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Guest post by C.C. Humphreys + Giveaway
Today we’re here to welcome historical novelist C.C. Humphreys to Book Lovers Inc. His guest post is on a topic that has always fascinated me, the line between realistic historical fiction and something I guess you might call historical fantasy. Not totally made up history, but history where magic sometimes happens, alongside verifiable historic events.
As it does in C.C. Humphreys’ story of war with a little magic, A Place Called Armageddon. It’s about the 1453 siege of Constantinople, a place that has always been more than a bit magical, all by itself.
Fantasy? In historical fiction?
by C.C. Humphreys
Interesting questions. It is something I have considered. And I think it comes down to what I call ‘a hammock moment’.
I was lying in my hammock – a rare and so especially wonderful laziness – and this sentence popped into my head:
“Magic happens to people who believe in magic.”
I think that is absolutely …
C.C. Humphreys,featured,Giveaways,Guest Post,The Rocket Lover 
19 Sep 2012
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New Releases: September 17-23, 2012
by Heather Long
Genre: urban fantasy romance
Release date: September 18, 2012 by Carina Press
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Aurora “Rory” Graystone
Codename: Halo
Abilities: superior reflexes, I.Q. and aptitude for calculating probabilities
Mission: find missing teammates
Rory knows she’s being watched, and she’s not about to let the hunter catch her in his trap. She’ll confront her stalker, a man she suspects is involved in the disappearances of other superheroes–if she can ignore the sensual heat that fills her every time he’s near…
Michael Hunter
Codename: Hard Target
Abilities: expert tracker and sniper
Mission: kill Rory Graystone
One of five desperate men sent back in time to save the future, Michael believes eliminating Rory is the key to his mission. But even as he takes aim, a split second of doubt causes him to miss his shot.
Drawn together by passion, and on a collision course with fate, can Rory and Michael work together to change the future? Or have …
New Releases,The Needy Lover 18 Sep 2012
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Guest post by Suzanne Selfors + Giveaway
Today we are very excited to welcome Suzanne Selfors to Book Lovers Inc! Of course we’re excited, we’re all hyped up on lots of yummy chocolate after reading her delightfully delicious chocolate-covered fairy tale, The Sweetest Spell (review later today). But before the review, Suzanne is here to share with us how her desperate search for a midnight chocolate fix (can’t we all relate?) led to this scrumptious story.
And if you’re craving a little chocolate fairy tale of your own, just answer Suzanne’s question for a chance at to win your very own copy of The Sweetest Spell!
Love + Chocolate = The Sweetest Spell
By Suzanne Selfors
How to take the fairy-tale formula of peasant girl meets prince and make it even more romantic? In my opinion, you add chocolate.
There are few things in life that stir such passion as a square of dark chocolate. I crave it. I LOVE it.
I’d …
The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? Cover Quiz + Giveaway
Welcome to our new edition of The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? This week we have a Game for you! Since you enjoyed the last game we played, we thought we could come up with something fun but different. Last time there was only 1 good answer for each question, but this time we’ll give room to YOUR knowledge of covers. You can answer with the covers YOU know, in whichever genre you want. The game is simple… We tell you a requirement (a thing, an animal, an object, a word in the title…) and you have to come up with a book cover that fits the bill. Of course that alone would be too easy 😉 So you can earn more points depending on the level of difficulty.
What can you Win?
Prize is a 15$ book depo shopping spree.
How to play?
Below you can find 17 challenges. Each …
Sunday Cravings
Happy Sunday my beloved Book Lovers all around the world! How wonderful was your weekend this time?
It’s Sunday, so you all know what that means: time for some serious lusting after certain releases! Let’s start 🙂
Lea: Because I Am Yours by Beth Kery
Secrets are exposed, love is challenged, and the future is compromised, when Francesca and Ian face an inevitable decision that will change their lives forever as national bestselling author Beth Kery’s Because You Are Mine comes to a spellbinding conclusion…
From the moment Ian and Francesca first met, the attraction was mutual—a purely, exquisitely physical charge that ignited between them. It couldn’t be ignored—only indulged, evolving into a bond of pleasurable subjugation. But Francesca’s open sensuality left her wanting more. Getting it from a man as mysterious and resolute as Ian was a challenge she never anticipated.
