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Romance and Me: Historical Erotic Romances
Hey Everyone!
I don’t know if you have noticed (though unless you live under a rock or were too preoccupied with other books, in which case you are forgiven;-) ), but there is a new trend emerging: the historical erotic romance subgenre, which you have very correctly guessed is a combination of the 2 subgenres of historical romance and erotica. Depending on the proportions it can even become historical erotica, when the romance part is either very light or even non-existent.
I’ve enjoyed and liked the few I have read in this category: both Improper Relations by Juliana Ross and Lessons in Indiscretion by Karen Erickson were wonderful and in my opinion more at the romantic end of the scale (so looking forward to the next story in the trilogy A Scandalous Affair by Karen Erickson), while Introduction to Pleasure by Jenna …
featured,Romance and Me,The Latin Lover 
25 Jul 2012
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Review: Heavy Issues by Elle Aycart
Format read: ebook
Release Date: 29 May 2012
Number of pages: 251 pages
Publisher: Loose Id.
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon
Blurb:
Steering clear of relationships has never been difficult for demolitions expert Cole Bowen, but now, with his brother’s engagement sending the female population into full-blown hysterics and the town of Alden’s month-long festivities helping along, he finds himself in hell. When he discovers Alden’s new resident and the object of all his wet dreams, Christine Sheridan, has sworn off relationships and is going to hire a gigolo to get professionally laid, he decides to kill two birds with one stone.
Christy is so not drinking again. Thanks to José Cuervo she has her friends signing her up for stud conventions and Cole frigging Bowen offering sex in exchange of fake dates, which is so out of the question it isn’t even funny. She knows the domineering …
4 Stars,Elle Aycart,featured,Review,The Latin Lover 25 Jul 2012
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FAQ Interview with Elle Aycart + Giveaway
I am very happy to welcome back to BLI contemporary romance author Elle Aycart, whose novels are so steamy you’ll need a fan not to burst out in flames! She stops by today to answer some of my and the fans most burning questions about her new release Heavy Issues and her smashing debut novel More Than Meets the Ink, which I loved (as you can see in my review here). Please give her the warmest welcome and you could also win a copy of her new novel, yay! 😀
Q: Do we get to see characters from More than Meets the Ink in Heavy Issues?
A: Yes, you get to see almost all the crew from More than Meets the Ink. James and Tate who are about to get married, brazen Elle (Tate’s sister) who is in charge of organizing the bachelorette party, Jack …
Review: Archer’s Lady by Moira Rogers
Format read: ebook
Series: Book #3 in the Bloodhounds series
Release Date: July 3rd, 2012
Number of pages: 137 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Links: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Samhain | Author’s Website
Book Blurb:
Accused of betraying the Bloodhound Guild, Archer’s only chance to regain the trust of his fellow hounds is to earn it–one dangerous job at a time. Crystal Springs may be the worst yet. The town has been deserted by all but the poor and the desperate, yet the vampires stalking the edges of the settlement haven’t closed in for the kill. Question is, why?
Grace Linwood, professional liar, has been hiding under the guise of a border schoolteacher for so long, she’s almost fallen for her own con. The frontier was supposed to be her chance at a respectable life, but now the cowardly part of her …
4 Stars,featured,Moira Rogers,Review,The Geeky Lover 24 Jul 2012
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Review: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Format Read:Paperback copy purchased by reviewer
Number of Pages:346 pages
Release Date:June 26th 2012
Publisher:Avon
Series: Night Prince Book 1
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, e-book, Kindle Edition, Audio
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Book Depository US, Book Depository (UK)
Book Blurb:
She’s a mortal with dark powers…
After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person’s darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude…until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world’s most infamous vampire…
He’s the Prince of Night…
Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all—but whatever you do, don’t call him …
5 Stars,featured,Jeaniene Frost,Review,The Coffee Lover 23 Jul 2012
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Guest Post: The Bodyguard Crush by Robin Covington
Today, we’re happy to welcome Robin Covington to Book Lovers Inc. We’ll be reviewing Robin’s novel, A Night of Southern Comfort, later in the week, but today she’s here to talk about the popularity of bodyguard/client themed stories. Remember to enter to win a copy of Robin’s novel at the end of the post too; a simple answer to the question is all it takes 🙂 Now, please help me in extending a very warm welcome to Robin!:
The Bodyguard Crush – Whitney & Kevin had it right.
