Interview with Mitzi Szereto + Giveaway!

If you think that Game of Thrones on HBO just isn’t sexy enough, Mitzi Szereto has a collection for you! Thrones of Desire:  Erotic Tales of Swords, Mist and Fire is a collection that was definitely inspired by the series, but may owe a little to all those suggestive fantasy covers of yesteryear. Except in these stories, the things those covers suggest really happen, and a whole lot more.

Mitzi’s here to tell us about the collection, her own writing (including the mysterious adventures of a teddy bear!) and host a giveaway!

Marlene: Hi Mitzi, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Mitzi: I guess I’m a bit of a Renaissance woman. First off, I’m an author and anthology editor of multi-genre fiction and non-fiction. I have my own blog “Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto’s Weblog” (http://mitziszereto.com/blog), which covers pretty much whatever I feel …

ARC Review: The Shattered Dark by Sandy Williams

Format Read: e-book provided by publisher via NetGalley
Length: 304 pages
Genre: urban fantasy
Series: The Shadow Reader, #2
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Publisher: Ace Books
Formats Available: mass-market paperback, e-book
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Author’s Website

Book Blurb:

McKenzie Lewis has a gift. It allows her access to a world few have seen, and even fewer can comprehend. It’s her secret. And it exists in the shadows… 

McKenzie was a normal college student, save for one little twist: she’s a shadow reader, someone who can both see the fae and track their movements between our world and the Realm. It’s a gift for which she has been called insane, one for which she has risked family and friends—and one that has now plunged her into a brutal civil war between the fae.

With the reign of the king and his vicious general at an end, McKenzie hoped …

Character Interview: Aren from The Shattered Dark + Giveaway

Greetings, book lovers! I have to admit, I’m particularly excited about today’s interview. Why is that? Well, because I get to talk about the world of Sandy Williams’s Shadow Reader series. The first book, The Shadow Reader, was an awesome debut novel that very rightfully garnered wide acclaim. (Check out my review of The Shadow Reader) The sequel, The Shattered Dark, is (fortunately!) going to be released on October 30, 2012.

However, I’m not interviewing Sandy Williams today, no no. As fantastic as that would be, I instead have the great honor of chatting with Aren, one of the major figures in the Shadow Reader series. If you’re not already familiar with Aren, here’s what’s you should know about him: he’s a warrior of the fae Realm, having fought for years in the resistance against the fae king Atroth…and later, those that would see the king’s oppressive ideals persist. Aside …

Review: Lean on Me by HelenKay Dimon

Lean on Me by HelenKay Dimon

Format Read: e-book provided by Novel Sidekick courtesy of Author for Review
Length: 111 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: Holloway Book II
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Publisher: Carina Press Publishing
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Cassidy Clarke once climbed the world’s highest mountains, but after an unexpected illness ends her career she’s back in her hometown, broke and hoping for a little luck. But the townsfolk aren’t exactly putting out a welcome mat for the woman who once snubbed them in the media, despite her apologies now.

Mitch Anders knows someone has set up camp on the grounds of his plant nursery, and he’s surprised to find his sexy high school crush ducking questions about where she’s staying. Though he’s sworn to stop cleaning up other people’s messes, Mitch offers Cassidy a job …

Guest Post: HelenKay Dimon + Giveaway!

We are thrilled to welcome HelenKay Diamon to BLI today! HelenKay is celebrating the release of her latest story LEAN ON ME, which is available from Carina Press today. I read and enjoyed LEAN ON ME and will be posting my review later today.

About HelenKay:

HelenKay Dimon is an award-winning author of more than a dozen novels and novellas. Her first single title, Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy, was excerpted in Cosmopolitan magazine in August ’07 and spotlighted at E! Online. She made Cosmopolitan a second time in December 2009 with her novella “It’s Hotter At Christmas” from the Kissing Santa Claus anthology. Her books also have been published by Doubleday Book Club and Rhapsody Book Club and translated into several languages.

After twelve years as a divorce lawyer specializing in unhappy endings, HelenKay now writes romance for a living. The sudden career change resulted …

Naughty & Nice Holiday Hop!

Welcome to the Naughty & Nice holiday Hop! Grab a Candy cane,  Hop on and join the fun *g*  Here is your chance to win fabulous prizes.

Take a look at what Random House is offering  (must be 18 or older to participate):

· 15 Net Galley Preview copy winners of Naughty & Nice +
· 5 ABOUT LAST NIGHT paper giveaways (US only) +
· Grand Prize of $15 Gift Certificate to eRetailer of choice!!

BLI is also offering an additional prize (open internationally):

· 1 book (10$ top)  from Book Depository (Winner’s choice)

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Sunday Cravings

Hello fellow Book Lovers! I hope you’re spending a great Sunday and that you’re ready to face a brand new week! We’re here for another Sunday to highlight all those new releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on, but for yet another week, our choices are a little bit limited. It seems that October isn’t a really busy month in publication 😛 Or maybe it’s just me who lately is really hard to be satisfied with anything 🙂

So, let’s start!

Marlene: Moonlight & Mechnicals by Cindy Spencer Pape

London, 1859

Engineer Winifred “Wink” Hadrian has been in love with Inspector Liam McCullough for years, but is beginning to lose hope when he swears to be a lifelong bachelor. Faced with a proposal from a Knight of the Round Table and one of her closest friends, Wink reluctantly agrees to consider him instead.

Because of his dark werewolf …