Bookshelf Porn á la Carolyn Crane + Giveaway

Though it is the last day of our Big 1000 Followers Celebrations, fear not because we have some amazing guests to welcome today. Right away here is the wonderful Carolyn Crane, author of the mindblowingly unique and original Disillusionist trilogy, who is here to share with us her book collection(s)! Yay! So I won’t delay you any longer, please give a warm welcome to Carolyn!

Hi Everybody! Greetings, fellow book lovers!First off, congrats to Book Lovers Inc on the big 1-0-0-0! Woo hoo! You don’t look a day over 943. Okay, since this is all about celebrating books, I thought I’d take you to a tour of my shelves. (Does that sound sort of narcissistic? Like, enough about the Booklovers Inc., let’s talk about MY BOOKS.) But, I have taken all these photos. Please, come to my book lair!!

A. A little Devil Ducky from Larissa Ione that I …

The International Giveaways Café (16) + Giveaway!!!

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Welcome back to another Saturday morning get-together, where we have the chance to discuss book giveaways, link up our own giveaways, and enter all the others.

It been a busy week around here at Book Lovers Inc.; a virtual party for days! And as you can see below, the party continues here at the café. There’s an even better reason to share your giveaway link,  so make sure you read all the way down to the bottom 🙂

What does your weekend in store? Have you won anything recently that you’ll get the chance to read now? 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 🙂

As always, here’s the fine print for entering your link:Guidelines:

If you have a …

Seven Days of Blogging by Sharon from I Smell Sheep + Giveaway!

Today our special blogger guest is the wonderful Sharon from I Smell Sheep. Sharon is a delight and hosts a unique, extremely active Blog with daily fun and surprises. She is an excellent, committed reviewer. (You really should check out her awesome blog). Sharon is talking about “Seven Days of Blogging”, and I think all us book lovers will relate to her “have book will travel” experience! Be sure to leave a comment for her and you might win a swag pack. Detail at the end of the post. So now, take the mic Sharon!
As a review blogger I read. A lot. I have a paper book and my kindle with me at all times because you never know when you will have a moment to read. I decided to visually chronicle for you places I read this past …

My Love of Writing by Zoe Archer + Giveaway

Today we are very happy to welcome back to BLI and have her join our big celebration party Zoe Archer, the author of many fantastic and diverse romance novels. Zoe wrote the Blades of the Rose historical adventure romance series, Collision a sci-fi romance and her new upcoming release Hellraiser will be a paranormal romance! It seems Zoe is keen on trying out all different subgenres of romance as she has so many stories to tell. But we readers can only rejoice at that! 🙂 Please give a warm welcome to Zoe, who will share with us how she came to fall in love with reading and writing romance stories.
My mom taught me how to read when I was four. She’d been a preschool teacher, and an avid reader, so it made sense that she would be the person …

And Even More Giveaways! We Are Far From Done!

Though the week is almost over we are far from being done with celebrating!

Grand Central Publishing generously offered the chance for three lucky US/CAN resident winners to win an early copy of any of these three much anticipated and coveted new releases. Take a look and tell us which one caught your eye! Don’t run way international peeps, we have something for ya too!

Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt

(To be released: 24 October 2011)

Can a pirate learn that the only true treasure lies in a woman’s heart?

Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is impoverished, lovely, and kind–and nine months ago she made a horrible mistake. She went to a river pirate for help in saving her husband and in the process made a bargain that cost her her marriage. That night wounded her so terribly that she hides in the foundling home she helps run with her brother. Except …

Why I Read Romances or The “Man” in Romance by Sheree + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome Sheree from What I have been reading here today. She is an avid reader and always open to talk covers with us (you know how much me love to do that). Today she is here to tell us about her book cover obsession and what, or better said who, created this addiction for her. Please give her a warm welcome. Why I read romances? This man ->

I read for the HEA as well, but Paul Marron has a lot to do with my enjoyment of romance novels.


I was one of those people who didn’t read romances in their youth. While my friends and my family members were reading romances, I was reading mysteries and sci-fi. In college, I did read some Harlequins but all those young …

Bermuda Triangle Love and Libraries by Keith Melton + Giveaway

We are happy to welcome the wonderful Keith Melton to our Book Lovers United celebration today. Keith is not only a great author he’s also my secret little author crush (please don’t tell bf *wink*). Today he is here to tell us about libraries and what they have to do with the Bermuda Triangle for him. Please give him a warm welcome and be sure to check out the giveaway he brought along. 

I haunted the Tucson Public Library as a kid, ghosting through the stacks, slipping like a silent shade past rows of books that towered above me like idols built of ink and paper. The air smelled of musty books and metal shelving. I’d peer at the titles arranged on the shelves, pull them gently from the packed rows, read the back blurbs, and scrutinize the cover art on books I’d …

My Top 5 Books of All Time by Blodeuedd + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome the wonderful Blodeuedd here today. If you venture into bloglandia on a regular basis I’m sure you saw her around. She’s chatty and has a spidey sense for detecting new posts going up somewhere. We love her for her constant support and well she’s our guest reviewer so we love her even more for putting up with us. 

Today Blodeuedd will share her favorite reads of all time. Be sure to tell us what you think in the comments.

Thank you Book Lovers Inc for inviting me for a guest post 😀 I am thrilled to be here, and congrats on your 1000 follower celebration! Keep up the amazing work.
My topic for the day is top 5 books, my top 5 books. And yes sure there are books that moved me, books that were written so beautifully that …

Top Five All Time Favorite Reads by Dakota Cassidy + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome the fabulous Dakota Cassidy here at our Book Lovers United Celebration today. She’s the author of a tons of hilarious books that will leave you giggling and snorting no matter where you read them. Believe me, I learned that the hard way. 

Her latest book is Burning Down the Spouse, book 2 in her Ex Trophy Wife series. You shouldn’t miss that one.

Today she will share her favorite reads of all time with us. Please give Dakota a warm welcome.

1. The Stand by Stephen King

Because really, who doesn’t want to invest three hundred sixty-five, 8 hour long days to read a book the size of War and Peace? In my mind, Stephen King is one of the best fictional …

A Glimpse Into a Pig’s Secret Bookshelves by Sullivan McPig + Giveaway

Today we are very happy to cede the blog to a fellow and highly esteemed and beloved blogger, please give it all up for the fantastic Sullivan McPig!! *crowd roars, lights flash and amidst the blaring music you see the shadow of someone approaching the stage… yes..yes it is him!! It is Sully! The crowd goes wild,  several girls faint in the front rows, rock concerts are tamer than this…* So please everyone take a seat and wecome Sully! 

First of all I’d like to congratulate Book Lovers Inc for passing the 1000 followers mark!

I always enjoy your reviews, giveaways and other posts and think it’s not surprising that so many people want to follow this awesome blog.

One of the features I always enjoy is the bookshelf porn and so when I was asked if I wanted to join in the celebrations my choice for a topic for my guest …