are really happy to have author Elisabeth Naughton at Book Lover Inc today. She is here to celebrate her new release ENTWINED, book 2 in the Eternal Guardians Series which came out in July. Today she tells us about vacations and how they re-energize her writing. Be sure to stay  tuned for the giveaway Elisabeth offers at the the end of the post.

Thanks so much for inviting me to Book Lovers INC!

Last week I was in Orlando for the 2010 National RWA Convention, which was held at the Dolphin Hotel in Disneyworld. I always have a great time at RWA – talk too much, laugh too much, get way too little sleep – and this year was no exception. I don’t think I went to bed before 2 a.m. any night, I laughed so much my cheeks hurt, and …

We Love Your Comments Giveaway: Winner & new Start

This winner of our We Love Your Comments Giveaway for July is……

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Jenna Rysanek

who wrote on our post “Bookish Rants or Raves: Bookish OCD “:OMG YES I peak at the ending too! I try to only read they very last page! (you know the one with the little paragraph, that you yell at cuz you dont want the book to end) but sometime i end up reading it backwards because my curiosity gets the best of me! Ive gotten better at it! I now managed to get at least half way through the book (most of the time) before I peak! but I cant help it esp if something bad is happening to a character at that point in time i want to KNOW if they are gonna die on me!!

I also have my bookshelves separated by series …

Bookish Eye Candy: Eidolon – Pleasure Unbound

So we move on to another great series for Bookish Eye Candy. This week we start one of my Fav series,the “Demonica” series by Larissa Ione! This is another one of those awesome reads you just wish would never end! And well…Larissa just ROCKS! So this week we have: Demonica Book 1

Pleasure Unbound
By: Larissa Ione

In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life…

She’s a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure—but fears it will always be denied her. Until Tayla Mancuso lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unslakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.

Two lovers will dare to risk all.

Eidolon cannot resist this fiery, dangerous woman who fills him with …