Around the Bookish World: Week-In-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post and I have a slew of updates and news about book and author news as well some interesting developments with Amazon.

The most interesting news to come out this week was the news that Amazon will be producing its first feature film from a book they have already published via their own  publishing arm.  Seeds by Anna Ahlborn, a horror novel which was originally self published but was picked up by Amazon for their horror imprint. Amazon has previously announced they will be looking for scripts and books toadapt for  adaptation for movies and series which will help to strengthen and expand their original digital content platform.

Interview with Victoria Vane (Part Two) + Giveaway

This is Part Two of Victoria Vane’s gracious and very extensive interview with us (for part one click HERE). In this section of her interview, Victoria gives our readers an introduction to the players in each of the four parts of The Devil DeVere series, as well as letting us in on some of her favorite scenes. And as an added treat, her characters DeVere and Diana have deigned to answer a few of what they obviously considered rather impertinent questions from this reader. 😉 Also, don’t forget that there is a giveaway waiting for you at the end!

The Author’s introduction to the heroes and heroines of the Devil DeVere series:

The Players by book and appearance:

A Wild Night’s Bride (Book #1)

Sir Edward “Ned” Chambers: Respectable and celibate widower with a powerful right hook

Phoebe Scott “alias” Kitty Willis: Struggling actress with a past, in need of a protector

Viscount …

Interview with Victoria Vane (Part One) + Giveaway

Today (and tomorrow!) we are incredibly pleased to welcome historical romance author Victoria Vane to Book Lovers Inc. Victoria has, by turns, enthralled, enraged, and enraptured us with her four-part novella series featuring the Devil Ludovic DeVere. In conjunction with the review of the fourth (but it turns out not totally final) story in the series, Victoria sat down and answered a few (lot) of our questions about her writing process and the series. She also let us make a few inquiries of DeVere and Diana, the hero and heroine of this Georgian-era erotic romance. Come back tomorrow for some detailed information on all the books in this luscious series, and some words from those two personages.

But first, let’s hear from their author, Victoria Vane.

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

Victoria: The basics: I’m 48 years old, a mother …

Olivia Cunning Double Time Blog Tour + Giveaway!

Welcome to a fun Blog Tour in celebration of the latest Olivia Cunning Sinners On Tour Release! Double Time, Trey’s story, will hit the stands November 6th and fans of “the guys” & Ms Cunning’s work have waited a long time for this one!

To join in on the fun & have chances to win one of the Sinners books all you have to do is answer this double barreled question:

Have you ever been to a live rock concert? If so what group or performer did you see?

About Double Time:

Length: 271 Pages
Series: Sinners On Tour, Book 3
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Publisher: Sourcebook
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

After falling head over heels in love with Reagan …

Romance and Me: Werewolves Forever!

Hey Everyone!

In honour of today’s guest author (Michele Hauf who is celebrating the release of her latest novel: Forever Werewolf) I thought it was time we talked paranormal romances and more precisely about my favourite paranormal creatures: werewolves!

Though they weren’t the first supernatural species I discovered or read about (those were vampires), when I read Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (I think maybe the 4th paranormal/urban fantasy I’ve come across) it changed everything. It opened my eyes to a new world and Kelley Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld series became one of my favourite UF series and werewolves my favourite supernatural creatures. I even championed them when Moira Rogers held the epic contest between vamps and wolves.

You want to know why werewolves are dear to my heart? Let me tell you just a few of the reasons:

werewolves are warm …

Celebrate the Freedom to Read!

Have you ever read a Banned Book? I bet you have. You might have even read a banned book to your child! Because it’s not all about sex. Violence gets challenged. Speaking truth to power gets challenged. And so do historical truths that make people uncomfortable.

And yes, sex makes a lot of people very uncomfortable!

This week, September 30-October 6, is Banned Books Week in the U.S. It celebrates the Freedom to Read what we want, when we want, and, I think, however we want, whether that’s print, audiobook, or ebook. Something that’s going to become increasingly important in the future.

It’s fitting that one of the most frequently challenged books of all time is 1984 by George Orwell. Lest we forget, 1984 is the book that brought us the very concept of “Big Brother”.

It’s easy to talk about the books that get banned or challenged. And I …

Interview with Michele Hauf + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. beloved paranormal romance author Michele Hauf, who stops by to answer all my burning questions regarding, among others, her newest release: Forever Werewolf! So read on to get to know more about Michele and her latest novel and you could even win a copy of Forever Werewolf! 😉

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

Michele: I’ve been writing since the early 90s. I spend a lot of time behind the keyboard but try to get away and exercise when I can. I love to muddle about in my tiny little succulent garden, and dread the oncoming winter because cabin fever sucks. Fortunately my stories do entertain me, so I can pretend I’m walking the streets of a summery Paris, even as the snow blasts my windows just over my shoulder.

Stella: Describe a typical day …

New Releases: October 1-7, 2012

Iron Skin (Iron Skin, #1)
by Tina Connely
Genre: paranormal historical romance, steampunk
Release date: October 2, 2012 by Tor

Description:

Jane Eliot wears an iron mask.

It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin.

When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a “delicate situation”—a child born during the Great War—Jane is certain the child is fey-cursed, and that she can help.

Teaching the unruly Dorie to suppress her curse is hard enough; she certainly didn’t expect to fall for the girl’s father, the enigmatic artist Edward Rochart. But her blossoming crush is stifled by her own scars, and by his parade of women. Ugly women, who enter his closed studio…and come out as beautiful as the fey.

Jane …

I love characters who eat! Guestpost by B.J. Daniels + Giveaway

Today we’re happy to welcome B.J. Daniels on Book Lovers Inc. Her new novel Justice at Cardwell Ranch is being released today! This is the 4th book in her Montana Mystique series. Congratulations on this new release! Prepare to be hungry because B.J. Daniels will tell us about her love for food in books. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway to win your own copy of the book.

I love characters who eat!

Don’t you hate books where the characters never eat? They don’t even think about food.

That’s one reason I’ve always loved James Lee Burke’s books. His characters eat dirty rice and crawdads and other great Cajun fare.

I remember reading one of Sue Grafton’s mysteries. The bad guys were making enchiladas down by the Salton Sea from some great recipe the bad guy had. (I mean, how bad could he be if he cooked?) Sue escaped …

The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? Cover Quiz Winner

Welcome to our new edition of The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? This week we have a winner and answers to the Cover Quiz Game for you!
It was super fun looking at the covers you came up with. It was not easy counting points. Some of you have been really cunning with your answers. *g*

Mister Randomizer has spoken.. .The Winner of a 15$ book depository shopping spree is:

Blodeuedd

Congratulations we will be emailing you in a few minutes =)

Now for glory’s sake, it’s time to give you  the TOP 3 of who got the most points:

#1 with 69 points…LSUReader
#2 with 59 points…Blodeuedd
#3 with 58 points + 1 extra point for finding a Peenshroom cover… Draconismoi

 Congrats ladies that was really well played!

So we’ll give you our ‘answers’ and a few original ones some of you found.

#1 Fire Sword Doorway: Left Susi’s answer / Right LSUReader’s answer

Yes there …