First Winner Post in 2013!

Hey Everyone!

I hope you have all successfully survived the first week of 2013, it was quite torturous getting back to the office (and getting up so early…) after such a long time spent away due to the holidays 🙁 But thankfully we only had to work 3 days and the weekend is here 😀 With my enthusiasm lately for pies I have received pie beads from my sister, so I’ll have to put them to use and whip up something delicious, any suggestions?

I’ll leave you to enjoy the rest of your Sunday and congrats to the first winners of 2013!!

Congratulations  to

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Taming Her Forbidden Earl by Catherine Hemmerling is:

Christan Chittenden

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of The Billionaire’s Christmas Baby by Victoria James is:

Pam B

the lucky winners of an ebook copy of A Cinderella Christmas Carol by Hope Tarr is:

Lily

the lucky …

Review: ACT of Redemption by Jenna Bennett

Format read: ebook copy provided by the author for review
Release Date: 17 October 2012
Series: Book #1 in the Art Crime Team Mystery series
Number of pages: 206 pages
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Smashwords

Blurb:

A shy librarian and a dashing FBI agent must work together to catch a killer and recover a priceless silver treasure in this light and sweetly romantic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Do It Yourself Home Renovation mysteries and the Cutthroat Business mysteries.

On the island of roses and ruins, love awaits and danger lurks.

When Annika Holst’s father dies, it’s up to the young librarian to carry out his last will: to take his ashes back to his hometown, medieval Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.

But no sooner does the plane touch down in …

Interview with Barbara Wallace + Giveaway

Hi there, book lovers! I am happy to welcome back to BLI romance author Barbara Wallace, whose previous novel Weekend Agreement you might remember that I loved! Barbara stops by today to answer my questions and tell you about her latest release The Billionaire’s Fair Lady, a modern Cinderella/My Fair Lady romance, doesn’t it sound wonderful? So read on, you could even win a copy! 😉 

Stella: Hi Barbara, welcome back to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Barbara: Not much to tell. I think my characters live far more exciting lives. I live in New England with my romantic hero – my husband of 23 years. We have one son. He’s currently a freshman studying Criminal Justice and Nutrition at the University of Rhode Island (Go Rhody Rams.) He recently also announced he’s signing up for ROTC, and committing himself to a …

ARC Review: How to Misbehave by Ruthie Knox

Format Read: ebook provided by NetGalley
Number of Pages: 96 pages
Release Date: January 28, 2013
Publisher: Random House Loveswept
Series: Camelot #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Formats Available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website | Goodreads

Book Blurb:

What woman can resist a hot man in a hard hat? Beloved author Ruthie Knox kicks off her new Camelot series with this deliciously sexy original novella, in which a good girl learns how to misbehave . . . with all her heart.

As program director for the Camelot Community Center, Amber Clark knows how to keep her cool. That is, until a sudden tornado warning forces her to take shelter in a darkened basement with a hunk of man whose sex appeal green lights her every fantasy. With …

Bookish Rants or Raves: What happened with my 2012 anticipated books?

Lists are fun. Unless they are lists of housekeeping chores, and then, well, never mind. (Move along, nothing to see here)

Book lists are fun. How many “best books of 2012” lists have you checked out? If you haven’t gotten your fill yet, Largehearted Boy is collecting every “best of 2012” book list he can get his virtual hands on. The list is positively ginormous, and guaranteed to do major damage to your wish list and/or TBR pile.

As I created my own “best of 2012” list at Reading Reality, I did a couple of other things. The natural thing is to create the accompanying list of “most anticipated books for 2013”, which yes, I also did.

Then I had this horribly guilty flash. How many of 2012’s most anticipated books did I actually read? Oops. I didn’t do very well. Actually, …

Holiday Rants or Raves: My (Love)/Hate Relationship with New Year’s Eve

Hey Everyone!

By now you all know how much I love the holidays and what a big Christmas-aholic I am, so it may come as a surprise, but I absolutely HATE New Year’s Eve.

Why? Because it irritates me that everyone *must* party and have fun on December 31st and waving goodbye to the year is an excuse for many people to act crazy/irresponsible/dangerous or outright stupid. Why can’t I have fun on Dec 29 if I feel like it? This whole mandatory have fun just grates on my nerves. *grinds teeth*

And sure, fireworks are pretty, but people getting excited and starting their own home explosives 2 days prior to the big day, scaring all cats and dogs in the neighbourhood, which result in loud barking making it quite impossible to enjoy the holidays or sleep for 3 days non-stop makes it much less …

Review: Release Me by J. Kenner

Format Read: digital ARC provided via Net
Galley courtesy of Publisher for Review
Length: 352 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Publisher: Random House
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook, Trade Paperback
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Powell’s, The Book Depository, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

He was the one man I couldn’t avoid. And the one man I couldn’t resist.

Damien Stark could have his way with any woman. He was sexy, confident, and commanding: Anything he wanted, he got. And what he wanted was me.

Our attraction was unmistakable, almost beyond control, but as much as I ached to be his, I feared the pressures of his demands. Submitting to Damien meant I had to bare the darkest truth about my past-and risk breaking us apart.

But Damien was haunted, too. And as our passion came to obsess us both, his …

Interview: J. Kenner + Giveaway!

We are delighted to welcome USA Today Bestselling author J. Kenner To BLI today for the next stop on her blog tour celebrating her new publication, RELEASE ME. Published by Random House, RELEASE ME hit the stands and eReaders yesterday and has already garnered rave reviews. J. Kenner is not a new author; in fact she publishes under two other pseudonyms. As J. K. Beck she writes paranormal romance; and as Julie Kenner she offers readers a fun lighthearted paranormal superhero series (more than one).

About Julie: 

A former litigator working in Southern California and Central Texas, J. Kenner used her rare free time to indulge her passion for writing. California born, she now lives—and writes—in Texas, with her husband and daughters.

Lea: Julie (a.k.a. J.)! Welcome to Book Lovers, Happy New Year! We are delighted that you joined us today to chat about …