Review: A Tale of Two Djinns by Mina Khan

50% of proceeds go to UNICEF. Rock on.

Format Read: e-Book
Length: Novella
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: March 9, 2012
Formats Available: eBook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, Smashwords

Book Blurb:

Akshay, warrior prince of the earth djinns, earns the title of Crown Prince at a high cost when he loses his best friend in a battle against ancient enemies, the water djinns. Heartsick, he escapes to Earth to mourn.

Nothing gets the biological clock ticking (and elders lecturing) like almost dying in battle, so Maya, princess of the water djinns, travels to Earth for some no-strings-attached sex to fulfill her duty and produce an heir. But the beautiful and tough warrior gets more than she bargained for when she meets Shay.

Their not-so-simple one-night stand is interrupted by assassins and the world, as they know it, is changed forever. As Maya and Shay pull together to survive, …

New Releases: March 26 – April 1, 2012

Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #10) by J.R. Ward

Ever since the death of his shellan, Tohrment is a heartbroken shadow of the vampire leader he once was. Brought back to the Brotherhood by a self-serving fallen angel, he fights again with ruthless vengeance- and is unprepared for a new tragedy. Seeing his beloved in dreams—trapped in a cold, desolate netherworld—he turns to the angel to save his former mate, only to despair at the path he himself must take to set her free.

As war with the lessers rages, and a new clan of vampires vies for the Blind King’s throne, Tohr struggles between an unforgettable past, and a future that he doesn’t know he can live with… but can’t seem to turn away from.

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Interview with Mina Khan + Giveaway goodness!

Greetings, fellow book gobblers! It’s my pleasure and honor to welcome back author Mina Khan to BLI today. We get to have a chat about her latest paranormal romance, A Tale of Two Djinns, as well as discuss some of her favorite bookish themes and influences. Mina also talks a bit about the very special connection that her latest book has with UNICEF and its efforts to promote literacy in developing regions. Please give her a warm welcome!

Alisha: Welcome, Mina! So glad to have you back at Book Lovers Inc!

Mina: Thanks so much for inviting me again! I always enjoy visiting with fellow book lovers.

Alisha: Can you describe A Tale of Two Djinns for us–Twitter style (140 characters or less)?

Mina: A Tale of Two Djinns is a sexy paranormal Romeo & Juliet story with genies, feminists, kickass action & adult fun.

Alisha: What is it about the djinn that interests you?

Mina: …

Review: Holiday Affair by Annie Seaton

Format read: ebook provided by publisher
Release Date: 15 March 2012
Number of pages: 210 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Entangled Publishing

Blurb:

Staid professor Lissy McIntyre believes that choosing a mate should be based on common sense, not runaway passion. And she would certainly never pick a rolling stone like Nick Richards for long-term love. But a red-hot, tropical romance? Oh, yeah. He’s got a body just made for sinning and his sizzling kisses leave her senseless.

When Nick blows into town, he’s stunned to discover that his no-nonsense new neighbor and co-worker is the same sultry creature he seduced for one night of forbidden island pleasure. He’s unaccustomed to staying in one place for long, but he just can’t seem to keep his hands off the multi-faceted woman. Will Nick break loyal Lissy’s …

Early Guest Review: Deliverance by Dakota Banks

Deliverance by Dakota Banks

Format Read: e-book provided by Author for Review
Length: 304 Pages
Series: Mortal Path Series Book 3
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Publisher: Harper Voyager Publishing
Formats Available: Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BAM, IndieBoundGoodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

A demon’s assassin for centuries, Maliha Crayne has gone rogue, determined to save a life for every one she’s destroyed in order to free herself from an eternity of enslavement, damnation, and excruciating torment. But as the powers that sustained her in the past fade, she is wary of trusting those closest to her-especially her lover, Jake. Should Maliha listen to her heart or the alarms going off in her head? Then her closest friends begin to disappear, one by one. Amid her anger, suspicion, and sorrow, she feels her life spiraling out …

Guest Post by Annie Seaton + Giveaway

Today we are very pleased to welcome Annie Seaton to Book Lovers Inc. Annie’s first two books Holiday Affair and Winter of the Passion Flower both released on March 15th! Annie is here today to talk about the inspiration for her beautiful locales in her stories.

Stella: Your descriptions of the exotic setting were very evocative and vivid, have you been to the Whitsunday Islands on a sailing trip? (If not, why did you choose this exact location? any special reason? What inspired it?) Or did any other of your own experience, travels inspire details of the novel?

Annie Seaton: I am so pleased that my description of the exotic setting in the Whitsunday Islands evoked a response and my words translated into vivid pictures for the reader

Every July for the past ten years or so, my husband and I …

Sunday Cravings

The last Sunday of March is here!!! How time passes is beyond me, mind you. Especially when you have a great time 🙂 And being here with you surely qualifies as spending great time for me.

So, this might be the last week of March, but the publishers are yet again taunting us with all those great releases that we’re waiting to hit the shelves, especially on March 27th. Among the highlights of the week are Sacrificial Magic by Stacia Kane, Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward, The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens and so many, many others I can’t possibly list them all.

So, let’s start, with our Sunday Cravings 🙂

Susi and Jackie: Sacrificial Magic by Stacia Kane

When Chess Putnam is ordered by an infamous crime boss—who also happens to be her drug dealer—to use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder involving dark magic, she …