One of the most popular plotlines in a romance novel is the one where the bodyguard is hired to protect a woman (or vice versa) and ends up falling for them. I think almost everyone on the planet has seen the movie, THE BODYGUARD, with Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. The film not only made $410 million at the box office but …
The Sailing Winner Post
Hey Everyone!
So sorry to arrive late today to announce this week’s winners, but I was participating in a work event this weekend a 3-day-long sailing competition: the Lawyer Regatta! It was decided at the very last minute and I just got home. We had a terrific time both sailing and partying (since we won 3 races! yay!! 😀 ), I even got a little tan 😀 But now let’s get down to winner-business!
This week congratulations are in order to
the lucky new winner of an ebook copy of Tempting the Best Man by J. Lynn since we never heard back from last week’s winner, is:
Veronika
the lucky new winner of an ebook copy of A Most Naked Solution by Anna Randol since we never heard back from last week’s winner, is:
Lisa Hutson
the lucky winners of an ebook copy of The Blacksmith’s Lover by Heather Massey are:
Evening-Green and Tina …
featured,The Latin Lover,Winners 22 Jul 2012
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Sunday Cravings
Hello Book Lovers all around the world! How are you? How did you spend your weekend? Mine was busy enjoying myself at a beach and later cursing the scorching sun for making me look like a clown. And I was under an umbrella the whole time with the appropriate sunblock on… Anyway, back to books. Next week is yet another not so crowded with book releases week. Which is a good thing. I’m barely able to keep up with my TBR list. So, no new books is a good thing on my book 😛 But, even if there aren’t many scheduled releases, we somehow manage to always crave for something new.
So, here are this week’s Sunday Cravings.
Stella: Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
The #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong delivers the novel her fans have been clamoring for: The epic finale of the Otherworld series.
It’s been …
featured,Sunday Cravings,The Coffee Lover 22 Jul 2012
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Dual Review: Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
Format read: paperback provided by author for review
Release Date: 22 May 2012
Series: Book #1 in the Edie Spence series
Genre: urban fantasy
Number of pages: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Book Depository
Blurb:
From debut author Cassie Alexander comes a spectacular new urban fantasy series where working the nightshift can be a real nightmare.
Nursing school prepared Edie Spence for a lot of things. Burn victims? No problem. Severed limbs? Piece of cake. Vampires? No way in hell. But as the newest nurse on Y4, the secret ward hidden in the bowels of County Hospital, Edie has her hands full with every paranormal patient you can imagine—from vamps and were-things to zombies and beyond…
Edie’s just trying to learn the ropes so she can get through her latest shift unscathed. …
Interview with Cassie Alexander + Giveaway
What’s happenin’, folks? We hope you’re having a fab day so far–and if you aren’t, we’ve got just the thing for that. Urban fantasy author (and registered nurse!) Cassie Alexander has stopped by today for an interview about…well, everything! Four of us teamed up to barrage Ms. Alexander with questions from her books and writing to her life past and present–and she was totally up to the challenge. ^_^ What results is a fascinating, revealing, epic interview. We hope you enjoy it, because she sure did! ^_^
Cassie Alexander’s debut novel, Nightshifted, was released this last May, and its followup, Moonshifted, is slated for release this November. (Don’t forget to check out the end of this post for some Nightshifted giveaway goodness!)
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BLI: Hi Cassie, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Cassie: Hi! My name is Cassie, and my hobbies include wearing white cat …
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