Interview Author Karen Chance + Giveaway

We are very proud to welcome author Karen Chance here at Book Lovers Inc today. She’S the author of the wonderful Cassandra Palmer and the Dorina Basarab series- I love them both. Today she’s here to talk about her books her next release, Hunt the Moon, which will be out next week and why you really should check them out. Be sure to stay tuned till the end because I have a little giveaway for you.

BLI: Hi Karen, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Karen: You know, I’m honestly my least favorite topic of conversation. I can talk about the books all day, or the characters or the plots or what-have-you, but me? Not so much. That’s probably why the “biography” part of my website is so messed up. I tried to do …

Guest Post: Why Book Blogs Matter by Kenneth Rosenberg + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome Kenneth Rosenberg to BLI, author of the romance novel No Cure for the Broken Hearted! Yes, you read that right, Kenneth as a man is the author of a sweet romance novel called a “fantastic love story” on Amazon. Today he is here to share with us his take as an author on book blogs, please give him a warm welcome and there is a giveaway waiting for you at the end! 😉

Of course, I know I don’t need to explain to anyone here how great books blogs are. If you didn’t already know, you wouldn’t be here, right?! That said, I still think it is worth pondering the importance of book blogs amid today’s rapidly evolving publishing industry.

Much has been said already about how ebooks have opened the field to authors who …

Interview Author Elizabeth Vaughan + Giveaway

We are so proud to have author Elizabeth Vaughan here at Book Lovers Inc today. She writes one of the best fantasy romance novels out there and we here at BLI are huge fans. We can’t say enough how happy we are to have her here. The latest novel in her Chronicles of the Warlands series was released this month. She is here to tell us about Warcry and give us some insight into her series. Please give her a warm welcome and feel free to ask her anything you want- she will stop by today and tomorrow to answer all the questions you might have. And there’s also a wonderful giveaway- so keep the questions coming. BLI: Elizabeth can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Elizabeth: Ah, well now, the truth is that its my stories that …

How One Call Inspired So Many Different Responses – Guest post by Lucy Felthouse + Giveaway

 
Today I would like to introduce you to Lucy Felthouse the creative mastermind and editor of the fantastic erotic anthology Uniform Behaviour. This book is full of scorching hot stories about men and women in different (sexy) uniforms be it soldier, sailor, fireman, cop or some other uniform you wouldn’t even think of at first like waiter, security guard or cleaner. (You can read my detailed thoughts in my review of Uniform Behaviour here at BLI.) Please give a warm welcome to Lucy and enter for your chance to win your own copy of Uniform Behaviour.

When I put out the submissions call for my erotic anthology, Uniform Behaviour, I expected to receive lots of stories about soldiers and firemen. They seemed to be the most favoured uniforms amongst people I’d spoken to. So, late last year, when the submissions started rolling in, I was pleasantly surprised. The call …

Author Interview with Maureen McGowan + Giveaway

Today we welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Maureen McGowan the author behind the very original and fun Twisted Tales series: modern retelling of classic fairy tales with feisty, independent heroines who don’t wait around for their princes to rescue them but take matters into their own hands: like Cinderella training to be a ninja warrior and Sleeping Beauty patrolling as a vampire slayer! Please give a warm welcome to Maureen and enter for your chance to win one of her books.
Stella: Maureen can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
 
Maureen: I’m a recovering accountant who loves shoes and films and art—not to mention books—way more than I ever liked accounting. I secretly always wanted to be an artist or actor or writer, but I was handicapped by an aggressive practical side who thought it was important to earn …

"Really? Bavaria?" – Guest post by Kate Noble + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome historical romance author Kate Noble here at Book Lovers Inc today. Her newest novel Follow My Lead was just released and I was thrilled to hear where it is set: Bavaria. As a German I often wondered why not more historicals are set in Germany. There actually is enough history to be found in our textbooks. So let’s see what Kate thinks about it. Please give her a warm welcome.
One of the questions I get when I tell people about Follow My Lead is… “seriously? You set this book in Bavaria?”
 
Granted, southern Germany is not the standard locale for a Historical Romance. But my response to the strange looks and curious expressions is: Bavaria is awesome! And pretty! They have glockenspiels and lederhosen and beer! How can you not like Bavaria?!

 
In truth, I was introduced to this region …

Author Interview with Priya Parmar + Giveaway

 

Today I am extremely happy to welcome to BLI and introduce to you a wonderful new author and one of the kindest persons I know: historical fiction author Priya Parmar! Priya’s debut novel Exit the Actress (released in February) takes the reader on an enchanted time travel back to the colourful and buzzing theatre scene of 17th century London. You can read my review of Exit the Actress here, but now please give the warmest welcome to Priya and read on to discover more about her, the novel and all the little secrets behind the writing of the story there is to know 😉 

Stella: Priya can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
 
Priya: I did not plan to write a novel. It just sort happened in a really fun, collective way. I did postgraduate work at the University of Edinburgh …

Guest Post: "Joss Whedon Took My Tropes" by Sierra Dean + Giveaway

Today we are delighted to welcome author Sierra Dean. Sierra writes urban fantasy and her first novel, “Something Secret This Way Comes” is being released next week, on the 10th. We were chatting on Twitter about tropes and I mentioned that she had used some of my least favorite tropes in her book. Despite that, I enjoyed the book. So when she was considering guest post ideas, the subject of tropes seemed appropriate. Please give her a warm welcome and after the article, see what she has for one lucky person.

      Whether we want to admit it or not, there’s only so much originality to be found in the idea pool for urban fantasy and paranormal romance authors. There are only so many ways to tell the genesis stories …

Author Interview with Gabi Stevens + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome Gabi Stevens to BLI today! Gabi is the author of the Time of Transition series: a magical contemporary romance series about fairy godmothers! Book #1 The Wish List was released in May 2010 and Book #2 As You Wish was just released on 26 April 2011.

So please give a warm welcome to Gabi and join us in celebrating the release of As You Wish, a modern Beauty and the Beast story! 

The Latin Lover: Gabi can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Gabi: Well, I was born in Southern California to Hungarian parents. I went to boarding school for high school, then college, where I spent my junior year in Germany, then moved to Illinois with my husband for grad school. Over the course of years I learned …

Interview Author Vanessa Kelly + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome Regency author Vanessa Kelly here at Book Lovers Inc again today. Her new novel, My Favorite Countess, will be released tomorrow and she was brave enough to answer some of out question about her writing in general and also about her new book. Please give her a warm welcome and check out the end of teh post for your chance to win.

BLI: Vanessa can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Vanessa: I write sexy Regency-set historical romance for Kensington Zebra. My next book is called My Favorite Countess, and it comes out tomorrow. But I also have a writing alter-ego. I’m half of V.K. Sykes, the pen name for the books I write with my husband. We write very sexy contemporary romance for Carina Press, and we’re also working on a …