On The Book Lover’s Shelves: The Coffee Lover

Hello my Fellow Book Lovers!

This is a very special post for me, since, as you can assume from the title, I will share my bookshelves with you! I don’t know about you, but I always felt, that sharing your books and the way you categorize them at your shelves, speaks volumes about who you are as a person. We all have a different way of shelving our books or other treasured items, and that is something that represents you, sort of!

Today, I’ll show you some pics of my bookshelves but let me share with you a little secret as well: I dream of the day I will have my own home and built a special room, or have a special place where I can store all my treasured possessions aka books! As it is, in the place I rent, all I can do is have a couple of bookshelves and …

Romance and Me: What do you love the most about Historical Romance?

Hey Everyone!

Welcome back to #3 of our Historical Romance sessions. Today let’s talk about what we love the most about historical romance stories!

I personally love them because they are the “grown up” version of fairy tales: there are princes (or at least dukes ;-)) and fair maidens, villain step-mothers and jealous sisters and of course a love that conquers all. I love the escape HR novels provide from the real world, that for those hours when I’m reading such a book there are gowns and balls and carriages and etiquette. And if I had to pick only one favourite thing from all the things I love about this genre is the fact that due to the time period’s social restrictions the love story between the h/h is even more heightened: every small glimpse and touch becomes more just because liberties aren’t done. *sighs*

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Interview with Carla Swafford + Giveaway

Please welcome Carla Swafford, who stops today at Book Lovers Inc for a really fun chat about her book Circle of Desire. Circle of Desire is a really intense Romantic Suspense title featuring a really hot couple of assassins! Circle of Desire has everything a good romantic suspense title should have: non-stop action, well-delivered mystery and steamy hot sex scenes.

So welcome Carla and come learn all kinds of interesting things about her heroine Olivia plus which actors would make her dream cast of Circle of Desire.And don’t forget, Carla is also offering copies of her book at the end of the interview, so don’t forget to enter!

Anna: Hello Carla and welcome at Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Carla: Thank you for inviting me! You know, it’s a funny thing. I can talk about my books all day long but ask me about myself …

New Releases: February 20-26, 2012

A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

The Hollows, Book #10

Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth — a would-be creator is determined to make his (or her) own demons. But it can’t be done without Rachel’s blood.

As a bounty hunter, Rachel has battled vampires, witches, werewolves, demons, and more. But humanity itself might be her toughest challenge.

Read an excerpt of A Perfect Blood (Chapters 1-5)

Cat Burglar in Training by Shelley Munro (2/20)
Danger Zone by Dee J. Adams (2/20)
Pack and Coven by Jody Wallace (2/20)

A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton (2/21)
A Good and Useful …

Explore This!: Havana, Cuba

Today, I’m whisking you all off to Havana, Cuba. Personally speaking, Cuba has always been a place that I knew would have beautiful spots, but was also a country that invoked fear at the thought of visiting. The common knowledge (rumour?) that police walk around with machine guns and the fear of doing anything wrong (even by accident) just made it seem less than appealing as a vacation destination.

To be honest, my inspiration for today’s post, Peggy Blair’s The Beggar’s Opera (I believe it’s Canadian release only so far, but keep an eye out for it), doesn’t do much to allay my fears. It did make me curious, however, to check out the sites. If you all promise to hold my hand, when can begin our tour now:

Plaza de la Catedral

Chinatown in Havana

Playas del Este

Havana night life.

A British war ship in Havana Bay. It …

Guest Post: Djinns on my Brain by Mina Khan + Giveaway

We’re excited to welcome paranormal romance author Mina Khan to BLI today! She stops by to talk a bit about her childhood in Bangladesh, including one particular summer during which she had a brush with an unexplainable and magical occurrence. Those experiences helped later shape her storytelling and inform the mystique of her tales about djinns! So without further ado…welcome, Mina!

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Thanks Alisha & Book Lovers Inc., for inviting me to share my favorite paranormal creature with your readers.

My debut novella, The Djinn’s Dilemma (Harlequin 2011), featured a djinn-human hybrid assassin who falls for his human target and must keep her alive from the bad guys. My second novella, A Tale of Two Djinns (coming out March 2012), is a Romeo & Juliet story involving warring djinn families, feminists & a happy ending! ☺

So yes, I have djinns on my brain. They are part of my story-psyche.

“Djinn,” pronounced “gin,” are …

Sunday Cravings

What a week this one has been! I mean I don’t remember the last time I was so stressed over things and honestly I’m so, so glad that this week has finally come to an end! How were things for you? How was that super cold week for all Book Lovers in Europe?

Bookwise, the week to come is quite rich on new releases and the final week of February I think the best one to come! So, grab a cup of your favorite hot beverage (if it’s really cold were you are!) and let’s see what our Sunday Cravings for this week are!

Caro: A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth — a would-be creator is …