Francesca knows there’s only one way for them to …
featured,Sunday Cravings,The Coffee Lover 16 Sep 2012
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The International Giveaways Café (59)
Welcome back to this week’s list of great *bookish* giveaways from around the world. New giveaways are added in every week, so make sure you check ’em all out and enter your own info, if you too are hosting an *international* book giveaway. We love to spread the word 😉
Also, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Here’s the fine print for entering your link:
Guidelines:
If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:
1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)
2. Add your link below, in the format shown. (Please use the URL for the contest post, …
Giveaways,The Int'l Giveaways Café,The Quirky Lover 15 Sep 2012
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Around the Bookish World: Week-In-Review
Welcome to this week’s news post! We have news that the first publisher to remove Agency pricing is HarperCollins’ price drop, more YA adaptations and movie news as well as our usual covers and books to watch out for!
HarperCollins has dropped Agency pricing and will be allowing discounts and other associated special offers with retailers this week, they are the first publisher to undergo this and I suspect that Hachette and Simon and Schuster will follow suit soon since they have also settled with the DOJ. Macmillan, Penguin and Apple who have refused to settle will be heading for trial sometime next year to challenge this ruling.
And talking about HarperCollins – one of their imprints, Harper Voyager which releases SF and Fantasy titles, are looking for open and unagented manuscript submissions for a two week period. In the weeks between the 1st and the 14th of October, they will …
News,The Smutty Lover 14 Sep 2012
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Bookish Rant: The Buying and Selling of Book Reviews
I wish I had a dollar for every person who sent me a link to the New York Times article about paying for book reviews. You know the one, “The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy” from August 25. There’s a slight irony in the NYT publishing it, since no one really knows exactly how they compile their bestseller list, but I digress.
The things that keep circling in my mind about the whole “paying for reviews” thing go like this:
1. It feels like there are more books out there than ever
2. It is definitely harder to get people’s attention for anything than it used to be
3. Most people pick the next book they are going to read because they’ve already read that author (96% based on the Goodreads May Newsletter) so how does a newbie author get on readers’ radar?
4. Book Blogging is a labor of love, …
Bookish Rant or Raves,featured,The Rocket Lover 13 Sep 2012
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Guest post by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez + Giveaway
Today we are happy to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc Melissa Bourbon Ramirez whose latest release is a sexy paranormal romance Deceiving the Witch Next Door, which debuted Entangled Publishing’s new Covet line! Melissa stops by today while surfing the blogosphere with her virtual blog tour, please give her a warm welcome and answer her question for a chance to win a copy of Deceiving the Witch Next Door!
Photo by Maylett
My husband and I are trying (desperately) to buy a 1900 Victorian home just off the square in a neighboring town. I don’t think the deal will go through, unfortunately, but I’m hopeful that it will. I’m hopeful that in a few short months, we’ll be patching up walls and cleaning hundred year old floors and sleeping in a creaky house with double hung windows. When I walk in that house, I feel the history and …
Bookish Rant: Stand By Me, or, An Ode to the Supporting Character
What’s Snow White without dwarves? Sherlock Holmes without Dr. Watson? Harold and Kumar without Neil Patrick Harris? I’ll tell you: they’re moderately enjoyable characters that are missing that extra ingredient to make their adventures a little more amusing, their observations more profound, their wacky jokes even more hilarious.
I’m a big fan of the supporting figure in many a medium, but it’s that role in genre fiction that really produces some winners. Perhaps it’s the relative freedom afforded to stories that are heavy on world building and long-term character development. But whether a supporting character is nearly a main character, a second-string figure, or a fleeting blip of a presence in a story, they have the power to leave some of the most lasting impressions upon readers.
What makes for a good supporting cast of characters? Tough to answer that subjectively. *I* think good supports are the right balance of caricature …
Bookish Rant or Raves,featured,The Needy Lover 12 Sep 2012
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