It’s a sailor’s life for me! A guestpost by Kieran Kramer

Welcome to day 3 of our 1000 Followers Celebration! Today we’re very happy to welcome Kieran Kramer on Book Lovers Inc. Kieran is the author of hilarious regency romances I would recommend to anyone who want to have a good time. Let’s give a warm welcome to Captain Kieran 😉

It’s a sailor’s life for me!

Yep, I say that from experience. I sailed a lot with my family as a kid. But my new Regency historical romance has nothing to do with sailing. It takes place in the Highlands of Scotland. Charlie’s a visiting Englishman–Daisy’s a Scottish lass. And yes, there’s a loch.
But no one gets on a boat.
Too bad! I don’t know what I was thinking–I will definitely get a boat into one of my next novels in my new series!

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Five Books That Rocked My World by Alisha from My Need To Read + Giveaway

Today our special blogger guest is the wonderful Alisha from My Need To Read. She is a wonderful and heartfelt person who always brings a smile or two to my face. She is a wonderful reviewer too. (you really should check out her great blog). Alisha will tell us about 5 books that rocked her world and well I have to agree with her choices. Be sure to leave a comment for her and you might win a sag pack. Detail at the end of the post. So now, take the mic Alisha!
To even glance at my book blog, it’s fairly obvious that I’m all about the genre fiction. ^_^ These days I’ll read just about anything that has an element of the fantastical, surreal, or absurd, but that varied taste was developed over time, with a small handful …

How I Got Where I Am by Gini Koch +Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome the wonderful author Gini Koch here at the Book Lovers United Event today. She is the creator of the fabulous and hilarious Katherine Kitty Kat series and just recently released the first novel The Royal Scam in her new science fiction series The Martian Alliance. Today she will tell us how she became an author and she also got a wonderful giveaway prepared. So give Gini a warm welcome. 

I got my love of reading from my mother and grandmother. As a little girl, they used to read to me all the time, and I loved it. (I still love to have someone read aloud to me — the hubs does this regularly, usually what we call News of the Weird, which, knowing me, should surprise no one.)

Being read to was great. However, even …

Melissa from My World…in words and pages shows off her bookshelves! + Giveaway

It is my pleasure today to introduce one of our awesome followers/commenters here at Book Lovers Inc. Melissa from My World…in words and pages has been one of the first blogging friends that I’ve made personally, and a great supporter of BLI. She’s a fantastic reviewer and Twitter conversationalist. So, without further ado, here’s what Melissa has shared with us for our momentous celebration:

First things first, CONGRATS to BookLovers Inc!!! This is one huge accomplishment, and I’m so glad to be here for the fun. Congrats on 1000 followers! I love stopping by to visit and chatting with you all everywhere, here, Twitter, your blogs… everywhere. And thank you for inviting me to join in the fun.

What am I sharing with you all today? Well, we all have the book shelves. And as Book Lovers we enjoy sharing them with others who enjoy the thought of loaded book …

My favorite Strong heroines by Suzanne McLeod + Giveaway

It’s with a lot of pleasure that we welcome (again *g*) Suzanne McLeod on Book Lovers Inc. I’m a total fan-girl when it comes to her books but more than that Suzanne is one of the most amazing  and interesting persons I’ve had the pleasure to get in contact with. Today Suzanne shares with us some of her favorite strong heroines. Just so you know, I’ve seen the Angélique movies about a hundred times since I was a kid *g* (Well I’m French what did you expect? *wink*). Let’s give a warm welcome to Suzanne! Did I mention you could win one of her books AND be entered in the BIG giveaway? Well now you know *g*

Hello Dear Readers, and thank you to the fabulous Book Lovers for having me back to guest for their Big 1000 Follower …

Book Lovers United Celebration + Huge Giveaway

Hey everyone! Welcome to our way of thanking all of you wonderful fellow Book Lovers out there who joined our little website and even more important our discussion about books and the reasons why we all love reading. We had so much fun with every single one of you so here we are doing our best to THANK YOU.

We prepared a week-long celebration with a ton of prizes and yes Book Talk. *g* We hope you will all join in and help us making this week unforgettable. We invited 7 authors and 7 readers to share something about their love for books. We will see some favorite reads, reasons for loving to read, bookshelf exhibitions and well the rest will be a surprise for you.

Each post will have it’s own giveaway so be sure to check back daily. *wink*

But now …

The International Giveaways Café (15)

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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’s still early into autumn but the weather is beyond beautiful. Combine that with a nice long weekend here in Canada, to celebrate our Thanksgiving, I’m looking forward to some great turkey and lots of reading time during the recovery period 😉 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 giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post and it has been pretty eventful with the sad passing of Steve Jobs from Apple, Google opening up their book store in the UK and more YA adaptions to come.

However the big news leading this week is the death of Steve Jobs who was a influential and innovative figure in the world of computing and media. He stepped down as CEO of Apple a few weeks ago and has been battling Pancreatic Cancer for the past few years. His death will be a huge loss to the industry that he was part of.

Google has launched its ebook store in the UK. Google has also announced that it is planing on launching Canadian and Australian sites very soon and Europe to closely to follow. They claim they have hundreds of thousands of books …

Author Interview with Laura Kaye + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Laura Kaye who is here to celebrate the release of her steamy and titillating erotic novella Just Gotta Say and tell us a bit more about the story, the characters and even herself! Please give Laura a warm welcome and read on, you can even win a copy of Just Gotta Say for yourself!

Hi Laura, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?Laura: I’d be glad to! But, first, let me say a big thank you for hosting me at your place! I write paranormal, contemporary and erotic romance and have four books releasing in 2011—one of which just released last Friday (Just Gotta Say)! I’m also a wife, mom of two young girls, historian, and Marylander.

Stella: Describe a typical day of writing: are you a planner or pantser?Laura: Oh, total pantser. Usually …

The Kingdom of Childhood Q & A with Author Rebecca Coleman + Giveaway

Book Lovers Inc. is pleased to host the next stop in author Rebecca Coleman’s The Kingdom of Childhood Blog Tour. Ms. Coleman’s highly acclaimed novel The Kingdom of Childhood about a relationship between a teacher and a teenage student was released from Mira Books on September 27, 2011. 

About Rebecca Coleman: A New Yorker by birth, Rebecca Coleman grew up in the close suburbs of Washington, D.C., in an academic family. A year spent in Germany, at the age of eight, would later provide the basis for the protagonist’s background in The Kingdom of Childhood. She first learned about the Waldorf School movement at age 14 and quickly developed a fascination with its culture and philosophies. After studying elementary education for several years at the University of Maryland, she graduated with a degree in English, awarded with honors. She lives …