Interview with Jessica Scott + Giveaway

Today we are very happy and honoured to welcome Jessica Scott debut romance author and career soldier at Book Lovers Inc. Jessica is here to tell us about her debut novel Because of You, a very emotional romance novel and first book in a new series. Read on to learn more about Jessica’s series and life and get to know the characters of Because of You. 🙂

(You can read my review of Because of You here.)

Stella: Hi Jessica, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Jessica Scott: Hi Stella. Thanks for having me here today. I’m pretty excited about Because of You and I’m delighted to be here. I’m a pretty normal harried working mom. I love reading, writing and all things bookish. I’ve got two little girls, a husband in Iraq and I’ve been on active duty for 16 plus years. I’m blessed …

Guest Post: Writing For An Audience by Susan Kaye Quinn + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome author Susan Kaye Quinn here at Book Lovers Inc today. Her new novel, Open Minds was released this month and she is here today to celebrate her release! She has been kind enough to include an ebook copy of Open Minds to one lucky commenter! Please give Susan a warm welcome.

When I first started writing fiction, three years ago, it was like an addiction. It gripped me, and I wrote day and night, stealing time from everywhere for this torrid love affair I was having with the written word. The mania subsided (a little), but I’ve never had a problem with motivation for writing. Motivation to do the laundry? Lacking. Motivation to clean the house? Well, I’ve never had that. But writing moved me, pulled me to my chair at the computer like …

Author Interview with Marie Harbon + Giveaway

Today we welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Marie Harbon, author of an exciting new science fantasy series, the first chronicle of which Seven Point Eight was released a couple of months earlier. I have to confess that the title of Marie’s novel got me intrigued, so of course when I had the chance to interview her, I just had to ask her about it. 🙂 Please give Marie a warm welcome and read on, because besides learning more about her novel, you could also have a chance to win it!

Stella: Hi Marie, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Marie: Hi there! I’m a UK based writer of science fiction, the paranormal, urban fantasy and generally the pretty weird. I also stitch as well as write, and teach on a casual basis to draw in some survival funds.

Stella: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Marie: I …

Guest Post Author Natasha Blackthorne + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome Natasha Blachthorne here at Book Lovers Inc today. She writes historical romances with an erotic twist. Her Carte Blanche series started this summer with the release of Grey’s Lady and book 2, White Lace and Promises, will be released in December. Today Beth, the heroine of her series, is here to tell us about her back-story. Please give Beth and Natasha a warm welcome and join the discussion at the end to win your own copy of Grey’s Lady.
Why should men always have the power of choice when it comes to love? Is it right that we women have no choice but to sit and wait for a man decide to honor us with his declarations–usually uttered in the form of a demand? And all we as women may do is say “yes” …

Guest post: Fortune-telling or rather Second Guessing Fate? by Claire Robyns + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Claire Robyns a globetrotter author like you don’t come across everyday! Claire grew up in South Africa, visited Zimbabwe, Mozambique and right now besides living in England loves to discover the sights of Europe! I bet she could tell us about her adventures. But today she is here with us to tell you more about her latest novel, Second-Guessing Fate, a light and funny contemporary romance recently released by Carina Press. So come join us in celebrating Claire’s new release and tell us about your take on fortune-tellers and psychics and you could win yourself a copy of her book! Please give Claire a warm welcome and now I’ll cede the blog to her.

Thanks to Book Lovers Inc. for having me over today. Second-Guessing Fate is a fun and flirty contemporary about a girl, a guy, best friends and fortunetellers.

 
Gemma’s just your everyday girl carrying …

We Love Your Comments Giveaway: Winner & new Start

This winner of our We Love Your Comments Giveaway for October  is……

Barbara

who commented on our post: ‘Review: Just Gotta Say by Laura Kaye“‘

I loved Hearts in Darkness and was wondering about this one. I’m not usually a m/m/m/f sort of fan, but it’s been getting some good reviews and I really, really like Laura Kaye’s voice.

A table full of sex toys? Eep!

Congrats hon! I just sent you an email. Please email us back in the in the next 72 hours to claim your price.

We will now start counting for November. Here again the rules:

We thought long and hard about how we should show you, the readers of Book Lovers Inc how much we appreciate your input and interaction. We are happy and grateful for every comment cuz we know how it is to be a “blog-hopper”. We enjoy reading …

Interview Author Lucinda Riley + Giveaway

We are happy to welcome the international bestselling Author Lucinda Riley. Lucinda was an actress, previously published novels under her pen name Lucinda Edmonds and had a huge success with her novel the Hothouse Flower. Her newestst novel, The Girl on the Cliff (you can go and read Blodeuedd’s review here) was released last week and today she is here to tell us a bit about her books. Please give Lucinda and Blodeuedd (our guest interviewer) a warm welcome and be sure to take you chance to win The Girl on the Cliff. 

Blodeuedd: Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your previous published novels?

Lucinda: I wrote my first novel at 22, wrote seven more, then had four children and decided something had to give. ‘Hothouse Flower’ was my first …

Guest Post: What scares you by P.T. Michelle + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome P.T. Michelle here at Book Lovers Inc today. Perhaps some of you know her under herer other pen name- Patrice Michelle. Today she is here to promote her first YA release- Brightest Kind of Darkness. This novel received awesome reviews and well you really shouldn’t miss your chance to win your own copy. Please give Patrice a warm welcome.

In the spirit of the Halloween holiday, I’m asking the question, “What scares you?”

While researching this subject, I ran across a blog post about how to scare people on Halloween night written by a guy who runs a Haunted House. He says there are two kinds of approaches to scare tactics: 1) eliciting a “startle” response or 2) evoking a “fight or flight” response. Then …

Guest Post: My Favourite Type of Mythology by Lucy Felthouse + Giveaway

I am happy to cede the blog to Lucy Felthouse who is here today to tell you ablout her new anthology project Seducing the Myth which contains more than two dozens of steamy mythological retellings or myth inspired erotic short stories. As a big dan of mythology and legends I was intrigued and curious to hear more about this project. Read on to discover Lucy’s take on myths and to get a first taste of the anthology!

 
 
One of the suggestions I was given when I organised this guest spot (thanks so much for having me here, by the way!) was to talk about my favourite type of mythology. Now, that’s actually not quite as straightforward as it sounds. The reason being, I don’t really have a favourite type. Ever since I was a small child I’ve loved stories of all kinds; true ones, fictional ones, old ones, new ones… I’m just a sucker …

Guest post: What’s More Terrifying Than Writing a Book? Well Writing the Second! by Kersten Hamilton + Giveaway

Today I am very happy to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. Kersten Hamilton an author I am sure doesn’t need an introduction for many of you. But for those who have lived under a rock and just recently emerged *wink* just let me tell you that the first book in Kersten’s Young Adult series, Tyger Tyger was a smashing hit last year, sparkling lots of impassioned discussions and even more enthusiasm from fans and the time has finally come when Book #2 In the Forests of the Night was released! Yay! So come join us in celebrating Kersten’s new release and share your thoughts with us, you could win yourself a copy of her book! Please give Kersten the warmest welcome and now I’ll cede the blog to her.

Hi, Book Lovers! Thank you for having me on the blog, and thank you Stella for the idea for this guest post. I hope you don’t …